When Sonny and Fin arrived at the hospital, they saw their boss talking with a doctor at the other end of the hallway. Both men quickly grew worried about Amanda. In the back of their mind, they knew that if something was wrong Olivia would have called them but they weren't sure of anything lately. Their thoughts were running wild with every hurried step they took.

Before they could reach the two women, the doctor left. Olivia turned around and saw her colleagues.

"Is she okay?" Fin asked quickening his pace. The lieutenant could tell that they were worried. Carisi had it written all over his face and Fin was almost running. The man hated running.

"She's fine, Fin. I just asked the doctor if Amanda could get out of here."

"By the look on your face I take it she said no?" Carisi finally spoke.

"No, actually, she said yes..." Olivia said sounding a little defeated.

"Well, that's good news. No?" Fin said confused.

"Yeah, I guess... It's just that, you know Amanda, she'll shut us out," she shared her worries.

"We won't let her do that," Fin stated.

"You can't force her, Fin," Olivia added.

"Did the doctor said anything about what she should do once she's out of here?" Carisi asked knowing that this conversation wasn't leading them anywhere.

"Um... Yeah, it wasn't an order but she said that Amanda shouldn't be alone for the next couple of days. Mostly because she has a baby."

"So problem solved, she'll come stay with one of us. He place is still a mess anyway because of CSU," Carisi stated.

"We can't force her to stay with us and even if we do she'll shut down. I tried to talk to her but..." Olivia said. She didn't want to force her youngest detective to do anything but she knew that the young mother would have a problem coping with this, especially with a baby she needed to take care of.

"She didn't tell you what happened?" Fin asked.

"Well, she did but only the necessary and as soon as she was done she stopped talking." Olivia finished with a sigh.

"Can you blame her?" Fin added wanting to take off some blame of his partner. " I mean after what that son-of-a-bitch put her through."

"Of course not."

"We should just ask her and not decide for her, I mean, she's an adult and I am pretty sure she'll do what's right for her daughter," Carisi stood up for his friend.

"You're right," Olivia said after a while.

They made their way to the room. When they entered, Amanda was laying on her back looking at the ceiling. She was lost in her thoughts before she heard the door open. She didn't even look who it was, assuming it was Olivia, before she asked, " can I get out?"

"Yeah," Olivia stated.

"Good," she kept her eyes upwards so she had no idea that the guys were there.

"The doctor also said that it would be better if you had someone with you for the next couple of days in case you need a hand with Jesse," Olivia added taking a step closer to her. Both men stayed close to the door.

"I'll be fine," she coldly said keeping her eyes away from her boss.

"We know that, but let us help you," Fin added stepping closer.

At her partner's voice, she looked in their direction. She saw Carisi and looked up again. It wasn't that she was mad at him it's just that she was ashamed. He had seen her in her weakest state. "I can take care of Jesse and myself."

"We're not saying that you're not capable of it, we know you are. We're saying that it would be easier for you if you let us help you," he didn't want his partner to think that they didn't trust her anymore. Amanda stayed silent, she could trust what he was saying right? Deep down she knew she could but this was affecting her more than she let anyone know of.

"Can I go back to my apartment? Everything for Jesse is there." Amanda asked knowing she wouldn't win this fight against the three of them but maybe she could at least be at her place.

"About that," Carisi spoke up, also coming closer. " You know how CSU works, you can't stay at your apartment for now."

"They're not done?"

"Well, yeah but it's a... It's not a place for a child right now," he brought up Jesse only to try to convince her without a fight. He didn't want to tell her that her place had been turned upside down. She had had enough already.

"Alright," Amanda said after a while. She was half-hoping they would choose for her at that moment. She didn't have the energy to think about it. Also, it wouldn't put her secret relationship with Carisi in jeopardy if ever she was going to stay with him. None knew about them. She didn't really care if people knew or not but thought that he might want to keep it quiet because they worked together. She didn't know what they were exactly but she knew they were something more than friends. At leats, more than the kind of friends she had in the past. She wouldn't put that relationship at risk because the truth was that she needed him right now. He would never judge her for what had happened and deep down she knew it. He had never judged her before. That knowledge made the shame more bearable.

On the other hand, she wanted to choose. She needed to be in control right now but she would have to think about it. If she was going to stay with Olivia, her boss would want to talk and that was the last thing she wanted to do. Also, they had never been what we could consider friends. The two women had never really gotten along very well before. However, the lieutenant was fully equipped to take care of a baby.
If she decided to go with Fin She knew he wouldn't want to talk unless she wanted to. He had always been a great partner but he didn't know a thing about babies. Fin loved Jesse but wasn't able to take care of her. The blond woman didn't know if the man had ever changed a diaper before.
If she decided to go with Carisi, her superior and her partner might get suspicious but he was good with Jesse. Amanda didn't know if he would want to talk like Olivia would, but knew that she could easily change the subject with him.

The SVU detectives didn't want to rush their friend to decide but Amanda had been silent for a while now, lost in her thoughts. They threw glances at each other not really knowing if they had to interrupt her in her trance or not. They had first thought that she would tell them with who she would stay right away but instead, she had just stayed silent.

"Amanda?" Olivia softly spoke.

The young woman looked up, blushing when she understood that she still hadn't answered them. "I'm sorry, I got carried away."

"It's alright, you don't need to apologize, Amanda. With who do you want to stay?" the lieutenant said repeating the question in case that Amanda had got lost too deep in her thoughts to the point where she had forgotten it.

"Um... I'll stay with Carisi..." she timidly said.

They were all surprised by this. They had all thought that it was going to be Fin. After all, she had stayed with him when her apartment had been wiped out by her sister. Of course, none of them questioned her choice.

"Alright then," Olivia said not making a big deal of the decision."I've got clothes for you. Do you need help to change?"

"Um... I think I'll be fine," Amanda said getting up. Olivia handed her the bag and the blond slowly went into the bathroom.

"Do you need me to stop at Amanda's place to pick some things for Jesse and Amanda," Fin offered.

"Yeah, that would be kind. I would only need clothes for both of them, I have everything else for when I keep my niece and as for Amanda I think I have an extra toothbrush."

"Are stopping at my place to take Jesse or I bring her to your place?" Olivia asked.

"I think it would be better if you would just bring her to my place. Amanda needs to rest," Carisi stated. They didn't say anything else.

When Amanda got out of the bathroom, a nurse came in to make her signed the discharge papers. Once that was done, they all went parted ways.