Chapter 10: Not very happy.

There was a few of them she knows that will not go home but hey it was worth the try. She walks out into the waiting and announces, "Thank you all for your support, Olivia is currently awake and doing fine. She is resting right now. You all can come visit her tomorrow. There are a few of you I know won't leave but I just want to let you know that she is ok." Everyone let out a huge breath that they probably didn't know they were holding

Olivia's POV:

Currently I have Alex lying next to me in my hospital bed, even though her cheeks are streaked with black mascara marks from crying, even when she is dressed casual and her make-up is all messed up she still looks beautiful. She isn't sleeping, she is just happy that I am alive and able to talk to her. I can't imagine what it was like for her, and I never want her to go through that again. I just couldn't let him hurt the kids, I hope she understands. Maybe being in a relationship with a detective isn't a good idea I have one foot in the grave every day I leave my house. What if one day I don't make it home? And she has to go to my funeral. As soon as I got out of here I need to run an errand, I am going to get her a promise ring. To make sure she knows that I am serious about this. Maybe a necklace of my badge because she loves my badge. I push the nurse's button, I need to get out of this hospital. Alex hears that I push the button, she lifts her head to look at me and makes sure that I am ok. I just smile at her. Within a matter of minutes, a nurse is at my door. "Detective Benson you pressed the nurse button, is everything alright?"

"Yes ma'am I just need to see my doctor I have a few questions for him."

"I will let him know to come see you as soon as he can."

"Thank you."

"My pleasure detective." She walked out of the room. I get comfy again with Alex lying next to me, because I don't know when the doctor will be able to get out of the hospital. I close my eyes and wait for a knock at the door. It was about 15 minutes and that's when they was a small knock and in walked the doctor. "You said that you had a few questions for me Ms. Benson."

"Yes sir, do you know if I can be discharged soon."

"You were shot 3 times so you will not be discharged this week or the next we need to make sure that there isn't any chance for infection before you can go home, because if you do get an infection in one of the wounds we would need to do more surgery to get rid of the infected scar tissue. I would feel better knowing that if you do get the infection that you will be here in the hospital so we could get you right up to surgery."

"Isn't there some sort of antibiotic that will be able to fight the infection so I can go home?"

"Yes detective there is an antibiotic but even if we give it to you, I will not be discharging you."

"Why not?"

"You were shot 3 times, so no how much you argue with me I will not be releasing you. Ms. Cabot was right you are probably the most stubborn I've ever had." He says chuckling a little.

"This is ridiculous." That is when Alex steps and says in a very stern voice.

"Olivia Benson you will sit in this hospital until he is going too discharged on his terms, don't antagonize the doctor. You were shot for god's sake detective. I will not let you be discharged until you are recovered."

I cringed at the tone of her voice, she is serious but it doesn't change the fact that I want to leave this hospital. I don't need to be here. I know I was shot but why can't I be discharged later this week and be put on bed rest at my house, no but I have to sit here in a place I don't want to be. I don't care I'm going to sit here and give all of them a hard time because I don't want to be here, Alex will tell me that I am being foolish but she's not the one stuck in a hospital bed. She can go home if she wants to. I can't and once she tells me to stop being foolish I will bring that up because she really has ground to say she understands because she can go and have food that is not from the hospital and take a shower at home. She can go home and sleep in her bed if she wants to and I can't. I know she won't because she won't leave me but that's not the point.

I just keep my mouth shut and not say anything to anyone. Now I'm pissed off, all I have to do is watch TV so I guess I'll watch something. I turn on it and start flipping through the channels and stop on NCIS, it's a cool show and I do like it because it's a TV show where justice gets done every time. I can feel Alex's eyes on me but I fight the urge to look at her for now. I'm just going to sit here and watch it. If she wants to talk then so be it, but I will not start the conversation. She doesn't say anything for about 30 minutes and was irritated you can tell with the tone of her voice, "Are you really going to sit here and ignore me? I know you want to go home but that can't happen. I will not take you home until I know for sure that you will be ok. I'm sorry Olivia."

"I'm not ignoring you Alex, I'm just not happy that I can't go home. I don't like hospitals and I don't want to be here. I know I was shot that's why I am here but that doesn't change the fact that I don't to be here. There is medicine that could prevent the infection, and its not like I would do anything strenuous."