Elliot had gotten out of the bed and walked across the bedroom naked since Olivia had took all of the sheets with her to the bathroom to get in the shower. He found his boxers underneath a pile of clothes that were scattered next to the dresser and pulled them on and went into the living room and sat on the couch and waited until Olivia came out of the shower.
Meanwhile, Olivia was in the shower rinsing off the shampoo in her hair when she saw a figure come in the bathroom.
"Is that you, Elliot?" she called out from under the spray.
When the figure didn't answer, the shower door opened and in came Elliot.
"Hey, I didn't ask for company," Olivia said teasingly.
"Well I thought you needed it," said Elliot, smiling at her.
"You'll need this," she said, producing a white solution and massaging it in Elliot's hair.
"Wait, what's that."
"It's a secret."
They both looked at each other and Olivia kissed Elliot deeply. Soap started to slide off down their bodies as they reveled in their kiss. Elliot then broke their kiss and nuzzled Olivia's neck and placed a hand on her breast and grazed it with his lips. Olivia looked down at what Elliot was doing to her and tipped her head back against the cool wall of the shower as he then proceeded back to her neck. Elliot then came back up to kiss her again while Olivia grabbed his bare butt and brought him closer to her. Steam started to rise up as Olivia turned on the shower radio and looked at Elliot. He touched her face and gave her a small peck on the lips as the steam and spray was pounding against their bodies.
They ended up on the bedroom floor where Elliot had collapsed next to Olivia.
"Remind me not to try the carpet next time," said Olivia.
"Yeah, bad idea, carpet's out then," said Elliot. He knew that he had marks on his back because he could feel the sting of the blood when they were in the shower.
Olivia rolled over to lay on her stomach and put the towel on her butt and legs and Elliot went over and started to place kisses on the small of her tan back and moved up to her shoulder blades.
"Does that hurt?" asked Elliot, noticing the redness of her back.
"Not really...just a reminder of what we did on this very carpet," she said, smiling.
"Sorry Liv."
"Sorry about your back too, but I'll be fine," she said, getting up and putting on Elliot's shirt.
"Well I guess it's time for lunch. You want some sandwiches?"
"Mmmm, sounds good."
They both went in the kitchen and Elliot looked in the refrigerator for some lunchmeat and made some double decker sandwiches for the two of them.
SVU Squad Room – Tuesday morning – 1 Week Later"It's great to see you back, Olivia," said Munch as Olivia walked into the precinct.
"Thanks," she smiled. "It's actually good to be back. Did I miss anything while I was out?"
"You missed a lot," said a familiar voice as Cragen walked out with a stack of paperwork, "these are for you and Stabler when he comes in."
"Very nice," Olivia turned back to Munch, "so are you and Fin having fun on the street?"
"Oh yeah, Fin and I collared a rape suspect last week and he was arraigned on Friday."
Olivia nodded and turned around to see Elliot walking through the door and her heart almost stopped, but had hoped that Munch and Fin didn't notice. She and Elliot didn't want anyone to know that they had been sleeping together due to the fact that Cragen would get the news and possibly separate them.
"Sorry I'm late, but traffic was horrible and I took the twins to the recreation center for the day." he called out.
"It must be tough to raise four kids as a single father," muttered Fin.
Elliot looked up and saw Olivia and went over to her.
"Hey Liv," he greeted and gave her a quick hug, "it's good to see you back. He gave her a wink for her eyes only and mouthed I love you to her. Olivia smiled back at him.
Munch and Fin exchanged glances at each other wondering what was up between their colleagues with something more than just friends and partners. They decided not to say anything to them about their flirtatiousness.
"Maybe they're just glad to see each other," Munch said.
"Are you crazy? I don't act like that when I come back from a vacation leave as soon as I see you," said Fin.
"Well, you're just not the touchy-feely, huggy, flirty type, my friend," said Munch, as he and Fin walked out of the squad room and in the hallway. They began to bicker as the doors swung shut.
"Those two," said Cragen, shaking his head, "they might as well be a married couple."
"Yeah, you should say that," Elliot said.
"Say Elliot, could I see you in my office for a moment?" Cragen asked.
