Chapter 2

She couldn't say she was shocked when she opened her eyes only to find that she was still in Elliot's strong arms. Of course, they'd moved a little. The hospital bed was small, but Elliot had managed to sit on it with her, pulling her close to him so they both fit. After thinking about it, she realized what woke her up. She was in pain, again. A lot of pain. She tried to move to get more comfortable but it only made the pain worse. She groaned as she tried to find the least painful position. It woke Elliot up.

"Hey." He said sleepily. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing…my, I think I need something. It hurts." She whispered, trying not to let him know just how much she was hurting.

"Okay. Hang on, I'm gonna go get your nurse." He got up carefully, making sure not to cause her any more pain. He got the nurse to come back and adjust her medication.

"Hi Detective Benson, I'm Madison. I'm your nurse for today. Can you tell me what hurts?"

"Hi…" She was still pretty embarrassed. She hated being in the hospital. She hated feeling helpless. She hated being cared for by someone she didn't even know. "I…uh, well, I guess I just…My ribs really hurt. I keep getting these killer migraines. I don't know…I just don't feel too great." She smushed herself back into Elliot even though it hurt her side pretty badly.

"Are you nauseous?" Madison asked as she turned down the light.

Olivia nodded slightly. "Just…give me something. Please." It was getting worse every second.

Madison nodded and handed her a pill and some water. "This should help. Let me know if you need anything more." With that, she left.

Olivia took the pill and buried her face in Elliot's chest. She just laid there with him, weak and in pain. It killed him having to see her like that.

"Elliot…" She whispered as soon as she was sure Madison was gone. "Did you catch him?"

"No…Not yet. I..,I'm not on the case…Munch and Fin are…I…I'm too emotionally involved." He admitted. He felt bad that he wasn't doing anything to help her.

"When can I go home?" She was kind of glad that he wasn't on the case. She was scared of what he could do, and she was scared to be without him.

"I don't know…Probably not for a while…"

"Oh…" She answered quietly, closing her eyes.

"But I'm gonna stay with you…I made sure it was okay, I'm gonna stay until I can take you home." He prayed that was soon.

She nodded. "Thank you…I…I don't know how to thank you."

"You don't have to. Your safety is all the thanks I need, corny as that is."

She grunted. "I'm sure."

"I'm serious."

She smiled slightly as she felt the medicine kick in. She relaxed and before she knew it, was asleep again.

A/N: More? I dunno, I'm so bad lately.