Ok, so I couldn't fall back to sleep this morning, I had some problems I was helping a friend with, and now my back is killing me, as well as my knee. So I thought I'd try to ignore the pain and write some more. Anyway, Keep up the reviews I love 'em! They "inspire me" haha, cliche, yes, but also true.:)
I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING; DICK WOLF DOES
Monday October 20th
Elliot stood next to Olivia, studying their murder board. It had been two days since he had visited the prison, and knowing how she would freak out, and probably overreact, Elliot had decided not to tell his partner what he had learned. This, however, didn't stop him from sharing the little information he got, with Cragen.
"This doesn't make sense" Olivia complained, sitting on Fin's desk, looking at the photos of their three victims. They hardly had any information on the last two victims, other than the evidence left behind, and the statement that their first victim, Ana Davis, had made, was still questionable.
Elliot looked at his partner, before letting a small smile form on his face. At times Olivia would get a little too involved in work, and when she did, she would stress over the simpliest things.
"Maybe we can get Avery over here, and she can help us solve this case" Fin joked, taking a seat in his chair, looking up at Olivia who only laughed.
"I will make Avery appear" Munch said, half joking, earning a laugh from his partner. Truth was, the two, along with everyone at the precinct, had a great relationship with Avery. Fin and Munch were practically her uncles, Cragen her grandfather, and although it was a little awkward to admit, Elliot was pretty much her father figure.
No sooner had the words been said, did they all hear someone walk into the squadroom. The four detectives looked up, and spotted Avery, before looking back at Munch, surprised. Munch, however, only gave them a wide smile. "I shall use my powers for good" he said, staring at his hands, raising them above his head.
Fin shook his head. "Shut yo ass up" he said, throwing his empty coffee cup at his partner. He turned to face the teenager, who had walked up to the murder board, joining the four of them. "Hey Avy, what are you doing here?"
Avery smiled. "It's nice to see you too" she said, sticking out her tounge, causing Fin to roll his eyes. "If you must know" she began, turning to face her mother, "you took my pain meds with you, and, let me tell you, I am in PAIN."
Olivia hopped off of Fin's desk, and walked over to the small locker where she kept her purse during the day. She opened the locker, and pulled out the purse, digging in it, until she grabbed the bottle of medication. Thinking Avery was paying attention, she tossed it without looking, only to hear the bottle rattle, and hit the floor a few seconds later. Olivia turned to face her daughter, only to notice her unaware of what had just happened, too busy texting someone on the phone to notice the four adults staring at her. "Uh, Avery?" Olivia asked, walking up to her daughter.
Avery quickly shut the phone, shoving it in her pocket, making sure her mother didn't see who she was texting. "Yeah?" she asked, trying to seem as normal as possible. Olivia pointed to the ground near Avery's feet. Avery saw the bottle of pain pills near her feet, and nodded, comprehending why everyone was looking at her. "Oh, uh, thanks" she said, bending down to pick up the pills. Her phone began to beep, signaling a text, as she stood, and opened the bottle, taking out two pills. She took her phone out of her pocket and opened it, viewing the text, before replying with a message of her own, all the while, putting the pills in her mouth and taking a drink of the bottle of water on Olivia's desk.
Olivia stared at her daughter, wondering who could be on the phone. "Multitasking at its finest" Elliot whispered, leaning closer to his partner. Olivia let out a small laugh, and nodded.
The two watched as Avery put her phone back in her pocket, before taking off her backpack and tossing the pills in it. "Well, I need to get to school. I'll see you later" she said, as her phone beeped once more.
"Who are you texting" Olivia asked, crossing her arms over her chest.
Avery looked at her mother over her phone and shrugged. "No one."
"Uh huh" Elliot began, taking a step closer to the teenager. "Now, would this 'no one' be Ian Fisher?"
He watched as Avery's eyes grew wide. "How did you-"
"Next time you talk to Lizzie, make sure she doesn't have the phone on speakerphone." Olivia looked over at Elliot before looking at her daughter, worried about not knowing anything about this Ian guy.
