Hey guys, thanks so much for your kind words and support. It means a lot to me to know I have people praying for my Dad to pull through. He seems good, his spirits are high so that's always good! I realized that writing was a good distraction from it all so I wrote the next chapter. I think you'll like it, I hope you'll like it because I do. Update to come soon, I PROMISE !:)

Four months later, Olivia was officially done with her cancer treatments. The tumors had shrunk enough where they could remove them by surgery again. After recovering she did a few more sessions of chemo and was now resting at home. Two months earlier, she and Elliot had put their name down on a adoption waiting list knowing how long the process took.

They had met with a representative at the agency to talk about the whole process. Their advisor Lydia Moore had been working with couples trying to adopt for ten years. . She knew that Olivia was recovering from a serious illness, that Elliot had kids from a pervious marriage and she also knew that Elliot and Olivia were not married…

She had mentioned that the fact that they were not married was something that could hurt their process of adopting. One afternoon she was sitting in the apartment going through old pictures thinking about how far she had come, how far they had come. Her hair had begun to grow back; she had enough and was very happy to have it back. She had had short hair before so it wasn't anything that made her uncomfortable or self-conscious.

She was so wrapped up in her photo albums she didn't hear Elliot enter the apartment. He walked up behind her and kissed the top of her head and then sat down beside her.

"Hey babe." He said wrapping an arm around her shoulder.

She smiled at him and looked at the clock. "How did I not hear you come in?"

"Looks like you were a bit preoccupied…" He said looking down at the album in her hand.

"How was work?" She asked closing it and putting it on the coffee table before turning towards him completely.

"Good." He said reaching over to cup her face. "I got a phone call from Lydia…"

Suddenly she felt her heart jump in her chest, she knew the probability of them getting a baby so soon wasn't likely but she was still excited. "Oh? What did she want?"

"She wants to meet with us this afternoon if we can." He said shrugging. "Do you have any plans?"

She shook her head adamantly. "No. No plans. We can go."

He laughed and leaned forward to kiss her forehead. "Okay. I can tell you like this plan."

Olivia's face burned red and sighed before taking his hand in hers. "I just…I want a baby Elliot. I really want this to happen…"

He nodded and smiled. "I know Liv…and it will."

She took a deep breath and kissed his cheek before standing up. "What time does she want us there?"

"She said she had a cancellation at two so that would be best for her." He said watching her walk towards the bedroom.

Olivia looked at the clock in the kitchen and smiled. "Well then I'm going to jump in the shower quick. Okay?"

He nodded and put his feet up on the coffee table. "Sure. I'll be here."

She winked at him before disappearing into the bedroom to start to getting ready. Elliot waited until he heard the water running in the shower before he picked up his phone and made a call.

"Hey Elliot." Lydia said on the other end. "Everything set for this afternoon?"

"Yup. She bought it. Casey and Alex just got down to the precinct to help Fin and Munch set everything up. Maureen is picking up the rest of my kids and we'll be there before Liv and I get there." He said with a huge smile on his face.

"You know I don't normally do things like this…but you two really deserve it. Are you nervous?" She asked.

Elliot sighed slowly. "Honestly? No. This is what I want more than anything. Olivia means the world to me and this is our chance to have that happily ever after we've always wanted."

"Well I'm happy for you guys. I'll see you later this afternoon. Good luck!" Lydia said before hanging up.

Elliot smiled to himself and then put his phone down thinking about what the next few hours would bring. There was always the possibility that things wouldn't turn out the way he had hoped or been planning on. But deep in his heart he knew that this was it…this was the way it was supposed to be for them. Little did he know…he wasn't the only one with a surprise up their sleeve…

Back at the precinct, Casey was so excited she could barely stand still. She would randomly break out crying and Alex had to console her enough to bring her back to reality.

"Would you stop it?" Alex said rolling her eyes as she continued to set up the office.

Casey wiped her tears away and tried to breath normally. "I can't help it! I just…I'm so happy for them!"

"We all are Casey but if you act like this the second they walk through the door you're going to give it all away." Munch said laughing as he cleaned off his desk for the special event.

Casey hoped up on Fin's desk as he walked in with coffee for them all. "She's still crying I see?"

"Shut up!" Casey said throwing the box of tissues at his head.

Fin ducked and chuckled before putting the tray of coffee for them all on Munch's desk. "Have you guys heard from Elliot yet?"

"He called about a half hour ago." Alex said grabbing a cup from Fin. "He said everything is on schedule and we should expect them to be here around two."

