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Chapter Twenty-three: Face to Face
Inside the Aston Martin:
Olivia was looking out the window as Elliot drove to the football game. She was getting anxious, but not because she was going to see Nick and Nicky she didn't care about them. What worried her was Elliot's reaction if they bumped into them. She didn't want him getting into any more fights or any trouble because of her, but it's not like she could stop him if he did.
Elliot noticed her restlessness as he stole quick glances in her direction. "Talk to me, baby. What's running through your mind?"
"I just don't want any trouble tonight. We've already had are fair share of trouble as of late, don't you think?" she said as she turned to look at him.
"Yeah, but you have to know that if anyone tries anything, I'm not just gonna sit back and let it happen," he said as he grasped her hand in his.
"I know," she sighed. "Let's just hope we don't bump into them, I mean come on there's going to be a lot of people at the game tonight. What are the chances we'll bump into them?"
"I dunno," he shrugged.
Inside the Chevy Tahoe:
"I hope nothing crazy happens tonight," Casey said as she readjusted herself in the front seat.
"I know that if Stabler sees Olivia's ex he'll probably go crazy on his ass," Chester chuckled.
"Wouldn't you if you'd bump into one of Casey's exes?" Connie raised an eyebrow in question.
Chester nodded, "Hell yeah I would."
"If anything out of hand happens we'll deal with it," Mike reasoned. "If it gets too crazy then we'll have to haul Elliot's ass out of there kicking and screaming or we could just call your dad Casey."
"I guess, but I have a feeling that my dad will be way worse than Elliot," Casey laughed lightly thinking about her father's reaction if he were to run into Nick.
"Did anyone notice that both Olivia and Elliot have fucked up exes?" Chester asked out of the blue.
"Huh?" Connie asked from the backseat.
"What do you mean Lake?" Mike asked at the same time as Connie.
"Yeah, think about it. There's that asshole Nick, and then there's that crazy bitch Kathy," Chester reasoned.
"Um, honey I guess they're called exes for a reason," Casey lightly pointed out trying not to embarrass her boyfriend because even though Chester was smart, he could be pretty clueless at times.
"I guess," Chester mumbled as he found a parking spot.
Outside of school:
Melinda was standing outside of school waiting for her friends' arrival. She was chatting on the phone with Fin while she waited, and he got ready for the game. "Yeah, I see them now. Okay, good luck baby. Yeah, you'll kick ass I know it . . . uh-huh. All right, I'll see you during half time. I love you too, bye."
"Hey Mel," Connie greeted her with a smile.
"Hey guys," Melinda smiled at her friends.
"How's Fin doing?" Chester asked her.
"He's cool. A little nervous, but like I told him; I know they'll kick some ass tonight," she chuckled. Then she noticed how dressed up her friends were, "You guys look great."
"Thanks" they replied.
"I'd like to say on behalf of everyone that you look amazing, Melinda," Mike smiled.
"Awww, aren't you sweet, thank you. Where are Elliot and Olivia?" she said noticing that they were missing. "Did they decide not to show up tonight?" Melinda frowned but understood if they didn't show up.
"Oh no, they'll be here. They're coming in a separate car because we wouldn't all fit into Elliot's car," Casey supplied while looking around making sure she didn't spot Nick or Nicky.
"Relax hon, they might not even be here tonight," Chester said as he wrapped an arm around his girlfriend which earned him a smile from her.
"Whoa! Poor Fin will never forgive himself for missing that car," Melinda pointed to the car she was talking about.
"Shit!" Casey hollered.
"What is it?" Connie asked worried over her friend's reaction.
"That's Nick's Porsche," she replied as she tried to see who was in the car.
"Um, guys there's more bad news," Mike started saying as he pointed to the car that was pulling up to the parking lot from the other side.
"Oh crap, that's Elliot and Olivia's car," Connie said hoping that there wouldn't be a run in.
"Damn, where'd that car come from? Fin is going to have a coronary when he finds out he missed out on two badass cars because of the game," Melinda chuckled admiring John's Aston Martin.
"It's my uncle's car," Casey absentmindedly replied as she stared between Nick's car and Olivia's as they neared. 'Please let them miss each other, please, please, please,' she internally thought.
"Case, is that you?" a male voice asked.
"It's Casey to you; you dick. How dare you talk to me after what you did to my sister?" she seethed at the asshole's audacity.
"Okay, sorry Casey," Nick replied mockingly.
"What do you want Ganzner?" Casey hurriedly asked trying to cut him off before Olivia and Elliot got out of their car.
"I just wanted to say hello to an old friend," Nick replied with a condescending smile.
"I was never your friend; I only talked to you because you dated my sister," she spat.
"So, where is your delectable sister?" Nick asked looking around.
"Leave my sister alone, Ganzner. That is if you know what's good for you," Casey warned.
"Please, are you threatening me? What can you do to me?" Nick asked with an arrogant smirk.
"Oh, I didn't mean me. Not that I wouldn't love to put you in your place, but sadly it's not up to me," Casey countered with an arrogant smirk of her own.
"Then who is it up to? Your sister? I don't think so," Nick scoffed.
"No, I wasn't talking about Olivia either. Although, she already put you in your place or did you forget? Let me remind you then, seeing how I have a great memory. Still pissed that they dropped you from the football team after what you did? Yeah, I bet they had finally figured out that you sucked big time. Oh, how's your Porsche? Is it all fixed up now? I bet all of those key scratches were a bitch to fix. How about your nose? Is it still throbbing since Olivia almost broke it?" Casey laughed as she reminded him of one of the most embarrassing days of his life. He still couldn't live it down even after two years. "Oh and how is Nicky by the way? Still a whore I suppose. Is she here? Or did she blow you off to blow some other guy?"
