VAMPIREPRINCESS: lol how did i know I was gonna get an OMG from you? sorry for this, i didnt wanna do it lol i swear

FUTURENYPD: hey now, at least I dont use a cliffhanger at the end of every chapter lol and I can tell your the type who gets ahead alot. and you only want a boy so that theres an Elliot JR lmao your so impatient lol what are you gonna do when i deploy and cant write every day? :)

STABSON: glad you liked it :D it wrote itself lol but Elliot is the type to put someone else ahead of himself so it wasnt hard to picture him doing that. boy am i glad he got his memory back tho lol

LITTLELATINA: hahhahhahh i totally argued that one with myself too lol couldnt decide which side to play until I started writing again. hope you like how i played it out!


Elliot stared at the doctor in shock, he couldnt move, he couldnt even speak. He saw Liv rush past him, into the room to sit by Casey's bed. He nodded to show the doctor that he had understood what had just been said.

"Lance Corporal, you need to let someone examine you. Regaining your memory in such a shocking manner is rare, we need to ensure that you are going to be alright."

Elliot shook his head, "No, right now I just need to be with her." He looked to Casey and brushed past the doctor, into her room.

Casey looked up at him, tears in her eyes. His heart broke when he looked at her, he had never seen her like that. He had seen her hurt, but never broken like that. "Case..."

Olivia stood up and quietly excused herself. Casey covered her face with her hands, he could hear her sobbing still, he closed the door and went to her. He sat on the bed and gathered her into his arms. "Casey, baby, it's going to be alright. I promise you, it'll be alright."

"You dont...You dont even remember-"

"No, Case, I do. I'm sorry I hurt you like that."

She took her hands off her face and looked at him, "What..."

"I didnt remember anything, but then, when you hit the ground like that..." He shook his head and pressed his eyes together tightly, "Everything came flooding back to me so quickly. And you were the only thing that mattered, I thought you were dead for a second. Casey," He looked down at her and brushed a few stray hairs out of her face, "Why didnt you tell me your-you were pregnant?"

She pressed herself to him, burying her face in his neck and wrapping her arms around him, "I didnt want to tell you over the phone, or in a letter. That was too important for that and I didnt want you to be distracted." He could feel her tears on his skin, "Then you disappeared and I had no way of knowing what was going on and-and-Oh El..."

He shushed her gently, smoothing her hair and holding her tightly to him. "It's alright, your going to be okay."

"But what about us? How can we be okay again after this?"

"Baby, dont worry about us being okay, were okay now, we've always been okay. There was never a problem with us." He looked down at her, "I love you Casey, I love you and I married you and I'm always going to love you."

Casey looked up at him, her cheeks wet with tears and pressed a timid kiss to his lips. He pulled her closer to him and deepened the kiss. When he pulled away he looked down at her again, her eyes were still closed and she was hardly breathing. "I lost my memory for three days, thought you died right in front of me and had to watch you have my still born baby for that kiss..."

"Was it worth it?"

He looked down at her big green eyes and smiled, a small smile but enough to remind her of how things were before. "More than you'll ever know."

He gave her another kiss and gently laid her back down on the pillow, he moved to get up but she grabbed his arm and made a small noise of protest. He looked down at her for a moment and his face softened, he laid down next to her and pulled her close to him. She drifted to sleep in his arms, he laid with her, not sleeping but not wanting to move either. Her hair still smelled like raspberries, her lips were pinker than he remembered, and her eyes sparkled less than they used to. He closed his eyes tightly, a feeling of guilt washing over him. He knew that he hadn't had a choice in the matter but he still felt horrible for leaving her. He couldnt help but think that if he had found a way to stay, she wouldnt have lost the baby, she wouldnt be so broken now, her eyes would still sparkle with all the life they held before.

After a while he heard the door open and he looked up to see Liv standing there. "El? They need you for another exam. I'll stay with Casey. You should go before they come in here to get you themselves."

Elliot looked at her and nodded. "Yeah, just stay with her please." He gave her a kiss on the shoulder and gently, so he didnt disturb her, climbed out of the bed. He gave Liv a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek as he walked out, he closed the door behind him and walked down the hall. He hadnt realized it before but his left leg was sending shooting pains up his body. Now that he wasnt thinking that Casey was dying, he felt more and more pain in his left side of the body.

