Olivia couldn't believe her eyes when she noticed Zoey standing there, speaking to her as she was hugging Chris. She couldn't get that thought out of her mind while she was talking to her sweet, little Emma. When Emma wrapped her arms around Olivia's legs, the mother couldn't help but to smile. She loved that her daughter could tell when she was upset and wanted to make her feel better. "I'll be okay Emma," she stated to her before leaning down and placing a tender kiss upon her forehead. "Go play with your toys and don't come down stairs unless you're told to, do you understand?" she stated as she heard the sirens coming up to the house.
Just as she turned to begin walking down the stairs, she noticed Nick. He seemed like there was something on his mind, but she just didn't choose to ask. Though once he began apologizing for everything he's been doing to both their daughter and Olivia, she just sighed and nodded her head. "Alright," she stated to him as she began walking down the stairs. "If you need me just come get me," she added to Nick as she continued down the stairs and out the door to begin talking to the police, to explain everything that happened.
Once she stepped outside, she noticed Chris sitting on the porch, clearly upset and taking to realization that he would never be able to see or hear his sister's voice again. She sighed as she stepped to the edge of the porch and rested her left hand upon his shoulder and gently squeezed it, signaling that she was there for him if he needed her. As the police stepped out of their vehicles, she walked down the stairs and met them in the middle of her front yard.
"So, what's going on here Ma'am?" the heavy-set, bald officer questioned as he pulled out a notepad and started to write things down as Olivia began to explain.
"When I came home from work about an hour ago, I walked outside to my lake in the backyard to relax. But once I made it to the end of the pier I saw my friend, Zoey Brown dead in the lake, face down. It looks as if she committed suicide, but I don't believe that she would ever do that. I have a feeling that someone did this to her. Never in a million years would she kill herself," Olivia explained as she sighed and felt her knees beginning to get weak. Just talking about her best friend's death was making her feel very helpless. The blonde felt twin waterfalls swell up in her eyes as they trailed down her face as she continued talking to the officer.
"Can you take me to the lake?" the officer questioned as she glanced up at Olivia.
Olivia nodded her head and looked to Chris, "I know you probably don't want to, but would you mind coming with me? You don't have to go up to the pier, just stay by my side for support?" she questioned to Chris before starting to walk the officer to the back of her home, towards the lake.