It's Time for a Change
A/N: I OWN NONE OF THE RECGONIZABLE REBA OR SVU CHARACTERS!! This is a Crossover AU story!
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PREVIOUSLY:
"Fine, but you know it'll take me a while to get there you're in freaking Manhattan." Jeremy angrily tells his brother.
"Duh. I knew that." Josh says.
"Whatever." Jeremy hotly says and hangs up the phone.
Josh turns around and looks at the guard, "I'm done," and snickers.
The man nods in agreement and leads him back to his cell, where he sits planning his next moves after he gets out.
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MELONI'S BAR & GRILL
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK
6:00pm
Elliot and Olivia enter the restaurant and head to their usual table in the back corner, a booth. They sit across from each other and Elliot is the first to talk, "Livia, what's on your mind?"
"I'm fine El." she replies.
"This case is getting to you, or else you wouldn't have applied to transfer to Queens." he says.
"Elliot, you saw that girl's reaction to her father in the park, I knew something wasn't right. Like I said before, she's not going to talk to any of those men in Queens." the brunette woman retorts.
"Liv, how many times do I have to tell you that you can't pick the vic?" he reminds her.
Before she can say anything in response their waiter approaches their table to take their orders for drinks. Once the waiter leaves, Olivia hears her phone ring.
"Benson." she answers.
"This is captain Dooley, we'll need you to report to our office by 7 a.m. tomorrow morning so we can discuss plans for working this case." the man on the other end of the line says.
"No problem. I'll be there." Olivia says and hangs up the phone.
Elliot looks at her to say something, but the waiter comes back with their drinks and asks if they are ready to order food.
They order and wait for the man to leave before they start talking again, "Who was that?" Elliot asks.
"Captain Dooley. He just wanted to remind me, again, that I had to be in the office by seven in the morning tomorrow." the woman answers.
"Great." Elliot replies.
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MANHATTAN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
6:10pm
Josh is sitting in his cell twiddling his thumbs when the guard comes, "Mr. Brown, you're a free man. You've been bailed out."
The tall brown haired man smiles, "Thanks."
"Be good." the guard warns him, "or you'll end up back in here, or worse."
Josh sees his brother, "Thanks man, let's get outta here."
Jeremy nods and follows his brother to the car.
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MELONI'S BAR & GRILL
MANHATTAN, NY
6:15pm
Elliot and Olivia get their food and begin eating, only to be interrupted by another phone ringing, this time, it's Elliot's. He picks it up and answers, "Stabler."
"Elliot, it's Cragen, Brown's been released on bail." the man on the other end says.
"Shit." is all Elliot can reply.
"Watch your mouth detective…" Cragen warns.
"Sorry…" Elliot replies.
"Where's Liv? Has she gone to Queens yet?" He asks.
"No. She's with me, we just went to grab a bite at Meloni's. She's gotta be at the Queen's precinct at seven in the morning tomorrow, I'm taking her home after this." the detective informs him.
"Well let her know." Cragen tells him.
"Will do." Elliot replies and hangs up.
He looks up at Olivia as she's taking a large bite out of her burger and laughs. She puts down the burger and waits for him to say something, "Brown's been released on bail."
"You've got to be kidding." the woman replies, taking a sip of her lemonade.
"Nope. Cragen just called." he replies.
"Wonderful. Just wonderful. I promised Cheyenne that he wouldn't be able to hurt her." the woman says.
"He can't, he's still got a restraining order." Elliot reassures her.
"Oh, yeah, that's exactly what I wanted to hear." she says sarcastically.
"It's going to be fine Liv, just finish eating." he calmly says.
"You can say that, you're not working this case anymore." she retorts.
"Calm down, let's not tell the whole world." he tells her.
She picks up her glass and takes a big sip. He smiles and continues eating his burger.
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JEREMY BROWN'S CAR
EN ROUTE TO THE BROWN RESIDENCE
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK
"God you're an idiot, Josh, you want me to drive you to Queens at 6:30 Saturday night from Manhattan, on the night after we get two feet of snow."
"I'm sorry that bitch ran away, and the stupid detective works in Manhattan." the man replies.
"No you're not, or she wouldn't have ran away. You've done something wrong, as always." Jeremy corrects him.
Josh sees a hunting store and smiles, "Pull over here, I'm going hunting next weekend, I need a new gun."
Jeremy reluctantly agrees and parks next to the store. The two men get out and Jeremy browses through the fishing gear while his brother looks at the guns. He finds the one he wants, a 22, and pays for it. "Let's get outta here."
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ST. MARY'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
QUEENS, NY
6:40pm
Cheyenne has finished watching Finding Nemo, for the second time, and Reba has come in with her meal. "What's for dinner?" the little blond asks.
"Macaroni and cheese with sausage." the redheaded woman replies.
"Cool. I like sausage." the eight year old replies.
Reba smiles, "Well I'm glad. That means you're going to eat it all then." "Ashley, I brought you a turkey sandwich, I'm sure you're hungry too."
"Thanks Reba." the older blond woman replies.
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Meanwhile, outside, officer Nicholson is on the phone with Elliot getting the information that Josh has been released. He hangs up when he sees Reba leave the room. "Nurse Hart?"
"Yes officer?" The woman asks.
"I just thought I'd let you know that Mr. Brown has been released on bail, considering the fact that there's a restraining order on him for your patient, and her mother." the short, black haired man answers.
"Thanks for the information. I'll share it with Mrs. Brown." the redhead replies.
A/N: CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HA. I love it, and I hope you do too. I know it's been basically a month that since I've updated this, but now that school's over I have the time. Please press the green button after reading and see what it does… REVIEW!