AN: Ok, so I'll admit that was rather mean leaving it for a while then posting that and then waiting longer to continue... sometimes, life gets in the way I have another two chapters after this one typed so I'll make sure to get them up all quick and all and stuff...and junk.

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Chapter Ten

Sun Exposure

~~Previously~~

"Everything alright?"

"No." He stood and began dressing. "I need you to stay here with Dickie. I'm going to the hospital."

"I'm coming with you."

"No."

"What happened?"

He opened his mouth to speak, closed it and swallowed. "Elizabeth."

~~SVU~~

"You want me to wake him?"

"No, no just. Uhh. See if he's still awake."

"Okay."

She went into the other bedroom and saw Dickie on his laptop facing away. "Dickie."

"Uhh. Sorry. I'll go to bed now."

"Actually could you get dressed quickly, please?"

"This some sorta fire drill?"

"No we have to go out."

"At three in the morning?"

"Just get dressed we'll explain in the car."

"Right."

"Did you tell him?" Elliot asked Olivia as she came back in the room

"No. I said we'd explain on the way."

"Ok. I'm going to grab a few things while you finish getting dressed and then we'll go." He went off and she quickly got some sweats and grabbed a hoodie. She slid on a pair of boots and went out to see Elliot searching through a bag then through his coat.

"Have you seen my keys?"

"Here they are, dad." Said a fully dressed Dickie holding up the keys which he threw o his father who caught them one handed.

"Let's go."

"Hang on, dad." He ran into the spare room and brought out a small worn, raggedy blanket

"What's that for?" Olivia asked, Dickie just looked at her and walked down to the car.

"He and Lizzie got those blankets when they were babies. You can tell they've been used a lot." He said as he followed his son, after locking the door.

"Do you think he know's something's wrong?"

"There's just no telling. Come on, let's go."

~~SVU~~

"You wanna go to the park today Kenken?"

"Yeah!"

"Ok. Daddy's going to be home from work in a little bit so we'll say hi to him and then we can go and let him have a big sleep."

"Okie dokie, Mommy." Said the four year old, skipping merrily to her room to get her shoes on.

Amy lifted some snacks and put them in a bag. She put her coat on the table and lifted a sweater, putting it in the bag.

~~SVU~~

"Any change?" Kathy asked her ex husband, walking into the hospital room with two cups of coffee.

"No." He sighed, scrubbed his face and accepted the coffee. "She's still the same."

"It can't be good." She said, barely audibly

"It's been twelve hours. Give her time."

"What if she doesn't wake up?"

"She will. She just needs to heal. This is probably affecting you like this because you've seen how bad it can go. So have I. We just gotta trust her to be strong and be here when she wakes up."

"If."

"When she wakes up. We gotta stay positive."

"I just don't know if I can do this anymore." She said, her voice barely above a whisper. Elliot looked at her and saw her eyes shining with fresh tears. She'd been crying on and off all day.

"You want me to call someone to take you home?"

"No. She needs me."

"Your son needs you. You sons need you. As do your other 2 daughters."

"Did you call them?"

"Yeah, I did. They're with Olivia, Eli and Dickie now."

"You know how he hates that, don't you?"

"Yeah." He chuckled. "All grown up. If you want someone to come get you, I can hold the fort here."

"Thanks."

~~SVU~~

"Hey, Kenz, we gotta go home now."

"But mommy, I wanna play more!"

"Well you can't live at the park, and we need to go eat."

"I'm not hungry." The little girl said defiantly over the loud rumbling her stomach made.

"Well, it sounds like your tummy thinks differently."

"Five more minutes. Pweaaasee."

"You said that already. Three times. Come on."

"Let her play." A male voice said quietly behind her. She whipped her head round and saw a face she thought she should recognise but didn't. "Hey, sis."

"Jerry! Hey, how are you?"

"I'm good" he smiled "so is this my niece then?"

"Yeah. She is about as stubborn as you."

"Hey, I'm not stubborn."

"Jerry. You're like a frigging mule." She said teasingly, grinning

"Hey. That hurt." He joked

"Hey nothing. Kenicles, this is your Uncle Jerry."

"Hi Uncajerra I'm Kenni"

"Hi Kenni."

"She must like you, she's slurred the name together into one that doesn't make much sense."

"I seem to remember you doing much the same."

"Shut up" she laughed "so how have you been? How'd you find me?"

