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At the sounds of the doctor's words Casey and Olivia burst into tears. Fin, Munch, and Elliot looked shocked but they too eventually began to cry. The doctor walked away in effort to keep up his professionalism.
Huang walked in to see them all huddled up and in tears, and he knew what must have happened. As he walked over to the group a nurse walked out and asked who was in charge of making the funeral arrangements.
"I am." Munch said sadly as he stood.
The doctor nodded. "Come with me then."
Casey began to sob. "I gave him aspirin and he still died."
Olivia rubbed the ADA's arm. "It's not your fault, Case. It's not your fault."
Just as Casey was about to say something they all heard "Shut the hell up, I am ADA Alexandra Cabot and I demand to know the condition of my friends Donald Cragen and Olivia Benson." Elliot hurried over to her and ushered her over to sit before he broke the news to her.
"Alex. I'm glad you got here safe." Elliot said. Alex immediately bursted into apologies to Olivia and questions about Don.
"Alex, he's dead." Casey whispered.
"What? No, no, no, no. He can't be" She said in shock and took a seat before she fainted.
"I'm afraid that he is." Olivia spoke softly as she wheeled herself over to the blonde ADA.
"Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. And you Olivia. You are in a wheel chair? I'm so sorry I couldn't get here. My mom is so sick. I had to rush to her home in Springfield, Illinois to take care of her, and the snow was so bad I couldn't get back. God, Liv, are you okay?"
"I...ah...I'm fine." She lied through her pearly white teeth, hoping that the ADA wouldn't pick up on it.
"Olivia...I've known you long enough to know when you are lying to me."
"Okay, yeah, but that doesn't matter right now. We need to get to calling people about D-D-" She couldn't finish. New tears formed in her eyes and she began to sob uncontrollably.
Elliot got up to take her to her room but she refused. "No. I want to be here for him. He's the closest thing I have to a dad. Just go get me a painkiller please."
"Sure thing, Liv." He said as he walked to the elevator.
He returned with one painkiller and a bottle of water.
Olivia looked up and took them. "Thanks but could you get me two more?" She asked like it was nothing.
"Liv, you're only supposed to have..."
"Elliot, I am in fucking pain. Just get them." She screamed.
Everyone looked at her in shock and Elliot just turned and walked back to the elevator. She had never cursed at him like that. He knew she was in pain and just wanted her to be better.
"Liv..." Alex said softly, looking in to the detective's deep mocha orbs. "You should apologize to him when he gets back."
Olivia sighed and nodded. "I know and I will it's just everything is all happening at once..."
"I know, honey; but it's not his fault. He just wants you happy." Casey chimed in.
Olivia sighed. "I've just lost the closest thing that I've ever had to a real father." She whispered, sadly.
Elliot came up behind her, wrapped his arms around her and kissed on the head.
"I'm sorry I snapped at you, Elliot. I just feel so broken. I don't feel well. After Munch comes back I want to go back to my room, ok?" Olivia was starting to get pale again, undoubtedly from the stress.
Elliot squatted down in front of her. "Of course, babe. You need some more rest anyway." He said and looked up in time to see Munch.
"What's going on, John?"
"They sent his body for the mandatory autopsy and we will be having the service on Tuesday at the Heath & Bros. Funeral Parlor. We need to get a hold of some people for pallbearers, and of course others that want to be included." Munch looked exhausted as he sat down by Alex. "I've made a list." He said pulling it out of his pocket and handing it to Fin.
"I don't even know who some of these people are." Fin said in confusion as he went over the list.
"Some are friends of his from his academy days and from his first years as a cop." John answered.
"Oh ok." Fin nodded.
"I'm gonna call Lennie Briscoe. He knows a lot more about Don's academy days then I do." Munch said standing once again to go make some calls.
"Olivia are you ready to get back to bed?" Elliot asked softly, not wanting his head bitten off again.
Olivia just slowly nodded as she felt her eyelids getting heavy.
"Sleep well, Liv." They all said before Elliot wheeling the sleepy Olivia away.
In the elevator Elliot looked down to find Olivia sound asleep in the wheelchair, and he couldn't help but smile. She looked so beautiful when she slept.
He brushed her cheek after lifting her into bed. She awoke only briefly and he told her he was gonna go back down stairs to help John and he could be back soon. She mumbled some sort of 'mmhmm' before falling back to sleep. Elliot smiled kissing her cheek before he walked out the door.
Olivia woke twenty minutes later, not remembering how she got back in to her hospital room. She frantically looked around for Elliot, only to find that he was no where in sight. Olivia was now angry at him for leaving her side.
She buzzed for the nurse and demanded for more pain medication. The nurse agreed not know Elliot had already came and got her some while they were down stairs. Olivia took them and laid back down willing herself to go back to sleep. She was hurt, mad, and sad all at the same time and that was not a good mix. After the pills kicked in she finally dozed back off.
Elliot walked in a few hours later and was surprised to find her still sleeping. He walked over to her and brushed her cheek. She didn't even flinch which worried him.
"Liv...Liv." He whispered, starting to panic.
He felt for her pulse. When he felt it, he began to shake her. She awoke with a start.
"Elliot, what in the hell are you doing?" She seethed.
He started to say 'Just checking on you' when she grabbed her head in pain and screamed.
"What? What's happening, Liv? Liv?" He was now officially panicking as he kept pressing the call button. "Oh God, Liv! Please not again!"
"Elliot...just...headache...stop...freaking...am fine..." She stuttered. After about 5 minutes the pain subsided, and Olivia was pissed. "Elliot I cannot believe you…'not again'… Like I can help it. It's not my freaking fault. I didn't ask for this you know."
"Liv, you know that it's not what I meant by that...Why are you so angry at me all of a sudden? What did I do wrong?" He asked in confusion.
"What did you do?! What did you do?! You telling me that you don't know?!"
And suddenly she changed. She was calm, and collected. She looked at Elliot, at the fear in his eyes. "I'm sorry honey. I don't know what's come over me. Please don't leave me. I can't be alone."
Elliot stood beside the hospital bed, looking at his girlfriend in total confusion. One minute she was yelling and being hostile toward him and the next minute she was begging him.
What the hell was going on in her head?