Chapter 5
"Miss Novak you have to leave the room, right now!" The nurse yells.
"What's happening?" Casey asks scared.
"She has an cardiac arrest." The nurse answers.
Casey is pushed out of the room when nurses and a doctor are running in to room.
"She is bleeding. Get the OR ready and somebody get a crash car NOW!" The Dr. screams.
The doctor is screaming the orders. One of the nurse comes out of the room and tells Casey to leave and go to the waiting room. Casey leaves with a terrifying look in her eyes. When Casey runs back to the waiting room she sees Jennifer.
"Where is Alex?" Casey asks.
"She is with Detective Rollins." Jennifer answers seeing the terrifying look in Casey's eyes.
"What's wrong?" Jennifer asks.
"I need to talk to her. Liv is having a cardiac arrest and she is bleeding they gonna take her back to the OR." Casey chokes out.
"She is over there." Jennifer says as she points at a door in front of them.
Casey walks to the door taking a deep breath before she opens the door. Alex and Amanda turn their heads to see who is coming in and see Casey standing there.
"Amanda can I speak with you for a moment? Take the rape kit with you." Casey says.
Amanda looks at Alex who nods at her and Amanda stands up, takes the rape kit and walks out the room.
"Alex, I be right back ok?" Casey asks.
"Yeah, sure Casey." Alex answers.
After that Casey closes the door behind her. She takes a deep breath before facing Amanda.
"Amanda, Liv's having a cardiac arrest and she is bleeding. They're taking her to the OR now. That's why I'm back already. So I need you do something, please?" Casey asks.
"Oh my God. Is she gonna be ok? What do need me to do?" Amanda asks worried.
Amanda is shocked but she understand that Casey needs her to pull it together.
"To be honest, I don't know. Liv is a fighter and I don't know anyone more stubborn than she is. Not even Alex. She needed to be on pain meds and in a drug induced coma but she insisted to talk to us and now this.
This is what I need you to do. Call Melinda and ask her to pick up the rape kit here in the hospital. Give it to Jennifer and ask her if she will hand it over to Melinda and only Melinda. You have to do something else here. Because I need to stay with Alex. Will you go to the waiting room and tell about the condition Liv is in now? And then ask the Captain to come and see me in here. Can you do that? Did Alex told you what injuries Liv has?" Casey asks.
"Yes, of course. I'll do it. Yes she told me. I suppose I don't tell them what Alex and you are doing?" Amanda asks softly.
"Amanda, Alex is doing nothing from now on. We'll be lucky if she can hold it together. That's why I need your help here. I need to stay with Alex. Now please do what you have to do. And tell the guys and everyone waiting there about the injuries Liv has." Casey answers.
"Ok I'm on it." Amanda answers and start walking to Jennifer.
"Oh Amanda, ask Cragen to wait 10 minutes before he comes inside. I need some time alone with Alex first." Casey say and then walks back in to the room.
Amanda walks to Jennifer and gives her the rape kit.
"Jennifer, can you give this to Melinda Warner our ME? And only to her. I have to take care of other things right now." Amanda asks.
"Yes of course. No problem. When does she come here?" Jennifer asks.
"I have to call her first. And then I have to go to the guys and the rest of the force to tell them what happened with Liv. Casey stays with Alex right now. So if anything changes go to Alex and Casey. Alex and Casey are going to stay there. Casey is telling Alex what wrong. The captain is going to be in there too in about 15 minutes." Amanda answers.
"Ok. If you need anything or if I can do something let me now." Jennifer say.
"Thank you. I'm gonna call Melinda now and then go to the guys." Amanda says.
Amanda walks in the direction of the waiting room and when she is alone she takes her cell from the clip and calls Melinda.
"Warner." Melinda answers the call.
"Melinda it's Amanda. Casey asked me to call you. The rest of the kit is done, can you come to the hospital to pick it up? I can't leave now. Olivia's condition is really bad. She had a cardiac arrest and she is bleeding they're taking her to the OR again she was supposed to be on medication and an drug induced coma but she was to stubborn and wanted to see Alex and Casey. Casey is with Alex right now to tell her what happened. She was with Olivia when Olivia was having the cardiac arrest. So you would really help us if you can pick up the kit here. Is that ok?" Amanda asks.
"Oh my God! I know Liv is a fighter and stubborn as hell, but to be honest this isn't good. Lets hope that Liv's as stubborn as she is with a hard case right now and keeps fighting. I'll be there in 20 minutes. Where can I pick up the kit? I'm running it from the hospital and when I'm done with it I'll stay in the hospital. Liv is more important right now." Melinda asks.
"Thanks Melinda. You now what it means for Olivia and Alex to handle this personally. You can pick it up by Jennifer. The nurse at CCU desk. Listen I have to go tell the guys now. But if it's possible can you check on Alex and Casey, see how they are doing? You know them for a long time and I think they will need somebody who knows them well for support. But don't tell Alex how bad it is if she don't ask you, please?" Amanda asks.
