Olivia was sitting at her desk, casually chatting with Elliot, Fin, and Munch when she got the phone call. They were talking about football or something similar, arguing over who was really the superior team. But then Olivia's phone rang, displaying Alex's name so the detective took the call, a smile still on her face as she laughed at a comment Fin made at Munch's expense.
Olivia could hardly understand Alex as she rambled off something, her voice sounding distraught. "Whoa, whoa, Alex slow down, I can't understand you." The brunette leaned up right in her chair, realizing that if Alex was calling her at work it was probably something serious.
"Ben…he was trying to get his milk for cereal while I was in the shower…the chair fell…he won't stop bleeding!" Olivia immediately bolted out of her chair, her mind playing every single horrible situation that she never wanted to see.
"Is he okay? Where is he bleeding? Alex where are you, I'm leaving now!" She wasted no time in grabbing her jacket off of the back of her chair and running to the door. She could faintly hear the sound of her chair falling over behind her as she ran toward the exit.
"His head…he hit his head! Oh god, oh god, I should've been watching him…I'm almost at the hospital Liv, he won't stop crying and Lexie keeps screaming." It was only then that she realized the background noise wasn't traffic, it was Lexie and Ben crying.
"It's okay, Alex. It's not your fault. I'm headed there now, I'll meet you there. Just stay on the phone with me sweetie, okay? Put it on speaker and set it down in the cup holder so you can focus on driving." Olivia stopped abruptly in front of her car, cursing herself once she realized she left her car keys back in the precinct.
"Squad car, let's go Liv," Elliot called as he grabbed onto her arm, guiding her toward the black car. "I'm driving." They both got in and Elliot turned on the lights, ignoring the fact that he was abusing his power by using them for a non-work related emergency. The look of sheer horror on Olivia's face told him that she needed that little sense of comfort as they pulled out into New York traffic.
What felt like hours later, Elliot pulled in front of the hospital and Olivia didn't bother waiting until the car was fully stopped before she jumped out. Concerned faces flew by her in a blur as she pushed through the doors and toward the nurse's station. "Benjamin Dumont, where is he? He just came in with Alexandra Cabot."
The nurse merely raised an eyebrow at the flustered brunette. Olivia resisted the urge to reach across the desk and grab onto the nurse's shirt. Instead, she pulled her badge off of her hip and shoved it in the woman's face. "Tall skinny blonde with a two year old boy and baby girl. Where the hell are they?"
The woman wasted no time in pulling out a piece of paper and looking over it. "Doctor took them into A-23. Surprised you can't hear them from here by the amount of screaming from those children when they came in."
Olivia's fists clenched. Nope, not the time. Instead she ran down the hallway, ignoring the glares by the nurses and narrowly dodging a man in a wheel chair. She stopped abruptly in front of A-23 and pushed open the door, fear coursing through her as she caught sight of a tear-stained face.
Alex was pacing the room, her hands shaking as she held Lexie with dried tears still on her cheeks. "Alex." The blonde immediately spun to see the detective, more tears spilling out as Olivia walked over to her.
"I'm so sorry…I wasn't watching him…I should've…"
"Alex, it's not your fault, things like this happen all the time," The detective assured her as she wrapped her arms around the shaking woman, pinning Lexie between them. Olivia took the opportunity to walk Alex back a few steps so she could see Ben and the doctor.
She sighed in relief once she realized that Ben was just getting stitches on his forehead and his tears had long since stopped. "Auntie Livia! I'm gettin' snitches!" Olivia finally took a deep breath and allowed it to escape her lungs as she pulled away from Alex.
She ran her hand reassuringly over the back of Alex's head and gave her a quick kiss on her forehead and one on Lexie's before walking over to Ben. "Someone looks a lot happier," She commented as she sat down on the chair next to Ben as the doctor finished stitching his forehead up.
