Alex stood at the door to Olivia's room staring through the window, watching and waiting as the doctors finished examining Olivia and changing the dressings on her wounds. As soon as the doctors came out Alex rushed inside.
"Hey babe you ok, what did the doctor say?"
"He said that I have to stay until they are sure that there is no chance of an infection and they want to see me get some of my strength back before they let me go. I told them I felt fine and that I wanted to go home."
Alex smiled, she knew Liv hated hospitals, "Honey you got shot twice in really dangerous places and there is no way in hell you're going home anytime soon. I almost lost the most important person in the world to me and so until those doctors can tell me that you are 100% ok, you are not leaving this hospital and I am not leaving this chair." Alex sat in the chair next to Olivia's bed and like a defiant child crossed her arms.
"You're really cute when you get all bossy and protective. As long as I have you with me I'll stay here for however long they say." Olivia closed her eyes for a moment, "they told me what happened when they brought me in, that you were on top of me trying to stop the bleeding and that they had to literally pull you off of me."
"They didn't do a thing, Liz pulled me off of you and then I collapsed onto the floor and she got on the floor with me and just let me cry."
"Alex, I'm so sorry you had to go through this."
"No, don't apologize for this, besides I wasn't alone. I had Liz and Elliot and the majority of the NYPD was in the waiting room. You had a lot of people here praying that you'd wake up. Elliot donated blood for your transfusion and Liz pulled a few strings to get a private room."
"Remind me to thank them later. Alex are you crying?"
"No."
"You're a rotten liar Alex, talk to me."
"I was so afraid that I would never get to do this again, just talk to you. I just wanted one more chance to talk to you and look into those brown eyes of yours. I wanted one more chance to tell you that I love you, I just wanted more time."
"Alex come here," Alex climbed into the bed next to Olivia, "I will never leave like that again, I promise."
"Don't make promises you can't keep."
"Who says I won't keep it. I mean it Alex, I can't promise you that I won't ever get hurt, but I will never make you feel like you're going to lose me. No matter what happens in this life, I will never break your heart like that."
"Promise me something?"
"Anything, name it."
"No more playing the hero, no more taking bullets or anything like that."
"I can't do that, Alex first of all that guy was going to shoot you and I couldn't let that happen. For the rest of my life I will throw myself in front of every danger that threatens you, because I don't care what happens to me, but I will do everything in my power to make sure you safe."
"Well what can you promise me then?"
"I can promise you that I will love you a little bit more each day. I promise that when we're 90 you're still going to take my breath away when you come into a room. I promise that I will love you until the very day I take my last breath. I promise you'll never be lonely. I promise to kill all the spiders in the apartment. I promise that we can name our first son after your father. I promise to keep my hand on your leg while we sleep so you know I'm still next to you and I promise that never have and never will love anyone the way I love you."
Alex was trying to wipe away the tears that had started to run down her face, but Olivia caught her, "you still look beautiful when you cry."
Alex leaned forward and kissed Olivia, careful not to hurt her, "that was the most beautiful thing anyone has ever said to me. Listen, that day of the shooting, I wanted to ask you something and I chickened out. I wanted to ask you to move in with me."
"I think I could be persuaded with a kiss." Once again Alex's lips found Olivia's and before either one of them could break away they were interrupted.
"Ok, that's enough you two. Alexandra go home and get some rest, take a shower, eat something, hell change your clothes, do something outside of this hospital. Detective Benson is fine, she isn't going anywhere."
Alex snuggled into Olivia more, "Not on your life Liz, I'm not going anywhere."
"That wasn't a request Alexandra, as your boss I'm telling you go home, you are not doing anyone any good here. Besides if it makes you feel better I'll stay with the detective here while you go at least get some food and change of clothes."
Alex turned to Olivia, "will you be ok if I go, I can stay if you need me."
"Honey go, eat something and get some rest. I'm gonna take a nap anyway, there is no need for you to be here to watch me sleep."
"Fine, I'll go, but for the record, I like watching you sleep." Alex got up out of the bed gathered her things and before walking out the door gave Olivia one more kiss. "I'll be back, I promise."
