June 5th, 4:30 PM, patient room 5226.
"If we're being completely honest with you we really don't understand how this even happened," Elliot told Parington as she was checking on Liv a final time before she discharged her.
Dr. Parington nodded to him understanding "the truth is this could've been caused by anything. Their could've been some sort of bacteria in a needle that your wife was jabbed with while she was with her captor that got under her skin and caused an infection or she could have scratched her arm somewhere and the bacteria could have gotten in that way, we'll never know for sure but we can say that she's fought it and that's a good thing right?"
Elliot nodded "it is it's just if we don't know where she got it we're gonna have a hard time preventing it happening again in the future."
She nodded "I understand what you're saying and you have a right to be concerned once someone has cellulitis once the risk of contracting it again is higher but now that you both know what the symptoms are if she ever experiences them again you'll know to take her straight to a doctor and hopefully then it'll be caught early enough to prevent another trip to the ER."
Elliot and Olivia both nodded their heads having heard what she said and she slightly smiled "Mrs. Stabler I see absolutely no reason why you can't be discharged at this point and I know you're more than ready to get back home so I'm gonna help that happen for you. I'll be writing you a prescription for an oral antibiotic, Augmentin which you'll need to take twice a day for ten days starting tomorrow. It should get rid of the rest of your cellulitis completely, I'm also gonna write you a painkiller for the rib we broke while you were here and you can take it as needed."
Olivia nodded her head "thank you doctor Parington. The painkiller isn't addictive is it?"
"It can be if it isn't used properly but with your left wrist still casted up your husband manages your meds for you yes?"
She shrugged slightly "he was before this all happened I don't know what's gonna happen once we're home though."
"I'll help her with whatever she needs," Elliot said tenderly and Parington smiled "I don't think you've got anything to worry about Mrs. Stabler," she said confidently.
Olivia smiled slightly, nodded then wrapped her arm around Elliot as Parington smiled at the couple "a nurse will be here to take out your IV soon and I'll start working on your discharge papers. I do think these oral antibiotics will finish fighting off your remaining cellulitis but I can't stress enough that if they don't work"-
"I need to take her to the ER in Nu York, I know doc I promise you we learned our lesson," Elliot said as he kissed Olivia gently on the cheek and pulled her closer to him.
"I'm glad to hear it, I wish you two the best of luck," Parington said before leaving the room and Elliot smiled "we're almost to the finish line honey, we're almost ready to go."
Olivia nodded and smiled "there aren't words in my vocabulary that will come close to telling you just how ready I am to leave."
Elliot nodded "I know there aren't baby, why don't we put on another movie to watch? I bet you by the time it's finished we'll be able to go."
"Sounds good El, I wanna keep cuddling with you here on the couch too if that's okay?"
Elliot smiled and kissed the top of her head "of course it is," he said as she smiled and nodded, he turned the movie on and it took less than five minutes for her head to fall onto his shoulder.
At around 15 minutes after 5 a nurse walked in "hey you too," she said as she had some nonstick gauze with her and gloves on her hands.
"Hi," Elliot said quietly since Liv was dozing lightly on his shoulder.
The nurse smiled slightly "I'm just here to take out your wife's IV," she whispered.
Elliot nodded and slightly smiled "she'll be thrilled to have it gone," he said as he then woke her up with a kiss "sorry to wake you up baby but the nurse is here to take out your IV."
Olivia shook her head "i-it's okay El the quicker it's out the quicker we can go and find a motel," she said as she held out her arm.
"That's true, so true I wanna sleep in in the morning how about you?"
Olivia smiled and nodded "definitely we'll have no interruptions," she said through a happy sigh as just as the nurse was about to start removing it a voice came over the hospital speakers "code yellow, code yellow, all nurses and doctors please report to the ED for a mass casualty situation, code yellow," as the nurse sighed "I'm sorry but I have to go."
"C-Can you just quickly pull it out? It's hurting some and nothing's going through it."
"Sorry I have to go now I'll try and get back up here soon they'll want you out of here to make space for sicker people."
Elliot nodded "if you'll just give me the gauze I'll take it out for her now and we'll leave."
The nurse looked torn "I-I'm not supposed to do that it's against procedure and you guys have to sign her discharge papers first."
