Soooo, I'm soooo sorry it's taken me forever to update. I'm probably the worst author in the world :(
I feel terrible about it. School is so stressful, especially now, since I'm taking on a full case load. Hopefully I can get some time to myself to update, but I can't promise anything. Please, I hope people don't lose interest in this story, and I hope I don't lose readers because I haven't been able to update quickly. Once more, sorry for everything :(
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LAW & ORDER: SVU; DICK WOLF DOES.
Avery looked at Olivia, unsure of what was going to be said. She kept silent, hoping everything would be explained, especially after what had happened at school with Elliot. "Mom? Is everything okay?"
Olivia let out a small sigh, unsure of how to explain everything that had happened at Sealview. "Well, you know about Sealview right?"
Avery gave a slight nod. Sure, she had known that something had happened during her time undercover, but she never received any details. Olivia always made sure to keep those images away from her daughter. "Well," Olivia began, as she tucked a piece of hair behind her ear, giving herself a few extra moments to stall. "I, uh, while I was there, um." She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and continued. "There was this guard, and at first he was nice to me. He helped when Fin, who was also undercover, started to beat me. It wasn't until a riot started, did I realize what a bad guy he actually was. He handcuffed me, and said he was taking me to the hole. He, um, he dragged me to the basement, it was the only place without cameras, and when we were down there, I saw the mattress laying on the floor." Olivia took a deep breath, before she wiped her eyes free from the tears that began to fall down her face.
"Mom," Avery said, as she placed her hand on Olivia's knee. "You don't have to tell me this if you don't feel comfortable. I understand."
Olivia looked at Avery and smiled. She knew her daughter needed to know everything that was happening, but it made her feel good knowing she wasn't going to push her to know the details. "It's alright Avery, you need to know," she said, as she placed her hand on top of the teenagers. "I, uh, his name was Harris, Lowell Harris, and he pushed me onto the mattress. He uncuffed me, and the first thing I did, was punch the bastard in the face and run." Olivia looked up and smiled when she saw Avery smirk. "He, uh, I hid, but he found me. He beat me, and he handcuffed me to the door. I screamed, God I screamed for my life in that basement, hoping someone would hear me, but then Harris slapped me across the face." By this time, Olivia was letting the tears fall down her face, not bothering with any attempt to stop them. "He, uh, he unzipped his pants and, um." She looked at Avery, making sure to choose her words carefully, hoping to make this situation as unawkward as possible. "He exposed his penis to me, and tried to force me to give him oral sex. Luckily Fin made it to the basement in time, and stopped Harris from making me do anything."
Avery grabbed Olivia's hand, and gave it a small squeeze, letting her mother know that she was there for her. Olivia wrapped her other hand around her daughter's, showing her graditude, before flashing a small smile. "Harris was sent to jail, thanks to another victim's I.D. and I started going to counseling. I thought it was all behind me, until Harris broke out of prison, and started sending me threats, saying he was coming after me." Olivia turned to face Avery, and gave a deep sigh, wiping away the tears that stained her cheeks.
"How does he know about me then?" Avery asked, confused as to how Harris had threatened her as well.
Olivia shrugged, as she let out a deep breath. "He probably had me followed. I don't doubt he had connections outside of prison. When they found his empty cell, they found my name. Avery, I'm scared of what he's going to do to you, and as much as I hate to do it, we're going to have to have someone watch you until Harris is caught."
"What about you?" Avery asked, knowing that Olivia needed to be protected, no matter how much it pained her to do so.
"Cragen took me off the case," she said, rubbing her eyes, not caring that her make-up had been wiped completely off her face. "He's not letting me work it, until Harris is back behind bars.
"Well, you need to-" Avery began, before she was interrupted by a knock at the door.
Both women looked toward the door, Olivia a little jumpy to say the least. "Stay here," Olivia said, getting off the couch. She grabbed her gun off the counter, before she carefully made her way to the door. She took one last deep breath, before she grabbed the door handle. She mentally counted to three, and opened the door, making sure she kept her gun aimed at the man standing in her hallway. She was prepared to protect her daughter, no matter the cost. It was only a matter of time before she and this man came face to face one again, only this time, she was ready, or so she thought.
Muahahahah, who's at the door? Do you know? Bet you don't ;)
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sorry it's such a short chapter. I didn't have munch time, and lately i've lost my muse...well i never really had a muse, but i've lost all the time i've had for writing. It's been filled with school, and work, and all this other stress :/
Sorry. Hopefully you are all still interested in this. Thank you to all my readers, thank you for sticking with me.
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