Don't Leave Me
Elliot watched as Olivia fell back against the wall. He could see blood soaking through her blue shirt from an open wound in her right shoulder. He immediately ran over and put pressure on the wound. "Officer down!" he called, using one hand to hold the walkie-talkie. "C'mon, Liv, stay with me,"
"G…get th…them out," she said, looking at the kids. She was shaking, and Elliot could feel her blood seeping out through his fingers.
"They're going, Liv. Just stay with me, okay?" he asked. He watched as her eyes began to close. "Liv, wake up, stay with me here."
"Tell her I love her," she said, closing her eyes. Elliot shook her, trying to keep her conscious.
"You can tell her yourself, okay? You're not going to die, Liv."
"J…just promise," she said. Elliot nodded. He would say anything to keep her.
"I promise. Just stay with me, Liv," he said. She opened her eyes and looked straight into his.
"I love you, El. Take care of her," she whispered, before blacking out.
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Kaitlyn looked up when she heard a knock on the classroom door. She could see that it was Cassidy through the window. She watched as her teacher went into the hall to talk to him, and then came back in.
"Kaitlyn, get your things," she said. Kaitlyn knew it was bad. She took her backpack and walked out into the hall, where Cassidy was waiting.
"What happened?" she asked. He looked down at his shoes.
"Your mom's been hurt. She's at the hospital right now," he told her.
"How bad is it?" she asked. He sighed and started walking. She followed him.
"It's bad, Kaitlyn. Your mom was shot," he said. Kaitlyn stopped dead in her tracks.
"What?"
"She's been shot. She was wearing a bullet proof vest, but she was hit in the shoulder. She's in surgery right now, but she lost a lot of blood," he told her. She started to cry. "C'mon, Kaitlyn. She's going to want to see you when she wakes up."
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Elliot stared blankly at the television in the surgical waiting room. Kaitlyn had fallen asleep an hour earlier, her head resting against his chest. He was wondering what was taking them so long, just as a nurse came into the room. "Detective Stabler?" she asked. Elliot nodded and gently lifted Kaitlyn's head off of his chest and over onto the arm of the couch as he stood up. He followed the nurse out into the hallway.
"How is she?" he asked.
"She's going to be fine. She's asking for you," the nurse told him. She led him back to one of the recovery rooms. She left him alone and he went in, not sure what to expect. Olivia was lying on the hospital bed, her eyes closed. He gently took her left hand in his and stroked her forehead.
"Livia," he whispered. Her eyes fluttered open, and she smiled.
"Hey," she whispered. Her throat was sore, and even that small word hurt. "You were right."
"You're stronger than you think you are."
"What happened to Nico?" she asked.
"He's in the prison ward at Bellevue. Casey has a judge there now, officially filing charges against him," Elliot informed her. She nodded. A nurse came in, smiling.
"I'm sorry, Detective Stabler, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave so that we can get Detective Benson moved upstairs," she said. Elliot nodded and stood up.
"I need to call and check on the kids anyway," he said, leaning over to kiss Olivia on the forehead. "I'll see you upstairs, okay?"
"Okay."
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Elliot stood behind Kaitlyn as she unlocked the apartment door. "You didn't have to come in, you know," she said.
"Yeah, but your mom is going to need something to wear when they release her from the hospital," he said, following her inside.
"Listen, Elliot, I know what's going on, okay? I'm fifteen. If you want to date my mom, that's fine with me. Just don't try to act like you're just her friend, when you're a hell of a lot more," Kaitlyn said, turning to look at him.
"Kaitlyn…" he began. She cut him off.
"Do you love my mom or not?" Elliot looked down at his shoes, and then back up at Kaitlyn.
"Yeah, I do."
A/n: Okay, kinda corny in places… but I'm working on a little twist in the plot that'll change things up.