It's Always Been Him

Waiting

(Olivia's POV)  *12:30 p.m*
He's been out of surgery for 3 hours and I've been in his room with him this whole time. Fin, Munch, and Cregan all stopped by earlier to check on him and he was asleep so they said they would come back later. For the past 45 minutes I've been watching the rise and fall of his chest has he breaths, completely oblivious to what's going on around me. I tell myself that he will wake in a few hours but something in me says that maybe he won't and that scares me to death. Earlier when the squad came Fin told me that they had found out who the guy was that shot El. They said his name was Jay Pots and that he was 28 years old. He had taken place in a few trafficking cases but was never found guilty when really he was the one buying and selling the girls. The 2 girls that were dead were ones he had bought off the guy he killed, which his name was Patrick Reed.  They told me that when they looked a little bit deeper into their case they found a whole hell of a lot more names and that they opened a huge case. Cregan told me, before they left, that he was gonna get 2 temporary detectives until Elliott got better. He told me not to come in unless I absolutely need to. I'm grateful of Cregan because not only is he like a father to me but he also knows when I need the time off. He also knows about Elliott and I and knows that I wouldn't be in without him. So after they left and I was alone with Elliot who was sleeping I decided to go to sleep myself. I hadn't gotten much in the past 2 days and I could really use it.
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*7 p.m* (Liv's POV)
I wake up to a movement in the room. I instantly jump to my feet in hopes that it might be Elliott only to sit back down in disappointment that it was only a nurse coming in to check his vitals. "Has he been up at all?" I ask on the verge of tears. "Not....not yet sweetheart. But we believe that he will very soon. His vitals seem fine and we seemed to have caught the infection early. He should be awake soon." I can hear the questioning of her statement in her own voice and I know that she's not sure when or if he'll wake up. So I call the one person I know I can talk to and the one who knows Elliott and I the best. I haven't talked to her in a while so I'm not sure what to say to her when the other line picks up.
Liv~" hey Mel. I...uhh... I was wondering if you would come to Mercy and talk with me. El hasn't woken up since he got out of surgery at 9:30. I'm really scared and I could really use someone to talk to and your the only one I wanna talk to. Will you please come?"
Melinda~ "Of course I'll come sweetheart! I'll be there in about 20-30 minutes. Let me tell Fin where I'll be and I'll head your way."
Liv~" Thanks Mel!"
Melinda~ "Your welcome sweetheart."
While I'm waiting for Melinda to arrive I hear a beeping sound coming from somewhere in the room. I frantically start looking everywhere and realize that it's Elliott's monitor!! I run into the hallway and start screaming for help. I know it's not good and I know that there's something majorly wrong. Once the nurses get Elliott and pull him off to surgery AGAIN, Melinda finally shows up... I'm walking down the hallway to the waiting room, since they told me I couldn't wait in his room, when I spot her. I sprint into her arms and break down. I drop to the floor and I feel her kneel beside me. "What happened Olivia?! What's going on with Elliott?!" I just remembered that she hasn't heard about Elliott being shot in the arm or the fact that him and I are now together. "He was s shot i in the shoulder 2 nights ago when we were together. We had mad it official that night and were in a cab going back to my apartment when we heard shots fired and when we got to the alleyway Elliott got shot in the shoulder. He has had 3 surgeries, 2 being ones just to fix his shoulder since the bullet went completely through, and 1 to try and stop an infection that he got. After I hung the phone up I heard a beeping noise and at first I didn't know where it was coming from. Then I realized it was his monitor. I ran into the hallway and started screaming for help, when they rushed him into surgery they kicked me out of his room! I don't know what's wrong Mel?! And I can't live without him!! I can't do this without him...I need Elliott! I need him so much.." By this time air was becoming an issue for me. I couldn't hardly breath with the thought that I might lose Elliott. I also couldn't stop thinking about how I wanted to start my life with him and that I wanted my family to be with him. After a few minutes I start hyperventilating and then everything goes completely black.
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*9 p.m* ( Melinda's POV)
After Olivia passed out due to her hyperventilating she was put in a room close to Elliott's. They put her on an IV and connected her to some fluids. On the other hand Elliott still hasn't gotten out of surgery and there is no news about him that I have heard either. I've been checking with the front desk every 30 minutes since Olivia passed out. I had called Fin to tell him to come up here and meet me in room 274, which is 3 doors down from Elliott. Once he got there I told him about what happened and why Liv was in a bed too. After he left at 8:45 I went and checked the front desk for any news on Elliott again. I could tell that the desk clerk was getting annoyed but I was worrying for both Elliott and Olivia. I know that Liv will freak out if Elliott hasn't made it out of surgery by the time she wakes up. After I made it back to her room I sat down and no longer than 5 minutes later she woke up. She looked so tired and, although I'd never tell her, she looked like shit. She told me that she hadn't been getting a lot of sleep since Elliott was shot and you could definitely see her bags under her eyes. She looked so much like a ghost, pale, and almost nonexistent to the world. When she completely emotionless, almost like she had isolated her own body. She looked so depressed and I felt so heart-broken for her. I knew that she wasn't gonna take the news about Elliott well at all.
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(Olivia's POV)
Although I know what Melinda is about to say I don't want to think of it or believe it's true. I try and let myself process what she is about to say and although I know that trying to prepare for it will never mount up to how it really is, I still try. "He's still not out. I've asked the front desk probably like 4 or 5 times about him and they won't tell me Liv," her bottom lip starts to wobble, "I've went to them every thirty minutes since you passed out and I don't know a damn thing! I'm so sorry Liv!! I tried so hard to get them to tell me but they just wouldn't!" And now she's bawling so I start bawling. I know that she tried and I know that it's hard to find anything out. If they make the decision not to tell you, then you won't ever find out from them. " Mel I know you tried. I know you did and I'm so thankful that you tried." I say as I try to gain my composure.  {15 minutes pass}
After Melinda and I stopped crying she came and sat down beside my bed. We talked about things that we missed doing together since we don't get together as often as we used to. We talked about memories together, we talked about her and Fin, but we never touched the topic of Elliott and I knew it was so I didn't think about it, even though I did, but I was still grateful at the effort she was giving. After awhile I motioned for her to lay beside me so I had someone to cuddle with, "Thank you some much for being here Mel. I really miss how close we were and I'm so glad that you are here." And with that I'm asleep.