a/n: ok, I don't know a thing about Elliot's parents, where they live, what their names are, what they do, or even if their still alive and together. But, for this story, they're alive, still married, and live in Albany.
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That night Elliot and Olivia called Maureen and told her of the events that had taken place in the past few days, she was excited and said that the first chance she got she'd be down there. The only people left to tell were Elliot's parents, who live in the actual state of New York. Since there was no way they could get any more time off they decided to call them the next day after work and tell them. Olivia was dreading that.
After dinner and the movie they went back to Elliot's apartment, and talked more. It was a unanimous decision that Elliot and Olivia would start looking for a house or bigger apartment to live in together (with Kathleen, of course) immediately. Then, Elliot would go alone to talk with Kathy about Dickey and Elizabeth living with him. He wasn't so sure how it would blow over with her considering his fiancée had just put her in jail. But he was going to try nonetheless. There was always a chance.
Work went by relatively slow the next day, Olivia's temp arrived. He was young, but far from green. Elliot was glad about that, and Olivia was glad that it wasn't a young female temp. So, things at work went smoothly, although Olivia was having some trouble getting used to doing nothing but desk duty, especially when Elliot and his new partner, Andrew Eaton, went off to talk with a victim, and Munch and Fin went off to the scene of the rape.
She waited for him until he got back at 7:35, and she headed to his apartment while he went to talk with Kathy. While Kathleen and Olivia were waiting for him to come home they searched the internet for baby names, online catalogs of baby clothing and room accessories. They ordered pizza as well, not having the time to cook something (well, for Kathleen to cook something, Olivia was a terrible cook). When Elliot got back at a little past 9 they were still on the computer eating their pizza.
"What'cha up to?" He said kissing Olivia.
"Searching the web for baby stuff. Just looking, though. You wanna help?"
"After I tell you about what Kathy said."
"Alright." She and Kathleen followed him to the couch and sat down. "So, what did she say?"
"It took a lot of persuading and negotiations, but she finally broke down and said that Dickey and Elizabeth can live with me. But, the shared custody still stands so there will still be times when they're with her. A few weekends out of the month, certain holidays, things like that."
"That's great." Olivia said with a smile. But, then her smile dropped and she sighed.
"What's wrong, Liv?"
"We've got to call your parents now, don't we?"
He nodded.
She groaned, "Alright. Let's get this over with as quickly as possible."
"They don't hate you, Liv. You've got nothing to worry about." He looked towards Kathleen, "Go get your cordless phone so we can both be on the line at the same time."
Kathleen ran into her room and came back out with her blue telephone and handed it to Olivia, Elliot got the main phone and dialed his parents number, when the ringing started he nodded towards Olivia who turned her phone on and placed it up against her ear.
"Hello."
"Mom, hey, it's me. Put me on speakerphone and get dad into the room."
Olivia heard a click and breathed deeply.
"Alright, Elliot. I'm here. What's so important, I was in the middle of a game."
"Trust me dad, it's a little more important than football. Olivia is on the line, too."
"Hi." She said nervously.
"Your partner?" Mrs. Stabler asked.
"Yeah, we need to talk to you."
"Shoot." Mr. Stabler (sr.) said.
"Alright, dad, mom. First I want to tell you that Olivia and I have been seeing each other for a little over 3 months."
"And you're just telling us now, because?"
"Well, seeing your partner isn't really something that's approved. But, we've talked with our Captain about it recently, he's alright with it. There's more though."
"Oh?"
"We're getting married."
"When?"
Olivia spoke, "We're not sure yet, sir. Elliot just asked the other day. But, there's another thing."
"You two are just full of surprises, eh?"
"Yes, ma'am--"
"Please, don't call me ma'am. It makes me feel older than I already am. Call me Diane."
"And, you don't have to call me sir, either. Feel free to call me Paul. Now, what was this other piece of information."
Elliot and Olivia glanced at each other and she took in another deep breath, "Well…I'm…pregnant."
There was a pause at the other end and Olivia's heart sank, it had been going so well. They surely hated her now.
"That's wonderful!" Diane said happily. "How far along are you? Do you know if it's a boy or girl? When did you find out?"
Elliot jumped in, "Whoa, mom. Calm down. She's just over 6 weeks, it's too early to know what the sex is, and we're going to wait until she gives birth to find out. We just found out the other day. Does that answer your questions?"
"Yes. It does. Thank you. But, why are you telling us this over the phone? This seems more like person to person information."
"It is, but we couldn't get time off."
"Well, your father and I will come down there. We've not seen the children in awhile, and I feel like spoiling somebody. Do you mind if we come down this weekend?"
Elliot looked at Olivia and she mouthed that it was ok for them to come down.
"Sure, just call and let us know."
"Alright. Goodbye."
"Goodbye mom."
They hung up the phone and Olivia let out a breath she hadn't known she'd been holding.
Elliot pulled her into his arms, "I told you they wouldn't hate you."
She smiled and returned the embrace when she broke the hug she pulled him over to the computer, "Kathleen and I saved the names that we liked the most, you want to see them? Or look and find some of your own? This internet baby book is amazing, it's got all kinds of names, their place of origin, what the name means, everything."
He laughed and agreed to look up some names. They spent nearly 2 hours looking through various names before finally shutting off the computer and going to bed.
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a/n: ok, so I'm trying to finish this quickly. I leave for South Carolina this weekend, and I'm not going to be somewhere that has the internet, and I'll be gone until the middle of July. But, I've also got another story in the works. Not sure yet where it's going or even if I'm going to post it, but I might. Anyway, this story will be finished by Friday, I hope. If not you'll have to wait a long time for the next chapter, and I really don't like doing that to you guys, cause I hate it when people take forever to post the next chapter. Anyway, tell me how I'm doing.
