Thank you again for the reviews! I LOVE them all. Haha. Here's the update that I promised!
Thankfully, it's not as hot today, and I don't have so much stuff to procrastinate, (that's a lie, but oh well), so I thought I'd keep my promise and update for you guys!
I'm not promising that I'll update tomorrow because I have a 5-7 page paper due in my American Studies class on Crime from 1990-2006... which ought to be just, phenominal to write, but I'll do my best!
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3 Weeks Later
Olivia sat at her desk looking miserable. "Liv, you okay?" Elliot asked, from his desk, diagonal from hers. In response, she groaned and laid her head down on her desk. From her action, Elliot was immediately at her side. "You okay?" He asked, concerned.
She turned her head to the side and moaned out a faint, "I'm gonna be sick." She said, and he pulled her trashcan next to her. He pulled her hair back and noticed everyone's concerned faces in the bullpen.
Cragen walked out of his office just in time to see Olivia get sick. He walked over next to Elliot and looked at him with concern. "Olivia, I'm giving you the day off."
"Cap, I'm fine, just a little under the weather, that's all." She said, color drained from her face.
"Go home and rest, Olivia. Elliot, take thirty to take her home and make sure she's okay."
"Cap, really, I'm –" He cut her off.
"You are going home. No questions. See you tomorrow." He said, walking back into his office.
Elliot looked at her and shrugged his shoulders, causing her to sigh.
Elliot unlocked the door to her apartment and she walked inside, immediately retiring to her couch. He leaned next to her and smiled, weakly. "Don't try and give me any 'food poisoning' or 'stomach flu' crap, Olivia. I know as well as you do that it's neither of them. Neither of them last for three weeks."
She sighed and sat up. "I know," She said, running her hands through her hair. "I don't know what's wrong with me."
"Well," He said. "Excuse me if I'm being irrational, but are you late?"
She looked at him as if he had just grown a third eye. "You think I'm pregnant!" She yelled, standing up. "WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT!" She screamed.
"Well, your mood swings, for one." He paused, praying she wouldn't hit him. His thoughts were unsuccessful, when she brought her hand across his face.
"WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT I'M PREGNANT? HOW COULD YOU THINK I'M PREGNANT!" She yelled, tears forming in her eyes.
"Liv, calm down." He said, getting her to sit down. She sat down and he continued, "You have symptoms, Liv. Morning sickness, mood swings, you're tired all the time, and to top it all off, you're late."
"Oh god El." She said, clutching his shirt in her arms. "What if I am? I don't know how to be a mom! Oh god, oh god." She said, and started to pace.
"I want you to relax for the day, call Casey and tell her everything, then have her run down to Walgreens with you. I have to head back to work, call me if you need anything, or find out anything." He said, kissing her cheek and handing her the phone.
"I will." She said, and he wiped a tear away from her cheek.
"Hey," He said. "Think about it. You're great with the children who are vics at work, you're great with my kids, you're going to be amazing." He said putting his hand on her stomach. "Plus, another little Stabler wouldn't hurt anything."
She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Thank you."
Elliot walked into Olivia's apartment, slightly worried that she didn't call. He smiled as he heard Olivia and Casey laugh. "Well it's about time you got home." Olivia said, smiling.
"Sorry, Munch and I got wrapped up in paperwork. Hey Casey."
"Hey Elliot." The red head said. (A/N: Yes, I made Casey a red head because A: She just is copying off of Alex with her u fake /u blonde hair. And B: I'm a red head and well… yeah.) "Well Liv, I'm going to head home, I'm sure Chris is waiting."
"Thanks for coming over, Casey." Olivia said, hugging her friend.
"Anytime. See ya later, Elliot."
"Bye." He said, waving.
Olivia smiled as she ate a slice of pizza.
"Well…" He said, anxious to hear if he was going to be a father for a fifth time.
"Congratulations again, daddy." She said, smiling.
"YES!" He said, picking her up into a hug.
Elliot and Olivia walked into his house and saw his kids sitting on the couch doing different activities. Kathleen was listening to her iPod, Lizzie was reading the newest book in The Clique series, and Dickie appeared to be trying to balance a spoon on his nose. The all stopped what they were doing when Elliot and Olivia walked into the living room.
They sat in silence until Dickie decided to break it. "Well, what's up?"
"Well…" Olivia said biting her lip. She looked around to see the three leaning in, anxious to hear the news.
"Anyone gonna tell us?" Dickie asked, extremely anxious, now.
"Olivia's pregnant." Elliot said, breaking into a smile.
