Eleven. Didn't make you guys wait long, so let's get to it. Dick Wolf owns these characters and he can totally feel free to borrow this story, lolol. Enjoy!
Radioactivewhisper, you know them so well.
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"You're home." Lucy smiled as she turned around from where she and Noah sat reading on the couch upon hearing Olivia enter the apartment.
"Mama!" Noah cried happily as he crawled down off Lucy's lap and made a beeline for his mother, going as fast as his little legs could carry him, Lucy right on his tail to make sure he doesn't hurt himself.
"I am. Hi baby boy" she gave a smile as she hung her coat. "I'm sorry I'm so late, I didn't expect to be gone so long." She said as she scooped Noah up in her arms who had given up on running after he stumbled and swiftly crawled the rest of the way to his mother.
"No worries. We had a had a great time, didn't we Noah?" Lucy cooed to the toddler. Noah's face quickly lit up as he looked at his mother and began babbling incoherently and quite animatedly, recounting his day. Olivia making out the words 'doggy' and 'park' to which she replied, just as excitedly about his newest adventure as the three of them got comfortable on the couch.
After their brief conversation during which Noah barked several times, making Olivia and Lucy laugh, he threw his tiny arms around Olivia's neck and gave her his version of a kiss before lying down on her shoulder.
"Any luck with eradicating the F bomb?" She asked Lucy. Since learning the word less than a week ago, Noah used it often no matter how much he'd been discouraged from doing so and seemed to get quite a kick out of the reactions he got from it.
"Not exactly, but thankfully he only used it once today..." Lucy said timidly.
Let's pray for zero tomorrow." Olivia said wistfully as she kissed the top of his head and allowed a brief silence to settle between them.
"Liv, If I'm overstepping feel free to tell me to mind my own business but... Well is everything okay?" Lucy asked
"Yeah... Why do you ask?" Noah had now situated himself on Olivia's lap and was now reaching for the book Lucy had been reading to him when Olivia walked in.
"You just haven't seemed yourself lately; especially today..."
"Mama weed?" He asked as handed Olivia the book.
"In a minute baby. I appreciate the concern but I'm fine, really.
"...then Nick called, he said it was nothing but he sounded worried...even asked me to call him when you got home. "Lucy continued.
"Mama weeeeed!" Noah insisted with a whine.
"Sweetie, just give mama a minute." Olivia pled with the impatient toddler as she bounced him on her knee to calm him and turned to Lucy. "Well I can assure you, Nick is just...being Nick.
"Good to know. I'm gonna get going, unless you need me for anything else..."
"No I'm pretty tired, I'm just gonna get into my pajamas and cuddle with this one. I'll see you tomorrow though?"
"Bright and early... Bye Noah." The young woman smiled before gathering her things and leaving.
"Mama WEED!" he screamed as he snatched the book and angrily swung it at Olivia's face. It was quick reflexes that had her grasping the book before it made impact, saving her lip from a nasty blow and leaving her horrified and speechless at her son's behavior, holding him close while telling herself that this was just a new phase he was going through - which it was, but she had no way of knowing this and in light of recent discoveries about his beginnings she couldn't help the tears that made their way down her face.
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Nick had spent his day calling Olivia's phone when he wasn't distracted by work, and each time found his calls still being sent straight to voicemail which kept him in a constant state of panic and wanting to hit something. Finally around four, Lucy came through for him. She had just left Olivia's and called Nick as promised. It had been his intention to go straight to her place but the squad got called to a crime scene that kept him until well after eight that evening but as soon as everything was tied up and still not having heard from Olivia, he made it to her apartment as fast as he could.
He arrived just after nine to be greeted by Olivia in leggings and a sweatshirt.
"Why the hell haven't you answered your phone all day?" Was the first thing out of his mouth as he walked past her and into the apartment.
"Hello to you too!" She sneered as she shut the door.
"That's not an answer to my question!"
"Oh I'm sorry, what was your question? I couldn't hear it over you being an ass!"
"Not in the mood, Olivia!" He warned
"That makes two of us, Nick!" She didn't hold back on the attitude as she stood in front of him, hands on her hips as she looked him square in the eye. And for a brief moment, he almost lost his train of thought while staring at her and he wanted nothing more than to take her in his arms until he noticed how puffy her eyes were - she'd been crying.
"Oh god, tell me you didn't abort our baby."
"What?! Where the hell would you get that idea?
"You've been quiet and isolating yourself from me all week, and then today you called out and I couldn't reach you and then I come in here tonight and you've been crying..."
"So you naturally assume that I had an abortion, are you insane?" She cried incredulously as she took a seat on the sofa
"So... You didn't?" He asked, as he sank down beside her.
"Of course I didn't! What the hell is wrong with you? Trevor thinks we should try to expedite the adoption and that's why I called out today. Judge Linden wanted to meet with us and today was the only opening she had. That went on a couple hours then led to a ton of paperwork that needed to be filed with the family court clerk today if we wanted to be on the next docket.
"I feel like the world's biggest ass! So everythings good?"
"Looks like it. The final hearing is in two weeks but I'm not gonna let myself get excited until judge Linden signs the adoption decree and he's mine!"
"Liv... I'm sorry, I just... You were so upset about this. I thought you didn't want it."
