A/N:Interruption

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Her eyes flickered. Jealousy. Anger. Pain. "What?" she asked, staring at the oldest child, who was gripping the handles of a duffle bag tightly.

Maureen took another step, inching into the living room and she took a deep breath. She nodded. "Mom says it's Dad's, but we all know it's been way too long since they've..."

"I don't need the visual, Mo," Dickie snapped from his spot on the couch. He shook his head and said, "I don't get it. They've only been legally seperated for a few weeks. The divorce isn't even final. How could she..."

"You don't think it's really Dad's, do you?" Lizzie, the youngest and most curious Stabler asked, worried.

Olivia, the anger and hurt still shining in her eyes, bit her bottom lip. "No," she said. "I know, legally, it's only been a few weeks, but your father and mother haven't even spoken in months. There's no way..."

"That's what I said," Maureen interrupted. "Mom's insisting, though. She said something about calling the lawyer and..."

"She's not calling anyone." His voice was stern, forceful. He slammed the door behind him and held up a yellow sheet of paper.

Olivia looked at him, noticing his left sleeve rolled up and a small bandage on his upper arm. "What did you do?"

"You think I was really just gonna sit here and let this happen?" he snapped. His nostrils flared as he tossed his keys onto the table. "As soon as Katie called me, I left work and went to see Trevor. He told me a sure fire way to end this shit was to get a paternity test. He called her, and bam. I had a needle in my arm in seconds."

Lizzie scrunched her brows. "But don't you have to wait for..."

"Your mother claims she's four months pregnant," Elliot interjected. "She's down there right now, getting an amneo..."

"You're making her go through that?" Olivia asked, cutting him off, shocked at him.

He scoffed and folded his arms. "What, you'd rather me sit by and wait five months to find out if the kid has blue eyes?" His eyes narrowed, then, and he chuckled bitterly. "I was with you four moths ago. You came back five months ago, and do I have to remind you what happened the very night you came back?"

Olivia felt the red tinge creep up her cheeks and she shook her head. "I just think...the whole process is invasive and she should have been given some time to prepare for..."

"She didn't give me any prep time," he barked. "She could have told me months ago if it was really my child, right? Odds are, she told the father, he doesn't care, and she's feeling rejected and is crawling back to the only person in the world who would take responsibility without asking questions."

Maureen raised an eyebrow, smirking slightly. "But you are asking questions."

"Ya know," Elliot began, taking a breath and calming a bit, "If Liv hadn't come back that night, and this happened, I probably wouldn't be challenging this." He sat down on the couch, scooting closer to Olivia. He wrapped an arm around her and whispered, "I love you. You know that this isn't..."

"I know," she whispered back to him, with a small smile. "I just don't think this is fair. To either of you."

The phone rang, then, interrupting her. Elliot reached for it fast, and answered with a quick, "Stabler residence."

Olivia and the kids watched as his face brightened, then fell, then they heard him sigh.

"Thank you," he said with a nod. "Yes, that's right. Um...soon, Doc, but not too soon. We're not ready for...yeah." He laughed and said goodbye, then hung up the phone.

"Well?" Maureen pestered, bouncing in her seat.

"That was Doctor Vicars," he replied.

Dickie rolled his eyes. "We got that much, Dad. What did he say?"

"Am I gonna be a big sister?" Lizzie asked, though it sounded like a whine.

Elliot took another breath. "Not today," he said with a smirk. "The technician went after her with the prod and she bolted up, said she knew it wasn't mine, and begged him not to do the test."

Olivia's eyes dropped and she folded her arms. "You knew she would do that."

"Of course I did," Elliot said. "She was my wife, if anyone knows how terrified she is of needles it's me. Especially a needle tat big going near her baby. I knew she'd cave before taking that big of a risk."

Dickie laughed. "You're such an..."

"Amazing father," Maureen said, smacking Dickie in the arm. "Come on." She moved toward the stairs and said, "We have to unpack and I have a report due tomorrow that I haven't even started."

The kids groaned, but they knew Maureen was right. They followed her up the stairs to their rooms, and once they were out of view, Olivia fell into Elliot's arms.

"Hey," he whispered, holding her close, "Hey, Liv, don't do this."

She nodded and sat up a bit. "I just...I knew you didn't...that it wasn't...but I was so scared. Why would she..."

"Because I've done it before, ya know? The minute she said she was pregnant with Maureen, I put a ring on her finger and stuck with her through it all. We jumped every hurdle life threw at us."

