Olivia and Elliot sprinted up the stairs because the elevator wasn't going to get them there fast enough. They burst through the door and ran down to Serena's room. There was a nurse at the door knocking, "Ms. Southerlyn, please open the door."

Olivia flashed her badge and banged on the door, "Let them go Tracy."

"This is Detective Elliot Stabler," Elliot called on his radio, "We have a hostage situation at Bellevue Hospital. Room 245."

"Hostage?" the nurse asked.

"Tracy!" Olivia called.

"There's no need to yell detective," Tracy's eerily calm voice, "We can hear you."

"Open the door," Olivia stated.

"I will not," Tracy replied, "And if you break it down, Alex gets to feel what a knife in her stomach feels like."

Olivia's stomach dropped, "How do I know she's still alive?"

"I'm fine Liv," Alex called back.

"What about Serena and Casey?" Elliot called.

"We're okay," Casey called.

"Speak for yourself," Serena crossed her arms, "I'm supposed to be shopping at Saks right now."

Elliot raised an eyebrow and looked at Olivia. Olivia just shrugged.

Casey looked at Serena like she'd just grown a second head.

"What?" Serena asked.

"We're being held a knifepoint and you're thinking about shoes?" Casey asked in disbelief.

"Why don't you let them go?" Alex asked Tracy, "You already almost killed Serena and Casey has nothing to do with this."

"No I think they should stay," Tracy answered.

"Tracy!" Langan's voice came through the door, "What are you doing?"

"Trevor?" Tracy asked.

"What are you doing Tracy?" Trevor asked.

Tracy put the knife to Alex's throat and looked at Serena and Casey, "You two get out of here and sent Trevor in. If anyone else comes in I'll sever her jugular."

Serena shook her head, "I'm not going anywhere."

Alex winced as the blade sliced a shallow cut in her neck. Tracy pulled the knife away and blood trickled down Alex's neck.

"Leave," Tracy warned.

Casey and Serena quickly walked out the door and Trevor stepped in.

"What are you doing?!" Trevor yelled as soon as he saw the blood on Alex's neck.

"I'm righting some wrongs," Tracy put the knife on Alex's neck again.

Olivia kicked the wall, "When the hell are we going in there?

"We have to wait," Elliot crossed his arms.

"We have visual," Morales said from the nurses station that had been set up as mobile command center.

Elliot and Olivia walked over and looked at the screen. They were getting the picture through the window from the other side of the street.

"Stop! "Trevor yelled.

"Why?" Tracy tilted her head to the side, "Do you not want me to hurt your girlfriend?"

"Girlfriend?" Trevor asked, "What are you talking about?"

"I know you're in love with her," Tracy snapped, "It was only a matter of time."

"What are you talking about?" Alex asked form her chair, trying to keep as still as possible so the knife resting on her throat wouldn't cut her again. "There's never any way we'd get together. I'm getting married remember? I sent you an invitation."

"Shut up!" Tracy screamed.

Alex felt the knife cut her neck again because of Tracy's shaking hand.

"Give me the knife," Trevor told Tracy. He held out his hand.

"No way," Tracy shook her head. She moved around Alex, accidentally placing two small shallow cuts on her fair skin.

Alex cried out in pain and the second that happened, Olivia and Elliot burst through the door, guns drawn.

Tracy pulled Alex up and used her as a shield with the knife close to her cheek. Tracy's eyes glazed over and she ran the flat edge of the knife down Alex's cheek.

"Put the knife down," Elliot stated.

"What are you gonna do if I don't?" Tracy smirked, "If you shoot me, you shoot her too."

"Don't shoot her," Trevor's voice was trembling.

"Let her go," Olivia gritted her teeth . She knew she couldn't shoot without hitting Alex, but hoped that Tracy was bluffing and really thought Olivia could hit her without hurting Alex.

Trevor looked out the window and his eyes got wide, "Call off your sniper."

