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Olivia held her daughter close to her chest "Oh Carson!" she cried into her little girls head.

Carson held onto her mother. The little girl was truly afraid when she saw the look in her mothers eyes. "Mommy" she whispered.

After about 5 minutes late Olivia pulled away with a gentle kiss to her daughters head. She looked her over and said. "Are you okay?"

"Chest..hurt...little" Carson replied.

Olivia nodded with a wince. She gently sat up as she started to feel the pain in her lower back. She held Carson in her lap as she looked at Elliot. She lowered her eyes as she said to Elliot. "Sorry. For yelling at you."

Elliot got up and gently kissed her. "It's okay baby."

Olivia nodded and winced softly. "My back hurts. Feels like I got shot." she gave a soft giggle.

Elliot laughed and said. "Baby. I need to take Carson back to her room. She had just woke back up today. She needs to get back to the bed. And you need your your rest to Liv."

Olivia felt her arms tense around her daughter. But she knew that Elliot was right they both needed their rest. She nodded and kissed the top of Carson's head. "Baby. You have to go back to your room and get some rest okay. I'll come and check on you later okay?"

Carson looked at her mother with wide eyes. "But...mama." she whined.

"I know sweetie but you need your rest. Mommy does too. I'll come see you soon okay?" Olivia said.

"Okay." the little girl whispered. She gave a raspy giggle when her mother kissed nose and then both cheeks.

Elliot stood up and picked up the little girl. He gently placed her in the wheel chair and then turned to give Olivia a soft kiss. "I'll be back."

"Stay with her until she goes to sleep." Olivia whispered as Elliot pushed the little girl out of her room. Olivia felt the tears in her eyes as she watched them leave. She wanted her little girl in her arms not in the hospital bed. She groaned as she was hit with another wave a pain.

Elliot had gotten Carson back to her bed and tucked in. The nurses came and gave her a once over. After seeing that she was okay they left. Elliot looked that the sleepy little girl.

"Elliot? Before you go can you read me the book you were reading before?" She asked.

"Sure thing sweetie." Elliot said smiling. He got the Junie B Jones book from the stand next to her bed and started reading to her. Before he could even finish a chapter the little girl was asleep. He placed the book back and then kissed her forehead. He then walked out of the room to go and check on Olivia. He came into her room and say that she was already asleep. He went over to her and gently kissed on the lips. He sighed when he saw the tear marks on her face. "It's going to be okay now Livvie. I promise you that. Love you." he whispered against her hair. After that he walked out of the room and soon out of the hospital. He arrived home and was quickly bombarded by his children.

"Are they okay?" The twins asked a the same time.

The twins had been at home with Maureen and Kathleen waiting for Elliot to return with news of Olivia and Carson.

"They both woke up and are doing fine." Elliot said truthfully.

"Thank goodness! When can them come home?" Maureen asked as she took a breath. She was deeply worried about both of them.

"I'm not really sure. The doctors want to make sure that Carson is breathing well on her own. The just took the tube out of the throat. For Olivia they want to make sure that her spine is truly okay. The bullet nicked a bit of the bone on her spine." Elliot explained.

"Ouch." Lizzie said as she gently rubbed her own back. She looked up at her father. "So how many days?"

"Maybe 3 or 4 at the most." Elliot said. "But I'm sure."

The kids nodded and Kathleen asked. "Can we see them?"

"Of course. I can take you guys tomorrow. Visiting hours are over today." Elliot said with a sad smile.

The kids nodded and they soon separated. But they gathered once more when Elliot called them all to dinner. He missed having his two oldest children at the dinner table. But he also missed the two people that were missing. He sighed as he took a bite of his lamb chop.

~Olivia~

She twisted and turned on the bed. Her dreams were terrifying and horribly vivid. She snapped up crying out. "CARSON!" she took a breath looking around. She almost forgot where she was. Her arms felt tingly and empty and her heart was pounding hard against her chest. She needed to check on her daughter. She sat up in the bed and placed her feet on the ground. She stood up and wobbled a tad. She looked up thinking she heard a noise. Then she started to walk, her right hand bringing the IV stand thing with her. She finally got to the door and she walked out. The hallway was empty and sort of cold. She got to the elevator.

"Ms? Where are you going?" A nurse asked as she rushed over to Olivia.

"To see my daughter." Olivia answered simply.

"But ma'am you have to stay in your bed. You were shot in the back!"

"I know. I was there as was my little girl. I need to check on her. So you can either help me or get out of my way." Olivia said.

The young nurse bit her lip thinking it over. She then sighed "Fine. Let me get you a wheel chair. You shouldn't be on your feet."

Olivia nodded. She knew she shouldn't be she was feeling tired already. The weight on her feet was killing her broken ankle. She sat down gratefully when the nurse came up behind her. She watched as the nurse pushed her into the elevator and pressed the floor that was needed.

"I'm Lowery. Kristen Lowery."

"Olivia Benson." Olivia said with a smile.

Kristen nodded with a laugh. "I know. Hell this whole floor knows about you."

"What?" Olivia asked confused.

"We were praying for both you and your little girl the whole time. The ones that were here when you were brought in could see how much you loved your daughter and we just felt well...you know when we thought she had died. Then it got worse when we found out that she was alive and you didn't know it."

Olivia nodded. The doors had opened and they came out. "Thanks. I mean for the prayer."

"No problem. Hell you should be thanking that boyfriend of yours. He spent is time divided between you and your daughter's room." Nurse Lowery said with a chuckle.

Olivia smiled. "That wonderful boyfriend of mine."

"Ah here we are." Kristen said. She pushed Olivia to the room that Carson was in. She pushed the mother inside and watched as Olivia stood up and went over to the little girl. "I'll wait out here. But I need to get you back to your room in about 10-15 minutes okay?"

Olivia nodded. She turned and looked at Kristen "Thanks."

"Don't thank me. I would want some one to do it for me." Kristen said simply. She then walked out of the room.

Olivia pulled up the chair and sat down. She got her daughters hand kissed it gently. "Mommy's so sorry for putting you through this baby girl. This is all my fault. I should have known something was up. I should have ran faster, gotten us out of there before...all that happened. I'm so sorry baby. I hope one day you can forgive me." Olivia cried gently as she kissed her daughter's hand. She then spent the rest of her small time whispering small loving things to her daughter. Soon there was a knock at the door. She stood up and gently brushed Carson's hair out of her face. She placed a gentle kiss on her head and whispered. "So sorry beanie. I'll see you tomorrow. Love you sweetie." she then turned and sat back down in the chair.

Kristen pushed her back to her room. She helped Olivia get into the bed and Kristen said. "Olivia?"

Olivia looked up at the young woman. "Yeah?"

"Don't do this to yourself. Please don't try and take the blame for all of the things that happened. It's not healthy." Kristen said.

Olivia said nothing as she snuggled into the bed and said in a low whisper, when she heard Kristen. "Why shouldn't I? I'm the one that married him? I'm the one who should have been watching out for my little girl. She shouldn't be in this hospital bed right now."

Kristen went over and sat down next to Olivia and said. "But it isn't your fault that the man did those horrible things. We all have choices. He made the wrong ones. You made the right ones. You got away from him. You fought back. Remember that." Kristen said. She then got up and walked out.

Olivia laid there thinking about what the nurse said. She sighed as she closed her heavy eyes. Maybe just maybe the nurse was right.