Elliot sighed "fine we'll stay in here and wait for them just give me the gauze so it can come out and she can be more comfortable if anyone asks us I'll say you got it done before you were paged," he said as the code was announced again.
The nurse sighed heavily and looked extremely torn as her pager then went off "code blue, room 5221, code blue," and she quickly passed him the gauze then ran out.
"Oh dear..." Olivia said through a frown "I wonder what's happened?"
"I have no idea but it can't be good, do you trust me to do this?"
Olivia nodded slightly "I-I think so?"
"You just think so? You don't know so?" he asked playfully as he kissed her cheek.
Olivia leaned into his kiss but didn't chuckle "I-I think so," she said again.
Elliot nodded slightly and dropped his playfulness then realizing she was actually a little nervous "I've seen it done before baby, I can google instructions though if that'd make you feel more comfortable or we can just wait for someone to come back."
Olivia thought for a minute "maybe just google it? It really does hurt a little and I want it out."
Elliot nodded slightly and did just that as after viewing three websites which gave pretty much the same instructions he felt confident "okay I've read several sites and have the instructions pulled up right here on the phone you ready?"
Olivia nodded "mmhmm," she said keeping her eyes focused on the movie.
Elliot nodded and germexed his hands then removed it as gently as possible wanting to cause Olivia as little discomfort as possible "you okay?" he asked softly as he was applying pressure once it was out like the websites said to do.
Olivia nodded her head "taking them out is always easier than them going in."
"Don't I know it," he said as he wrapped her wrist gently in the nonstick gauze then kissed it "you sure you're okay? That I didn't hurt you?"
Olivia nodded "I'm good El you did good I promise," she said as he nodded and sighed in relief then wrapped his arm around her and focused back on the movie.
"Okay I really wish they'd come on with these discharge papers I wanna get out of here, take a nice hot bath then get some uninterrupted sleep," Olivia said at around 6:30.
Elliot nodded and rubbed her back gently "I know baby it'll happen soon I promise."
Olivia sighed "God I hope so and I hope nothing terrible has happened downstairs."
He sighed and nodded "yeah me too but the speaker said mass casualty and that can't be good."
She shook her head "no it can't and that's why as much as I wanna be pissed off I don't have the heart to be," she said as the speaker then came to life again "code pink, code pink, all hospital personnel please report to your designated stations, I repeat, code pink, code pink, all hospital personnel please report to your designated stations."
"Oh no..." Olivia said through a deep frown as Elliot nodded "yepp they have a missing infant... With this and the code yellow..."-
"We won't be getting out of here anytime soon..." she said through a sigh and Elliot just nodded and pulled her closer to him.
"Why don't we go help look for the kid? Our expertise could be useful," she said after a few minutes of silence.
Elliot sighed "that's a good idea in theory honey but they don't know us, not really and I doubt they'd let us help them."
She nodded slightly "you have a point. What do you think could have happened?"
Elliot kept cuddling her close as his face grew thoughtful "well with out seeing where and how it happened I can't say for sure but it could have been a pedophile that decided he'd take advantage of the mass casualty event or a woman desperate for a baby."
She nodded "maybe or the child could have wondered off and gotten lost looking for his or her parents."
Elliot nodded "that's possible if he or she is an older infant."
Olivia nodded "I hope that's what's happened I want him or her to be found safe."
"Me too love," he said as he rubbed her back for a few minutes before speaking again "I was thinking since we probably won't get to the motel until really late what if I use the dry shampoo to wash your hair here? I know it's not the same as a bath but Fin got it for us the other day and we never used it and"-
Olivia smiled slightly and kissed him on the lips to stop his rambling "I'd like that El," she said softly.
Elliot nodded and slightly smiled "you wanna do it after dinner?"
"Sounds great," Olivia said with a smile as she let her head rest back on his shoulder contentedly and they watched another movie.
At around 8:30 Elliot frowned when they still hadn't gotten her dinner tray "they just gonna let you starve to death?" he muttered disapprovingly as he stood and walked around the room to stretch his legs.
Olivia chuckled "I won't starve El we can go 21 days with out food you know that."
Elliot gave her a small smile "you may be right but that doesn't make it okay."
