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Amanda was too upset to go to work the next morning. She was completely certain that everyone would treat her differently now that they saw her completely naked.

"Is she okay?" Fin asked as he walked into Olivia's office. She shook her head and pushed her glasses to the top of her head.

"Not even close, Fin. She was crying on and off all night and couldn't get out of bed this morning. I told Dodds that we had things to discuss, but she won't be here to discuss what happened," Olivia replied. Fin sat a file on Olivia's desk and frowned deeply as she eyed it.

"This is the file on what happened yesterday. We have video footage of Dominick taping everything up. Here is a copy of the footage," Fin spoke, as he sat a USB stick onto the file.

"Thank you for documenting everything... I was too busy tearing things down and-"

"Tearing Dominick a new one," Fin interrupted. Olivia shook her head and sighed.

"He doesn't care, Fin. The last thing he cares about is his job or Amanda's feelings. In the end, I guess his run with the NYPD was closer to ending than anticipated."

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Dodds arrived at five that afternoon and walked straight to Olivia's office. He had heard what he assumed were rumors of what had happened the day prior, but needed to confirm everything with Olivia.

"Alright, Benson. Tell me what happened yesterday," He demanded. Olivia stood and pointed at the chairs in front of her desk before sitting back down in her chair.

"Dominick Carisi took nudes that Amanda sent him previously and printed them off life size and bigger. He pasted them all over the floor... I even found one in the woman's bathroom later that day," Olivia sighed. Dodds sat there for a long moment and eyed his Sergeant. 

"So the rumors were true?"

"I told no one to discuss it, yet clearly no one wants to listen to me anymore," Olivia grumbled.

"Benson."

"Sorry, sir. They aren't rumors, and Fin documented the entire thing, and it's all in here. There is also a copy of our floor's security footage with him doing it."

Dodds took everything into his hands and flipped through the pictures. He never wanted to see this much of his detective, especially one he has had to punish for misconduct many times before. 

"Where is Detective Carisi?" Dodds asked. Olivia looked at him like he was stupid, before quickly changing her facial expression.

"I fired him yesterday after what he did. Sir-"

"Damn it," Dodds grumbled.

"What?!"

"Chances are we are going to get sued for wrongful termination."

"It wasn't a wrongful termination! He didn't show up for almost a week and then proceeded to tape nudes up all over the floor! That was at least sexual harassment if not something worse! If he sues, we have so much dirt on him and he won't have a leg to stand on!"

Dodds stood slowly and tucked the materials into his briefcase.

"I want Detective Rollins in my office first thing tomorrow morning. You can join if you'd like, but I need to talk to her about what she did."

"Did-"

"Sergeant, this job is very political and media based. Think about what reporters will do the moment an officer decides to spill the beans and sell this story to the media. Everyone will be talking about the wrongfully terminated, heartbroken detective from Staten Island that was fired from a very important Manhattan precinct for using what he can claim as his own property."

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Olivia went home a little late because she needed time to relax before facing Amanda. When she walked down the hall to her apartment, she wanted to scream the moment she saw another nude picture of Amanda on their apartment door. Olivia quickly ripped it off and shoved it into her bag before opening the door. 

"Babe, I'm home!" Olivia called. She looked through the common areas of the apartment before opening her bedroom door. Amanda wasn't in the bed, but Olivia did find her girlfriend in the tub. Amanda was wide awake and staring at the far wall.

"Amanda?" Olivia asked, as she walked over and sat on the bathmat. She reached out and caressed Amanda's hair before feeling how cool the water had gotten.

"I'm going to quit and move back to Atlanta," Amanda breathed. Olivia looked at her with confusion filled eyes.

"Huh?" 

"Mama will let me stay with her and she'll help with the baby. I'll pretend like this never happened," Amanda mumbled. Olivia took a shaky breath and looked at her partner's swollen midsection. 

If Amanda ran, they could not stay together. Yet as Olivia sat there and processed what her girlfriend said, she knew Amanda wasn't thinking about what they had. The moment she left the city, it would be as if Manhattan never existed and she didn't either. Their love for each other would wash away and Amanda would start a life with someone else. Someone better than her.

"Dodds wants to see you first thing tomorrow morning. Would you like me to join you or just drop you off?" Olivia asked, deciding to not address what Amanda had said.

"I'm leaving, Olivia. There is no use-"

"Amanda, I know you are completely destroyed from what happened... But you are talking about leaving and never coming back. You are planning on moving to Atlanta and leaving me behind."

Amanda slowly rolled her head to face Olivia, tears slipping slowly down her cheeks.

"You don't care. I'm a whore and everyone will judge you for what he did to me."

"No-"

"Just leave me alone, Olivia. I'd rather be sleeping in my old bedroom with the Backstreet Boys posters on the wall than face everyone at the precinct. Dodds is going to fire me, so what is the point?"

"I love you more than I've loved anyone before, Amanda. In the end, you will make the same decisions as usual."

"What does-"

"Selfish decisions that are only good for you. You forget about everyone else and don't care who you hurt in the process," Olivia sighed. She stood and kissed the top of Amanda's head before leaving the room.


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