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The morning after! Plus, how will the kids react? :D I LOVE the reviews! ;)

The next morning, Elliot opened his eyes to find Olivia still sleeping soundly next to him. He smiled as he watched her sleep, not wanting to wake up the beautiful woman in the bed. Keeping his arms tight around her, Elliot couldn't quit grinning. The night before was amazing, to say the least. Olivia, facing away from Elliot, opened her eyes and smiled as she felt Elliot's arms around her.

She turned her head and noticed that Elliot was watching her. "Morning," he said and kissed the back of her neck. Olivia giggled and rolled over in his arms.

"Morning," she said shyly. Underneath the blanket, they were both naked, pressing against each other. Olivia could feel his dick pressing into her, making her grin even more. She reached her hand up and ran it through Elliot's hair.

Elliot kissed her and smiled. "Did you sleep well?"

"Mhmm," Olivia replied with another grin.

"I could stay here all day long," he whispered and brushed some of her hair out of her face. Leaning in to kiss him again, Olivia gasped. "What? What is it?" Elliot asked, concerned.

She moved her hand and put it on her hip. "I think you broke me last night…" she said. "God, my leg hurts." Elliot tried not to laugh.

"How about you go get a shower? It may make you feel better. I'll cook some breakfast." Olivia smiled as she rubbed her hip.

"Mmkay…" she said and kissed him. "I'll be out soon." Elliot pressed his lips to her forehead and climbed out of the bed. Olivia watched him grab a pair of sweatpants and smile as he was leaving the room.

Sighing, Olivia started to climb out of bed. Once she realized that she was too sore to move, she sighed again. 'Okay, Olivia,' she told herself. 'You HAVE to get out of this bed…' She counted to three in her head and pushed herself off the bed. "Oh, God…" she groaned, wrapping the sheet around herself.

Taking one awfully sore step at a time, she eventually made it to her dresser, grabbed a pair of yoga pants and a tank top, and stumbled into the bathroom. "I'm going to kill him," she mumbled to herself as she dropped the sheet to the floor. She was so sore, it wasn't even funny. After making love four times with the very privileged Elliot Stabler, Olivia's muscles were like Jell-O.

Back out in the kitchen, Elliot hit the button on the coffee pot for it to start making coffee. He leaned up against the counter and took a deep breath. He was so entirely happy, that he wasn't sure if it was real. He knew that he was in love with Olivia, and that they were engaged, and that they had made love. "It has to be real," he spoke out loud to himself. Grinning at the memory of Olivia's smile, Elliot shook his head and snapped himself out of it. He grabbed the bacon and eggs out of the refrigerator and started cooking.

After taking a shower, the next big task for Olivia was getting dressed. Every muscle in her entire body was screaming at her. She eventually got her legs in her pants and pulled them up, and carefully slipped the tank top over her head. Looking up in the mirror, she smirked and ran a hand through her wet auburn hair.

Waddling out of the bathroom and bedroom and into the kitchen, Olivia felt like she had rode a horse for a straight month. Elliot looked up and smiled when he saw her coming out of the bedroom. "Feel better?" he asked as she gently sat down on the couch. She looked up and shot him a look. "What?" he asked defensively, taking the last piece of bacon out of the skillet and turning the stove off.

"Aside from not being able to move, I'm great," she quipped with a grin. Elliot chuckled and walked over to her, sitting down next to her.

"I didn't mean to make you sore, baby," he said sweetly.

With a smirk, she said, "You could've told me you were massive." She shot her eyes down at his crotch and back up to his eyes.

Elliot laughed and grinned, along with his cheeks blushing. "I figured it was a good surprise," he kissed her on the cheek. "How long had it been since you had sex last?"

Olivia chuckled. "Let's just say, it's been a while." Elliot pulled her into his side causing Olivia to groan.

"How long, Liv?"

She grinned and shook her head. "It's been…three…and a half years," she spoke softly.

