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Chapter 3

Olivia tipped her head to the side and looked over at Lewis dead body.

"You will never hurt another woman now," she said to him. "Never again will a woman fear for her life….. You should have left when you had the chance you piece of shit."

She picked up the hand cuffs and put them on, then wiped the key and went over to Lewis crouching down beside him. She cringed as she pulled the waist band of his jeans and put the key under the waist band. She looked at the clock Elliot had been gone 10 minutes. She looked around the room checking she hadn't missed anything before she left the room and walked into the kitchen.

She got a glass from the cupboard and turned on the cold tap and filled the glass taking a long drink, before refilling the glass. She put the glass down and took the salt from her pocket wiped the small shaker and put it back in the cupboard. She picked up the phone and called the station. After giving her location and assuring them she was okay, she sat on the couch and waited for them to arrive.

Elliot had climbed into his car and put his gun back under his seat his hands were shaking. He looked down at himself and noticed blood from Lewis on his shirt. He reached over to the back seat and grabbed his hoody pulling it on. He looked down at the small house before putting the Jeep into gear and pulling away. He hated Leaving Olivia, he wanted to stay with her, but they both knew I he had he would have been arrested. He drove as quickly but legally as he could back to his apartment so he didn't draw any attention to himself.

As soon as he got back he closed the door and picked up the phone and called Lizzy.

"Hey sweetheart it's me," he said as she picked up her phone.

"Oh god dad thank god, is Livvy okay? Did you get to her? What happened?"

"Lizzy, are you alone, can anyone hear you?" he asked worried.

"No, I'm alone in my room and Mom is in the shower, I didn't tell her where you had gone, like you asked."

"Where did you say I had gone?" he asked her.

"I just said you had to go home, that you weren't feeling too good, I didn't know what else to say. I didn't want to say you had gone to work in case she phoned there looking for you, was that okay?"

"Yeah that's good Lizzy….Olivia is safe sweetheart." He told her.

"Thank god Dad, I was so worried, what happened?"

"Look it's a long story and I will tell you everything, but for now I need you to listen to me."

"Okay," she said to him.

"I hate to ask you to do this, and I hope to god nobody will come to see you, but….." he paused and took a deep breath; he couldn't believe he was asking his youngest daughter to lie for him. "I need you to tell anyone who asks that I was with you until I left to go home cause I wasn't well. You can't let anyone know that Olivia phoned your place then I left to help her, okay….can you do that for me?"

"Daddy what happened?" she asked he could hear she was scared.

"I had to help Olivia get away, and I shouldn't have been there as I'm not on the force anymore. If they find out I was there I could be in serious trouble… Olivia had to shoot the man to save me and herself."

"But if she done it to save you?"

"Please Honey I need you to do this, can you do this. I don't think anyone will ask you but just in case I need to know you will be okay doing this for me."

"Yeah I will be fine Daddy; I won't mention the call at all."

"Thank you," he said to her. "I will come and see you soon and let you know everything that happened, but for now I will tell you Olivia is fine and should be on her way to hospital to get checked out. As soon as I know anything more I will call you."

"Okay dad…. I love you," she said to him.

"I love you to Lizzy," he said hanging up the phone. He went into the laundry room and stripped down to his boxers and put everything he was wearing into the washing machine. He put the detergent in and put it on a hot wash, before going to the bathroom and climbing into the shower.

Olivia lay on the hospital bed in the small room; she had been here for over two hours now. She had been checked and double checked. X-rayed and her wrist put in plaster. She had been put on a drip to rehydrate her. Then they had left her to rest for a while. She knew Nick was outside the room he hadn't left her side since he found her at the house, along with Fin and Cragen. There was a knock on the door and Cragen came in. He walked over to her bed and stood beside her and took hold of her hand.

"How you doin?" he asked her.

"Okay I guess," she said not looking him in the eye. "I didn't have a choice I had to shoot him." she told her Captain.

"I know….. I know. But we will talk about that later back at the station. They have said despite everything you're doing pretty well and they should be able to release you later today, as long as you have someone to stay with you." He looked down at her "Olivia before they do, we need to do …. A rape kit." He told her.

She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. "I don't think he raped me," she said quietly. "It doesn't feel like it….. You know."

"I know, but we need to be sure. From what you have told us you spent a lot of time drugged up and unconscious. Plus we need to collect any other evidence you may have on you, you know how this works. We already have your clothes."

She nodded and looked at him. "Can…..can Melinda do it. I don't want anyone else but her."

Cragen nodded "I will give her a call," he smiled at her. He raised her hand to his mouth and kissed it softly. "I was so worried about you," he said to her. Olivia saw the glisten of tears in his eyes. "I really thought the worst," he told her.

"Me to," she told him honestly. "Me to."

"Hey Olivia," said Melinda as she came into the room.

