Later that night Olivia walked out of the kitchen and into the living room where Tyler was watching the end of his movie. Olivia laid down on the couch so that her head was resting on pillow on David's lap. She rubbed David's thigh lightly as the credits of the movie came upon the screen.
"Alright buddy, I think it's about that time," David said looking at Tyler who was sitting on the loveseat.
"But Dad, the extra stuff," Tyler whined.
"Tomorrow," David said plainly. "I already let you stay up forty five minutes past your bedtime."
"Please," Tyler continued to whine. David raised his brown in a stern look.
"Don't make me take the TV away from you tomorrow," David said. "Or you won't get to watch anything."
"Fine," Tyler said in a defeated tone as he slid off of the couch.
"I will be in to tuck you in in five minutes. No horsing around," David said as his son walked out of the living room and down the hall.
"You look tired," David said looking down to Olivia.
"Is that a nice way of saying that I look like shit," Olivia said jokingly with a light smile. David laughed as Olivia sat up slowly.
"No, it just looks like your case wiped you out," he said. Olivia ran her fingers through her hair as she sat back on the couch.
"I am just glad that it is over," she said.
"You ever think you might be overdoing it?" David asked.
"This case wasn't as bad as some of the others. I actually got to sleep for a couple of hours during the investigation," Olivia said.
"Just be careful. I know that you love your job and how dedicated you are to your cases but you still need to concentrate on getting your rest," David said moving closer to her.
"I know," Olivia said with a soft smile. "I guess usually after working a case like this I wouldn't be as tired as I am." David nodded.
"I'm going to go and make sure Tyler is actually brushing his teeth and not sucking the toothpaste off of the toothbrush," he said before leaning in and kissing her lightly. "Bedroom in five?" he asked standing up. Olivia laughed as she stood up slowly.
"Bedroom now," she said with a softly smile as she followed him down the hall toward Tyler's room. "Night Tyler," she called into the hallway bathroom.
"Night Livia!" he called back as she smiled and made her way into the bedroom.
Five minutes later David walked into the bedroom to find Olivia laying on her side, under the covers. She smiled as he closed the door behind him. "He amazes me," David said as he walked over to the dresser and pulled out a pair of sweatpants. Olivia raised his brow for him to continue as she sat up in the bed. "I walk into the bathroom only to find him standing on the countertop, brushing his teeth in the mirror." Olivia laughed as David walked over to the opposite side of the bed. "He climbed up onto the toilet and then up onto the counter. He's like a freaking monkey."
"You sure that you want to do it all over again," Olivia said gracing her stomach. David climbed on the bed and slid over to Olivia.
"Without a doubt," he said softly. Olivia smiled as she leaned in and kissed him lightly. After pulling the covers over his body and pulling Olivia closer to him so that she was laying on his shoulder, David sighed lightly.
"What was that all about?" Olivia asked with a smile.
"Just thinking," he said.
"About?" Olivia asked, slightly confused.
"Do you regret not being safer when we had sex? Being that if we were more careful, you never would have gotten pregnant?" David asked. Olivia laid in silence for a few moments, thinking of how to respond. "Sorry to put you on the spot," David added with a light smile. "I was just thinking."
"I don't think that we weren't safe. I think that we both felt that the chances of me getting pregnant at my age were very low, so we never really gave it a second thought if we didn't use a condom," Olivia said. "But I think that everything happens for a reason, and even though we didn't expect to get pregnant, we are and I really couldn't be happier."
"Really?" David asked.
"I mean, for as long as I can remember I have always wanted a family. Maybe not in the way that it happened but even after all of the problems we had earlier with Christmas and your parents and work, I feel lucky to have who I have in my life and what I have," she said looking up at him. "You are my family," she added softly. David smiled and kissed her forehead lightly, squeezing her tighter.
"You're amazing you know that?" he said softly, almost a whisper.
"I know," she said with a light laugh, causing David to join. Suddenly there was a silence between them, causing Olivia to feel slightly nervous. "Everything okay?" she asked looking up at him. After a moment David sat up and turned to Olivia.
"Do you believe in love at first sight?" he asked. Olivia raised her brow, slightly shocked by the sudden question.
"Not personally, but I definitely believe people when they say that they do. Why?" she asked, confused. David slowly reached down and took Olivia's hands in his.