Elliot gave him a concerned look and then looked at Olivia, who just shrugged. He followed Cragen to his office. When he left, Olivia went to her locker to grab a few things.
Hopefully, no one hasn't found out and reported it, she thought. When Elliot got in Cragen's office, he thought the exact same thing. Did someone from the restaurant see and report us? Does Cragen know? Munch? Fin? Everyone in the 16th precinct? He had hoped not because he couldn't be separated from Olivia as a partner. Not now, not ever. They had both agreed that they could still work well as partners and keep their romantic relationship off-duty, but the rate that their relationship was going, they could get carried away and end up making out in the back of their squad car trying to get into each other's pants.
"How is everything going with you, Elliot?" Cragen asked him after Elliot had closed the door and sat down.
"It's going fine for a single father raising his four kids and working," replied Elliot. He couldn't believe he had let those words slip out, but he felt like he should go ahead and tell Cragen the whole story.
"Oh no, Elliot, I didn't know, what happened to Kathy?" Cragen asked.
Elliot began telling Cragen the story from the beginning about Kathy admitting to having an affair and running off to Florida with Brad and giving up custody of the kids.
After listening to Elliot's story, there was a long pause and Cragen spoke up and said, "If there's anything you need, my door is always open."
"Thanks Cap." He stood up and walked out of the office where he saw Olivia sitting at her desk.
"What was up with Cap?" she asked Elliot.
"He had been concerned about me lately and I had told him about Kathy having an affair, wanting a divorce, and leaving."
Thank goodness for Cragen not knowing about their relationship, they thought, as they started on the paperwork that had been accumulated beneath their desks. That week had gone by quick and everyone in the precinct was ready for the weekend just as long as they weren't called out for work. Elliot and Olivia hadn't planned anything for the weekend since he had some business to tend to from the divorce that was recently finalized and she wanted him to spend some time with the kids.
Olivia Benson's Apartment – 2 Weeks LaterOn Monday morning, after Olivia had finished eating a piece of cinnamon toast, she felt queasy to her stomach. She ran to the bathroom and started throwing up until she didn't have anything else left in her. Maybe it's only the toast or a virus, she thought. She wasn't running a fever so she decided to go on to work and hopefully not pass it around to anyone.
SVU Squad Room – 3 Days Later"Are you feeling OK, Liv?" Elliot asked her as they were going to Cragen's office to give him the information on their latest case.
Olivia coughed and said, "Yeah, I'm fine. I think I'm just coming down with a stomach virus or something."
She was fine; however, this wasn't a bug she was coming down with. She had a suspicion about this, but didn't think it could be. She tried to tell herself that it was just a bug, but the throwing up had been going on for the last three days and she was late for her period, which was always on time. Oh no, she couldn't be, but then there could be that chance since they didn't use anything that first night.
It was around 4:30 and Olivia went to the bathroom for the second time that day and got sick again and she only had a club sandwich for lunch. As she went back to her desk, Elliot looked up and saw how her face looked as if it was flushed.
"Why don't you go home and get some rest?" Elliot told her.
Olivia gave him a weak smile, "Yeah, I guess I should go." She went to her locker and grabbed a few things and went in Cragen's office and told him that she was leaving for the day.
Olivia Benson's Apartment – 6:15pmOlivia unlocked the door and came in her apartment. She set the sack of groceries on the counter, including the ginger ale that the clerk at the pharmacy recommended, and a long white box that she never thought that she would have to get – a pregnancy test. She stared at it for a long time – it was something that could change her life forever. She went to her bedroom and changed out of her work clothes into a pink tank top and plaid pajama pants. She came out and picked up the box and opened it.
OK, Benson, don't get ahead of yourself, what's it going to be, she thought to herself.
She went in the bathroom and read the directions on the box for the test. A few moments later, Olivia set the test down on the bathroom sink and anticipated the thirty seconds of when the results would show up. After a while, she picked up the stick without looking down and walked slowly to the living room, took a deep breath, and looked down at what she was holding – the test was positive and the pink plus sign was right before her eyes.
She was pregnant, but she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What should I do now, she thought.