"Hey," said Olivia. "Thank you for doing this."

"Oh sweetheart you don't need to thank me, I just wish I didn't need to do this." she said taking hold of her hand.

"Yeah…. Listen can I borrow your phone I need to call someone, I can't do this alone."

"Sure," said Melinda handing her the phone.

"Thanks I just need to take my mind off what you're doing."

"Do you need me to wait till whoever your calling turns up?" Melinda asked her.

"No, just hearing him on the phone will help," she told her. Melinda nodded and began to get ready to carry out the examination.

Olivia punched in the number and waited for an answer.

Elliot had climbed out the shower and got dressed into a pair of sweats before collapsing onto his couch with a beer. He put the local news on and watched as Olivia's face came up on the screen as the reporter talked about how she had been found alive; however there was no news on what had happened. He sat back and dropped his head back closing his eyes. He pictured Olivia's battered and bruised body and felt his rage building again. How could something like that happen to her? He still couldn't believe nobody had her back, why had no one checked on her. He drained his bottle of beer and threw the empty bottle across the room smashing it off the wall. He dropped his head back against the couch and closed his eyes suddenly tired after everything that happened

He jumped awake, awoken by his mobile ringing. He grabbed the phone off the small table and looked at the number it was unknown.

"Stabler," he snapped as he answered.

"Hey, it's me," said Olivia.

"Hey," he said his voice relaxing and sitting forward on the couch. "Are you okay," he knew it was a stupid question but he didn't know what else to say.

"They need to do a …. Rape kit. I didn't want to be alone. I didn't know who else to call." She tried to explain to him.

"It's okay Liv, I'm glad you called me, do you want me to come down, and I can be there in less than half an hour."

"No….. I just need to hear your voice, can you just talk to me." Olivia looked at Melinda who smiled at her.

"Can I start?" Melinda asked her. Olivia nodded.

"What do you want to talk about?" asked Elliot.

"Anything…..anything to take my mind off what is being done to me."

"Okay how about I tell you everything the kids have been up to," he said sitting back on the couch.

"Sounds good," said Olivia trying her best to relax.

For the next half hour as Melinda done the kit and photos were taken Elliot talked to Olivia. He heard her wince and almost cry at parts but he done his best to reassure her and take her mind of it the best he could.

"All done," said Melinda as Olivia listened to Elliot. Elliot heard Melinda and stopped talking.

"Did….did he rape me?" she asked Melinda.

"Olivia …"

"Just tell me, I need to know, did that bastard rape me when I was unconscious!" she yelled at her friend.

"Olivia calm down," said Elliot.

"Don't tell me to calm down El!" she snapped. Melinda looked at her as she mentioned Elliot's name. "Did that fucker rape me?" she asked again.

"I don't think so," said Melinda.

"What do you mean you don't think so, he either did or didn't," she said looking confused.

"I found seamen however there doesn't look like there was any penetration. I think he only got as far as…"

"Jerking off over me," finished Olivia. Melinda nodded.

"I still recommend you take the morning after pill," she told her.

"I will…..I'm on the pill though as well," she said to Melinda.

"Olivia I'm gonna have to run blood tests on you for any other infections, but I will be checking his blood as well when I do the autopsy," Melinda told her.

Olivia nodded.

"Liv," said Elliot. "You okay, do you need me to come down?"

"No I will be fine, I promise. They have said they are going to release me later today and I need to go to the station to do my statement. I will talk to you later," she said quietly.

"Liv…." he said again.

"I will call you later, I promise. We have a lot to talk about," she told him.

"I'm sorry for everything, I should never have left you" he told her.

"I know you are, and as I said we will talk later. I need to go," she said to him, she noticed Melinda looking down and smiling at her.

"Okay, if you need me again just call, at any time."

"I will do, bye," she said hanging up, and handing the phone to Melinda. Melinda took it from her and put it in her pocket.

"Was that Brian?" she asked Olivia, pretending she hadn't heard when Olivia had said Elliot's name.

"What?" asked Olivia not really paying attention.

"On the phone to you….while I done the kit."

"Oh ….erm a friend, just a friend," said Olivia, her eyes fixed straight ahead.

"Okay…. Do you need me to call anyone else?" she asked not pushing Olivia. "Maybe Brian, he must be worried."

"What…. No. No thanks…erm Cragen was calling him, he is probably on his way." She told Melinda.

Melinda nodded "Well I best go, get his back to the lab," she said patting Olivia's leg through the blanket.

"Yeah okay, thanks Mel," she said still not looking at her friend. All she could think of was Lewis stood above her as he jerked off over her. As Melinda left the room she flung her head to the side and vomited, before collapsing back on the bed and crying curling herself up into a small ball. Images of what she could remember from the last 4 days went through her mind, the beatings, being forced the drink and drugs, watching him rape and kill that woman, and she felt her chest begin to tighten as she struggled to breath. She didn't hear the door open or even register Nick sitting next to her on the bed.