"I still don't know how I feel about all of this but you have to know that I'd never do anything behind your back."
"So you've thought about it?"
"Abortion? Never... I couldn't do that, but to be honest, I haven't had much time to think about anything outside of this mess with Noah's father."
"He is NOT Noah's father and I don't wanna hear you say that again!"
"Yeah, because denying it makes it go away..." She quipped sarcastically.
"No, it doesn't but saying it out loud...just don't. Noah shares DNA with the loser but he is not his son in any way!"
"Sometimes I wonder." Her voice was near-whispering.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"I just...he gets upset so easily, he breaks things... hurts himself and I don't know how much of it is just normal toddler behavior."
"Liv, it's all completely normal." He promised as he put his arm around her. She didn't refuse his touch and leaned into him, resting her head on his shoulder.
"He tried to hit me, Nick!" She couldn't hold back her tears.
"Liv, I promise this is not about where he comes from. Zara gave her mom a black eye when she was Noah's age, they don't mean to... They're learning and growing and they can be impatient but it's because they don't know how to express themselves yet. That's why they have us, to show them the right way."
"He got his first time out today."
"How'd that go over?" Nick grinned.
"Worst five minutes of my life!"
"I mean for him, but okay." Nick laughed, making Olivia smile through her tears but she never moved from where she lay on his shoulder.
"I think he got the message..." She said with a sigh."Nick?"
"Hmm?"
"Why can't it just be this simple? Us, here like this and not have to worry about it? Why can't everything just...be?" Nick was taken aback by her question and unsure how to answer out of fear of ruining the moment.
"Do you...want us to...be?"
"I want my life less complicated. I want to not have to worry about some maniac coming after my son. I want him to have a father he can be proud of and I want to be happy about this baby, Nick, I do, but at the same time I'm scared to death of the repercussions that could come from this."
"You're finally getting the family you've always wanted, you can't let the threat of Drake or even 1PP rain on that, Liv. Noah's not goin anywhere. He's your son and that won't change and as far as him having a dad he can be proud of... I promise, he will one day."
His heart could feel the smile that settled upon her face and he reached over and took her hand in his own, gently allowing his fingers to dance over her palm before they entwined with her slender fingers and he let his thumb brush over the back of her hand, slowly, softly stroking the skin there. They lingered this way for a moment when Olivia suddenly pulled her her hand away and sat up, moving away from Nick and awkwardly pulling the sleeves of her sweatshirt down to cover both hands before wrapping both arms around herself.
"As far as this baby...Liv we'll figure it out." He promised after clearing his throat. "I just...I don't know how to be anything but happy about this."
"It's not just the mess we'll be in with NYPD, Nick I'm forty six years old... You know as well as I do what that could mean for this baby; there's a highly increased chance of something going wrong... I'm not even guaranteed that the pregnancy itself will be healthy at my age."
"He or she will be fine."
""He or she..." I don't know if I'm ready for it to be so...real just yet."
"It's already real. Our little peanut is already what, five weeks old?"
"You've been counting?"
"I made love to my dream and got the most amazing gift out of it, of course I'm counting" He said unapologetically, causing Liv to look away, chewing her lip while blushing terribly.
"Can I ask you something, Nick?"
"Anything."
"What's so special about me?" She asked quietly and Nick looked as if his heart had just broken, her question saddening him immeasurably.
"Nobody ever told you, did they?" Olivia shook her head 'no.'
"Guys have always made fools of themselves over my looks but then after... But you, I don't know, you act as if I'm this...treasure, and the truth is, I'm not."
"I wish you knew how wrong you were. Yes you're beautiful, and so sexy and you have a smile that could light the world but there's so much more than just that. You're tough, and funny, and smart and you just ooze class, confidence and intelligence."
"I "ooze"?" Olivia laughed at his choice of words.
"All over the place!" He grinned as he caught her gaze and held it with his own before slowly leaning in to her.
"Nick..."
"We're already in hot water, might as well let it boil!" He whispered. Their mouths hovered dangerously close to one another's, Olivia biting her bottom lip before she grabbed his necktie, pulled him in and climbed onto his lap, straddling him and cupping his face in her hands as she ravaged his mouth with her kiss; as they ravaged one another for a long moment, his hand lustfully kneading her ass while she ground against him. They went on this way until the need for air forced them to break apart.
"Make love to me!" She demanded, her chest heaving.
"I thought we had to be in love to make love." He teased with a grin.
"Fine then fuck me!" He wasn't prepared for how fast she pulled her sweatshirt off over her head and tossed it. "I'm horny as hell and I don't really care what you call it!" Nick was in complete awe at the vision that was Olivia on his lap shirtless, braless and wearing nothing but leggings that fit her like skin. He couldn't tear his eyes away from her breasts - Beautiful and full, her caramel nipples already at attention.
"My God, you're perfect!" He marveled, running his fingertip over the scar on her left breast before pulling her nipple into his mouth. She threw her head back on contact, whimpering as he sucked harder and grabbed her hair, pulling it free of the ponytail that held it then yanking it to pull her head further back, baring her neck to him and attacking it with his lips.
"This doesn't make us a couple!" She panted between fiery kisses.
"Yet!" He insisted, turning them and lying her down on her back and kissing her deep, sliding his tongue between her lips while she pulled at his clothes.
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