"YES!" Dickie yelled, popcorn falling off of his lap. "I TOLD YOU!" He said, pointing to his sisters. "I'M NOT GOING TO BE THE BABY IN THE FAMILY ANYMORE! WOOHOO!" He said walking up to Olivia and wrapping his arms around her waist. "THANK YOU Olivia!" Next, he moved over to his father. "THANK YOU DAD!" He said, before running upstairs.
The four in the living room broke into fits of laughter. "Congratulations, Liv." Lizzie said.
"Yeah, congratulations!" Kathleen said as they both gave her a hug.
They both congratulated their father, and then walked upstairs. "I think Dickie took that well." He said, smiling at her.
"You could say that." She said, smiling back at him. He kissed her lightly on the lips and they both walked in the kitchen, deciding on what to have for dinner.
The next day, Olivia woke up early, before anyone else; to do something that she knew had to be done. She got in her car and drove to the all to familiar house that she visited several times in her past.
She walked up the walkway and knocked on the door. She smiled back at the woman who greeted her, also with a smile.
"Hi Olivia." She said, smiling.
"Hi Kathy." She said, walking into the house.
"Olivia, this is Brian. Brian, this is Olivia, Elliot's ex-partner and current girlfriend." She said. Olivia wasn't sure if the comment was meant to be snotty or not. Kathy turned back to her and said, "I hope that didn't sound rude. I didn't mean for it to be."
"It's okay." She said, thankful that she was slightly welcome.
"Brian was just leaving for work." She said kissing his cheek. "See you later."
"Bye Kathy. Nice meeting you, Olivia." He said, waving.
"Bye Brian."
Kathy and Olivia walked out to the sunroom and sat on the chairs. Olivia took a deep breath, unsure about how to start this conversation. "Um…" She said, "Kathy I know that this, um… God this is harder than I thought it would be."
Kathy just sat and smiled at her. "It's okay. I have all the time you need."
Olivia took another deep breath and attempted to start the conversation. "I'm… uh… I'm pregnant." She said, pausing to see Kathy's reaction. She was relieved when a smile spread across her face.
"Congratulations!" She said giving her a hug.
"You mean, you aren't mad?"
"No! Not at all. I always knew that you and Elliot shared something special…--" Olivia cut her off.
"Kathy, Elliot and I never had anything until after you two got divorced…" She said, defending herself.
"I know, I know. But I could always see that special glitter in his eye that he got when he talked about you." She paused and grabbed Olivia's hand. "I know the thought that's running through your head right now, Olivia. You had nothing to do with Elliot and my divorce. It was something that needed to be done. We just weren't working out anymore because of his hours and let's face it, he had some anger problems." She paused again. "Our marriage ended long before we separated. We both wanted different things in the relationship, that's for sure. I wanted someone that would be home more, and he wanted someone who understood that he couldn't be home more because of the hours.
"I know that the two of you share something that's more than the love that you have for each other. You two can go home at night and talk about what happened that day. Elliot would never do that, and I don't blame him for the things that you two see. I'm glad that he can finally go home and talk about the things that he sees. And I know before I seemed like a major bitch to you, but I mean, that's a wife's natural instinct when her husband works with a beautiful woman." The two women giggled. "But Olivia, the point that I'm trying to get across is that I am happy for you, and happy for Elliot because he has you. I know my kids love you and look up to you, and you are a great woman, from your personality to your job. Because lord knows that I could never do what you do, or see what you see everyday." She smiled and Olivia smiled as well.
"Thank you so much, Kathy. You have no idea how much this means to me." Kathy smiled at her and wrapped her arms around the woman sitting across from her.
"It's my pleasure. If you need anything, baby wise, I have it all in the storage center downtown. Or, if you need a woman to talk to about your pregnancy, I'm your woman to come to… I've been through it four times." The two women smiled and continued on with their conversation.
Olivia walked back into the house around 1. She saw Elliot and the kids sitting at the kitchen table playing Uno. "I win! Score!" Lizzie said, smiling proudly.
Elliot smiled and rolled his eyes. "Hey Liv. Where were you?"
"I was talking to Kathy. She sends her congratulations." Elliot froze and stood up.
"What?" He asked, confused as to why she was talking to his ex wife.
"I wanted to tell her so she didn't hear it through the grapevine. El, she's fine with it. She's happy for us."
Elliot smiled and wrapped his arms around her and began to kiss her neck. "Mmm, El, no. That's how this happened." She said, putting her hand on her still flat stomach, causing them both to laugh.
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(More A/N's. I picked a random person for Casey's boyfriend, I'mreading The Clique, and it's a great book soI wanted to include it... and that's about it. hehe)
