Disclaimer: SVU belongs to Dick Wolf and NBC. I own James, Lisa, and Todd..but I still want SVU :(
A/N: Well, I'm no longer a fan fiction virgin. This story is my first, lol.
Chelsea (zuzu1614), this is for you. Thanks for everything!
Stabler Residence
Queens, NY
Thursday, 10:14 pm
Olivia's POV
"Hey El, what time do we need to leave in the morning?" I ask, peaking my head out of the shower.
Tomorrow we are heading upstate to pick up Elliot's son Eli, who has been staying with Elliot's sister Lisa for the past week.
Several months ago, Kathy moved in with her boyfriend James and started letting Elliot keep Eli more often. When Elliot met James, he realized that he had went through basic training with James when he was in military years ago. Weeks later she found out she was pregnant again and that James accepted a job offer in Virginia, after being promoted to Colonel. The thought of having to raise another child overwhelmed her and decided to give Elliot full custody of Eli, who recently turned 3. She didn't want to abandon her son, but she knew that he needed his father in his life more than anything.
"Well, I told Lisa that we would be there by 2, so I guess we should leave by 9. It usually takes 4-5 hours to get to Lake Seneca. What time do you want me to set the alarm for?"
"Set it for 7:30, babe. That should give us plenty of time to get ready and not have to rush."
"Sounds good to me. Are you almost done in there yet? I can't see anything with all this fog," he teases.
"I would have been done already if you hadn't jumped in here with me Stabler," I say as I turn off the water and step out of the shower.
"I didn't hear any objections from you. As I recall, you were an active participant," he says with a smirk. He grabs a towel out of the cabinet and wraps it around me and starts kissing along my shoulder and he buries his face in my neck, with his hands gripping my at my waist. "God, I love you. Your skin is so soft, so perfect," he mumbles against my neck. His lips and tongue descend making a trail from my neck, down to the edge of the towel capturing every drop of water as it falls from my still wet hair.
When his lips make it to the edge of the towel that is still covering my breasts, I arch my back, pressing my chest further against him. "I love you too baby," I groan and put my hands on the back of his head, urging him to continue.
He pulls the towel down, letting it pool around my feet and I let out a small gasp when I feel the cold air against my warm, damp skin. I stared into his eyes and felt my body become covered in goosebumps and the warmth between my thighs began to spread.
He starts peppering kisses over my breasts and I feel him take the hardened bud into his mouth. "Mmm, don't stop. That feels so good." I let out a moan and somewhere in the distance I hear ringing. Please tell me that I'm just hearing things.
When it rings again, Elliot unlatches from my breast, but tightens his grip on my waist, letting out a frustrating groan. "Damn fuckin' phone! I'm just gonna let it ring. It might be Cragen," he says with his head resting against my chest.
"El, Don knows we're going to pick up Eli tomorrow. Now go answer the phone, it's probably your sister." I grab his face, lift it to mine and give him a quick kiss and push him out the door.
After I finish drying off, I put on some panties and one of El's NYPD shirts and begin brushing the tangles out of my damp hair. After I brush my teeth, I grab a bottle of lotion and go into the bedroom. Elliot is lying in bed, talking to his sister on the phone, so I decided to go into the living room and give them privacy to talk. I sit down on the couch and start thinking about how much has changed in such a short amount of time.
When El and I started dating a little over a year ago and I was nervous about telling his kids about our relationship. Of course I've always been close to all 4 of them, especially since they've gotten older, but being Elliot's partner and being Elliot's girlfriend are two completely different things. Kathleen was a little hesitant at first, but eventually she warmed up to me and I assured her that I wasn't trying to take their mother's place. Now, the other three on the other hand were ecstatic when we told them the news. Maureen, Lizzie, and Dickie each pulled me into a hug and welcomed me to the family. I finally felt at home. A few months later, El asked me to move in with him at his house in Queens, but we decided to wait another month when the twins would be moving out and going off to college in the city.
I get up off the couch a few minutes later and turn off the lights and head back into the bedroom. When I walk in the room, El smiles at me with the phone still at his ear and I crawl into bed beside him. I listen for a second and figure out that he's talking to Eli.
"We'll be there tomorrow buddy...Have you been a good boy for Aunt Lisa?...That's good...See you soon, good night...I love you too...Here's Mama," he says and hands the phone to me.
"Hi sweetie, are you having a good time?...I've missed you too, baby...Be good, we'll see you tomorrow...I love you, sweet dreams." I hung up the phone and put it back on the nightstand. After I turned off the lamp, I roll over and cuddle into Elliot's side and put my arm across his waist. When I hear his slow, even breaths, I know he's already fell asleep. As I start to drift asleep, my mind travels back to a day I will never forget.
The day of the accident, I felt like my world was being turned upside down. Until the moment I first held Eli in the ambulance after Kathy gave birth, I never thought I could fall in love with someone so quickly, but I did and I fell hard. Since then we've had this special connection between us and it's grown immensely in the past year. The first time he called me Mama, I was so stunned, I didn't know what to say. I was absolutely speechless and all I could do was wipe away the tears on my cheek and hold him in my arms.
