Back at the precinct, Olivia was looking through George's things.

"Where's Elliot?" Cragen asked from the doorway of his office.

"Still at the hospital," Liv answered. "He said he was going to talk to the doctor again."

"Okay. As soon as you see him, tell him I need to see him."

Olivia nodded as she continued looking through everything.

"Anything interesting?" Fin asked from his desk.

"Well, there's his wallet, his badge and I.D., his keys," she listed as looked through them. "A ring and a medallion."

Fin stood from his desk, walked over to Olivia, took the medallion and looked at it closely. "It looks like something Elliot would wear," he said. "You should ask him about it."

Captain Cragen came out of his office and called over to Live. "Olivia. The hospital called. Huang's awake."

"I'll head straight over," she replied. "I'll take these with me to see if he thinks something is missing or not." She left the precinct, bag in hand, and took out her cell. She dialled and waited for an answer.

"Stabler," a voice said.

"Elliot, where are you?" Liv asked.

"Just about to leave the hospital. Why?"

"The hospital called the precinct," she told him. "Huang's awake."

"Okay, I'll head straight back to his room. I'll see you there." He ended the call.

As soon as he ended the call, Elliot walked back into the hospital and straight to the ICU. As he reached George's room, Doctor Edwards came out.

"How is he, Doc?" Elliot asked.

"Doctor Huang is doing well, at least physically," Doctor Edwards told him. "Mentally and emotionally, however, is a different story."

"Meaning?"

"Well, after such an assault, even the strongest of people struggle to deal with the aftermath, especially when they are pregnant."

"What can I do to help?" Elliot asked.

"Just how close are you and Doctor Huang," Doctor Huang asked with suspicion.

Elliot smiled slightly. "My fiancé and my baby, but our colleagues don't know."

The doctor nodded. "The best thing for you to do is just be there. That's the most important thing to him, just knowing you're there."

Elliot nodded. "Can I see him?"

"Of course," he said as he stepped to the side and let Elliot enter the room.

Once inside, Elliot saw his fiancé was asleep. He walked carefully to his bedside, took George's hand on one of his own, then reached and gently caressed his cheek with the other.

As soon as his fingers touched, George's eyes blinked open. "El," he whispered.

"I'm here, love," Elliot replied gently. "I'm here." George looked at him and smiled. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm okay," George replied. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he tried to sit up. "Baby," he said. "Is baby okay?"

"Hey, hey, hey," Elliot said tenderly. "You need to stay lying down, love." He pushed George gently back down onto the bed. "Baby is fine."

"Promise?" George asked worriedly.

"I promise," Elliot said. "You just need to rest, so you and baby can come home." Elliot took his lover's left hand and kissed it.

George settled back on the bed. "Where's my ring?" he said sleepily.

"The doctor's took it off when you were brought in," Elliot told him. "It was with the rest of your thing that Liv took to the precinct, but she's on her way back. Okay?"

George nodded his head slightly before drifting back to sleep. Elliot watched him for a second, before kissing his temple and sitting in the chair next to the bed.

10 minutes later, there was a knock on the door and Olivia entered the room. "Hi," she said.

"Hi," Elliot replied.

"How is he?"

"Okay, I think," Elliot said. "He was asleep when I first came in, but then woke up briefly."

"Did he say anything?"

"He asked if the baby okay and where his ring was, before going back to sleep." He looked up at her. "Is it there?" he asked pointing at the bag in her hand.

"Yeah," she said as she opened the bag and took out the ring. "I never knew he wore a ring."

"He said it was an engagement ring," he told her, as he held his hand out for the ring.

"Engagement ring?" Liv asked, as she passed over the ring. "I didn't think he was seeing anyone."

"Maybe he just enjoyed the privacy," he said as he placed the ring back onto George's finger.

Olivia watched them for a moment, wondering about Elliot's strange behaviour. "The captain said he wanted to talk you as soon as possible," she remembered.

"Why?"

"He didn't say."

"Okay. I'll go see him once we get back to the precinct."

A small groan was suddenly heard from the bed. George slowly opened his eyes. He turned his head to the side and saw Elliot sitting next to him. "Elliot," he said. "You're still here."

"Yeah. And so is Olivia."

George turned his head and saw Liv standing near the door. "He," he greeted.

"Hey," Liv replied. "How are you?"

"I'm okay."

"I put your ring back onto your finger," Elliot told him.

George looked at him and smiled, before whispering, "Thank you."

"I came to see how you were," Olivia said. "And I wondered if you were up to talking about what happened."

"I'm still a bit tired," George told her. "Can it wait until tomorrow?"

Olivia hesitated for a second before agreeing, "Sure." She picked up the bag with the rest of George's things, and began to take them out. "These items were found in your pocket and bag. Could you tell us if something is out of place?"

George carefully looked through the items. He picked up his keys and noticed something was wrong. "The key to my apartment is missing."

"Are you sure?" Olivia asked.

"Yes. It had a tag attached with my address on." George began to panic. "Oh god! He knows where I live."

"Shh," Elliot said calmly. "You need to stay calm. For the baby."

George took a deep breath and tried to relax.

"Okay," Olivia said. "We'll look into it. I'm gonna head back to the precinct. I'll be back tomorrow." She turned to Elliot. "Are you coming?"

"I'll meet you there."

Olivia nodded before leaving.

"El," George whimpered. "What am I going to do?"

"Hey, come here," Elliot said as he sat on the bed and pulled George to him. "Everything's gonna be okay."

"How can you be sure?"

"Because I'm going to do everything I can to make sure this guy never hurts you or our baby again. Okay?"

George nodded, though his body shook from suppressing his tears.

"George, look at me," Elliot said gently. George did as he asked. "I promise you," Elliot said as he looked George straight in the eye, "I will never let anyone hurt either of you again." He pulled George close again, and George laid his head against his fiancé's chest. "I love you both so much, sweetheart. I'll do whatever it takes to keep you both safe."

"I know," George said. "We love you too."

They sat together for a few moments, before Elliot looked at his watch. He kissed the top of George's head and said, "I should get back to work, love."

"Do you have to?" George whined.

"Afraid so."

"Okay." He leant forward to allow his lover to get up.

Once Elliot was up, he leant back down and kissed his fiancé. "You should get some more rest. I'll be back later, okay?"

George nodded. "I love you," he said as he drifted back to sleep.

"Love you too. Both of you." Once he was sure George was asleep, he left, heading straight back to work.