Ive been addicted to you, you touched my heart you touched soul
It was the heat that Elliot first noticed. It was tearing at his skin. He looked around and noticed everyone was now downstairs, outside with Olivia except Alex. She was lying on the floor , she'd been closest to the kitchen.
"Alex…?" he called, but his throat burned and stung. He dragged his body up. The kitchen was covered in a thick black smoke, the fire alarm ringing. At least that thing works he thought. He kept low and stumbled over to Alex, checked her pulse. She was alive.
"Alex sweetie wake up," he whispered in her ear, tapping at her face slowly. Groggily she opened her eyes, moaning softly.
"Good girl, come on, we gotta get you outta here," he whispered. He went to pick her up and carry her out.
"What happened?"" she mumbled… eyes closed, holding on to Elliots neck.
"We'll explain later, Olivia's waiting downstairs for you," he carried her quickly. He looked at her face, it was soft and calm, but he noticed her breathing, The sharp intakes of breath scare him the most. If she didn't get emergency treatment, the smoke would kill her.
HE hurried down the stairs and rushed outside. Ambulances had just arrived and were treating Huang, Fin and Cragen..
"Hey, over here!" he shouted. Two paramedics rushed over, breathing equipment in tow. Elliot stepped back as Olivia rushed over taking a hold of Alex's hand. They placed her on a stretcher and manoeuvred her to a waiting ambulance. They pushed her in. Olivia looked back at Elliot unsure as to what to do – whether to go or not. He nodded in assurance. She jumped in the back as it sped away.
Elliot ran back over to the other members of his team. Cragen and Huang were ok. They'd been further away from the blast, a few cuts some quite deep but they'd live, with stitches. Fin was a little greyer. A dark slash covered his face, a dark lining of soot covered his body. They quickly drove him off to the hospital, followed by Cragen and Huang.
"I'll catch up with you." Elliot said. He jumped in his car with a quick look back at Fins apartment block. Fire fighters were working on his apartment. He pressed the gas.
Due to traffic problems and the speed the ambulances travelled Elliot got 45 minutes later. He raced through the corridors of the hospital, running to get to his friends. He first found Huang, Cragen and munch, who'd obviously heard the news and wheel chaired himself over. They were sitting by Fin's bed, whom Elliot was pleased to see had woken. The sombre looks on their faces told him all he needed to know. The tear stains on their cheeks, confirmed it.
"Oh god, no…" Elliot spluttered, the tears already falling down his face. He swung wildly around, searching for Olivia.
"Yeah, she died in the bus," Olivia whispered as she entered the room behind them. Elliot ran over and hugged her tight. Olivia cried loudly in his chest. They lowered their heads in respect.
"I'm so sorry."
It had been 3 months since the death of Alexandra Cabot. Nothing had really been the same. As much as they often pushed her to get what they wanted, she had been a member of the team. Friends. No one had been the same. All were reserved. Olivia rarely said anything, and that hurt Elliot more than anything.
He hadn't heard from the 'stalker' since, except from a few gloats at the death of an attorney. Forensics from the apartment had found nothing, other than the fact that the bomb was only meant to destroy Fins apartment. Fin felt guilty for her death – it had been his apartment, it was meant to kill him.
Huang knew it wouldn't be all; there'd be more. He told Elliot, but he was too numb. Kathy stopped him from seeing his kids, he had nothing. They were all there for each other and Munch always tried to lighten the atmosphere, but any laughter they had was quickly subdued from pain. Their new attorney – Roscelyn Meadows was nice but no Alex.
The final message was clearest and the one they'd expected in the beginning. It was a summer day, Elliot was stood at a window, a sharp ping of glass as it shattered and fell to the ground. A look of stunned disbelief on Elliot's face as he looked down and saw a small red dot appear and grow on his chest. The gasps of breathe he took as his breathing became sharp and staggered. The look of horror on everyone else's face as they raced over but they couldn't stop him hitting the cold, hard floor as darkness washed over him…
Goodbye my Lover, Goodbye my friend you have been the one, you have been the one for me...