Chapter 14 is up!!! ENJOY!!!
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A month had passed, and Olivia was quite happy working in Philly SVU, and her new partner was a man, Detective Caleb Johansson, and he was engaged to Detective LeAnn Alvarez, who was another detective in the squad. LeAnn's partner was Detective Jay Montozzo, who was single, but was getting back together with his ex-wife. Their captain was Captain Gary Brooks.
"Morning Liv." Caleb said in his southern accent, and Olivia smiled at him as she sat down.
"Hey LeAnn." Olivia tossed to the Hispanic detective sitting a few yards away from her on the other side of the squad room, and LeAnn smiled at her as she took a bite of her egg sandwich. Olivia focused on the sandwich, and when the smell hit her nose she jumped up and bolted to the bathroom, where she knelt by the toilet, throwing up her breakfast.
"Olivia? You okay?" LeAnn's voice said, and Olivia called weakly,
"Don't bring that stupid sandwich in here!"
"I'm not, I'm not. Sounds like you caught that flu that Jay has."
"Probably." Olivia said before being hit with another wave of nausea. LeAnn handed her a cool, wet washcloth, and Olivia put it on her forehead, sighing and saying, "Thanks, LeAnn."
"No problem. Good thing I got my flue shot."
"Aw, shut up." Olivia moaned, trying to fight the nausea.
"Well, all right. Maybe you should go home." LeAnn said cautiously, and Olivia shook her head, standing up slowly.
"Ladies, is everything okay in here?" Brooks called, and LeAnn said,
"No, I think Liv caught that stupid flu bug that Jay dragged in here the other day before you threw him out. She's tossing her breakfast back up."
"And dinner from last night." Olivia said weakly, and LeAnn smiled.
"Olivia Marsden, go home now. That's an order." Brooks ordered, and Olivia groaned.
"You hear that? No arguments." LeAnn said, and called to Brooks, "Can I take her home, Captain?"
"Do that. Make sure she's got soup and medication."
"Yeah, mental medication." Caleb's voice said from the squad room, and Olivia lunged for the door before Brooks caught her, with Olivia saying,
"Lemme go, I'm gonna kill him."
"Down, girl." LeAnn joked, linking arms with her. "There will be no killing of my fiancé without my help."
"Okay, whatever. Can I go back to work now?" Olivia asked, and Brooks shook his head.
"Nope. LeAnn, take her home, please. And if she gives you any trouble, call me, and I'll be right there." Brooks said, and Olivia muttered curses while LeAnn cheerfully towed her to the parking lot and took her home. When they got to Simon's apartment, LeAnn looked around and said,
"So, I see your nephew is still just as active as ever, huh?"
"Oh yeah." Olivia said, surveying the condo with a smile. She collapsed onto the couch, saying with her eyes shut, "You can stay, grab something to drink if you want."
"Naw, I'd better get back," LeAnn said, pausing at the door. "Bye Liv. Feel better."
"I'll try. Kill Jay for me, will you?"
"I'll do my best." LeAnn said, walking out and shutting the door. Olivia knew it had to be the flu when she didn't feel better a few weeks later, and Simon forced her to go to the doctor's.
She sat with Simon and Garth in the waiting room while the results for Olivia's test came back. They were trying to figure out what kind of flu Olivia had, so they could treat it. Garth was sitting on Olivia's lap, playing with his toy airplane when Simon's phone rang. He answered it, and when he hung up, he stood up, saying,
"I'm sorry, Olivia, but I've gotta go. A patient at the pharmacy needs her medication now, and I'm the only one who knows what she needs, exactly. I'm sorry."
"Hey, don't worry about it. All is forgiven if you leave Garth with me." Olivia said slyly, and Simon nodded as he laughed, hugged Garth and Olivia and then left. Just then, the doctor came out with a slight smile. "Hey Doc. How long do I have to live?" Olivia joked, and stood up, letting Garth stand.
"I've got good news, Olivia." The doctor said with a broad smile, and handed her the results. "You don't have the flu, you're about 5 weeks pregnant."
Pregnant. The word repeated itself in Olivia's mind about a bazillion times, though the part of her that always wanted a child was leaping for joy. "Oh my God." Olivia said quietly, the words whooshing out like her breath. The doctor gave her one last smile and handed her a piece of paper with a gynecologist's name on it. The doctor left, and Olivia swung Garth into her arms and carried him out, still numb from shock from the news.
She drove back to their condo, still in shock, and when she let Garth run around, she sat down at the desk in her room and did the math. Not that she needed to, because the last man that she had slept with was Elliot Stabler. And she hadn't slept with anyone for at least 5 months before that, so there was no doubt in Olivia's mind that the child was Elliot's. With a small shiver, Elliot's words came back to her,
"If Kathy gets pregnant again I'd shoot myself."
"Oh wait, I forgot. You wouldn't know, because you don't have kids. I mean, you don't have a kid."
The more she thought about it, the more her resolve hardened. She wasn't going to tell Elliot about the child until after it was born. Granted, it would only be a few days after the child's birth that she would tell him, but definitely not until then. She didn't know how he would react, so she needed to give him time to adjust to not having her in his life, because she wasn't going back into his life, even though she was having his child. If he hated her, then so be it. She wasn't going to be around someone who hated her.
Her train of thought was interrupted by her cell phone trilling. "Marsden." Olivia answered, and Simon's voice said,
"Hey Olivia. How'd the doctor visit go?"
"Um, I'll tell you about it when you get home."
"Oh. Well, okay. I'm on my way now, don't tell Garth but I'm stopping for pizza."
"Great." Olivia said warmly, and smile appearing on her face. "I'll see you soon." She added, and he replied,
"Yeah. Bye."
"Bye Simon." She said, and hung up. Garth leapt into his father's arms when Simon walked in, and Olivia was still sitting at her desk, staring off into space.
"Olivia." He said, knocking gently at her open door. She jerked back to reality and looked at Simon, smiling.
"Hey." She said, and Simon put the pizza down on the kitchen table before coming back and sitting on a chair across from Olivia.
"So how long do you have to live?" Simon asked, meaning for it to be a joke, and Olivia took a deep breath and looked Simon straight in the eyes, saying,
"I'm pregnant."
Simon sat there, shocked for a long moment, and then said, "But, how far along are you?"
"Five weeks." Olivia replied, and Simon did the math, saying,
"That means, the father is still back in New York, am I right?"
"Yes." Olivia whispered, and added, "But I didn't know I was pregnant when I left, I swear to you, Simon."
"It's okay, I know, Olivia." He said soothingly, and added, "Who's the father?" Olivia gave him a long, searching look and said,
"I'll tell you, but I refuse to tell him before I have the child. Understand?"
"Yeah, I understand." Simon said, blowing out a breath and Olivia said quietly,
"Remember my partner Elliot Stabler?" At Simon's affirmative nod, she said, "He's the father. Elliot Stabler is the father of my baby." At the words 'my baby' Olivia's arms went protectively around her stomach. Simon looked on appreciative that Olivia's maternal instincts were already kicking in.
"You'll be a great mother, Olivia." He said, laying a hand on her knee and then walking out.
"I sure hope so." Olivia whispered, and then pulled out her wallet, that had a picture of Elliot. "I'm so sorry, Elliot. You'll never forgive me now. Maybe that's for the better, but, still, it hurts so much." She traced the face on the picture and murmured, "I love you." With that she tucked the picture back into her wallet and walked out to eat pizza with Simon and Garth.
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Once again, not much of a cliff-hanger. I hope you liked this chapter, and thanks for reading! I love those who review, so thanks to you too!!! Adios for now!!!