This story will skip a bit for a little while next chapter skips ahead two weeks!

Also those of you who are used to my daily updates, I'm currently at my parents house and my boyfriend lives around the corner who I haven't seen for three whole weeks so I am sorry that updates will be few and far between for at least two weeks while I'm on vacation. Steff oxo

The following Sunday Olivia and Bayard were in the kitchen preparing their lunch together when the door went.

"I'll get it." Molly smiled, they all knew who it was and seeing as all Molly was doing was stealing raw carrots as Olivia chopped she knew it was her job to get the door.

"Hi Uncle Don." Molly smiled at the man who'd become a part of her life along with Olivia.

"Hello Molly." Don said as he took of his hat.

"I'll take your coat, Mom and Dad are in the kitchen." Molly smiled.

Don smiled right back at her, hearing Molly call Olivia Mom warmed his heart as much as it did his Lieutenant's, she was still surprised when Molly called her by that name, it had started with calling Olivia 'Mom' to her friends and then it would fluctuate between Mom and Livvie for a couple of months before Mom became the only name she used.

"Thank you." Don said as he handed her his coat and hat to hang up and make his way down the hallway to the kitchen.

"Hey." Olivia smiled wiping her hands on a towel before embracing and kissing Don's cheek.

"Hey, smells good in here, Hi Bayard." Don said and Bayard smiled and nodded his head in reply.

"Drink?" Olivia asked and Don just nodded as Olivia was already half way to the fridge to get a soda for him.

"You go relax babe, I'll finish up in here, everything will still take an hour or so." Bayard said as Olivia poured four sodas.

"You sure you don't need me?" She asked playfully.

"Babe I'm more likely to burn the place down with your uh … help." He said teasing her so she smacked him playfully on the shoulder.

"That's not nice." She told him in a faux firm manner.

"Oh I'm sorry." He said pouting childishly making everyone laugh. "Go." He told her once she'd put away the soda.

"I'm going!" She replied laughing as she passed the drinks over to Don and Molly and they went through to the living room.

"You're like a married couple already." Don told her with a smile not realising that his words scared the living daylights out of Olivia.

"Yeah." She said hiding any sign of doubt that crept into her mind. "So uh Bayard and I wanted to start looking for our reception venue, I was hoping you'd be involved in all of this like … like my side of the family." Her eyes sank to the floor.

"I'd love to." He told her firmly and she looked at him and smiled. "I'll be the father of the bride that gets in the way." He teased but his words warmed Olivia's heart.

"The guest list isn't completed yet but we have written out our close friends and family and we've already figured out where they will go in the Church." Olivia said getting the notebook from beneath the coffee table that she kept scribbling details of her wedding in.

"That's a good idea, sooner you get it to the groomsmen the better." Don agreed.

"Yeah, Bayard's brother Drake is going to be one of the groomsmen, then his friends Lucas and Frank and his best man is going to be his friend Tony." Olivia said. "Then I've got Molly as my bridesmaid and I need to ask Melinda to be my maid of honour and Alex, Casey and Amanda to be my bridesmaids and that would get Munch, Fin and Nick involved because I want them to walk the girls down the aisle." Olivia explained and Don smiled wide at her, she was getting her side of the family as involved as Bayard was getting his.

After they had eaten Bayard, Olivia and Don had spent a couple of hours trying to decide where they would hold the reception. With the wedding happening in September they wanted something outdoors but indoors so what they ended up booking was a hotel with large landscaped grounds. They would have the wedding breakfast inside and then would have some wine and dancing while the pictures would be taken and then it would be back inside for the evening celebration which would be when most of the friends of friends and children of the aristocracy would be joining them.

"That's a lot more sorted Liv." Bayard said as they cuddled on the couch just after Don left.

"Yeah, I can relax a little now the venues have been organised, there's just so much to do." Olivia explained as she enjoyed Bayard's hand running through her hair.

"Just chill Princess, we've got six months, when there's only a month left then that's when we'll panic." Bayard told her gently.

"I plan to have everything organised down to the last piece of confetti before there's a month left." Olivia laughed softly. "The last month should be about relaxing before the big day."

"That's my girl." He said kissing her forehead softly.


The next morning Olivia left the house early to go and meet Elliot for breakfast. He was now working as a security guard for a politician but had Monday's and Thursday's off.

She drove the usual route to the diner and smiled when she saw Elliot sitting already at their usual table with a steaming mug of coffee.

"Hey." He smiled giving her a hug when she arrived the table.

Olivia returned the hug before sitting down and a coffee was brought over to her.

"So how are you?" Elliot asked.

"Good." She smiled. "Wedding planning has progressed we've booked the second venue."

"Which is?" Elliot was genuinely intrigued as he was excited for his friend.

"The New York Palace." Olivia replied and Elliot's eyes almost burst out of his head.

"Wow that's not going to come cheap." He told her and she nodded in reply, of course it wasn't but then it wasn't supposed to.

"You only get married the once El, I want to do it all out." She explained and Elliot nodded. "So uh if I invite you and Kathy and the kids will you all come?"

"Of course we will Liv, the kids miss you and Kathy asks about you all the time." Elliot smiled and Olivia nodded softly. "Why don't you and Bayard and Molly come with me and Kathy for a meal this Friday, we'll have Lizzie, Dickie and Eli with us and we can have a catch up."

"I'll ask Bayard." Olivia smiled as they ordered breakfast.

"So other than New York Palace and Trinity Church what else have you planned for the wedding of the year?" Elliot continued.

"I've asked Cragen to walk me down the aisle." Olivia said and Elliot's eyebrows rose and he smiled at her.

"That's great." He smiled.