Olivia stood, stepped behind him and touched his shoulder "I'll be fine El the people who were hurt in whatever happened and the missing baby need their resources more than me."
"You're the most selfless person I've ever known you know that?" Elliot said softly.
Olivia blushed slightly and shook her head "you are," Elliot said adamantly as there was then a knock on the room door "come in," Olivia said.
A man opened the door and walked in as he had a gun holstered to his hip and handcuffs hanging off his other side "c-can we help you?" Olivia asked as she leaned against Elliot's arm and he gently wrapped it around her and kissed the top of her head.
"Maybe I'm officer Atwater we're interviewing everybody here at the hospital we're wondering if you've seen this baby?" he asked showing them a picture of a little boy who looked to be around nine months old.
Olivia and Elliot both glanced at the photo "I'm sorry we haven't is this about the code pink?" Olivia asked.
Atwater nodded "it is but I ask the questions not you, have either of you been out of the room in the last while?"
"Not since around 3 o'clock," Olivia said as Elliot nodded and was rubbing her back "we want him found safely as badly as you do if there's anything at all we can do"-
Atwater nodded slightly as he took a long look at Olivia "it's just your guard seemed to raise a good bit when I walked in here so if there's something you guys aren't telling me"-
Olivia shook her head quickly "t-that's not what this is," she said as Elliot used his free hand to point at Atwater's handcuffs.
Atwater frowned slightly not getting it but nodded his head anyway "thank you guys for your time," he said as he then left the room and Olivia sighed "dammit I've got to get better about handling the sight of those," she whispered.
"You will in time baby it's only been two weeks," Elliot said softly.
Olivia sighed "but how will I ever do the job again if I stay fearful of them?"
"You won't stay fearful of them forever I know you won't, here comere," he whispered as he gently pulled her into his arms.
Olivia sighed and melted into his embrace as he kissed the crown of her head several times then sat down with her "you wanna call Amaro? See if Izzabella and Lizzie are still up?" he asked.
"S-Sure," she said as just when he was about to dial them his phone rang with his number "speak of the devil," he said as they both chuckled "Stabler," he answered.
"Hey Elliot it's Nick Amaro, sorry to bother you guys but I'm trying to put Izzabella to bed and she refuses to fall asleep till she talks to you, says you promised."
Elliot nodded "yeah we did promise we were actually about to dial you now."
Amaro nodded and chuckled "hey are you guys okay? I heard a motel collapsed in Chicago it was on the news."
Elliot nodded "yeah we're fine we weren't there we're still stuck at Chicago Med an infant went missing and the hospital is locked down."
Amaro frowned "that's terrible I'm sorry to hear that."
Olivia nodded "all things considered it could be a lot worse we're locked in but we have a nice room with an okay bed, couch, bathroom and tv so I think we'll manage."
Amaro nodded "I think you guys will you know maybe since the staff is so busy you can take advantage of your alone time and have some real X rated fun."
Olivia's mouth dropped open and her face went white "hey hey you can't tell me you guys don't have that kind of fun at least a couple times a week."
Olivia sat there quiet and stunned trying to think of the right thing to say as Elliot frowned and stroked her hair "breathe baby," he whispered.
Olivia nodded slightly, breathed and the color started returning to her face "hey I hope I didn't offend you guys that wasn't my"-
"Two weeks Amaro, it's only been two weeks," Elliot chided as Amaro just nodded grimly "s-sorry man."
Elliot said nothing to that "can we talk to Izzabella please?"
"O-Of course," Amaro said as while he took the phone to her Elliot leaned to speak in Olivia's ear "you alright honey?" he asked softly.
"Y-Yeah yeah I'm fine El the comment just made a lot of things I hadn't thought to much about yet cross my head."
Elliot nodded slightly "talk about them a little later?"
Olivia nodded her head as they then heard Izzabella's sleepy but cheery voice "hi mommy! Hi Daddy!"
"Hi baby!" they said in unison as Elliot smiled "you sound sleepy."
"Mmhmm," she said through a yawn "you wanna play I spy again?"
Elliot chuckled slightly "not tonight baby it's already passed your bedtime. We can read you a story though just tell us which one you want."
"The Christmas one. The Christmas one please daddy?..."
"But sweetheart it's June," Olivia said chuckling while googling the story on her phone.
