32

Four black SUVs pulled into the parking lot and parked at the front doors. Cragen walked through the automatic doors as eight men climbed out of the SUVs in unison and approached the building.

"This is an active crime scene, but I feel you know that," Cragen sighed, as Elliot walked up behind him.

"I'm Agent Ford with the FBI. We will be taking over the scene," Ford replied, as he held out his badge to show Cragen.

"FBI? A cop got kidnapped. This is an NYPD situation," Cragen huffed.

"Detective Stabler called me. We will be taking this over unless you are willing to work with us."

"Excuse us," Cragen replied firmly, as he grabbed Elliot's arm and pulled him to the side. He shoved his hands into his pockets and waited for Elliot to speak.

"Sir-"

"Why did you call the feds? We got this!" Cragen exclaimed.

"Don, I think her ex-husband kidnapped Olivia. When we went on our honeymoon, Olivia and I broke into his house and rescued the girls. Olivia Benson isn't her real name, as she is in the Witness Protection Program and was moved up here for her safety. Her ex is a big deal and the only person who would want her gone is him," Elliot rambled. 

Cragen stared at his detective with wide eyes before glancing at the agents.

"You two are in serious trouble once we find her. I don't like being kept in the dark."

"Sir, I didn't find out until our honeymoon! By then, I was a lost cause and couldn't live without her! I still can't, so please just help Agent Ford so I can get my wife back sooner rather than later. I can't imagine her being gone long enough that she ends up alone when our son comes," Elliot breathed.

Squeezing the bridge of his nose, Cragen walked away from Elliot and to where Agent Ford still stood.

"If we are going to make this work, you and your friends are going to tell me everything about Olivia. I don't care if I don't have the clearance, since you put every officer in the city's life at risk when you didn't disclose Olivia being in witness protection," Cragen spoke.

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Olivia moaned as she regained consciousness. She felt a tightness around her temple from dried blood and an ache in her body from laying on the floor for an unknown amount of time. As she opened her eyes, Olivia lay there and waited to feel her son move. After everything she had gone through, Olivia needed to come out of this situation with her baby.

"Look who's awake," Lewis frowned as he came into the dark room.

"Keep the lights off, my head hurts," Olivia moaned, as her son finally shifted in her body. She closed her eyes tightly and tried not to cry, but she did when Lewis disregarded her request and flipped on the overhead light.

"Stop crying, Olivia," Lewis breathed, his voice shaking. He truly cared about Olivia and hated that he was asked to do this.

"W-Why didn't you say no? He's a bad guy and you keep helping him!" Olivia cried, as Lewis roughly helped her up.

"He's my best friend, Olivia! Not only that, but he also is dangerous and could have me killed with one word!" Lewis yelled. Olivia shook her head as she slowly moved to her feet. 

"I know he's dangerous! Did you know he tried to kill me?" Olivia spat, her hand resting against the wall to keep her balance.

"Duh! He tried to kill you and then called me and asked for me to move your body! When I got there, you were gone and he was pissed at me! He told me to find you, but I couldn't," Lewis spat, as he shook the gun at Olivia.

Olivia shook her head as she took a few slow breaths and tried to steady herself. Arguing with an armed man wasn't on her list for this easy Sunday, but her plans always changed when things got good.

"Lewis, we could end this right now. You could turn yourself in and tell everyone about Hugo. He'd get a heavy sentence if you spilled all of his secrets! Then I could go home to my husband and the girls," Olivia spoke. Lewis swallowed hard as he paced the small room.

"Do they miss me?" Lewis asked.

"Who?"

"Rory and Macie... Do they miss me?" Lewis asked.

"I don't know, but you could ask them yourself if you take me back to the store."

Lewis went to reply but stopped when his phone rang. Pulling it from his pocket, Lewis answered the call and just listened. Olivia couldn't hear much over the pounding of her heart but knew it wasn't good.

"It's time to move," Lewis spoke, sliding his phone back into his pocket.

"Lewis-" Olivia started.

"No! Shut up before I have to kill you!" Lewis screamed, slamming the gun against Olivia's other temple.

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Rory and Macie slept in the cribs while they waited for Bernie to come pick them up. The squadroom had been transformed into the headquarters to find Olivia. Additional tables were brought in and several computers were set up for different agents and officers to work on.

"Anything?" Elliot asked as he came back from checking on the girls.

"Nothing," Cragen replied plainly, as he and Ford turned towards Elliot.

"Nothing at all? What about the footage from the store? Or maybe a license plate? This man must've been following us if he found Olivia in a random store we didn't even plan on going to until this morning," Elliot frowned, as he tried to remain calm. The last thing he wanted was for his wife to get injured or killed. 

"We watched the footage from the store, but the man avoided the cameras. The vehicle Olivia was put into didn't have a license plate, and if it does now, it's probably stolen. We will review all the footage from your house, but we might not break this tonight," Ford replied. 

Elliot swallowed hard as he scrubbed a hand down his face.

"You have twenty-four hours before I take matters into my own hands. My wife's life is at stake, and I refuse to lose her and our son before I even get to meet him."