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Olivia's bedroom

Olivia woke up and groaned before looking at the clock, it was a minute to two. She remembered what the ghost of Christmas past had shown her and she let tear fall down her face.

"I wonder what Jose is doing right now? I miss him so much. I wish I never choose my job over him" she said softly to herself. Just then her clock turned to 2 and Olivia quickly sat up in bed and shielded her eyes

"come on light, try to blind me now" she said softly looking around, but there was no bright light, no anything. Olivia's face broke out in a smile.

"Maybe Karen was wrong, maybe I don't need help. Maybe that was all just a dream." Just then a light came shining in her bedroom that was coming from her kitchen.

"come in! come in and know me better woman!" a deep voice boomed joyfully. Olivia got her gun and got out of bed and walked out to the kitchen. Her eyes widened at the sight in front of her. There was piles of good food and drinks, holly and mistletoe hung from everywhere, but what really got her attention was a very tall man sitting in a large wooden chair in a velvet deep green robe with a crown of holly around his head. His eyes seemed to have a certain twinkle to them

"Who are you?" Olivia asked a little afraid of the man.

"I am the ghost of Christmas present!" the spirit said happily.

"Why are you so big?" Olivia asked

"Because, Christmas spirit is big in this city! So, er go I need to be big. But come Olivia! we have much to see on this glorious Christmas morning!" Olivia just chuckled and shook her head

"well I gotta tell you, your a lot more happy then that annoying little girl who was here earlier."

"Come, there is much to see. Take hold of my robe and we shall be in his city and the most glorious of mornings!" The spirit stood up and Olivia walked over to him and took hold of the sleeve of his robe and then with a flash of light, they were standing outside. It was morning out, and people were bustling to and fro, large grins on there faces, and joy in there eyes.

"See Olivia, this is what Christmas is about, love, joy, friendliness!"

"Spending money in the thousands for people who you never see and who usually exchange there gifts for something else?" Olivia questioned.

"No, your missing the point, It makes people fell good inside to have friends and family around, and to be busy talking, laughing, and feasting on this day! Not working on paperwork and cases." Olivia blushed a little then looked down.

"Take my robe again, we have much to see." Olivia did as she was instructed and in another bright flash of light they were now in the living room of Elliot Stabler, the entire room filled with there friends and loved ones. All of them laughing.

"Do you see Olivia? they are laughing, they are having fun! they aren't worried about there work!" Olivia simply stood silent and watched the scene before them.

"So then she said, 'oh Christmas is only a time for people to come over and get drunk, and spend money on people you never see' " Elliot said with a laugh.

"He's talking about me" Olivia said a little sadly.

"Well Elliot come on you gotta remember" Fin said taking a drink of eggnog. "Look what her Christmases as a kid were probably like. Her mom was a drunk, they were poor, it probably wasn't the happiest time of the year for her. Truth be told I actually feel really sorry for her."

"Oh shut up Fin, you don't need to feel sorry for me" Olivia exclaimed a little bitterly.

"They can't hear you or see you Olivia, your just talking to yourself." Olivia gave the spirit a small glare before turning back to them.

"Well still, she should lean to enjoy this time of year instead of spending it cooped up in an empty precinct" Cragen said.

"Come on guys" Elliot said standing up. "She's not here to defend herself, lets just play a game shall we?"

"Thank you Elliot" Olivia said a little smug, even though she knew he couldn't hear her.

"Yeah yeah your right, how about twenty quiestions?"

"Oh I love that game! I so rock at it" Olivia told the spirit before returning her attention to Elliot.

"Okay, I'll go first" Elliot said pondering for a few moments.

"Oh I got one, oh this is so good" he said with a small chuckle.

"Is it an animal?" Munch asked

"yes"

"Okay, does it have fur?" Fin asked

"nope"

"how about hair?"

"yup."

"Is it a human?" Olivia asked.

"Is it a human?" Casey asked

"I said it first" Olivia said turning to her briefly before returning her attention to Elliot.

"Yes."

"Is it a girl or boy?"

"girl"

"blond or brunette?"

"brunette, oh this is to easy" Elliot said with a small laugh. Olivia pondered for a second

"Is the person famous?" Munch asked,

"Nope. You guys will never get his one" Elliot said happily.

"Is it someone we know personally?"

"yes."

"Is it you?" Cragen asked.

"No, he said it was a girl" Olivia said taking a seat next to Cragen.

"Wrong."

"Is she all bitchy and mean during the holidays?" Fin asked

"you could say that." Olivia thought for a moment before Casey spoke up.

"Wait, I think I got it. It's a girl, who we know personally, shes brunette, and she's bitchy around the holidays. It's Olivia!"

"Yes!" Elliot said happily.

"The spirit went over to Olivia who had a slight frown on her face.

