Burning Desire
By: Liv-x-Lex4Ever & E. Scribbles
Chapter 7: Medication
Alex was nearly asleep in the chair when she heard something fall as well as a whimper. She sat up and looked in the direction, noticing Olivia had fallen fast asleep and Casey looked like she might scream.
Quickly, she made her way over and covered her mouth. "Hey, it's okay. It's Alex."
Opening her eyes she nodded, a few tears leaking.
"Where are your pain meds?"
With a shaky hand, she pointed to the table.
Alex nodded. "Just try not to scream. You'll wake her," she said taking her hand away as she walked over to grab them as well as a fresh glass of water.
Casey nodded. She realized Olivia's arms were wound looser around her and figured she'd finally allowed herself to relax. She sat up straighter against the arm of the couch, trying to put her leg up again, but the pain that stemmed from the fall was too much.
Alex set the water and bottle on the coffee table and rested Casey's leg back on the couch, then handed her the meds and water. "Little better?" she asked with a little smile after she'd swallowed them.
Casey took a deep breath, then nodded. "Thanks."
"You're welcome. Do you need anything else? I figure Olivia might be grateful to sleep for a bit," she said, sitting on the edge of the coffee table.
Casey shook her head, then glanced towards Olivia before asking quietly, "I would love to have a bath...if you don't mind running the water."
Alex nodded. "I'll be right back."
Casey untangled herself from Olivia gently before stripping her shirt off, leaving herself in a vest and skirt,.
Alex walked back out. "So how do you—I'm-I'm sorry. I'll just, uh, hand you these," she said handing her crutches to her. "I-I'm sorry. You just shocked me," she answered as Casey limped past her and into the bathroom.
Casey gave a small smile. "Sorry. It's just hard to stand up, and there's not really anywhere to sit in the bathroom...and as these are my only clothes for now, I don't really fancy getting them all wet."
"That makes sense," she answered, shutting off the water. "What else can I help you with?"
"Would you...ah...mind taking my skirt off? I unbalance when I try. Stupid pencil skirts, hey?" Casey gave an embarrassed smile.
Alex turned around, closing the door. "Sure, um... yeah. Here, just lean," she said as she slowly slid her skirt to the floor and panties. "Don't worry. Those skirts are never fun to get out of," she replied with a bit of a blush. "A-anything else?"
"Umm...no. Thanks. I should be ok…getting in and everything. Thanks."
"Are you sure? I'd hate to have you fall. Olivia might shoot me if anything happened that I could prevent. She's...very protective of you," she said, turning her back as the rest of Casey's clothes went to the floor.
"Maybe...stay there while I try?" At Alex's nod, Casey rested her crutches against the wall and held on to the bench and hopped a couple of times before sitting on the edge of the tub. She attempted to slip herself in without putting her cast in, but as Alex heard her foot slip on the bottom of the bath, she spun around and grabbed her under the arms. At that moment, Olivia walked in.
Olivia's jaw dropped. "Uh okay, I'm just gonna go out on a limb here and say she tried to get into the tub and her good foot slipped? If it's anything else, I'm leaving. Seriously, I'll walk out the door."
"Much as I think she has a fantastic body, I was just-"
"You do?" Casey smiled at Alex, and Alex smiled back.
Alex nodded. "Yes, I do but—"
"You were just trying to help her and let me sleep?" the detective asked.
Alex nodded. "Yeah, care to give me a hand?"
Olivia rolled up her sleeves and took off her shoes and socks, folded up her jeans and stepped in behind them both and grabbed Casey with her good arm, to gently sit her in the tub before stepping back out. "Good God, Case, you owe me!" she said, standing beside Alex. "Next time wake me so this doesn't happen!"
"How about there is no next time? Not that I mind being naked in a room with two beautiful women, but not when I'm the only one naked."
Olivia smiled. "At least you still have your sense of humor. But-"
"-It'll never happen," Alex supplied, "trust me. But damn you're gutsy for saying it out loud."
"Please. Who couldn't resist having a threesome with an ADA covered in bruises and scratches with a broken leg? It's hot stuff. If I saw me, I'd do me. Especially if there were bubbles involved." She blew some of the bath bubbles towards Olivia with a wink.
Olivia stood there thoroughly stunned, as well as Alex. They both looked at each other at a loss for what to say as Casey continued to blow bubbles in their direction.
