1 Month Later-November
Olivia was again at the doctor's office. She was able to get an evening appointment so Elliot could join her.
"Miss Benson, Mr. Stabler, glad to see you again," Dr. Miller greeted them. "Still feeling okay Olivia?"
"Yeah, pretty good actually."
"Good to hear. I see you're starting to show."
"Yeah, luckily it's winder so sweatshirts help."
"If the baby is cooperative I may be able to tell you the sex, would you like to know?" Dr. Miller asked.
"We decided to wait," Elliot answered.
"Okay then, let's get started.
Dr. Miller examined Olivia and the baby again. He advised that they were both fine and the baby was growing.
Elliot and Olivia went out to dinner following the appointment. After they ordered they started talking about the baby.
"Have you been thinking about names at all?" Olivia asked.
"Yes and no. I'm not real good with coming up with names. I can pick ones from your suggestions."
"You sure?"
"Yeah. I'm sure you have ideas."
"What makes you so sure?"
"Kathy always had a list of names."
"What if I don't?"
"Then I guess we'll be saying 'hey you!'," Elliot said with a laugh.
"Do you want to hear the girls or boys names first?"
"Girls."
"Mackenzie, Kendall, Brielle and Mackenna."
"They aren't very common."
"You don't like them?"
"No I do, other than Maureen, the other names are fairly common for my kids."
"Do you like a particular one?"
"I actually like them all, do you prefer one over the others?"
"I was hoping you could decide that for me," Olivia said with a laugh.
"Do you have any middle names in mind?"
"Serena."
"You're mother's name."
"Since she isn't around, it's a way for her to be involved in the baby's life."
"I love it."
"Thank you."
"How about boys names?"
"Nicholas Jayson or Aidan Chayse."
"I like both of them too."
"We don't need to decide now, we have time."
"We'll talk about it again when the due date gets closer."
"Agreed."
They finished dinner and then headed home. Maureen was in her room reading so Elliot and Olivia decided to call it a night and headed into their bedroom. Olivia changed in the bathroom and Elliot changed in the bedroom. He got into bed and waited for Olivia. She came out of the bathroom and walked toward the bed.
"This thing is getting bigger and bigger," Olivia said pointing to her stomach.
"I think it looks sexy," Elliot said as Olivia got into bed.
"Well I feel like a blimp," Olivia said as she crawled into bed next to Elliot.
"You're my sexy blimp," Elliot said as he rolled over and kissed Olivia.
"Maybe being a blimp isn't so bad."
Elliot kissed Olivia again. He rolled over on top of Olivia and began kissing her neckline.
"Elliot, we have to work in the morning."
"Do I get a rain check?"
"Of course."
"Perfect," Elliot said as he rolled back next to Olivia and gathered her in his arms.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Soon enough they were both asleep.
The next morning Elliot and Olivia were the first to arrive at the precinct. Elliot sat at his desk while Olivia ran to the bathroom. Elliot opened his desk drawer and pulled out a small box. He opened it and revealed the ring he purchased for Olivia in Miami. He was trying to decide when would be the best time to give it to her. He felt that it was still too early for her to be completely comfortable with an engagement.
"What's up Elliot?" Fin asked as he walked in, immediately noticing the ring. "What's with the ring?"
"Nothing," Elliot said as he put the ring away.
"Looked pretty important to me."
"Yeah well forget you saw it."
"You've never mentioned you were dating someone."
"Can you just drop it?" Elliot said getting annoyed.
"Drop what?" Olivia asked as she reentered the squad room.
"You know anything about who Elliot's dating?" Fin asked Olivia.
"Yeah, what about it?" Olivia answered.
"Well apparently he's pretty serious about her."
"Fin..." Elliot said again, almost pleading.
"I know all about his girlfriend and no I'm not going to say anything to you about her," Olivia said.
"Sometimes you two can be difficult to deal with," Fin said walking away.
"What was that about?" Olivia asked after Fin walked away.
"He was just being nosy."
Olivia knew there was more behind the story, but she figured it would be best to leave it be. She walked around the desk and sat at hers.
"Munch here yet?" Cragen asked coming from his office.
"Not yet," Fin answered.
"Then Elliot and Olivia I want you to take this case," he said giving them a piece of paper. "Rape, Homicide on 97th."
Elliot and Olivia got to the scene and took a look at the victim. Her face was badly beaten, as were other parts of her body. The victim was in open view of the public, creating a scene. Elliot and Olivia tried to get the crowd back and one on looker got snippy with Olivia.
"Shouldn't you be more worried about who killed her instead of keeping us away," the guy said.
"We need an uncontaminated crime scene to do our job, the closer you are the more you hinder our investigation," Olivia answered.
"The bastard beat her and you are worried about me."