Finally, the doctor diverted his focus once his task was finished. "Four stitches across his forehead which should heal rather nicely. I recommend you get a product that reduces scarring and apply it to his forehead after the stitches dissolve. In the meantime, I'll prescribe some ointment that you'll need to apply daily to make sure the sutures stay clean. He can have children's pain reliever if he complains that his head is hurting. He showed no signs of having a concussion but if in the next twenty-four to forty-eight hours he seems confused or sleeps excessively, bring him back in so we can run some tests."
"Thank you, thank you so much," Olivia stated as she sighed in relief. "Oh Ben, you're such a brave little boy." He grinned as Olivia picked him up off of the bed and he wrapped his arms tightly around her.
The doctor stood up and smiled at them as Olivia walked over toward Alex so that she could see that Ben was just fine. As he headed toward the door, he paused for a second to look at them. "You have a beautiful family so do me a favor and make this your last trip here, okay?"
Olivia laughed as she leaned toward Alex, allowing Ben to give her a kiss on the cheek. "I don't think my heart can handle another trip here with two crying children," Alex admitted light-heartedly.
"You did the right thing by bringing him in. A lot of parents don't realize how thin the skin is on the forehead and think that it'll heal on its own," He reassured Alex as he turned toward Olivia. "You have a smart wife." With that, he left the room to tend to other patients.
"Auntie Livia, what's a wa-ife?" Both women broke out in laughter, choosing to ignore Ben's question.
"How about we go get some ice cream since you were such a good boy while getting stitches?" Olivia questioned, immediately distracting the boy. His eyes lit up and he jumped up and down in her arms, clapping his hands.
"Ice cream!" As they headed toward the door, Olivia caught sight of Elliot who was leaning up against the frame.
"How is he?" Elliot questioned as he looked Alex over as subtly as he could but nothing could stop his eyes from widening as he realized how damn gorgeous the blonde was.
"He's excited to get ice cream," Olivia replied as she smiled at her partner, resisting the urge to smack him on the back of his head for openly ogling another woman, not to mention her woman. Wait, hers? No…just her…partner.
Alex looked curiously between the two before Elliot regained his senses and held out a hand to Alex. "Elliot Stabler."
"Alex Cabot," The blonde replied as she shifted Lexie so that she could shake his hand. She looked curiously at Olivia for a second and raised an eyebrow before turning back to Elliot. "How about you join us for ice cream, Elliot? I'm sure Olivia would love your company."
"Oh I'm not…we're partners…I mean at work. We work together," Elliot rambled off as he sheepishly scratched the back of his head.
Alex's eyes widened in realization before she laughed. "Oh! You must be El…I must admit, I thought you were a woman initially."
Elliot glared at Olivia. "Thanks for clarifying partner…" Olivia smirked. "Well, I should get back to work. Liv I'll cover for you unless you just want the rest of the day off in which case I'll let Cap know."
"Yeah, go ahead and tell him I'm taking the rest of the day off. I think I'm going to need some quality time with the little ones."
Elliot nodded as he turned back to Alex. "Well, it was very nice meeting you, Alex. Hopefully I'll be seeing a lot more of you." With that, Elliot tossed a quick wink at Olivia before leaving.
"Your partner certainly seems…interesting," Alex commented as they left the hospital and started walking down the street to a nearby ice cream parlor.
"He's weird sometimes," Olivia agreed as she felt her phone buzz in her pocket. She pulled it out and opened up the text message from Elliot.
THAT'S ALEX?! Why didn't you tell me she was smokin' hot? Definitely wouldn't be complaining if I had to move in with her and spend all my time with her. Why aren't you making your move?
Olivia rolled her eyes as she readjusted Ben on her hip so that she could reply. Keep your eyes to yourself, you have Kathy. Besides, she's…Alex. Spend a couple of days with her and you'll understand. I have to live with her anyway.
She quickly sent the message before grabbing onto the door and holding it open for the blonde. "Thank you," Alex said as she smiled at the detective before walking into the parlor. Olivia always managed to do something small like open up a door for her which never ceased to make her smile.
As they sat down with their ice cream, Olivia's phone buzzed once more. She pulled it out and couldn't help but grin as she read Elliot's text. If only she were that lucky.
$20 says she'll kiss you within the month.