"That's okay, please mommy?..."
Olivia chuckled slightly as she found the PDF form of the story "you know we can't say no to you sweet girl," she said as her and Elliot then took turns reading paragraphs of it to her as it was 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.
By the time they were three quarters of the way through Izzabella was asleep "she's out like a light," Amaro told them quietly while walking out of his guest bedroom.
"I'm glad," Elliot said relieved before yawning himself "I'm telling you I'm gonna be extremely pissed if they don't bring Liv her dinner soon."
"They haven't brought it to her yet? It's 9 o'clock at night there."
"Nope and I can't leave to get her anything."
Amaro nodded "maybe find a vending machine? Buy some chips and a couple candy bars?"
"That's not a dinner she deserves a real dinner."
Amaro just shrugged and Olivia rubbed Elliot's shoulder "I'm fine El really," she said as her stomach growled loudly.
"I think your stomach disagrees," Amaro said chuckling and El got up from the couch "that's it I'm calling the cafeteria."
"Elliot honey don't bother them please I'm fine," Olivia said.
"You're not a bother Olivia and they're gonna bring you something to eat," he said adamantly.
"El honey we really can't bother them," Olivia said as Amaro chuckled slightly "and I think this is my cue to go I don't wanna be a part of this little argument."
"It's not an argument just a debate me and Liv have them often right honey?"
Olivia nodded "mmhmm," she said as Amaro smiled "you two have a good rest of your night, I'm sure you'll both find a way to make the most of it."
Olivia nodded slightly and yawned "yeah I'm sure we will, night Amaro."
"Night Liv," he said as she ended the call then turned to face Elliot "E-El I'm sorry," she said quietly.
"What for honey?" he asked confused as he was standing beside the hospital phone.
"For the way I reacted when Nick mentioned us you know... I-I should have been excited about that not anything else and I'm sorry."
Elliot shook his head as he walked back over to the couch where she was "Liv you just went through the worst traumatic experience of your life sex is the last thing on your mind right now and I understand that Nick should have never said that."
Olivia nodded slightly "I-I just don't want you to think that I don't"-
Elliot shook his head adamantly "I know you love me baby, I love you too and we'll just keep showing each other that in other ways until your comfortable again okay?"
Olivia nodded slightly as she smiled when he sat down and wrapped his arm around her "t-there were a couple times before we ended up here that I wanted to take things further I-I was just worried I'd have trouble because of the burn that's there or that my brain would send me somewhere it shouldn't."
Elliot nodded "I understand baby believe me I do you don't have to explain yourself to me."
Olivia nodded her head slightly then leaned it on his shoulder as he smiled and kissed it "why don't I go to the vending machine for you, wash your hair then we can get comfortable on the bed?"
Olivia nodded and yawned "sounds like a plan El."
Elliot nodded, kissed her head a final time then eased off the couch "I'll text you with the choices baby."
Olivia nodded her head with a slight smile and looked for a new movie to watch as she then received a text: El: snickers, 3 musketeers, mnm's, butter fingers or skittles?
Liv: butter finger please?
El: thumbs up emoji. Nacho Doritos, sun chips, cool ranch Doritos, bbq chips, cheddar fries or jalapeño puffs?
Liv: cool ranch please, El please get yourself something too.
El: I am honey don't worry, will be there in a minute.
Liv: thumbs up emoji, as she smiled fondly at the phone then focused on the titanic.
"You pick a new movie?" Elliot asked a couple minutes later when he walked into the room with the snacks.
"Mmhmm the Titanic it's all that was on."
Elliot nodded "that sounds good to me," he said as he opened her chips partly then handed them to her.
"Thanks El," she said with a slight smile as he nodded and they ate in a comfortable silence.
Fifteen minutes later their food was gone "sorry this wasn't an actual dinner Liv," Elliot said regretfully.
Olivia shook her head "no reason to be sorry El I sustained on stuff like this on more stakeouts than I can remember."
Elliot nodded slightly "I know you did baby it's different though when you're not working."
She nodded "true but these are extraordinary circumstances, do you know if they ever found the baby?"
Elliot sighed "the hospital's still on lockdown so I'd assume no."
Olivia just nodded sadly then yawned "you ready to lie down El?"