"Olivia, I watched you, as you talked to Elliot underneath the tree in the park that day. From the moment that I saw you, I knew that I wanted to talk to you," David said softly. Olivia smiled lightly, although still slightly confused. "The second that you looked up at me, I felt something that I have never felt before in my 38 years of life. I fell in love with you Olivia. I have loved you since the moment you looked at me and smiled."
"And you never told me this before," Olivia said. "Why?"
"Because I never wanted to drive or scare you away," he replied.
"David, I can't imagine having this child with anyone else," she said softly. She reached up and brought her hands to the back of his neck. She leaned forward slowly and brought her lips to his. She felt his hands on her waist. She smiled as they parted slowly. "I am in love with the father of my baby," she whispered. David smiled lightly before bringing his hands to her jaw line and kissing her again. Olivia laid down on her back as David laid beside her on his stomach. He held his upper body with his elbows as Olivia cradled her stomach with her hand.
"I actually have something that I wanted to talk to you about," David said softly as she reached forward and brushed a piece of hair from Olivia's forehead.
"Okay," Olivia said, slightly nervous.
"I am planning on moving," he said softly. Olivia's eyes widened, slightly shocked by the news. "I actually found house and the price is really great and Tyler loves it so, it looks pretty good."
"Where?" Olivia asked with a light smile.
"Not far. It is still in the area where Tyler wouldn't have to change schools, and my commute to work isn't going to be very different," he explained. Olivia smiled as David reached over again, massaging the back of her neck lightly. "I want you to come with me."
"Move with you?" Olivia asked confused. David nodded lightly before leaning in and kissing Olivia lightly.
"Seriously?"
"I want what is best for our child, and its parents living separately in small apartments isn't it," he said softly.
"I have only had this happen to me one other time in my life, and it wasn't very long ago," she said lightly.
"You were pregnant before this?" David asked sarcastically. Olivia laughed as she hit his shoulder jokingly.
"No, asked to move in with my boyfriend at the time," she replied.
"But you didn't," he guessed. Olivia shook her head lightly. "How come?"
"Because I wasn't in love with him," she answered with a light smile. "I'm in love with you." David smiled as Olivia leaned over slightly to kiss him. She brought her hand to his jaw as he adjusted his lips to hers.
"Does that mean that you're game?" David asked as Olivia rolled over to her side. Olivia laughed as she nodded. David smiled as he kissed her again.
Olivia walked into the squad room the next morning to find Elliot seated at his desk, beginning work on his paperwork from the case that they had closed the night prior. Olivia smiled lightly as she set her bag on the seat of her chair and took off her jacket.
"You look rather happy?" Elliot said looking up. Olivia laughed lightly as she hung her jacket on the back of her chair. "And I know it's not about closing this case," he added. Olivia slowly walked around their desks and leaned on the edge of Elliot's. "Spill."
"Last night David asked me to move in with him," Olivia confessed. Elliot's eyes widened slightly. "To a new house, close to where he lives now." Elliot nodded lightly as he signed and closed the file.
"And?" he asked as he stood up.
"Well I said yes," Olivia replied with a light smile.
"That's great. Congratulations," Elliot said, almost plainly as he turned and walked to refill his coffee cup.
"Don't sound so excited," Olivia said sarcastically as she walked around their desks and followed him. Elliot took the coffee pot off of its holder and poured some coffee into his cup before turning and facing Olivia.
"Look, I will be the first one to admit that David has been acting really great, and showing a lot of care and support toward you," Elliot said before taking a sip from the cup.
"But?" Olivia asked confused. Elliot sighed before glancing down at the floor quickly.
"I just don't want to him do something to you again," Elliot said.
"Elliot," Olivia said with a soft sigh but stopped as Elliot held out his hand.
"Look, you and I both know that you in a serious relationship isn't something that happens all of the time. And you being pregnant definitely doesn't happen all of the time," he said. Olivia smiled lightly. "I would hate to see you fall for this guy again without having both of your feet planted on the ground."
"You sound like his mother," Olivia said.
"Maybe it's a parent thing," Elliot said shrugging his shoulders before walking past Olivia and back over to his desk.
"Elliot I appreciate the concern," Olivia said walking toward him. "I really do. But I have to do what I think is best for me and for my child." Elliot set his cup on his desk before looking up to Olivia.
