Chapter 15
At 3:30 AM, Amanda is awake again. She starts shaking because she fears that Patton will hurt her again. Declan wakes up to Amanda screaming. He holds her while trying to get her to fall asleep so that he can get some sleep. Declan is happy that Amanda is letting him hold her. After she calms down, she asks him to do something for her.
"I gotta pee again. Can you bring me to the bathroom?" Amanda asks.
"Yeah. Come on." Declan replies.
Declan gets out of bed to bring Amanda to the bathroom. She stays in there longer than usual. She's emptying her bladder while Declan waits for her by the bathroom door. After Amanda is finished, she calls for Declan and he checks on her. He carries her back to bed and they get into bed in order to go to sleep.
"We need our sleep, darling." Declan says.
"Stay with me until I fall asleep." Amanda says.
Declan helps Amanda fall asleep so that he can sleep too. He holds her as she sleeps. He falls asleep after she goes to sleep. They manage to get a few hours of sleep. Amanda wakes up at 6:00 AM and Declan is still asleep. She watches Declan as he sleeps and she wishes that she can watch Declan sleep until he wakes up but she feels a sudden urge to use the bathroom. Suddenly, Declan wakes up.
"Amanda, it's 6:00 in the morning. Where are you going?" Declan asks.
"Bathroom." Amanda replies.
"Do you want me to carry you there?" Declan asks.
"No, I want to walk there. You can wait for me by the door." Amanda says.
Declan walks Amanda to the bathroom. She closes the door and empties her bladder. Declan waits by the door in case Amanda needs help. He hears the toilet flush and the water running. Amanda exits the bathroom and they go back to bed and sleep for another hour and a half. At 7:30 AM, Declan and Amanda wake up from their sleep. A few minutes later, Declan makes coffee for him and Amanda. Around 9:00 AM, Declan makes breakfast for him and Amanda and they eat along with having coffee.
"I'm sorry that we lost our sleep last night." Amanda says.
"It's okay. Patton really traumatized you this time. That's why we lost our sleep." Declan says.
"I kept drinking water and going to the bathroom a lot too." Amanda responds.
"We'll be able to get some sleep tonight." Declan responds.
Amanda and Declan hope to get some sleep tonight. They don't want another sleepless night like last night. They finish their breakfast, get dressed and they get ready to go to SVU to report Patton for sexual assault and attempted rape.
"I love you." Declan says.
"I love you, too." Amanda says.
Later on in the day, Patton is at his hotel room while his wife is at the store. He hopes to take Amanda and Reese back to Atlanta with him but they don't want to go. Patton hears a knock on the door and he opens it. It's Fin and he's here to arrest Patton.
"Hey, Patton!" Fin yells.
Patton runs away from Fin but he catches him. He isn't too happy about what Patton did to Amanda.
"Get down on your knees! Get down on your knees, now!" Fin yells.
Patton gets down on his knees. Fin takes out the handcuffs and handcuffs Patton.
"You're under arrest for the sexual assault and the attempted rape of Amanda Rollins. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court a law. You have the right to an attorney, if you cannot afford to hire an attorney, one will be appointed to you." Fin says.
Fin takes Patton out of his hotel room and he is in handcuffs. Patton's wife returns from shopping. She is not happy to see Fin putting her husband in a cop car.
"What are you doing to my husband?" Vivienne asks.
"He's under arrest." Fin replies.
"For what?" Vivienne asks.
"Your husband tried to rape a girl in her apartment." Fin responds.
Patton is in the back seat of the car and Fin drives to SVU. The two men don't say a word to each other. Barba arrives at SVU to talk to the SVU team. Chief Dodds arrives too so that he can talk with Barba about Patton.
"Amanda and Declan will be here soon." Olivia says.
Tony and Christina arrive at SVU. They wonder what's going on. Reese comes in too so that she can comfort Amanda when she comes in with Declan.
"Mr. and Mrs. Rollins, you're finally here." Carisi says.
"Mr. Rollins, who's this?" Barba asks.
"Mr. Barba, Chief Dodds, this is my wife, Christina." Tony says.
"Hello, Mrs. Rollins." Chief Dodds says.
"Mrs. Rollins, we're going to keep Patton away from your stepdaughter." Barba says.
"You have a lovely wife, Mr. Rollins." Chief Dodds says.
"Thank you." Tony says.
The gang sit down at their positions while waiting for Amanda and Declan. They wonder what is going to happen. They hope that Patton will return to Atlanta and never return to New York to bother Amanda or Reese again.