Hold On. (Rafael Barba/ Law & Order: SVUxCriminal Minds) *COMPLETED*

Chapter Seven: Calling Hotch and The Story.

*Trigger Warning: Mentions of rape.* 

Alisha

I sat at my desk at the precinct, dialing his cell phone number and pressing the phone to my ear. "Hello, Aaron Hotchner?" He sounded so serious.

"Hotch, it's me. You don't need to be so serious darlin'" I say laughing, "Alisha, it's good to hear from you. How is New York treating you?" He asks me.

"They found him," I whisper. There was a moment of silence, "Tyland?" Aaron asks, "Yes. He had raped a girl at Columbia Uni. She identified him. I faced him, head on..." I say.

"Is he going to jail?" He asks, "We have to go to trial. He isn't rolling over...and--and they want me to testify..." I whisper, "He raped you 11 years ago, isn't that over statue of limitations?" Aaron asks.

"It is, but they want me too. Barba asked me too, it could help the case," I explain, "Barba?" Aaron asks, "The D.A for SVU," "Ahh" we went silent for a moment.

"I would love to have you guys here. See you guys supporting me..." I say, "When do you testify?" Aaron asks me, "Friday," I answer.

"I'll talk to Morgan, see if we can squeeze it in," Aaron says. "Alright, just let me know, okay?" I say. "Will do Ali. We miss you," Aaron says softly.

"I miss you guys too," I say. I see Barba walk in, nodding to me to follow him. "I have to go Aaron. I love you" I say. "I love you too Ali," I hung the phone up.

I go into Olivia's office, "Shut the door." Rafael says, he sounded serious and mad. I slowly did so, "What's going on?" I ask him. "Do you have a thing for authority figures?" he says, facing me.

"Barba!" Olivia snaps, "Pardon?" I asked crossing my arms.  "I got a tip today from someone, saying one of my witnesses slept with her old boss," Rafael snaps at me.

I was taken back, "How...what? Who said that?" "Michael. When his attorney was speaking with him," Olivia says.

"You slept with your old boss?" Rafael asks me, calming down slightly. "Once. After his wife died. But I don't see how that has to do with the fact Michael raped me? Aaron and I slept together 5 years after he raped me. It was the first time I was intimate with someone. It was hard for me but it happened. I don't regret it and neither does Hotch. It happened." 

"The defense attorney is going to bring it up," Rafael says. "Let him. It's not a secret." I say. "Except from me?" Rafael says, looking hurt. "I'm going after a rapist and you didn't bother to tell me you and Aaron slept together," he adds.

Rafael walks out of Olivia's office, "Rafael!" I call after him. Running to catch up, "What is the big deal?" I ask him, looking him in the eyes. 

He pulls me into the elevator, "The big deal is, Michael's lawyer is going to use this against you. I can't stand to see you get hurt and I don't even know the full story about the rape." Rafael says.

 I pushed the emergency stop button, crossing my arms and facing him.  "You wanna know the full story? Here it is..." I say, anger spitting out of me.

"I was in his classroom, wearing blue sweatpants and a gray shirt, it was 9 p.m. and he was helping me study for the test we had the next day. It put his hand on my thigh and I didn't think anything of it, then he kissed me. I didn't kiss him back and I pulled away as fast as I could. I told him I should go. That he was exhausted and not in the right state of mind. I stood up and he grabbed my arm, telling me he didn't take no for an answer. Before I knew it, my chest was on his desk, there were scissors just inches away from me, I could've stabbed him but I went numb, I couldn't move or scream or even cry..." Rafael had tears in his eyes, "You don't have---" I raised my finger up to silence him.

"He ripped my shirt open, ripped my sweatpants apart, and raped me. Again. And Again. And again until he felt like he had enough. He came inside me. Multiple times. He held my wrist so tight to the desk I had bruises, my face was pressed against his cold desk. When he was done and pulled back, told me how much of a good girl I was. I didn't move, I just slid off his desk in tears, he threw a new pair of sweatpants at me, told me to go home that he'd see me in the morning..." at this point I was crying. 

"So let his attorney dig into me. I was let the whole fucking court know what he did to me, Rafael Barba. So fuck you for judging me on who I've slept with, I almost slept with you, you fucking jerk." I hit the open doors button and stormed out of the elevator before anyone could say anything to me, I grabbed my stuff and walked out of the precinct.