short and sweet, apologies for the lack of updates! i'm gonna try to pump out another *something* after class!
A soft knocking and a dark shadow at the door alert me to Elliot's presence. Heading over to the door I brace myself for a question overload, but I can't blame him, we're cops, it's our nature to question everything.
"Elliot." I say in a whisper and motion him into the room. He enters, almost cautiously, looking at me, then the figure wrapped in blankets on the bed.
"She was awake?" he asks slowly and carefully, looking back at me and making it a point not to speak very loudly. I nod and glance over at her.
"She woke up for a bit, we… talked. She's ok- as ok as a person could be. I told her how I felt." I look back over at him and smile a bit. "Elliot, I love her. I plan on trying to make her happy for as long as she'll let me, but first I need to know that you have my back. You're my family El, you and the squad, just let me know what you're thinking?"
He looked at me with his expressive blues, and I could tell his brain was whirring away. "I can tell how you feel; it's painfully obvious because every time you even glance her way, your love is written in your eyes. Catholics are bred to be god-fearing people, not very fond of change at all, but I'm kind of a new generation. I take the bible very seriously but I know that now-a-days not everythingcan be translated quite so literally. I absolutely fully support whatever you two decide and I want you to know that I love you like my sister, and as soon as Alex is better and you two have sorted everything out I insist on a Sunday brunch with the Stabler clan, got it?" He grabs my shoulder and I smile gratefully.
"You really don't know what this means to me Elliot, but I may be putting the cart before the horse here. I hope I'm not, but you never know."
"Olivia, something I didn't mention in my little speech? I see howyou look at her, but I can also see how she looks at you. Same deal cupcake. Both of you are in it deep, trust me on this one."
My smile grows and he speaks again. "Now, would you like coffee? Something to eat? I don't want you wasting away here."
"Yeah, that'd be great, thanks Elly. I'll pay you back later. Could you also tell the guys she's ok? Not dead, and I'm going to be staying in here for a while? I think Cap would like to know." I ask questioningly.
"Sure, no problem Liv. Hey, get our girl better. I have a feeling our ADA until then is going to be a huge blowout. I'll be back with your food."
He nods and walks out quietly. I face the door until I hear the click of the handle, then I turn and my stomach grumbles. I really hope the ADA helping us out doesn't totally blow it. Alex will flip a shit.