"When will Cragen be here?" Fin asked sitting down at his desk chair.

"He's picking up a few last minute things and then he'll be here." Munch said taking his own coffee.

Alex sat down on the edge of Elliot's desk and then rolled her eyes when she saw that Casey was crying again. "Seriously?"

Casey huffed. "I can't help it! They are just…so perfect for each other. This is amazing."

"They have come along way…" Munch said smirking. "They've been through so much and through it all they've stuck together."

"See now you are going to make me cry…" Alex said feeling her lip begin to tremble.

Fin laughed and took a sip of his coffee. "They have been through a lot. But I never really thought they'd make it to this point…they are quite stubborn you know."

Munch chuckled before answering. "You think?"

"All I know is…they deserve this more than anyone I know." Alex said finally feeling emotional.

"That is definitely true…" Fin said.

"I guess we just have to wait to see how it turns out…" Munch said shrugging.

"T-minus 49 minutes and counting!" Casey said clapping her hands together as she looked at her watch.

"That's all we have left? We have to get a move on then!" Alex said jumping off the desk again and getting back to work.

The four friends quickly forgot about their coffee and began to finish what they had been asked to do. This was for their friends…there two very best friends who were finally going to have everything they deserve.

When Elliot and Olivia were finally in the car on their way to the precinct Elliot was finally feeling nervous. She was sitting in the passenger seat practically jumping up and down with excitement and it helped ease his nerves a little.

She finally turned to him and said, "What do you think she wants to meet with us for?"

Elliot shrugged. "She probably just has a few more questions."

"But she knows everything about us!" Olivia said biting her lip nervously. "What if…what if she thinks we're not cut out for this?"

They were stopped at a red light so Elliot turned towards her slowly. "Liv…honey of course she doesn't think that. Why would you say that?"

"Well…I am still technically recovering. And our jobs make it hard sometimes to be around as much as maybe we should be for the baby. But maybe I don't have to go back to work!" She said nervously.

Elliot shook her head. "No we agreed that we both should be back at the precinct. It's where we belong…but that doesn't mean that we can't be good parents. We will just have to make a few adjustments and figure it all out."

"What if it's about how we're not married?" She asked feeling her heart beat faster. "I mean I know we agreed that it wasn't a good idea to just get married for the sake of getting a baby but…"

Elliot reached over to her and took her hand in his. "Liv calm down. We'll figure it all out when we talk to her okay? Everything is going to be fine."

He pulled up in front of the precinct and she looked out the window feeling confused about what was going on. "Wait…why are we here?"

"I forgot my wallet this afternoon so I'm gonna run upstairs and grab it. Why don't you come with me? The guys really miss you." He said.

She bit her lip and looked at the time on her cell phone. "Aren't we going to be late?"

Elliot shook his head. "No. We have plenty of time to get down to her office. Just run upstairs with me really quick and then we'll go meet with her."

Olivia sighed and got out of the car; he smiled and walked around the car to walk with her. He took her hand and lead her into the building for what could be the biggest moment of his life…

Upstairs everyone was in place, all of Elliot's kids were in Cragen's office hiding until the moment they were to come out. The rest of the crew was sitting around pretending to be working but Alex kept anxiously looking at her phone waiting for Elliot's text message letting them know they were on their way up.

When she felt her phone vibrate finally she almost fell out of her chair, flipping it open she jumped up. "There in the elevator!"

Cragen quickly walked towards his office and slipped inside to pretend that nothing was going on. Fin and Munch continued to act as if they were filling out paperwork and Alex was quietly talking to Casey trying to keep her from crying and giving it all away.

Once the elevator doors opened and Olivia and Elliot were walking towards the office together, Olivia's mind was somewhere else. She was thinking about their meeting with Lydia, which was probably a good thing because she didn't notice the strange looks she was getting. Everyone down at the precinct knew what was about to happen…and they were quite excited about it.

Once they were all the way into the office, Olivia started to look around and felt that something was different. But she was quickly distracted by Fin calling her name so she forgot about how everything looked different.

"Hey baby girl." He said walking over to her and kissing the side of her face. "How are you? You look great."

Olivia smiled at him. "Thanks Fin. I'm good. Feeling stronger everyday actually."

"Good. That's what's important. How's Elliot treating you? Do I need to whip his ass into shape?" Fin teased playfully.

She shook her head and smiled. "No. He's great as always."

"I don't know if you can say always…" Munch said rolling his eyes.

