A/N I know I kept y'all waiting so long for the next chapter but here it is, finally. I won't keep y'all up any longer. So let's go back to the story and the new chapter quickly. Enjoy reading it.
We all know that Olivia made it to the hospital but what happens next...?
Chapter 8 I don't think so.
Alex, Fin and Munch were sitting in the ER waiting room for about an hour when Alex had enough of it. She was worried about Olivia but she had pulled herself back together during the hour that they are waiting. Since the moment the nurse had left her there Alex hadn't heard anything about Olivia. Fin and Munch came in after Alex, a few minutes later. They had brought Officer Healey to the ER and then went to the waiting room to join the blonde ADA. When Alex sees a nurse coming through the doors looking for somebody else the blonde waited until she was free before she stood up to corner the nurse.
"I'm done waiting without hearing anything." Alex says before she walks to the nurse.
Fin and Munch look at each other and smile. Although they are worried about Olivia they both smile at the thought of being happy not to be at the end of the attorney's wrath this time, should it come that far. When Alex is standing in front of the nurse she briefly looks at the name tag before speaking at her.
"Excuse me, nurse Chay. My name is Alex Cabot, an hour ago Detective Olivia Benson was brought in with a GSW. However, nobody has spoken with me since the moment we got here. Can you tell me how she's doing?" Alex asks.
"Are you family of Detective Benson? Ms. Cabot?" Nurse Chay asks.
"Yes it's Ms and yes I am. As are they." Alex says pointing at Fin and Munch.
"They are Liv's partners at SVU in the City. I'm Detective Benson's girlfriend and their ADA. But I would appreciate it if you can keep that to yourself. They don't now it yet and I would like to tell them that with Liv. " Alex says.
"I see. Don't worry, I won't mention it. I don't know how Detective Benson is doing but if you could give a few minutes I can go and find it out for you." Nurse Chay says.
"Of course. Thank you." Alex answers politely.
"I'll be right back, Ms. Cabot." Nurse Chay says.
The nurse turns around and goes back through the doors. Alex walks back to Fin and Munch.
"She's going to find out how Liv's doing." Alex says softly.
"Olivia's going to be fine, Alex. She's a fighter, she will get through this." Munch says.
"I know she is. But she lost a lot of blood and we know nothing." Alex says.
"Let's wait till the nurse comes back and tells us about Liv's condition before we jump into conclusions." Fin says softly.
"Oh crap, there comes trouble walking to us." Munch mutters.
Alex and Fin turn around their head to see what Munch means. As soon as Alex sees the two cops walking to them she turns back her head. No way in hell will the blonde let them take over their case.
"Let me handle this." Alex says.
Munch and Fin nod at Alex letting the blonde ADA know they agree. When the two cops reached the trio, the oldest cop speaks up.
"Excuse me, I'm Detective Stan and this is my partner Detective Mull. Are you the Detectives that brought Detective Benson here?" Stan asks.
"Yes we are. Let me introduce us. I'm ADA Alexandra Cabot and this are Detective Tutuola and Sergeant Munch. They are Detective Benson's partners and I'm their ADA. May I ask what this is about?" Alex asks introducing themselves.
"Yes of course Counselor. We are here to ask you a few questions about Detective Benson's shooting. We are on the case." Stan answers.
"I don't think so. I don't want to be rude but this is not your case. It's my Detective that's been shot." Alex answers.
"She may be your Detective but she was shot in our district, Counselor. That makes it our case." Stan says irritated.
"Wrong again. Let me make it clear to you. The shooter that shot OUR Detective was our suspect. Detective Benson may be shot here, but that's as far as it goes. My Detective, my suspect, in my case. Therefore, this is also my or our case to be exact. All I have to do is make one phone call and you will be ordered to walk away and leave it to us. If you want me to do that tell me now because I have more important things to do then to argue with you about this." Alex says with her courtroom voice.
Both Detective's shiver involuntarily at the tone of Alex's voice. They can feel that the ADA is serious about this and they don't doubt she will get what she wants if she pushes the right buttons. Neither of them wants to see the blonde attorney getting pissed off at them if the current situation is any indication of what will happen if she gets pissed off. Stan looks at Mull for a moment before he turns back to Alex.
"If you want it, you can have it. I have no doubt that you will get it anyway if you make that phone call. Just let my Captain know it. I don't wanna have my ass kicked for this." Stan says.
"I'll take care of that. You can tell your Captain to expect a call form Captain Cragen, Manhattan's SVU Captain and Captain of these fine gentlemen here and Detective Benson." Alex answers with a normal voice now.
"I will. I hope Detective Benson will make it. A cop is a cop, or Detective in this case, no matter which district they belong to." Stan says sincerely.
"Thank you Detective Stan." Alex answers.
Nurse Chay is back in the ER waiting room.
"Family of Detective Benson." Nurse Chay calls through the room.
"If you will excuse us, we need to go." Alex says.
"Of course Counselor." Stan answers and nods to Fin and Munch.
Alex, Fin and Munch walk to nurse Chay while Detectives Stan and Mull leave the hospital.
"This are Detective Benson's partners Munch and Tutuola. How is Liv doing?" Alex asks as she points to Munch and Fin.