Elliot's jaw dropped. He was speechless. He had always assumed that she could've had any guy that she wanted, whenever she wanted. "Can I ask you something?" Olivia nodded as she looked up at him. "Why has it been so long?"

Smacking his arm, Olivia rolled her eyes. "Like you don't know."

"I don't, baby…" he said and brushed hair out of her face.

Taking a deep breath, she told him, "Three and a half years ago…was when…I knew without a doubt that I didn't want to sleep with anybody but you. Of course I had loved you since the day we met, but…something just clicked one day…I quit denying to myself that I loved you, as much as I did try to talk myself out of it, and I quit settling."

"You tried to talk yourself out of loving me?"

Olivia smiled and ran a hand through his short brown hair. "You were married, El. I knew I'd never have a shot. That's why I kept most of my emotions to myself. I didn't want to let anything slip and you hear it."

"You were very hard to read, by the way," Elliot said with a chuckle. "I studied every move you made and every word you spoke trying to find something that would tell me if you felt the same way." He pressed his lips to her forehead.

"It was hard keeping all of it from you. You've been my best friend for ten years, El."

"You did let one thing slip," he said with a grin. A look of confusion swept over her face.

"What are you talking about?"

Elliot leaned down and kissed her. "Remember a few months ago, that week when we were trying to find that one guy…his name was Robert Stevens…" Olivia nodded. "And we slept in the cribs for the week?" She nodded again. "On the fourth night up there, when you and I were getting a couple hours of sleep before it was our turn to work again, you said something in your sleep."

"What did I say?" She looked extremely worried and had a feeling she was about to be embarrassed.

"We were lying there, in separate beds, of course, and I heard you make a noise. So I called out your name and looked over at you. You're really beautiful when you sleep, by the way…" Olivia smacked him.

"What did I say?" she repeated. Elliot chuckled.

"With a really soft voice, you said "I love you, El…" and that was it." Her jaw dropped as her hand covered her forehead.

"Oh, God…why didn't you tell me?" Her brown eyes looked up at him with worry.

Elliot smiled and chuckled again. "I wanted to be the first one to say I love you." Olivia smiled and kissed him.

"I'm so lucky to have you," she whispered and leaned her forehead against his.

Later that afternoon, while lying on the couch with Olivia on top of him, Elliot's cell phone rang. He dug in his pocket then checked the screen to see who it was. "It's Maureen," he said and kissed Olivia. She smiled. "Hey, Mo," he answered.

"Daddy…" she said with a shaky voice.

"What's wrong, honey?" he asked, the look on his face getting more and more concerned. Olivia sat up, followed by Elliot sitting up.

He heard her crying. "Aunt Sarah and mom are crazy, daddy. Can you come get us?"

"Where are you at?" Elliot asked as he got off of the couch. Olivia followed him into the bedroom.

"We're at Aunt Sarah's. Mom dropped us off early this morning and Aunt Sarah has done nothing but preach to us about how you're going to hell and if we care about you, we're going to hell, too."

Elliot took a deep breath. "Mo, honey, Liv and I will be there in twenty minutes, okay?"

"Okay, daddy. I love you." Maureen's voice wasn't quite as shaky as before.

"Love you, too, pumpkin." Elliot snapped his phone shut and sighed loudly as he reached for his shoes. "Are you up for having some company?" he asked Olivia with a smirk.

Chuckling, she told him, "Of course." They slipped on their shoes, Olivia grabbed a sweatshirt, and they left. Once they were in the vehicle, she started to worry. "El, what are we going to tell them…you know…about us…"

"They've been expecting this for years, Liv," Elliot told her as he took her hand in his. "We'll just sit them down tonight and tell them the truth." She nodded and took a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves down.

"El…" she said.

"Yeah, babe?"

"Where are they all going to sleep?" she asked. Elliot smirked.

"They're young. They can handle the floor for a night or two."

