A/N: This one shot will be about Olivia confronting Nick and Amanda with a little help from Intelligence. It's gonna somewhat connect from the last one shot. Hope you enjoy.
Olivia walked into the precinct pissed and annoyed. She was pissed because Hank was right and annoyed he had found proof. (Not the proof he makes up to seem right.) This proof was of Nick and Amanda kissing in Central Park.
Wait, Olivia stopped cold in her tracks. How did Hank get this excruciating evidence? The fact that he was the one who had the proof made her question it. She needed to phone Hank the moment she was in her office. As of now she needed to change how partners were gonna role. She was gonna put Amanda with Nick to see what would happen between the two. This was gonna test the boundaries.
Did she knew about Nick and Amanda? Not really…She definitely knew something was up by there actions. Didn't they know that actions speak louder than words? One thing see knew for sure was if she confronted them now they deny it. She needed hard proof and fast. They agreed if they were gonna get over this Nick and Amanda thing Olivia needed to confront them. Hank wasn't a man of taking his words back unless he absolutely had to, which happened once in a blue moon.
When she reached her office she shut the door behind her. Olivia closed the blinds on all her windows. She was treating the phone call she was about to make as if it was about Obama and his secrets. It took a couple of rings, but he answered with a hushed tone.
"Liv?" Hank asked, barely above a whisper.
"Where did you get this evidence?" Olivia asked, getting right to the point.
"You know I don't reveal sources." He said.
"Hank, this isn't the time to bullshit me. If I'm gonna confront them I need this evidence to be not tampered with." Olivia said as her voice hardened.
"Liv, I care for you deeply, but I won't tell you my source." Hank responded.
Whoever this source was had him at a leash. There was no way she was gonna get Hank to spill. He was stubborn as a mule. Wait, there was one easy way to get the information out of him. It was her last resort. He wasn't saying shit about the evidence he presented. Confronting Amanda was somewhat easy. Nick was a whole different thing and she was confronting both at the same time so, her level of evidence needed to be air tight. Nothing out of order or missing because one mistake and Nick would say this evidence is fake for such and such.
She opened up her laptop looking for flights around 10 to Chicago. She was gonna get Jay to tell if the evidence looked faked. She'd ask Jin, but his sudden death took a toll not only on Intelligence, but SVU as well.
Fin, Amanda and her flew out for the funeral. Only Fin and Amanda met Jin, but being Hank's girlfriend she also flew to support the whole team and him. Hank missed Jin a lot; he was an expert when it came to evidence.
She booked a flight for midnight; the earliest flight she can get. Olivia called Lucy asking her to watch Noah for 3-4 days and she'll pay when she gets back. Olivia went home to pack and looked for the keys for Hank's house. By 11 she was at the airport waiting for her plane.
If Olivia was gonna need Jay she needed to do two things. First was to call Trudy to let her know she was coming and to see if they had a case. Second was to see if Jay was available. This all needed to be done on the sly.
"Trudy?" Olivia asked.
"Yep, this is she." Trudy answered.
"It's Liv. I'm on my way to Chicago, but I have question for you." Olivia rambled.
"What's the question Liv?" Trudy asked.
"Is Intelligence working on a case?" Olivia asked.
"When are they not? Want me to tell Hank you're coming down?" Trudy was asking too many questions at once.
"No, don't tell Hank. Tell Halstead he needs to pick up a visitor soon. Maybe 2ish, not sure yet." Olivia replied.
"Sure, I don't mind. How long you planning on staying. I still want to show you to my favorite bakery." Trudy said.
"Four days this time so, this bakery better be good or else…" Olivia warned.
"It's obviously good if I still eat at that place. Give me a little credit here Liv," Trudy glanced up noticing Halstead leaving. "I'll call you back in 5." With that she hung up.
"Halstead!" Trudy yelled.
Jay must of heard his name being called because he was walking back up the stairs. He was hesitate to come close to Platt. Yeah, she was the desk sergeant, but was scary as hell. Nobody messed with her. But, for some odd reason she was nice to Nadia, Erin, and Adam.
After she glared at Halstead he walked closer to Platt. He was curious why she was calling him out of all people. He'd understand if she called Erin or Adam, but no she was calling him. Jay watched her write a note and motioned for him to come closer.
"You have visitor coming from the airport soon." Platt whispered, before pushing him to leave.
Jay was confused. Who was the visitor coming from the airport? He walked back down the steps to see Erin waiting impatiently. She snatched the keys from him and drove to the witnesses house to find her and her husband dead. He called it in letting Hank know what he and Erin just saw. As the unit was coming in to question him, his phone started to ring. He answered without seeing who it was.
