Soften The Blow.
Mary and the rest of the group came home later that night and found the house all tidied up, yet Trevor and Olivia were nowhere to be found. She looked around and scoffed "I wonder where those two snuck off to"
"It's midnight, they are probably asleep somewhere upstairs." Thomas explained.
Mary narrowed her eyes at him "how many bedrooms does this house have?"
"Four. Why?" Thomas asked.
"because we are five people staying in this house, which means two people have to share a room. Trevor better not be sharing a room with that whore" she said with a scowl.
"her name is Olivia, and no I'm not sharing a room with her. I'll be sharing a room with Thomas." Trevor said while walking down the stairs.
He and Olivia had decided that maybe sharing a room was a bit drastic so they agreed that Trevor share a room with his brother and then he would sneak out in the middle of the night to be with his wife. It was unconventional but the secrecy was fun and Olivia was all for it.
Mary smirked "and here I was starting to think that you and Olivia were together... That was the most disappointing thought of my life."
"I thought you wanted your sons to get married and start families, or was Thomas lying?"
"No darling, Thomas wasn't lying... You won't have all the time in the world to find the perfect woman and to start a family so your mother is helping you" Liza pipped up with a sweet smile.
"yeah that's a horrible idea, but I'm going to bed now" he said before going to the room he and Thomas would be sharing.
Olivia laid in her bedroom, dressed in a pair of shorts and one of Trevor's shirts, her hand rested against her little baby bump as she hummed the tune of a Christmas songs softly. Her hormones had been all over the place today and she was feeling a bit queezy so she decided to catch an early night.
She ran her hand over her bump and let out a breath "hey kiddo, I don't know if you can hear me but I need you to take it easy."
Her nails gently traced the stretched skin of her abdomen "I know this whole predicament is unethical but I need you to stay calm for me, when your dad eventually comes to bed he can speak to you a bit." a smile tugged at her lips "his voice always calms you down."
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Trevor sat down on the bed opposite Thomas' and gave him a tight smile "it's good to see you again Tommy, it's been years."
"Walking out on you and mom was a massive mistake, one that I will never forget. I'm actually glad to get to spend this time with you, even though it's mostly you, mom and Liza arguing. Also your girlfriend is even more beautiful in person"
He smirked "yeah she is... Wait, how did you know?"
He chuckled "the way you defended her was the first clue. Then you stayed behind to take care of her, also I saw that little bump, she's pregnant?"
"5 months" he said with a wide smile "we are going to tell mom on Christmas"
"she's going to be pissed" he said with a laugh "but on the upside you would finally be doing right by your girl."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"you need to man up... Tell mom that you love Olivia and that you are with her and make it happen. This is your house and you have every right to be with the woman of your choice. As for Liza, the only reason she's back is because her girlfriend married some other woman and now she's broke. She wants to marry you because the firm is in your name." he explained.
Trevor laid back and let out a breath "it was her idea not to tell them... You are right though, In fact, I have to go and check on her, she said she wasn't feeling too good."
Thomas fist bumped his brother "go take care of your lady love, I'll be here. I'll lock the door incase mom or Liza decide to do a check."
He chuckled "thanks Thomas."
"No problem"
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Olivia cuddled into Trevor's embrace and let out a sigh "I feel sick"
"What's wrong love?" he asked while playing with her hair.
"I don't know, I just don't feel well... I feel nauseous and light headed" she said with a groan.
He leaned down and pressed a kiss to her forehead, his other hand resting against her bump "could it be morning sickness acting up again?"
"I doubt it. I've been feeling crappy the whole day, but it's a lot worse now."
"Do you want me to get you anything?" he asked, a worried look covering his face "some ginger ale maybe?"
"hmm" she said before moving out of his arms and sitting up straight. She took a deep breath and placed her hand on her bump "what's going on in there kiddo?"
"I tell you what, I will fix you some ginger ale and a light snack and then you will try to get some sleep, and tomorrow we can sneak out really early and go to the doctor." he said while moving to sit beside her.
She gave him a tight lipped smile "sounds like a brilliant plan..."
He kissed her forehead "okay you relax here for me."
