A/N: The flight to Disneyland, a phone call with Serena, Cassidy makes a move, and the kids have a plan! But are they too late? ;)

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"What, exactly, is this convention for, Benson?" Cassidy asked, eyeing her suspiciously as she straightened out her desk, preparing to leave it for a week.

Olivia looked at him with a frustrated expression. "It's a seminar on victim's rights and training for detectives in the sex crimes division," she said, spouting Cragen's covering lie to him.

Cassidy's eye flickered, as they had been doing a lot lately, a small moment of bright wideness. "Do you think Cragen could get me a spot? We could go together."

"I don't wanna go as it is, Cassidy," Olivia said rolling her eyes. "The precinct could only afford to send one person, and Cragen chose me because of how I deal with victim's."

"Besides," Fin said, "An hour of training sessions with you and they'd realize you're hopeless and take your badge away, Cassidy." He laughed at his own wise-crack, then saw the look on Cassidy's face. "I was kiddin'," Fin said, falling back.

Cassidy rolled his eyes and looked back toward Olivia. He rose out of his seat, reaching for her. He ran a hand down her arm and then took her hand. No one noticed the green rising in Elliot, or the immensely evil look on his face as Cassidy looked Olivia in the eyes and said, "Call me when you land." He took her by surprise, kissing her.

Olivia, shocked and mildly disgusted, pushed him away roughly and punched him in the face. "What the hell, Cassidy?"

"Just giving you a kiss goodbye," Cassidy said, his eyes narrow as he rubbed his rapidly reddening cheek. "What's wrong with that?"

"I told you I'm seeing someone," Olivia said, wiping her mouth. She shot a glance at Elliot, who looked as if he was trying very hard not to kill Cassidy. "And I don't want you...I' don't like you the way you like me. That's what's wrong with it."

Cassidy laughed. "Games," he said with a smirk. "All just your games. Just let this happen, Olivia." He shook his head and chuckled as he walked back to his desk.

Olivia, clenching her fists, said, "Not even if you were the last man on Earth, Cassidy." She nodded goodbye to Munch and Fin, then gave Elliot a warning glare, knowing if he went after him, people would start talking. She walked out of the squad room, angry and disgusted, and Elliot silently grabbed his keys and followed her.


"Are you gonna be okay?" Elliot asked Olivia as they shoved their carry-on bags into the overhead unit.

"Yeah," Olivia said with a nod. She sat in her window seat, then turned to check on the twins behind her. "You two good?"

Lizzie smiled at her. "We're going to Disney with you and Daddy," she said. "I'm great!"

Dickie chuckled. "Yeah, Liv," he said beaming at her. "We're good over here."

Olivia smiled at the siblings, then leaned forward, poking her head between Maureen and Kathleen. "How are you guys doing?"

"This seat is so uncomfortable," Kathleen complained, "But other than that, I'm good for now. Thanks, Liv."

Maureen looked at Olivia. "I'm gonna put my earphones in, so I'm not ignoring you, I'm just not going to able to hear you.

"Okay," Olivia said. "If I need you, I'll just hit you."

"Yeah, that would be a good...hey, wait! Liv!" Maureen laughed.

Olivia laughed with her, then leaned back into her seat. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, trying to remain calm in front of Elliot's kids. If she panicked, then they would panic, and that is that last thing she wanted. She started thinking about what this would mean for her and Elliot, how this week would change things, how it would affect the kids. His voice, though, snapped her out of her thoughts.

"I wanted to kill him," Elliot said.

Olivia's head popped up. "What? Oh, yeah, I know you did. I did, too," she said. "But you can't..."

"I know I can't," Elliot spat. "I can't, and it sucks. God, I mean, it's not like Cragen doesn't already think..."

"What he thinks and what he knows are two different things," Olivia said. "I would like to keep it that way. You saw me, El, I didn't kiss him back, and he's gonna have one hell of a black eye."

"It's not you I don't trust, here, baby," Elliot said, leaning back in his seat and linking his hand with Olivia's. "He isn't exactly taking no for an answer."

Olivia looked at their intertwined hands. Her heart fluttered and her stomach churned. This was so new, so dangerous, so exciting, and so perfect. "I can handle it," she whispered, her voice having disappeared as she tried to catch her breath.

"What's wrong?" Elliot asked, seeing the look on her face.

