Affairs of the Heart

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Summary: See previous chapters

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Unconsciousness

Elliot sat at Olivia's bed side holding her hand. He was so concerned about her. He hated seeing her attached to all of the monitors around the room. He couldn't bare to think about what she had been through when he saw how badly her face and body were bruised. Who would do this?

"Hey El." A soft voice came from the hallway. Elliot turned to see Kathy standing there.

"Hey Kath, come on in." He said.

"I saw her file when I got to work this afternoon. What happened?" Kathy asked concerned.

"I don't know." Elliot answered sadness in his voice. "She came to work, and just passed out."

"You Okay?" She asked, pulling a chair up next to her ex-husband.

"Yeah, I'm hangin in." Elliot answered with a small smile.

"I know how much you love her." Kathy said, patting his hand with understanding. Elliot looked at her questioning. "The kids told me." She explained smiling.

"I really do love her Kath." Elliot began. "Only…"

"Only what?" She asked

"Only, I don't think she feels the same." Elliot finally confessed.

"Are you crazy El?" Kathy asked astounded. "You only have to be in a room with the two of you for a moment before it becomes clear how much she cares for you."

"Yeah, then why did she break it off?" Elliot finally revealed.

"She what?" Kathy asked quite surprised. Her children had told her that they had never seen either Olivia, or their father happier than when they were together. "What happened?"

"I don't know. Everything was fine, and then all of a sudden, she said that she felt that we should see other people, and that we were better off as friends." Elliot answered sadly.

"And you just let her go?" Kathy questioned. "You didn't say anything?"

"Well, I may have referred to our relationship as a 'fling' before she walked out." Elliot admitted.

"You did what!" Kathy scolded. "You might as well have told her that she meant no more to you than a cheap one night stand!"

"Look, I wasn't thinking. I mean… This is weird telling my ex-wife, but I've never loved anyone as much as I love her. I was hurt." He said, trying to explain his actions.

Olivia stirred slightly in the bed, giving Elliot a chance to change the subject.

"Do you know what's wrong with her?" He asked Kathy in vain.

"Bob will know after he gets her test results back." She answered.

"Bob, wait, this wouldn't be the same Bob that Lizzie tells me has been having dinner with you guys lately, would it?" Elliot asked, smiling.

Kathy blushed a bit. "El, please, we're trying to keep it discrete" She said. "You okay with him treating her?" She added.

"If you can trust him, then I guess I can too." He answered. The conversation was interrupted when Cragen knocked on the door.

"Dr. Miller has her results." He said quietly. He looked quickly over at Olivia's sleeping form, and then pulled his head back out into the hallway.

Elliot and Kathy followed to join the others. "What's wrong with her?" Elliot questioned as he emerged from the room.

"Olivia has sustained a serious concussion, probably caused by her head injury. I'd say that the head injury was caused by a blunt object of some sort. The concussion has made her very tired, she's sleeping now, not comatose. The injuries to her body will heal over time, and she sustained no broken bones." The doctor explained Olivia's injuries. "Detectives…Do you know if Detective Benson was… seeing anyone?" He asked, cautiously.

"Why?" Elliot asked.

"I did a full exam on Detective Benson. During one of the tests, I found traces of seamen." He explained.

"Are you saying that Olivia was…raped?" Elliot asked in a whisper.

"No, all I'm saying is that she was sexually active at some point before her attack." He said, correcting Elliot.

"Let's get Matt in here and talk to him." Fin said turning to track the man down. Olivia had been with him that night; maybe he would be able to tell them what had happened.

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