A/N: So I sit down open up Microsoft Office with every intention of writing on Upside Down Pineapples since I've had the next chapter swirling around in my head. Instead as soon as it's open my mind goes blank and this pops into my head. I would greatly appreciate it if my muse would work with me and allow me to update both Upside Down Pineapples and Private Dancer but she's not. Hopefully soon she will cooperate with me especially since I have a nice surprise for everyone in Private Dancer.

"Alex"

I internally cringe at the sound of the voice I know all too well that pulls me from my thoughts. I would never admit this to him or Olivia but there were times I was terrified of him when I was their ADA. Between his temper and anger there were times I thought he would snap and hurt me when I refused a warrant or ordered them to let a suspect go. On the other hand I was always thankful for his anger and temper when he turned it on a suspect that had hurt Olivia.

Taking a slow deep breath in and exhaling it just as slow I open my eyes and connect with his. There was no denying the anger that was swirling around in his eyes. The clenching and releasing of his jaw tells me that if he could he would toss me out of the hospital he would. It also tells me that he knows the truth on everything.

That doesn't surprise me. He is your partner and the only family that you have left. There is no doubt in my mind that you have spent a many of nights at his house crying. That was until you found her which I'm sure he introduced you to.

"Stabler." I finally say unsure of what else to say at that moment.

He glances around the room and then back to me. I know you want to say something but you won't out of respect for Olivia. She's probably told you to keep your mouth shut or she would kill you. The thing is when it comes to me we both know she would do just that.

"They notified Cragen who called me" Stabler stated as he exhaled slowly. It's obvious that you are trying your best not to lose your temper. "Everyone else is on their way in."

I give him a tight smile and motion for him to take a seat. He looks around once again before taking a seat.

"Do we know what happened?" He asks after what seems like eternity.

"They say she lost control of her car and went down an embankment. She struck a tree on the driver's side with such force that it spun the car around and struck the tree again. They had to cut her out and fly her in here."

"Her injuries?"

I take a shaky breath in before continuing. "They rushed her into surgery about" I glance at my watch "an hour ago. She has multiple facial fractures and her jaw is broken in two places. There was no bleeding on the brain or swelling but it is a possibility of some bruising that will heal."

"Surgery will be how long?" He asks as he pulls his phone from his side and looks at the screen.

"It depends on the extent of her injuries but the nurse who showed me to the waiting room said we were looking at minimum four hours."

Out of the corner of my eye I can see him nod and look around once again. I can't help think that you seem nervous. An oddity considering your well trained at hiding your emotions and feelings.

"What is it?" I finally ask after watching him fidget. I know he's fighting the urge to say something and its starting to get on my nerves

"Look Alex," Elliot stands and paces back and forth for a minute before turning to face me "I know what happened and that you two have been keeping up for appearances sake."

I hang my head in shame. I swore to him when I started dating Olivia that I would never hurt her and again when she asked me to marry her and he voiced his concerns with me.

"You know as well as I do that Olivia has been dating someone else."

My jaw clenches at the mention of the woman I sent packing earlier "I know"

Elliot takes a deep breath in and out "She has a right to know that Olivia is in the hospital."

I rub my hands together as I slowly look up at him. I bite my lower lip as I try to think of a way to tell him that I sent the woman away.

Elliot stops pacing and looks at me and I can tell he knows I have sent her away. Just like Olivia he can read me and know that I turned her away for a reason. He knows that even though it kills me I would not have sent her packing without a valid reason.

"She was demanding the nurse to tie her down to the bed." I explain seeing the questioning look in his eyes. He has a right to know. After all he was probably the one that set her up with her and he should know what type of person she is.

"I think it's no secret that I hate you for what you have done to her."

I turn my head away and quickly wipe the tears that have started to fall. What no one realizes is I hate myself just as much if not more so and there's not a day goes by that I don't lecture myself over what I have done. I'm barely hanging on by a thread right now and to hear him lecture me will probably cause me to lose it.

"With that being said you need to know something" He says as he drops to his knees in front of me and take my hands in his "The one thing that has never changed is her love for you."

I jerk my head around and stare at him with shock in my eyes.

"She loves you Alex." He continues "She has told me time and time again that if you two could work it out she would drop Rebecca in a heartbeat and do so."

I can't stop the tears that are pouring from my eyes and I raise my left hand to cover my mouth when a reflection catches my eyes. It's the light bouncing off my wedding set, something that I have never and will never take off.

"Use this accident as an eye opener" I hear as I continue to stare at my hand. It is almost as if its calling t me in a way it has never done before "I know neither of you are very religious but take it as a sign from god for you both to work everything out. Maybe this is what you both need to fix what is broken."

I finally tear my eyes from my rings and look at him. I can't believe I'm hearing what I've just heard from him. He was the last person on earth I ever thought would tell me to use this accident to make everything right. To be honest I'm surprised he hasn't encouraged Olivia to file for divorce by now.

"I may hate you for what you've done to her but you make her happy" he says answering my unspoken question of why is he telling me this "The one thing that we have in common is we both want Olivia happy. For whatever reason, no matter what you do, you make her happy. Look at it like this at least with her jaw wired shut she can't argue with you."

I can't help but laugh through my tears. If he only knew that throughout the entire separation she has never once argued with me or fought me on anything. Not even on the night I destroyed her and deserved to have her yelling at me or arguing with me.

But I do know he's right on one thing, well actually two, you still love me and that this accident is a chance for us to salvage what we had. More accurately put it's a chance for me to get on my hands and knees and beg for a second chance. For the first time since that cold night I smile, I truly smile because that's exactly what I'm going to do.