"Halstead." Jay said.
"Jay, are you out at a crime scene? And DO NOT say my name." Olivia said.
"Yeah and I'm getting a glare from your boyfriend so make it quick." Jay said, walking away from Intelligence.
"I need you to come get me at the airport at 2, then I'll explain. Also, don't tell Hank you're getting me." Olivia said before hanging up.
He figured out what Platt meant when she said he had a visitor coming soon. What he didn't get was why Voight wasn't allowed to know. Whatever it was he wasn't planning on getting in the middle of it. Around 1:30 he said he was leaving making a lame excuse while walking. Olivia owned him big time.
He saw Olivia waiting for her luggage so, he walked towards her. His pace wasn't fast neither slow it was just normal. Olivia sensed someone coming towards her and saw Jay walking. He seemed annoyed about something, but as he got to her he embraced her in a hug.
Jay helped out her stuff in the car and out when they arrived at Hank's house. Making sure he was still at work by calling Trudy. She obviously she didn't answer 'till he too agreed to some donut shop she mentioned far too many times to his liking. Still he agreed to go with her and Olivia.
Jay was on his way out when Olivia stopped him. Told him that she hasn't asked her favor and to park his ass in the living-room. He did as he was told being somewhat afraid. She came back with a picture. Olivia handed him the pic and his reaction was priceless. He jumped so fast that he dropped his phone and his expression showed he was shocked.
"Olivia, please tell me it's some type a joke to make you spill about Erin and I because—" Jay got caught off by Olivia.
"Hush, Erin already told me just don't let Hank know. This is the favor." Olivia said, while trying to get him to sit.
"How is this a favor? It's a freaking picture of Nick and Amanda locking lips, so…" Jay rambled.
"So…I need you to tell me it's real and not photoshopped WITHOUT Hank knowing." Olivia replied, taking the pic and putting it in an envelope.
"Yeah, I can do that, but you owe me." Jay warned.
"Mhm, get out before Hank finds you here." Olivia warned back.
Jay took the hint and left with the picture. He picked up his phone before leaving the house. What he didn't get was why she chose him, but honestly he didn't care. Having this picture of Amanda and Nick bothered him a little. Did he know about the relationship? Yep, caught them kissing across the street from the precinct. They had him swear he wouldn't say anything especially Amanda.
He got in his car and drove to coffee shop that was a block away from the 21st. Jay examined the picture seeing if his eyes could catch something saying it was photoshopped. So far the picture looked real and it bothered him. He texted Erin asking if Voight was still in his office. She replied saying yes, but it looked like he was gonna leave pretty soon. Five minutes later he got the clear he was gone.
After driving slow to a five minute destination, Jay had Platt buzz him in making some excuse. She buzzed him in giving him an evil eye look. He called Erin to follow him to Jin's old office. There he showed her the envelope she was eyeing and when he showed her the picture she smirked. She knew about there relationship so, obviously Erin also spilled about there relationship.
Looking up Erin asked, "Jay where did you get this photo?"
"Olivia." Jay replied.
"Damnit! I knew he was up to know good. I'm calling Amanda and Nick." Erin said while getting up.
Jay grabbed hold of her wrist and she stopped moving. This was gonna be long night he told himself.
"Erin, who is he? Are we talking about Voight?" Jay asked.
"Scan the picture and then hand over the picture. I want to examine it." Erin answered.
"No, I can't let you examine the picture. I told Olivia I would do it." Jay said.
"Can I at least help you look at it on the computer?" Erin asked, with a sigh.
Jay nodded. When the picture was finally on the computer he switched seats with Erin. He had the picture in his hand trying to see if something was still off. What if the picture was legit and it hadn't been photoshopped. He looked over at Erin who was focused on the picture; she looked over at him with a questionable tone.
"Erin, call Nick. I need to call someone. Ask Nick how does Central Park look like." Jay said, walking out of the office.
He was searching for Amanda's contact. Jay heard what happened between her and Ruzek. If he was gonna find the truth he needed to ask questions. He finally found her contact and called her. After three rings she answered.
"Halstead, why are you calling me at 3 in the morning? Some people have work in the freaking morning!" Amanda snapped.
"Well, I'll make it quick. Have you in Nick ever been to Central Park on a date before?" Jay asked.
"Central Park? Bunch of times, but not as a date. We go most weekends to walk Fran if one us doesn't have a case. Why?" Amanda responded.
