"Double Time" Sequel to "Stepping Time" (Highly recommend you read Stepping Time before starting this sequel)
The main characters of Law and Order SVU belong to Dick Wolf and NBC Universal. This is meant for entertainment, not profit.* There are several characters I have created. I hope you enjoy, and I welcome feedback.
Author's Note (Especially for laurel hardy) Characters guide-Primary SVU Characters Olivia Benson, Alex Cabot Primary Original Female Characters Army Lt. Col. Erin Mathison, Attorney Angie Secondary SVU and L&O Characters Elliot Stabler, Casey Novak, Abbie Carmichael, Serena Southerlyn Secondary Original Characters Jeff Stockton, Amelia Stockton, Dylan Mathison, Petraeus (Erin's Chihuahua), Senator Rushing, TJ McCoy
Thanks for reading and the reviews for the first six chapters. Love and appreciate the reviews and it means so much that so many are reading this sequel. Thank you again!
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"Double Time" Chapter 9
"Nice work, Erin," Abbie smirked, playfully poking the fresh mark on Olivia's neck with a finger. "You should get that inked Liv."
"Yeah a little extension there and add some yellow and orange within and you could have a beautiful butterfly tattoo," Angie added, causing a flush of redness in Olivia's cheeks.
"So what do I have?" Erin cracked, pulling her hair away from the left side of her neck with one hand and lowering the collar of her sweatshirt with the other.
"Damn," Abbie gasped playfully. "I think we need to swab and suture you. Any a 'lil lower you need me to inspect?" Abbie joked, pulling Erin's collar slightly lower with her finger.
"Hey," Olivia laughed, slapping Abbie's hand away from Erin.
"I didn't touch or see anything I shouldn't," Abbie grinned, plopping down on the other side of the couch. "Nice abs though Erin," she winked.
"Thanks Carmichael," Erin laughed, resting her head on Olivia's shoulder.
"Where's your fiancé Abbie?" Olivia queried.
"She's in the bedroom on the phone with her parents. They made it to Greece fine and their cruise starts in the morning our time."
"So I guess this has been a pretty exciting game…27-24 in the fourth," Erin commented.
"Don't know about the first half, but since mid-third quarter it has been," Abbie replied, sipping on her beer. "By the way we were just talking about ordering pizza and wings. You two want some?"
"I was going to order one supreme, one veggie, and one pepperoni and sausage," Alex interjected, walking out of her bedroom, combing through still damp hair.
"I'm thinking nobody watched the first half of the game," Erin chuckled.
"Hmmm," Olivia murmured.
"Well your reunion was not only sweet and romantic, but a bit inspiring," Alex smirked.
"Definitely," Angie sighed, wrapping her arms around Alex's waist and kissing her tenderly.
"And it is Sapphic Sex Sunday," Serena added as she padded towards the kitchen, drawing laughs from all.
"And did you thank your parents for me for not calling 20 minutes earlier?" Abbie grinned.
"Yes, once again mom asked if she called while we were fucking," Serena smirked, turning and looking at Abbie from the kitchen.
"Shut up detective," Abbie snorted as Olivia laughed at Serena's remark. "Until my future wife said Sapphic Sex Sunday you were clueless what the rest of us were talking about."
"I'm hoping I can take some credit for that, but you were a 'lil slow on the uptake babe," Erin laughed, pressing an adoring kiss to her neck.
"I think you definitely won our first Sapphic Sex Sunday competition Erin," Serena laughed. "Casted broken leg and Liv is still not speaking in complete sentences."
"Can I have a beer please?" Olivia sighed and then grinned.
"I was grabbing a couple for you and Erin already," Serena smiled.
"And although I didn't realize there was a competition today, I do agree that Erin won…but I was certainly happy to accept the prize."
"And Liv is back with us," Alex joked.
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"Jeff," Angie called, still laughing at the latest raunchy comment from Abbie. "Elliot should be here in a few minutes to rescue you if you want. You two can watch whoever is playing now in peace and quiet, or man yells, or whatever in my apartment."
"Trying to get rid of me Angie?" Jeff smiled slyly.
"No, not at all," Angie said embarrassed. "I just thought with…"
"Trust me Angie, Jeff does just fine in Lewd Lesbianland. We go back quite a long way and some pretty wild parties…thankfully before camera phones were so prevalent," Erin laughed, feeling quite a bit buzzed as she sipped on her fourth beer, after declining a second shot of tequila with Abbie.
"And I bet I have had more 'dates' with lesbians than any other man who served in the military," he smiled, using his index fingers for quotation marks.
"Yes, Jeff played cover guy for many a lesbian at dinners and balls while we were at Fort Hood especially," Erin smirked.
"Yep, my then wife stayed back in North Carolina and she much preferred me hanging with Erin, who she knew already, and then Sheila and all their friends," Jeff said. She definitely preferred that to me going out with the guys to the local strip joints. Turns out there were much better shows at Erin's parties anyway," Jeff laughed.
"Really?" Olivia smirked, raising an eyebrow as she looked down at her girlfriend, who was seated on the floor, her legs stretched out with the casted one elevated slightly with pillows, in front of Olivia on the couch.
"There might have been some pool parties with skinny dipping and the sort," Erin laughed. "But's it damn hot in Texas, isn't it Hot Texan One."
"It sure is," Abbie smirked. "Really, really hot…God, I should have visited Fort Hood. Women in and out of uniform."
"And you are officially now not allowed to visit Erin at the Pentagon or any Army post," Serena cracked, slapping Abbie on the shoulder.
"What you're the one…" Abbie was temporarily hushed with Serena's palm over her mouth. "Don't you dare Carmichael," Serena warned.
