Monday, June 20, 2005
5:30PM
At the hospital, she was treated to broken ribs and other injuries, but most important she was going to be okay.
Olivia woke up and saw Elliot sitting in a chair next to the bed.
As soon as she woke up, he grabbed her hand.
"How are you feeling," he asked quietly.
"I'm fine."
"Great. Um, Liv, you probably don't wanna talk about it, but did he…"
She interrupted him. "No he didn't rape me."
"Thank God." There was a long silence. Elliot then broke the silence and said, "What happened Olivia? How did he get you?"
"I think he followed me home from work. Then he hit me on the head with something, then I woke up in that room."
Elliot sat just sat there. "He followed you home from work? I should have insisted on giving you a ride. This is all my fault."
"Elliot, it's not your fault. It's his."
"No it's mine. I should have never let you walk home alone." She knew he was beating himself up for this, but she wasn't going argue with him now.
Right after that, the nurse stuck her head in the door and asked if she wanted any more visitors.
"Sure," Olivia responded.
The nurse left the room and then John, Fin and the Captain walked in.
"Hey guys," Olivia said.
"How are you feeling," John asked.
"Fine, it just hurts a little."
Elliot walked over to the Captain and asked if he could be alone with Olivia for a minutes and he told John and Fin to come back to the station with him. After everyone said bye, they left and Elliot and Olivia were alone.
"Olivia, when you were gone today, I was so worried. I didn't know what I would do if I lost you. Last night, I couldn't sleep at all. And all this made me realize that," he paused for about 5 seconds, "that I love you."
"What," she asked.
"Olivia, I've loved you ever since you walked into the doors to the squad room 8 years ago."
"I love you, too, Elliot."
Elliot just sat there. " I didn't expect to hear it back, but I'm glad I did."
They sat in silence for a little bit, then Olivia asked, "When can I leave this place?"
He smiled and said, "Not for a couple days. They want to keep you here for observation."
"And when can I go back to work?"
"In a couple weeks. But you're gonna be on desk duty for a while."
"I don't care I just wanna leave here and go back to work."
Then a nurse came in and asked to talk to Elliot.
"Is there someone Ms. Benson could live with for a while? I don't think she should live alone. She hasn't shown it but this event has been very traumatic for her."
"Um… yeah, I guess she could live with me."
"Alright, she can leave on Wednesday." The nurse left the room and Elliot walked over to Olivia.
"Olivia, the nurse said you have to live with someone for a little bit. I told her you could live with me. Is that all right?"
Olivia nodded and he kissed her forehead.
"I'm gonna get some coffee. You need anything?"
She shook her head and he left the room.
He returned five minutes later with a coffee in his hand. When he walked up close to her, he noticed that she was sleeping. He smiled and sat down in the chair next to her and soon enough he fell asleep.
A/N: Did she mean it?