"I will check on them and if she is not asking I won't tell her. Now you go to the guys, I see you when I'm in the hospital. Bye Amanda." Melinda answers.
"Thanks Melinda. Bye." Amanda says and ends the call.
Amanda walks to the waiting room where the rest of the squad and other officers are waiting.
She goes in and asks for everybody's attention.
"I have bad news to tell ya'll. Olivia is in critical condition. She is back to OR because of a bleeding. She also had a cardiac arrest. I don't know more about her current situation other then this. This is what Ms. Novak could tell me. Olivia has many broken bones some of them needs surgery. And she had a big cut on her stomach that needed stitches. She should be on medication and a drug induced coma. But when she woke up she was too stubborn and insisted to see Ms. Cabot and Ms. Novak. That's when it went wrong. Not because of Ms. Cabot or Ms. Novak of course. Just to be clear. That's all I know for now." Amanda finishes.
Amanda looks at captain Cragen and walks to him.
"Captain, Casey asked me to take you to the room where Alex and she are now. You have to wait 10 minutes before you go inside. Casey is telling Alex what happened right now. Alex was with Liv when I came back and arrested Prentiss." Amanda says.
"Yes, I know that. Alex told me happened. Alright, let's go Rollins." Cragen answers.
Cragen and Amanda are walking out of the waiting room when his cellphone is ringing.
"Cragen." Cragen says answering his cellphone.
"...What?! How the hell did that happened?! " Cragen asks.
Cragen listens for a moment.
"We will be right back!" Cragen says firmly.
"Munch, Fin, Amaro!" Cragen yells.
Munch, Fin and Amaro walk to where Cragen and Amanda are standing.
"What's wrong Captain?" Amanda asks.
"Prentiss escaped from the precinct. He threatened to kill Olivia. Munch and Amaro you two are going back to the precinct right now! Fin you go the OR and stay there until there is somebody to replace you! Then you go back to the precinct too. Rollins you go to Alex and Casey and you stay there! I'll keep you updated but you won't leave their side for now. When Liv is back at the CCU you stay there outside her room. I'll have somebody to watch the door with you too. I'll be back at the precinct as soon as I handled things here." Cragen says, ordering what they all need to do.
When Cragen was finished they all looked like the are gonna bite Prentiss his head off.
"Keep it together and do what needs to be done. We owe it to Olivia. Now go!" Cragen orders.
The guys go to do what Cragen ordered them to do. And Cragen walks with Amanda to Alex and Casey.
In the mean time Casey tells Alex what happened with Liv.
"Alex, come sit on the couch." Casey says.
Casey waits for Alex to sit down before she continues.
"Alex, Liv is in critical condition. She had a cardiac arrest and she is bleeding. They're taking her back to the OR." Casey says softly.
Alex starts crying and throws herself in Casey's arms. Casey puts her arms around Alex and rubs Alex at her back.
"I can't live without Liv. She can't die. What am I suppose to do without her. I need her Casey. I don't know what to do without her." Alex whispers.
"Alex, Liv is a fighter and she is not dead. I know you are scared. But you must trust Liv. She is fighting you know that. You can be scared that's ok but have faith in Liv. Now Cragen is coming here in a few minutes. You don't have to hold it all together he knows you and Liv are close. But I think you need to tell him about what happened with Liv, so that he can help us with everything that needs to be done. I will do what I can but I need his help so you can stay with Liv. Is that ok? " Casey asks.
"Liv doesn't want the guys to know anything about her being raped. I wanna do this case I owe it to Liv." Alex answers.
"Alex, Cragen won't tell the guys but he needs to know what happened to be able helping me. Liv doesn't want you to do this case, she asked me to prosecute it. She doesn't want you to know what happened when she was raped. She is afraid she will lose you if you know what happened and she won't take that risk. She is afraid of losing me too when I know what happened. But she said she can't lose you, now that you are back in her life. She doesn't want you to be in the courtroom when she's on the stand. She is too scared to lose you. I'm sorry." Casey says softly.
Casey hopes that Alex will understand it. She knows Alex is having a hard time to keep it together.
"She is afraid of losing me? What the hell happened to her? That she is afraid of losing me and doesn't want me to know the details. That she doesn't want me in the courtroom when she's on the stand. Tell me Casey! Tell me what the hell happened to her and tell me it right now!" Alex almost yells.
"I don't know what happened she didn't tell me. And when she tells me I won't tell you. I promised her I wouldn't do that. And you know I what I do when I promise something. If Liv is ready for you to know she will tell you, but it won't be me telling you what happened." Casey answers calmly.
"She thinks I can't handle it, she thinks I can't win the case, that I'm not good enough, doesn't she?" Alex asks timidly, looking down at the floor.
Normally Alex would be furious but right now she's almost in shock. Shocked what happened to Olivia earlier and shocked and scared of what is happening now.
"No Alex, she thinks you're the best prosecutor there is. She only thrust us. The only reason why she wants me to do it, is she doesn't want you to know the details. She is afraid of losing you. And because she only thrust us as prosecutors she wants me to do it.
