A/N: Love and Marriage, all you need.

DISCLAIMER: SVU and characters belong to Dick Wolf. Story belongs to TStabler

"Open the door," Olivia said, chuckling as Elliot tickled her on the landing of their house. "El, come on, baby. I'm tired, I'm…stop it! Just open the door."

Elliot laughed, then sighed as he let her go. He turned the knob and said, "Don't go in yet."

She raised an eyebrow at him, then yelped a bit when he lifted her into his arms. "What are you doing?"

"Carrying you over the threshold," he said, stepping into the foyer with her cradled in his arms. "Duh."

She rolled her eyes and let out a deep breath as he dropped her gently to the floor, and she watched as he went to get their luggage off of the porch with a smile on his face. She turned, looking at the house, and she realized that it was strangely quiet. "El?"

"Yeah?" he replied, setting the bags in the corner of the foyer and closing the door.

"Where are the kids?" she asked, tilting her head.

He stopped in his tracks, narrowed his eyes, then walked toward the stairs. "Maureen? Katie?"

There was no answer.

He moved up three steps, then called, "Dickie? Lizzie? Guys?"

Olivia walked toward him, her arms folded. "They should be home, right? I mean, school got out over two hours ago, and…"

"Call," he said, turning to her. "Call Maureen, I'll call Katie. They're probably…"

"We're right here," Lizzie's voice declared.

Both Elliot and Olivia turned their heads and their eyes widened. "What is that?" Elliot asked, pointing.

The kids, standing together in front of the archway to the living room, appeared to be hiding something. "Oh, this? Well, uh, it's a welcome home present," Maureen explained.

"From Mom," Kathleen added.

Dickie had a smirk on his face, and with folded arms, he said, "I think she knows something we don't know."

The kids moved aside and revealed a beautiful mahogany crib, filled with clothes, bottles, and stuffed animals. Elliot's mouth dropped and he slowly made his way over to the kids. He gave each child a hug, then stood in front of the crib. "Guys, I don't know where your mother got the idea that…"

"She said Liv told her," Lizzie interrupted, laughing.

Olivia defended, "I told her I thought there was a possibility. I never said I was."

"Well, Liv, Kathy is pretty much an expert on my child-producing capability," Elliot said. "She probably assumes that if you think you are, then you are."

She shook her head and looked into the crib, wrapping one arm around Lizzie and the other around Kathleen. "I missed you guys, so much," she said, closing her eyes. "We both did."

"We missed you, too," Maureen said, leaning over to give Olivia a hug. "And we, uh, talked about it. Ya know. You and Dad having a kid."

"We think it's cool," Dickie said, punching his father playfully in the arm. "As long as it's a boy."

Elliot chuckled. "Hey, as long as it's healthy, and its mine, I don't care if it's a boy or a girl."

Olivia's eyes shot to his face, he was serious. She was beyond touched, and fell in love with him a little bit more. "Okay," she said with a sniffle. "Go get washed up and changed for dinner."

"Dinner?" Kathleen asked. "We're really gonna go out for dinner? You just got off a plane!"

"Yeah," Elliot said. "Which is why neither one of us wants to cook," he chuckled.

The kids kissed their father and Olivia on the cheeks, and then they raced up the stairs, toward their bedrooms.

Olivia watched them go before turning back to look at the crib. She ran a hand along the edge and looked up at Elliot. "It's beautiful."

"It's the one we used for Maureen," he said, sniffling. "And then Kathleen. We put it in storage when we had the twins. I can't believe she…" He paused and shook his head. "Guess this means we have to get a definitive answer, huh?"

"I'll go see a doctor," she said. "Before work tomorrow. I can take a half…"

"We can," he interjected. "I wanna be there. I wanna go with you."

She kissed the end of his nose, smiled, and said, "Okay. We'll go."

"Tomorrow," he whispered, running his hands over her hips and around to her belly. "God, if you're…"

She silenced him with a kiss. She knew he'd be more than thrilled, and she knew that it would mean every dream she'd ever had would be coming true, thanks to him. She didn't want to think about it too much. She didn't want to get her hopes up, because she knew the pain of disappointment. She just hoped that she would never have to disappoint Elliot.

"Where the hell were you?" Fin asked, watching Olivia and Elliot walking into the squad room. They were three hours late.

Elliot, though, smiled at him. "How are you, man? You and Melinda work things out?"

Fin raised an eyebrow. "Uh, yeah. Kid's mine. Are you…are you okay?"

"Great," he said with a chuckle. "I am absolutely perfect. I had an amazing time on my honeymoon with my amazing wife. We came home and spent some time with my amazing kids, and we just got some amazing news."

Munch looked up and folded his arms. "You finally found out where the real Area Fifty-One is?"

"Um, no," Olivia said, laughing. "That would be amazing news for you. We, uh, we actually just found out…"

"Guys, I'm gonna be a daddy!" Elliot said, pulling Olivia into his arms with a loud, hearty, guffaw. "We're having a baby."

Fin's eyes widened, Munch's mouth dropped, and a voice behind them, one they hadn't heard in a very long time, yelled, "What?"

Everyone turned, staring at a very pale looking Casey Novak. "You…you're…what?"

Elliot narrowed his eyes, but kept his grip on Olivia firm. "Well, thanks for being happy for us, Case."

Casey shook her head, walking toward them. "I'm in shock. I honestly thought, I mean I really thought that…I didn't think…"

"You thought I'd run," Olivia said. "You actually thought I'd leave him?"

Casey shook her head and blinked twice. "I just…you always do, so…"

"How are things with you and Ryan?" Elliot asked, his voice harsh. "You haven't brought home any other third-party-lovers, have you?"

Casey narrowed her eyes. "No," she spat. "We are just fine. Alex and Trevor are doing great, now, too."

"We know," Olivia said. "I talked to Alex yesterday." She tugged herself out of Elliot's grasp and said, "So you're here because…"

"Because you've got a case heading to court tomorrow," Casey said. "Fin has to testify, and the girl is supposed to be here for prep…"

"She's in the conference room with her mother," Fin said. "I'll be right there."

Casey nodded at him, shot another glare at Olivia and Elliot, then turned and walked into the other room.

Fin cleared his throat and rose out of his seat. "She's just pissy because Ryan doesn't want to try for kids, yet. He still…"

"He doesn't completely trust her," Olivia said, nodding. "Understandable."

"She's happy for ya," Fin told them. "Really. I am, too. That's great. Congrats," he said, slapping Elliot's back. He smiled at the pair and then walked toward the conference room.

Olivia and Elliot looked at each other and sighed. He rested a hand on the small of her back and said, "We have to talk to Cragen. Tell him what happened with Porter and Morrow, and about the baby. You need to be put on a desk, and I…"

"Slow down," she laughed, cupping his face. "One thing at a time, El."

He laughed, pulling her toward Cragen's office. "I'm nervous about telling him. I am. This…this is kind of scary."
"You don't have to tell me," Cragen said, standing in front of them in his office doorway. "I already know."

A/N: The final chapter is next. :/ Review?