"Amanda, this better be the truth. I know what happened between you and Adam." Jay warned.
It was quite for a while, but he heard her say, "Maybe once while walking Frannie did we kiss, but it definitely wasn't Central and definitely not during the day. Nick and I are smarter then that." Amanda rambled.
"Look, Amanda I'm telling you right now to call Adam. That's all I'm telling you." Jay hung up after he told her what to do.
He called Adam explaining just about what he needed to know. Adam agreed only if he payed for his for four days. Jay hung up and went towards Erin who still in the phone with Nick. The conversation seemed pretty smooth surprisingly. Erin looked up and saw Jay. She told Nick they finish this another time as someone entered the room.
"Well…?" Jay asked.
"Umm, Nick said they've walked her dog in Central and whenever they kissed it was never when the sun was in the sky because they weren't dumb." Erin said.
"I got the same response as well. Either they're lying or the picture is." Jay mumbled.
The computer beeped and they got their results. The picture was real and it gave away the location, time and day. Jay thanked Erin and left rushing to Hank's house. He was half way there when he stopped. Jay can't go to Hank's house. He pulled out his phone calling Olivia. Jay kept calling 'till he heard her voice.
"Hello." Olivia said, sounding drowsy.
"I have the results. I think you want to see this in person." Jay said, barely above a whisper.
This seemed to wake Olivia up more because she said, "Leave it with Trudy when you go back to work later. Tell her to hold on to it 'till I come get it later."
"Alright, well if you need anymore favors let me know." Jay said.
"I might take you up on your offer Halstead. Hey, you seen Hank? He hasn't come yet." Said Olivia.
"Erin said he left long ago. I'll call her to see if she has seen or heard from him." Jay said cautiously.
"No, I'll call Erin. Thanks…for everything though." Olivia said hesitantly.
Olivia hung up and walked downstairs. She heard a noise in the back of the house and got the gun Hank hid under the coffee table. Quietly she made her way to where the noise was to see it was Hank. She put the gun down and snaked her arms around his waste.
Hank heard Olivia's voice from upstairs, but couldn't tell what she was talking about. He didn't mind her sneaking a visit here or there because he did the same thing. Sometimes he wished she'd stay here in Chicago, but her heart was Manhattan and his was Chicago. Hank wouldn't mind moving to Manhattan, but that meant leaving everyone he loved.
"Liv, why did you come down to Chicago?" Hank asked.
"Personal reason and Trudy keeps talking 'bout some donut shop she's obsessed with." Olivia answered.
"For a sergeant you suck at lying. It's about the picture ain't it?" Hank retorted.
"What do you think personal reason meant?" Olivia asked back.
"It could've meant you missed me, but you obviously don't." Hank said, while walking away.
"If I didn't want to see you why would I be here?" Olivia asked.
"You don't have to pay for a hotel." Hank replied smiling.
Hank walked towards Olivia and kissed her. He went upstairs, changed in to pajamas and went to bed. Olivia didn't follow him upstairs instead she went into the living-room. iPad in her she sat down and looked up restaurants in Chicago.
He came down the stairs an hour later to see her sleeping with her iPad on the couch next to her. Hank grabbed a blanket, spread it in on her and then put the iPad on the coffee table. Quietly he walked back upstairs to the bedroom.
Around 11 Olivia woke up and saw a not on her iPad. It was a little messy, but she understood it. She got up, went to the bathroom and put clothes on after. By 12 she was out of the house driving Hank's Mercedes. She called Trudy to see if she was available for the bakery she kept nagging her about. Trudy said yes and mentioned the envelope. Olivia said bring it with her.
Trudy showed her directions to The Doughnut Vault. It was a nice little complex, but bigger than the ones in Manhattan. Trudy ordered a double glazed donut while Olivia simply ordered a blueberry muffin with butter. Olivia excused herself said she was gonna call Hank to see if he wanted something, Trudy just waved her off.
She dialed Hank's number; he answered telling her I'll call back. Olivia sat back down with Trudy who was almost done with her donut. Olivia ate half of her muffin before deciding to buy Intelligence a box of donuts. She could pass it off as Trudy having a kind heart at the moment.
Olivia ended up buying two boxes of donuts as Trudy explained that those group of detectives go through a box of anything easily. She chuckled a little at the site of them fighting for the last donut. When they got to the precinct Trudy buzzed her in. No one was there and her guess was that they finally caught a break in the case.
She put the boxes in the break room and walked to Hank's office closing the door behind her. She shut all the blinds and put her head in the desk. Her head has been pounding like shit after having that muffin from The Doughnut Vault. She moved to his couch like chair and fell asleep there not noticing Hank coming into the room.