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The next morning we got up and while I was getting our stuff together, Elliot was in the kitchen making breakfast. We decided that we were going to spend the day with Eli at the lake behind Lisa's house, so I'm packing our swimsuits and some extra clothes. I pull out the bottom drawer of the dresser, looking for a bikini and his trunks and I feel Elliot grab me from behind. I stand up and he puts his arms around my waist and kisses my head.
"Breakfast is ready baby. Mmm, I can't wait to see you in a bikini." He reaches into the drawer and picks up a pair of my bikini bottoms. "Will you take this one?" he asks, picking up the bright red string bikini.
"You would pick out the smallest one, wouldn't you?" I smirk and grab the matching top and a pair of black trunks for him and throw them into the suitcase. "Let's go eat."
After we finish eating, we got dressed and took our suitcase down to the car. When I unlocked the trunk and was about to open it, he grabbed the key and gave it to me and told me to go ahead and get in the car. He's been acting a little strange lately, like he's keeping something from me. A couple days ago, I had to stay at the precinct and finish up some paperwork so I told Elliot to go on and relieve Maureen since she had kept Eli for them all day. When I walked into the house, he was on the phone and when he saw me, he looked a little nervous and hung up the phone. I didn't feel like starting a fight with him, so I let it slide.
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Elliot's POV
My heart stopped when I saw Liv unlock the trunk and begin to open it. I didn't want her to see the other bags I packed and put in there the other night. I've been wanting to spend some time with her and Eli at the lake for a while now, so I figured this weekend was the perfect opportunity. I spoke with my sister and said we could have the house for the weekend and she would go stay with a friend. It took some begging, but I convinced Don to let us have the weekend off and asked him not to let her know. I want this weekend to be perfect for her. She's been by my side through everything these past 12 or so years, and she treats my children as if they were her own. I don't deserve her, but I thank God every day for bringing her into my life.
After Liv gets in the car, I throw the bag into the trunk and get in the driver's seat. When I look over at her, she's gazing out the window and seems upset. I put my hand on her thigh and ask her, "Liv baby, what's wrong?"
She looks at me with sad eyes and shakes her head. "Nothing's wrong El, I'm just exhausted from the case. I'm just glad it's over. I'm fine, really."
I know she's not completely lying to me. We just closed a child molestation case and it was hard on both of us, emotionally and physically. We worked for days at a time, taking turns staying at home with Eli. But when I look in her eyes, I can tell there is something else bothering her. I guess she'll tell me when she's ready, so I let it go and start to drive.
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Lisa Stabler Residence
Geneva, NY
Friday, 1:42 pm
"Wow, Lisa's house is beautiful. How long has she lived here?" Liv asks as I pull into the driveway.
"It's been about 15 years. After she and Todd were married, they bought it and fixed it up over the years. When they divorced a couple years ago, she got the house and he got their brownstone in Long Island." I put the car in park and we get out of the car.
"Has she been seeing anybody since the divorce?" Liv asks, as I grab our bag from the trunk.
"She's been out with a couple guys, but hasn't had any luck finding a good one. But she's happy and doesn't care one way or the other if she gets married again. She's content."
"And that's what matters," Liv says as we walk towards the house.
We are still about ten feet from the front door, when it flies open and Eli starts yelling, "Mommy, Daddy!" and launches himself into my arms and gives me a big hug. "I misseded you Daddy," he says while still holding onto my neck.
"I missed you too, buddy."
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Olivia's POV
Eli unwraps his arms from Elliot's neck and was squirming in his arms, reaching for me. "Mommy, Mommy!"
Elliot hands him over to me and I hold on to him for dear life. "I've missed you so much sweetie." I can't hold back the tears that are forming and sliding down my face.
Eli lets go of my neck and tilts his head back and looks at me. "You did?" he asked with a big smile on his face. I'll never get tired of seeing that beautiful smile.
"Of course I did, baby. I love you and I really missed seeing those big blue eyes of yours everyday," I tell him before kissing his forehead.
"I wuv you too Mama," Eli puts his hands on my cheeks and kisses my forehead too. I don't know what I would do if this child wasn't in my life. He's stolen half of my heart and his father claimed the other half years ago. "Mama, will you pway wif me?"
I put him back down on the ground. "Sure baby, what do you wanna play?"
He starts running to the swing set in the yard and when I get half way there, he says "I beateded you!"
"You sneaky little cheater!" I grab him and start tickling his sides and he starts squirming around and giggling.
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Elliot's POV
After Liv and Eli go to play on the swings, I walk over to my sister, who's been standing in the doorway. "Hey sis, it's good to see you. How's my boy been?" I ask as I hug Lisa.
"Good to see you too little brother. We've had a blast this week. It was hard some nights when he would cry for Olivia, but after I would read him a story, he was out like a light. He's a such a sweetheart, El. Just like your other kids. You've done a good job with him."
"I can't take all the credit. Liv has been so great with him. She was born to be a mother." I look over my shoulder and watch Liv playing with our son.
Our son. I could definitely get use to that.
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TBC
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