"Well, would you look at the time, I have to go" Avery said in a rush. She walked up to Olivia and gave her a quick hug, before glaring at Elliot, warning him not to say anything. "Bye" was all she said, before walking out of the squadroom, making sure to wave at Cragen through his office blinds.
As soon as Avery was out of sight, Olivia turned to Elliot, worried. "Ian Fisher? What do you know about him?"
Elliot laughed at his partner's concern. He knew the feeling of not knowing what his teenage daughters were up to, and he hated it, so he decided to share what he knew. "Well, he's a senior at Roosevelt High. Avery and him have nearly every class together, including Theatre"
"Figures she'd go for an actor" Fin commented. Olivia looked over her shoulder at him, raising an eyebrow. "Hey, I'm just saying," he said, trying to defend what he had said.
Olivia rolled her eyes, before looking back at her partner. "What else do you know about him?" she asked, pushing Fin away from his desk, so she could access his computer.
"Olivia, you are not going to do a background check on a seventeen year old" Elliot said, placing his hand on her shoulder.
Olivia sighed. "You already ran one didn't you?"
Elliot smiled before nodding. "This morning. Anyway, blonde hair, green eyes. B average student. A, in the words of Elizabeth Stabler, 'total hottie'."
Olivia rubbed her face. She had to admit, she wasn't ready for Avery to start dating, and the fact that she had kept her little crush on him a secret, only worried her more. "Liv, come on, Avery knows how to handle herself. She's not a little girl."
Olivia looked at her partner and nodded. "That's the point. I never got to have that time with her, so it seems like she's growing three times faster than your kids did."
Before Elliot could respond, Cragen opened his office door, and stepped into the bullpen. "Olivia! I need to speak with you."
She looked at Elliot, confused. "I swear, if Avery got herself into more trouble already, I don't know what I'm going to do" she said with a small smile.
Elliot faked a smile. He knew what Cragen was going to tell her, and he knew it was nothing good.
Olivia walked into Cragen's office, closing the door behind her, before she took a seat across from him. "What's up Captain?"
Cragen let out a sigh, unsure of how to explain to her that the man she feared most, was no longer behind bars. "Olivia, I don't know how to say this, but-"
"Oh God, did something happen to Avery? I mean she was just in here, and-"
"Olivia, your daughter's fine. But there's something I need to tell you." Olivia nodded, becoming slightly calmer now that she knew Avery was alright. "Olivia, Lowell Harris escaped."
Olivia froze. She honestly didn't know how to react to the news she was just given. The man who had trapped her in a basement, sexually assualted her, and tried to rape her, had escaped? "What?" Olivia asked, speaking quietly. "How?"
Cragen stood from his desk, knowing Olivia was bound to break down at any moment, and he was going to be there to comfort her. "A few days ago, he had been sent to solitary confinement. When they went to release him, he was gone. They think it was an inside job." Cragen looked at Olivia, and took in a deep breath, as he watched her take in each piece of information. "Liv, they found your name in his cell."
Olivia looked at her captain, not knowing whether to be shocked, confused, scared, or all of the above. "They found, my name?"
Cragen nodded. "This came this morning" he said, handing her an envelope with her name printed on the front. She opened the letter, and read the small note, her eyes wide, as her hands began to shake.
Detective Benson,
I can't wait to see you again. You're the only one who got away, but don't worry, I intend to fix that. Look out.
~Officer Harris
Olivia put the letter down, and for the first time, Cragen could see just how scared she was of him. "Olivia, maybe you and Avery should leave, for a couple of days, until they can find Harris" he said, placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Captain, if I let him ruin my life, he's won. That's exactly what he wants."
"But you're not the only one you're responsible for now. What if this sick bastard hurts Avery?"
Olivia looked at Cragen, tears threatening to fall. She knew how protective he was of Avery, she was, afterall, practically his granddaughter. "Captain-"
Taking a deep breath, Cragen spoke, knowing he would anger Olivia with what he had to say. "Olivia, you're off this case, and until we find Harris, I want you to becareful."
