A/N I know this chapter is not that long comparing to the last ones but I didn't want y'all to wait too long now that I was able to write again. This story ain't done by far. So y'all can expect a lot more chapters coming as long as I'm able to write and post them.
Chapter 38
"My love, there's only you in my life. The only thing that's right." - Lionel Richie.
Dr. Olsen, who's office is on the same floor as Oliver's room, hears Oliver screaming and quickly walks out of her office towards Oliver and a shocked Alicia Martinez. She immediately sees what's going on and tries to relax Oliver and get him out of his flashback without any luck of course. Oliver's flashback only gets worse. Alex who was about to step into the elevator hears Oliver scream and runs back to Oliver's floor. She pushes impatiently on the button for the electric doors and runs through them as soon as she fits through them. Arriving at the scene she sees Dr. Olsen trying to get Oliver out of his flashback. By now Oliver is trying to get his arms up to protect himself and is shaking in his wheelchair.
"Let me handle this. You won't get him out of it and will only make it worse. Help me to get him into his bed." Alex says sternly but with a soft voice, walking Oliver back to his room.
Dr. Olsen wants to object but Alex fixes the Doctor with her infamous glare. Quickly but carefully Dr. Olsen and Alex get Oliver out of his chair and into his bed. Immediately Alex climbs onto the bed and behind Oliver. Then the blonde pulls Oliver against her body and softly starts talking to her fiancé.
"It's alright Liv. You're safe now. I'm safe. Nobody is going to hurt me. It's over sweetie. Listen to my voice, Liv." Alex says softly.
As soon as Alex pulls Oliver against her and talks to him, the Detective stops shaking.
"That's it baby. Keep listening to my voice and try to take a deep breath. Everything is alright." Alex says, knowing Oliver can hear her.
Slowly Oliver is getting out of his flashback. Alex keeps talking to the Detective until his breath is back to normal again. Alex carefully climbs from behind Oliver and lowers the Detective back onto his pillow with his head.
"I'm going to have a talk with Dr. Olsen and Alicia outside your room. I'll leave the door open, alright? I promise I'll be right back." Alex asks softly.
"Come back soon please, promise you won't leave me." Oliver answers with a tiny voice.
"I'll promise I'll be back soon. Don't worry honey, I'll never leave you." Alex says softly.
"Alright." Oliver whispers.
Alex kisses Oliver on his forehead and motions Dr. Olsen to come with her outside the room where Alicia is still standing. Alex leaves the door open enough so that Oliver can see her. Then the blonde ADA turns to the Doctor and therapist and they walk about ten feet away from Oliver's room.
"What the hell happened here?" Alex asks sternly.
"I saw Detective Benson was nervous and I wanted to reassure him so I laid down my hand on his shoulder and squeezed him softly. He stiffened and I tried to talk to him to calm him down but he started to scream. Dr. Olsen came over to us and tried to calm him down but he pulled back, tried to raise his arms and started to shake. Then you came back running to us." Alicia says.
Alex turns to Dr. Olsen.
"Dr. Olsen is everyone on my fiancé's team aware of what happened to him? Did each member read his file?" Alex asks.
"Yes, Ms. Cabot. Everyone has a copy of Detective Benson's file." Dr. Olsen answers.
"Ms. Martinez, did you read Oliver's file?" Alex asks.
"Call me Alicia please. Yes I have." Alicia answers.
Alex isn't pleased hearing that the therapist read the file and still touched Oliver from behind.
"So you know that my fiancé has been assaulted twice in two weeks and on top of that he was shot 6 times?" Alex asks sternly.
"Yes Ms. Cabot." Alicia answers.
Alex is now starting to get angry. Oliver's flashback could have been prevented and wouldn't have happened if Alicia didn't made physical contact with the Detective.
"Then what in the hell were you thinking when you touched my fiancé from behind, Ms. Martinez?!" Alex asks angrily, deliberately calling the therapist by her last name.
"I only wanted to comfort him. I didn't think it would be a problem. I didn't know he would freak..." Alicia answers.
Alex has had it now and interrupts Alicia.