"I know," he said softly. "Just be careful okay?" Olivia smiled lightly as Cragen walked out of his office and over to his detectives.
Two and a half months later, Olivia walked out of her apartment building and across the sidewalk to David's SUV. He smiled as he walked around the front of the car and over to Olivia. "Hey," he said before kissing her lightly. She smiled as she adjusted her lips to his. "Do you have any idea how beautiful you are?" he asked softly as they parted.
"Shut up," she said hitting him as they walked toward his car. "I look like a freaking whale." David rolled his eyes as he opened the car door.
"I just can't get a good compliment in can I?" he asked sarcastically.
"Nope," Olivia replied with a smile as David took her hand in his and helped her up into the passenger seat. "Hi Olivia!" Tyler exclaimed from the back seat. Olivia turned in her seat lightly to look at the young boy.
"Hi Tyler," she said with a light laugh. "I heard that you picked the restaurant for tonight."
"Uh huh!" he exclaimed in satisfaction. "I 'ready know what I'm gonna eat!"
"Wow! You must really like this place," Olivia said with a smile. Tyler nodded and laughed lightly as Olivia reached back and tickled his legs. David started the ignition and pulled away from the curve before reaching over and covering Olivia's hand with his.
"So you still think it's a boy?" he asked glancing over to her. Olivia nodded with a light smile.
"I read somewhere that women look farther along than they really are when they are having a boy," she replied. "And the way I look and feel, I might give birth any day."
"Don't say that. We want that baby to stay where it is for as long as possible," David said.
"Well you might want that," she said sarcastically. "You aren't upset that I don't want to know the sex of the baby are you?"
"Na," David said shaking his head. "I knew that Tyler was a boy before he was born but I kinda like the idea of a surprise." Olivia smiled lightly.
"What do you want it to be?" she asked looking over to him.
"I want it to be healthy," he said glancing back to her.
"Well duh. Everyone wants that. But if you could choose, would you want another son or a daughter?"
"I don't have a preference. I mean I love Tyler, and boys and teaching them about sports and stuff, but I would also love a little daddy's girl princess," he answered. "Why, what do you want it to be?" Olivia stuttered lightly before laughing.
"I just want it to be healthy too. It doesn't matter to me if it's a boy or a girl," she said.
"Oh, so you get on my case for not choosing one over the other when you feel the same way," he said sarcastically.
"Of course," she said continuing to laugh.
"What about you sport?" David said looking in the rearview mirror to Tyler sitting in the back seat.
"What?" Tyler asked.
"Do you want a baby brother or a baby sister?" he asked.
"A baby brother!" Tyler exclaimed. Olivia and David laughed. "When is the baby going to come?"
"A little over two and a half months," David said, glancing in the rearview mirror again.
"Is that a long time?" Tyler asked.
"It feels like it," Olivia said quickly causing David to laugh.
"Can I ask you a question?" David asked glancing over to Olivia.
"Of course," she said looking over to him.
"My brother called the other day and said that he and his wife were coming into town next weekend and staying with my parents. He wanted to know if we were planning on stopping by, being that he hasn't met you and hasn't seen Tyler for a while."
"And this is the brother from Boston?" Olivia asked.
"Yeah, Andrew," he said. "He and Jen haven't seen Tyler in a while since Andrew got his promotion at work so."
"Well being that there isn't too much that I can do these days at work, I am sure that I can convince Cragen to let me take a day or two," she said with a light smile.
"I wish that Kelly and Jessica could be there to meet you too," David said as he turned the corner.
"Your sisters?" Olivia asked.
"Yeah. Kel' called me the other night and said that John, her husband, is going on a business trip and their daughters both have dance recitals next weekend and Jessica is on call all weekend," he said.
"Alright, being that you have like twenty siblings," Olivia began with a light laugh.
"Three," David interjected with a smile.
"That too," she replied quickly. "Run through your family tree for me, all I know is that you are the youngest."
"Well that's a good start," he said glancing over to her. "Andrew is the oldest. He and Jen have three kids, Alexia, Grace and Amber."
"Andrew, Jen, Alexia, Grace and Amber," Olivia repeated. "Got it."
"Good job," he said sarcastically.
"Next."
"Next is Jess. She and Luke have two kids. Morgan and Emily."
"And Jessica is the doctor?" Olivia asked.
