Thanks for the follows and reviews! This is my first ever fanfiction so the chapters will be quite short till my writing gets better. Constructive criticism is always welcome as it will hopefully make my writing better and making the story more interesting for you guys to read. I'll try not to take so long to update with the next chapter. My gran died shortly after I posted the first chapter so it's been a tough couple of months. Back on track now so let story time begin.
"Hey guys,have any of you heard from Rollins this morning?" Liv asked as she approached Fin's desk.
"Nah, Liv, I haven't heard from her since last night when we clocked out. How 'bout you Carisi?" Fin asked knowing that of the two, Carisi, would have been the most likely to have heard from Amanda.
" Uh, yeah, I was actually over at her place for dinner last night." At this, Liv and Fin glanced at each other , eyebrows raised and a slight grin on both of their faces. This was becoming quite a regular occurrence between the two detectives. Noticing the look on Liv and Fin's faces, Carisi added "It wasn't like that. 'Manda looked a little stressed out so I offered to cook her dinner. Thought she could use a friend, that's all. Anyways, after dinner I headed home, Jessie was crying a little and 'Manda looked exhausted. She's probably overslept is all."
"Ok, could you give her a call to see how she is and if she's going to make it in today?" Liv asked.
"No problem Lieutenant." Carisi replied.
"Dodd's? My office so we can get ready for Barba." Liv added.
" Ok, let me just grab a couple things and I'll be right with you." Dodd's responded.
As the Lieutenant and Sergeant retired to the Lieutenant's office, Carisi picked up the receiver and began dialling Amanda's home phone number. After the third ring , Carisi was about to hang up when heard the excited giggles of Jessie. Looking up he saw Fin holding the tiny blonde baby. Jessie had a huge smile on her face and her fingers were now playfully grasping for Fin's cheeks and nose. Beside them stood Sarah, Jessie's nanny, looking slightly panicked. Carisi quickly hung up and rushed over to Sarah asking " Is everything ok? Where's Amanda?"
"Isn't she here? I have to drop Jessie off. My mom is sick and I have to go back home for a few days."
"Wait, you thought Amanda was here? You've seen her today?" Fin asked.
" No, she dropped Jessie off last night , said she had been called back in to work and that she would pick Jessie up at the usual time today so as not to wake her during the night. "
Fin and Carisi both looked at each other worriedly. There had been no call to return to work last night. What the hell was going on?
Sensing the tension, Jessie became anxious and started to cry. At the sound of Jessie's cries, Olivia came out of her office and walked over to where Sarah, Fin, Carisi and Jessie were standing. Seeing Olivia, Jessie's eyes widened and she stopped crying. Jessie reached out for Olivia. Olivia took Jessie from Fin saying " Hi, sweet girl. Look at you!" And giving her a gentle kiss on the cheek. Looking at her detectives she asked " What's going on guys?"
"'Manda didn't come home last night." Fin stated. Liv turned to look at Carisi saying " I thought you two had dinner together at her apartment."
"We did, but Sarah said that later in the evening 'Manda dropped Jessie off saying that she had been called back to work. She hasn't been seen since. "
Hearing this , Liv's first thought was that the blonde detective had taken up gambling again. she looked over to Fin and caught his eye, her eyebrows raised.
" I know what you're thinking, Liv, but 'Manda wouldn't risk everything again, not with Jessie depending on her."
Placing a protective hand on the 4 month old's back and drawing her in close to her chest, Liv added "You're right Fin. How about you and Carisi swing by Amanda's apartment and see if she's come home? I'll keep trying her cell."
"No problem, Lieutenant. "
" Uh, what should we do about Jessie?" Sarah asked.
For a second, no-one said anything. Liv then spoke up saying " How about I give you my home address and you can drop Jessie off there? My sitter is home with Noah today. I'm sure she'd be happy to take Jessie for the day too. " Great! Thanks, Lieutenant Benson. "
After everyone had gone their separate ways, Liv returned to her office where Sergeant Dodds and ADA Barba were now discussing how they should proceed with Harkins and Huntly if they wanted to actually arrest them and ultimately achieve a conviction. Upon entering her office Liv interrupted the quiet discussion that was going on between the two men by saying , "We're going to have to call a rain check on his meeting. Amanda hasn't been home all night and hasn't turned up for work. It's all hands on deck 'till we track her down and make sure she's ok."
Dodds paused for a second then quickly got himself together and asked " What can I do, Lieutenant? "
"It might seem a little extreme but could you start calling around the local hospitals?" Liv responded.
Detecting a tone of worry in her voice, Dodds stood up and quickly said, " No problem, Lieutenant." before heading back to his desk to start making calls to the ER departments of all the local hospitals.
Barba stood up then saying that he was going back to his office to prep for another trial that was due to start the following week. Before leaving he looked at Liv and said ,"If you need anything at all, call me."
"Thanks, I will." Liv said, suddenly feeling an immense sense of dread take hold of her. What if something has happened to Amanda? What will happen to Jessie.?
Liv didn't have enough time to sink into those thoughts for too long as her phone rang. Upon answering the phone, she was greeted with the firm voice of Nurse Michaels of Mercy General. "Hi there, Lieutenant Benson. I would have called earlier but she just came round about 15 minutes ago."
The nurse didn't have to elaborate further. " How's Amanda?" Liv asked quickly, her heart beating quickly in her chest and her throat closing up, as her anxiety intensified.
"Not great, Lieutenant. You should get here as soon as you can."