"What are you doing here anyway?" Fin asked ignoring Munch's comment.

"I forgot my wallet when I was hear earlier." Elliot said pretending to look around the office for it.

"Oh you know I think Cap said he brought it into his office to keep it safe." Munch said playing along with the plan.

Elliot smiled. "Great. Thanks John." He turned to Olivia and kissed her cheek. "Be right back."

Olivia watched Elliot walk away and nervously sat down on the edge of his desk. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was either wrong or something very good was going to happen when they met with Lydia.

In Cragen's office, Elliot smiled at his kids and hugged them all before walking over to Dickie. "Do you have it?"

Dickie smiled and reached into his pocket. "One engagement ring as promised."

"Thanks for keeping it safe buddy." Elliot said opening the box and checking the shine of it one last time.

"Of course. You ready?" Dickie asked smiling at his Dad.

Elliot took a deep breath and nodded. "I am. I really am…"

"I just got off the phone with Lydia…she's waiting in one of the interrogation rooms so Olivia can't see her." Cragen said smiling.

Elliot nodded and smiled. "Okay great. Then…let's get the show on the road."

"This is it…" Maureen said smiling. "The moment you've been waiting for."

Elliot smiled at his oldest daughter and then looked at all of his kids one by one. "I'm really happy you're all here. It means so much to me."

"No where else we'd rather be Dad…" Kathleen said smiling and patting him on the shoulder. "Go get her…"

Elliot nodded and turned his back on his kids, at the door he winked at them all and then walked into the office. Olivia was sitting on the edge of his desk and he couldn't believe just how beautiful she really was. She never ceased to amaze him…

Olivia looked over at him and smiled before hopping off his desk. "You ready?"

"Not quite…" He whispered trying to contain the smile on his face.

Olivia looked at him feeling confused and didn't notice Alex and Casey slipping into the background towards the light switches. "What do you mean? El we really need to get going. Lydia is waiting for us…"

"Well actually she's here…" Elliot said smiling at her and walking all the way up to her.

She sighed and shook her head. "Elliot what are you talking about?"

"Hi Olivia." Lydia said walking into the open so Olivia could see her. "How are you?"

Olivia looked at Lydia and then back at Elliot, still so confused she didn't notice everyone's behavior around her or the fact that all of Elliot's kids were suddenly in the room. "Why is she here? Is she checking out our work environment or something?"

"No…that's not why she's here." Elliot said smiling at her even more. "I just wanted her to be here for what I'm about to do."

"What are you-" She started saying before she noticed the lights going dim and the white twinkle lights that were draped around the precinct. "Elliot…"

He smiled at her and walked her over towards her desk chair. "Sit down…"

Olivia swallowed the lump in her throat and in a haze let him lead her. "Elliot…"

She looked past him and finally noticed his kids, all their friends and co-workers and she finally was beginning to understand. She suddenly lost the ability to speak and she practically fell into the chair and turned back to Elliot.

"Liv…we've known each other for a long time. A very long time...and we've been through more than two people can usually withstand." Elliot said licking his lips and trying to keep from crying. "I just…I can't imagine my life without you. The last year has been one of the hardest we've ever had to go through. And there have been times where we've both wanted to give up but we haven't."

Kathleen leaned her head against her sisters Lizzie's shoulder and felt the tears burning in her eyes. Maureen had Eli in her arms and he wiped a tear away from his oldest sisters eyes. Cragen leaned against his office door and smiled at Dickie who looked on proudly at his father and soon to be stepmother.

"During our time together as partners there were many times when I worried that I was going to lose you. But you continued to amaze me Olivia with your strength and perseverance…and you kept me together so many times when I wanted to just throw in the towel. I never did though because I never wanted to disappoint you…" He said smiling at her.

Olivia laughed to herself and shook her head as she wiped a tear away from her eyes. "You could never disappoint me Elliot…"

Munch put his arm around Casey who was at this point sobbing and Alex grabbed onto Fin's arm feeling ready to explode with excitement.

"Well good…" He said chuckling before kneeling down in front of her. "I probably could have done this in a more romantic way. I could have taken you to some beautiful location rather than the office but I didn't think it would be right. This is where we met…this is where our relationship grew and where I realized I love you. This is where so many amazing things have happened…and so many scary things have happened for us. But I wouldn't' change any of it because it all brought us here to this moment…"

She bit her lip and looked deep into his eyes knowing that he didn't really have to ask the question. She knew her answer but she wanted to hear what else he had to say. But he was wrong about one thing…this was the most romantic place he could have possibly picked for this very moment.

