A/N I try to update as often as possible. Unfortunately sometimes it takes longer then I wish.
Please r+r. The reviews are really appreciated. Now let's go on with the story. Will Olivia have some other injuries or not...
Chapter 14
"Lex?" Olivia calls again.
She doesn't see Alex and starts crying and closes her eyes.
'I thought I hear her talking. Guess I'm wrong then. Alex wasn't here at all. She isn't alive. Oh what am I going to do without her.'
Alex runs back into Olivia's room. She sees the tears on Olivia's face but her eyes are closed.
'I'm getting crazy I think. I swear I heard calling my name. Stop fooling yourself Cabot. Liv's not awake. You don't even know if she will be.'
Alex walks back to the chair next to Olivia's bed takes a seat in it and takes Olivia's hand in her own.
The moment Alex takes Olivia's hand in her own Olivia opens her eyes. She can't believe her eyes when she sees Alex sitting next to her bed.
"Lex?" Olivia whispers.
"Liv! You're awake! I thought I was going crazy hearing you call my name. How are you feeling?" Alex asks with tears in her eyes.
"Don't cry Lex, I hate it when I see you crying because of me. I hate it if I see you crying for what ever reason it may be."
"They are happy tears. I'm so happy that you wake up. That's why I'm crying. Now how are you feeling?"
"Like I got shot." Olivia deadpanned.
"That's because you got shot, twice actually. Once in your shoulder and once in your stomach. I go get Doctor Brown to check on you. I will be right back."
"That Doctor can wait for a few minutes. I just want to be with you for a few minutes. Before they find out I'm awake."
"Ok. It can wait for a few minutes. But after that I'm going to call the Doctor."
"Fine. How long was I out?"
"You have been in a coma for a week. The Doctor didn't even know if you would come out of it. Or how."
"What do you mean the Doctor didn't know if I would come out of it or how?"
"You're brains were swollen. They had to open up your skull. After a few days they went back to normal. But with the bomb exploding earlier that day they didn't now what damage you could have. Or how you would be if you wake up."
Olivia didn't remember a bomb explosion but she didn't tell Alex that.
"Oh ok. That will explain why the Doctor didn't know it."
"Are you in a lot of pain? You must be." Alex asks.
"Nah, nothing I can't handle." Olivia answers.
"And she is back. Detective Badass, Ladies and Gentlemen." Alex says with a smirk.
"What? What did I do wrong?" Olivia asks.
"Nothing. Just saying that you can handle pain. It's so you." Alex answers.
"I can. Really it's nothing."
"Pain of getting shot isn't nothing but keep on dreaming, Detective."
"Ok. It's not. But really, I can handle it. They gonna drip more morphine into that IV if I say I have a lot of pain, which I don't just to be clear."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. You are a big bad Detective, I know. Now I'm gonna call Doctor Brown." Alex says.
She stands up and kisses Olivia's for head before walking to the door and leaving the room to search for Doctor Brown looking at Olivia for a moment when she walks out. Olivia smiles at Alex. As soon as Alex left the room the smiles went of Olivia's face. In return she frowned her eye brows.
'What bomb explosion is she talking about. I don't remember a bomb explosion. And my brains were swollen? What the hell happened? What else do I not know? I can't tell Alex. She will freak out. How long have she been here?' Olivia thinks.
She puts on a small smile back on her face in case Alex comes back soon. But she doesn't feel like that. She has a feeling something is very wrong.
Alex comes back with Doctor Brown two minutes after she left.
"I see that you are awake Detective that's very good. My name is Emily Brown, I'm your Doctor. How are you feeling?" Doctor Brown asks.
"I'm feeling fine Doctor." Olivia answers. Which gets her a stern look from Alex.
"Really? Most patients say they are in pain when the got shot. You've got shot twice, so tell me the truth this time. How are you feeling."
"I'm fine really. Yes I have pain. Nothing I can't handle though."
"Olivia Benson! Cut the crap. You are in a hospital after getting shot twice, for heaven's sake. Now you tell the Doctor here how much pain you really have. And you better tell her the truth if you don't want a fight with me, Detective!" Alex says with her courtroom voice.
"What the hell, Counselor! I told the both of you that I'm fine. That yes I have pain. And no nothing I can't handle. Now if you don't believe me that's your problem not mine!" Olivia answers shooting daggers to Alex.
"Ok. Have it your way." Alex answers. Deciding not to fight Olivia right now.
"Thank you, Alex." Olivia says.
"Now I need to check your vitals and your wounds, after that I need to ask you some questions, Detective. Do you want Ms. Cabot to wait outside?" Doctor Brown asks.
"No that won't be necessary. Alex can stay. Unless she wants to leave." Olivia answers and looks at Alex.
"I like to stay." Alex answers.
"Ok. Ms. Cabot, could close the door please?" Doctor Brown asks.
Alex walks to the door and closes it. The Doctor pulls a curtain around Olivia's bed and starts taking her vitals. Alex walks to the opening between two sides of curtain and closes them behind her. She walks to the chair next to Olivia's bed and takes a seat. Leaving the Doctor to do what needs to be done. After taking her vitals the Doctor checks Olivia's GSW.
"Everything looks alright for now. So I'm going to ask you a few questions. Answer them as good as you can. If you don't know the answer to a question, don't panic, sometimes patients with your injuries forget things like what happened or what day it is. Ok, first question. Do you now your full name?" Doctor Brown asks.
"Detective Olivia Carmen Benson." Olivia answers.
"Good. How about her full name?" Doctor Brown points to Alex.
"Assistant District Attorney of New York Alexandra Maria Cabot. The best ADA there is." Olivia answers.
"The best huh? I'll take your word for it. What precinct do work with?" Doctor Brown smiles.