"Not every one," she said, rolling her eyes.

He laughed and kissed the end of her nose. "No, I jumped you all by myself." He growled and nipped at her neck. When she laughed, he looked at her. "You were not a problem to be overcome, Liv. You were a way out. A way for me to get my life back and be with someone because I wanted to be, not because I had to be."

"You make it sound a lot less wrong than it was," she said, making a face at him.

"It wasn't wrong," he whispered, rising off the sofa. "It wasn't, and it isn't, and it never will be." He kissed her, his lips trailing lightly over hers for a moment before hungrily gripping.

Shocked, she latched onto his arms and kissed him back with equal fervor and passion. She felt him tugging on her shirt, but didn't stop him. She lost herself in him and in the moment, and she moved with him when he turned and twisted.

He chuckled against her lips as he slipped a hand down into her pants, stroking two fingers along the curves of her body, the dips in her thighs, and her mound.

She moaned when she felt his fingers slip between the thin silk of her panties and her skin, and she jumped. "Kids," she hissed.

He groaned and dropped his forehead to hers. "Party pooper," he grumbled, slipping his fingers out from underneath her clothes. "Tonight," he whispered to her, "All night long."

She chuckled. "We have work in the morning."

"Your point?" he asked, kissing her. He sat up and pulled her into his lap, turning her around. "Ya know, if we're quiet, there's no reason for the kids to come down here anyway..." he trailed off as his fingers crept toward their vacated spot.

She moaned and shook her head. "Not here, El."

He laughed and lowered his voice. "You really need to learn...you don't get to do that." He slipped a finger into her and watched her body buck, her eyes close, and her lips part. He grinned and leaned up to kiss her, starting a slow rhythm with his finger.

She rocked into him, matching his beat, and their kiss deepened without losing its tenderness. She moaned when she felt another finger slip into her and she bit his lower lip in response.

He laughed and moved, sliding her down onto her back. He removed his fingers, brought them to his lips, and slowly sucked them clean. He gave her a wicked smile as he unclasped her pants and pulled them over her hips, watching her skin come into view. He bent his head, then, and went to work.

She bit her lip, turning one eye toward the stairs, and when she was sure no children were coming down, she let her eyes roll back and she feel into him again.

His lips felt like satin rolling across her skin. His tongue was rough and slick, sending her into a state of pure bliss. She gripped the small bit of hair on the back of his neck and she moaned softly, wondering how such an erotic act could feel so perfectly romantic.

He moaned, too, as his lips and tongue worked over her soft, wet, hot flesh. He splayed his palms over her toned stomach, caressing her skin with his fingertips. He felt her body rolling and he tasted her juices flowing more freely, he was bringing her closer and closer.

Something jolted him, though, and he bit hard on her clit before popping up.

Hands scrambled to find the throw on the back of the couch, arms flailed in an attempt to look normal and natural, and hearts pounded fiercely while trying to slow.

"What the hell?" he asked, looking up at the door that had slammed and startled him.

Kathy, a smoky glare in her eyes, folded her arms and shook her head. "Well, this is not how we usually spent our Sunday nights."

He struggled to breath and held in the violent urge to punch her. "What are you...how did you..."

"I knocked, but I guess you were too engrossed in...other things...to hear me." Kathy moved toward the middle of the room and glared down at Elliot. "I just came to tell you that your little stunt worked. I told the doctor and your lawyer the truth, and apparently it was cause for an expedited case. Your lawyer is requesting a rush on the paperwork," she explained, a glimmer of mischief in her eyes.

Elliot tilted his head. "You knew what I would do," he said, smirking. "And you knew that what you did was legal grounds for expedition."

She gave him a smirk right back. "Maybe," she said, moving back toward the door. "Goodbye, Elliot." She walked through the doors, and turned to look at him once more. "Lock this, huh?"
He smiled and shook his head as he heard the click of Kathy locking the door behind her.

"Am I missing something?" Olivia asked, still breathless.

He kissed her and said, "I guess Kathy's still got a bit of Stabler in her. She knew. She wanted to rush the divorce. Things must be going good for her with Tucker."

"Yeah," Olivia said, kissing him. "They're going good for us."

He laughed and said, "When we aren't being interrupted, that is." He lowered his head and kissed her, long and slow, trying to pick up where they'd left off, and succeeding.

A/N: Next: A new outlook on life and love for dear Olivia. Hope it doesn't complicate things. Sorry for the long wait. I was busy prepping my second novel, which is now available! I will try to update more now that it's out!