He walked into his room and sat down in a chair. "I'm fine, really." The doctors looked at him with raised eyebrows and one with a slight grin.

"Well Lance Corporal Stabler, we can put this off as long as you want, but we cant discharge you until we get it done."


"Well, everything looks fine. And, just so you know, the US Marine Corps is giving you an honorable discharge. When you go home tomorrow you wont have to deploy again unless you re-enlist."

"Thanks doc. Can I go back to Casey's room now?"

The doctor nodded and Elliot shook his hand before rushing down the hall to Casey's room. He walked in and was surprised to find her awake, talking to Liv with teary eyes. She looked up at him and he went to her, she wrapped her hand in his and continued talking to Olivia.

"Maybe you should give her another chance, you never know. She night be changed, she could have learned her lesson."

"Case...Alex doesnt work like that. She's so stubborn, she doesnt change."

"You never know until you give it a chance."

Olivia looked up at Elliot and sighed. "What do you think?"

He frowned and looked at Casey. "I'm assuming nothing with you and Alex changed dramatically while I was away," Olivia and Alex nodded and he shrugged, "Never know until you give her another chance. Just go for it, if she screws up against then dont go back to her. Easy solution."

Olivia nodded and patted Casey's leg. "I should leave you two alone. Theyre discharging you tomorrow, so I'll come get you guys whenever you call. Alright?"

They nodded and Olivia excused herself. She went outside and walked down the steps. She sighed, shook her head and pulled out her phone. She hit speed dial two, she had never changed it, and dialed Alex's number.

"Hello?"

"Alex?"

"Liv? Are you alright?"

"Yes, I am fine. Can we meet up for dinner?"

"Tonight? Now?"

"Thats what I was hoping for."

"Yes, of course. Where?"

"Carlton's Pizza?"

"Sounds great. Meet you in ten?"

"Yeah, I'll be there."

"Great, I'll see you soon. Bye Liv."

"I'll see you soon Alex, I love you."

"I-I love you too Liv. I'll see you soon."


Casey worked herself closer to Elliot, pulling his arms tighter around her. He sighed on her neck and lifted his head to look at her, "What's wrong?"

She shook her head and sat up. "I'm ready to go home."

He nodded and picked up her phone, he sent a quick text to Olivia and pulled her close to him again. She had started crying again, trying hard not to let him see. "Case, baby, its alright. We'll get through this, we'll get pregnant again. It wasnt the right time for us to have a baby, neither of us are ready. I love you so much, please talk to me Casey."

She shook her head but turned around so that her face was pressed to his chest. "I dont know what I did wrong. I did everything I was supposed to and I still lost it."

"Case, you didnt do anything wrong. It just wasnt the right time, thats not your fault. If its anyone's fault its mine."

She looked up at him, her green eyes sparking with anger, "Dont you dare say that Elliot."

He was staring at her, knowing it was wrong to be completely turned on by this side of her that he hadnt seen yet. "Case..."

"No, shut up. I dont even want to hear it if your just going to tell me its all your fault. You spent five months in some mystery place, serving your country and keeping me safe and you have the nerve to say its your fault. I dont want to hear it."

He pulled her towards him and captured her mouth with his, Casey resisted at first, still angry, but eventually, slowly, melted into the kiss. But before long they heard someone open the door and their eyes flew open to see who it was. Olivia stood in the doorway, grinning, and Alex stood behind her.

Casey, frowning slightly, pointed to Alex and looked to Liv, "How did that happen?"

"I ended up spending last night with her, so it made sense for her to come along."

Casey nodded and carefully got out of the bed, a nurse, apparently aware that she was leaving, brought a wheelchair into the room and dropped a blanket over Casey's lap when she sat down. She began to steer Casey out but Elliot stopped her, taking over and wheeling her down the hall, daring anyone to try and stop them. He finally had her back in his arms, he could keep her safe again, know that she was alright every minute of the day and there was no way he was going to let anyone, not even a nurse, step between Casey and him, even in the most innocent way.