Elliot kept glancing over at his partner on the way to her apartment. She was obvious in a lot of pain. He drove faster, wanting to get her home. He pulled up outside her building and stopped the car. He ran around and opened her door, ignoring her protests. He steadied her as she started up the steps. By the time they were in front of her apartment she could barely walk. He pulled out the spare key that he kept in his pocket. Inside, he got her to the couch. "Do you want something to eat, or do you want to rest?" he asked her, to get no answer. She had already fallen asleep. Elliot didn't want to wake her up. He carried her to the bedroom, putting her on the bed. He took off her shoes and jacket and covered her in the blanket. He turned off the light and settled himself on the couch. He hoped that she wouldn't feel pain while she was sleeping. In case she woke up he made a tray with water and aspirin and left it on her bed stand. He opened the fridge and peered in. There was hardly an food in it. Shaking his head he made himself a sandwich and sat on the couch.
Olivia woke up around 2 am to immense pain in her chest. She was in bed, though she had no idea how she had got there. She spotted the tray and gratefully swallowed the aspirin. She saw Elliot asleep on her couch and had to laugh. He never gave up when he got something in his head. Another spasm of pain went through her and she couldn't stop the cry of pain that escaped her lips. In an instant, Elliot was up and running into the room. "I'm ok" she tried to tell him, but he ignored it and was suddenly in the bed by her, pulling her against him. She was surprised at first, but she relaxed and let herself enjoy the closeness with him. Within a few minutes she had fallen asleep again.
Elliot saw that she was sleeping and studied her face, so much calmer in sleep. He pushed a piece of hair away from her face. A desire like never before for Olivia rose up inside of him, but he tried to push it away. She wouldn't want him to leave Kathy. He let his thoughts fly to the rape case and Liv saying that she would go back under if it meant helping the vics. She was serious, he knew. Could she manage to convince her not to? He was really worried about her getting in trouble with the law. He seriously doubted that the FBI would vouch for her in court. He shook his head, deciding to wait until the morning to get a clear idea of what to do and fell asleep.
Elliot walked in work the next morning a little late. Olivia had tried to come, and he had finally got her to stay with a promise not to come in. He hoped that she would listen. Cragen appeared in front of him. "Do you know where Olivia is" he asked him. "She's at her apartment, asleep on theā¦" he broke off as Olivia walked up behind Cragen. Elliot didn't feel angry. Olivia, I asked you to stay home" he told her. Cragen narrowed his eyes. "Olivia, go upstairs and lay down. In your condition you shouldn't be up. You shouldn't had gotten up at all today."
"I had to ask you what is going to happen with Susana. We need to talk to her to solve these cases. I will go under again, in a few days. It'll only have to be for a day or two, just so I can get Susana away from the group so you can pick her up. I know that Oregon isn't our area, but the rape was in New York City, so that must account for something, right?"
Elliot had to chuckle at her persistence. "I have no idea what we are going to do, but you are not going back to Oregon. I'll talk it over with the FBI and you can rest. Upstairs, now." He pulled her along when he saw her hesitating.
When he got back Cragen was waiting to talk to him. "She isn't going back" he told her, and Elliot agreed. "So, what is going to happen" he asked his boss. Cragen had to admit that he had no idea.
Please review! I only have 2, even though I see that people are reading it. This is going to be longer that I thought, and Olivia might go back to Oregon with or without Cragen's consent. If you have any ideas, tell me! I'm going to start on another SVU story, but I'll keep writing this one.