"Lately we've been talking a lot about the future and what we want with our lives. Part of it is because we've been so afraid that we wouldn't have the possibility of a future…" His voice started cracking slightly and she grabbed for his hand to give him comfort. "But I know we have a future Liv…it's like you said. Our story isn't over yet..."

She laughed because she had never felt so full and happy in her life. She watched him reach into his pocket and pull out a small black box and she knew this was it.

"In fact it's just beginning…or it will be if you answer yes to my question." She smiled as he opened the box and smiled. "Olivia Marie Benson…will you do be the honor of becoming my wife and letting me love you from now until the end of time?"

She laughed happily again and put her head in her hands finally letting the tears fall. She looked back up at him with the biggest smile on her face unable to conceal her happiness.

Everyone waited patiently for Olivia to answer and she finally found her voice again. "Yes. Yes of course I'll marry you!"

The room erupted in applause and cheering when he pulled her into his arms. He pulled her to her feet and lifted her off the ground holding her as close as he possibly could.

When he finally set her down again, Olivia cupped his face in her hands and pulled him in for a fierce kiss before whispering. "I love you Elliot Stabler. Always have…always will"

He smiled at her and kissed her lips one more time before taking her hand in his and slipping the ring onto her finger. "Right back at you beautiful."

They kissed once more before they were bombarded with their friends and family who were pulling them both in for hugs in celebration. Fin whipped out the champagne and Casey helped with the glasses as they passed them around.

After a minute of taking it all in, Olivia finally turned towards Lydia remembering that she was there. "Lydia…you were in on this too?"

Lydia smiled and nodded. "Elliot came to meet with me last week without you because he wanted to tell me that he was proposing. I think he was afraid I would think he was just doing it to make your application look better…but once he started talking to me I knew this was the real deal."

Olivia smiled at Elliot as everyone watched them. "Have you been planning this for awhile?"

Elliot laughed and nodded. "Yes. I just couldn't figure out the right moment to do it. I've had this ring for months now…and I was trying to find the right time and place to ask you. And then I just realized…this is exactly where it should happen."

Olivia leaned up and kissed him again. "Yes it was…I just can't believe you were able to keep this all from me for so long!"

"Trust me there were a few people that almost spilled the beans…" Elliot said glaring at Casey and Alex.

"Hey! I didn't tell her did I?" Casey said rolling her eyes.

Everyone laughed and then Olivia turned back to Lydia. "Well I'm glad you're here. And I hope you know that we wouldn't just do something like this to look better. We really want to have adopt a baby…more than you could possibly know."

Lydia smiled at them and nodded. "Oh I can't definitely see that you two aren't trying to play games with me. From everything you've both told me and what I've learned from your friends I see that this is a long time coming."

"You talked to our friends?" Elliot asked not knowing that part.

Lydia smiled. "Yes. And they all had wonderful things to say about you. They let me know that they have never met two more people who love each other as much as you both do. And that I would be crazy not to find a baby to give the best family possible and that's you two…"

Olivia smiled happily at her. "We know that this process can take a long time. But we are willing to wait as long as we need to…this means more to us than you could know."

"Well good…that makes my decision even easier." Lydia said smiling at them. "And it also makes what I'm about to say even better…"

"What do you mean?" Olivia said feeling her heart feel like it was going to jump out of her chest.

"A few days ago I got a call from a young couple who live in up state New York. They are still in High School and as hard of a decision as it is…they've decided that they can't provide the life their baby deserves." Lydia started to say.

Olivia looked over at Elliot who looked just as shocked and excited as she did. "And…" He whispered urging her on as their friends and family watched and listened patiently.

"She is due any day now and they were nervous it was to late to put the baby up for adoption. But they wanted to see if I had any couples that would be willing to jump into the process quickly. You two are the ones I thought of first…" She sad smiling at them both.

Olivia grabbed Elliot's arm feeling like this day couldn't get any better. "You're…you're serious?"

Elliot felt his eyes burning with tears and he swallowed the lump in her throat. "Are you saying we're getting a baby?"

"I'm saying that if this is something you still want to do and you aren't afraid to only have a few days before he or she is born…then yes you are getting a baby." She said honestly.

Elliot turned to Olivia who looked like she was going to pass out from happiness, he put his arm around her waist and smiled at her. "I'm ready if you're ready Liv…"

She closed her eyes for a moment and realized that she was getting everything she had ever wanted all in the same day. "Is this really happening?"

