CHAPTER 12

They awoke to a banging on the door. Elliot woke first and nudged Olivia to wake up. The pounding got louder as she came to.

" Ugh, who could this be, and at this time of night." Olivia stated, not wanting to break their position. She got up, took the blanket that was covering both of them and wrapped herself in it, leaving him exposed. She grabbed her cane and started to limp toward the door. "Hold on a sec!' She shouted in the direction of the door.

"Olivia, open the door." It was Dana. Olivia could hear the urgency in her voice.

"I'm coming, it just takes a little longer." Olivia reaches the door and looks back at Elliot. He has covered himself with her shirt, the closest thing to him, and the only thing he could reach. She opens the door. "Dana, I, uh, we."

Dana looks at Olivia, wrapped in a blanket, then over at Elliot, who's is slightly red with embarrassment. "Oh knock it off you two. It's about time. I'm happy for you guys but I do really need to talk to you both. Sorry it's so late. I really shouldn't even be here." Dana says this as she walks in, straight into Olivia's bedroom and back out with her robe. Dana helps Olivia get it on, then takes the blanket and throws it at Elliot so he could cover himself. "Sit down Liv." Olivia sits next to Elliot, Dana sits on the coffee table, facing them.

"What's going on Dana?" Olivia asks, very concerned; knowing that if Dana was here, it was big. Elliot, still a little flushed, leans forward, putting his hand on Olivia's knee, bracing himself for whatever was about to come out of Dana's mouth.

"You both left before I finished with Porter. I don't know all the details yet but it was a set up. The entire thing. Harris getting out of jail, your kidnapping, and Harris getting shot."

"Wait a minute. You mean all these events were planned? How? How could it have been planned for you to shot him, to find us, me to find her? I don't understand. Was Fin in on the plan?" Elliot's blood was starting to boil. He wanted to know who was behind this and why. Then he was going to kill them.

"Elliot just let me speak. Fin was not in on it. He played right into it though. I know that you were supposed to shoot Harris. But I played right into the plan perfectly also. Everything went according to plan in the beginning. Then he took you instead of you killing him. Harris wasn't in on it either. An informant in prison planted the entire idea in his head that he should kidnap you. Elliot, you were supposed to find them and shoot him. It took you longer to find them than they had planned. Olivia, you weren't supposed to get hurt like this." Dana paused, despising herself for what she had to tell them, knowing she had no choice and was risking everything to do it.

"This can't be happening…" Olivia trailed off, wanting to know every detail but not wanting to hear another word.

"Liv, they planned the whole thing, the apartment building, putting it in Harris' file, knowing Elliot would find it and find you. They didn't plan on Elliot being so distraught over your disappearance that he would over look this detail. They also didn't count on it taking 3 days to get Harris's parole posted. They thought it would be posted and you would be found within a few hours. They didn't think Harris would have time to do anything more than smack you around a bit."

"Who is 'they' dammit! I want to know who the hell did this. Because of 'them' we could have lost her! Who would be so stupid to risk her life like that? Who else knows about this? The team? Anyone? Right now, who knows?" Elliot was beyond the point of calming down, passed the ability to control himself. He was angry. He was starting to blame himself for not finding her sooner.

"Elliot" Dana says slowly as she places her hand on his knee, trying to comfort him, to calm him. "I don't know who 'they' are. Munch and Cragen were listening in on Porter and me. I talked with them before I came here. They are outraged as well. I want you to know, you have a detail outside. They will be on you until we can figure this out. I will stay the rest of the night tonight and you will be moved in the morning. I talked to my boss at the bureau. He is also looking into it. He's not happy that one of his agents was put in danger by a division of his own. We are meeting in Cragen's office tomorrow. You need to be there." Dana was so sad that, instead of this fiasco ending, it is only beginning.

"I have PT in the morning. I gotta get out of this chair" Elliot states, pissed.

"Come in after that. I will stay with you two. I will take you there, then to the house. Don't fight me on staying with you and the detail. Neither of you are in any position to protect yourselves. How's your PT going?" Dana truly wanted both Elliot and Olivia back to their old, healthy selves.

"It is actually going well. I can walk and I feel strong but the therapists don't want me walking on my own yet. I have been religiously doing the exercises they gave me. I am hoping tomorrow they will rid me of this damn chair."

"Can we just go to bed and try to get some sleep. I just can't take anymore right now." Olivia interjected.

"Sure darling. Here I'll help you while Elliot gets some pants on." Dana follows Olivia into the bedroom. Dana sits down on the edge of the bed as Olivia takes her robe off, pulls a large t-shirt over her head, and walks into the bathroom. She starts to wash her face.

"Have you talked things though with him yet?" Dana asked Olivia, already knowing the answer but wanting to bring up the conversation lightly.

"No, we haven't. We started to last night after you left. I couldn't handle it. I walked out and went to bed, where I lost it. He followed and we lost ourselves in each other. Right now the most important thing to me is him. I want him to know that I love him. He blames himself, for everything. He feels it is his fault that all of this happened. I want him to know that I don't blame him, not for anything, that I am grateful to him, for everything he risked to find me. Cragen wants us both to go to therapy, together and separately. I was honest with Cragen and told him that it is probably a good idea, but I don't want some department appointed shrink. I don't want the details of these events in our jackets. Cragen is looking into finding one that won't report our sessions but will be able to clear us for duty when we are ready." Olivia finds it easy to talk to Dana, she the first woman in Olivia's life that she feels close to. Olivia was close to Alex but was never able to completely open up to her. Dana is in the same position as herself, a woman surrounded by men, doing a so-called 'man's job,' all the while, having to prove herself to everyone.

Dana watched Olivia as she spoke. She feels horrible for her friend. She will do anything to help her right now. "Olivia, all I really want to say is you really need to talk to him. I am glad you are willing to go to therapy. It will really help you guys out, and bring you closer together. I'm gonna have Elliot sleep in here with you. I'll take the couch. 'Nite darlin', sleep well." Dana leaned in and gave Olivia a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek. She turned to leave the room.

"Dana," Olivia spoke, stopping her. She turned and looked at Olivia, "thank you."

Dana smiled and walked out. Elliot was wheeling himself toward the bedroom. "Why don't you go in and sleep with her. I'll take watch on the couch. You need anything?"

Elliot stopped when he met Dana, took her hand, and said "thanks." They smiled at each other and then he wheeled himself into the room. Dana made a bed on the couch for herself. Elliot scooted onto the bed. Olivia and Elliot nestled into each other, and without saying a word, drifted to sleep, both wondering when they would be able to sleep without this dreadful feeling of the morning to come.