I've been experiencing a new sort of writer's block. Absolutely nothing has been coming to my mind. Until this morning, so I hope you enjoy! Review please! And if you have any ideas, post them
P.S. I'm going to write a songfic later in the week. I've had a few good ideas but nothing that I could really develop, so look for that sometime later in the week. Read this one and review first though!
Olivia sat in the back of the ambulance. She was holding Elliot's limp hand as tears streamed down her face. All she could think was how much of this was her fault. If she hadn't sought Jonathan out, none of this would have happened and she wouldn't be on her way to the hospital. This should be her unconscious on a stretcher, not Elliot. Olivia looked down at Elliot's unresponsive face. She wished he'd just give her a sign he was alright.
They arrived at Mercy General and rushed Elliot behind the doors, leaving Olivia alone in the waiting room. Olivia sat down in a chair and pulled her knees to her chin and sobbed to herself. If Elliot wasn't alright, she had no clue what she was going to do. Olivia sat alone with her thoughts for the next half-hour. Her thought process was interrupted as Casey pushed in through the doors. Casey eyes searched the room for a familiar face. She found Olivia and jogged over.
Casey knelt in front of Olivia and starred at her fragile friend. "Case... This is my fault." Olivia didn't lift her head as she began to sob harder into her knees. Casey took the seat to Olivia and put her arm around her.
"Olivia, this is not your fault. It's Jonathan's. There was no way for you to know he would do this." Casey rubbed Olivia's back. Olivia slowly lifted her head and locked eyes with Casey. Casey's facial expression hardened when she saw Olivia's black-eye.
"That didn't happen tonight, did it?" Casey starred at Olivia who shook her head. Casey squeezed her friend tighter. "He's not going to get away with this."
"I should have never let Elliot get involved." Olivia ran her hand through her hair and began to cry harder. Casey looked at Olivia with a confused look on her face. Olivia began to recount the previous twenty four hours. Casey listened intently until Olivia stopped.
Casey blinked away her tears. "Liv, Elliot was going to get involved anyways. He always does. He cares about you. You can't blame yourself." Olivia lost any composure she had regained.
"Casey... why have I completely lost sight of that? Lately, all I've done is be with Jonathan and before that all I did was drink. God, why am I such an ass? And to Elliot of all people." Olivia sobbed uncontrollably into Casey's shoulder until a man in white appeared through the doors. The doctor walked over. "Mrs. Stabler?" Olivia looked up and wiped away her tears. "Benson."
"Oh I'm sorry. Mr. Stabler suffered a mild concussion. He's going to be fine. He regained consciousness twenty minutes ago. You have fifteen minutes. He needs his rest. We're going to keep him over night." Olivia and Casey stood up and followed the doctor to Elliot's room. The three stopped in front of the door. Casey turned to Olivia "Do you need me in there?" Olivia shook her head and entered the room.
Elliot's face lit up when Olivia entered the room. He smiled weakly at Olivia. "Hey." Olivia tried to walk towards Elliot's bedside but her feet felt like cinder blocks.
"Pull up a chair." Elliot motioned to the chair next to his bed but still Olivia remained planted into the ground. "Liv... It's me. Come sit with me." Olivia moved slowly towards the chair and took a seat but didn't speak.
"Let me start. Liv, I'm okay. That's what counts. That scum bag is out of both of our lives for a long time. Don't worry about him." Elliot reached for Olivia who tilted back. "Sorry..."
"El... why-why didn't I know? I work with rapists everyday..." Olivia blinked away her tears. Elliot starred at this defeated woman in front of him. It finally hit him, this isn't just a victim, this was Olivia. Olivia had become the victim.
"No one knows Liv. You can't blame yourself. I'm going to be fine, and I'm going to make you sure you're going to be fine." Elliot reached for Olivia's hand and squeezed it. The brunette smiled back at him.
"Elliot. Thanks. Just thanks. I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't been there for me in the last 48 hours but from now on, we're going to be there for each other." Olivia smiled at Elliot.
"Liv, you've always been there for me. Whether you know it or not. When things with Kathy went south, you were always there for me at all hours. I'm always going to be there for you." Elliot smiled brightly at Olivia whose face morphed into a smile.
"Elliot. You're my best friend and I've been an ass. It seems like lately I've pushed you aside and gotten caught up with stupid things. It's not going to happen again." Elliot lifted his head and Olivia leaned down. Just as there lips were about to touch, the doctor walked in. "Sorry to interrupt but your fifteen minutes are up. Say your goodbyes."
Olivia's cheeks burned with embarrassment. "Oh, I'll be going then. I'll be back in a few hours." Elliot let go of Olivia's hand.
"Do you have somewhere to go?" Elliot asked with concern in his voice.
"I'm heading to Casey's for the night." Olivia smiled weakly down at Elliot. "Get some rest."
Elliot smiled and rolled over in bed as Olivia headed towards the door. She turned around and caught Elliot starring back at her. She smiled one last time and exited the room.
Muah-haha! I bet you are all debating chasing me with a pitch fork. Don't worry. More will be up soon. Please review! I have written and rewritten this chapter like six times so you all better enjoy it because at one point, I was ready to rip my hair out.