The next time they were in her office, Liv, who'd had a chance to go through her mail, asked Fin, Amanda and Carisi, "anyone want to explain the letters from the Department of Transportation expressing regret over my injury and informing me that the road was fixed?"

They all burst into laughter. "I forgot about that," Fin said.

Carisi looked at her sheepishly. "We knew you'd never sue the city over getting hurt but would be very concerned that nobody else get hurt. So I sent them a letter about an exceptional city employee getting injured on their streets. Not as your lawyer, just as a concerned coworker informing them of a situation they needed to address."

"He was very persuasive," Amanda laughed. "We noticed it getting fixed the next day."

"Thank you," Liv said. "I never even thought about other people getting hurt there. I'm glad you reached out to them."

"We meant to tell you," Fin said, "but we were so excited to have you back, none of us remembered."

As Elliot was driving her home, she laughed about it in the car with him. "Carisi clearly terrified them," she said. "They sent three letters."

"They're probably scared you're going to sue them," Elliot said. "They don't know you'd be the last person to ever consider doing that. Your team got it exactly right in making sure they addressed it immediately so no one else would get hurt."

When Elliot had finished making dinner, Liv limped to the table without the crutches. Noah looked thrilled. "No crutches, Mom!" He exclaimed, hugging her.

"I'm not totally rid of them yet," Liv said, smiling at him, "but the doctor said I can slowly do more each day without them."

Elliot kissed her. "It's great to see you needing them less."

Once Noah was asleep, Elliot asked her about her pain. "I'm really not in more pain," she said. "It's a little sore, but much less than I expected."

"I'm so glad," Elliot said. "Do you want to ice it?"

"I probably should," she said. He came back with an ice-pack, gently propped her foot up and put the ice on it, then sat next to her. She leaned her head on his shoulder and yawned.

"Tired?" He asked.

"A little," she said. "Even though I'm better at it, using the crutches is still tiring."

"Let me massage your back and shoulders," he suggested. "I'm sure they're tense."

"Thank you," she said, relaxing into his touch. "I love you, El."

"Love you too, Liv."