3 Weeks Later
Elliot and Olivia kept their word about forgetting their night of passion. They were in the middle of investigating the rape of a woman. Elliot and Olivia were on their way to the victim's apartment to question her again.
"You ok? You don't look so hot?" Elliot asked his partner.
"I haven't been feeling so good for the past couple days."
"A cold?"
"No, stomach. I've been getting sick the last three mornings."
"You ok now?"
"For now."
They questioned the victim and headed back to the station. As soon as they entered the station Olivia headed for the ladies room.
"You okay?" Elliot asked Olivia when she returned.
"Yeah," Olivia replied unconvincingly.
"Can I interest you in dinner tonight?"
"I don't know about eating, plus I've been having weird cravings."
"We don't have to eat, I just want to talk to you about something."
"Is everything ok?"
"Yeah."
"Ok, We can go to my place?"
Elliot had the light bulb go off in his head earlier in the day and his suspicions were just confirmed. He had four kids; he knew what the signs were.
After their shift they headed toward Olivia's apartment. Elliot wanted to stop at a convenience store on the way. He told Olivia to wait in the car. He made his purchase quickly and returned to the car.
Olivia unlocked the door and Elliot followed her in. Olivia planted herself on the couch, looking completely exhausted. Elliot sat down next to her.
"So what's up?" Olivia asked.
"This is going to sound ridiculous, but I think I know why you've been sick."
"Why?" Olivia asked with a confused look.
"Are you late?" Elliot asked adding emphasis.
"Elliot!"
"Listen Olivia, I think you might be pregnant. I have four kids, I know what to look for."
"Pregnant?" Olivia questioned.
"I'm not going anywhere if you are."
"I can't have a baby. What about my career?" Olivia questioned starting to get nervous.
"Olivia, I know it's a shock, but why don't we find out for sure before we jump to conclusions," Elliot suggested holding a pregnancy test.
"Yeah. Right."
Olivia headed to the bathroom with the pregnancy test. She closed the door and read the directions on the box. She followed them and then placed the test on the counter.
"Elliot," she called.
"Coming."
When Elliot came into the bathroom he saw Olivia sitting on the edge of the tub. He sat down next to her.
"I'm scared," she said falling into Elliot's arms.
"I'm sorry Olivia. I meant what I said, I'm not going anywhere."
"I don't know if I can do this."
"Don't worry. How much longer?"
"A minute."
Elliot held her for what seemed like the longest minute in recorded history.
"It's time," Elliot said.
"You look," Olivia said barely moving from Elliot's arms.
He picked up the test and then placed in back down on the counter.
"Well?" Olivia inquired.
"Positive," Elliot said, making sure he didn't loosen his grip on Olivia.
Olivia started crying hysterically as soon as Elliot said the word 'positive.' He just held her and let her cry. After a while he could tell that she was beginning to calm down.
"What are you thinking?" he asked.
"An hour ago I thought I was going to spend my evening talking with my partner, now I find out I'm pregnant and it's my partners baby."
"Do you want the baby?"
"Can I have a couple minutes to gather myself?"
"I'll be in the living room," Elliot said getting up and walking out of the bathroom.
Olivia stood up and looked in the mirror. Her eyes were puffy and red from crying. She splashed some water on her face and patted a towel to her face. She took a deep breath and then opened the door.
Elliot heard the door open and turned around to see Olivia walking toward him. She sat down on the couch next to him.
"I'm sorry for my outburst, I was blindsided," she said.
"I know. I'm sorry."
"Let me finish," Olivia said. Elliot put his hands up in defense. "I meant what I said when I told you that I care about you. In my dreams it was always your child I was having, but you were married so I pushed them aside as fantasies. Now it's reality, but the circumstances are wrong. I don't know what I want right now."
"I guess it's my turn for the honesty thing," Elliot said taking Olivia's hand in his. "Olivia, that night three weeks ago I was upset and you were there like always. I acted on feelings I've had for a while. I understood what you said about the situation and I agreed, but now we have a baby to think about."
"I know, I just don't want to jump in."
"We don't have to do anything today, but you have to get a desk from Cragen."
"I'm not going on desk duty."
"Olivia you're pregnant."
"You really think I'd put myself in danger?"
"Sometimes it just happens."
"Elliot, listen to me, I'm not gong on a desk now and I'll stay out of danger."
"I don't like this."
"I know you don't, but I can't sit at a desk."
"I know, I know. So what do you want to do?"
"First of all, no one finds out, then I'll definitely be on a desk."
"Deal, but what about us?"
"Can we go back to the way we were before?"
"Please don't push me away."
"I need time to think."
"Ok, I guess I'll go then," Elliot said getting up. He knew he wasn't going to convince Olivia of anything tonight.
"Thank you for understanding."
"I just want this to work," Elliot said trying one last time to try to change her mind.
"I'll see you tomorrow."
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow."
Elliot let himself out and Olivia curled up on the couch and began thinking out loud, "This is what I've wanted for years, me and Elliot together and having a family, so why am I so upset? I guess it's my career, God! They are going to have to split me and Elliot up! And what about daycare when we are at work? I'm not ready for a baby, but he seems genuinely excited. Why did this have to happen now?"
She continued running a million different scenarios through her head until she finally fell asleep.