Alex, comparing to you, nobody is good enough. That's how Liv sees it. I'm second best in her eyes, not that she will ever admit that out loud to anyone. She said you are the best and I am with you. We both now what she means with that." Casey assured the blonde ADA.
"So she thinks I'm the best prosecutor there is?" Alex asks in disbelieve.
"Yes blondie, you're the best. So is it ok I do this case, now that you know you rock the world in Detective Olivia Benson's eyes?" Casey asks smiling a bit.
"Yes of course. If Liv is afraid of losing me, so afraid that she'll lose me if I know the details, you must do it. I don't want anyone else to do it. Liv, and I, thrust you. So, you do it." Alex says.
"You are feeling a little bit better now? You can lean on me when ever you need to. I will help you always if I can. For Liv and because I care for you as friend." Casey asks Alex.
"Yes I do, thank you. It's nice to know to have a friend right now. Someone who knows everything that happened to Liv and knows how I feel about her and won't tell it. I'm sorry for freaking out, Casey." Alex says softly.
"No problem. I understand it. And don't feel bad if it happens again. You're only human, and it's the woman you love we are talking about. That's what friends are for, to be there for each other when needed." Casey answers.
Cragen and Amanda are walking towards the room where Alex and Casey are staying.
"Captain, how are we gonna tell Alex and Casey that Prentiss has escaped from the precinct?" Amanda asks.
"I'll take the heat for that. I'll tell them. And because of his escape I want you to stay outside the door when I'm in there talking to them. So that we have them double covered. When I leave I make sure there is somebody the replace you by the door so you can go inside. Or handle something when asked." Cragen answers.
They've reached the room where Alex and Casey are. Cragen takes a deep breath before he opens the door and walks in. Alex and Casey look at the door when Cragen walks in. He closes the door behind him. Alex and Casey see the worried look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Alex asks Cragen.
Cragen knows he has to tell them the truth but he is not sure how they will take it especially Alex. He knows he has no other choice and takes a deep breath before he starts speaking.
"Prentiss escaped from the precinct. He threatened to kill Olivia. We..." Cragen says.
Before he can finish Alex interrupt him.
"HOW THE HELL DID HE DO THAT? WHAT KIND OF IDIOTS LET THAT HAPPEN?!" Alex screams at Cragen.
"Alex, calm down, please. Let him finish first." Casey says as she tries to calm Alex down.
Alex looks at Casey as if she is gonna bite her head of but stays silent.
"We have Fin staying at the OR until there is a replacement for him there than he'll go back to the precinct. Rollins is staying outside this door. She'll stay there until we haven somebody there too. Then she'll come in here to stay with the two of you. Until Olivia gets out of the OR. There will be an officer outside Olivia's room with Rollins. She will get an private room on the CCU because she is in protective custody now. Amaro and Munch are already back to the precinct. Rollins stays here to protect Olivia and to take care of things that needed to be done here. We have the whole squad and as many officers on this as we can." Cragen says.
Alex looks like she is going to break down. Both Casey and Cragen see it. Casey puts an arm around Alex.
"She'll make it Alex. And you know that Amanda will protect her with her own life. You need to have faith in Liv and in Amanda. Liv's a fighter and she'll fight for her life. Now will you tell him what we talked about or shall I do it? What do you want?" Casey asks carefully.
"You tell him, please. I... I... I just can't do it now. I don't know what to do Casey. I know Liv's a fighter but I'm scared." Alex whispers.
"I know Alex. I know that you're scared. We all are. I'm right here for you. I won't leave you alone. But I think I should talk with Cragen outside if that's ok with you. I'll be right back, ok?" Casey asks.
"Yes that's ok. I trust you. But come back soon, please?" Alex asks.
"I will. Don't worry about that. I'll ask Amanda to stay with you, while I talk with Cragen. So you don't have to be alone." Casey answers.
Casey looks at Cragen.
"Let's go outside. We need to talk." Casey says.
Cragen nod and turns around and leaves the room. Casey follows him outside and closes the door behind her. Amanda looks at Casey.
"I heard Alex yelling. Is she ok, Casey?" Amanda asks worried.
"No she's not. I need to talk with Cragen, can you go inside and stay with her until I come back?" Casey asks.
With the look Casey gives to Amanda she knows about what Casey needs to talk over with Cragen.
"Yes sure. I'll stay with Alex." Amanda answers.
Amanda opens the door but turns around to Casey.
"I called Melinda she'll be coming here for the rape kit, and will handle it from here, inside the hospital. When she's done she stays here too, if you gals want it." Amanda whispers.
Casey gives a nod to Amanda to make clear that she heard her and Amanda walks into the room and closes the door behind her.
I promise that everything is gonna be alright. Eventually...
A/N An other cliffhanger. I know. But my muse told me she would kill me if I didn't keep ya'll on the edge of your chairs. And if she kills me I won't be able to continue writing the next chapter or keep working on any other story. So if you wanna be mad, be mad at my muse and don't kill me. I try to update the next chapter as soon as possible. (Which I only will be able to do if you don't kill me.)