A/N: Thanks for all the great reviews everyone ! I think this might be the second to last chapter. Then I'm going to focus all my attention on a new story. Hope you like it !
Olivia raced down the highway. It was now close to one in the afternoon and she was surprised when she found that there were barely any cars on the road.
Meanwhile, Cragen was in the waiting room with Munch, Fin, and Casey. No one spoke but they occasionally glanced at each other and the clock on the wall, all wondering where Olivia could be. A few moments later, the doctor came out looking solemnly at the group. He didn't speak until Cragen looked up at him and stood up quickly and everyone followed suit.
"How's Elliot? Is he going to be ok? Can we see him? Is he going to live?" Cragen, Munch. Casey and Fin bombarded the doctor with question after question.
"Elliot is in very critical condition. He remarkably survived the surgery without too many complications. He is in a coma at the moment and he's on an incubator. We're not sure if he's going to wake up from it. To tell you the truth we were all very surprised when he made it through the surgery and we're not sure he has much time left. You can see him but due to his state you can only see him one at a time. But I would recommend that an Olivia goes in first. Are you Olivia?" he asked Casey and she shook her head.
"No, I'm Casey. Why should Olivia go first?"
"Well when we were bringing him in he regained consciousness for a minute and started calling out the name Olivia"
"Olivia isn't here yet. I called her and she's on her way in but we have no idea how long she will be. How long does he have?" Cragen asked.
"Normally, people with these kinds of injuries don't survive through surgery but I'm not confident that he will make it through the night. I pray that Olivia gets here soon. He really loves her."
The doctor shook all of their hands and left the room. Casey broke down into tears and Munch held her as sobs shook her body. Cragen couldn't believe that he had overlooked Olivia and Elliot's relationship. He knew they were close but he never suspected that they were in love. They decided to wait another 5 minutes to see if Olivia would show up.
After a couple of minutes had past, Olivia came running up to the desk startling the woman sitting at it.
"I need Elliot Stabler's room." she yelled.
"Liv?" Cragen called as he walked around to the desk.. She immediately turned and saw his bloodshot eyes and his pale and weak appearance. He took her by the arm and took her around to the waiting area where Munch, Fin and Casey were still sitting looking equally disheveled. They all stared off and it took them a moment to realize she was in the room. Cragen filled her in on everything the doctor had told them and she broke down into tears.
"I have to see him." Cragen nodded in response and walked her to his room and then returned to the waiting area with everyone else.
Olivia looked at all of the equipment and monitors in the room. Her eyes fell on Elliot laying motionless in the bed. She moved slowly. Not believing what she saw. When she got close to his bed she looked at him. His face had cuts on it, from the windshield Olivia assumed, but they were already starting to heal.
After a moment the nurse came in to check on him. She looked at Olivia standing cautiously beside the bed not knowing what to do.
"You can touch him. It can't hurt him. In fact it's possible it could help him. I take it you're Olivia."
She nodded as he reached out to take Elliot's hand. After a moment the nurse began to leave but before she shut the door she said, " I bet he can hear you. Most doctors say it's not possible but Elliot's a walking miracle the way he survived the surgery. You should talk to him about things that would make him happy."
Olivia nodded and thanked the woman before returning her attention back to Elliot.
"Hey El. I'm sorry about leaving you in the cribs. Cragen told me that you filed the transfer papers. And I found the note. I also found the lease to the vacation home and the paper that you wrote to remind yourself to bring me there." she smiled softly as she spoke. "I went there to look for you El, its beautiful. You can't leave me El, you can't leave us. The Squad needs you. I need you. And our baby needs you." Olivia started crying after she said that.
Olivia took his hand and placed it on her still small stomach. "That's our baby in there, El. I can't be a mom all by myself. This baby needs it's daddy. And I need you, El." she placed his hand back down and placed her head on it.
Cragen was watching from the window and immediately knew that she was pregnant. He couldn't tell what she was saying but he assumed she was when she took his hand and put it on her stomach. He didn't know what he would do. He loved Olivia like she was his daughter. He pulled some strings and Olivia got to stay in the room for as long as she needed to.
Cragen, Munch, Casey, and Fin all looked at each other one last time as they all went their separate ways without saying a word. The night dragged on for them. They were all dreading a phone call in the middle of the night to tell them that Elliot was gone.
It was close to 2 in the morning when Cragen's phone began ringing. He knew it had to be the hospital and ran quickly to answer it. He listened to the voice on the other line for a few minutes. He quickly got dressed and called Munch, Casey, and Fin and told them all to meet him at the hospital. He refused to give them details and demanded that they hurry.