"How stupid are you?! How do you think you would have reacted when a complete stranger touched you, squeezed your shoulder from behind after you had been assaulted and shot?! And for your information my fiancé didn't freak out. Thanks to your reckless behavior my fiancé had a flashback. Because of your carelessness and stupidity, you thought it was alright to touch a survivor of a heinous crime and by doing so, sent my fiancé into a flashback and he will be plagued with nightmares if he sleeps at all. You made things worse and you call yourself a God damn therapist!" Alex growls.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Cabot. I really am." Alicia says softly.
"Ms. Cabot, I understand your anger but getting pissed off at Ms. Martinez doesn't help the situation we are in now with Detective Benson." Dr. Olsen says trying to defuse the situation.
"I'm not pissed off, yet. Trust me when I truly am pissed off you will notice. Anyway, I'm not leaving Oliver alone after his therapy sessions or at night. I made a promise to Liv and I'm intend to keep it." Alex says.
"Ms. Cabot I know you are worried about Detective Benson. But you can't stay here every night. It's against our policy. Tonight won't be a problem and maybe one night in the weekend, but that's all you can have." Dr. Olsen says.
"I don't think so. I'm staying here as long as Oliver wants me to stay here be it day, night, weekday or weekend, policy or not. Do I make myself clear?" Alex asks sternly..
"With all due respect, you don't make that decision, Ms. Cabot. You can't stay here more than two nights." Dr. Olsen answers.
"Get your director Dr. Mastdi here now and we'll see if I make that decision or not." Alex counters.
"I'm not going to disturb Dr. Mastdi for this and before you ask Ms. Martinez, save yourself the energy she isn't going to get him neither." Dr. Olsen says firmly.
"Fine. If you don't want to get him here, I'll make him come here myself." Alex says with her courtroom voice, pulling out her cellphone from her purse.
Alex scrolls through her phone book and dials the director's number.
"Dr. Mastdi, it's Alex Cabot. Are you here in the rehab center?" Alex asks.
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"It won't take long." Alex says.
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"I don't give a damn, Dinand. This will take only a couple of minutes. I want you on the second floor in front of room 32, that's my fiancé's room. Blame your staff, they screwed it up. Get your ass over here now!" Alex says with an ice cold voice and end the calls.
Alex turns back to Dr. Olsen and Alicia.
"You thought that I was pissed off a few minutes ago when I wasn't, Dr. Olsen. Watch what I'm going to do if I am pissed off. Which I will be if he doesn't give me what I want." Alex says.
"You don't really think that Dr. Mastdi listens and come down here do you, Ms. Cabot?" Dr. Olsen asks slightly irritated.
"If he knows what's good for him he does." Alex answers.
3 minutes later an irritated looking man walks through the electronic doors and towards Alex, Dr. Olsen and Alicia.
"It better be damn important that you would demand me to get my ass over here Alex." Dr. Mastdi says.
"I would change my tone if I were you Dinand. I'll keep it short. Your physical therapist, Ms. Martinez here made a major mistake which caused Detective Benson, my fiancé, a flashback. Which will be followed by nightmares. They couldn't pull him out of it but I could, I always can. To the point, I told Dr. Olsen that I'm staying here as long as my fiancé wants me to stay during the nights. Or as long as I think it's necessary. Dr. Olsen said that I can't stay here. I'm not leaving him alone here after his therapy sessions and during the night." Alex explains.
"Dr. Olsen is right. I'm sorry Alex, it's nothing personal. It's against our policy." Dr. Mastdi says.
"I can't change your mind?" Alex asks, in a warning tone.
Dr. Mastdi recognizes Alex's tone but decides not to listen to it. He knows what she's capable of but makes the mistake, probably, with thinking she wouldn't push it too far.
"I don't think so. Like I said, it's not personal, it's our business policy." Dr. Mastdi answers.
"Alright, than I'm getting Oliver away from here and take him home with me." Alex answers.
Alex turns around and wants to walk back to the door of Oliver's room but the blonde changes her mind and she turns back and looks Dr. Mastdi straight into his eyes.
"Oh and Dinand, don't expect my donation of a 150.000 dollars, you receive twice a year, next month. It's nothing personal just business policy. My foundation doesn't donate to facilities that don't act in their patients' best interests." Alex says coldly.
Alex turns around and walks in the direction of Oliver's room.
