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~~*~*~*~*~*~Previously~*~*~*~*~*~
Maureen walked up and hugged her father. "She's a keeper," she whispered in his ear. He glanced to Olivia who just had a smile on her face.
Maureen heard her cell phone ringing and ran to answer it.
~*~*~*~
"Hello?" Maureen answered the phone.
"Where the hell are you?" came her mother's angry voice.
Maureen looked in the direction of the kitchen before she answered, "Home," with a smile on her face.
"Quit your lying, I'm home and you're not."
"I don't live there anymore."
"The hell you don't. You get home right this minute."
"I'm not going there."
"You have the nerve to drop a bomb on me that you're pregnant and now you won't come home. We need to talk about this."
"Oh, now you want to talk?!" Maureen yelled loud enough to catch Elliot and Olivia's attention. They both rushed to the living room doorway.
"Before you call me a slut and tell me you're ashamed to have me for a daughter and you have the nerve to tell me that we need to talk."
"You want me to be happy? I'm not. My 18 year old daughter is pregnant."
"You think I did this on purpose?"
Her mother didn't answer.
"You're pathetic. I'll be there tomorrow to get my stuff."
"Where are you staying?"
"Like you care," Maureen said hanging up the phone. She took a deep breath and stared out the window unaware Elliot and Olivia were standing behind her.
"Maureen?" Elliot said.
"Jesus!" she exclaimed, jumping at the sound of her father's voice.
"Sorry. Are you ok?"
"Yeah. She thinks I got pregnant on purpose."
"Did you?" Elliot asked in a tone that told Maureen he had a point.
"No."
"Then don't worry about it. You have to worry about your baby first. Olivia and I are here for you. Hopefully your mom will come around. Stress isn't good for you right now."
"I know."
"I'll go with you tomorrow to get your stuff. Maybe I can get through to your mom."
"Olivia too?"
"I don't think that's such a good idea," Olivia chimed in.
"Yeah, your mom doesn't even know anything about Olivia and I."
"Are you going to tell her tomorrow?"
"Probably not. Your mom is obviously upset, that would only cause more problems. You just worry about yourself now."
"Ok."
"Come on, soups getting cold," Olivia said.
They all went into the kitchen and enjoyed dinner. When Maureen was done she cleaned up her dishes and said she was going to bed.
"Maureen, tomorrow after you and your dad get your stuff, you and I will sit down and make appointments for the doctor ok?" Olivia asked.
"Sounds like a plan," Maureen answered. "Good night."
"Good night," Olivia said.
"I'll be in in a minute to say good night," Elliot said.
"Ok," Maureen said leaving the kitchen. Elliot got up taking his and Olivia's dish to the sink.
"I'll get the dishes, you say good night to your daughter," Olivia said getting up.
"Ok," Elliot said leaving the kitchen and heading toward Maureen's bedroom. He knocked on the door.
"Come in," came Maureen's voice.
"Hey," Elliot said as he entered the bedroom and went to sit next to his daughter on the bed.
"You okay after today?" he asked.
"Not too bad actually. I don't know what I would have done without you and Olivia."
"Well don't worry about that. I just want you to know that you can come to me with anything. If you don't want to talk to me, I'm sure Olivia would listen."
"You know what she said to me today?"
"What?"
"She said that she's going to treat the four of us like her own kids because she wants to make sure you have time with us."
"She said that?"
"Yeah. I know she won't be the evil step-mother."
"Don't you think you're getting a little ahead of yourself?"
"Dad, she's already like a second mother to me."
"I'm glad you like her. Get some sleep, you've had a rough day."
"Ok. Good night."
"Good night," Elliot said kissing her forehead.
He left the bedroom and found Olivia sitting on the couch with a magazine.
"I love you," Elliot said as he sat down next to Olivia and out an arm around her.
"You're happy."
"The world's greatest woman is pregnant with my child," he said as he kissed her.
"I'm flattered, but where is this coming from?"
"Maureen told me what you said about treating my kids like your own."
"I meant it."
"I know you did. Thank you."
