BANG!
" Lieutenant!" was the first thing that he could force out of his mouth
He watched the whole scene play out as if it were in slow motion. When he saw her come out his heart almost leapt from his chest. Even sweaty and bruised, Olivia could still take his breath away, but quickly awe was replaced with anger. She has been hit. Someone had hit Olivia. His Olivia. Hasn't she been through enough already?
you have me you don't need them, for as long as he has known her, she still amazes him. To him she was a superhero. A superhero who went through hell and protected victims from atrocities he couldn't even begin to understand fully yet.
A twinge of panic trembled throughout his body, they were getting closer to the car. If Olivia got in the car it was all over. Not that he wouldn't go to the ends of the world to find her. His love.
She made her move, then the shot went off. In an instant they all moved. He reached his hands out and grabbed her arm pulling her close. Relief swept through his body as he wrapped his other hand around her back. Carisi had her other arm as they shakily pulled her away from the scene, towards the ambulance.
" Where is Noah?"she asked shakily with tears in her eyes as he held her arm a little tighter to ensure she was really there and not on the ground a mere twenty feet away.
Carisi explained Noahs whereabouts but he doubt she heard him.
"Where is he?" she asked still stiff
" Were going to take care of you first okay?" he asked loud enough to be heard but with a softness only Olivia would pick up on. She did and looked up at him.
She was exhausted. There were tears in her eyes and a tremble in her lower lip when he nodded towards Carisi. He took the hint.
" Thank you" she choked out
He pushed a stray hair behind her ear " For what honey, you did great in there"
She didnt say anything else and he took that as a sign to finish walking with her to the ambulance. He sat with her the entire time and took her statement. Once she was clear he walked her back to his car and helped her into the passenger seat. By the time he was in the car her head was against the window, her eyes closed , fast asleep. He smiled and placed his hand on her thigh. He had to touch her, just to assure himself that she was actually here.
She was was with him. They both needed to decompress and things would go back to normal again. Them working to keep their new relationship a secret. Just Captain Tucker and Lieutenant Benson. But for now he will cherish this simple moment, with his hand resting on her thigh, taking and giving comfort. He thanked God for saving her and giving him more time with her. He smiled at himself and whispered
" I'm one damn lucky bastard"