Elliot was just waking up from surgery and he was still a little bit out of it. However he did remember what had happened.
"Olivia. Where's Olivia? Where's Bailey?"
The doctor in the room looked over his chart at Elliot and frowned, "Your daughter is with a Don Cragen," he informed.
"My wife, Olivia, where is she?"
"She's comatose. That means she's in a coma but she can hear what people are telling her," the doctor explained.
Elliot felt bile rise in his throat, "Is she going to be okay?"
"It's hard to say," the doctor answered honestly, "She lost a lot of blood and she crashed on the table during surgery."
Elliot felt eyes his watering, "I need to see her. Can I see her? Please? Can I see my daughter too?"
"Sir," Dr. Jacobson said, "Right now it's best if you get some rest. You will be feeling much better tomorrow and then you can see your daughter, okay?"
Elliot nodded. He closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. When he heard the door open and close to his room he opened them again and ripped the IV out of his arm. He wasn't about to lay in bed while his wife was in a coma. He walked casually to the nurse's station and asked what room I was in.
They told him to go to ICU room 4. It was right across the hall.
He walked over to the glass outside my window and lost his breath at what he saw. I was lying there looking paler than ever. I had big tubes coming out of my mouth and I just lay there. I was so still.
"Olivia," he cried, "Liv,I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. Olivia, please forgive me."
"You can go in," a nurse said startling Elliot.
He turned around to look at the nurse and his eyes were beginning to water, "Thank you."
I heard the door open and I heard footsteps coming close to me. Then I heard Elliot let out a sob.
"Liv," he whispered taking my hand, "Liv, I love you okay? I'm okay and Bailey is safe. You're going to be okay too. You just have to get better, alright?" I felt him bring my hand to his lips and kiss it gently.
I wanted to talk to him. I tried to open my mouth but my muscles just wouldn't work. I wanted to reach out and grab his hand and kiss it back.
"It's okay," he said, "Don't try to say anything. I know. I know. Just try to rest."
I wanted to cry but the tears didn't even fall. I was glad to know that Bailey and Elliot were okay. If anything, that's what it should come down to. I wish I could see them. I want to wrap my arms around them and never let go.
Elliot stayed in my room all night. He never let go of my hand. I think he fell asleep but, I couldn't swear to it. He was probably too busy worrying about me. I think it was sometime in the morning now. I could feel the sun on my skin and Elliot was starting to talk again.
"Cragen is bring Bailey up today," he said, "I bet she misses her Mommy. The doctors also took out your breathing tubes because they said you were breathing on your own. That's good news."
I wanted to say her Mommy missed her too but, it still wouldn't come out. I tried again and I focused harder this time. I really focused.
"Her too..." sound came out and it was quiet but I knew Elliot heard me.
"Liv? Olivia? Talk to me, Liv. Come on. Open your eyes."
I tried to open my eyes but nothing happened. I was getting frustrated and all I wanted to do was see my family!
"Don't get angry," Elliot said. He always knew when I was angry. "Just try."
I calmed down a little bit and tried again, this time I was successful.
"El."
"Hey!" he said excitedly, "I'm so glad you're alive. I love you Olivia. I'm so so sorry."
Tears were springing in my eyes as Elliot wrapped his arms around me, "It was my mom," I said in a raspy voice.
"I know," he said quietly, "I know. It's all over now. Everyone is safe."
"My shoulder hurts," I said quietly.
"I'll get your doctor in here, okay? We don't want Bailey to see you in any pain when she gets here."
The fact that I was going to see Bailey today made me smile even through the painmy shoulder caused.
"El?" I asked before he got to the door.
"Yeah?"
"Someone else got shot," I stated. "I heard it."
"What are you talking about?" Elliot seemed like he genuinely no idea what I was talking about.
"After I was shot," I explained, "I was on the ground but I could hear. There was another shot fired."
"I'll call Cragen," he said before leaving to get my doctor.
All the doctor could do was give me morphine and that would make me fall asleep. I wanted to see bailey before anything so I refused the morphine and decided to just deal with the pain. I was sure people had felt worse.
Two hours had passed and Elliot and I were still waiting on Cragen to show up with Bailey. I was getting a little impatient and Elliot could tell.
"I'll call him again," he said whipping his cell phone out of his pants pocket.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Captain, Olivia and I were just wondering when you were going to bring Bailey up today. Liv really wants to see her."
The other end of the line was silent.
"Captain?"
Cragen sighed, "I'll be up there shortly."
He hung up the phone and shoved it back in his pocket. "He'll up here as soon as he can."
I sighed and let my head fall back against to pillow to rest. I wanted to see Bailey more than anything right now. I needed to see with my own two eyes that she was safe.