"Enough about me, how are you doing?"
"Well the day started off with the world's easiest rape case. I lied to the Captain to get myself and my partner the afternoon off. Then my pregnant partner and I decide to move in together and try a relationship. Then my daughter shows up and tells me that she is pregnant. So now my pregnant partner and I are living together, along with my pregnant daughter because my soon to be ex-wife tells her that she's ashamed of her. Considering all that and I'm still breathing, I'd say I'm doing pretty good."
"Elliot, I'm serious."
"Today was a test of our relationship and you're still here. As long as you are next to me everything will be fine."
"You really aren't upset," Olivia said somewhat surprised.
"You were right about Maureen, lecturing her wasn't the answer. I did the best I could, but mistakes happen. She needs love and support now. Am I happy about it? No, but I can't change it."
"I'm glad to hear it."
"Thank you for letting Maureen stay."
"Elliot, I told you, it's as if she was my own daughter."
"I don't know what I would do without you," he said kissing her.
"Hopefully you'll never have to find out. It's been a long day, I'm going to bed too," Olivia said getting up.
"Goodnight. I'll be out here if you need me," Elliot said staying on the couch.
"Come on," Olivia said holding out her hand.
"You're sure?" Elliot questioned, making sure Olivia knew what she was doing.
"You've had a rough day too, you don't deserve to sleep on the couch."
"Ok," Elliot said standing up and taking Olivia's hand.
Olivia took her pajamas into the bathroom to change. Elliot changed in the bedroom while Olivia was in the bathroom. By the time Olivia came back Elliot was changed and lying on one side of the bed. Olivia smiled, turning out the light and joining him in the bed. She immediately got as close to him as possible. He followed her lead and put an arm around her. She looked up into his eyes and smiled.
"I love you," she said. Elliot's eyes lit up. That was the first time she had actually said those words to him. Elliot could tell by the look in her eyes that she meant it as more than best friends.
"I love you too," he said pulling her closer to him and kissing the top of her head. It didn't take long for both of them to fall asleep.
~~*~*~*~*~*~Previously~*~*~*~*~*~
Maureen walked up and hugged her father. "She's a keeper," she whispered in his ear. He glanced to Olivia who just had a smile on her face.
Maureen heard her cell phone ringing and ran to answer it.
~*~*~*~
"Hello?" Maureen answered the phone.
"Where the hell are you?" came her mother's angry voice.
Maureen looked in the direction of the kitchen before she answered, "Home," with a smile on her face.
"Quit your lying, I'm home and you're not."
"I don't live there anymore."
"The hell you don't. You get home right this minute."
"I'm not going there."
"You have the nerve to drop a bomb on me that you're pregnant and now you won't come home. We need to talk about this."
"Oh, now you want to talk?!" Maureen yelled loud enough to catch Elliot and Olivia's attention. They both rushed to the living room doorway.
"Before you call me a slut and tell me you're ashamed to have me for a daughter and you have the nerve to tell me that we need to talk."
"You want me to be happy? I'm not. My 18 year old daughter is pregnant."
"You think I did this on purpose?"
Her mother didn't answer.
"You're pathetic. I'll be there tomorrow to get my stuff."
"Where are you staying?"
"Like you care," Maureen said hanging up the phone. She took a deep breath and stared out the window unaware Elliot and Olivia were standing behind her.
"Maureen?" Elliot said.
"Jesus!" she exclaimed, jumping at the sound of her father's voice.
"Sorry. Are you ok?"
"Yeah. She thinks I got pregnant on purpose."
"Did you?" Elliot asked in a tone that told Maureen he had a point.
"No."
"Then don't worry about it. You have to worry about your baby first. Olivia and I are here for you. Hopefully your mom will come around. Stress isn't good for you right now."
"I know."
"I'll go with you tomorrow to get your stuff. Maybe I can get through to your mom."
"Olivia too?"
"I don't think that's such a good idea," Olivia chimed in.
"Yeah, your mom doesn't even know anything about Olivia and I."
"Are you going to tell her tomorrow?"
