Knowing
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Knowing
It had been months since Olivia and Elliot had spoken, but not for lack of Olivia trying. He just wouldn't answer her texts, her phone calls, her emails. It was like he wanted nothing to do with her. Just as she was about ready to give up hope a handsome man by the name of David Haden walked into the squad room. She was skeptical for the first five seconds, and then it was like something clicked, and when he asked her out for drinks, she accepted. They really hit it off, and so far everything was amazing. David Haden was the man she had been looking for, for so long.
She remembered the night they first slept together fondly, it wasn't that long ago. And she still felt as if she was glowing from it. She was seeing him again tonight and she couldn't wait. Her heart fluttered at the thought. She was thinking, a smile on her face, staring off into space, when she heard her name. She looked at Amanda, who was trying to get her attention and she cleared her throat. "Yes?" She said softly, slightly embarrassed to have been caught in a day dream.
Amanda smiled. "Captain told me to take you along. We got a vic at Mercy." She said and looked at her strangely. "You okay?"
Olivia took a deep breath and grabbed her jacket. She nodded. "Wonderful." She put her jacket on and followed Amanda out to the car.
Amanda looked at her, and once the elevator closed and they were alone she looked at Olivia. "So, how are things with you and the EADA?"
Olivia looked back at her and furrowed her brow, trying to act like her knees didn't go weak at the thought of him. She shook her head. "What are you talking about? There's nothing…"
Amanda cut her off. "Benson." She looked at her. "Come on, you aren't fooling anyone." She said seriously.
Olivia took a deep breath. "Do I make it that obvious?"
Amanda nodded. "It's kinda hard to miss your day dreams in the middle of the day, all the time." She smiled. "I can't blame you, he's hot."
Olivia smiled. "His looks are a plus, Amanda." She said gently. "He's probably the sweetest man I've ever met, he knows I have trust issues, intimacy issues." She said and she shook her head, a big goofy smile on her face. "And yet, he's more than willing to take things at my pace." She rested her head on the elevator wall. "I've never felt like this."
Amanda looked at her. "Girl, you got it bad." She said seriously.
Olivia smiled. "Yeah, I should call him, let him know we caught a vic. We were supposed to see each other tonight, and I just hope this isn't going to be an around the clock case." She said gently, taking out her iPhone. She dialed his number and smiled as she heard his voice. "Hey, yourself." She said and bit her bottom lip. "Yeah, David we caught a case. I'm hoping it won't be an all-night thing." She said softly. "Me too." She said softly. "Bye." She hung up and looked at Amanda and blushed. "I've never had this feeling before."
Amanda looked at her. "A tooth ache?"
Olivia rolled her eyes and scoffed. "Funny." She spoke sardonically. "No, I've never had so many butterflies fluttering around in my stomach all at the same time, just from hearing someone's voice for a little over thirty seconds." She took a deep breath. "I really do got it bad, huh?"
Amanda nodded. "You ain't the only one honey." She said blushing.
Olivia smirked. "Oh yeah, how are things going with you and Amaro?"
Amanda shrugged. "I still haven't mustered up the courage to say anything. I know things are shaky in his marriage right now and I really, really don't want to be the straw that broke the camel's back. I don't want that guilt."
Olivia and Amanda stepped off the elevator as it opened and she looked at her. "If he's going to go after you, take you up on whatever offer you put out there, his marriage is already gone. Amaro isn't the kind of guy that's going to cheat on his wife because things are shaky. He's going to wait until he knows that things aren't going to work. He's going to wait until the divorce." She said gently. "But don't keep these feelings inside. They'll tear you apart."
Amanda smiled softly. "They're already starting to." She said softly. "My mama and daddy divorced. He has a little girl. I can't…"
Olivia shook her head and stopped her. "No, Amanda, it takes two to tango." She said seriously. "And you never know, maybe he feels the same way about you." She said seriously. "Knowing is half the battle."
Amanda shook her head and let out a breath. "Do you ever take your own advice?"
Olivia smirked and took a deep breath. "When it comes to love, no I don't. That's probably why I've been single for so long."
Amanda smirked. "Until that hunky DA walked into the room."
Olivia looked at her. "Not right away, took him a few hours for him to ask me out for drinks." She smirked and winked.