"or I could join you, I don't wanna be alone." she said with a pout.
He chuckled at her cute expression, he could hardly believe how beautiful and perfect she was, her brunette hair was tied back slightly and she wore nothing more than his shirt and a pair of boy shorts. She had no make up on yet she was still the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, in fact he always caught himself wondering how he managed to get a woman like her to settle down with him.
"Okay. But only because you're cute" he said with a smile, standing up and extending his hand to her.
She took hold of his hand and followed him downstairs silenty, neither of them wanting to wake their guests. Olivia sat down on the kitchen island and watched as Trevor moved around, her fingers gently running over the covered skin of her bump.
Trevor moved around the kitchen and prepared what he needed to make and stopped when he heard Olivia gasping. He turned to her and raised a brow "what's wrong?"
She shrugged "I can feel the baby moving, not much but very slight movement."
He beemed with fatherly pride as he moved over and placed his hands on her bump "hey kiddo, it's way past your bedtime... You're making mamma feel sick with all that moving."
She ran her fingers through his hair "don't scold our baby already..." she gave him a small smile.
"sorry kiddo" he whispered, placing a kiss to her bump.
She shook her head "you and I need to finish up here before someone comes down and sees us."
"I know the plan was to tell them on Christmas day but what if-"
She placed her finger onto his lips "no. Give your mother her wish, even just for a few days and let her see how wrong she is. She will realise that she was wrong in trying to pin Liza on you, and she will see how happy we are"
"What if she doesn't see it?"
"then we atleast tried." she whispered, before lifting his chin and leaning down to press a kiss to his lips.
She broke their kiss when air was necessary and gave him a sweet smile "come on, let's go to bed... We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."
He took the ginger ale and snacks and followed his wife back into their bedroom, making sure to lock the door behind them. She sat down on her side of the bed and drank some of the ginger ale, before smirking when she felt Trevor placing kisses to her shoulder.
"honey if I didn't know any better I would say that you were trying to get me worked up" she said with a soft moan.
He smirked against her skin "only if it's working."
She let out a hearty laugh "it definitely is."
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Olivia walked into their home with Trevor trailing behind her, her eyes were red and puffy from crying and she could hardly believe the news they received from their doctor. She went into the kitchen and gave Mary a tight lipped smile before going to pour herself a glass of water.
Mary raised a brow at her son "where did you two disappear to?"
"Olivia had a doctors appointment and I offered to take her since she wasn't feeling well enough to drive" Trevor explained, shooting his wife a concerned look.
She had not said a word since they got the news of their little one and he was starting to worry "Liv, are you sure you're okay?" he asked, not caring that his mother was around.
She shrugged, her eyes welling up once again "I'm fine. I- I'll be upstairs if anybody needs me. If Cas comes by tell her that I need to speak to her" she sniffled softly.
Trevor reached for her as she tried to push past him "hey, take it easy..."
She nodded and gave him a small smile "yeah... Thanks"
He watched her walk out of the kitchen and sighed, she looked absolutely torn and he had no idea what to do to make her feel better. He wanted to ask his mother for advice but he knew she would not help him, not when it concerned Olivia. He ran a hand down his face before walking over to his mother and kissing the side of her head "morning mom."
She smiled brightly at him "do you have any idea how it was those first six months, not hearing your voice or knowing if I would ever see your blue eyes again. I missed you so much Trevor"
He pulled her in for a hug "I missed you too mom" he chuckled softly "Olivia and I would spend hours just talking about the type of people our parents were. She always said that she wants to meet you, just to thank you for being an amazing mother to me... Now you are all treating her like an outcast and it hurts me, because that woman is my best friend."
Mary sighed "I just don't want you to make a mistake, I'm looking out for you. Olivia is beautiful, but she just seems like such a cold and distant person."
"That's because you didn't even give her a chance, she was judged from the minute you arrived. Then on top of that you guys make all these plans and exclude her, but include her best friends." he helped his mother with the breakfast she was preparing and gave her a small smile "Just try and get to know her? For me"
"Why does this mean so much to you?" she asked sceptically.