"Are you going to step back or do I have to arrest you?"
"You? Arrest me?"
"You crossed a police line."
"I'd like to see you try."
With that Olivia approached the man and grabbed his arm, initially it seemed that he wouldn't put up a fight, but as Olivia walked behind him he elbowed her in the face and pushed her down to the ground, and ran away. Olivia could feel her nose bleeding and her arm was scraped from falling. Elliot saw the guy running away and chased him, unaware of what he had done to Olivia. Fin, who had just arrived on scene with Munch, was immediately at her side.
"You okay?" Fin asked.
"Other than my nose bleeding, I think so."
Fin found some tissues in the car and gave them to Olivia. It was at that moment that Olivia remembered she was pregnant.
"You okay?" Fin asked again noticing the change of expression on Olivia's face.
"Umm, yeah. Where's Elliot?" Olivia said as she got up with Fin's help.
"He chased a guy that started running."
"That's the guy who hit me."
"I'll find out if he got him," Fin said as he walked away.
Olivia walked toward the car, hoping Elliot would be back soon. The ambulance showed up and the paramedic immediately went to Olivia. Ordinarily she would refuse medical treatment, but she wanted to go to the hospital to be checked out, and Elliot would force her when he found out. She got into the back of the bus as Fin came back.
"Elliot's on his way back. I just told him that you wanted to talk to him," Fin said.
"Did he get him?"
"No, he lost him in a parking garage."
"Thanks."
Olivia sat on the stretcher, waiting for Elliot.
"Liv?" she heard Elliot calling her as he approached their car.
"In here," Olivia replied.
"Olivia, what happened?" Elliot exclaimed as he saw Olivia's face.
"The guy you chased gave me some lip about stepping back."
"Looks like he tried to beat your lip."
"He elbowed me and pushed me down."
"You're going to get checked out," Elliot said anticipating an argument.
"I know."
Elliot was almost speechless since Olivia didn't argue.
"I'll be right back," Elliot said as he stepped out of the bus.
He went to Munch and asked him to bring their car back to the precinct so he could ride in with Olivia. Munch found it odd since Olivia usually refused treatment, but agreed. Elliot walked back to the bus and joined Olivia in the back.
"You ready?" the driver asked.
"We're good," his partner replied.
"So it's only your nose that's really bothering you Olivia?" the paramedic asked.
"Right now, but I really wanted to get checked out because I'm pregnant. I just wanted to be sure everything is okay."
"Okay, I'll let the doctor know when we get there."
"Thanks."
The paramedic did her assessment of Olivia as they rode to the hospital. They were about 10 minutes away. They wheeled Olivia in and she was attended to immediately. The hospital staff recognized her from coming in and talking to patients.
"Detective Stabler I need to ask you to step out of the room," the doctor said.
"I'll call Cragen," Elliot said as he walked out the doorway.
The doctor examined Olivia and ran a couple of tests. He said that the results would be back quickly.
"Cragen," the captain answered his phone.
"Cap, it's Elliot."
"How's Olivia?"
"She's okay, he got her pretty good in the nose."
"And the baby?"
"The doctor is in with her now."
"Let me know when she's released."
"I will."
Elliot hung up and then went back and waited outside of Olivia's room. When the doctor walked out he told Elliot he could go in.
"What did the doctor say?" Elliot asked Olivia.
"He did an ultrasound and said everything was fine. He was more concerned about me having a minor concussion."
"Do you?"
"I don't think so. My head really doesn't hurt."
"You good to leave?"
"He just wants to get the results of the tests back, but he doesn't expect to see anything."
"Cragen wants me to call him back when you are released."
"Okay."
The doctor came back in about a half hour later and said that all the tests were normal and Olivia was good to go. She was fine and so was the baby. As they walked out Elliot called Cragen again.
"It's Elliot again," he responded when Cragen answered.
"Did they release Olivia?"
"Yeah, we are walking out now."
"How is she?"
"Other than a nice bruise on her face she's good."
"She up to coming back to the precinct? I want to talk to you two."
"You up to talking to Cragen at the station?" Elliot asked Olivia.
"Yeah," Olivia replied.
"We're on our way."
Elliot and Olivia got a cab back to the precinct since they didn't have a car. Once they got inside Cragen was waiting for them.
"What's up?" Elliot asked as they approached him.
"Let's talk in my office," Cragen said as he motioned for them to follow.
Cragen sat at his desk as Elliot and Olivia took a seat in front of him.
"Some things are going to change around here after today," Cragen began.
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As always comments and suggestions are welcomed. I also would like your input about baby names. I'm not saying if it's a boy or girl, but I want your input about the names you like.
Thanks for all the comments. And yes, I will continue this all the way through Olivia's pregnancy.
