Can't Let Go - An SVU fic

Chapter 6

So here's the deal, I got tired of writing this one, especially after my stroke but I didn't wanna leave it undone so I added two more chapters to wrap things up but I tried not to make it corny with it ending so fast so if it is, please excuse me. SVU characters belong to Dick Wolf, enjoy!

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"Excuse me, I'm looking for Amanda Rollins" Nick said with all intensity as he approached the nurses station of the hospital.

"Are you Detective Amaro? She's been asking for you"

Nick followed the nurse down the hall. After a moment they came to Amanda's room.

"She's in here detective, keep the visit brief and stress free. I'll give you two some privacy."

"Thank you." He said. The nurse walked away and Nick took a minute before he went in. Inside the room, Amanda looked to the door and could see through the glass panel that Nick was outside and decided to play it up. As Nick walked in, she pretended to be asleep.

"Amanda..."

"Nick! You're here!"

"I tried to get here as fast as I could" he took the chair in the room and pulled it up to the side of the bed before taking a seat and caressing her face, an immediate sense of thankfulness washing over him. "I wish you hadn't left so angry. What were you thinking?"

"I just needed to get away, I just..." She started the fake tears. "You were all coming down on me so hard and I just couldn't take it, I..."

"It's okay, that's not important. The important thing is you're alright. Don't ever scare me like that again." And he took her hand in his.

"You're really here" she continued with her phony tears, fighting to keep from smiling because she knew she had him.

"Amanda, whatever happens between us I'm always gonna be here for this little one...always" he rubbed her stomach to solidify those words and she took that as the moment to strike and took in and blew out a shallow, painful sounding breath.

"Oh god, I'm so sorry" He asked in a panicked voice. "Do you need me to call the doctor?"

"I'm okay, I just...cracked ribs." She lied. While she had acquired bruised ribs, they were thankfully far from cracked.

"What? Amanda, have they given you an ultrasound?" He said looking around.

"Nick it's fine, they took care of everything and we're fine! I'm just glad you're here...will you stay with me?"

"I'd like to but I can't, the nurse said I should keep it brief, but I'll be back later, I promise."

"But..."

"It's okay..." He stroked the top of her head. "I'll be back."

"You promise?"

"I promise. Get some sleep." He said before leaving. Not seeing the smile of accomplishment on her face. He arrived to the empty nurses station and leaned over it, cursing his luck before he went storming out.

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At the precinct, Tucker was arriving at Liv's office when Fin stopped her.

"What is he doing here?" He whispered.

"...I called him." She answered.

"You called him? For what?"

"Because we have a situation... Excuse me." She said before going into her office and shutting the door, leaving Fin perplexed.

"Sorry about that." Olivia said as she took a seat at her desk.

"You said there was a problem?" Tucker asked