He shrugged "because that woman has been my rock for the last year, every time things got too much she would be the one to remind me that it would all be worth it when we finally got home. She helped me deal with past issues" he let out a breathe "she helped me deal with Tif's death and the hell Keith put us through... She's a good person and she has never judged me nor you for what we've been through."
Mary pursed her lips "you told her about Keith, and Tiffany?"
He nodded "yeah, we really opened up to each other."
"You have never told any other woman that, why her?"
"I care for her, very much. She's been through some crappy things and we helped each other deal with it. That's why Olivia and I are so close, she knows me better than any other woman has, apart from you." he explained with a smile.
Mary nodded "okay... If it will make you happy, we are going to dinner tonight again and I would love it if you came along. Olivia can join us"
A massive smile broke out on his face "I will let her know" he kissed his mother's forehead again "thank you mom."
"Don't thank me just yet boy. I am only going to try to get to know her, that doesn't mean I will like her. Also I still want you and Liza to be together."
He rolled his eyes "Liza and I are never going to be together because I don't feel anything for her. She irritates me and not in a good way... She made her choice three years ago, and I made mine."
Mary scoffed "hey, if I can get to know Olivia then you can at least be nice to Liza and make her feel a little more wanted."
He sighed "I will be nice to her, but that is as far as it goes."
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Olivia sat down between Liza and Trevor and forced a smile as Mary sat opposite her. Thomas and Eva sat on the same side of the classy booth as Mary. Casey had decided not to join them for dinner again because she and Alex had a long Skype session due and she wanted to spend as much time possible speaking to her girlfriend.
Mary pursed her lips "so you're a detective, what's that like?"
"it's fun I guess... We are always looking leads and the plus is that we get horrible people off the streets... On the downside though, we work with gruesome cases"
"have you and Trevor ever worked together?" Liza pipped up.
Olivia shrugged "we only worked together once, on most of our other cases we worked against each other."
Trevor let out a soft chuckle "I remember dreading the days I had to work into 16th precinct, just the thought of you and Stabler giving me crap was enough to ruin my day."
She nodded "well seeing you wasn't a pleasant experience for us either. It was as if you sucked the joy out of that place just by entering because every one of us knew you were going to represent some scumbag and could possibly get them to walk."
"So you two weren't friends?" Mary asked.
Trevor and Olivia shook their heads and laughed, Olivia pursed her lips "I hated you so much. Everytime you entered the precinct I wanted to wipe that stupid smirk off your face and I wanted to kick your ass every time I had to sit in interrogation with you"
"So how did you two become such close friends?" Liza asked, accentuating the word friends.
Trevor placed his hand on Olivia's thigh, a silent reassurance that everything was fine "when we had to go into witness protection, we were forced to play spouses and to live together. When you spend every single day with someone you learn a lot about them, I got to know Olivia. Not Detective Benson, just Olivia the person, and she's a pretty great person."
She felt her cheeks hearing up at his compliment, Mary noticed Olivia's flushed cheeks and scowled "Liza and Trevor had love at first sight... They saw each other in a shopping centre and it was sparks flying. I remember trying to get his attention but he was so focused on her that he saw nobody else, that was when I knew they were meant to be together, no matter their mistakes."
Olivia took a sip of her juice and felt Trevor squeeze her thigh, what he didn't know was that he was unintentionally turning her on. She forced a smile as she looked up at Mary while taking hold of Trevor's hand and clutching into hers "well I wish I could say the same but I'm not a love at first sight type of girl. I have to actually know someone before I fall for them..."
"well if you don't believe in love how are you ever going to find the person meant for you, when will you marry and start a family." Liza asked.
Olivia squeezed Trevor's hand beneath the table "I already found the person that's meant for me, and the rest will follow."
"Well where is this person?" Mary asked in a sceptical manner.
Trevor pursed his lips "let's not pry that much into Olivia's life."
"I'm just trying to get to know her" Mary said with a smirk.
Eva scoffed softly "more like you're trying to soften her up."
"did you say something Eva?" Mary smiled.
She shook her head and offered the older woman an innocent smile "I just said that I would like more beer in my cup..."
"it's a glass genius" Liza pipped up.
"it's a beer mug..." Olivia defended "genius." she scowled.
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