Olivia just shook her head, but upon seeing Casey pout, she dropped to the edge of the tub, making sure Casey's cast didn't go in and pulled her in close for a long, drawn out kiss. She was about to pull away when Casey whispered "no" into her lips and snuck a hand behind her head as she kissed harder. Olivia allowed herself to get lost in the moment before pulling back.
"Hey!" Casey protested as Olivia pushed her away.
Olivia just smiled. "After the cast is taken off, Case, okay?"
"Exactly how many of her pills is she supposed to take? Because she hurt her foot before and took about 4." Alex raised an eyebrow as Casey disappeared under the water, with Olivia's hand.
Olivia pulled it away. "Four? Dammit! One of the side-effects, if too many are taken, is delusions...as well an increase in sex drive oddly. Maybe I should help her, just in case. The pills could knock her out too."
Alex nodded, keeping her eyebrow raised. "Uh-huh. Well, yell out if you need any help." She left the room, putting the television on, hoping it would cover any sounds that may come from the bathroom.
Meanwhile, Casey surfaced again, a smile on her face.
Olivia just sighed, shedding her clothes, as well as her sling cautiously. "Its not what you think," she said slipping in behind her. "I don't want you to drown," she said, pouring a cup of water on her head.
"Of course." Casey smiled, blowing more bubbles at her before taking Olivia's hands in her own, rubbing them over her torso and arching her back.
After that, Olivia took the washcloth, wet it and began to wash her back, seeing very dark bruises. "Casey, what really happened? Please tell me. I-I know these bruises weren't there before you were kidnapped."
Casey smiled, resting against Olivia, making her sigh as she gave up trying to wash her. Casey took her hands and used them to trace the bruises gently. "That one is from a kick. That one is too. That one is a punch because I refused to tell them where my uncle hid the book full of names." Lifting her good leg from the water, she once more used Olivia's hand to trace a long cut the ran up the inside of her leg. "That is from...a young guy. Everyone else left. He was there to guard me, but he heard Elliot and Munch pull up in the car...so he stopped what he was doing and whipped me with his belt before he put it back on and ran off."
Olivia just held her close and closed her eyes, knowing Casey wasn't fully aware of what she was saying, but she descriptive. Maybe she was consciously aware of how guarded she would be, so... Olivia sucked in a breath. "Did anything else happen? Anything sexual?" she whispered into her ear. "Please, I need to know."
Casey nuzzled Olivia's neck, then yawned. "You know I only do that with you."
Smiling through her tears, she just hugged her tighter. Though nothing had, in reality, happened it made her feel quite a bit better that Casey was only of her. "That's not what I mean, Casey," she said, kissing her cheek. "Did any one of them rape you?"
Casey sighed, playing with Olivia's hands for a moment before offering. "Only for a minute. Can you wash my hair?"
Olivia grabbed the shampoo, put some in her hands and massaged Casey's scalp. "Can you tell me what that means?"
"Mmm, it smells like your shampoo." Casey gave a giggle, turning her head to kiss Olivia's bicep. "He ripped my favorite top. Do you think they still make it?"
"We can try to find another. What else did he do...after he ripped your favorite top?"
"He said he knew about you and he would hurt you unless I would let him touch me. He didn't hurt you though, did he?" Casey attempted to turn, hissing as shampoo got in her eyes.
Olivia wiped it away with the washcloth, clearing her throat. "No, I'm fine. What happened to your skirt?" she asked in a dull tone. She wanted to keep herself together, so she had to mask her emotions.
Casey thought for a moment, then spoke sadly, "Oh. That's the first skirt I wore in SVU. I was wearing it the first time I saw you. He ruined that too. Ripped it off completely, I think. I don't remember, exactly."
She let out a breath. "When you said he raped you for only a few minutes is that when it happened?"
Casey nodded, then smiled. "Do you normally talk to people about this in the bath? Because I don't think I like the idea of that, Detective Benson."
"Close your eyes and I'll rinse out your hair," she replied, ignoring the question.
Casey closed her eyes, then hummed as Olivia rinsed her hair.
Finished with that, Olivia hugged her again around the shoulders. "Do you want to get out now? Into warm clothes and a bed?" she asked as Alex knocked on the door. "What?"
"Elliot just dropped off two duffel bags with clothes," she answered.
"Okay, hey, I need your help. A lot."
Alex walked in hesitantly. Casey gave the air a punch "Score. 2 naked, one to go."
Olivia couldn't help laughing as Alex walked over and helped her stand up. "I thought you said you only did that with me?" she asked, drying herself off and replacing the sling.
