Elliot and Olivia arrived at the hospital, not as detectives, but as worried parents. Elliot flashed his badge at the nurse, asking for a room number, which she gave him without objection. Elliot took Olivia's hand, squeezing it as they entered the room. Elliot nearly broke down at the sight of his oldest daughter in the hospital bed, but Olivia pulled him into a tight hug, rubbing his back lightly, comforting him. "She needs you right now, El," she whispered into his ear, pulling away.

Elliot nodded, turning back towards the bed and walking the remaining steps to the side of the bed, where a chair was sitting. He took a seat, motioning for Olivia to join him, and pulling her into his lap. Maureen opened her eyes, blinking a few times, before looking around the room, before her eyes settled on the worried expression on Elliot's face, and the warm, sad smile on Olivia's.

"What happened, Mo?" Olivia asked quietly after a moment of silence.

Maureen shook her head,"You don't have to take my statement, the uniformed officers already did, and the guy was still there when they got there, so they got him. It's all fine," she informed them.

Olivia shook her head, taking Maureen's hand,"We aren't here as detectives, Mo. We're here as concerned...family," she said.

A tear slid down Maureen's cheek,"It was just random. He didn't specifically target me, if that's what you're thinking," she said.

Olivia nodded,"Did he rape you, sweetie?" she asked gently.

Maureen shook her head,"No, he didn't get that far. He just pulled me into the ally, knocked me around a little, ripped my clothes off, then the cops showed up. Apparently someone passing by the ally had heard me screaming and called the police," she explained.

Elliot choked back a sob, holding Olivia even closer,"Mo, why don't you come home with us? We will take the day off of work, you can get a friend to tape your classes today again, and then tomorrow is Saturday. You can stay the weekend with us, and then leave Sunday night," Elliot suggested.

Maureen shook her head,'No dad, really, it's ok. I'm fine. I just want to get on with my life," she said.

Olivia sighed,"Sweetie, I know you think that if you just go on with your life, like it never happened, then maybe you will forget it ever did happen, but that's not true. Taking the weekend off, to heal physically, and maybe talk to someone about what happened, will really be good for you," she said.

Maureen thought about it for a moment,"Fine, I will stay with you, but I really am ok," she insisted.

Olivia smiled warmly at her,"Alright sweetie, your dad and I will go see if they can go ahead and release you," she said, standing up, taking Elliot's hand, and pulling him out of the room. "You ok?" she asked as they walked towards the nurse's station.

Elliot nodded,"I'll be ok," he said. The couple found a nurse, and got the release forms signed, before the three made their way out to the car. The ride back to the house was silent, except from the phone calls to Cragen from and Olivia and Elliot, Elliot stating that he needed to be with Maureen, and Olivia stating that she needed to be there for Elliot. When they made it back to the house, Olivia got Maureen settled on the couch, and the young woman was out within minutes. Olivia walked up the stairs, taking Eli from Kathleen, without waking her, and brought him back into Elliot's bedroom, laying him in the playpen, before crawling into bed beside Elliot. She was pulled impossibly close to him, recieving a kiss to the back of her neck.

Olivia rolled over, facing him,"Are you sure you're ok, El?" she asked.

Elliot shook his head,"I just, I can't believe, that, it, that almost happened to her," he said, a tear rolling down his cheek.

Olivia's heart broke as she reached up, lightly brushing his tear away,"I know, El. I know. She needs you right now, though. As much as she says she's fine, you and I both know that there is trauma that comes along with what happened to her, and what almost happened to her," she said.

Elliot nodded,"I know," he said softly.

"But it is ok to cry right now," Olivia assured him, and with that, Olivia wrapped her arms around Elliot, allowing him to cry into her shirt, until he eventually fell asleep, Olivia quickly following suit.


Olivia woke up later to the alarm. She looked over to Elliot, seeing that he was stirring, but not quite awake yet, and leaned over him, carefully, turning off the alarm before it woke him, and slipping out of bed. She checked Maureen on the way through the living room, seeing that she was still sleeping, and headed up the Lizzie and Dickie, and seeing that Kathleen was already awake, straightening her hair in the bathroom. She headed back downstairs, starting some coffee, before heading back into the bedroom, crawling back into bed next to Elliot.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" Elliot asked curiously.

Olivia rolled over to face him,"I was going to when it was time to bring them to school, but you didn't get much sleep last night, I wanted to let you get a little more sleep," she replied.

Elliot smiled lovingly at him,"You have got to be the most incredible woman on this planet," he said, leaning foraward to kiss her deeply.

"Well, I guess you're pretty damn lucky to have me," Olivia joked, kissing him again.

"I am damn lucky to have you, and I love you," Elliot said seriously.

Olivia shook her head,"I'm the lucky one. We've not even been together for a week, and I've already gained a whole family. What the hell did you get out of it? Not much, that's what," she said.

Elliot shook his head,"I got an amazing, caring, beautiful girlfriend, and a wonderful mother for my children, and future children," he replied simply.

Olivia smiled warmly at him, kissing him again, pulling away when Lizzie knocked on the door,"We're ready," she called into the door.

Elliot got out of bed,"I will take them, you stay here in case Eli or Maureen wake up," he said, giving her a deep kiss before pulling on a t-shirt. "I'll be right back," he said, heading out the bedroom door.

Olivia sighed as he left, finally starting to believe that she may be able to be happy. It wouldn't be quite as easy as she thought, though.