Olivia just glanced at him while Elliot looked out the window and saw the sniper that Trevor saw.

"Sniper?" Tracy asked tightening her grip on Alex.

Trevor stepped between the window and Tracy and Alex. "They can't shoot you now. Just…put the knife down Trace."

"Please?" Alex asked.

"Shut up!" Tracy put the knife on Alex's neck again, "Put the guns down." She applied a little pressure with the blade and Alex gritted her teeth.

Olivia and Elliot put their guns down.

"No guns," Olivia told her, "Just let her go."

"Tracy, you're surrounded," Trevor told her, "This is probably just a big misunderstanding."

"No it's not," Tracy shook her head, "I did it. I killed all those women. When I saw them, I saw Alex. Either their hair or their eyes or their clothes or their faces…I just got so angry." She looked at Trevor, "You talk about her all the time!"

"I don't mean to," Trevor shrugged, "We go against each other all the time in court. I see her almost everyday. And I'm always complaining about her."

"Yeah," Tracy rolled her eyes, "I'm going to have to work hard on this case. I'm going against Alex and she's so brilliant. Or she's wearing the suit that shows off her incredible legs so I'm going to have to work extra hard to get the jury's attention. You're in love with her and you know it!"

Alex took a deep breath and closed her eyes feeling Tracy's grip tighten around her. She knew it was a matter of seconds before she felt the blade again.

"It's not Alex's fault," Elliot told Tracy calmly, "Just let her go."

Tracy's eyes darted from Trevor to the window then to the two detectives.

"Don't do it," Trevor shook his head.

Alex's eyes locked with Olivia's. Alex let out a breath and mouthed I love you.

Olivia's eyes got wide. Why would Alex say that now?

Suddenly, Tracy shoved Alex away. Alex turned toward Tracy and saw her turn the knife on herself. She thrust it into her abdomen and fell to the ground, the knife clattering to the ground.

"No!" Trevor screamed.

"We need help!" Olivia yelled through the door.

Alex dropped to her knees and covered the wound, trying to keep as much blood in as possible.

There was a whirlwind of steps, yells, and the sounds of wheels of a gurney on the floor.

Alex was still replaying it in her head as she washed her hands in the bathroom by the ER. She took a few deep breaths and then looked at her neck. There was dried blood around six or seven small cuts on her neck. One looked like it was still bleeding.

She grabbed a paper towel, got it wet, and wiped away the dried blood then was able to see which cut was still bleeding.

The door opened while she was examining the wound, "There you are."

Alex glanced in the mirror and saw Olivia. "Hey."

"Hey," Olivia walked over to Alex and leaned on the sink next to her, "Are you okay?"

Alex nodded, "I just hope these go away before our wedding."

Olivia let out a small smile and pulled down Alex's shirt that was riding up from reaching up to her neck. "It doesn't matter. I'm just glad you're okay."

"Is Tracy okay?" Alex asked.

Olivia nodded, "She's in surgery right now. They said she'll be okay." Olivia took the towel from Alex and started gently dabbing Alex's cuts.

When she was done she looked into Alex's eyes and saw a thin layer of tears at the bottom of her eyes. She wrapped her arms around Alex and held her tight against her body. Alex rested her head on Olivia's shoulder and leaned into her.

"Let's go home," Alex whispered a few seconds later.

Olivia nodded.

When they got home, Alex went straight to bed and crawled under the covers. She put her face against Olivia's pillow and breathed in. "I love our bed."

Olivia smiled from the doorway and watched Alex peek out from under the covers. Olivia walked over to the bed and sat next to Alex. She ran her fingers through Alex's hair. She loved the feeling of Alex's hair between her fingers. She leaned down and kissed Alex's forehead. "I love you."

Alex smiled, "I love you too."

"Just ten more days," Olivia smiled, "And you'll be all mine forever."

"I'm already all yours forever," Alex propped herself up on her elbows and pulled Olivia into a kiss.