A/N: I watched Beast's Obsession over the weekend and this came to mind. I don't own any of the characters.
Olivia's Nightmare
Olivia was home by herself. Noah was at a sleepover and Hank had gotten called to a case. He told her he didn't know how long he'd be. She got ready for bed and was watching a movie in bed. She fell asleep before the movie had ended but her sleep had been restless. All of a sudden she started dreaming about William Lewis and what happened the 4 days he had her and at the abandoned granary. He was burning her, he was forcing pills and booze down her throat, he was on top of her and she was beating him. He was sent to prison but escaped. He lured her to the abandoned granary, where he was holding Amelia. He had her cuffed to a table. She told him to whatever he wanted with her but to let Amelia go. He stood behind her and undid her pants but when she decided to quit fighting him, he got pissed. Lewis emptied the cylinder of his gun except for a lone bullet and spun it. Lewis went first. He pointed the gun at his head and pulled the trigger. Empty. He slid the gun over to Olivia and told her to pull the trigger. Her hand shook as she did it but she lucked out. It was empty. Lewis took his next turn. Again, empty. Shaking, Olivia once again pointed the gun at her head pulled the trigger. Empty. There were two more chances. Lewis pointed the gun at his head one more time and pulled the trigger. Empty. This time Lewis pointed the gun at her head.
"Say goodbye, Olivia!"
Lewis was once again taunting her and playing with her mind about this being the last thing she saw before she died. She knew she was about to die but she didn't want to. She wished things had turned out differently. Lewis pulled the trigger.
BANG!
Both she and Amelia screamed. Lewis had shot himself in the head. He was dead and she was still alive. How was that even possible? That bullet was meant for her.
She screamed as she woke up and it took her a minute to realize where she was. She was in Chicago in her and Hank's bed. She was soaked with sweat and the sheets and blanket were wet as well. She got out of bed, shut the TV off and pulled everything off the bed before putting the sheets and blanket in the hamper. She grabbed a clean night shirt and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
Hank had come home and went up to the bedroom. He saw that the bed had been completely stripped and he heard the shower running. He grabbed his T-shirt and lounge pants and went to join his wife in the shower. He got undressed and got into the shower with her. He was behind her, so he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck. Still shaken by her nightmare and because one of the things Lewis had done was kiss her neck, she reacted by elbowing him in the chest and punching him in the nose.
"What the hell, Olivia?"
Olivia realized what she had done and broke down.
"Oh, Hank, I am so sorry!"
"What's with you?"
"I fell asleep and I started having a nightmare about what had happened with William Lewis. I woke up and I was soaked in sweat. I took everything off the bed and came in here to take a shower. I was triggered when you kissed my neck just now. I thought you were Lewis. I didn't mean to hurt you."
"It's ok. Come here."
Hank wrapped his arms around Olivia and she cried into his chest.
"Please don't be mad at me."
"I'm not mad at you. I shouldn't have just snuck up on you the way I did. I didn't mean to scare you."
Hank and Olivia finished their shower, dried off and got dressed. Olivia went downstairs to get Hank some ice for his nose, while he put clean sheets on their bed.
"Here."
"Thanks. We can just use the comforter for now and then we can do the laundry tomorrow."
"Ok."
They got into bed and Hank wrapped his arms around her
"Ok. I am sorry about your nose."
"It's fine."
"No, it's not, Hank. I could have really hurt you. I'm just glad that Noah wasn't here. I don't think I ever want him to see me this way. What if I accidentally hit him? I'd never be able to live with myself if I ever hurt my son.
"Maybe you should talk to him about it when you think he's old enough to understand."
"Yeah, maybe. I'm going to have to tell him about Johnny D when he's old enough. I thought that once I was with you and truly happy, these nightmares would stop."
"How often do you have them?"
"Not often at all. This is the first one I've had since I've been in Chicago. The whole ordeal went through my head."
"When was the last time you saw your therapist in New York?"
"After Dodds was killed. I thought I was doing ok. Until tonight that is."
"We'll see how things go and if these nightmares continue, maybe you should go talk to Dr. Charles. Maybe this was just a one-time occurrence."
"Yeah, maybe. I just hope this doesn't happen whenever you work late and I'm here alone. I didn't break your nose, did I?"
"I don't think do. It does hurt though. Let's see what happens."
Olivia kissed Hank's nose and then she kissed his lips. Hank wrapped his arms around her and they both fell asleep. Olivia had managed to get through the rest of the night without having another nightmare about Lewis. The next time Hank had a late case, she did not have another nightmare, so she went with Hank's theory that it was just a one-time occurrence. At least she had hoped that's all it was and the worst was finally behind her for good.
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