"The trauma surgeon performing the surgery managed to stop the bleeding. He is now trying to repair the damage on Detective Benson's shoulder. She lost a lot of blood but she's fighter though. They almost lost her once but she wouldn't give up and kept fighting. I don't know anything about the prognoses for now. But I made sure that the surgeon will come here to talk with you as soon as possible. Although it can take quite some time. I need to know who is listed as Detective Benson's MPA, in case something happens. Do you know who that is Ms. Cabot?" Nurse Chay asks.
"I am. Detective Benson doesn't have any blood relatives and I'm her best friend." Alex answers.
"Alright, there are a few forms that you need to fill in then. It won't take long." Nurse Chay says.
"Yes of course." Alex answers.
"Good. Now if none of you have questions you'd like to ask, I'll take you to the reception desk so you can fill in those forms Ms. Cabot." Nurse Chay says.
Nobody had a question that the nurse could answer now so Alex went with the nurse and took care of the forms. After she was done she called Cragen to tell him that he needs to call the Captain of the Hampton's. She told him what she knew about Olivia so far and promised him to keep him up to date. Unfortunately since there were no leading Detectives in New York right now he had asked Alex to send Munch and Fin back. He apologized for it but he really had no choice but to call them back to the City. That was 2 hours ago and Alex is sitting in the ER waiting room alone. Casey would have come to the Hampton's if it had been possible. But Casey needed to stay in NY for the squad since Alex is staying in the Hampton's with Olivia. Every time the doors opened Alex would look up to see if it was the Detective's surgeon and every time it turned out to be someone else. So after the 8th time Alex had given up to look at the doors every time they opened and just wait until they called for her. She tried to keep her emotions at bay but that isn't easy when there is nobody to distract you.
The doors to the ER waiting room opens again and Dr. Patton, Olivia's surgeon, walks inside.
"Family of Detective Benson?" Dr Patton asks.
Alex looks up and walks fast to the Dr.
"Are you family of Detective Benson?" Dr. Patton asks.
"Yes. I'm Detective Benson's girlfriend, Alex Cabot. Is Liv alright?" Alex asks.
"Detective Benson made it trough the surgery and is getting transferred to the recovery room as we speak. She will be brought to a room in about half an hour I think. As soon as you can see her a nurse will come and get you. I was able to repair the damage at her shoulder. She will need a lot of PT to get back the functioning in her right shoulder and arm after she leaves this hospital. As far as I can see for now I think she should be able to recover completely but it will take some time. She will be out of the field for a couple of months at least. However, she needs to stay here for at least a couple of days but I think that a week or so is more likely. She has proven to be a fighter during the surgery, however, she lost a lot of blood and I want to be sure she won't get any complications or infections before she will be released." Dr. Patton explains.
"That's very good news. Thank you Dr. Patton. I should warn you and your colleagues though. Liv is not only a fighter but she is also very stubborn and as soon as she wakes up she will be a royal pain in the ass when she finds out that she needs to stay in the hospital. She really hates them. That being said, can you tell me when she will wake up?" Alex asks.
"She should wake up soon. But due to the narcotics and the morphine she is getting trough an IV pomp she will be sleepy for a while I think. And I think we will be able to handle her when she is awake. We are used to stubborn patients, this is a hospital after all." Dr. Patton answers, smiling a bit.
"I can assure you, you haven't met anyone as stubborn as my girlfriend. So don't say I didn't warn you when that happens. A nurse will come and get me as soon as she is in her room right?" Alex asks.
"Yes that's right. Do you have any questions for me at this point?" Dr. Patton asks.
"Not that I can think of." Alex answers.
"Alright. If you will excuse me, I need to go back." Dr. Patton says.
"Of course. Thank you for taking care of Liv, Dr. Patton." Alex says.
"Your welcome Ms. Cabot." Dr. Patton answers.
The Dr. nods at Alex and walks out of the waiting room. As expected 30 minutes later a nurse comes to Alex and takes her to the first floor where Olivia's room is. She had told Alex that the blonde ADA could stay with Olivia for ten minutes once the Detective would be awake and after that during visiting hours. But Alex Cabot wouldn't be Alex Cabot if she didn't manage to get the nurse agreeing to stay at Olivia's side as long as she wants and is needed. It took her 5 minutes but at the end the nurse finally gave in and Alex was allowed to stay with Olivia as long as she wanted. By then they arrived at Olivia's room and the nurse opened the door and steps aside to let the blonde attorney pass her and walk inside before she leaves to let the medical staff at the floor know that Alex is staying in the Detective's room.
Alex steps inside and sees Olivia lying in the hospital bed. The Detective never looked so vulnerable and small as she looks now to Alex. Till now Alex always thought that her girlfriend was 8 feet tall and unbreakable. Alex walks to the chair next to Olivia's bed and sits down taking the Detective's left hand in her own hands. Looking at Olivia's face, Alex finally let her emotions go.
"You need to wake up Liv. I want to see your beautiful brown eyes looking at me. I need to hear your voice again and I need to tell you... I want to tell you..." Alex says.
"Spit it out Counselor. Just tell me what you want to say." Olivia says huskily.