Rittenhouse Women's Health Center
It has now been one week since Andy was deployed, and one day since Milo found out about her capture.
Lu ran into the hospital late. "Lana!"
Lana raised her head from behind her desk and smiled at the harried woman. "Calm down Lu. Your first appointment isn't for an hour," she reassured her.
Lu smiled and plopped down in a chair. "Thanks Lana. Hey did you ever call Milo?" She asked.
Lana shook her head. "I've been meaning to, but I never got around to it," she explained.
Just then, Milo, the Campbell and Stabler families walked into the RWHC. "Lana, Lu," he said sadly.
Lu looked up and saw all of them. "Milo! It's so good to see you!" She said as she jumped up and gave him a hug. "We were just talking about you. What brings you here?" She asked.
"Why don't we go into your office," Milo said.
Lu looked at him worriedly and nodded. "Sure, the kids can wait out here with Lana," she said as she ushered Elliot and Milo into her office where they sat down.
"Lu, this is Elliot Stabler. His wife Olivia is in Andy's platoon," he explained.
"Nice to meet you," Elliot said as he shook her hand.
"You too," Lu said. "What's this about?"
"There was an attack on the base yesterday," Milo explained. "Andy and Olivia were captured," he told Lu sadly.
Lu placed a hand over her mouth, shocked. "No! Oh god, no!" She cried.
Milo nodded. "We don't know any more than that I'm afraid," he told her.
"Oh god, I'm so sorry Milo, Elliot. If you need anything, just let me know," she said sympathetically. "Do the kids know?"
Milo nodded. "Jesse and Lizzy were with us when we found out. But I haven't told Patrick or Richard yet, and Elliot hasn't told his daughter, Mariska, who is their age. I don't think they'll understand…I just don't know how to tell them," he explained.
Lu nodded. "It's gonna be hard. But you've gotta tell them," she said.
Milo nodded. "I know, and I'm going to. I just don't know how," he said sadly.
Lu smiled weakly and looked at her watch. "I'm sorry to hurry you, but my patient is going to come in any moment. Thanks for coming by," she said as she led them out of her office.
Milo gave her a hug. "I'll let you know if we hear anything," he said as they walked out into the lobby.
Richard was sitting on Lana's lap sucking his thumb, and Mariska and Patrick were playing quietly. Lizzy was sitting at Lana's desk with her head propped up on her chin, thinking.
Mariska ran up to her father and pulled on his pant leg. "Daddy!" She cried.
Elliot bent down and picked her up. "What is it honey?" He asked.
"When is Mommy coming home?" She asked innocently.
Elliot looked at her sadly. "Mommy's not going to be coming home for a while," he told her. "Why don't we go home, okay?"
Mariska nodded. Elliot turned to Milo. "I'm going to take her home, I'll call you later," he said as they walked out.
Milo waved goodbye to him and looked around. He picked Patrick up. "Where's Jesse?" He asked his son.
Patrick pointed towards Andy's darkened office. Milo sighed and walked towards it. He knocked softly on the door before going in.
Jesse was sitting at Andy's desk with her head in her hands, looking at Andy's pictures. Patrick wriggled out of Milo's arms and ran over to Jesse who picked him up. "Hey baby," she said softly as she kissed his curly head.
Patrick smiled and lay his head down on her shoulder and quietly sucked his thumb. "You miss Mama?" Patrick asked softly.
Jesse nodded. "Yeah, I miss Mommy."
"Me too," Patrick announced. "When is she going to come home?" He asked again.
A tear trickled down Jesse's cheek. "Not for a while Patrick, not for a while," she said sadly.
Patrick looked up at Jesse. "Is she going to be okay?"
Jesse shrugged. "I hope so," she said honestly. "I hope so."