"1-6 precinct. Special Victims Unit and before you ask Alex is our ADA."
"That was my next question yes. How long have you been working at SVU?"
'First trick question. Maybe she'll buy it when I say the year.' Olivia thinks.
"Since 1999." Olivia answers.
There is a knock on the door.
"Come in." Olivia answers.
'Saved by the knock on the door this time, Benson'. Olivia thinks.
Although Doctor Brown knows Olivia is avoiding she allows it and pulls back the curtains. The door opens and Casey steps inside.
"Liv, you're awake. How are you feeling?" Casey asks shocked.
"Like I got shot, how else would I feel. Not that I'm not happy to see you, but what are you doing here, Casey?" Olivia asks clearly surprised.
"I'm back. So now you, I and Alex here can scare of all the perps." Casey answers winking with her eye brow.
"Oh wow, that's really really great, Casey. You and Alex on a tag team. The perps won't know what hit them." Olivia answers enthusiastically.
" Oh before I forget it. Alex, Amanda asked me to ask you if she needs to bring you breakfast tomorrow morning?" Casey asks Alex.
"That will be nice. Tell her I want the same thing as last time, she will now what it is." Alex answers.
Casey and Alex misses the look of hurt that is briefly in Olivia's eyes before she can hide it.
'Amanda? Who is Amanda and why does she bring Alex breakfast? Damn it.'
Alex and Casey may have missed it but Doctor Brown didn't.
"Ok. I tell her to bring breakfast when she comes tomorrow. I already have been at your apartment. I have everything you asked for. " Casey says.
"Oh thank you. I really appreciate it. You can putt the bag in the bathroom if you will." Alex answers.
'Wait a second. Casey have been in Alex's apartment? How does she know where Alex lives? What is going here. Is Alex cheating on me? No. She would never do that to me. Would she? I need to get everybody out here, now! I don't want to hear anything else.'
"Sorry to interrupt you girls. But I would like to rest now, so if you all would go I will really appreciate it." Olivia says.
"Yes of course. You must be tired. I'll come soon to visit you again, Liv." Casey answers.
"Thank you Casey, it was really nice to see you again." Olivia answers and looks to Alex.
"Don't need to go back to work? I'm sure you have a lot to do." Olivia asks Alex.
Alex is surprised with Olivia's question.
"No I don't have to back now. Do you want me to leave?" Alex asks as she can't hide it that she is surprised.
"Well no, but if you go home Amanda doesn't have to come here tomorrow to bring you breakfast." Olivia answers not able to keep the pain out of her voice.
Alex and Casey look at each other and then Alex looks at Doctor Brown.
"Could the two of you give us a moment, please?" Alex asks.
"Yes of course, call me if you need me. Otherwise I will come back in a few hours to check on Detective Benson." Doctor Brown says.
"I will see you tomorrow, Liv. I talk to you later, Alex. I need to go back to the office. I just came by to bring you your clothes and the other things you asked for. Your keys are in the bag. Goodbye Liv." Casey says.
"Goodbye Casey. Thanks for coming. See you tomorrow." Olivia answers.
Casey nods and leave Olivia's room.
" This button her is for your pain medication. Push it one time and it will give you a doses of morphine. I will come back in a few hours." Doctor Brown says as she points to the button.
"Thank you Doctor. I see you later." Olivia answers.
The Doctor nods to Olivia and Alex and leaves the room closing the door behind her.
Alex sit down in the chair next to Olivia.
"What's wrong Liv? I can see something is bothering you." Alex asks.
"Nothing is wrong Alex, I'm just tired that's all." Olivia answers.
"You may be tired but that's not what's wrong. Now I noticed you answered Doctor Brown's question about how long you are working at SVU with the year you started. And I get the feeling you are hiding something. So what's wrong?"
"I don't remember anything about a bomb explosion the day I was shot, Alex."
"That's ok. The Doctor told you that sometimes people forget what happened that day when they have an injury like you have. You don't have to worry about that, Liv. You will remember it later."
'Ok, face it Benson. Tell her the truth. Ask her who Amanda is, ask her why Casey was at her apartment and why they are so close.'
"Uhm Lex, why does Amanda bring you breakfast? How does she know what you like or want?"
"Amanda brings me breakfast because she got me some this morning when she came to visit you. She asked me if I wanted some real food and not the crap they give you in a hospital. I told that I would like that and what I wanted to have. Why do you asked this?"
"Just wanted it to know that's all."
"That's not all. Liv, what's going here? Are you jealous of Amanda?"
"No. I'm not jealous. Why would I?"
"You tell me. Liv, talk to me. Let me in. Why are you avoiding to answer questions? What is it that you are afraid of?"
"Alex, you don't want to know that. Trust me, you don't want the answer for those questions."
"Yes I do want the answers. I think you don't want to answer them. I don't know why. But I know there is something wrong and I know that you don't want to tell what it is. Why Liv, don't you trust me enough to tell me?"
"I don't want you to worry for me. I do trust you, Alex. You should know that by now. I care for you. I don't want you to hurt you."
"Well you make worry about you because you avoid to answer. And you do hurt me by not telling me what's wrong. We're in this together Liv, you and me. I want to help you, but I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong." Alex answers and takes Olivia's hand in her own hand.
"I need to ask you one question before I will tell you everything you want to know. Is that ok?"
"Yes that's ok."
"I love you. And I just want to know if we are on the same page first. You still are my girlfriend, right?"
"Yes, Olivia Benson, you are right. I still am your girlfriend and I'm proud of being it. I love you too. Now what's wrong?"
"Lex, why are Casey and you closer then I thought you would be? And who is Amanda?"
A/N I now, I now. An other cliff hanger. Don't kill me for it. Because if you do I can't write anymore and you won't now what happens.