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That night Elliot and Olivia called Maureen and told her of the events that had taken place in the past few days, she was excited and said that the first chance she got she'd be down there. The only people left to tell were Elliot's parents, who live in the actual state of New York. Since there was no way they could get any more time off they decided to call them the next day after work and tell them. Olivia was dreading that.
After dinner and the movie they went back to Elliot's apartment, and talked more. It was a unanimous decision that Elliot and Olivia would start looking for a house or bigger apartment to live in together (with Kathleen, of course) immediately. Then, Elliot would go alone to talk with Kathy about Dickey and Elizabeth living with him. He wasn't so sure how it would blow over with her considering his fiancée had just put her in jail. But he was going to try nonetheless. There was always a chance.
Work went by relatively slow the next day, Olivia's temp arrived. He was young, but far from green. Elliot was glad about that, and Olivia was glad that it wasn't a young female temp. So, things at work went smoothly, although Olivia was having some trouble getting used to doing nothing but desk duty, especially when Elliot and his new partner, Andrew Eaton, went off to talk with a victim, and Munch and Fin went off to the scene of the rape.
She waited for him until he got back at 7:35, and she headed to his apartment while he went to talk with Kathy. While Kathleen and Olivia were waiting for him to come home they searched the internet for baby names, online catalogs of baby clothing and room accessories. They ordered pizza as well, not having the time to cook something (well, for Kathleen to cook something, Olivia was a terrible cook). When Elliot got back at a little past 9 they were still on the computer eating their pizza.
"What'cha up to?" He said kissing Olivia.
"Searching the web for baby stuff. Just looking, though. You wanna help?"
"After I tell you about what Kathy said."
"Alright." She and Kathleen followed him to the couch and sat down. "So, what did she say?"
"It took a lot of persuading and negotiations, but she finally broke down and said that Dickey and Elizabeth can live with me. But, the shared custody still stands so there will still be times when they're with her. A few weekends out of the month, certain holidays, things like that."
"That's great." Olivia said with a smile. But, then her smile dropped and she sighed.
"What's wrong, Liv?"
"We've got to call your parents now, don't we?"
He nodded.
She groaned, "Alright. Let's get this over with as quickly as possible."
"They don't hate you, Liv. You've got nothing to worry about." He looked towards Kathleen, "Go get your cordless phone so we can both be on the line at the same time."
Kathleen ran into her room and came back out with her blue telephone and handed it to Olivia, Elliot got the main phone and dialed his parents number, when the ringing started he nodded towards Olivia who turned her phone on and placed it up against her ear.
"Hello."
"Mom, hey, it's me. Put me on speakerphone and get dad into the room."
Olivia heard a click and breathed deeply.
"Alright, Elliot. I'm here. What's so important, I was in the middle of a game."
"Trust me dad, it's a little more important than football. Olivia is on the line, too."
"Hi." She said nervously.
"Your partner?" Mrs. Stabler asked.
"Yeah, we need to talk to you."
"Shoot." Mr. Stabler (sr.) said.
"Alright, dad, mom. First I want to tell you that Olivia and I have been seeing each other for a little over 3 months."
"And you're just telling us now, because?"
"Well, seeing your partner isn't really something that's approved. But, we've talked with our Captain about it recently, he's alright with it. There's more though."
"Oh?"
"We're getting married."
"When?"
Olivia spoke, "We're not sure yet, sir. Elliot just asked the other day. But, there's another thing."
"You two are just full of surprises, eh?"
"Yes, ma'am--"
"Please, don't call me ma'am. It makes me feel older than I already am. Call me Diane."
"And, you don't have to call me sir, either. Feel free to call me Paul. Now, what was this other piece of information."
Elliot and Olivia glanced at each other and she took in another deep breath, "Well…I'm…pregnant."
There was a pause at the other end and Olivia's heart sank, it had been going so well. They surely hated her now.
"That's wonderful!" Diane said happily. "How far along are you? Do you know if it's a boy or girl? When did you find out?"
Elliot jumped in, "Whoa, mom. Calm down. She's just over 6 weeks, it's too early to know what the sex is, and we're going to wait until she gives birth to find out. We just found out the other day. Does that answer your questions?"
"Yes. It does. Thank you. But, why are you telling us this over the phone? This seems more like person to person information."
"It is, but we couldn't get time off."
"Well, your father and I will come down there. We've not seen the children in awhile, and I feel like spoiling somebody. Do you mind if we come down this weekend?"
Elliot looked at Olivia and she mouthed that it was ok for them to come down.
"Sure, just call and let us know."
"Alright. Goodbye."
"Goodbye mom."
They hung up the phone and Olivia let out a breath she hadn't known she'd been holding.
Elliot pulled her into his arms, "I told you they wouldn't hate you."
She smiled and returned the embrace when she broke the hug she pulled him over to the computer, "Kathleen and I saved the names that we liked the most, you want to see them? Or look and find some of your own? This internet baby book is amazing, it's got all kinds of names, their place of origin, what the name means, everything."
He laughed and agreed to look up some names. They spent nearly 2 hours looking through various names before finally shutting off the computer and going to bed.
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a/n: ok, so I'm trying to finish this quickly. I leave for South Carolina this weekend, and I'm not going to be somewhere that has the internet, and I'll be gone until the middle of July. But, I've also got another story in the works. Not sure yet where it's going or even if I'm going to post it, but I might. Anyway, this story will be finished by Friday, I hope. If not you'll have to wait a long time for the next chapter, and I really don't like doing that to you guys, cause I hate it when people take forever to post the next chapter. Anyway, tell me how I'm doing.