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Chapter Eight

Let's Talk Trash

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"Dad, I don't care. I'm walking to school, I'll see you later."

"Richard Stabler! I'm already taking Eli to daycare, so I may as well take you to school on the way. Make sure that you're not cutting class. Get in the car." He said in a clipped, irritated tone.

"Fine. But I'm walking home. I'm not going to get lost."

"If I get a call from your school telling me that you've cut class then I'm sending you to a boarding school."

"Do what you want. You always said you weren't your father. Kinda disproving that aren't you?" the teen said closing the door.

Elliot stood in shock at what his son said. Slowly he got in the car and shut the door. He didn't put the key in the ignition, he just sat in the silent car, before clearing his throat and speaking. "I'm not being like my father. I'm just trying to understand why you hate me and your mother so much."

"I don't hate you guys. I'm just trying to fit in, like any normal teen. This is teen culture at its best. We should get going, you don't wanna be late."

They drove the rest of the way in silence and stopped outside the high school. Richard started to get out, when Elliot said, "I love you, son. Have a nice day."

"Whatever." Was the teen's reply as he shut the door and walked up the path to the school building.

Elliot sighed and looked at his youngest in the child restraint on the back seat "Looks like it's just you and me, bud." The aforementioned child squealed giddily and clapped his hands. "Daycare it is then."

~~SVU~~

He watched as his dad drove away. The words still hung in the air. "I love you, son." Richard knew his dad had probably never heard those words himself, because his grandfather was a selfish abusive bastard. Well now he was dead. 'Good riddance' he thought. Richard turned to the school and continued up to the school.

"Hey, Trickster!" said a cool female voice

"Mandy. What do you want?"

"Oooh, Tricky Dickie, I just want you to hang out with us again." Mandy said sugary sweet

"No, Mandy. You're a little bitch who isn't worth jack shit."

"Ooohh. Tricksy..."

"Stop calling me that."

"But you're my little Tri-"

"I told you to STOP!"

The girl was taken aback "Now you listen."

"No, Mandy, you listen. I never want to see you again except in classes which, unfortunately, we happen to have some together. Is that clear?"

"But-"

"Is. That. Clear. Or do I have to repeat myself?"

"No. I heard you loud and clear. No contact except for class. You'll regret this."

He scoffed "No. You'll regret ever knowing me."

"Why? You gonna get your dad on me?"

"No I don't need his help dealing with a little trash talking slut like you."

"Richard Stabler, my office, now. You too, Amanda Harman."

~~SVU~~

"Nice job getting suspended. Real clever. You know, you're lucky you weren't expelled."

Richard didn't say a word and just stormed into the spare bedroom and slammed the door.

"What happened?" Olivia asked Elliot

"Some girl was trash talking him and he was giving her a fairly colourful dressing down when the principal walked by with two of the board of governors. The girl's father is pretty well connected. This could have cost him so much." He sat down and scrubbed his face with his hands. "I gotta take Eli back to Kathy's, will you be ok here for about an hour, depending on the traffic."

"Yeah, sure."

"Thanks."

~~SVU~~

"Suspended? Oh my God. What are we going to do with him?"

"I'm not shipping him off to military school. It's like he doesn't even care anymore."

"This is getting out of hand. Did you leave him alone? He's probably running away as we speak."

"No, Olivia's with him, so if he tries anything he won't get very far. Don't worry, I'm still maintaining some control." He turned and looked at the toddler in Kathy's arms "I gotta go, buddy. Does daddy get a goodbye kiss?" His son reached out for him and he kissed the kid on his forehead. He turned and walked away, down the steps to his car as Kathy closed the door. Now all was left was to drive home and face his little toerag of a son.

~~SVU~~

"I'm not your mother or a counsellor so I'm not gonna force you to talk to me if you don't want to."

"But I do. Because you're not my mother or a counsellor."

"So what's got you into all this change and stuff?"

"Mandy."

"Is that the girl who-"

"Yeah. She was my girlfriend for a year and a half. I told her I wanted to wait until we were definitely serious."

"She cheated?"

"Yeah. With the quarterback of the senior football team. She was a Sophomore. A Sophomore who couldn't wait to get in the next guy's pants as soon as my back was turned. I had to hear it from a Freshman cheerleader who saw them kissing under the bleachers. In broad daylight. Naturally, I thought the kid was talking bull. But she wasn't. I saw them the next day there. Plain as day. At her locker. When she came up for air she glanced at me. I saw three things. Guilt, disappointment and relief. She was relieved I saw her cheating, but disappointed she could no longer play me. How close they were, the way he was touching her. I knew."

