Elliot woke up first in the morning; Olivia had rolled away from him during
the night so he easily got up without waking her. He knew today was going
to tuff too because he had to face Kathy. He just hoped he other children
weren't there when he and Maureen arrived. He figured it was best to let
the girls sleep so he left a note and headed out.
Olivia woke up about an hour later. She had that familiar queasy feeling in her stomach. She wondered how it was possible to be sick when she hardly ate anything. She just prayed it would go away soon. She got up to find Elliot. She walked into the kitchen and saw his note on the kitchen table. She sat at the table and unfolded the note.
Maureen and Olivia,
I figured you both needed your rest so I went for a run. I shouldn't be too long. Hope the morning sickness is better Liv. I'll see you later. I love you both.
-Elliot.
Olivia smiled and got up to check on Maureen. She knocked before she opened the door.
"Come in," she heard Maureen say.
Olivia opened the door and found Maureen huddled up on the bed.
"Maureen, are you okay?"
"Where's my dad?"
"He went for a run. What's wrong?" Olivia asked again since it was obvious that Maureen had been crying. She walked over to the bed and sat in front of Maureen.
"I'm not pregnant," Maureen said, not looking at Olivia.
"You're not?" Olivia asked completely blindsided.
"I got my period this morning."
"So why did you think that you were pregnant?"
"I was a week and a half late and my boyfriend and I were together two weeks ago."
"So you never actually took a test?"
"No."
Olivia took Maureen in her arms.
"It's okay honey. It's okay."
"Are you going to make me go back to my mom?"
"Not if you don't want to. You always have a place here."
"Thank you," Maureen said hugging Olivia.
They both heard the front door close, telling them that Elliot had returned. He walked toward his and Olivia's bedroom to see if she was awake.
"Liv?" he called quietly when he saw she wasn't there."
"In here," she replied.
He walked into the bedroom to find Maureen in Olivia's arms.
"What's wrong?" he asked immediately joining the girls on the bed,
"I'm so sorry daddy!" Maureen cried as she fell into her father's arms.
"Maureen, what happened?"
"I'm not pregnant. I was late and I thought I was."
"So you're not pregnant?"
"No. I'm sorry for everything."
"Honey, there's nothing to be sorry about. You did what you thought was right."
"Are you going to make me go back to mom?"
"No honey. The same deal still stands, it's here with me and Olivia or my apartment with me."
"I like it here."
"Me too," Elliot said pulling Olivia into a hug with Maureen.
"Do you still want to go get your stuff from mom's?" "At least some clothes."
"Ok, go shower and get dressed then we'll go."
"Ok," Maureen said getting up and walking out of the bedroom.
"What just happened?" Elliot asked, still in shock.
"Maureen never actually took a test. She was late and got scared," Olivia replied.
"I don't know if I should be happy or not."
"Just hope that she learned from this."
"I guess you're right."
They sat in silence for a moment.
"I'm going to see about getting an appointment. You think we could take a lunch break for it?"
"Why don't we just take a morning off?"
"They both of us taking off would look suspicious don't you think? I could get off since you said I was sick."
"I guess lunch is better."
"I'll see what I can do. You have to get ready to go with Maureen."
"Ok," Elliot said getting up and kissing Olivia's forehead and then walking out of the room.
Elliot went to the bedroom to get dressed. Olivia went into the kitchen to get coffee.
About a half an hour later Elliot and Maureen were out the door. Olivia took a shower then decided to call the doctor.
"Dr. Miller's office. Janessa speaking, how may I help you?"
"I need to make an appointment," Olivia answered.
"A checkup?"
"No, I'm pregnant."
"So it's your first exam?"
"Yes."
"Do you have a good time?"
"What do you have?"
"I actually have a cancellation for 3:30 this afternoon."
"I'll take it."
"Ok, your name?"
"Olivia Benson."
"The father's name?"
"Elliot Stabler."
"Ok, we'll see you at 3:30."
"Ok, thank you."
After she hung up the phone she sat back in the chair and started thinking. She had an odd sense of happiness from knowing that she would be able to see the baby inside of her. She finished her cup of coffee and then went and sat on the couch and read a magazine. About 45 minutes later there was a knock at the door. She opened the door and found Elliot standing there carrying several bags.
"Where's Maureen?" Olivia asked noting the teens absence.
"Her boyfriend showed up while we were there. I convinced her that she needed to talk to him about what happened," Elliot replied as he entered the apartment. He walked directly to Maureen's room to put the bags down.
"So how did it go?" Olivia asked when Elliot reappeared.
"She wasn't there."
"I guess that's for the better."
"For right now," Elliot said as he sat down next to Olivia on the couch. "So did you get in touch with the doctor?"
"Yeah, they actually had a cancellation this afternoon at 3:30. I took it."
"I can't wait."
~*~*~*~*~*~ "Olivia Benson," the nurse called.
"That's us," Olivia said to Elliot as they got up. They followed the nurse into the exam room. She told them that doctor would be in shortly.