Olivia smiled a small, sweet smile. "This," she said, twisting their hands a bit. "If your kids see..."

"Oh, Liv," Elliot said laughing. "This is tame compared to what the kids are gonna be seeing. I know Kathy just left, but she's been gone for years. They know that. They're expecting this, and they love you, so they're gonna be okay with it."

"How do you know?" Olivia asked, her eyes narrowing.

Elliot smirked. "I heard Maureen and Kathleen talking when they were packing. They're trying to devise a devious plan to get us together at Disneyland. They want us to go through the tunnel of love with them, ending up in the same seat somehow, and they think the ambiance will make us kiss in the dark and fall in love," he explained with a chuckle.

"Oh, well, who are we to deprive your children of the success of such a perfect plan?" Olivia asked with her own laugh.

Elliot wrapped his arm around her, pulling her close, and kissed her forehead. "I am already in love with you, Liv," he whispered. "Madly. And falling a little further with every second we spend together."

Olivia's eyes closed and her breath sped up, but it wasn't because they were taking off. "I love you, too," she said, trying to calm down as he pulled her to his body. She smiled as the words left her mouth, and Elliot started rubbing circles on her back. She knew then that the flight wouldn't be that long and horrifying. In fact, as she calmed herself down in Elliot's arms, and felt him kiss the top of her head, she decided the flight would be a little too short.


After a couple of hours of cuddling, sleeping, kissing, and murmuring "I love you," the plane landed. Just as they finished getting off of the plane, Olivia's phone rang.

"If this is Cassidy, I'm throwing my phone out right now," Olivia mumbled. She looked down, raised an eyebrow, and said, "It's my mother." She answered it with a quick greeting and waited. "Mom, slow down! What? No, I'm not eloping! We're just spending the week away with his kids. What? No! I am not having...will you stop...are you drinking? You're drunk. Yes, you are, Mom. Because you wouldn't ask me that unless you were." She ran a hand over her face. "Goodbye, Mom. Call me when you're sober. Bye." She pushed the button hard to end the call and stuffed the phone back into her pocket. "Damn it," she muttered.

"Honey?" Elliot questioned, raising an eyebrow as he walked with her and the kids to the baggage claim.

"My mother," Olivia said, rolling her eyes.

"Yeah. I got that. I thought you said things were better with her," Elliot whispered, pulling her by the hand.

Olivia shrugged. "They are," she said. "She doesn't hit me anymore, and she actually makes an attempt to seem like she cares."

"I didn't know she's still drinking, though," Elliot said, squeezing her hand.

"Well, I don't really like to talk about her," Olivia said. "For obvious reasons." They watched the kids grab their bags, then grabbed their own, and headed through the security gate. They walked outside, chatting with the kids, listening to them say how much fun they were all going to have.

Elliot laughed at something Maureen said, then leaned into Olivia. "Forget about her for a week, Liv. All that matters while we're here is us. You, me, and the kids."

"Yeah," Olivia said, clutching his hand as they hit the Los Angeles air.

Elliot led his family, and Olivia, to the shuttle, and got them settled in their seats. "We have a suite at the Grand Californian," he said, sliding closer to Olivia. "Two bedrooms."

"Wow, Daddy!" Lizzie cried. "We're staying in Disney?"

"Yes, pumpkin," Elliot laughed. "We are. We're gonna stop at the rental place, get an SUV, and drive into Anaheim, get dinner, then we're going..."

"To Disney!" Lizzie yelled, waving her large, stuffed Mickey Mouse in the air.

Olivia and Elliot laughed at her, beaming with parental pride, even though she wasn't Olivia's daughter. "She's adorable," Olivia whispered to Elliot.

"She gets it from you," Elliot whispered back. Then he looked at her, seeing the funny expression on her face. He laughed. "I mean, she's happier when she's around you. We all are." He leaned into her, smiling, and kissed her very chastely on the lips.

They both heard the kids gasp, then heard them laugh. "Oh, yeah," Maureen said, in what she thought was a quiet whisper, to Kathleen. "This is gonna be so easy."

Elliot smirked at Olivia, who smiled back. They laughed and kissed again. Yeah. It was going to be very easy.

A/N: Their first night in Disneyland brings a surprise! But what is it? Oh, my! Review to find out! Here or on Twitter: TMG212