Olivia was again at the doctor's office. She was able to get an evening appointment so Elliot could join her.
"Miss Benson, Mr. Stabler, glad to see you again," Dr. Miller greeted them. "Still feeling okay Olivia?"
"Yeah, pretty good actually."
"Good to hear. I see you're starting to show."
"Yeah, luckily it's winder so sweatshirts help."
"If the baby is cooperative I may be able to tell you the sex, would you like to know?" Dr. Miller asked.
"We decided to wait," Elliot answered.
"Okay then, let's get started.
Dr. Miller examined Olivia and the baby again. He advised that they were both fine and the baby was growing.
Elliot and Olivia went out to dinner following the appointment. After they ordered they started talking about the baby.
"Have you been thinking about names at all?" Olivia asked.
"Yes and no. I'm not real good with coming up with names. I can pick ones from your suggestions."
"You sure?"
"Yeah. I'm sure you have ideas."
"What makes you so sure?"
"Kathy always had a list of names."
"What if I don't?"
"Then I guess we'll be saying 'hey you!'," Elliot said with a laugh.
"Do you want to hear the girls or boys names first?"
"Girls."
"Mackenzie, Kendall, Brielle and Mackenna."
"They aren't very common."
"You don't like them?"
"No I do, other than Maureen, the other names are fairly common for my kids."
"Do you like a particular one?"
"I actually like them all, do you prefer one over the others?"
"I was hoping you could decide that for me," Olivia said with a laugh.
"Do you have any middle names in mind?"
"Serena."
"You're mother's name."
"Since she isn't around, it's a way for her to be involved in the baby's life."
"I love it."
"Thank you."
"How about boys names?"
"Nicholas Jayson or Aidan Chayse."
"I like both of them too."
"We don't need to decide now, we have time."
"We'll talk about it again when the due date gets closer."
"Agreed."
They finished dinner and then headed home. Maureen was in her room reading so Elliot and Olivia decided to call it a night and headed into their bedroom. Olivia changed in the bathroom and Elliot changed in the bedroom. He got into bed and waited for Olivia. She came out of the bathroom and walked toward the bed.
"This thing is getting bigger and bigger," Olivia said pointing to her stomach.
"I think it looks sexy," Elliot said as Olivia got into bed.
"Well I feel like a blimp," Olivia said as she crawled into bed next to Elliot.
"You're my sexy blimp," Elliot said as he rolled over and kissed Olivia.
"Maybe being a blimp isn't so bad."
Elliot kissed Olivia again. He rolled over on top of Olivia and began kissing her neckline.
"Elliot, we have to work in the morning."
"Do I get a rain check?"
"Of course."
"Perfect," Elliot said as he rolled back next to Olivia and gathered her in his arms.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Soon enough they were both asleep.
The next morning Elliot and Olivia were the first to arrive at the precinct. Elliot sat at his desk while Olivia ran to the bathroom. Elliot opened his desk drawer and pulled out a small box. He opened it and revealed the ring he purchased for Olivia in Miami. He was trying to decide when would be the best time to give it to her. He felt that it was still too early for her to be completely comfortable with an engagement.
"What's up Elliot?" Fin asked as he walked in, immediately noticing the ring. "What's with the ring?"
"Nothing," Elliot said as he put the ring away.
"Looked pretty important to me."
"Yeah well forget you saw it."
"You've never mentioned you were dating someone."
"Can you just drop it?" Elliot said getting annoyed.
"Drop what?" Olivia asked as she reentered the squad room.
"You know anything about who Elliot's dating?" Fin asked Olivia.
"Yeah, what about it?" Olivia answered.
"Well apparently he's pretty serious about her."
"Fin..." Elliot said again, almost pleading.
"I know all about his girlfriend and no I'm not going to say anything to you about her," Olivia said.
"Sometimes you two can be difficult to deal with," Fin said walking away.
"What was that about?" Olivia asked after Fin walked away.
"He was just being nosy."
Olivia knew there was more behind the story, but she figured it would be best to leave it be. She walked around the desk and sat at hers.
"Munch here yet?" Cragen asked coming from his office.
"Not yet," Fin answered.
"Then Elliot and Olivia I want you to take this case," he said giving them a piece of paper. "Rape, Homicide on 97th."
Elliot and Olivia got to the scene and took a look at the victim. Her face was badly beaten, as were other parts of her body. The victim was in open view of the public, creating a scene. Elliot and Olivia tried to get the crowd back and one on looker got snippy with Olivia.
"Shouldn't you be more worried about who killed her instead of keeping us away," the guy said.
"We need an uncontaminated crime scene to do our job, the closer you are the more you hinder our investigation," Olivia answered.
"The bastard beat her and you are worried about me."