"You've done this before, what the hell should I expect?" Olivia asked, obviously nervous.
"First of all you need to calm down."
"Easy for you to say."
"The doctor will ask you some questions, look at the baby, tell us the conception and due dates."
"I guess we'll see how good he is with the conception date."
"Never thought about that."
"Good afternoon Miss Benson," the doctor said as he entered the room.
"Good afternoon," she replied.
"You must be the father to be," the doctor said holding his hand out to Elliot.
"Yes, Elliot Stabler," Elliot said shaking the doctor's hand.
"Do either of you have any questions?"
They both glanced at each other, shaking their heads no.
"Ok then, we'll get started. I just have a couple of questions. This is your first child Olivia, correct?"
"Yes."
"The date of your last period?"
"August 9th."
"It was normal?"
"Yup."
"Ok, we'll take a look and then I'll be able to tell you the conception date and your due date."
"How accurate are you with conception dates?" Olivia asked.
"Usually a day or two, why?"
"Just curious."
"Ok. You ready?"
"Yup."
The doctor set up the ultrasound machine and prepped Olivia. He was almost ready to begin and Olivia looked up to Elliot for a moment and took his hand in hers. Elliot gave her a smile.
"Here we go," the doctor said as he turned the machine on.
"That right there is your baby," Dr. Miller said as he pointed to a small blob on the screen.
"Elliot," Olivia gasped. He gave her hand a reassuring squeeze.
"You're about a month along so it's hard to point out details, but everything looks fine."
"It's so tiny," Olivia said completely mesmerized.
"Would you like a picture?"
"Yes," Olivia said immediately.
"You got it," the doctor said with a smile.
He printed the picture and handed it to Olivia.
"Ok, I'd estimate that your conception date was August 20th," the doctor said.
"You're good," Elliot said.
"Excuse me?"
"We already knew the conception date," Olivia clarified.
"Guess I got lucky."
"What about a due date?" Olivia asked.
"Looks like around May 23rd."
"Thank you doctor," Elliot said.
"Ok, I'll see you in a month. If you have any questions feel free to call."
"Thanks," Olivia said.
"Take care," Dr. Miller said as he left the room.
Olivia didn't move to leave the room.
"Liv?" Elliot questioned.
"There's actually another person inside me," Olivia said putting her hands to her stomach.
"Yeah, a little baby that is part of you and me."
"It was so small."
"They get bigger, trust me," Elliot said with a chuckle.
"I can't explain what I'm feeling right now."
"I think you just formed the mother-child bond."
"It's amazing."
"Yeah it is. Come on, we'll go home and get Maureen then go out to dinner to celebrate."
"Sounds good."
They walked out of the office hand in hand.
Olivia woke up about an hour later. She had that familiar queasy feeling in her stomach. She wondered how it was possible to be sick when she hardly ate anything. She just prayed it would go away soon. She got up to find Elliot. She walked into the kitchen and saw his note on the kitchen table. She sat at the table and unfolded the note.
Maureen and Olivia,
I figured you both needed your rest so I went for a run. I shouldn't be too long. Hope the morning sickness is better Liv. I'll see you later. I love you both.
-Elliot.
Olivia smiled and got up to check on Maureen. She knocked before she opened the door.
"Come in," she heard Maureen say.
Olivia opened the door and found Maureen huddled up on the bed.
"Maureen, are you okay?"
"Where's my dad?"
"He went for a run. What's wrong?" Olivia asked again since it was obvious that Maureen had been crying. She walked over to the bed and sat in front of Maureen.
"I'm not pregnant," Maureen said, not looking at Olivia.
"You're not?" Olivia asked completely blindsided.
"I got my period this morning."
"So why did you think that you were pregnant?"
"I was a week and a half late and my boyfriend and I were together two weeks ago."
"So you never actually took a test?"
"No."
Olivia took Maureen in her arms.
"It's okay honey. It's okay."
"Are you going to make me go back to my mom?"
"Not if you don't want to. You always have a place here."
"Thank you," Maureen said hugging Olivia.
They both heard the front door close, telling them that Elliot had returned. He walked toward his and Olivia's bedroom to see if she was awake.
"Liv?" he called quietly when he saw she wasn't there."
"In here," she replied.
He walked into the bedroom to find Maureen in Olivia's arms.
"What's wrong?" he asked immediately joining the girls on the bed,
"I'm so sorry daddy!" Maureen cried as she fell into her father's arms.
"Maureen, what happened?"
"I'm not pregnant. I was late and I thought I was."
"So you're not pregnant?"
"No. I'm sorry for everything."
"Honey, there's nothing to be sorry about. You did what you thought was right."
"Are you going to make me go back to mom?"
"No honey. The same deal still stands, it's here with me and Olivia or my apartment with me."
"I like it here."
"Me too," Elliot said pulling Olivia into a hug with Maureen.
"Do you still want to go get your stuff from mom's?" "At least some clothes."
"Ok, go shower and get dressed then we'll go."
"Ok," Maureen said getting up and walking out of the bedroom.
