Saviors [A SVU and Bensler Fan Fic]

[Chapter Fifty-Two]

"A woman was found sitting in the middle of the road with no clothes on. Her body was covered in bruises and she was bleeding from a head wound. She had to be sedated due to a panic attack, and I asked her nurse to call us once she wakes up." I spoke, as I read my notes that I took in the hospital. Brian was staring me down, and I knew he was completely pissed at me for just being here.

"Good notes, Olivia. Did you get her name?" Munch asked as he sat on the edge of Fin's desk while Monique wrote down what I said.

"Penny Madison." Brian sighed.

"Penny Mission," I spoke, and Munch looked between us.

"Well, which is it?" He asked, and I showed him the copy of her driver's license that I made at the hospital.

"Mission," I spoke, handing it to Munch.

"Get your facts straight, Cassidy." Fin teased, but Brian just got even more pissed off and slammed his chair back before storming off. I looked at Munch and frowned.

"I don't think he likes me a lot." I breathed.

"He's used to being the new guy. Everyone was helping him, and he was hoping that if you came he could get more independence. But you are doing great so far, and he still can't get a name down." Munch spoke.

"Captain, maybe I should stay back here." I frowned. I hated that Brian hated me, and I honestly had no idea how to make it better.

"No, you aren't. You have this in your blood. Now, I'm going to talk to him. Look into her personal life. Fin and Monique find where she works and go talk to them. Olivia finds her family and any significant others." Munch spoke before turning and leaving the squad room to find Brian.

[*]

I found Penny's boyfriend, and Fin and I went to talk to him. Munch had started to think about changing up the partners so that Cassidy wouldn't have to work with me anymore.

"So, I'm sure you know how to do this," Fin spoke, as he parked the sedan and I looked out the window at a huge building where the man we needed to talk to works.

"I may be the daughter of a cop, but I'm not his biological kid so it isn't really in my blood. And there wasn't a take your daughter to work day where I went and helped him investigate rapes. So I don't really know how to do this." I sighed.

"Just ask questions and show him that you are there for him to open up. Penny is in the hospital and makes sure you tell him that gently. Don't make him upset." Fin spoke, and I nodded slowly.

"Okay. I think I can do this with your help." I replied nervously.

"You'll do great, Benson. Adopted or not, you are a cop's daughter and it does rub off over time."

[*]

"Mr. Hart, I'm Detective Benson and this is my partner Detective Tutola."

"Did something happen?" George Hart asked and I frowned.

"When was the last time you talked to your girlfriend?" I questioned.

"Penny? Well, we had dinner last night but she hasn't called me yet." He sighed.

"Mr. Hart, your girlfriend was found in the middle of the street last night, and she is in the hospital recovering after being hurt." Fin spoke.

"Hurt? What do you mean?!" He exclaimed, as he stood and started to grab his items.

"She was raped." I breathed, and his eyes went wide before he ran to the nearest trash bin and getting sick. I cringed a bit, before looking at Fin.

"We can take you to the hospital if you'd like." I offered, and Fin gave me a small nod of approval.

"Y-yeah. Uh, would one of you mind driving me in my car?" He asked, and I nodded.

"Fin, I'll take him. You go and make sure Penny is ready to see him." I spoke gently.

"Gotcha."

[*]

I hadn't regretted something more in my whole life. I never did except for the first case I'd be on, that the perp found me before I found him.

"Where the hell is Benson?" Munch yelled as I stumbled into the squad room. I had my hand pressed firmly to my side because I'm pretty sure my victim's boyfriend broke or at least fractured some of my ribs.

"Her husband said she isn't with him," Fin exclaimed, I slowly walked deeper into the room, and Brian was the first one to see me.

"Benson!" He exclaimed, as he stood and ran to me. I wrapped my arm around his shoulders as soon as he got close.

"Can you help me to my desk?" I whispered, and he nodded as everyone stared at me. Once I was sitting, they crowded around my desk.

"What happened?" Munch whispered.

"George Hart raped Penny Mission. When we were driving to the hospital, he told me to take a shortcut and I believed him because I thought he wanted to get to Penny quicker, but instead, he beat me up and sexually assaulted me." I whispered. Fin grabbed Brian's arm and pulled him to the side. Eventually, they gathered their items and ran off. 

"How did you get back here?" Munch asked, and I frowned as I shifted awkwardly in my seat.

"I walked. And now I want to get some medicine and go lay down in the cribs." I mumbled.

"No, we are taking you to the hospital. Monique, take her to the hospital and make sure she follows orders. I'm going to pick up her husband and take him to the hospital."

[*]

I was laying in an ER bay with my ribs wrapped, an ice pack on my black eye, and I couldn't feel my lip because they had to put a few stitches in it.

"Liv?" Elliot asked as he walked into the small area where I laid.

"Hey, El," I mumbled.

"What happened?" He whispered tearfully.

"I got into a car with a man who we thought was upset about his girlfriend being raped, but instead he was the rapist."

"Did he-"

"He didn't rape me, El. He just forcefully touched me in a sexual way." I whispered. I don't get shaken by a lot, but I was completely shaken by this all.

My first day on the job, I was hurt in a way that people we help get hurt. He didn't get close to raping me, but just the touching and how he got off by hurting me made me feel like my skin was crawling.

"I'm so sorry." He whispered. 

"It's all part of the job," I mumbled, but Elliot shook his head.

"It isn't though. You have only been on the job for a day, and you already got hurt. I don't know if I can send you to work every day and not start to panic because I'm scared you will get hurt again."

"I made the mistake of getting in the car with him. Don't worry. I will make sure it doesn't happen again." I spoke as bravely as possible, but Elliot could see right through it.

"Baby." He frowned. I started to cry, and Elliot moved closer and caressed my cheek gently.

"What if he had gone further? What if he had raped me?" I sobbed, as my ribs ached.

"I don't even want to think about it." He whispered, before placing a soft kiss on my bruised cheek.

"I can't stop thinking about it."

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