Tangled Webs II: Normal For The Spider - An SVU fic

7.Diversion

THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS VIOLENCE, RAPE AND MURDER SO READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.

Langan apartment...

While Olivia lay in his arms that night, her naked body thrown haphazardly around his as she slept, Trevor couldn't close his eyes. Over and over his mind replayed the fight they'd had earlier and one part in particular gnawed at him, making him question for the first time in years if he had in fact made the right decision.

"I lost her to some stupid accident that I still can't even remember happening... I still have nightmares about waking up in that hospital and having you tell me that she was gone..."

As he looked down at his sleeping wife, He couldn't help thinking how peaceful she looked and wondered just how she would react if she knew. Don't be stupid Trevor, it's been too long! He thought before kissing the top of her head and slipping out of bed, being careful not to wake her then after sliding his robe on to cover his nakedness, he made his way out of the bedroom and down the hall into the cavernous living room where he stood for a long time just staring out of the floor-to-ceiling windows, watching as the summer rain drenched the city in a steady downpour and wishing that it could wash away the sudden feelings of anxiety that now plagued him.

He thought he had been protecting her by keeping the truth about Chloe's death hidden from her, he was sure that it would be too much for her to handle - to know that someone had intentionally set out to harm their child, and not just any someone but the very man she'd once loved and trusted.

Elliot Stabler. It's been a long time since that name crossed my mind he thought and just as quickly his anxiety was replaced by rage! He remembered reading Mairym's letter, seeing that video just as vividly as if they were right in front of him. He remembered the sheer devastation he felt, how sickened, how weak and utterly useless he felt at discovering what Elliot had done, it was like he was in that waiting room all over again while the doctors tried to save his wife and daughter. There was nothing he could do to help either of them and after he'd been told that their baby girl hadn't made it, he was still powerless to do anything but struggle to accept the fate that had been decided for them.

"I wish to god I'd found that son of a bitch first that night!" he said to himself. When he'd taken the gun from the safe, he had every intention of using it that night. His father always told him that there is no such thing as too far when it comes to a man protecting his family but he'd never fully understood until Olivia came into his life and suddenly he knew. Now, thinking back to that night, he knew that had he gotten to him first, he would have easily put a bullet in Elliot's head and not felt even the slightest bit of remorse.

He never heard Olivia's bare feet as they made their way down the hall and into the room, nor did he hear her walk over to the windows, he'd only become aware of her presence when he felt her body pressed against him as she slipped her arms underneath his and around his waist from behind.

"You okay?" she whispered. He turned to face her and was greeted by her beautiful smile

"Yeah, couldn't sleep" he said as he allowed his fingers to run through her long, soft waves "What are you doing up?"

"I'm hungry"

"We skipped dinner didn't we?" he suddenly remembered

"We did"

"Well, I didn't so much skip, it was more like taken away" he grinned. "How about the three of us head to the kitchen and heat up the leftovers?"

"Can we find an old movie to watch while we eat?"