"Yes."
"I think that I am starting to get it," she said with a joke.
"And then we have Kelly, and she and John have their two daughters, Jaclyn and Megan," David explained.
"Gotcha," Olivia said.
"And my story, you know already," he said as he pulled onto another street.
"So they know about our situation," she said.
"What situation?" David asked confused as he pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant.
"Me being almost seven and a half months pregnant and only now moving in together," she said.
"You make it sound like a bad thing," David said.
"No it's not a bad thing. It just seems like your brother and sisters are all involved with their families, and married and everything," she said.
"I'm involved with my family," David said pulling into a parking spot. He turned off the ignition and turned toward Olivia. "Listen, I love my brother and sisters but I would rather be happy and in love with someone and unhappily married."
"True," she said with a soft smile. David returned the smile before opening the car door and stepping out of the truck. Olivia turned and pushed the door open and climbed out of the passenger seat. David came around from the back of the car and walked over to her.
"Besides. I have a son, who I love more than anything in this world, a baby on the way, being carried by the most amazing woman in the entire world," he said softly.
"You are so smooth," she said with a light smile. "And I definitely like it," she added as he leaned in and kissed her lightly. Olivia reached into the passenger seat and grabbed her purse off of the floor of the car as David lifted Tyler out of the back seat of the SUV. Olivia adjusted her black shirt which fit tightly around her now much larger stomach.
Later that night, Olivia sat up against the pillows along the headboard on David's bed. Boxes filled the room, packed with David's clothing, and decorations from the room. Tyler rushed into the room, followed by David who was carrying a bowl of ice cream.
"I am really allowed to eat in your bed daddy?" Tyler asked as he climbed up onto the bed.
"Only tonight bud. Once we move into the new house, the old rules still apply," he said as he handed his son the bowl.
"Okay," Tyler exclaimed as he took the bowl from his father and moved to the center of the bed.
"So you excited to move into the new house squirt?" Olivia asked.
"Yeah," he said taking a big spoonful of ice cream.
"And Olivia is going to live with us right?" David asked.
"Uh huh," he replied looking up to Olivia, his mouth full of ice cream.
"You sure that you are okay with that?" Olivia said sitting up.
"Yeah," Tyler replied, swallowing his ice cream. "I have always wanted a mommy." Olivia's eyes widened, in shock before looking over to David, who was equally unsure of what to say.
"Uh, Tyler," she began. "Just because I am living with you and your dad now, doesn't automatically make me your mommy."
"Why not?" Tyler asked, confused. "Jessica and Timothy's mommy and daddy live together. So if you and my daddy live together, you would be my mommy, and dad would be my daddy."
"Tyler, Olivia isn't your mother," David said softly.
"Why not?"
"You know how Olivia has a baby in her belly," David said. Tyler nodded as he took another spoonful of ice cream. "Well when you were a baby, you weren't in Olivia's belly."
"Where was I?" Tyler asked.
"You were in your real mommy's belly," David said.
"I think that I should let you do this alone," Olivia said softly as she started to climb off of the bed.
"No," David said stopping her. "I need you to stay here with me for this." Olivia nodded as she sat on the edge and the bed beside David, and across from Tyler.
"Where is my real mommy?" Tyler asked.
"Your real mommy went away when you were born," David tried to explain.
"Why?" Tyler asked. David climbed onto the bed and moved to the middle of the bed so that he was close to Tyler.
"Tyler, mommy loves you very much, but after you were born she didn't think that she would be a good mother to you and she wanted you to be happy," he tried to explain as easily as possible.
"But everyone else has a mommy," Tyler said.
"Not everyone buddy. Everyone has a different family. Some people only have a mommy and some people only have a daddy. Some people have a lot of brothers and sisters and some may not," David explained.
"Really?" Tyler asked. David nodded with a smile as Tyler handed him the half empty bowl of ice cream. "I'm all done."
"You know what makes our family really special buddy?" David asked.
"What?" Tyler asked climbing off of the bed.
"You have a dad who loves you very much. And you have Olivia," he said nodding in Olivia's direction.
"I bet no one at school has an Olivia," Tyler said with a light laugh.
"That's a pretty safe bet," David said with a smile. "And pretty soon you are going to have a little brother or sister." Olivia smiled as she stood up and walked over to Tyler who was leaning against the side of the bed.
