Title: Merry Christmas Family
Summary: Olivia always spends Christmas working but this year she has been invited to spend it with her partner and his children. Things had been changing between them lately, will this be the holiday that changes everything for them?
Disclaimer: I don't own SVU or anything to do with them but I own my characters that I add to the story.
A/N: This is pre Season 13 and if you are not a fan of EO or stories that include Elliot… do me a big favor: Don't read it. Don't send me reviews especially the "guest" ones reminding me that Elliot is no longer on the show I know that but I promised a friend a Christmas story and I am sooo not writing anything with Olivia and Cassidy together because Mayhem is not sexy. My opinion I have a right to it.
Chapter One: Christmas Eve
Olivia was sitting at her desk finishing her five's when Elliot walked past and sat down across from her. "Hey Liv, this kids wanted to know if you were coming over tonight."
She smiled. "Well that beats my original plan of sitting at my place alone, what time should I come over?"
"The kids are going to be there around 8:00 but you can come over anytime, you can come over in the morning too if you want or stay over with us."
She smiled and pointed her pen in his direction. "Don't be trying anything with me Stabler."
He smiled. "Actually the kids were talking about blow up mattresses in the rec room and a big slumber party. With having boyfriends and Dickie's girlfriend there I'm not letting them sleep in a room without me."
She nodded and smiled. "Oh you want me to help chaperone."
"I wanted my best friend over tonight and if you want to stay fine and if you don't fine, I just thought it would be fun."
She laughed. "Chill Stabler, I'm just messing with you. Sure I'll stay, that'll be easier than me driving home tonight and then driving back out early in the morning for breakfast and gifts." She shook her head and laughed again. "Can I bring something?"
"Some chips or some soda maybe?"
She nodded. "Okay and can I bring some good movies so we don't have to watch crap?"
He laughed. "I'll have you know that we are watching some great movies this year, the kids are bringing their movies."
She laughed as she stood up. "Oh I stand corrected then, I won't worry about the quality of the movies then."
"You are a riot detective."
Olivia walked into the captain's office and put her folders down on his desk. "Hey I'm done with paperwork so if you don't mind I'm going to take off now."
He smiled up at her, everyone knew that Olivia had clearly been his favorite in the department no matter what she did. "Sure Liv, plans for the holidays?"
"I'm just going over to El's tonight to hang out with him and the kids, they are bringing friends over and I get feeling he needs a helping hand."
Cragen had figured for some time they were growing closer but he never said anything. "He probably just needs another chaperone with a gun there."
She nodded. "That's what I figure so the festivities don't get out of hand."
"Well I'll see you back here on the 26th, don't let things get to wild at the Stabler's."
She laughed. "That's kind of an oxymoron when you think about Elliot and Lizzie isn't it?" He watched her as she walked out.
Olivia approached her desk and put her jacket on. She looked toward the area shared by Munch and Fin. "Guys you have a great couple of days off, stay out of trouble."
Fin walked over and hugged her. "Invitation to come over and join me, Ken and Casey still stands."
She smiled warmly at the detective she thought of as a brother. "Thank you but I'm joining the Stabler festivities tonight, no way Stabler can handle all of those teens alone so he needs a second adult there."
Munch laughed. "Or a first adult depending upon how you look at it."
Elliot laughed. "Well Maureen and David will be there."
Fin nodded. "What does her boyfriend do again?"
Olivia jumped in before Elliot could answer. "He's pre-med and she glows every time we meet for coffee and she talks about it, with her being pre-law she calls them the power couple." She started for the door. "Well I'm going to go home and get my things together and I'll be at your place around 7:30 Stabler be there and be dressed."
He laughed. "And what if I'm not."
"Then you'll be singing soprano in a boys' choir." The guys laughed as she walked out.
Elliot's house
Elliot was in the kitchen when the door opened. "Hey El, where are you?"
"I'm in the kitchen Liv, just put your bag in the bedroom and then come on in."
She walked in the kitchen and sat on the counter. "I put my bag in your bedroom since we're all sleeping in the rec room tonight and the gifts under the tree." He looked at the bad she had put on the table before sitting on the counter.
"What's in there?"
"Chips, dip, sodas just what you told me to bring. What are we eating tonight?"
"We're ordering pizzas when the kids get here and we get settled so let's go get the rec room set up. I have 4 mattresses and the kids are bringing 3."