He nodded "sure but do you want me to shampoo your hair first?"
"I'd like that but only if you want to I can wait till we're home."
Elliot shook his head and smiled "I want to honey," he said softly as once he had the dry shampoo on his hands he gently held her head and began massaging it into her scalp as it took her less than 5 minutes to fall asleep.
When she fell asleep Elliot smiled to himself, laid her gently in the bed then rinsed his hands as he squeezed in beside her a few minutes later and fell quickly to sleep.
11:40 Pm.
"Sir, sir it's time for you guys to go," a nurse whispered as she held Olivia's discharge paperwork in her hand.
Elliot groaned quietly then opened his eyes slightly "the baby okay?" he mumbled.
The nurse, Tina nodded her head "he was found safe. Now I need you to sign these."
Elliot sighed "can't we just leave in the morning Olivia's sleeping and I don't wanna wake her up," he whispered.
She shook her head and chuckled slightly "sorry Mr. Stabler this isn't a motel and a really sick man needs this bed."
Elliot just nodded his head slightly as since he was sympathetic he didn't argue anymore "you have a pin?" he whispered.
Tina nodded and handed it to him as he scribbled his signature down half asleep then pulled Olivia into his arms, slipped his shoes on, grabbed their bag and slung it over his free side then stood up "nah ah she has to ride in a wheelchair it's hospital procedure," Tina whispered.
Elliot shook his head "she's fine right where she is I refuse to wake her up besides this is faster anyway," he whispered as he walked on with her cradled in his arms.
Once they were outside in the cool air Olivia shivered slightly in her deeply asleep state "I know baby I'm sorry I'm sorry," he whispered as he managed to cover her with a hoody from their bag then walk across the street to the closest motel.
"That your daughter?" the guy at the counter asked as Elliot approached.
"No my wife, I need to book a room for the night please," he whispered.
The clerk just sat there and stared shocked "y-your wife? Y-Your carrying your wife?"
Elliot sighed "yeah she just got discharged from the hospital and she was sleeping not that it's any of your business. A room?"
The clerk nodded slightly "y-yes sir what kind of room do you want?"
"Whatever you've got open and that's close to here the size of the bed doesn't matter."
The clerk nodded "okay then i-it'll be 96 dollars please."
"Can I just pay when I checkout? My arms are a bit full here."
"Yeah yeah fine man but I'll need to write your debit card number down."
Elliot nodded and quickly whispered the number to him then took their keycards from the clerk "what's our room number?"
"143 sir."
Elliot nodded "thanks," he whispered as he quickly left the lobby, found the room and sighed in relief when he was able to lay her down on the bed Olivia Margaret Benson-Stabler is not meant to be carried, that or I'm to old to be doing it anymore he decided in his head as he sat their bag down, booked their flight, plugged their phones in then climbed in beside her and promptly crashed.
June 6th, 7:05 AM room 143.
As Olivia woke up the first thing she registered was how warm and comfortable she felt as she sighed in contentment, stretched her limbs then rolled over slightly.
Where's El? She wondered to herself next as although she felt warm the bed beside her was cold and she wasn't hearing the slow soothing beat of Elliot's heart under her ear.
He must be in the bathroom or up stretching his legs, maybe he's checking on the status of that baby she thought to herself as she then opened her eyes where the hell am I? She wondered as she saw she was in a dark room with white walls and two end tables.
She ended up reaching around a bit as she found a phone on one of the end tables maybe it's El's that'd mean he hasn't gone far she thought as she then sighed when she realized it was a corded phone that's okay I'll just dial his number on here, if it rings I'll know it's on the other table she decided as she dialed the number she had memorized by heart.
We're sorry but the plan you are currently using doesn't support long-distanced calling at this time, if you feel you have received this message in error please hang up and dial xfinity customer service at 1800-934-6489.
Well at least I know I'm still in Chicago, she thought to herself as she sighed heavily and turned on the lamp which was right next to the phone "El? You anywhere around here?" she called.
She waited a minute but got no answer "Elliot this is freaking me out honey! If you can hear me please say something?"
