An hour later, Elliot was sat at his desk, distracted. Captain Cragen emerged from his office and called to him. "Elliot. A word."

Elliot stood from his chair and entered the office. He closed the door and turned to his Captain. "Is everything okay, Cap?"

"I was going to asked you the same thing," Cragen said.

"Well, I'm fine," Elliot replied. "Why?"

"You don't seem yourself. You're distracted. And the way you reacted when you heard about Huang, that wasn't you."

"The way I reacted?" Elliot asked.

"You seem very concerned about him, despite the fact that you don't get on. Is there something you're not telling me?"

"Like what?" Elliot asked before continuing without an answer. "Look, I know me and the doc haven't always been on the best of terms, but he's one of us. I wouldn't wish this on anyone, especially someone I work with."

"Are you sure that's all?"

"Yeah. Can I go now?"

"Sure."

Elliot left the office as calmly as possible. He closed the door and took a deep breath before returning to his desk. Just as he sat down, Liv walked through the door.

"Hey," she greeted.

"Hey," Elliot replied.

"Did you speak to the Captain?" Olivia asked, as she sat at her desk.

"Yeah, just now."

"What did he want?"

"Nothing important."

"You sure?"

"Yeah."

"Okay. Is Huang okay?"

"Yeah, he's fine. Well, as fine as someone can be after what happened to him."

"Did he explain about the ring?" Olivia asked.

"Um yeah," Elliot said. "It's an engagement ring, so it clearly means a lot to him. He was worried he might have lost it."

"Has he said anything about his fiancé?"

"Like what?"

"Who he is. What he's like."

"No, why?"

"I was just wondering?"

"Wait," Elliot said suddenly, "you don't think the fiancé has anything to do with this, do you?"

"It's a possibility," she replied.

"I disagree."

"Why?"

"Huang doesn't seem like the type not to stand up for himself," Elliot told her, "especially to someone he's in a relationship with."

Just then, John and Fin walked in, followed by an FBI agent, as Cragen came out of his office. The agent joined Cragen outside his office, while John and Fin joined Elliot and Liv.

"Hey," Fin greeted. "What's going on?"

"We were talking about Huang's fiancé," Liv told him.

"His what?" Fin asked in surprise.

"So, you didn't know he was seeing anyone either."

"Do you know who this guy is?" John asked.

"No idea," Liv answered, but I think it's possible that he was involved."

Captain Cragen and the fed walked over to them. "This is Agent Joel Eaton," Cragen introduced. "These are Detectives Munch, Tutuola, Benson and Stabler. Agent Eaton is in charge of Huang's case from the FBI perspective."

"What have you got so far?" Eaton asked.

"Doctor Huang was attacked behind his apartment block as he left for work," Olivia told him, as she checked her notes. "He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he is currently being treated by a Doctor Edwards. He said Huang had broken ribs, a dislocated shoulder and a head injury. Doctor Edwards also said that Huang is 8 weeks pregnant."

"Pregnant?" Eaton asked. "Are you sure?"

"Positive. We also discovered that Huang is engaged."

"I didn't realise he was seeing anyone."

"Neither did we," Cragen said.

"Okay. What about Huang's possessions?"

"He said the key to his apartment was missing. It has his address attached."

"Anything else?"

"No."

"What about his fiancé?" Eaton asked. "Who is he?"

"We have no idea," Liv told him.

"Huang hasn't said anything about him?" he asked. They all shook their heads. "Then that's the next thing you need to do. Find who this guy is."

"Why?" Elliot asked.

"Excuse me?"

"Why do you need to know who this guy is?"

"Because, Detective Stabler, this man is a potential suspect," he stated, before beginning to walk away.

"I doubt it," Elliot stated.

Agent Eaton stopped and looked at him. "What did you say?2

"I said I doubt this guy is responsible."

"And what makes you so sure?" Eaton challenged.

"I just am."

"How?" Eaton asked. "Do you know something, Detective?"

"Of course not," Elliot denied.

"You know who this man is, don't you?" Eaton accused.

"Elliot, if you know something, you need to tell us," Cragen said.

Elliot remained silent, trying to keep calm.

"Detective Stabler, tell me what you now or I'll have you arrested for obstruction."

"You'd really do that?" Elliot asked.

"Yes, I would," Eaton replied forcefully. "I'll give you one last chance, Detective. Who is Doctor Huang's fiancé?"

"I AM!" Elliot exclaimed.

The entire room fell silent as everyone stared at Elliot. Agent Eaton was the first to break the silence. "What?" he asked.

"I'm his fiancé," Elliot sighed.

"Since when?" Olivia demanded.

"What?"

"Since when have you and Huang been together?"

"We didn't even realise you were friends," Fin said.