Mike, Connie, Melinda, and Chester started laughing at Casey's words. They had a vague explanation of the situation, but they didn't know all the details. By the time Casey was done with her insults Nick was fuming as he tried to get in her face only to have Chester step in between them.
"I don't think so," Chester narrowed his eyes at Nick.
Nick was about to say something to Chester when a voice stopped him dead.
"If you don't want your balls handed to you I suggest you take two giant steps away from my sister Nick," Olivia threatened when she saw Nick trying to get in Casey's face.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the girl of the hour. How are you Olivia?" Nick smiled as he turned to look at her. Once he did his jaw hit the floor when he noticed her outfit.
"Eyes up fucker," Elliot growled when he noticed that Nick's eyes were lingering on Olivia's breasts.
"Who the hell are you?" Nick swallowed the lump in his throat, and tried to keep his shaking to a minimum when he noticed Elliot zeroing in on him. Especially when he noticed that the guy approaching was taller and definitely outmatched his own physique. Nick looked like a toothpick compared to Elliot's toned body.
"I'm your worst fucking nightmare if you ever get near Olivia or my friends again," Elliot furiously answered as he grabbed Nick by the front of his shirt lifting him slightly from the ground.
"Okay, I get it man. I was just trying to be sociable," Nick shakily answered trying to defend his actions.
"Yeah, well so am I. That's why you're not picking up your teeth right about now," Elliot leaned in making sure Nick understood how serious he was.
"Wanna call him off now?" Nick turned his gaze to Olivia who had a devious smirk on her face.
"Why should I? Besides, it's not like he'll listen. He just loves to take his anger out on guys like you Ganzner," she smiled at his shocked expression. She really should've tried to intervene but when she saw how arrogant Nick was acting she decided against it. He needed someone to teach him a lesson and Elliot was more than willing to do so.
"Oh, this is gonna be fun," Elliot's mouth quirked into a menacing smile.
"Come on guys, let's give Elliot and Nick some time alone so they could get acquainted," Olivia said as she moved towards the football field's entrance.
"Is she serious?" Chester looked between Elliot, Casey and Olivia.
"You heard her, I'll catch up with you guys," Elliot grumbled while he moved Nick to a deserted corner.
Olivia looked over her shoulder to her boyfriend, "Don't hurt him too much, and try not to get too much blood on your clothes, baby."
"Remind me never to piss off Olivia because I don't want her sending Elliot after me," Mike laughed as he and Connie walked behind Chester and Casey.
Football field:
"Shouldn't we go check on Elliot and make sure he didn't kill Ganzner?" Chester spoke up after waiting on Elliot for a few minutes.
"Hmm," Olivia replied while checking her watch.
"Um, Olivia?" Chester insisted.
"Oh, all right; you big baby. You see this is why I never like hanging out with you. You're such a whiner," she muttered which caused everyone to laugh as they made her way back to find her boyfriend.
When they walked closer to their destination they noticed that Nick was no match for Elliot especially when he was pissed off. They all involuntarily winced when a particular brutal punch was delivered to Nick's ribs. All that could be heard were the heavy breaths and grunts from the two fighters as well as the bone crunching blows that were being dished out. Both fighters were currently covered in sweat and some blood. Casey looked around and noticed that there was blood sprayed on the floor and the wall near where Nick was leaning on.
Olivia had to bite back a scream when Nick's elbow caught Elliot on the side of his head causing him to momentarily sway on his feet. After recovering Elliot dodged a clumsy follow up blow from Nick. He countered with several consecutive blows to Nick's abdomen causing him to slump to the floor in a bloody heap of bruised and possibly broken bones. This was the opportunity Chester and Mike needed so they ran up to Elliot to keep him from doing anymore damage.
"Come on, man. You've proved your point," Chester managed to say as he struggled to keep Elliot back while Mike checked on Nick.
"Lake let me go. I'm not done teaching this fucker a lesson," Elliot grunted trying desperately to break Chester's hold on him.
Nick was groaning when he noticed someone standing over him. He was about to kick out in self defense when he noticed that it wasn't Elliot.
"Hey, you better get out of here before anyone notices what you two have done," Mike told him as he helped him sit up.
"Thanks man," Nick managed to say as he spit out blood.
"Don't thank me; I wasn't doing it for you. I just don't want Elliot to get in trouble because of something you started," Mike coldly replied as he moved away from Nick to help Chester restrain Elliot.
"El, Mike's right. Let's get out of here," Olivia whispered as she gently placed a hand on his shoulder causing most of Elliot's rage to disappear.
Elliot turned to face Olivia as soon as Chester released him, "All right, let's get out of here."
"Come on," Olivia gently guided him to the car.
Elliot stopped then quickly turned to look at Nick, "Remember, if I ever see you near my friends again I'll make sure you'll regret it. Tonight was nothing compared to what I'll do to you next time."
"Mel, please tell Fin we're sorry we couldn't stay and watch him play," Olivia said as she took the car keys that Elliot handed her.
"It's okay, you go take care of Elliot, and if you need anything call us," Melinda smiled at her.
"Thanks for everything guys," Olivia smiled as she looked at everyone before helping Elliot get in the passenger seat of the car.
Everyone watched Olivia and Elliot drive away and they made sure Nick left a few minutes after they did so he couldn't follow to try to retaliate. After that they made their way to the football field to catch whatever was left of the game.