"That they'd gone all the way?"

He nodded "You don't have to listen to me. You probably have better things to do."

"No, it's fine, I'm free the whole evening."

"I broke it off with her and I got into a fight and decided things had to change. I got the snake bites and my tongue pierced for the sheer hell of it and I feel like I finally have true friends who understand me for me. Not the fact that I'm somebody's nobody boyfriend. I just got tired of being used."

"So why all the fights in school?"

"What? You think my dad didn't get into fights in his day? Still does, I bet."

"That's not what's important here."

"No, but I'm half him, half my mother. I got sick of being the doormat so I became the lock on the hypothetical door."

"You picked a college major yet?"

"I didn't think I'd get to there, so no. I haven't thought about it."

"You must have some kind of dream you wanna follow."

"I used to wanna act."

"What changed?"

"I realised that dreams are a load of bull invented by your brain so you don't top yourself or get bored."

"I still have dreams. Even in my line of work."

"You wanna talk about them?"

"This isn't about me. We're talking about you. If you still wanna talk."

"I just don't see myself going to college. I know it's what my parents want but no one ever stops and asks me what I wanna do."

"I'm asking." She said softly

"You're avoiding talking about stuff by keeping the focus on me. I've told you what's on my mind. If you're gonna be a big part in my dad's life I wanna get to know you. I already know about all the work stress and stuff because of my dad. What about the other stuff? Look, I'm not asking you your life story or to divulge any deep dark secrets. I just think it'd be good to know some more about you without the gun and badge."

"It's not stuff I wanna talk about right now. It's getting pretty late, you should head to bed."

"Ok. Good night." He got up to leave the room.

"I'm always here if you wanna talk some more."

"So am I. Sweet dreams, Olivia."

"You too, Dickie."

~~SVU~~

Elliot was driving when his cell rang. Pulling over he answered it. "Stabler, yeah."

"We got a lead on the Sykes case. Can you or Olivia come in and do some interviews?"

"Uhh, actually I'm out of the house I'm about ten minutes away. I had to leave Eli back with Kathy."

"Ok. See you in ten."

"Right, I'll call Olivia, let her know I'm not gonna be home til later."

He ended the call and dialled the apartment. "Hey, Liv. Cragen just called me, he wants me to come in for a while and do some interviews. Trying to follow a lead. Is Dickie giving you any bother?"

"No, he's just gone to bed, actually. Do you wanna talk to him?"

"No, let him sleep."

"You want me to come in?"

"No. I was just letting you know I'd be home later than expected. Don't wait up."

"Ok. Night."

~~SVU~~

"Lizzie, Eli's running a fever. I'm going out for some more Tylenol. Can you keep this cloth on his head?"

"Sure mom."

"Be sure it stays cool. Run it under the cold tap but make sure to wring it out so you don't soak him. Ok?"

"Mom, I know how to cool someone down with a damp cloth. I'm not his age."

"Liz, please don't. Not now."

"Ok. Just go get the Tylenol."

Kathy walked out and called Elliot's cell.

"Stabler"

"Don't you ever check your caller ID?"

"Hey, Kathy, what's up?"

"Eli's running a fever of 101. How'd you not spot it?"

"He was fine when I dropped him off. He was a little irritable through the day but I put it down to him teething."

"Did you think to check him over?"

"Yeah I did. He was just above 99 degrees but it was a warm day and we were doing a lot."

"I'm getting some Tylenol from the store I gotta go."

She shut the phone irritated and pushed the door open. Lifting the bottle from the shelf she paused and got some multivitamins and some jars of baby food. Despite being almost three years old, Eli still ate from those jars of food, especially when he was sick and wouldn't eat anything else.

"Eli feeling under the weather, Kathy?"

"Yeah, Delia. He has a little bit of a fever and I'm just getting some stuff to speed up his recovery." She smiled as she paid for her items, left the store and continued home.

~~SVU~~

"Everything alright?" asked Munch

"Yeah, Eli has a bit of a fever and Kathy's just pissed I didn't see it. I checked his temperature it was fractionally raised but it was a warm day and he was running around a lot. I thought he was just being a little fussy because he's teething."

"Right, listen, we got this under control if you wanna head on home. Thanks for the help, man."

"No problem, Fin. I'll see you guys in the morning."

"And Elliot?"

"Yeah, Fin?"

"Congrats on you an Liv getting together. It's about time." He winked

"Thanks but can you keep it quiet until my day comes?"

"No problem, man. IAB won't catch wind of this."

"Thanks. I'll see you guys tomorrow."