"Are you okay?" he asked. Olivia shrugged then turned to him with a surprising smile on her face.

"Yeah, hell to be honest I was having a lot of fun, even though it's at my own expense."

"good, thats what the holidays are about, come, we must go now." Olivia stood up and was about to take his robe when she noticed Elliot standing under mistletoe. She got a devious look in her eyes before she went over and gave him a small kiss on the lips.

"Whoa" Elliot said putting a hand to his lips.

"Whats wrong Elliot?" Munch asked pouring some cider for Cragen and hot buttered rum for the rest of them.

"I could of sworn someone just kissed me, but it was probably just my imagination." Olivia chuckled before walking back over to the spirit.

"You know I could get in a lot of trouble for that" the spirit said with a small scolding tone in his voice. Olivia shrugged

"you said Christmas was about having fun, well that was one of the funnest moments ever" Olivia said with a smile. She took the spirits robe before there was a bright flash of light and they were standing in the middle of a nice looking dining room.

"Okay here's a question" Olivia said a little angrily rubbing her eyes. "Why must all spirits use bright lights to transport me!?"

"Not sure, but anyway come Olivia, there is much to learn here."

"Where are we?" Olivia asked looking around the dining room.

"Just watch" the spirit replied motioning to a doorway. Just then, Alex Cabot came out holding a large turkey in her hands.

"Alex!" Olivia cried out happily running over to her and trying to hug her, but Alex walked right through her.

"Oh yeah, forgot" Olivia mumbled, still smiling. Alex put the turkey on the table before going through one of the doorways. Olivia followed her and her eyes widened at what she saw.

"Come on Olivia, daddy's almost home" Alex said gently picking up a one year old baby in a light pink dress from a large playpen.

"Alex is a mom" Olivia said happily going up to the two of them. She had light blond hair with bright blue eyes and Olivia couldn't help but smile at her.

"She's so adorable" she whispered taking one of the baby's tiny hands in hers. Just then the door opened.

"Sorry I'm late, had to pick up a few things" a man said closing the door. Alex walked out to the kitchen and walked over to him.

"Hey Eric, dinners almost ready so you wanna help set the table?"

"Sure Emily, and how was my little girl today?" the man said taking Olivia from Alex.

"She was a little angel"

"any word from the doctor?" the man said softly.

Alex looked down

"No, Eric it's been a month, when will we find out if shes gonna be okay or not? I hate not knowing weather my little girl is gonna wake up in the morning" Alex said with tears forming in her eyes.

"She'll be okay, I promise Emily. Hell you said yourself shes named after two of the strongest people you know. Nothing is gonna happen to her okay?" Alex nodded and took a deep breath and wiped away her tears.

"Come on, it's Christmas day, and this little girl" Eric said happily tossing Olivia up in the air and then catching her, making her laugh. "Needs to eat so she can take a nap." Alex smiled at Eric then gave him a small kiss before she went back into the kitchen.

"What? spirit whats going on?" Olivia asked a little worriedly

"When Alex went back in the witness protection program she met Eric Kingston, and she got married and they had Olivia Stabler Kingston."

"I kind of figured that part out, why wouldn't Alex not know if Olivia's gonna wake up in the morning?"

"A month ago Olivia began to get a high fever, was very sick, slept a lot, and she got a strange rash on the back of her neck. They took her to a doctor and they said that it might be a rare disease where if Olivia goes to bed, she might not wake up again. Theres only one doctor in the US who could cure her, however he's in New York and Alex can't go back there. So more then likely the child will die." Olivia's eyes widened then put a hand to her mouth and turned back towards Alex.

"However" the spirit said with a little anger towards Olivia. "despite there situation they are still trying to enjoy the Christmas spirit and give that little child a chance to know what it's like to experience the warmth and tenderness that comes along with that! They aren't worried about there jobs, or there paperwork!" Olvia looked down a little embarrassed before she turned back to Eric who was managing to hold on to Olivia and set the table at the same time.

"Tell me spirit, will Olivia live?"

"I see an empty playpen in the corner and a crib without an owner." Olivia let tears roll down her face as she walked up to Eric and took Olivia's tiny hand in hers.

"You'll be okay, I promise you will" Olivia said softly. For a moment, Olivia could of sworn that the baby had looked at her and had known that she was there.

"Come" the spirit said going up to her "my time is short." Olivia took his robe and kept her eyes on the baby, before the bright light flashed and they were no longer in the the dining room, but in a dark park.

"Spirit, why do you grow old?" Olivia questioned , seeing his red curls grow gray and deep wrinkles appearing on his skin.

"My time on this earth is very short. I must leave you know."

"Don't leave me, I've learned so much from you" Olivia said almost desperately.

"Good bye Olivia, remember what I have taught you" and with a large flash of light he was gone.

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