Elliot and Olivia kept their word about forgetting their night of passion. They were in the middle of investigating the rape of a woman. Elliot and Olivia were on their way to the victim's apartment to question her again.
"You ok? You don't look so hot?" Elliot asked his partner.
"I haven't been feeling so good for the past couple days."
"A cold?"
"No, stomach. I've been getting sick the last three mornings."
"You ok now?"
"For now."
They questioned the victim and headed back to the station. As soon as they entered the station Olivia headed for the ladies room.
"You okay?" Elliot asked Olivia when she returned.
"Yeah," Olivia replied unconvincingly.
"Can I interest you in dinner tonight?"
"I don't know about eating, plus I've been having weird cravings."
"We don't have to eat, I just want to talk to you about something."
"Is everything ok?"
"Yeah."
"Ok, We can go to my place?"
Elliot had the light bulb go off in his head earlier in the day and his suspicions were just confirmed. He had four kids; he knew what the signs were.
After their shift they headed toward Olivia's apartment. Elliot wanted to stop at a convenience store on the way. He told Olivia to wait in the car. He made his purchase quickly and returned to the car.
Olivia unlocked the door and Elliot followed her in. Olivia planted herself on the couch, looking completely exhausted. Elliot sat down next to her.
"So what's up?" Olivia asked.
"This is going to sound ridiculous, but I think I know why you've been sick."
"Why?" Olivia asked with a confused look.
"Are you late?" Elliot asked adding emphasis.
"Elliot!"
"Listen Olivia, I think you might be pregnant. I have four kids, I know what to look for."
"Pregnant?" Olivia questioned.
"I'm not going anywhere if you are."
"I can't have a baby. What about my career?" Olivia questioned starting to get nervous.
"Olivia, I know it's a shock, but why don't we find out for sure before we jump to conclusions," Elliot suggested holding a pregnancy test.
"Yeah. Right."
Olivia headed to the bathroom with the pregnancy test. She closed the door and read the directions on the box. She followed them and then placed the test on the counter.
"Elliot," she called.
"Coming."
When Elliot came into the bathroom he saw Olivia sitting on the edge of the tub. He sat down next to her.
"I'm scared," she said falling into Elliot's arms.
"I'm sorry Olivia. I meant what I said, I'm not going anywhere."
"I don't know if I can do this."
"Don't worry. How much longer?"
"A minute."
Elliot held her for what seemed like the longest minute in recorded history.
"It's time," Elliot said.
"You look," Olivia said barely moving from Elliot's arms.
He picked up the test and then placed in back down on the counter.
"Well?" Olivia inquired.
"Positive," Elliot said, making sure he didn't loosen his grip on Olivia.
Olivia started crying hysterically as soon as Elliot said the word 'positive.' He just held her and let her cry. After a while he could tell that she was beginning to calm down.
"What are you thinking?" he asked.
"An hour ago I thought I was going to spend my evening talking with my partner, now I find out I'm pregnant and it's my partners baby."
"Do you want the baby?"
"Can I have a couple minutes to gather myself?"
"I'll be in the living room," Elliot said getting up and walking out of the bathroom.
Olivia stood up and looked in the mirror. Her eyes were puffy and red from crying. She splashed some water on her face and patted a towel to her face. She took a deep breath and then opened the door.
Elliot heard the door open and turned around to see Olivia walking toward him. She sat down on the couch next to him.
"I'm sorry for my outburst, I was blindsided," she said.
"I know. I'm sorry."
"Let me finish," Olivia said. Elliot put his hands up in defense. "I meant what I said when I told you that I care about you. In my dreams it was always your child I was having, but you were married so I pushed them aside as fantasies. Now it's reality, but the circumstances are wrong. I don't know what I want right now."
"I guess it's my turn for the honesty thing," Elliot said taking Olivia's hand in his. "Olivia, that night three weeks ago I was upset and you were there like always. I acted on feelings I've had for a while. I understood what you said about the situation and I agreed, but now we have a baby to think about."
"I know, I just don't want to jump in."
"We don't have to do anything today, but you have to get a desk from Cragen."
"I'm not going on desk duty."
"Olivia you're pregnant."
"You really think I'd put myself in danger?"
"Sometimes it just happens."
"Elliot, listen to me, I'm not gong on a desk now and I'll stay out of danger."
"I don't like this."
"I know you don't, but I can't sit at a desk."
"I know, I know. So what do you want to do?"
"First of all, no one finds out, then I'll definitely be on a desk."
"Deal, but what about us?"
"Can we go back to the way we were before?"
"Please don't push me away."
"I need time to think."
"Ok, I guess I'll go then," Elliot said getting up. He knew he wasn't going to convince Olivia of anything tonight.
"Thank you for understanding."
"I just want this to work," Elliot said trying one last time to try to change her mind.
"I'll see you tomorrow."
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow."
Elliot let himself out and Olivia curled up on the couch and began thinking out loud, "This is what I've wanted for years, me and Elliot together and having a family, so why am I so upset? I guess it's my career, God! They are going to have to split me and Elliot up! And what about daycare when we are at work? I'm not ready for a baby, but he seems genuinely excited. Why did this have to happen now?"
She continued running a million different scenarios through her head until she finally fell asleep.