She smiled. "I brought mine so we should have plenty but I'm willing to share my double with you if I have to but you have to promise to keep your own side mister."
He laughed. "I promise no funny business."
She hit him on the butt. "Damn you're no fun."
They got the mattresses blown up and sheets on them after moving furniture to make room. They moved in the small tables for the food, he was so glad he had hardwood floors in this room and just as they were finished getting everything set up they heard the door open and voices yell "Dad we're here."
Olivia looked at him. "Didn't you tell them I was coming?"
He winked. "I wanted to surprise the kids."
The first one in the rec room was Lizzie and she yelled. "Olivia you're here, guys Liv is here." She launched herself in Olivia's arms. "I hope you're spending the night."
Olivia hugged the young girl back. "Yes I'm spending the night."
The next one in the door was Maureen and after hugging her dad she hugged Olivia also. "What a great Christmas surprise, we get to have both dad and Liv here." Then she turned around. "David you remember Liv don't you."
He smiled and hugged her. "Of course I do, Liv how are you doing?"
"I'm great David, you're staying busy I bet?"
"I'm pre-med, but it's a good busy and I'll have a great job in pediatrics hopefully."
Katy was next and hugged both her dad and Olivia she introduced her boyfriend Todd to Olivia because she had yet to meet him. Olivia hadn't met Lizzie's boyfriend Pete so she got to meet him as well. Last one in the door was Richard and his girlfriend Tiffany. He smiled as he hugged his dad. "Hey dad, so how's work?"
Elliot grinned. "Unfortunately we've been busy."
Richard walked over to Olivia and hugged her. "I'm glad you're here Liv, this is my girlfriend Tiffany. Tiffany this is my dad's partner Olivia."
She laughed. "Richard partner is so dumb, just say girlfriend."
Olivia laughed. "No what he means is partner as in work partner, I'm a detective like Elliot and we're partners."
She coughed and turned red. "Oh I thought you were his girlfriend the way all the kids were acting and well you just look too girly to be a cop."
Lizzie laughed. "She's been my dad's partner since we were like 4 years old, we've grown up knowing her, and I mean she's like our stepmom or something. She's would get on us for doing things wrong, like arrest us isn't that right Katy?"
Katy laughed. "Yes she would arrest one of us then sleep on the floor out of the cell all night, tough lady."
Olivia laughed. "Okay get off of that I was teased by your dad enough for sleeping on the floor outside of the cell that night."
Todd laughed. "I need to hear about this, do tell."
Katy sat down. "Well I told you about when I caused all of that trouble and got arrested and my grandmother had to come to help me. Well it was Olivia that went through booking with me, she slept outside my cell and actually went to get my grandmother to ask her to come and help me. She sat with my mother in court and convinced me to take a plea to keep me out of trouble. Saved my ass more than once."
Richard nodded his head. "Tell me about it, talk about saving someone's ass and all I did was accuse her of sleeping with dad when she tried to save mine."
Lizzie smiled. "Never had to try to save mine, I'm perfect."
Olivia laughed. "I guess you don't take after your dad sweetheart, we'll say you take after me."
Elliot got up and walked out of the room. "Sure we will be because you have never been in trouble in your life sweetheart."
She got up to follow him then turned around. "We're going to order pizza. Oh please El enlighten me, when have I caused more problems than you? I mean clearly if your daughter acts like the one of us that is better then it's me, I stay out of trouble."
They heard him from the next room. "Oh really Benson, could list the trouble you've been in but we would be in here until New Years and my kid would starve."
"Really Stabler because I'm sure the dented lockers at the precinct could argue the point with you."
David looked around and then smiled. "Do those two have a clue that they are in love with each other?"
Lizzie shook her head. "Nope, not one."
Richard smiled. "Not even a hint."
Maureen. "Been going on for years now, they are oblivious."
Katy. "Rowing on the river of the denial."
Olivia and Elliot entered the room and the kids looked back up as they sat down on the same mattress. Elliot looked at the kids and asked. "So who wants to watch What a Wonderful Life?"
Olivia looked at him and didn't smiled. "Really Elliot, let's watch something funny like Christmas Vacation." And the movie bickering commenced with the kid watching them then looking at each other with knowing smiles on their faces.
TBC
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