Chapter 3

Stabler sped as fast as he could to the hospital, as he got out of his car he got a call.

"See him around there?" Cragen asked.

"No- can't you find him?" Stabler almost whined.

"No…" Cragen said as Stabler spotted Charlie in an elevator with a bunch of roses. Charlie gave Stabler a wide smile as he smelled the flowers.

"I found him- I think he's got another bomb" he said panicking.

"Get him Elliot- but be careful" Cragen warned him. He hung up the phone. He ran up the two flights of stairs easily as he pulled his gun out. There was no sign of Charlie- but some gasps from nurses because of the gun. He didn't see Charlie anywhere- and went to Benson's room. She was sleeping and he came in quietly. He held his gun out still as he looked around the room- he didn't see him anywhere. He went back outside of the room.

"I lost him", he said as Cragen picked up the phone.

"Ok, we'll keep watch from around the hospital" Cragen said as he hung up. Stabler put his gun away as he went back into the room. Benson was in one of those hospital beds and had to sleep sitting up. He stood close to her. He took her hand in his gently as he watched her.

"I thought I had lost you", he said quietly.

"I'm not going to rest until I find who did this to you" he whispered as he lightly touched her forehead with his other hand. He leaned in and kissed her forehead as he let go of her and headed out of the room. He was getting into the elevator, he needed to get something to eat, when he heard screams. He jumped out just in time to see Charlie at the end of the hall with a gun in his hand. Charlie grinned widely as he walked down the middle of the hall. Everyone was quiet now, and Stabler started walking toward him.

"I'm not who you think I am" Charlie smirked.

"How do you know who I think you are?" Stabler questioned calmly as they both walked very slowly and cautiously.

"I missed her- I missed her so much. My sister's old boyfriend is friends with Olivia. He said he heard that she had fallen in love with some other guy." He said angry now.

"I knew I had to win her back- she loves me", he said sickly.

"Then I watched her for a week and I found who she fell in love with- I could never compete. So had to kill him- I put a bomb in his car, but who knew she would be the first to get in" he grind his teeth. He ran into Benson's room. Stabler got his gun out immediately as he ran to the room he heard a gun shot. He ran as fast as he could to see that the man had shot himself. Benson woke up quickly, and Stabler hopped over the man and to her side. He didn't want her to see as some nurses came and removed the man, trying to revive him.

"Are you ok?" he asked as he held her hand.

"I've been worse", she joked.

"Just a little soar feeling" she said as he gazed into her eyes.

"We know who Charlie is- and he can't do this to you again" Stabler told her. She took in a deep breath as well as she could.

"No, Elliot you don't know who he really is. I've been trying to hide from him too long." she said as she tightened her grip on his hand.

"Who is he?" Stabler asked.

"No one special." she said as she started to choke up. He looked at her frowning but then leaned in and hugged her.

"Thank you for being here" she told him as she sat up and hugged him back tightly. Cragen and Fin looked into the room to see the two and smiled as they walked off.

TBC