"Are you going to step back or do I have to arrest you?"
"You? Arrest me?"
"You crossed a police line."
"I'd like to see you try."
With that Olivia approached the man and grabbed his arm, initially it seemed that he wouldn't put up a fight, but as Olivia walked behind him he elbowed her in the face and pushed her down to the ground, and ran away. Olivia could feel her nose bleeding and her arm was scraped from falling. Elliot saw the guy running away and chased him, unaware of what he had done to Olivia. Fin, who had just arrived on scene with Munch, was immediately at her side.
"You okay?" Fin asked.
"Other than my nose bleeding, I think so."
Fin found some tissues in the car and gave them to Olivia. It was at that moment that Olivia remembered she was pregnant.
"You okay?" Fin asked again noticing the change of expression on Olivia's face.
"Umm, yeah. Where's Elliot?" Olivia said as she got up with Fin's help.
"He chased a guy that started running."
"That's the guy who hit me."
"I'll find out if he got him," Fin said as he walked away.
Olivia walked toward the car, hoping Elliot would be back soon. The ambulance showed up and the paramedic immediately went to Olivia. Ordinarily she would refuse medical treatment, but she wanted to go to the hospital to be checked out, and Elliot would force her when he found out. She got into the back of the bus as Fin came back.
"Elliot's on his way back. I just told him that you wanted to talk to him," Fin said.
"Did he get him?"
"No, he lost him in a parking garage."
"Thanks."
Olivia sat on the stretcher, waiting for Elliot.
"Liv?" she heard Elliot calling her as he approached their car.
"In here," Olivia replied.
"Olivia, what happened?" Elliot exclaimed as he saw Olivia's face.
"The guy you chased gave me some lip about stepping back."
"Looks like he tried to beat your lip."
"He elbowed me and pushed me down."
"You're going to get checked out," Elliot said anticipating an argument.
"I know."
Elliot was almost speechless since Olivia didn't argue.
"I'll be right back," Elliot said as he stepped out of the bus.
He went to Munch and asked him to bring their car back to the precinct so he could ride in with Olivia. Munch found it odd since Olivia usually refused treatment, but agreed. Elliot walked back to the bus and joined Olivia in the back.
"You ready?" the driver asked.
"We're good," his partner replied.
"So it's only your nose that's really bothering you Olivia?" the paramedic asked.
"Right now, but I really wanted to get checked out because I'm pregnant. I just wanted to be sure everything is okay."
"Okay, I'll let the doctor know when we get there."
"Thanks."
The paramedic did her assessment of Olivia as they rode to the hospital. They were about 10 minutes away. They wheeled Olivia in and she was attended to immediately. The hospital staff recognized her from coming in and talking to patients.
"Detective Stabler I need to ask you to step out of the room," the doctor said.
"I'll call Cragen," Elliot said as he walked out the doorway.
The doctor examined Olivia and ran a couple of tests. He said that the results would be back quickly.
"Cragen," the captain answered his phone.
"Cap, it's Elliot."
"How's Olivia?"
"She's okay, he got her pretty good in the nose."
"And the baby?"
"The doctor is in with her now."
"Let me know when she's released."
"I will."
Elliot hung up and then went back and waited outside of Olivia's room. When the doctor walked out he told Elliot he could go in.
"What did the doctor say?" Elliot asked Olivia.
"He did an ultrasound and said everything was fine. He was more concerned about me having a minor concussion."
"Do you?"
"I don't think so. My head really doesn't hurt."
"You good to leave?"
"He just wants to get the results of the tests back, but he doesn't expect to see anything."
"Cragen wants me to call him back when you are released."
"Okay."
The doctor came back in about a half hour later and said that all the tests were normal and Olivia was good to go. She was fine and so was the baby. As they walked out Elliot called Cragen again.
"It's Elliot again," he responded when Cragen answered.
"Did they release Olivia?"
"Yeah, we are walking out now."
"How is she?"
"Other than a nice bruise on her face she's good."
"She up to coming back to the precinct? I want to talk to you two."
"You up to talking to Cragen at the station?" Elliot asked Olivia.
"Yeah," Olivia replied.
"We're on our way."
Elliot and Olivia got a cab back to the precinct since they didn't have a car. Once they got inside Cragen was waiting for them.
"What's up?" Elliot asked as they approached him.
"Let's talk in my office," Cragen said as he motioned for them to follow.
Cragen sat at his desk as Elliot and Olivia took a seat in front of him.
"Some things are going to change around here after today," Cragen began.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
As always comments and suggestions are welcomed. I also would like your input about baby names. I'm not saying if it's a boy or girl, but I want your input about the names you like.
Thanks for all the comments. And yes, I will continue this all the way through Olivia's pregnancy.