"Olivia! No!" I yelled out to my partner who lay unmoving on the floor. I turned back to the officer who fried the shot, "You idiot! That's my partner." I started to run towards her.

"Those were my orders, he had a officer and if you weren't going to shoot him I had to." He said defending himself. I glared back at him. I reached her still body, she layed next to the criminal we had been trying to catch for a week. He abducted 2 little girls after shooting their parents. The father died.

Our criminal, Serge lay on the floor unmoving and I knew he was dead. It looked like it hit him in the chest. And the impact of flying back into a mirror didn't help either. I kneeled next to my partner and imeadetly checked for a pulse, and she slowly turned her head over.

"El, I… Im okay. Ow maybe not." She reached for her back of her head.

"No, don't touch it. Do you know what happened?" I asked in a gentle voice.

"No, but when is the ambulance coming? My head hurts like hell." She asked, I helped her sit up.

"We followed Serge here," I said pointing to the body next to her. "And he came up from behind and grabbed you, he held a gun to your head ." I said my voice shaking , the memory of it all creeping through my head.

"Did you shoot him?"

"No, some other officer did. You two flew back into the mirror."

"Where are we? And remind me again who this Serge is." She pointed to the still man next to her.

"He's the man who abducted those twin girls, shot the mom and dad and the dad died. He ditched the girls in the street and came running in here. It's a dance studio, that's how you fell into the mirror." I slowly pulled her away from him and the glass.

"Oh, Ow my head still hurts. Did I cut it?" She asked in total pain.

"No you just hit it. But some glass shards cut your face," I said in a soft tone then changed it to shout back to the officer up front. "Where's that ambulance? My partner's hurt!"

"They're coming! They got stuck in traffic. Your captain's on his way too!" He shouted back.

"Traffic? Tell them there's a officer down and they better get their asses over here fast!"

"They were stuck behind a car accident." His radio buzzed, he spoke back into it and yelled back, "they're almost here! Not even 5 minutes!"

"Ooh!" groaned, "My head! And ooh my arm is hurting now!" I helped her sit up a little more

and held her close to me.

"Shhh I know sweetheart, I think you landed on it." I said using a soft tone.

"My face is starting to sting too."

"Im sorry, I told him not to fire but.." My voice trailed off.

"It's not your fault. Did we get the girls? Are they okay?" Here she is lying on the floor after being taken hostage and threw back into a mirror and she's asking about the little girls. But that's what makes her be one of the best on the squad. She puts a lot of effort into helping victims.

"They're fine, we got them and I believe they're back with their mom."

"Okay good." She gave a small smile then winced in pain.

"What is it?" I asked my voice filled with concern.

"I have this major headache. Are you sure my head didn't hit the mirror?"

"Im sure, he had the back of your shirt, when he got shot you two flew back his arm blocked your head and then you fell and hit it on the floor."

"But how hard did we fly back? How did the mirror break?" Olivia asked.

"His head hit the mirror pretty hard. He was jumping back to dodge the bullet. And well he's a big man so that's probably how the rest broke." I said, holding my partner even closer as I could tell she was now just starting the feel the pain.

"The ambulance is here!" The officer shouted and soon men with a stretcher came running through followed by our captain. I helped lift my partner on to the stretcher.

"Im riding with!" I called to my captain.

"Elliot we need you to stay here. Just for a little bit." He called back. I let go of my partner's hand (which I had imeadetly grabbed) and stood to face him.

"This is my partner, and she's hurt. Im going." I angrily said.

"Just listen. Im fine." She called from the stretcher. I sighed and walked up to her.

"I'll be there as soon as I can. I swear Liv." I lightly kissed her forehead, avoiding the cuts.

"I know you will El." She was whisked away on the stretcher. I rubbed my eyes and walked back to my captain.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Oh just dandy! And yourself?" I answered with bitter sarcasm.

"Elliot.." He warned and I could tell he was in a mood.

"Fine, no I am not okay, not at all," I spat, my voice rising. "My partner, the only person I have left, had a gun pressed against her head. I thought she got shot. She didn't but she still got hurt. And to top it off, she's alone in some hospital. She has no one there for here." I threw my hands in the air. Cragen sighed.

"Go."

"What?"

"Go , you're right. She's there alone, scared and hurt. Go."

"Thanks. I promise I'll call." I started to leave.

"You better!" He yelled out to me. I dashed to the hospital.

Walking in my phone buzzed in my pocket, I looked at caller ID. It was my daughter.

"Dad, where are you? You were supposed to be here!" Maureen yelled. I sighed, pacing in front on the front desk.

"Maureen, the last thing I need right now is your attitude. I know your upset because I was supposed to take you and the twins out for dinner but-" She cut me off.

"But what? You're stupid job got in the way again? Or is it your partner? God I swear you care more about your job and partner then your own family! No wonder mom left you!" She screamed into the phone.

"Maureen, stop yelling. Listen to me, -" But she interrupted me again.

"I knew it! You were too busy with her huh? Working on some case right? Like you told mom when you would come home late. You were out with HER instead of US! Grandma even thinks you were cheating on mom with her! That's part of why mom left you, she got tiered of being number two! I bet you guys were together!" She screamed, her words running through my mind with anger. Kathy must have been telling the kids stories, again.

"She's in the hospital." I said coldly, my voice stinging. I hung up my phone and put it on silent knowing she would call back.

When I got to Olivia's room she was lying there, eye's closed. But her eye's fluttered open when I opened the door and sat down.

"I didn't wake you did I?"

"No, I just had them closed. So you finished with Cragen?"

"Not exactly, he let me go."

"I didn't get you in trouble did I?"

"No, you didn't do anything."

"Isn't this your night to meet with your kids?" She changed the subject.

"I talked to Maureen, we're not going tonight."

"Because of me. Elliot, they're your kids just go Ill be fine."

"No, I don't want to leave you here alone and after what she said I cant see her tonight. So what's wrong?" I asked changing the subject.

" No concussion. I obviously cut my face. Also I have a bump on my head, sore arm and my right side covered in bruises. But, I get to go home In a little while, thank god." I had to smile a little bit, she's laying her in a hospital complaining about being in a hospital but not her injuries.

"I'll take you."

She smiled, "okay thanks." We sat and talked until it was time to go.