"We started getting on about two years ago, about six months after that I asked him out for a drink, then I moved in with him 6 months later," Elliot told them.

"How long have you been engaged?"

"I asked him to marry me the night before …" Elliot paused, and took a shaky breath, "… the night before he was attacked. The same night he told me he was pregnant."

"Do Kathy and the kids know?" Cragen asked.

"No," Elliot replied. "I never found the right time to tell them."

"Why didn't either of you say anything?" Liv asked.

"We wanted to keep our private life private," Elliot explained. "You know how some people view relationships between colleagues, especially in our line of work. We wanted to keep IAB out of it for as long as possible."

"And where were you when Huang was attacked?" Eaton asked suddenly.

Elliot looked at him in disbelief. "I was here," he answered, as his cell began to ring. "Stabler," he greeted when he answered. "I'm on my way." He ended the call quickly. "I'm needed at the hospital," he told them, before running out of the precinct.

"Elliot, what's going on?" Liv called after him. "Elliot?"

As soon as Elliot reached the hospital, he ran as fast as he could to George's room. When he arrived he was stopped by a nurse.

"What's going on?" Elliot asked.

"I'm sorry, Detective," the nurse said. "The patient is not up to questioning at the moment."

"What?"

"El?" George's voice said, with a tremble.

Elliot pushed passed the nurse and hurried to his lover's side. "Sweetheart, what happened?" he asked as he pulled George close.

"I saw him," George mumbled into Elliot's chest. Doctor Edwards was stood by his bedside, reading his notes.

"What?"

"He was looking at me through the window," George told him. Tears ran down his face and his entire body was trembling.

"Hey, it's okay," Elliot assured him, before turning to the doctor. "Doc, what happened?"

"The emergency alarm sounded, and when we arrived, Doctor Huang was in distress and claimed to be having abdominal pains."

"Is he ok?" Elliot asked worriedly.

"He was concerned that something was wrong with the baby."

"What if I've lost the baby?" George asked quietly.

"Hey," Elliot said gently. "Don't think like that. The baby is going to be fine, okay?"

"George," Doctor Edwards said, "I'm going to do an ultrasound, just to make sure everything with the baby is okay."

George nodded as Elliot held him close, while Doctor Edwards began to do the ultrasound. After a couple of minutes, a baby shaped blob appeared on the screen.

"George, love," Elliot whispered. "Look."

George turned his head and looked at the screen. He smiled brightly at what he saw. "Is everything okay?"

Doctor Edwards smiled. "Everything is fine." He printed out two copies of the scan and handed them to the proud soon-to-be parents. Neither of them could stop staring at the photo. "You should rest. I'll be back later to see how you are."

"Thanks, Doc," Elliot said. The doctor nodded before leaving. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," George replied. "I can't believe that's our baby."

"I know. You've made me the happiest man alive."

"El –" George began to protest.

"I mean it, George. You have given me everything I could ever ask for."

"What about him," George yawned.

"We'll talk about that after you've had some sleep," Elliot told him.

"But –"

"No buts. Sleep."

George nodded. "Stay with me?" he asked.

"I'm not going anywhere," Elliot assured him. "Promise."

George settled back against Elliot, as he drifted back to sleep. "Love you, El."

Elliot held him tight and replied. "And I love you, both of you." He stayed like that for a while, holding his pregnant fiancé close as he continued to look at the picture of their unborn baby.

He was still in the same position when Olivia walked in 20 minutes later.

"Hey," she greeted.

Elliot looked up. "Hey."

"How is he?"

"He's okay. He saw the guy responsible. He was looking at him through the window. He got upset and started to feel abdo pains, and was worried that something was wrong with the baby."

"Is everything okay?"

"Yeah," Elliot smiled, as he handed over the scan.

"Oh, El," Liv said as she looked at the photo.

"I know," he replied and he took it back. "I was never there for the others. I was either at work, or something always seemed to come up, whenever Kathy went for a scan, but I will be there for this one. No matter what."

Olivia saw the way he held George and the look on his face when he looked at the photo. "You really love him, don't you?"

"More than anything," he answered honestly.

"You know you can't investigate his case, don't you?"

"I know, but I need this guy to be found. I need George to know that he's safe, for his sake and the baby's."

"I know, Elliot, but you know the Captain will say that you're too involved. You should leave it to the rest of us. We care about him too, and you know we'll do everything we can to find the person responsible."

"I know," he sighed. "I just don't want to lose either of them."

"I know, but that won't happen," Liv assured him. "We won't let it." Elliot nodded. "I should get back. Tell him we're thinking of him."

"Sure," Elliot said, as she left.

Elliot looked down at his sleeping lover, and decided to join him.