Amanda smiled. "Either way, it's good to see you happy. I mean, since whatever happened with your partner, ex-partner, whatever you want to call him, you've been really down. You've been really distant. I know that I haven't known you for that long, but I could tell something was wrong. I mean, you're a legend in sex crimes precincts across the country. You and Stabler. The way you were when I first got here isn't the Olivia Benson I thought I would meet. But this woman is. Strong, confident, happy, ready to kick ass and take names, when you're not fantasizing about DA Hunky-Pants." She smirked.
Olivia blushed a bit. "I am happy, for the first time in a long time. I'm genuinely happy." She nodded.
Amanda smiled. "Well, let's go get what we can on this vic, and get you home to your hot date."
Olivia took a deep breath. "Only if you tell Amaro."
Amanda opened her eyes wide. "At, at work?" She shook her head. "No, not at work, I can't do that." She said seriously. "I can't at work. We could get reprimands in our jackets." She took a deep breath.
Olivia nodded. "Fair enough, but you have to tell him. You have to tell him soon." She said seriously. "If you don't, the Olivia Benson you walked in on will be the Amanda Rollins you become."
Amanda nodded. "Got it." She spoke softly and they walked out to the car, heading over to Mercy General.
They walked in and flashed their badges, the woman behind the desk at the nurse's station pointed them to a room around the corner. Amanda and Olivia walked around to the room, knocking lightly on the door before walking in. Before them, they saw a young blonde woman, beaten black and blue, frail, and scared. Amanda stopped in her tracks, the young girl took a deep breath and looked a little closer at Amanda.
Amanda spoke first, finally finding her voice after a short time. "Jo?"
The woman in the bed nodded. "Mandy?"
Olivia looked between the two women, a look of pure confusion on her face, but before she could speak, Amanda spoke again. "Jo, honey, what are you doing in New York?"
Jo took a deep breath. "I came here to see you. I begged mama not to tell you. I wanted it to be a surprise. I was on my way to the squad where you worked when…"
Olivia looked and spoke up. "Okay, can someone please explain to me what is going on?"
Amanda looked at Olivia. "This is my little sister, Jo. Apparently she's here to see me. Jo, this is my partner, Olivia Benson."
Jo looked at Amanda and then to Olivia, then back to Amanda. "Olivia Benson your—"
Amanda nodded. "Yeah, let's not go there."
Olivia looked at them and she smiled softly. "Amanda, can I talk to you for a minute, outside?" She asked gently.
Amanda nodded and looked at Jo. "We'll be right back, sweetie." She hugged her younger sister and walked out into the hallway with Olivia.
Olivia took a deep breath, once the door was closed she spoke softly. "We have to get this case reassigned, Amanda." Olivia put her hand up when she saw Amanda go to protest. "It's a conflict of interest. You cannot work your sister's case. You're too invested in it."
Amanda looked at Olivia and she nodded. "I know, but what are we going to do?"
Olivia put her hands on Amanda's shoulders. "You are going to go back into that room. You are not going to take your sister's statement, you're going to be there for moral support. I'm going to call Cragen and get Amaro or Fin down here. Then I'll get the nurse and have them do a kit."
Amanda nodded and went to go walk into the room, when Olivia stopped her. "Amanda, I mean it. Don't take her statement at all, not until I'm in there." She said.
Amanda smiled softly. "I got it. I'll see you in there."
Olivia nodded and pulled out her phone calling Cragen, and explaining the situation. She got off the phone with him and got a nurse to start a kit. She walked into the room again and walked over to the two sisters.
"Okay, Jo, I just got off the phone with our captain. He's sending over another detective. In the meantime, I need to take your statement, and I have a nurse coming in to do a rape kit. Your sister can stay here with us if you'd like."
Jo nodded. "Yeah, but why is another detective coming over? Is two not enough?"
Olivia smiled softly. "Because you're Amanda's sister, we can't have her working on your case. It's a conflict of interest. Our captain is sending over one of our colleagues."
Jo nodded. "Okay, but Mandy can stay?"
Olivia smiled gently. "Yes, she can stay." She pulled up a chair and sat down at Jo's bed side. "Okay, Jo, I need you to tell me everything that happened, from the beginning. And I know it's not something you want to think about but I need you to be as detailed as possible."
A/N: Sorry it's taken me so long to update, I've had a lot of changes going on in life, and they're still coming! I'll be updating my stories a lot more from now on, hopefully. Just keep on reading! If you like this, please review. Reviews give me incentive!