Disclaimer: All characters and basic concepts used in this story are the property of their respective owners. I own nothing; they are used solely for entertainment purposes. Any copyright infringement is not intended or implied.
Credit: A special thanks goes to GirlandHerKeyboard - Thanks to everyone who liked and reviewed the story :)
Trigger Warning: This chapter contains discussion of rape. Please read at your own discretion.
Chapter 6.
Olivia's heart pounded in her chest as she knocked on Dominick's office door, he took a moment to answer.
"Come in," Dominick said calmly, even though his body was anything but calm.
Olivia entered his office, her hands shaking as she closed the door behind her. Dominick stood and looked at her, a look of confusion on his face. Olivia took another deep breath as she turned to face him. The moment she turned, it was as if the color drained from his face. His counterpart looked even more exhausted than he did.
"Liv, are you okay?" Dominick asked gently.
Olivia shook her head as she walked toward him. "Dominick, what happened between us?"
"I don't know what happened, Liv. I swear I never meant to hurt you if I ever... I care about you," Dominick whispered. He wasn't sure if Olivia was accusing him of rape or trying to connect the dots.
"What happened after the party? I remember Elliot bringing us the last beer, but that's it! I don't remember us... I don't remember us having sex, Dominick," Olivia cried.
"I don't know either! I know I woke up on top of you and we're both completely naked. I didn't wake you up because it would have been embarrassing for both of us. I thought it would be better to just-"
"Better not to tell me that you woke up and found out that we had sex? Dominick, I thought I've been raped!" Olivia cried.
"I wasn't thinking. I was just as scared and confused as you were. In that moment, I felt it was the only right thing to do. Until I know more." He ran a shaking hand over his face and looked back into her eyes.
"What you did was wrong, Dominick. I never would have gotten a rape kit if you had told me. You could get arrested for that. Dominick, I have been in so much pain! I can't even walk right, and now I can't sleep because I know we did something wrong! Olivia was in tears.
Several minutes passed while they were all in their minds.
"Liv, I'm sorry I left you like that. I wish I had reacted differently." Dominick sighed and paused for a moment as he took her hand in his to squeeze it softly . He noticed how small and cold her hand was compared to his own. He tried to caress it.
She looked down at her clasped hands. Hot tears streamed down her cheeks. Even though it was meant to be a comforting gesture, somehow it felt wrong. Olivia swallowed hard as she pulled her hand away from his.
"I'm sorry..., I can't believe that we cheated on Amanda and Elliot," Olivia whispered in disbelief.
Dominick swallowed hard. He felt like he was trapped in a nightmare. He prayed that he would wake up soon. Olivia was one of his best friends and he loved her deeply as a friend. But would anyone believe him if he said it was an accident?
"Liv, we would never done anything like this. Unless something happened to us... After I left you, I took a drug test. It came back positive for GHB," Dominick exhaled. Olivia nodded and ran a trembling hand over her damp cheek.
"It doesn't matter that it wouldn't have happened unless we were hurt... which we were. I was drugged with GHB too," Olivia whispered. "They gave me the usual pills."
"I don't have anything, Liv." Dominick exhaled.
"The hospital gave me a pill for birth control," Olivia said, meeting Dominick's eyes. Dominick's eyes widened in panic as he processed what she had told him and the air came out of his lungs. He had always wanted to be a father. But after the attack, the possibility of pregnancy would be the icing on the cake.
"We have to find this person, Olivia. We have to put them in jail, but we just have to find out who it is... but how do we do that?" Dominick asked.
"What do you mean?"
"How do we act around each other now? We slept together and cheated on our partners, even if it was unintentional." Dominick furrowed his brow.
"I guess we pretend nothing happened because nothing will happen again. It was forced and there was no way we could stop it," Olivia's expression was ashamed. She turned to leave before flinching. It didn't matter how much medicine she took, she was still in pain.
"Sit down," Dominick said, walking over to Olivia and wrapping his arm around her waist. He helped her into a chair and stayed by her side until she was comfortable.
"The hospital said I tore up a little bit, it's going to take some time to heal," Olivia explained.
"I didn't intent to hurt you. It wasn't something I wanted to do. I didn't even want to sleep with you or cheat on Amanda," Dominick exclaimed.
Olivia looked down at her hand. She never thought she would hurt a friend like that. Dominick is very handsome. Olivia never had romantic feelings for him. He was one of her best friends.
When Elliot came back, she always thought she would be with him. Both had a lot of talking to do before they could imagine to be together. Olivia has been in love with Elliot for over twenty years. But now it looks like she's going to ruin her relationship with Elliot and Amanda.
She feels a bit like a home wrecker. Never in one million years did she want to be the other woman.
"We can't tell anyone we've slept with each other," Olivia cried out in dissatisfaction.
Dominick agreed "I'm not going to tell anyone. It'll be between us, right?"
Olivia nodded, though she didn't know if it would work. She knew that it would be hard for her to pretend that it had never happened.
As far as a possible relationship with Elliot was concerned, Olivia had to keep her mouth shut. Dominick did too. "We need to start investigating this, Liv. We need to find out who drugged us." Dominick said in a desperate voice.
xxx
Elliot stood in the doorway of his apartment, surprised to see Dani Beck. He was confused. And Dani could see it. It had been years since they had seen each other and he hadn't expected to see her again. In fact, he had no idea how she had even found his apartment. Why was she even here?