"Yeah, I just need to ask my bridesmaids so I can get dress hunting." Olivia smiled, she was really excited for the wedding and she wasn't going to even try and hide it.

"That's great Liv, I'm sure the day will be perfect and you'll look amazing." Elliot reassured.

"Thanks." Olivia smiled, she was genuinely pleased he was happy for her.

After finishing breakfast Olivia made her way to work looking forward to asking her co-workers to be a part of the bridal party.

When she arrived though Don was relieved as they had a case but he hadn't want to call her knowing that she was meeting with Elliot.

"Liv, Nick go down to Warner, Amanda, Fin go kick CSU's ass till they give you something." Don ordered just as Olivia passed her partner his coffee.

"Let's go." He said knowing Olivia hadn't had the chance to even sit down before they left. "I'll fill you in on the way."

Olivia sighed, she knew as soon as Nick filled her in on the case it was going to be a long day.

"Hey Mel." Olivia smiled as they walked into the morgue.

"Hey Liv missed you at the scene." Melinda noted.

"Uh yeah breakfast with Elliot so Don didn't call." Olivia shrugged. "So what have we got?"

"Well she's been beaten, raped and sodomized repeatedly for years. This time though someone sodomized her with something foreign and they … she bled to death." Melinda explained knowing they didn't need to hear the details.

"Any idea what it is we're looking for?" Olivia asked.

"Something long and smooth." Melinda explained. "Like a baseball bat."

"Or a baton." Olivia noted and Melinda nodded in agreement.

"Poor kid." Nick sighed looking down at the seven year old on the morgue slab where they had five suspects who could have killed her.

"Yeah, she suffered." Melinda sighed covering the body back up.

"Ok well let us know if you get anything else." Nick said walking out.

"Uh Mel you got a second?" Olivia asked nervously, she didn't know why she was nervous but she definitely had the sweaty palms and butterflies in her stomach.

"What's up Liv?" Melinda asked taking her autopsy gloves off.

"Uh … well I was… I was wondering if you'd uh… if you'd be my maid of honour?"

"Really?" Melinda gasped with a wide smile on her face.

"Yeah." Olivia nodded.

"Of course I will, oh my God Liv I'd love to be … wow thank you." Melinda hugged the lieutenant and Olivia quickly returned the gesture.

"I'll let you know when I set a shopping day for the dresses." Olivia said.

"Of course." Melinda smiled. "Who else are you asking?"

"I'm asking Casey, Alex and Amanda to be bridesmaids along with Molly who already knows but I haven't asked the others so…"

"Keep it shut till you have right?" Melinda smiled. "Of course Liv."

"I'll see you later Melinda." Olivia smiled broadly as she walked out of the morgue leaving the ME to smile and get excited for Olivia's wedding.


Olivia didn't get a chance to ask Amanda to be her bridesmaid until the next afternoon. The case had been far from smooth and as soon as she got the chance she got the female detective close.

"Manda come for coffee?" She asked knowing that she didn't want to ask Amanda in front of the others, she couldn't ask the boys till she knew the girls had said yes.

"Uh sure." Amanda Rollins replied knowing something was up instantly as Olivia never asked someone to go with her on a coffee run.

They walked in silence outside and down the block to the coffee house but once they left the coffee house with everyone's drink she decided to ask.

"So uh you know by now Bayard and I have set a date for the wedding." Olivia started and Amanda nodded with a soft smile on her face. "Well we're still in the early planning stages but anyway, Uh, I wanted to ask if you would… if you would be one of my bridesmaids."

Amanda came to a complete stop on the sidewalk and turned to look at Olivia who was nervously chewing on her bottom lip.

"You don't have too if you…"

"I would love to!" Amanda squealed and Olivia broke out in a wide grin to match the one that now adorned Amanda's face.

"Really?" She asked and Amanda nodded.

"I've never been a bridesmaid before." She grinned. "Wow Liv thank you for asking."

"No problem. Uh don't mention it to anyone till I've finished asking the others about their involvement in my wedding but uh you'll be bridesmaid along with Alex and Casey if they say yes and Molly and Melinda is my maid of honour." Olivia said as they finally began walking back to the precinct.

"Sure… wow this is so exciting!" Amanda put on a mock sing song voice making the Lieutenant laugh.


As guessed by Olivia it was the following day before she got the chance to see both Alex and Casey to ask them. They were in the one six finally after the Detectives and Olivia had worked tirelessly in apprehending the suspect and solving the case.

"Well he accepted fifteen to twenty five in a federal facility on the condition he testifies at his brother's trial and he has agreed." Alex said coming to meet Olivia, Casey and Don who had been watching her with Nick and Fin talking to the suspect.

"Good." Cragen said. "Good work everyone." He added before hurrying off.

Olivia knew she didn't have long because it was Wednesday and she and Cragen would have their usual date which meant they would be leaving in an hour.

"Yeah so guys have you got a minute?" Olivia asked and the two nodded and followed her through to an empty interrogation room.

"So what's up Liv?" Alex asked worrying about Olivia instantly.

"Nothing's wrong, so don't worry I just… will you two be my bridesmaids?" She asked quickly.

The ear splitting screams from the interrogation room from both Alex and Casey had the Detectives running from the bullpen into the interrogation room where ADA's had both dived onto Olivia and were cheering happily.

"I'll take that as a yes!" She laughed when they let go much to the confusion of the men watching the scene.

"That's a definite yes!" Alex smiled as she smoothed out her skirt.

"Oh yeah!" Casey cheered and Olivia smiled happily.

"Then that's sorted, thank you guys I'll let you know about dress shopping." Olivia smiled before walking out leaving the two and Amanda who had shown up to discuss it and the men to realise that they were no longer a part of the conversation taking place.