Hank told everyone if they really needed him to knock on the door. He didn't want anyone disturbing Olivia from sleeping. He went to break room to find a box of donuts from Liv. Definitely the sweet one in the relationship. Didn't see her as the one to spend money on a group of guys and two ladies. Chicago was a tough crowd to please.
Hank grabbed two donuts; one for him the other for Olivia when she wakes up. About half an hour later Al knocked on the door saying he needed he was gonna being him, but into the cage for a lesson. He told him to call when he got back. Hank walked out after Al having Atwater and Ruzek catch him up. Al doesn't always bring people to the cage unless it was reasonable. By the time they were done explaining to Hank, Olivia had waken up.
She saw the donuts and took a piece of 1. It was double dipped glazed. Olivia understood why Trudy loved this place. The donuts were way better than the muffin she had. She took the donut she'd took a piece out of, sat back down and continued to eat the donut. When Hank came back into his office he saw Olivia munching on one of the donuts. She seemed pretty satisfied with the donut.
Olivia walked towards his desk and sat in front of him. He put one hand on her thigh and the other on his computer. He glanced up to look at her a few times, but her face was glued to his mini iPad. Al called him saying he got the SOB in the cage. He told Al five minutes and he'll be down. Hank gave Olivia a chaste kiss before leaving her in his office. She grabbed his hand to stop him.
Olivia heard five minutes so, she didn't see why he was rushing downstairs to the cage. She got up and walked towards him and whispered something that maybe Hank tell her he'll be back in fifteen minutes. They kissed one more time, this being longer than the last. He walked out of his office after taking a bite of his donut.
Olivia found this to be the time to look over the evidence that Jay had presented her with. She took the envelope and opened it up. A note from Jay fell out and she picked it up. Could she have gasped any louder Atwater and Ruzek would've heard her. This photo was real, but what made her gasp was the time and location. This was a couple of hours before the argument. Hank knew the whole time, but said nothing.
Halstead came into Intelligence and grabbed Adam. Jay needed to know if Amanda and him talked. Adam knew just about everything, but the fact that Hank found the evidence. He didn't know what freaked him out more: Hank knowing about Amanda and Nick or that he can find anything about Erin and his one night stand. Jay asked his question the moment they were far from the squad room.
"Please tell me you talked to Amanda?" Jay asked.
"Yeah, we did. What makes you think I want to hear her complain about a guy that isn't me?" Adam asked back.
"She still trust you even if it was night. Look, if it doesn't work out go after her." Jay said, trying to keep this short.
Adam didn't respond, but instead walked away. What he didn't tell Adam was that Amanda said Nick her got into argument while she was intoxicated one night. It didn't end well and she begged Jay not to tell Adam as he'd come down to Manhattan without thinking and beat Nick up. She also told Jay not to tell Adam she was somewhat still into him. Jay agreed under some conditions, but quickly dropped those additions the moment Amanda started swearing left to right.
Jay knocked on the door to Hank's office and the door opened. He walked in surprised to see Olivia in the office and not Hank. She had the note in her hands. It seemed to bother her, maybe it was the information on it.
"Jay, do you know where this picture was taken?" Olivia asked.
"No, not really. I was half asleep writing the note so, I scribbled the information quickly." Jay responded.
"It was taken when I sent both of them down to Chicago to help find the sex trafficking ring that included Teddy, Erin's brother." Olivia said, coldly.
"That's just the time, plus if it wasn't dark in the picture I'd probably be able to see where." Jay quickly said, noticing Olivia's face.
"Tell Hank when you see him that I'm roaming Chicago and to not go looking for me." Olivia said.
She left the pictures on Hank's desk and left. Olivia noticed nobody was in the room not like she cared. She was gonna drive 'till she was no longer mad. Hank could search all of Chicago for all she cared. She knew who took the picture and was furious. How could he do that? Why would he do that and didn't even tell her from the start.
She stopped at a red light. Her head was pounding at this realization. Hank did keep his word on not telling her who took the picture, but finding out herself was even worse. Her phone was ringing, she glanced at who it was and turned the phone off. She was supposed to call Nick earlier to let him know she made it here safe. Well now he can suffer and honestly she didn't care.
The light finally turned green, but it was too late. Another car crashed into hers making it flip twice. Her head was on the horn. She seemed lifeless as her body just sat there. Blood was dripping down from the side of her head.
While she was slowing losing blood Hank was slowly getting a confession out if a guy…
tbc…
