"Mommy." Maureen moaned weakly from where she lay in her hospital bed on her belly to keep her back and backside off of the bed. Maureen had never liked sleeping on her belly, even as a baby, so she attempted to roll over and discovered that she couldn't.
"She's awake." Kathy quickly got up from her chair and hurried to her daughter's bedside. Upon hearing his wife's words, Elliot hurried over from where he had been standing looking out the window.
"Daddy." Maureen identified, once again attempting to roll over.
"Lie still, sweetheart. You were attacked and you're in the hospital. The doctors say you're going to be here for a while, but you're going to be okay. If it hurts, all you have to do is squeeze this, but you can't roll over." Elliot slipped the small pump into Maureen's hand and she gave it a tiny squeeze.
"Love." Maureen's eyelids drooped tiredly.
"We love you too, baby. Mommy and Daddy are right here with you, go back to sleep." Kathy bent down to plant a tender kiss on her daughter's head, and Maureen obediently closed her eyes and went back to sleep.
On Monday morning, Olivia rolled over and turned off the alarm on her phone, and looked over and smiled at her sweet little submissive sleeping soundly at the foot of the bed. Olivia reached over and gently rubbed Grace's bottom to rouse the sleeping brunette. When Olivia's gentle rubbing did nothing to make Grace stir, Olivia gave her a few sharp pops on her panty-clad bottom.
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!" Grace yelped, having been startled awake.
"Good morning, my baby. It's time to wake up now. Do you remember why today is a special day?" Olivia gently rubbed Grace's bottom to soothe the light sting she had just inflicted.
"Yes, Ma'am, I'm not on internet restriction anymore." Grace replied, melting under Olivia's gentle rubbing.
"That's right. Also because, as of today, I don't think you need a sitter anymore. If you want to go hang out with Don and Eileen today, I will drop you off on my way to work, but if you would rather stay home, it's now safe for you to do so." Olivia explained.
"I would like to stay home today, Ma'am." Grace decided.
"In that case, I will leave a list of tasks that I expect to be completed before I come home; if they aren't done when I get home, I'll put this pretty bottom over my knee, and if they are done, good girls always get rewards. Now, I need a shower and you need a shower or bath before breakfast. Which one would you like?"
"A bath, please, Ma'am."
Later that day, Olivia drove to Mercy hospital and went up to Maureen's room to find that Maureen was alert enough to express her teenage annoyance at everyone and everything. The brunette detective walked into the room with a loving smile.
"Hi, Auntie." Maureen greeted from her place in her bed on her belly.
"Hi, baby. How are you feeling?" Olivia asked as she sat down.
"Terrific. It hurts like hell and I can't roll over and I'm bored." Maureen responded.
"Well, you must be feeling better if you have enough energy to sass me." Olivia teased, "I guess that means you don't want the candy I smuggled in for you." Olivia reached into her purse and pulled out a bag of skittles, placing it in Maureen's hand, and Maureen was genuinely touched that Olivia remembered her favorite candy from when she was a little girl.
"Thanks." Maureen opened the bag and popped a few skittles into her mouth.
"Do you think you're up for talking to me about what happened and answering some questions?" Olivia asked kindly.
"Sure. Got nothing better to do, there's nothing on TV." Maureen said.
"Sassy." Olivia gave Maureen's ribs a gentle tickle, getting a small giggle out of the teenager, "Your Mom told us that you told her that you were planning to come home this past weekend to visit, but when officers went up to Hudson to talk to your roommate, she told them that you said you were feeling uneasy and decided that you wanted to come home early. Why were you feeling uneasy?"
"I got a creepy text and I really wanted my dad. Where's my phone?" Maureen suddenly realized that she didn't have her phone with her there at the hospital.
"It wasn't with you when we came to get you at the brothel, and the officers didn't find it in your dorm room." Olivia replied.
"I must have dropped it in the parking lot at Hudson when Maura kidnapped me." Maureen guessed.
"Who's Maura?" Olivia asked.
"The woman who took me to the brothel. Or at least that's what she said her name was."
"She lied. Her name is Melissa, she escaped from Rikers." Olivia explained.
"Oh, well, whatever her name is, she just appeared out of nowhere in the parking lot when I was going to my car to drive home. She caught me off guard and grabbed me by my hair before I could do anything, and she took a selfie of us. Then she put a rag over my face and knocked me out. When I came to, I was in that room tied to the bed in my underwear. She put her hand in my panties and she… she… she made me…" Maureen burst into tears, unable to say the word.
"Look at me, sweetheart. It's a normal physiological response. None of this is your fault." Olivia assured her.
"I started screaming, and she told me that if I was going to scream like a bad girl, she'd give me something to scream about. She took me from the bed and tied me to the ceiling, and she put those clamp things on my chest and tugged on them really hard and made me scream again. But then she suddenly seemed to change. She hugged me from behind and stroked my hair and told me that everything would be okay. She gave me water to drink, and after that I started to feel really strange. That's when she started whipping my back, and it hurt so bad. I felt blood running down my back. Then she started beating my butt with that paddle. I sometimes like it when my boyfriend pops my butt, but if he ever did anything like that I'd kick his teeth in. Just before you guys came in, she told me that she was going to brand me so that the man she sold me to would know that I was a bad girl."