"And you are going to be able to play basketball and soccer and football with your new brother or sister," Olivia said with a smile. "I think that you are going to be a great big brother," she added as she slowly knelt down beside him, cradling her belly as she lowered to the ground.
"So me and my daddy and the new baby and you are all going to live in the new house and be a big family?" Tyler asked facing Olivia. Olivia smiled and nodded.
"And you know what?" Olivia asked.
"What?" Tyler asked.
"Now that I am going to be living with you and your dad, we will be able to hang out a lot more. So maybe after the new baby is born you can teach me some basketball skills," she said.
"Yeah," Tyler exclaimed. "And football and soccer!"
"Sounds like a plan," Olivia said laughing. "And if you ever have a question or a problem you can come and talk to me okay?" Tyler nodded.
"Do you have any questions buddy?" David asked moving to the side of the bed. Tyler shook his head. "Are you ready to watch your movie?" Tyler nodded with a smile.
"Nemo?!" he exclaimed.
"Alright," David said standing up and lifting him onto the bed and tickling him. The little boy squealed in laughter as he rolled around on the surface of the bed. He released his son as he took Olivia's hand in his as he helped her up. She smiled as he kissed her lightly and left the room to get the DVD. Tyler stood up on the bed as Olivia reached over and tickled him lightly.
"You wanna run and get your Nemo animal before the movie?" she asked him. He nodded as Olivia reached up and helped him off of the bed. As Tyler ran out of the room, Olivia climbed up into the bed and propped herself up using the pillows behind her. She rubbed the side of her belly as she felt the baby kick lightly. David walked into the bedroom and over to the entertainment unit to put in the DVD.
"You alright?" he asked glancing over his shoulder.
"Yeah, the baby is really, really awake," she said. David turned on the TV and pressed play. He climbed into the bed and moved over to Olivia.
"Thanks for staying tonight-for the talk with Tyler," David said as he adjusted the pillows.
"Absolutely," she said with a soft smile before looking down at her stomach. "Holy hell, this kid is like doing somersaults," she said quickly, with a laugh. David reached over and touched her belly. She covered his hand with hers, guiding his to the spot where the baby was kicking.
"Wow," he said softly as he felt the baby kick his hand.
"What are you guys doing?" Tyler asked walking into the bedroom, holding his Nemo stuffed animal.
"Feeling the baby move around in Olivia's belly," David replied.
"You can feel it movig?" Tyler asked as he climbed onto the bed.
"Uh huh," Olivia said with a soft smile. "You wanna feel?" Tyler nodded as he crawled across the bed over to Olivia and his dad. "Here, let me see your hand," she said holding out hers. Tyler gave her his hand as he scooted closer to Olivia. She placed his hand where David's was moments earlier and watched Tyler as he waited for the baby to kick. Suddenly she watch Tyler smile lightly as he felt the baby moving beneath his hand.
"Neat huh bud?" David asked. Tyler nodded as he felt the baby kick a few more times. Olivia smiled lightly as she looked over to David. Tyler slowly pulled his hand away before sitting down and laying back against the pillows between David and Olivia.
An hour into the movie, David glanced over to Olivia to find her asleep on her side, Tyler next to her, also asleep with his stuffed animal in his arms. David got up slowly and turned off the movie. He leaned over the bed and carefully picked up his son. He stirred slightly as his father carried him into his bedroom. Moments later David walked back into the master bedroom to find Olivia still asleep. He rubbed her shoulder lightly, causing her to stir.
"Sweetie," he whispered as she opened her eyes slowly and looked up at him. "I just wanted to get you under the covers." She smiled as she sat up slowly and brought her legs to the side of the bed.
"Did we ever make it to the end of the movie?" she asked quietly as she stood slowly and walked over to the corner where her oversized purse was and pulled out a pair of Capri length sweatpants and NYPD t-shirt.
"Almost," he replied quietly. She pulled off her jeans and shirt as David pulled the covers down and adjusted the pillows. After changing she walked back over to the bed and stopped as David turned to face her.
"Thanks babe," she said softly as she walked past him and sat on the edge of the bed.
"No problem," he said caressing the back of her neck. He bent down and kissed her lightly. "Love you."
"Love you too," she whispered, kissing him again before lifting her legs onto the bed and pulling the covers over her.