Alex threw some sweats towards Olivia, unable to stop her eyes drifting over her body as Casey sighed. "It wouldn't be fair to leave her out though, Liv."
She smiled, deciding to humor her. "Yeah, I suppose we shouldn't do that," she answered, pulling the sweats on. "Okay, how are we gonna do this?" she asked Alex. "She'll be really slippery now."
"...We could let the water out first, then wrap a towel around her?"
Olivia leaned over and pulled the plug. "You can sit there a minute."
Olivia noticed Casey beginning to fall forward. "You okay still, Casey?" When she gave no response, Olivia shook her shoulder. "Casey!" she sighed. "She's out cold."
"At least it should make her easier to deal with, no wandering hands." Alex gave Olivia a smile before handing her a large towel to dry Casey with. "You...ah...dry her as much as you can. I'll go and find her something to wear that's easy to get over her cast."
Olivia nodded, watching the last of the water drain. She sat Casey up and began to dry her hair. Could that really have been what happened to her or was she so out of it she made something up?
The bruises seemed to stand out darkly on her pale skin, and as Olivia dried her legs, she noticed more, smaller bruises, on her inner thighs, like finger marks. As she touched them gently, Casey gave a groan.
"What is it?" she asked gently.
"Sore."
Olivia stroked her face, not knowing Alex was behind her. "Why are you sore? What happened?"
Casey swallowed, trying to get rid of the dryness in her throat. Frowning, she spoke hoarsely. "I thought I told you. He...touched me...there...hard...with his...thing. Why am I in an empty bath?"
Olivia swallowed. "Because I just washed your hair, sweetie," she said, caressing her cheek. "Come on, let's get you out. Alex will help," she said noticing her shadow. "Then we'll get you into warm clothes and into bed, okay?"
Casey nodded, then yawned, before giggling. "I feel all floaty."
As Alex helped get her out of the tub and steady her as Olivia got her dressed, she looked at Olivia questioningly. "Was she-"
"Was she what?" Olivia asked.
"Raped." Alex spoke quietly, but Casey straightened herself, overbalancing slightly and falling against Olivia.
"Who told you? Only Cragen knows."
Olivia wrapped an arm around her. "You just told me. And that it hurt."
Casey rubbed her face, then glanced towards the bath. "Am I going to have a bath?" She went to take off the top Olivia had just struggled to get her into.
"No, you're not. You just did," she said, trying to ignore the hurt she felt that Casey might've told Cragen, but not her. She looked at Alex. "Can you try to carry her?"
Alex looked Casey up and down, and was about to reply when Casey reached for her crutches and hopped towards the doorway. "Where's the bed? Oh, it's a double. Who's sharing? Or are we all squeezing in?'
Olivia walked up behind her. "You and I are sharing. Alex will take the couch. The bedroom's straight ahead." She watched as Casey hopped over to the bed.
Alex caught her expression. "You can't feel bad she didn't tell you. It might not've even happened."
"Oh it happened all right! Those bruises prove it."
Alex rested a hand on her shoulder. "Alright it did. Who says she told Cragen? You know what the side-effects are. I don't think she told anyone else. I doubt that she meant to tell you, especially now."
"Why?"
"Well for one thing, she just offered several times to have sex, she quite happily stripped off in front of one of your friends, and...she was in an even more vulnerable position, naked, in a bath. It's just the meds making her babble."
Casey gave a happy sigh, lying back on the pillow.
Olivia sighed. "Yes, but...I should be able to do something! And when she wakes up will she remember what she told me?"
Alex shrugged. "From what I remember of strong pain killers, probably not. But at least you know now. She will tell you again when she's ready."
"I know, but now that I know it's," she sighed, "gonna be hard to ignore. Although...the bruises just can't magically disappear. I just want to help her. Too bad nothing she told me would hold up in court."
Alex squeezed her hand. "We will find something when she's ready." Walking into the bedroom, she put pillows under Casey's foot for her, once more declining Casey's offer of a threesome, rolling her eyes at Olivia as Casey told her she was really good in bed.
Olivia blushed and shook her head. "Goodnight Alex," she said laying beside Casey as she began to kiss her neck. "Casey no!" she said, rolling her onto her back. "Sleep now."
Casey sighed and crossed her arms, but then a moment later, her hand sought Olivia's. "I love you," she said sleepily, her eyes drifting shut.
Olivia moved closed, laying her head on her shoulder. "I love you too."
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