"I'm good, I am engaged to Polly."

"Whoa. Polly? As in, Polly Masterson? The Polly Masterson?"

"Yep." He grinned. "The very same."

"Wow."

"So how have you been?"

"I'm great, I have Kenni, and Jason. I also got to meet my biological mother."

"That's cool. After you got that restraining order against Claudius, I left. I just got the hell out of there. I didn't know how I could survive being there without my little sister to make everything all better. I love you, sis. I've really missed you."

"I've missed you too."

~~SVU~~

"Hey, how can I help you?"

"...California girls, we're unforgettable..."

"Detective Stabler, this is my partner, Detective Benson. We'd like to ask you a few questions."

"...Sunkissed skin so hot will melt your popsicle..."

"Hey can you turn that off?"

"Ok."

"We were wondering if you'd seen either of these people in here. Or is there anyone who would know them."

"Sure thing. Uhh, this guy yeah, the girl, no. You'd have to ask Dex."

"Ok. Can you remember the last time you saw him?"

"Umm. Yesterday, I think, I'd have to check with Dex to be sure."

"Does this Dex have some sort of photographic memory or something?"

"No, he's the bouncer and he deals with the security tapes. He gets in around about now, if you wanna wait for him."

"Ok." Said Elliot, nodding

"I don't see any cameras." Said Olivia

"Well, there was a problem with people ripping them from the walls and stuff so the ceiling tiles are made out of tiny fibre optic cameras, along with the outside ones and the ones above the bar."

"Hey Carrie."

"Dex, hey." She frowned "What happened, D?"

The two detectives exchanged glances when they saw a guy in his mid twenties walk in. He was well built and had shortish, black spiked hair which was streaked with blue and tipped red. His left eye sported a bruise and his lip was cut and still seeped blood.

"Rocky-" He said, his voice rough, like he'd been shouting.

"Oh damn it, Dex you have to get away from him."

"Carrie please don't start. It's basically my job anyway."

"You want to take a break from work, not bring it home and make it your life. Please. I need you here, but I also need you alive."

"I got nowhere else to go, I can handle Rocky."

"Clearly your face says differently. What about the stuff I can't see, huh?"

"Don't give me this, Carrie." He warned

"Fine. Listen, these two are cops. They wanna ask you 'bout security tapes with these people on them." She gestured to the detectives, then the pictures, in turn.

"Ok. Oh, I remember them. He was staring at her the whole night on Wednesday. When she left, she asked me to make sure he didn't follow her. He tried but I stopped him and said he wasn't allowed back if he continued to harass other customers, specifically her." He pointed to the picture of the girl.

"Did either of them give names?"

"No, not directly, but she called him Chubbs, which was weird 'cos there's not an inch of fat on him. I'm tellin' ya, my ma'd be force feedin him to 'fill his frame out' as she always said." He made air quotes at this. "I'll go get a copy of the footage." He went through a door in the back and returned a few minutes later with a flash drive. "I put everything on it I could find of the two of them. If I come across them again, I'll flag it and get it to you."

"Ok, this is my card, so you can contact us with information."

"No problem." He accepted the small piece of card and pocketed it, carefully.

"Also if you want help with this Rocky guy then just ask."

"Thank, but no thanks. I'm a big boy."

~~SVU~~

"So, Amy. How 'bout we go to Callaghan's bar?"

"I can't, I actually have responsibilities now. As in, my four year old daughter."

"Come on, sis. When was the last time you had some fun?"

"Hey, I have fun, just not the way you mean it."

"You love having fun with me though.

"Yes. But I'd have to have someone look after Kenni."

"Ok, well ask her dad."

"He has to work nights for the next few weeks."

"I am Dr Jason Phillips" he said in a mock serious voice "I will find someone to look after my daughter."

She rolled her eyes. "I suppose I could ask my mom."

"Yeah, go on, sis."

"Fine." She said sighing.

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Chapter posting from September onwards shall be infrequent and sparse, due to my final year at school starting. It is therefore best to put me on story alert if you're really getting into it and also author alert for future stories. Also drop me a wee review if you like (please! Like most authors, I love them!) Chapter 11 will be posted... very soon... just need to fix it and post

More posting chances around Hallowe'en, Christmas and Easter then the Summer again. I will try my hardest to finish typing this story in time for school getting back and post from then until Hallowe'en.