"Ssshh its okay Olivia, just breath," she heard a voice say. "It's okay your safe now, you need to calm down."

Pictures of Elliot flashed through her head and slowly she began to calm her breathing as she felt strong arms wrap around her and pull her into a hug.

"Elliot," she sighed.

"No Olivia, it's me Nick," he said looking down at her as she pulled away.

"Nick," she said looking a bit confused.

"Yeah….. You okay now, you were having some sort of panic attack." He said pushing the stray hair behind her ear.

Nick didn't say anything about her calling him Elliot. She hadn't mentioned her ex partners name for a long time now, so he just let it go.

"The Doc said I can take you home," he told her.

"No! I want to go to the station. I want to give my statement, get it over with when it's still fresh in my head."

"Olivia its late, you should get some rest…. Brian is here to take you to the hotel."

"I don't need Brian to take me anywhere, but to the station. I am giving my statement tonight," she yelled at him.

Nick stood up right and held up his hands "okay Liv, that's fine, that's fine. I will let the Cap know what's happening and send Brian in, he has some clothes for you."

Olivia nodded and turned her head away from him as he left the room. A few moments later the door opened and closed quietly.

"Hey Olivia," said Brian his voice quiet. She turned her head to face him and she saw his face flinch as he saw all the bruises, swelling and cuts. "I err…. I brought you some clothes to put on."

"Thanks," she said to him as he walked forward and dropped them on the chair next to her bed.

"How you feeling?" he asked her as he put his hands in the pocket of his jeans and rocked back and forwards.

"Never better," she snapped back at him.

He nodded his head, his eyes not making contact with hers "I'm sorry, stupid question," he said to her.

Olivia looked at him. He hadn't once made any eye contact with her, he didn't even want to come near her, he just stood in silence looking at the floor. Finally he spoke.

"They have a hotel room for you to go to, your apartment is still taped off and stuff," he told her.

"I'm going back to the station first, to give my statement," she informed him.

"Oh….Okay." She looked at him and couldn't believe he was being like this with her. "Well I will leave you to get dressed," he said finally looking up at her.

"Yeah okay."

He walked towards her quickly and bent over and kissed her on the cheek before he turned and left the room. She sat stunned at the way he had treated her, before she pushed herself upright and dropped her legs over the edge of the bed. Her whole body ached and was sore. She just sat and stared at the pile of clothes Brian had left.

There was a quiet knock on the door as it opened slowly and Fin walked in.

"Hey baby girl," he said closing the door and walking over to her. She looked at him and tried to smile but instead tears flowed from her eyes.

"Hey, hey, it's gonna be okay….. I promise you," he said pulling her into a gentle hug as she cried. When he felt she had stopped he pulled away and looked down at her. "You need a hand to get ready?" he asked her.

"Yeah, if you don't mind," she said slightly embarrassed.

"Of course I don't," he said gently picking up the pile of clothes, before helping her to her feet. Slowly and carefully he helped her get dressed, averting his eyes when he had to. Olivia couldn't help thinking it should be Brian helping her do this, not Fin.

"All done," said Fin with a small grin, as he looked up at her after tying her sneaker lace.

"Thanks," she said as he stood up.

"You ready to go?" he asked her. Olivia nodded and Fin opened the door for her. Brian was the only one left in the corridor. "Where did everyone go?" asked Fin.

"Back to the station, Cragen said to take Olivia straight there if she still wanted to give her statement." Said Brian.

"Where do you want to go Liv station or hotel?"

"Station, I want this over and done with," she told him as they walked down the corridor.

In the back of the car Olivia closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, so she didn't have to talk to Brian. The streets were dark and it was coming up to midnight, she was so tired but needed to do this. She opened her eyes as they got close to the station, they slowly drove past all the news reporters gathered outside the station doors. She heard Fin on his phone as he drove round the side of the station. Munch was stood at the fire escape with the door open. They climbed out the car.

"You didn't need to face the vultures," said Fin as he helped her from the car.

"Thank you," she said as she walked past Munch and into the safety of the Station.

For the next 3 hours she was questioned by Cragen and IAB about what happened. Everything she told them up to the point when she called Elliot was the truth.

"So how did you overpower him?" asked Cragen.