"What Abbie? You must spill," Alex shouted.
"Lord, I need another drink," Serena blushed, resigned to Abbie embarrassing her.
"Oh c'mon baby," Abbie cackled "I'm pretty sure that you and Liv aren't the only women in this room that find Erin incredibly hot in uniform…well maybe not Casey."
"Damn I should have used the scissors on those uniform pants," Olivia laughed.
"Jesus Abbie, I am straight but I can still appreciate a hot woman," Casey replied.
"Serena, you aren't alone there," Alex smirked. "Abbie you're selling Casey Sapphicly short, she was all into the idea of some Skype sex between Liv and Erin just a few weeks ago."
"You all had Skype sex," Abbie shouted. "I'm impressed."
"No, no, no we didn't," Olivia exclaimed.
"I just said it would have been hot," Casey retorted.
"There's hope there Jeff," Erin laughed.
"Should we get a notebook?" Jeff queried, looking at Erin.
"Would be fun and interesting. I know my answers," Erin smiled.
"I'm in whatever it is," Alex said enthusiastically as she began to prepare another pitcher of margaritas. "Me too," Angie smiled. "That must be Elliot," Angie added hearing the buzz of the intercom.
"Perfect," Erin grinned. "Two questions, kind of like the game 'I Never' but even more anonymous…I hear no objections, so Alex we need a pen for everybody and a couple pieces of paper or Post-It Notes ideally."
"Doubt I can be anymore embarrassed than I already was a few minutes ago," Serena smiled.
"I'm very flattered Serena," Erin winked. "And I'm very glad Jeff remembered this."
"Liv, you know…" Alex started.
"On the desk in your study," Liv interrupted, getting up from the couch.
"Ok before Elliot gets up here, because he is going to rewrite each of our answers before knowing the two questions," Jeff said. "So when you get your Post-It note you are only going to write two names. The first name you write is of the person in this room, who you have NEVER had sex with, that you would hook up for ONE night of crazy, wild sex if you were both single."
"And thanks to Serena settling you down…you actually have some choices Abbie," Alex cracked.
"I do believe I actually have more available choices than you do counselor," Abbie countered.
"I think you ought to blend those margaritas babe," Angie smirked, kissing Alex on the cheek. "She got you on that."
"Okay what is the second question?" Serena asked curiously.
"The second question is, who you would choose in this room for a threesome with your current partner," Jeff smiled. "Write the two names on your Post-It and give it to Elliot face down."
"Give me what?" Elliot questioned walking through the doorway.
"Just have a beer and sit down for a minute," Alex ordered with a smile.
"Lord," Elliot grinned. "Can I say hi to Erin first at least?"
"Hey El," Erin turned her head. "I'm getting up. Know my answers, and I need to hop to the ladies room anyway." Erin pushed herself off the floor onto the edge of the couch.
"Here you go cowgirl," Abbie smiled, pulling Erin the rest of the way up and handing her the crutches. "Will you show me your answers now?"
"Uh-no," Erin grinned. "Second part of this is individual detective work."
"So do we need the shredder than too?" Angie asked.
"Fireplace will do it for the originals," Jeff said.
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"Ok Elliot, now that you have all eight Post-Its flip one over at a time and without speaking write the two names in the same order on a fresh Post-It," Jeff said.
Elliot did as instructed. When he finished there were eight Post-It notes all in his handwriting that read as follows:
Erin/Abbie
Liv/Serena
Serena/Abbie
Alex/Abbie
Angie/Erin
Erin/Casey
Angie/Liv
Liv/Alex
Jeff collected the original crinkled Post-it notes Elliot had piled on the table and tossed them in the fireplace. He then told Elliot the two questions and Elliot grabbed a fresh Post-it note for his answers, but hesitated.
"And we don't have to say our answers out loud?" he questioned Jeff.
"Nope, the next step depends on your own detective skills. You may figure out none, some or all," Erin piped in.
"El knows my writing though and probably Alex's too," Olivia mildly protested, a little too buzzed to care.
"I do," Elliot grinned. "But since I didn't know the questions, I merely recorded the names. I really only remember the second name you wrote. And I must say nice choice, not like there is a bad one in here, except for me and Jeff who obviously weren't listed." Elliot finished, drawing laughter from all.
Elliot wrote his two names, Serena/Angie on a fresh note and turned it over with the others.
"So now what?" Olivia queried.
"Ok, first step is just to draw a number from this bowl to determine the order," Jeff said. "And it's best if we gather all in one area and since the least mobile is Erin, circle or something around her."
"Now who drew number one?" Erin asked.
"I've got one," Serena smiled.
"Okay Serena, pick up all nine Post-It notes. You have two minutes to study. then you have to place each one face down in front of the person you think made the choices on the note, keeping your own, of course."
"And when Serena puts one of the Post-Its in front of you, do not look until everyone has one. And when it is time to look do not show anyone else. If she gave you the right one just hold it. If she didn't get guess right then put it face down in front of you," Jeff said.
"You get a total of three chances," Erin said. "And only 30 seconds to change your choices in rounds two and three."
"The winner at the end is the person who got the most right, but you never say the answers out loud," Jeff said. "So the better you are with your own detective work, the more envied intimate knowledge you have."
"Seems like it will be pretty easy having three rounds of guesses through process of deduction," Alex surmised.
"We thought that too when we created this 'lil game," Erin laughed, but Jeff is a lawyer and I'm a military cop and my lowest score after three rounds with nine players was three. And I've only got all of them right once and that was because peeps were drunk and talking as we played."
"So quiet while we play but then we can share?" Abbie grinned.
"Not supposed too," Jeff smiled.
"All right Serena, study those notes. Your two minutes start now," Erin said looking at her watch.