She got no answer again oh god what if something happened to Elliot? What if someone hurt him then brought me here? she wondered as with that thought she jumped out of bed and looked around the room no signs of blood-spatter or a struggle, she realized as she then found her phone and quickly grabbed it "c-call El," she told Siri as the phone followed instructions quickly and dialed the number.
If he doesn't answer and his phone isn't in here then I'm calling 911 someone could have hurt him, she decided in her head as she held the phone to her ear anxiously as it rang.
"No two cream cheese bagels not strawberry danish ones! God am I gonna be here all damn day? I have a flight to catch Stabler!"
"E-El?"
Elliot took a long deep breath "baby you okay?" he asked softly.
"I-I w-where am I? I-I don't know where I am?"
"Shhh take a deep breath sweetheart, deep breaths in and out you're safe you're in a motel room I thought I'd be back before you woke up."
Olivia sighed shakily in relief "I-I woke up a few minutes ago, felt fine at first then realized I wasn't in the hospital anymore and that you weren't here and got worried something had happened to you. H-How did I get here?"
"I carried you in you were discharged really late, it was around midnight when we got in."
Olivia frowned slightly but nodded "d-did they find the missing boy alive?"
"They did," he said as he then sighed "sorry baby can you hold on one minute? This stupid restaurant got the order wrong, I've got to tell them and I'm holding up the drive through line."
Olivia nodded relieved "thank god, take your time El I-I'm just relieved you're alright."
"I am baby I promise, I should have left a note for you I'm sorry I didn't."
"It's okay El really," she said as she sunk back into the pillows then chuckled slightly when she heard him begin to raise cane about how wrong the food order was again.
A couple minutes later once he had their correct food he grabbed the phone again "I have our food and I picked your medicines up from CVS before I came here so I'll be back to you in a few minutes."
"S-Sounds good El, sorry I overreacted."
Elliot shook his head "no Liv I'm sorry I scared you by not leaving a note."
Olivia smiled slightly "instead of apologizing for that El you should probably be apologizing for carrying me into the motel room like I was two. What the hell were you thinking? You could have thrown your back out."
Elliot smiled "well Liv I won't apologize for letting you get uninterrupted sleep because you deserved it, I promise you my back is completely fine and even if it wasn't I'd carry you again and again and again you know that."
Olivia sighed slightly "I do and I don't know if that makes me extremely touched and grateful or pissed off."
Elliot smiled "maybe a bit of all three?"
Olivia nodded "I think so, listen I don't wanna keep you El, drive safe, sorry again and I'll see you in a few minutes."
"You have no reason to be sorry Liv I mean that and I'll stay on here for as long as you wanna talk."
Olivia nodded and smiled fondly as when she got an incoming call she ignored it "why are you so good to me?"
Elliot smiled slightly "because you deserve it baby that's why."
Olivia just smiled, nodded and thought about how much he deserved it too and how when her arm was better she'd plan something special for him "I love you El," she said.
"Love you too beautiful," he said as she ignored yet another incoming call from Barba and they spent a few minutes in comfortable silence just listening to the others breathing "my cab just pulled up baby I'll be walking in the door soon," he finally said.
Olivia smiled "why don't you let me open it for you? Your arms must be full with our breakfast and stuff."
"As much as I'd like to tell you no you're right they are and I just can't refuse so thanks honey."
"Your welcome El," she said as she ended the phone call, let him in and tried to take some of the stuff.
"No no no don't push it I've got all this," he said as he grinned at her, sat the stuff down then pulled her into a hug.
She had prepared a retort about how she was better now and could hold simple things but it died in her throat at the start of his embrace as she melted into it then pulled him closer to her.
Elliot kissed her head several times "see I'm okay, I'm here it's me in the flesh," he whispered and she nodded several times against his chest then sighed when Barba called for a third time "you need to take that?" he asked hearing her sigh.
Olivia nodded "probably this is the third time he's called me in ten minutes."
Elliot nodded "go ahead honey I'm just gonna plate our food," he said as she nodded, pulled away and grabbed her phone "hello?" she answered.
"Hi Liv it's Barba, so glad to hear that you're doing okay. I've called you three times?"
"Sorry I was on the phone what's wrong?"
"What makes you think something's wrong?"
"You called me three times in ten minutes Barba and you're not usually someone who likes to waste my time so what is it?"