" He had left the room for a while looking for something new to torture with me. He thought I was passed out. When he was out the room I managed to pull the metal bar away from the bed that the cuffs were around. He hadn't realised when he came back in the room. As he got close I swung out and caught him on the side of the head knocking him to the floor. He dropped the gun and I grabbed it. I looked down and he was knocked out. I need water, I was so thirsty so I went into the bathroom and drank from the tap, I sat on the floor of the bathroom I was so tired. When I looked up he was there, I panicked when I saw him, my hands were shaking I pointed the gun at him and pulled the trigger hitting him in the leg. He went down and I went to run from the room. He grabbed my leg as I went past making me fall. I scrambled out into the bedroom and he followed me. I managed to stand up. I told him to back off but he kept coming crawling towards me. I yelled at him over and over to stop but he didn't. I only meant to fire a warning shot as he pulled himself up, but my hands were shaking and I hit him…. I shot him." she dropped her head to the floor and wiped the tears away. Cragen came and sat beside her, he looked at the officer from IAB.

"Will that do for now?" he asked her.

She nodded and smiled "Yeah, that's fine. There is nothing much more we can do now till all the evidence is collected but it looks like an open and shut case. Detective Benson defended herself, she had no choice."

Cragen nodded.

"Cap can I use your mobile?" she asked Cragen. As the IAB officer collected al her paper work.

"Sure," he said handing it to her. She took the phone and typed in the number followed by the message. I need you. Can you come and pick me up. I'm at the station, Liv. She hit send and waited for the reply. It came within seconds. On my way, will be 15 mins. She looked up to see Cragen showing the officer out his office, she handed him the phone.

"You look exhausted," he said to her sitting down beside and putting his hand on her knee.

"Yeah, it's been a while since I slept properly."

He reached into his pocket and handed her a hotel key. "The department has put you up here until your apartment is sorted, it's still all taped off." He told her.

"Thanks," she said taking the key from him. Her hands were shaking. She looked up at him he looked blurred through the tears forming in her eyes. "I was so scared Don," she told him.

Don took her in his arms and held her as tight as he could without hurting her. "Do you want me to call Brian to come and get you?" he asked her after about 5 minutes of just holding her and letting her cry. She wiped her eyes and nose with her hand.

"No its okay, someone is coming for me," she told him. She looked at the clock. "He will be here soon," she said standing looking through the window of Cragen's office. As if on cue Elliot walked into the squad room. Olivia turned and smiled at Cragen before she opened the door to the office and walked out. Cragen smiled and shook his head. He should of known.

Everyone was staring at Elliot. As the door to Cragen's office opened and Olivia walked out they all turned to watch her as she walked towards Elliot.

"You okay," he asked her, as she stood in front of him. He reached out and lay a hand on her good arm.

"I will be," she told him. "You got here quickly."

"Yeah I wasn't too far away, I was hoping you would call," he said giving a small smile his eyes never left her.

Amanda nudged Nick who was stood next to her and nodded towards Elliot.

"Stabler, I guess," he said quietly.

"You want to go?" Elliot asked her, taking her coat from her and wrapping it around her shoulders. She nodded.

"They have booked me into a hotel," she told him. Elliot could tell she wasn't happy with that.

"Liv if you don't want to go to the hotel you can come to come to mine" he said pushing her hair back behind her ear.

"Will Kathy not mind?"

Elliot smiled at her "Don't worry about that," he told her. She gave a small smile back.

"Okay," she said "Your place would be good." They turned to leave.

"Stabler!" said Fin, finally breaking the silence from the small group of Detectives who were watching the exchange in front of them. Elliot turned to face him.

"Fin," he said staring at him, waiting for some sort of backlash.

"Look after, baby girl," he said to him.

"I will, don't worry," said Elliot, giving him a small smile as they walked out the room.

Once they had left they all turned and looked at Cragen. He shrugged his shoulders and looked at his mobile phone looking at the last messages sent and received.

"She asked him to come and collect her… he did, " said Cragen.

"Just like that," said Nick. "3 years of ignoring calls, never been in touch. She sends a text and he comes, and we just let her go with him. She was a mess when he left."

"He would of seen the news Nick, he knows what she has been through." Said Amanda sitting on her desk.

"But he never cared in the past."

"She never needed him in the past, not like she needs him now," said Munch sitting at his desk. "If there is one person who can get her through this its him."

"He's right Nick. As much as I hate Stabler for the way he left, without saying goodbye she needs him. He will look after her. He knows Olivia more than any of us, ever could."

"But do you not think it's a bit weird. Just one text message and he comes running. She text and called him for months leaving messages when he left and she got no reply, something isn't right."

"Nick don't even try to figure them out," said Cragen. "I tried to figure out their relationship for 12 years and couldn't. They had something I have never seen before. As Munch said she needed him and he came. Despite everything he came. You need to trust her and he will look after her."

"Who will and where is she?" asked Brian. They all turned to look at him. "Who will look after Olivia?" he asked again. They all looked at him, not knowing what to say. Brian shook his head. "She is with Stabler isn't she."

"Yeah," said Fin. "She text him and he came. I'm sorry Man."

"No its fine, I should of known it would be him she called, it always has been him." He looked at them all as he turned and left the squad room.

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