"What just happened?" Elliot asked, still in shock.
"Maureen never actually took a test. She was late and got scared," Olivia replied.
"I don't know if I should be happy or not."
"Just hope that she learned from this."
"I guess you're right."
They sat in silence for a moment.
"I'm going to see about getting an appointment. You think we could take a lunch break for it?"
"Why don't we just take a morning off?"
"They both of us taking off would look suspicious don't you think? I could get off since you said I was sick."
"I guess lunch is better."
"I'll see what I can do. You have to get ready to go with Maureen."
"Ok," Elliot said getting up and kissing Olivia's forehead and then walking out of the room.
Elliot went to the bedroom to get dressed. Olivia went into the kitchen to get coffee.
About a half an hour later Elliot and Maureen were out the door. Olivia took a shower then decided to call the doctor.
"Dr. Miller's office. Janessa speaking, how may I help you?"
"I need to make an appointment," Olivia answered.
"A checkup?"
"No, I'm pregnant."
"So it's your first exam?"
"Yes."
"Do you have a good time?"
"What do you have?"
"I actually have a cancellation for 3:30 this afternoon."
"I'll take it."
"Ok, your name?"
"Olivia Benson."
"The father's name?"
"Elliot Stabler."
"Ok, we'll see you at 3:30."
"Ok, thank you."
After she hung up the phone she sat back in the chair and started thinking. She had an odd sense of happiness from knowing that she would be able to see the baby inside of her. She finished her cup of coffee and then went and sat on the couch and read a magazine. About 45 minutes later there was a knock at the door. She opened the door and found Elliot standing there carrying several bags.
"Where's Maureen?" Olivia asked noting the teens absence.
"Her boyfriend showed up while we were there. I convinced her that she needed to talk to him about what happened," Elliot replied as he entered the apartment. He walked directly to Maureen's room to put the bags down.
"So how did it go?" Olivia asked when Elliot reappeared.
"She wasn't there."
"I guess that's for the better."
"For right now," Elliot said as he sat down next to Olivia on the couch. "So did you get in touch with the doctor?"
"Yeah, they actually had a cancellation this afternoon at 3:30. I took it."
"I can't wait."
~*~*~*~*~*~ "Olivia Benson," the nurse called.
"That's us," Olivia said to Elliot as they got up. They followed the nurse into the exam room. She told them that doctor would be in shortly.
"You've done this before, what the hell should I expect?" Olivia asked, obviously nervous.
"First of all you need to calm down."
"Easy for you to say."
"The doctor will ask you some questions, look at the baby, tell us the conception and due dates."
"I guess we'll see how good he is with the conception date."
"Never thought about that."
"Good afternoon Miss Benson," the doctor said as he entered the room.
"Good afternoon," she replied.
"You must be the father to be," the doctor said holding his hand out to Elliot.
"Yes, Elliot Stabler," Elliot said shaking the doctor's hand.
"Do either of you have any questions?"
They both glanced at each other, shaking their heads no.
"Ok then, we'll get started. I just have a couple of questions. This is your first child Olivia, correct?"
"Yes."
"The date of your last period?"
"August 9th."
"It was normal?"
"Yup."
"Ok, we'll take a look and then I'll be able to tell you the conception date and your due date."
"How accurate are you with conception dates?" Olivia asked.
"Usually a day or two, why?"
"Just curious."
"Ok. You ready?"
"Yup."
The doctor set up the ultrasound machine and prepped Olivia. He was almost ready to begin and Olivia looked up to Elliot for a moment and took his hand in hers. Elliot gave her a smile.
"Here we go," the doctor said as he turned the machine on.
"That right there is your baby," Dr. Miller said as he pointed to a small blob on the screen.
"Elliot," Olivia gasped. He gave her hand a reassuring squeeze.
"You're about a month along so it's hard to point out details, but everything looks fine."
"It's so tiny," Olivia said completely mesmerized.
"Would you like a picture?"
"Yes," Olivia said immediately.
"You got it," the doctor said with a smile.
He printed the picture and handed it to Olivia.
"Ok, I'd estimate that your conception date was August 20th," the doctor said.
"You're good," Elliot said.
"Excuse me?"
"We already knew the conception date," Olivia clarified.
"Guess I got lucky."
"What about a due date?" Olivia asked.
"Looks like around May 23rd."
"Thank you doctor," Elliot said.
"Ok, I'll see you in a month. If you have any questions feel free to call."
"Thanks," Olivia said.
"Take care," Dr. Miller said as he left the room.
Olivia didn't move to leave the room.
"Liv?" Elliot questioned.
"There's actually another person inside me," Olivia said putting her hands to her stomach.
"Yeah, a little baby that is part of you and me."
"It was so small."
"They get bigger, trust me," Elliot said with a chuckle.
"I can't explain what I'm feeling right now."
"I think you just formed the mother-child bond."
"It's amazing."
"Yeah it is. Come on, we'll go home and get Maureen then go out to dinner to celebrate."
"Sounds good."
They walked out of the office hand in hand.