A/N I'm sorry for the delay. I'm on a road trip so I probably won't be able to update as much and as fast as I wish. Keep writing the reviews. They mean a lot to me. Now back to the story. I think you all are dying to know what happens now.
Chapter 7
After 10 minutes Robinson walks out the apartment. He takes of the helmet from his suit.
" I have good news and bad news. Which one do want to hear first?"
They all look at Olivia.
"Good news first, then the bad news." Olivia answers.
"The good news is that the bomb is small which means it isn't build to destroy the whole apartment or this building. It is build only to hit the person that walks inside."
"So that means that we will be able to process the rest of the apartment and search for the evidence that was left by our suspect?"
"Yes that is correct."
"Ok. What is the bad news?" Olivia asks, not really want to know it. She has a bad feeling about it.
Robinson looks around. Looking each and everyone in their eyes.
Olivia looks at Amanda and Cragen.
"I don't have a good feeling about this." She says.
She looks at Cragen.
"You know what to do, Captain."
"Yes I know, Olivia."
Olivia looks back at Robinson.
"Ok. What is the bad news?"
"The bad news is I can't defuse the bomb. Who ever build it, made sure we can't turn it off. I'm sorry."
Olivia looks at Cragen with tears in her eyes.
"Make sure that she gets it. And keep your promise." Olivia whispers.
"I will, Liv. I will keep my promise." Cragen answers.
They all went silent. Taking in the devastating news. Amanda and Cragen didn't know what to say. Olivia was the first one able to speak.
"Is there anything we can do? To safe my life?"
"Nothing certain. There is a possibility but I can't guarantee you will survive it."
"Name it."
"We need to get the rest of my team outside. The less people inside here, the better. It would be the best if Detective Rollins and Captain Cragen would be outside to. But I think that is out of the question. The only thing we can do is that the three of us are inside the elevator. Doors open. When I count to 3 I push the button to close the doors. You step outside your apartment and close the front door behind you. Then you run to the elevator and get in just before the doors closes. You have about 5 seconds from the moment you step out of line of the laser and before the bomb goes off. If you can make it into the elevator within those 5 seconds you will be safe. If you don't I don't know what the impact on your body will be. The front door will slow down the impact. But I can't promise you can survive the impact of the blast. I can't predict your injuries. It will be difficult because you're standing for over an hour now. But it's the only chance you have."
"Well at this point I have nothing to lose. So let's do it."
Olivia looks at Amanda and Cragen.
"I won't leave you. I'll stay in the elevator." Amanda says.
"You can do this, Liv. You'll make it. I stay in the elevator with Amanda. You won't be here by yourself."
Olivia looks at Robinson.
"Ok. Let the rest of your squad leave. I'm as ready as I can be."
Robinson nods to Olivia and then turns around to the rest of the bomb squad.
"You all go downstairs and out the building. Make sure that the paramedics are standby. Let me know via the radio channel when they are. After that we do here what we agreed. "
The rest of the squad went down with the elevator and send it back up to the 4th floor.
When the elevator was back up Robinson and Amanda goes inside. Cragen stays with Olivia.
He takes her hand in his own.
"I know you are scared Liv, I am too. To me, you are my daughter. And I hate to see you in this situation. But you are gonna make it. You will get to that safe house tonight. Alex is waiting there for you. Have faith in yourself. You are strong and fast. You can do this."
"I've never been so scared in my life. Not even when I was at Sealview or when Alex left for Witsec And I was really scared then. You are the closest I have as a father. So I know you are scared as hell too. I can't help it but to think about Alex. I want to see her so badly. I'm afraid that I won't make it and never see her again. A small part of me wishes that she was here right now. But the biggest part is relieved that she is safe, that I don't have to worry about her right now. Take good care of her. She will need you if I don't make it. Give her the necklace I'm wearing now if I don't make it. I want her to have it when I'm gone."
"I will. It won't be necessary though because you will see her later."
Robinson came back to them.
"They are ready downstairs. I'm sorry Captain but we need to get into the elevator now."
"Yes, alright. I will be there in a few seconds." Cragen answers.
" Remember on the count of 3 I push the button. You close the door behind and run to the elevator. Good luck Detective. I hope to see in a few seconds." Robinson explains again.