"Okay, this is very important, honey. Did you ever hear her say his name?" Olivia asked.
"No. While she was beating me, I remember hearing a phone ring, and then I heard her say 'I've got a feisty one for you', but I never heard her say a name."
"You've been very helpful, sweetheart. I have to go back to work, so I'll let you rest now. I'll come back to visit you in a few days, just as an Aunt, not as a cop." Olivia smiled.
"You're just like my dad, you can't turn it off." Maureen returned the smile.
"Enjoy the candy." Olivia gave Maureen a gentle kiss on her head and left the room.
Olivia left the hospital and got into her car and called Fin.
"I'm on my way back to the precinct now. I want someone to go down to Rikers with a warrant and look through Melissa's personal belongings she went there with and find her phone and find out who she called. And I want someone to go down to Hudson and see if by any chance Maureen's cell phone is still somewhere in the parking lot." Olivia instructed.
"Copy that, Captain. Ken just called me; he and Alejandro and the baby have gone back to their place now that the danger's passed, and Amanda said she's bringing the girls home tomorrow."
"Good to know. I'll be there soon." Olivia disconnected the call and drove back to the precinct.
"Here you are, Detectives." the officer at the desk said when Elliot and Fin showed up at Rikers with a warrant for Melissa's personal possessions, handing them a small cardboard box.
"Here it is. This is all we need. Thanks, man." Fin said as he retrieved the cell phone from the box and then handed the box with the rest of its contents back to the officer.
"While we're out and about anyway, let's drive up to Hudson and see if we can find Maureen's phone. Maureen told Olivia that she got a weird text and that's why she wanted to come home early. I want to know what bastard was terrorizing my daughter." Elliot said as the two men got back into their car.
"Copy that. Hopefully Morales can crack the passcode on this thing." Fin said, fiddling with Melissa's cell phone.
Elliot and Fin scoured the entire parking lot area several times, and just when they were about to give up and call Maureen's cell phone a lost cause, Elliot heard Fin call his name.
"Stabler! I got it!" Fin called out, reaching into the bushes, and Elliot hurried over to him.
"Good. Kathy is at the hospital with Maureen, I'll call her and have her ask Maureen for the passcode. Elliot reached for his cell phone and dialed Kathy's cell number, "Hey, baby, is Maureen awake? We found her phone, we need the passcode," Elliot paused, and then turned to Fin to repeat the information Kathy was relaying to him, "9041." Elliot then exchanged parting words of love with Kathy and hung up his phone.
"Damn, Maureen's got a lot of guys in her contacts." Fin observed.
"Just look for the text." Elliot said, feeling a pang of fatherly sentimentality that his baby wasn't a baby anymore.
"It's gotta be this one, from an unknown number. I definitely classify this as creepy."
'Be a good girl, I'm watching you no matter where you go' was the caption, and attached were several pictures of Maureen; one of her walking across campus to one of her classes, one of her coming out of the campus bookstore with several books and a cup of coffee in her hands, and one of her at a party that had been held on the beach.
"Those seem to be Melissa's favorite words, I'll bet my next paycheck we'll find out this text came from her." Elliot said, his blood boiling knowing that Melissa had been stalking his daughter for several days at the very least.
Several hours later, Grace felt a sense of pride as she checked off the last item on the list of tasks Olivia had left for her to complete. Just as she did so, she heard keys jingling in the door and went to kneel by the door. Olivia let herself into the apartment and smiled upon seeing her sweet little submissive waiting for her. Grace bent down to kiss Olivia's shoes and then stood up to help Olivia out of her jacket and take her purse for her, putting both away in the closet while Olivia put her badge and gun away in the safe. With all of that accomplished, Grace turned and was gathered into a loving hug in the arms of her Mistress.
"Hi, baby. Were you a good girl today?" Olivia asked, gently kissing Grace's forehead.
"Yes, Ma'am," Grace replied honestly, "I just got done with the last of my tasks on the list."
After changing her clothes and double checking on Grace's work, Olivia swept Grace off her feet and carried her over to the couch where she sat down and cuddled Grace on her lap. Overjoyed to be cuddled with, Grace snuggled down into Olivia's arms and melted into the affection as Olivia gently rocked her and rubbed her bottom. She appreciated the way her Mistress always took at least a few minutes to cuddle with her when she came home from work. After a few minutes of silent cuddling, Olivia kissed Grace's forehead.
"I seem to recall telling you that good girls always get rewards. Would you like to work on some training, my baby?" Olivia offered.
"Yes, Ma'am. I would like that." Grace smiled. Training didn't frighten her due to how slow and careful and patient her Mistress always was with her. Olivia started to lead Grace down the hall toward the bedroom with a gentle hand on her back when suddenly Olivia's cell phone started to ring. The brunette detective looked at her phone and sighed, "I have to take this, I promise I'll be super quick. Go to the bedroom, take off your bra and panties, and lie on the bed on your belly with your head on my pillow." Olivia instructed.
"Yes, Ma'am." Grace giggled when her Mistress gave her a playful spank to send her on her way.
In the bedroom, Grace stripped naked and made herself comfortable on the bed on her belly with her head on Olivia's pillow, breathing in the comforting scent of Olivia's perfume as she waited for whatever reward was in store for her.