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Trigger Warning: Discussion about fear of possibly losing a baby

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Chapter 25.

Dominick drove carefully home from the hospital. He took turns as slowly as possible and made sure to not jostle Olivia more than he had too. She sat in the front seat, her head resting against the window as she dozed off.

"Liv," Sonny spoke softly, as he reached out and caressed Olivia's messy brown hair. She sat up quickly and turned to look at him, her eyes cloudy with sleep.

"What?" She asked tired.

"We are back at your place. Do you think you can make it upstairs? I can carry-"

"I got punched in the face, Sonny. I didn't break my legs or anything." Olivia snapped. "I can walk upstairs myself."

He smiled weakly and nodded before getting out. He walked around the car and opened the door for Olivia before reaching in to help her out.

Olivia and Sonny walked up the stairs and into her building. They got into the elevator and didn't speak until Olivia unlocked her apartment door.

"Mom!" Noah yelled the moment that Olivia opened the front door. He rushed to her and wrapped his arms tightly around her body. He buried his face in her stomach before squeezing her as tightly as he could.

"You should be sleeping, Noah,. Olivia spoke, as she caressed the mess of brown hair on top of his head.

"Mom, are you okay? The baby?" Noah asked rapidly, as he rested his chin against her midsection and looked up at her.

"We are fine, sweet boy," Olivia cooed, as tears slipped down her son's cheeks.

"But… your eye! It's all bruised and swollen!" Noah exclaimed, as more tears slipped down his cheeks.

"My eye will heal." Olivia replied, as she tried to reassure her little boy.

"What about my brother?" Noah asked. Olivia laughed softly, before leaning down and kissing his hair.

"We don't know if you are getting a brother or sister, silly boy. But like I said, the baby is fine." Olivia replied. Noah nodded weakly before going back to hugging his mother's waist.

They stood there for a while, before Dominick reached out and rubbed Olivia's lower back. She turned to look at him, and he smiled.

"Do you want to head to bed? I can grab his pillow and toss it in your bed?" Dominick whispered. Olivia looked back at her son before nodding slowly.

"Yes, please… And you can send Fin home, I've got it now." Olivia whispered.

"Anything for you. I'll be back." Dominick spoke. He hesitantly kissed the back of her head before walking away.

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Dominick stayed at the apartment for a while. He kept checking on Olivia and Noah, while waiting for Fin to actually leave. He told Fin that he was all set to go, that he had things covered, but Fin insisted on staying just in case.

"I think they are fine, Carisi." Fin spoke, from where he laid on the sofa with an arm over his eyes.

"You may think they are fine, but I know that Olivia is scared. What happened tonight and the fact she could have been hurt more… that she could have lost the baby absolutely terrifies her." Dominick replied with a huff.

"Are you sure you aren't in love with her or something? You are reacting more to this than I had anticipated," Fin yawned.

"W-what? Fin-"

"You could lie or-"

"Do you plan on staying here tonight?" Dominick blurted. He didn't want to continue this conversation.

"What do you think?" Fin sighed as he reached out and grabbed the blanket from the back of Olivia's sofa.

"A yes would have sufficed. But can you keep an eye on Liv and Noah? In case something were to happen, I want someone to be able to react while I'm gone." Sonny spoke, as he moved and grabbed his jacket.

Fin moved his arm and looked to where Dominick stood by the front door.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm… I'm going to find that guy that hurt her. The one that could have killed our child or Olivia if he wanted,. Sonny replied, his eyebrows furrowed and a hint of frustration on his face.

"Alone? Mr. ADA," Fin laughed.

"Who else can I ask? No one else is going to go out and find this bastard." Dominick huffed.

"You could ask Stabler." Fin offered, as he dropped his arm back over his eyes.

"I think you're right." Carisi nodded as he furiously swung open the door and stormed out. He was seething with anger towards the person who harmed Liv.

xxx

Sonny sat in his car and stared at his phone. He wasn't trained to be a cop anymore, so he didn't know if he'd be able to protect himself like he once could.

Elliot yawned as Dominick finally called him. "What's up, Carisi?" he asked simply. Dominick replied, "Sorry for disturbing you at this hour. I need your help." he said with concern in his voice.

"Help? Carisi, are you drunk?" Elliot asked tiredly.

"No, I'm not drunk. Olivia got attacked tonight. I can't find these bastards and hurt them alone… So will you join-"

"Wait? Who hurt her?" Elliot asked, his heart racing with concern for his best friend and partner.

"Liv got punched by some gang. So are you in or not?" Carisi asked.

"Sure, I'm in!" Elliot replied without hesitation.

"Thank you for your help in advance." said Sonny.