Before too long, Elliot pulled into the driveway of a small house. There was a small picket fence around the yard. As he put the SUV in park and killed the engine, four Stabler-look-alikes came running out of the house. Olivia and Elliot both got out of the SUV, Olivia struggling due to her muscles, and walked towards the kids. "Dad! Liv!" Kathleen yelled.

Olivia opened her arms as Maureen and Dickie ran to her. "Hey, guys!" she said as she hugged them.

"You saved us!" Lizzie yelled as Elliot wrapped his arms around her and Kathleen. Olivia and Elliot both chuckled. After a moment of hugging, they seemed to switch kids – Maureen and Dickie went to their dad, Kathleen and Lizzie went to Olivia.

"Do you have bags?" Elliot asked as he put an arm around Maureen.

"Mom didn't give us time to pack a bag," Dickie spoke up.

"Yeah," Kathleen added, "She basically threw us in the car and told us to shut up."

Elliot started guiding Maureen and Lizzie to the SUV. "Well, let's go by the house and pick you up some clothes for a day or two."

"Do we get to stay at Liv's?" Lizzie asked, excited. The other kids' ears perked up.

Olivia smiled and ushered Dickie and Kathleen to the SUV. "Yes. You get to stay with me." All of the kids cheered as they climbed in the giant vehicle. Olivia chuckled as she climbed in the passenger side. Elliot smiled at her as he started the vehicle. "What?" she asked, innocently.

"Nothing," he said with a smirk and backed out of the driveway.

As Elliot pulled into the driveway at his old house, the SUV got really quiet. "It doesn't look like your mom is home," he announced. It was almost as if the tension in the car vanished. "Okay, guys," he said as he parked. "Run in the house and get enough clothes for two days, just in case."

The kids bailed out of the SUV and ran up to the door. Maureen dug her key out of her pocket and pushed the door open. As the kids ran in the house, Olivia and Elliot climbed out of the vehicle. Meeting in front of it, Elliot grinned at Olivia and brushed a lock of hair out of her face. "What?" she asked again.

"You're beautiful," he whispered in her ear and kissed her on the cheek. Olivia smiled as her cheeks turned red. "And I love how amazing you are with the kids."

"It's because I love them, El. They're great kids."

He smiled again and took her hand in his. About the times the kids came busting back through the SUV doors, Olivia jumped apart from Elliot. He looked back at the house and saw Lizzie toting a giant bag. Rolling his eyes, Elliot stepped out of the SUV. "Lizzie, you're only going to be at Liv's for a night or two, there's no need to bring your entire closet."

She shook her head as he easily took the bag from her. "These are just books, daddy. Enough for a couple of days." Elliot stopped and looked down at his youngest daughter with a weird look on his face. "What?" she asked defensively and opened the door of the vehicle. Once he lugged his daughter's bag to the back of the SUV, Elliot climbed in the driver's side and left the driveway of the all-too-familiar house.

"Okay, guys, we're here," Elliot announced as he pulled into a parking spot. The kids cheered as they unbuckled their seatbelts. "Hey, hey, hey!" he called out before they jumped out of the SUV. They all stopped in their tracks. Olivia looked over at Elliot with a confused look. "Remember, we're guests at Liv's. Don't break anything and don't leave your crap lying around."

"Yes sir," they all chanted monotonously before they started climbing out of the vehicle again. Once they were inside, the kids' bags were lined neatly against the wall.

"Can we watch a movie, dad?" Kathleen asked as she plopped down on the couch.

"You need to ask, Liv, sweetie." Elliot smirked over at Olivia as she rolled her eyes.

Kathleen looked over at Olivia. "Can we watch a movie, Liv?"

"Yeah, go ahead. You know where my DVDs are." Elliot kissed her cheek with a grin. "Elliot!" Olivia whispered with wide eyes. "You're kids!"