"Probably not. Your mom is obviously upset, that would only cause more problems. You just worry about yourself now."
"Ok."
"Come on, soups getting cold," Olivia said.
They all went into the kitchen and enjoyed dinner. When Maureen was done she cleaned up her dishes and said she was going to bed.
"Maureen, tomorrow after you and your dad get your stuff, you and I will sit down and make appointments for the doctor ok?" Olivia asked.
"Sounds like a plan," Maureen answered. "Good night."
"Good night," Olivia said.
"I'll be in in a minute to say good night," Elliot said.
"Ok," Maureen said leaving the kitchen. Elliot got up taking his and Olivia's dish to the sink.
"I'll get the dishes, you say good night to your daughter," Olivia said getting up.
"Ok," Elliot said leaving the kitchen and heading toward Maureen's bedroom. He knocked on the door.
"Come in," came Maureen's voice.
"Hey," Elliot said as he entered the bedroom and went to sit next to his daughter on the bed.
"You okay after today?" he asked.
"Not too bad actually. I don't know what I would have done without you and Olivia."
"Well don't worry about that. I just want you to know that you can come to me with anything. If you don't want to talk to me, I'm sure Olivia would listen."
"You know what she said to me today?"
"What?"
"She said that she's going to treat the four of us like her own kids because she wants to make sure you have time with us."
"She said that?"
"Yeah. I know she won't be the evil step-mother."
"Don't you think you're getting a little ahead of yourself?"
"Dad, she's already like a second mother to me."
"I'm glad you like her. Get some sleep, you've had a rough day."
"Ok. Good night."
"Good night," Elliot said kissing her forehead.
He left the bedroom and found Olivia sitting on the couch with a magazine.
"I love you," Elliot said as he sat down next to Olivia and out an arm around her.
"You're happy."
"The world's greatest woman is pregnant with my child," he said as he kissed her.
"I'm flattered, but where is this coming from?"
"Maureen told me what you said about treating my kids like your own."
"I meant it."
"I know you did. Thank you."
"Enough about me, how are you doing?"
"Well the day started off with the world's easiest rape case. I lied to the Captain to get myself and my partner the afternoon off. Then my pregnant partner and I decide to move in together and try a relationship. Then my daughter shows up and tells me that she is pregnant. So now my pregnant partner and I are living together, along with my pregnant daughter because my soon to be ex-wife tells her that she's ashamed of her. Considering all that and I'm still breathing, I'd say I'm doing pretty good."
"Elliot, I'm serious."
"Today was a test of our relationship and you're still here. As long as you are next to me everything will be fine."
"You really aren't upset," Olivia said somewhat surprised.
"You were right about Maureen, lecturing her wasn't the answer. I did the best I could, but mistakes happen. She needs love and support now. Am I happy about it? No, but I can't change it."
"I'm glad to hear it."
"Thank you for letting Maureen stay."
"Elliot, I told you, it's as if she was my own daughter."
"I don't know what I would do without you," he said kissing her.
"Hopefully you'll never have to find out. It's been a long day, I'm going to bed too," Olivia said getting up.
"Goodnight. I'll be out here if you need me," Elliot said staying on the couch.
"Come on," Olivia said holding out her hand.
"You're sure?" Elliot questioned, making sure Olivia knew what she was doing.
"You've had a rough day too, you don't deserve to sleep on the couch."
"Ok," Elliot said standing up and taking Olivia's hand.
Olivia took her pajamas into the bathroom to change. Elliot changed in the bedroom while Olivia was in the bathroom. By the time Olivia came back Elliot was changed and lying on one side of the bed. Olivia smiled, turning out the light and joining him in the bed. She immediately got as close to him as possible. He followed her lead and put an arm around her. She looked up into his eyes and smiled.
"I love you," she said. Elliot's eyes lit up. That was the first time she had actually said those words to him. Elliot could tell by the look in her eyes that she meant it as more than best friends.
"I love you too," he said pulling her closer to him and kissing the top of her head. It didn't take long for both of them to fall asleep.