37 Stitches-Ch.7Chapter Seven"This is like witness protection all over," Alex said as she held Olivia in her arms. It was almost two in the morning, and neither women could sleep. Olivia looked over to Raya who was still sleeping peacefully."I just can't believe this is happening," She whispered as she pulled herself from Alex's embrace, stood, and walked over to Raya. She looked down at her daughter and sighed. "I can't just leave the city I need to be out there, finding the guy who wants to kill her. I need to protect her.""I know, Liv, I know. You know what Cragen will say though. He'll say you're too involved, and he'll take you off the case.
37 Stitches-Ch.6Chapter SixOlivia was staring at Elliot like he had two heads. "What?""A hit has been put out on Raya," Elliot clarified."A hit? Meaning no one's going to stop until I'm dead?" Raya asked."No one's going to kill you, baby," Olivia said, squeezing Raya's hand. "Brandon didn't say who he was working for?""He lawyered up," Elliot said as he stood. "I'm going down to the station now. I'll call you when I know something.""Please, do so," Olivia said as Elliot gave Raya a gentle hug."Don't worry, kiddo, no one's going to hurt you," Elliot said to Raya. He could see she was putting on a brave face, just like her mother, but he knew tha
37 Stitches-Ch.5Chapter Five"She's going to be fine," Elliot said as he tried calmed Olivia as she paced back and forth in the waiting room. "Everyone's out looking for the gunman.""Everyone? As in Munch and Fin too?""Yes, the captain filled them in on everything. They are very interested in meeting Raya, you know."Olivia nodded absent-mindedly as she clutched her phone in her hands, waiting for Alex to return her call."She's in court all day," Elliot said. "She won't get it till later." It wasn't a secret that Alex and Olivia were in love. Everyone could see they way they looked at each other, the way they stood near each other, and the way the sp
37 Stitches-Ch.4Chapter FourRaya woke up the next morning and slipped out of bed to find the apartment silent. "A big improvement from last night," she mumbled to herself as she pulled out a pair of black skinny jeans; a blue and white, flannel, short-sleeved shirt; and a black spaghetti strap shirt out of her closet. She shivered slightly at the thought of her mother having sex right across the hall from her.She crept out of her room and into the bathroom next door to get a shower and to clear her mind from the images that plagued it. It was 8 o'clock, and her mother and Alex were still asleep. She figured that she should probably wake them up if they w
37 Stitches-Ch.3Chapter ThreeThe wedding had been a complete success. It was almost midnight when the last of the guests made their way out of the banquet hall. Most people by then were drunk, completely wasted in Raya's eyes, but her mother and Alex were as sober as could be. Raya thought it was a shame they were sober. She was interested in seeing a drunk Alex because she knew how her mother acted when she was drunk.Alex had decided that since Olivia lived nearby, she would just walk her and Raya home. Much to Raya's delight, Alex was also spending the night at Olivia's apartment. Raya remained quiet and walked behind her mother as Alex and Olivia flir
37 Stitches-Ch.2Chapter TwoAlex berated herself for being late to the wedding. She should have walked instead of taking a cab, but how was she supposed to know that they would get caught up in the traffic because of an accident. She did make it to the church before the ceremony ended though. She was able to slip in, unseen, and sat down in the back of the small, but filled church.Alex craned her neck, looking for Olivia, but she couldn't tell who was who by looking at the back of heads. She settled herself and looked ahead at Casey and Michael making their vows. They looked so happy and so in love. Alex sighed happily. Everything was just so beautiful. S