Olivia nodded, before getting out of her chair, and walking to the door, angry that she had just been taken off the case. Without another word, she opened the door, and walked into the squadroom, slamming it on her way out.
Elliot noticed his partner's change in mood, and quickly went over to comfort her. "Liv? What happened?" Without a word, she thrust the letter into his hands. He read the message, his eyes growing wide, and his nostrils flaring at the thought that someone had threatened his partner, his best friend. "Harris?"
"He escaped El. Cragen kicked me off the case until they find him." Before she could say another word, her office phone began to ring. She quickly walked over to her desk, and answered the phone. "Detective Benson, Special Victims" she said into the phone, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.
"Detective Benson. It's nice to hear your voice again."
Olivia's eyes grew wide. She quickly got Elliot's attention, as she put the phone on speaker. "What do you want?" she asked, trying to keep her voice as calm as possible. She didn't want him, or anyone else around her, to hear just how afraid she was at the moment.
"I just wanted to say, you and your partner are taking an awful long time to solve these three murders."
Elliot looked at Fin, before mouthing the words 'trace the call' to him, careful not to let Harris hear. Olivia took a deep breath. "What do you know Harris?"
He gave a small laugh over the phone. "Well, all I can say, is you better be damn lucky that bus crashed, or little Avery would be laying in the morgue next to Paige." Olivia clenched her fist, as did Elliot. This sick bastard knew about Avery, and the bus accident, there was no telling how long he had been watching them all.
Elliot, unable to stand by and listen to his best friend's sexual assaulter, rushed up to Olivia's side and pushed his face closer to the phone, making it hard for Olivia to hear what he had to say. "Listen you piece of crap. I'm going to find you, and when I do, I'll make sure everyone hear gets a piece of you, before I kill you myself."
Harris let out another laugh, amused at Elliot's threat. "Detective Benson, tell your partner, Detective Stabler, that if he knows what's best for him, he'll stay out of my way. You already have two victims Olivia, I plan on making you my third." With that he hung up the phone.
Elliot looked over at Fin and Munch, hoping they got an idea where the signal was coming from. "Please tell me you were able to trace it."
Fin nodded, unsure if he should tell Elliot the answer. "He used a payphone" he began, trying to gain eye contact with Olivia, hoping she wouldn't freak out when he continued, "a block from Roosevelt High."
Olivia's, as well as Elliot's, eyes grew wide with both concern, and fear. "I need to get Avery" Olivia said, rushing out of the bullpen.
Elliot ran after her, catching up to her and grabbing her shoulders. "Olivia, he knows going to your daughter is the first thing you're going to do. Let me go get her. Fin will take you home, and stay there until I get back to the apartment with Avery."
Olivia looked up into her partner's eyes and sighed, giving him a small nod. "Becareful" she whispered.
Elliot nodded. It scared him to know that the same man who had almost raped Olivia while undercover, was now so close to her teenage daughter. "Let's go Baby-Girl" Fin said, walking up behind her. "Munch, tell Cap what's up" he said over his shoulder to his partner, who only nodded, before going into Cragen's office.
The three of them got into the elevator. The ride to the lobby was painfully quiet, and with each minute, Olivia only worried more and more. She hated not being able to go save her daughter, but she knew Elliot was right about Harris waiting for her.
"I'll bring her back" Elliot whispered, wrapping his arms around his best friend, holding her close. The two pulled apart, and Olivia nodded, before getting into the car with Fin and driving off to her apartment, leaving Elliot to go retrieve Avery, hoping Harris hadn't made it to the teen first.
Drama! haha. I'm not sure how I feel about this chapter, but you be the judge of it :)
Well, I think I'm going to start this rule with all of my fanfictions, and I hope it sticks. I'll start at the same number, and if the response is good, I'll raise my expectations. So, at least 10 reviews and I'll post the new chapter :) (which is half written, and involves Ian ;]) but only if I get those reviews :)
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