"Yes I know. I hope to see you in a few seconds too." Olivia answers.
Cragen squeezes Olivia's hand for the last time.
"See you soon kiddo." He says before he let go of her hand.
"See you soon." Olivia whispers back.
Cragen turns around and walks to the elevator.
Olivia closes her eyes for a second.
"I love you, Alex." She whispers.
Olivia opens her eyes again.
"Ready?" Robinson asks.
Olivia takes the doorknob in her hand and takes a deep breath.
" Ready" She answers.
Robinson hold his finger on the button and counts down.
" one, two, three."
On three Olivia jumps out her apartment and slams the door behind her. She runs as fast as she can to the elevator. The bomb explodes when Olivia dives into the elevator right before the doors are closing.
Cragen and Amanda jumped out of her way and Olivia lands on the floor gliding into the wall of the elevator. Her left arm gets trapped between the wall of the elevator and her body because of the speed she had when she dived into the elevator. For a few seconds there is silence in the elevator. Everybody froze when Olivia got in the elevator and the door closed. Amanda is the first one reacting. She turns to Olivia quickly.
"Liv, are you alright?"
"Yeah, I got in the elevator just in time."
Olivia then realizes what a close call it was and breaks down. Amanda gets down on the floor and takes Olivia in her arms. Olivia screams out of pain. Amanda had thrown her arms around Olivia and accidentally squeezed Olivia's left arm.
"Olivia, what's wrong? Where does it hurts?" Amanda asks worried.
" My left arm. It got trapped when I dived into the elevator and I glided into the wall. It's nothing really. I'm fine. I got in right in time."
Cragen doesn't buy it. He knows Olivia. He knows Olivia would wave it away as nothing. What ever it was.
"Liv the paramedics are downstairs let them look at you. You may have made it to the elevator in time. But you need to be checked. The bomb still went off. I'm glad you made it. Can't miss you already, Detective."
"I'm so happy too, Olivia. " Amanda says. She holds Olivia gently in her arms now.
Olivia got herself together now. She squeezes Amanda with her right hand before she gets up. Turning to Cragen and pulls him to her for a hug.
Robinson pushes on the button to go downstairs. He speaks to one of the members of his squad via the radio channel.
"We are coming down. Detective Benson made it on time into the elevator. Get the paramedics ready to check her. She hurt her left arm diving in the elevator. Otherwise she seems alright."
When they arrives downstairs and the elevator doors opens the paramedics are standing in the lobby with a stretcher. The other members of the bomb squad makes sure everybody stays outside. Cragen helps Olivia on the stretcher.
"Amanda, can you call Fin and let him know I'm alright."
"Yes, sure. I call him right now." Amanda says.
Cragen knows that Olivia means she wants Alex to know that she is fine.
The paramedics are checking Olivia. Besides her left arm she is ok.
"Besides her left arm Detective Benson isn't hurt. But we need to take her to the hospital to let them look at her left arm. I'm pretty sure it's broken." One of them says.
"She is in protective custody as we speak, we need to go with her." Cragen answers while he's pointing at Amanda and himself.
"That's ok. I'll make sure they check her in under a false name." The paramedic says.
"We need to wait for Detective Rollins. She is calling her partner to let him and two others know Detective Benson is alright besides her left arm." Cragen stated.
"No problem, Captain. I'll give Detective Benson some pain medication while we wait for Detective Rollins."
Olivia protested.
"I don't want pain medication. I'm fine, I don't need it."
"Detective, it's for your own sake that I give you the medication." The paramedic says.
"And I said that I don't need it. You're not giving me anything at all." Olivia snaps at him.
"Olivia, it's for the best if you take something against the pain." Cragen tries.
"No. No medication. I promise I take it when I'm in the safe house. Until then no medication!"
"Fine. But you will take it there, Detective. I know you want to see Alex first and that is ok. But after that you take the medication they describe to you."
"Ok. I'll do that."
Cragen turns to the paramedic.
"You heard it. For now no medication. You better not argue about it with her. Unless you want a pissed off Detective. And I can assure you, with this one that's not what you want."
"I don't think I would like it getting her pissed off. So for now I don't give anything."
Amanda comes walking back to Olivia and Cragen with her cellphone in one hand. The other hand covers the receiving end of the cellphone.