Barba sighed "I've got an update for you about William Lewis, he's being released from the hospital in the morning and will be arraigned right after."
"O-Okay great you told us you were going for remand so that's great I'm sure he'll get it."
"He could but there is a slim possibility that he'll be given bail that's why I wanted to give you the heads up now."
"H-He can't get bail Rafael y-you have to make sure he doesn't h-he knows where we live a-and we're supposed to go home tonight."
"Like I said the possibility is slim and if he is given bail you'll have a protective order I just wanted to let you know so you'd be aware."
"O-Okay thank you but if he gets out you have to put a squad car in front of our house El will be there, so will our daughter a-and I can't let anything happen to them."
"That wouldn't be in my purview you'd have to speak to the 116 about it that's your local precinct right?"
"I-It is yes," she said.
Barba nodded "then make sure that any concerns that you may have are forwarded to them," he said as Elliot eased back over to her since he was done plating their breakfast "what's wrong sweetheart?"
"L-Lewis is getting arraigned tomorrow and ADA Barba thinks there is a slim chance of him making bail. I-I was just telling him that they'd have to put a squad car in front of our house if he does."
"And I was informing her to talk to your local precinct about that," Barba chimed back in as Elliot nodded "ADA Barba all I know to say is you need to do the best job you can in there because if he's let out and comes after Olivia I'll be armed and I'll defend her and our home to the death."
"I always do my best job no matter what case I'm trying this one is no different, you also know if he does get bail the three of you can relocate somewhere else."
"We could yes but we're the victims in this not him and he won't run us out of our home if we leave it that'll be our choice not his."
Barba just nodded "that's your choice to make and only the two of you can make it, the preliminary hearing will be on the 12th and Liv you'll need to appear."
"W-We'll be there. Is that all you needed? We have breakfast out and don't want it to get cold."
"Yes that's all. The two of you have a nice day," Barba said quickly hanging up as Olivia just sighed heavily.
"No matter what happens it's gonna be alright baby I'll protect you till I die you know that right?" Elliot asked softly as he rubbed her back.
Olivia nodded slightly "I-I don't want it to come to that though. I-It can't come to that El."
"I hope with everything in me it doesn't I'm just saying if it does"-
"I-I know," she whispered as she then tried to pull off a small smile "lets eat."
Elliot nodded "okay baby," he whispered as they sat down at the small desk and shared their food.
"Do you need a pain pill?" Elliot asked while handing her her antibiotic.
Olivia shook her head and Elliot nodded with a slight smile "when does our flight leave?" she asked after swallowing it.
"11, we should land in Nu York at around 2 or so."
Olivia nodded and smiled "have you talked to Lizzie at all?"
Elliot sighed "a few texts here and there she's been really understanding about it all."
"I'm glad to hear that, how about Kathleen?"
"We exchanged texts once she's angry about Brad but thankfully decided once she heard that she'd chew me out when you were better."
Olivia nodded slightly "she might be angry with you now but it'll fade when she finds a better happiness with someone else I know from experience."
Elliot nodded slightly "I hope you're right Liv I already have one kid that doesn't speak to me I don't want it to be two."
She nodded and rubbed his back "Dickie'll come around in time you're the only father he's got and once he matures he'll realize that life's to short and you were only trying to protect him."
He sighed "maybe he will or maybe he'll replace me with that Jim we just never no," he said with contempt in his voice.
Olivia just rubbed his back in silent support as she wanted to be there for him but not say the wrong thing "s-sorry I unloaded on you like that Liv," he said after a few minutes.
Olivia shook her head "no no don't apologize I'm glad you feel comfortable talking to me and for what it's worth I think if he ever tries what you're fearing he'll be disappointed in the result."
Elliot sighed heavily "maybe so b-but the truth is all I want is for him to have a happy life Liv w-weather I'm a part of it or not."
Olivia nodded and pulled him to her "you're a good man Elliot Stabler, the best man I know."
"Baby you're to sweet," he whispered as after a minute he moved his weight off her not wanting to hurt her "no I'm honest El, just honest," she said as she kissed his cheek.
Elliot kissed her temple then pulled her into his arms and hugged her tight "I love you honey."
"Love you too El," she said as after a few more minutes they sighed, pulled apart and got ready to go catch their flight.