Elliot laughed and kissed the top of her head. "Yes baby. Yes it is…"

She licked her lips and turned to look at him. "Elliot…I'm going to be a mother!"

He laughed happily and nodded. "Yes. Yes you are."

Olivia kissed him quickly and then turned back to Lydia. "Yes! Yes this is what we want!"

Lydia smiled and took some paperwork out of her bag. "Well then I guess we have something's to discuss…"

The room once again erupted in applause and cheers and the emotion was almost too much to take. Olivia turned back to Elliot and launched herself into his arms knowing that she had never been this happy in her life.

"I can't believe this…" She said as he held her tightly.

He laughed and put her down on her feet again. "I didn't think that today could get any better…"

"I can't believe this…" She said jumping up and down in front of him. "I think I'm going to have a heart attack."

Elliot laughed and cupped her face in his. "Please don't…that would put a damper on this perfect day."

She laughed and leaned up to kiss him again. "I love you. I love you. I love you."

He caressed her face with his hand and smiled. "I love you too…"

Cragen interrupted their moment by tapping his champagne glass. "Excuse me…I'd like to make a little toast to these two amazing people we are here to celebrate today."

Everyone turned towards Cragen and Elliot wrapped his arm around Olivia's shoulder to listen to what their boss had to say. Everyone settled down and turned their full attention to Cragen and waited patiently.

"Well…when I first decided to partner Olivia and Elliot…I can honestly say I was a little nervous about how it was going to turn out." Everyone laughed and Elliot rubbed Olivia's back. "I was a little nervous that Olivia would be the one thing that finally broke Elliot down. As many of you know he's a very dedicated and talented detective but he can tend to be a bit stubborn…"

"Understatement of the year…" Munch yelled across the room and everyone laughed.

Elliot reached for a pen on his desk and chucked it at Munch making everyone laugh harder. "And when I introduced them for the first time I didn't think anything would change much about them. But the moment their eyes met…I could see a spark. Like Elliot said earlier…they've been through a lot…and us here at the precinct have watched it all unfold. The good…the bad…all of it. But the thing is they have overcome it all…and they've proven that love can actually withstand anything and everything." Cragen said smiling.

Olivia looked over at Elliot and kissed the side of his face. He pulled her closer to him and leaned his chin against her forehead as Cragen continued to speak.

"I was overjoyed when Elliot told me that he was planning on proposing. This past year has been the most difficult time for the both of them and for all of us to watch. I am so incredibly proud of them for how strong they've been through all of this and I feel a bit like a proud father standing here watching them not only get engaged but find out they are going to be adding to their already beautiful family." He turned towards Elliot's five kids and smiled and then turned back to them. "So…if we could all raise our glasses and toast these two amazing people…to Elliot and Olivia…I've enjoyed watching your relationship grow the past thirteen years and I can't wait to see how much better it will become in the years to come. Congratulations to you both…"

Everyone raised their glasses and cheered the happy couple. Fin turned on the stereo to begin the celebration and Elliot pulled Olivia to the side and smiled at her.

"How are you feeling?" He asked putting his hands on her waist.

She laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Honestly? A bit overwhelmed at the moment…"

"In a bad way?" Elliot asked softly.

She shook her head. "No. Definitely not in a bad way. It's just a lot to process…I can't believe everything I've ever wanted is happening."

He smiled and leaned down to kiss her. "Making you happy is all I care about Liv."

She smiled as he pulled away from her. "So you definitely want to go through with this then? The adoption I mean? It means in just a few days we're gonna have a baby to take care of…"

Elliot smiled and caressed her face gently. "Of course I'm sure. It's going to be a lot of work but it's nothing we can't handle."

"I just…I can't wait to hold him or her in my arms. I don't care if it's a boy or a girl or what they look like. I just want to be a mother…" She said with tears in her eyes.

"And now you will be…" He said softly. "And you're also going to be my wife…"

Her smile grew wider and she leaned up on her tiptoes to kiss him again. He wrapped his arms around her waist and then started to sway her to the music. She laughed as he twirled her around and pulled her towards the rest of their friends and family to celebrate.

Elliot had every hope of being able to call Olivia his fiancé by the end of the day. And now…he had not only that but they were about to start their family. He loved his five beautiful children more than anything in world and he couldn't wait to be a father again. Especially since it meant raising the baby with Olivia…

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