He chuckled and ran his hand through her wavy auburn hair. "They're going to find out eventually," he said and lifted her hand up. She looked down at the shiny engagement ring that sat elegantly on her finger. Olivia sighed. "We're telling them. Tonight. I can't keep something like this from them," he told her and kissed her forehead.

Olivia silently nodded as her stomach dropped down to her knees. She wasn't very religious, but at that moment, she was praying that his kids wouldn't hate her for loving their dad. Trying to smile, Olivia kissed his cheek. "Let's go watch the movie with the kids," she suggested.

Elliot took her hand in his with a smile and guided her to the couch. Yes, they were holding hands, but they didn't make a big deal out of it. The kids were all entranced in the monster movie that Dickie had picked out to notice anything out of the ordinary.

While they sat on the couch, Olivia sank more and more into Elliot's side as the movie got further along. He had snaked his arm around her while carefully watching the kids. He knew Olivia wasn't comfortable with the idea of outing themselves to the kids, but he also knew there wasn't any way around it. He was always going to have them in his life, and he was always going to have Liv in his life.

After watching not one, but two monster movies…thanks to Dickie and Kathleen…it was finally time for dinner. "Hey, Mo…" Elliot called out from the kitchen. Olivia was sitting on the counter, smirking at Elliot as he looked through her cabinets.

"Yeah, daddy?" she asked and appeared in the doorway.

Elliot sighed as he shut the last cabinet door and rolled his eyes towards Olivia. "Why don't you call and order some pizzas for us for dinner, huh?" Her eyes widened as she smiled.

"YES! Pizza night!" she exclaimed, followed by cheers from the other kids. "What do you and dad want, Liv?"

Looking over at Elliot, Olivia shrugged. "The usual?" she asked him. He nodded and propped against the counter beside her. "A large supreme with extra peppers," she told Maureen.

Maureen nodded and trotted into the living room. Elliot smirked at Olivia, who was still sitting on the countertop, and put a hand on her leg. "Do you realize you have NO food here?" he asked, aligning himself between her legs.

"I tried to tell you that, but you were all "I went to the store and got food," asshole…" she smirked at him. Elliot raised an eyebrow at her and smiled as he got closer to her face. Right before their lips met, Maureen came back into the kitchen.

"Whoa…uh…Dad, I need your…uh…phone," she stuttered, trying to ignore what she had just seen. Elliot jumped back, immediately reaching into his pocket for his phone. "Thanks…" his daughter, still wide-eyed, mumbled as she backed out of the kitchen.

"See what I mean?" Olivia said with a cocky look on her face. "This news is going to go over about like the plague. They're going to hate me." Elliot chuckled and leaned in to kiss her.

"They love you, Liv. And they have for ten years." He pressed his lips quickly into hers and stepped back as Maureen reentered the kitchen with the phone up to her ear.

"Yeah, I need to place an order. Delivery. Okay…I need a large supreme with extra peppers. What? No, that's not all. I need a large pepperoni, half with extra and half with light pepperoni. NO! I have two more to go." Elliot chuckled. "I need a cheese pizza with 10 pounds of extra cheese…yeah, she's wanting to die from cheese tonight. Okay, and I need a Canadian bacon pizza, with olives, tomatoes, and pineapple. Yeah, that's finally it." Olivia's eyes were huge. She had never seen anybody order that many pizzas before. As Maureen flipped the phone shut, she took a deep breath. "They said it'd probably be an hour and a half before they got here."

After handing the phone back to Elliot, she smiled. "I haven't told them anything," she said with a whisper accompanying a grin. Olivia's eyes widened yet again as Maureen trotted back off into the living room. Elliot turned back around to Olivia and chuckled.

"Everything's going to be fine, sweetheart," he tried to reassure her. She nodded as butterflies overwhelmed her stomach. He took her trembling hand in his and kissed her once again. "Liv…" he called out, finally catching her gaze. "I love you," he said simply.

"I love you, too, El," she said with a smile. As long as she had him, everything would be fine... she hoped.