Affairs of the Heart

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Summary: See previous chapters

A Blessing

The next morning Elliot paced the halls of the hospital. He couldn't sleep after seeing Olivia break down the way she had.

"Detective Stabler. " Dr. Miller called from down the hall. "I need to have a word with you and your coworkers."

Elliot followed the doctor to the group. "What is it?" He asked.

"I got Olivia's test results back. All her STD tests came back negative, but one test came back positive." The doctor answered.

"What is it?" Casey asked, her voice filled with concern.

"I'm afraid that Detective Benson is pregnant."

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"Hey Liv." Elliot whispered as he peered his head into her room.

She was already back in her normal sweat pants and tank top. Nothing could make her stay in a hospital gown for any period of time. She was sitting on her window sill, looking out into the city. "Hey, come on in." Olivia answered, smiling.

"Good to see you up." Elliot commented as he entered the room.

"Yeah, well I figured that, I'm better off than most of the women we see every day. I mean, yeah, I was violated, but I'll never remember it. I'll never remember being raped, because I was unconscious when it happened. I'm not gonna let his perp win, and just give up. I'm gonna live my life." Olivia sighed. "You look like something's bothering you though, what's up?" She asked, changing her tone.

"Liv, the doctor got your test results back." Elliot began, clearing his throat and sitting next to her.

"And… was something wrong?" Olivia asked concerned.

"Liv, there's no easy way to tell you this." Elliot said, taking Olivia's hand. "Sweet heart, you, you're pregnant."

"I... what?" Olivia muttered. "No, I can't be, I mean, no." Olivia managed, staring straight at Elliot, almost looking right through him.

Elliot pulled her close to him. He held her as she broke down for the second time.

"Livia, it's gonna be okay." He soothed.

Olivia's sobs soon subsided to Elliot's surprise. She began to think. She hadn't wanted children before. The thought of becoming a mother terrified her. It wasn't until she was with Elliot that she began to gain the confidence to change her mind. He had helped her see that she wasn't her mother, and didn't have to be.

She hadn't told anyone, but recently, she had thought about becoming a mother. As soon as the initial shock of her pregnancy wore off, she realized that this could just be the blessing that she had been looking for.

Of course Olivia had wanted to wait until she had a stable family to bring a baby into the world, and she had secretly hoped that Elliot would be a part of this family, but, if this was the way she was going to become a mother, she would take it.

"Liv, whatever you wanna do, whatever your decision about this baby is, I want you to know that I'm gonna be here for you." Elliot comforted.

"I'm gonna keep it El." Olivia said, as she pulled herself away from Elliot's grasp. "I know that I haven't always been a banner for motherhood, but, being a child of rape myself, who couldbe a better parent for this child. I'll be able to answer the questions my baby has, that my mother never could. I know what it's like to grow up without a father." She paused for a moment, and than said, "El, I'm going to be a mother."With a smile.

"Congratulations then." Elliot said, a little shocked with Olivia's drastic turn around.

The conversation was abruptly ended when Cragen stuck his head into the room. "El, can I see you out here for a second?" He asked.

Elliot complied. He followed Cragen out into the hall. "She's happy Don." He said, a little out of it. "She's actually happy about being pregnant."

"That's good, that's good." Cragen said, distracted.

"Something on your mind?" Elliot asked.

"Elliot, we need you to give us a DNA sample." His captain revealed compassionately, yet bluntly.

"What? Why? You can't think that I'm a suspect." Elliot answered, his anger rising.

"Look Detective." Cragen began, reminding Elliot of his place. "I don't think that you did anything to Liv, but you put yourself at the scene. Now, I was able to get a court order for Matt's DNA, but his lawyer convinced a judge that it would unfair to his client to take his, and not yours." Cragen explained. "He threatened to go to IAB about it. We have no other choice." He finished, more compassionately this time.

"And just what the hell would my motive be?" Elliot asked.

"That you couldn't bare Olivia being with someone else after she ended your relationship." Cragen said quietly.

Elliot just stared at the man in disbelief. How did he know about their relationship and falling out? "Take what ever you need." He finally answered.

Later that day

Word about Olivia's pregnancy spread quickly. Everyone seemed excited about it. In just a few days Olivia's life had completely unraveled, and then fallen back into place. She felt almost complete inside. She was going to be a mother, and now all she needed to was to find the man who had attacked her.

Cragen entered Olivia's room, now packed with all of her co-workers, and congratulations balloons. He had some bad news.

"Hey Don." Olivia said cheerily. She had just gotten word that she would be released the next day, and couldn't be happier. She knew that she'd be strapped to a desk for the next 9 months, but anything was better than being stuck in this place.

"Liv." Cragen began. "We know who attacked you."

Olivia's face turned white.

"Who?" She asked, desperately hoping that it was a random mugging.

"It was Matt." He finally answered. "I'm so sorry. I've sent a uniform to go pick him up."

"But why?" Olivia asked. "Why would he do that? I told him that I just wasn't ready to start dating again. He knew that it wasn't a jab at him, or his masculinity."

"We'll get him for this Olivia." Alex comforted. "He'll rot in jail; I'll make sure of it."

"Munch, Fin, I need you to come with me. You'll interrogate him. Casey, Alex, Huang, I want you observing. He's not getting out on a technicality." Cragen ordered. He was ready to put the man who had hurt his detective away.

The group left the room as instructed.

"You gonna be okay Liv?" Elliot asked.

"I though that he cared about me." Olivia stammered.

The door to Olivia's room opened suddenly. Matt walked in with a smile on his face, and a vase filled with flowers in his hand. He hadn't been notified of his arrest yet.

"Hey Liv, I heard about the good news, and just wanted to come by to congratulate you on the baby." He said cockily.

Elliot didn't even hesitate when he saw Matt. He snapped. He threw a forceful punch right into Matt's jaw; causing him to drop the vase intoshattering pieces. Elliot then grabbed Matt by the collar of his shirt, and rammed him against the wall.

"Elliot!" Olivia yelled, jumping from her bed. "El, Stop!" She demanded.

"You sonofabitch." Elliot grunted.

"I'll get off on police brutality before you can even read me my rights." Matt chuckled into Elliot's face.

"What police brutality Mr. Finch? You fell." Cragen's voice came from the door way. He had rushed back to the room when he heard all the commotion. "Read the man his rights Elliot."

Elliot did as he was told, and then led Matt out of the room.

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