Chapter 6

Olivia's POV

I was in a daze as the EMT rushed downstairs and put Miles onto a stretcher and rushed him to the ambulance and I followed numbly. "Liv!" a familiar voice yelled to me and I turned around and saw my wife looking at me and I walked over to her and fell limply into her arms my body racked with sobs. "I...I wasn't there...I..I couldn't't protect him" I sobbed. "Shhhhhh...it's OK he's 24 years old he can't be protected forever" Casey soothed. "I love you Casey" I said softly to her "I love you too come on let's go be with our son."

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Author's Note Ok in my perfect little world after Jack McCoy became DA, Abbie Carmichael took his place because I think Michael Cutter is a prat. But Connie Rubirosa is still her assistant. On with the story!

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4 Days Later

Office of ADA Abbie Carmichael

Jack's McCoy's POV

I walked into Abbie's office to see her staring sadly at crime scene photos and I knew they were probably from where her nephew was found barely alive. "Hey" I said softly as I stood in the doorway. "Hi" she replied closing the file. "I'm sorry about Miles how's he doing?" Abbie smiled "he's a fighter like Olivia and Casey but Wolf's death is really getting to him." "I heard that dog is getting the funeral of a hero" I said with a laugh. "Yeah I'm going to meet Alex and then we're going to Bellevue to see Miles" she replied. "Is it alright if I come along?" I asked her. She looked surprised and then smiled "of course Jack."

Bellevue Hospital

Miles Benson-Novak's Room

Kahlen's POV

I sat by my brother's hospital bed and one thought kept running through my head if they don't release him soon they'll throw him out! My brother and step mom share one very interesting trait they both get really annoying when they're sick. At least that meant he would be home soon. And I looked up as the door opened and my aunts Alex and Abbie and to my surprise, my boss Jack McCoy walked in. "Who's that?" my little brother asked. "Aunt Alex and Aunt Abbie and Jack McCoy," I whispered. "Jack McCoy! well, I never thought I'd be important enough to get a personal visit from Jack McCoy in my hospital room!" he exclaims giddily. "Ignore him, the meds are making him nuts" I said getting up to say hello to my aunts. "How are your mom and Olivia?" Abbie asked. "They're fine now that Miles is stabilized, I told them to go home and get some rest" I replied with a small smile. "I'm glad that you're trying this case Tex," I said. "Who' the co-council?" I asked Jack. "The state court is letting us borrow your cousin Simon Southerlyn-Wheeler from the U.S Attorney's Office" Jack answered.

"Good he's a fine prosecutor" I said solemnly. "I hope so, I'm sorry Kahlen if the defense found you were trying this case they would go nuts." I nodded sadly "I know I just I can't believe that my father even after all my mom has told me about him would do this." "Hey I might be blind but I can still hear perfectly fine" Miles said. "Have the doctors found about the blindness?" Alex asked me. "We're waiting for the test results," I replied as Miles' doctor walked in.

"Good news Mr. Novak, we have the test results back and it seems that your blindness is only temporary" Dr. Thomas said with a smile. "We'd like to keep you one more night and then you are free to go home." "How long will it last?" Miles asked. "It should be 2-3 weeks before it clears up." Miles immediately jumped up and started to dance around the room singing "I won't be blind ha ha!!"

"Ok no more pain meds for you" I said with an amused smile and I was overwhelmed with happiness, because he was gonna be OK.