" I've got a very stubborn ADA on the phone. Demanding to talk with Olivia. Won't take no for an answer." Amanda says a little teasingly.
Cragen can't help it and laughs. Amanda looks at him with a questioning look in her eyes.
" Sorry. It's just that I have a very stubborn Detective here. Who needs to go the hospital because her left arm is injured. Paramedic thinks it's broken. But she refuses to take any medication until she has seen the very stubborn ADA." Cragen tells Amanda.
Amanda laughs too and hands over the cellphone to Olivia.
Cragen looks at the paramedics and Amanda.
"Let's give her some privacy. We can stay over there." Cragen points to the entry of the building.
The paramedics are looking at him with a doubtful look on their faces. But with one stern look of Cragen they walk away with him and Amanda.
Olivia puts the phone onto her ear.
"Hey Lex."
"Hi Liv. Fin said you say you are, but I know you. Are you really ok?"
"Yes, I'm really ok. I only have my left arm injured when I got into the elevator. Are you mad at me for getting you out of here without telling why? I know you know it by now. You probably threatened Fin and Munch to cut of their balls and shove them trough throats if they didn't tell you what was going on."
"Yeah, something like that. I'm not mad at you because you didn't tell it. I wouldn't have left if I knew there was bomb in your apartment and you were standing right on it. And then you would haven been worried for me. I know that's not what you needed. But I have been sick of being worried over you when I found it out. I'm so glad you are ok Liv. I can't wait to see you are ok with my own eyes. You're coming to the safe house now, right?"
"Uhm, not exactly, Alex. I kinda need to visit the hospital first." Olivia says with a little bit of fear in her voice. Knowing that Alex probably will be mad now.
"What do you mean you need to visit the hospital first? I thought you said you are ok? Did you lied to me Detective?!"
"I am ok, Alex. The paramedics just wants me go to the hospital to check out my arm. That's all. I'm fine really."
"If you were fine you don't need to go to the hospital. What's wrong with your left arm and how did you get it injured? And don't tell me you just walked into the elevator. People don't get injured by walking into an elevator."
"I got injured because I dived into the elevator and glided into the wall. My left arm got trapped between the wall and my body. The paramedic thinks it's broken. That's why he wants to have it checked out."
"Why the hell did you dived into the elevator? You know that people normally walk into it, right?"
"Alex, I only got 5 seconds from my apartment to get into the elevator and to be there before the doors closed."
" Olivia Benson! What are you not telling me? I know you hold something back. So you tell it me now, Detective."
"Alex, do you really want to do this over the phone?"
"No. You're right, Liv. We can talk about this when you are here and we are alone. You need to go to the hospital now. Just come as soon as possible. I really want to hold you in my arms, or you holding me in yours. I was so worried Liv."
"Me too, Lex. I want to hold in my arms and don't let go for a while. I promise I'll be there as soon as possible. I was worried for you too. I see you soon, sweetheart. I promise."
"I know you will. And I know you were worried for me. But I'm fine. Fin and Munch are here with me. I'm safe here. Although I will feel safer when you are here. Even with an injured arm. Now go. I see you soon, honey."
"Ok. Goodbye Lex."
"Goodbye Liv."
Olivia pushes the red button to end the call. She looks in the direction where Cragen, Amanda and the paramedics are staying. Cragen looks at Olivia and noticed that she was finished with the call.
They all walk to Olivia.
"Ready to go, Olivia?" Cragen asks.
"Yes I'm ready. Let's go. The sooner we get in, the sooner we get out." She answers.
The paramedics ties her to the stretcher and the walk out of the building to the ambulance.
They get Olivia in first. One of the paramedics staps inside and then Cragen. The other one gets in the driver seat and they left. Amanda follows with the Crowny.
"You're ok now you've talked with Alex?" Cragen asks Olivia.
"Yes, I am. I needed to talk to her. To hear her voice. Thank you for giving me some privacy." Olivia says.
Olivia winced when they hit a little hobble on the road.
"You're in pain aren't you, Liv?"
"Just a little. Nothing that I can't handle."
"Detective Olivia 'Bad ass' Benson, ladies and gentlemen." Cragen says.
"Just so you know it. And for the record, no matters what happens in the hospital. I'm not staying there!"