They didn't emerge from the bedroom for nearly an hour. They sat down in the kitchen to have bagels for breakfast, having already called Cragen to tell him they wouldn't be in again until Monday, giving them three days to relax.
Elliot looked across the table at his fiancée and couldn't help but think how beautiful she was. He cleared his throat, "So, you never told me how far along are you?"
She looked up, "About three months."
"That means you got pregnant…" his eyes grew wide with the sudden realization.
"The night before you left," she finished for him.
"Wow."
She smiled, "Talk about timing."
He nodded, "Have you told the kids or anyone at work?"
"No. I wanted to tell you first."
"I'm glad, I want to tell them together."
"Okay. How do you think the kids will take it?"
"They'll be ecstatic, especially Eli. He doesn't like being the youngest."
She looked relieved.
"You know, Liv, we're going to need to find a bigger place. We can't continue living in two places, especially once we're married. The kids are already crowded when they come over and the baby's going to need a room. Not to mention any other children we have."
She nodded her agreement, "Speaking of getting married, when do we want to have the wedding?"
"Let's see, baby's due in June, right?" She nodded, so he continued, "So, the sooner the better."
"What about February?"
"Valentine's Day?"
"Perfect."
"Can we have it planned by then?" he asked.
"I think so."
"Okay, February 14th it is."
They finished their breakfast and cleaned up what little mess there was. Elliot and Olivia spent the rest of the day making up for lost time.
Eventually, 6:00 rolled around and since it was their weekend with the kids, they walked down to Olivia's car and she drove them to Kathy's.
As usual Lizzie, Dickie and Eli came running out to greet Liv, but stopped when they saw their dad get out of the car. They only hesitated briefly, before they took off running again, "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaddddd!" they cried in unison. He'd barely made it around to Olivia's side of the car when they were engulfed in a group hug.
Kathy heard the commotion and had come outside to see what was going on. She walked over to join the group that was just separating from their excited hug. "Hey Elliot, nice to see you're back."
"Hi Kathy."
"What happened to your arm?"
"Same thing that happened to my eye, wrong place at the wrong time. During the final bust of the case there was a fight and my shoulder was dislocated. I only have to wear the sling for about another week."
"Well, I'm glad you're okay."
Suddenly, Lizzie grabbed Olivia's left hand, "Oh. My. God! You guys are getting married."
Olivia beamed at Elliot, who was smiling back at her, as Kathy, Dickie and Eli all moved to get a look at the ring.
"Way to go Dad," Dickie said, grinning.
"Congratulations, Liv," Lizzie hugged Olivia tightly.
"Cool, Livvie's gonna be our step-mom!" Eli exclaimed, jumping up and down.
"Congratulations to both of you," Kathy said, looking genuinely happy for the couple.
"Thanks Kathy," Elliot responded, then to the kids, "So, you guys are okay with this."
Dickie looked at his siblings before responding for all three of them, "Duh, Dad. We love Liv."
"Well, good. Let's go then."