Olivia Benson's Apartment – Friday morning – 7:30am

A bout of morning sickness began to hit again, but most of it was from the ginger ale that Olivia had drank from the night before. She thought that it might help settle her stomach; at least it did throughout the night. There were many thoughts that raced through her mind as she washed her face at the bathroom sink. First of all, she didn't feel like going in to work so she needed to call in sick to Cragen. Second, she needed to go to a doctor to confirm her pregnancy until she told Elliot even though the test that she used was 99 accurate, but she just wanted to check and make sure that she was actually pregnant. She went in the living room and dialed the direct number to Cragen's office.

"Special Victims, this is Capt. Cragen."

"Cap, it's Olivia."

"Hi Olivia. Is everything all right?"

"Yeah, I'm doing a little better, but I think I'm going to take the day off today and rest."

"OK. I hope you get better."

"Thanks. I'll try to be back on Monday, Cap."

"Get plenty of rest. Bye"

"Bye."

After hanging up the phone, Olivia thought about telling Elliot the news, but there were many thoughts that were racing through her mind about telling him. Would he be thrilled? Did he want another child? He already had four. I think he will be very excited, she thought.

SVU Squad Room – 11:00am

Elliot sat at his desk looking as if he were lost in thought. Cragen had told him that Olivia had called in sick earlier that morning and Elliot had thought about going by and checking on her, but he knew that she probably needed her rest.

"Earth to Elliot," a voice said from behind.

Elliot was startled at the voice and turned around to see Munch standing next to the desk.

"Oh hey John"

"Someone looks lost."

"I've been thinking a lot lately," said Elliot, "mostly about the kids and how it's been a rough two months with trying to raise them on my own. I mean, Maureen is helping out and looking out for the younger ones, especially during the summer now that school is out, but it has still been hard."

"If you ever need to talk, I'm here to listen anytime," said Munch.

"Thanks John."

"Anytime." He walked out of the squad room to meet Fin at the diner for lunch.

Elliot breathed in a sigh of relief. He needed to get that off his chest and he was glad that he didn't end up telling Munch about his relationship with Liv. He couldn't let it slip out and Munch would definitely be the last person that Elliot would want to know as well as Olivia, who was a very private person, which everyone in the precinct knew this about her.

Dr. Samantha Morris' Office – 3:00pm

"Olivia Benson," a nurse called out from the door.

Olivia was startled by the voice at first, but realized that the nurse had called her name. She stood up from the chair in the waiting room, looking at the pregnant women in the room who were beginning to show and the ones who looked as though they were going to give birth any minute. This will be me in a few more months, she thought.

She smiled at the nurse, who led her to an exam room. The nurse told her that Dr. Morris would be in there in a little while and closed the door. Olivia sat on the exam table, clutching the pregnancy test with the little pink plus sign in her shaky hands. She couldn't believe that she was sitting in the exam room of a doctor's office. It had been a long time since she had seen an OB/GYN, but it was really important for her to see one now. About that time, Dr. Morris came into the room and greeted Olivia.

"You must be Olivia," said Dr. Morris.

"Yes, that would be me."

"Nice to meet you," said Dr. Morris. "You said that you were here to confirm your pregnancy, right?"

"That's right."

"First of all, I'll go ahead and run a few tests to confirm it and find out how far along you are."

"OK." Olivia handed the doctor the pregnancy test.

A few minutes later, Dr. Morris had finished the tests and gave Olivia some good news.

"Well, you are definitely pregnant and according from the date of your last period, you're about six weeks along. Congratulations!"

Olivia didn't know what to say. She was more surprised than she was when she took the pregnancy test the night before.

Six weeks, Olivia thought as she calculated in her mind, this baby was conceived on her and Elliot's first night. The night when Elliot came over to check on her after Richard White blew himself up in the car.

"I will schedule an ultrasound on your next appointment to see the baby's activity in two weeks."

"Thanks Dr. Morris."

Olivia went to the front desk to make her next appointment. As she walked out and got in the car, she placed her hand on her stomach. There was a life inside her, a life that was half her and half Elliot. She wanted to tell Elliot, but then she just wanted to keep it to herself. He has a right to know that he's about to become a father again. What about his kids, she thought. What will they think about having another brother or sister, not to mention the half?

Olivia Benson's Apartment – 5:30pm

Olivia was sitting in her apartment watching TV on the couch. She seemed to be feeling a little better than she did that morning and felt like she could eat something so she went in the kitchen and opened up the refrigerator to see what she might be able to eat. As she was rummaging through the fridge, Olivia heard a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" she called out.

"It's Elliot," the voice said outside.

Olivia let out a sigh, trying to prepare for what she was about to tell Elliot, looked in the peephole and opened the door.

"Hi," he said, looking from the floor to Olivia.

"Hey, you want to come in."

"Sure," Elliot came in and went past Olivia and she shut the door.

Elliot turned around to Olivia and said; "Cragen told me you called in sick so I just wanted to come check on you." He put his hands around Olivia waist. "Are you feeling better?"

"Yeah, I'm feeling better," she said, smiling, and Elliot leaned in and gave her a quick kiss.

They both looked at each other for a while and Elliot sensed that Olivia wanted to tell him something. "Is everything OK?" he asked her.

Olivia inhaled and let out a breath and finally spoke up, unsure of what the outcome the new bring, but she knew that he would be happy. She took his hands in hers and led Elliot in the living room and said, "There's something that we need to talk about."

"What about?"

"Well, uh . . .," she said, unsure of what words to choose. "Elliot, I'm pregnant."

"You're pregnant?"

"Yep."

"Did you go to a doctor? I mean, h-how did you find out?" Elliot asked nervously.

"Well I took a test and then I went to the doctor to confirm it."

"How far along are you?"

"Six weeks."

"Wow, we're having a baby," said Elliot, wrapping his arms around Olivia and giving her a hug. "Oh Liv, I love you so much. Marry me."

Olivia was surprised at what Elliot had just asked her and didn't know what to say. She had just told her partner that she was pregnant with his child and now he was proposing to her.

"Elliot, I can't marry you."

"Why not?"

"I can't make a commitment like this right now. I just found out that I'm pregnant and it's my partner's baby. El, I know that this baby is a part of us and I'm trying to piece an image of me as a mother right now and I can't piece an image of how I'll make a great wife so I'm going to have to say no."

"Olivia, you can't do this to me. I know that you worry about what my kids will think, but Liv, they really love you and look up to you. I promise you that I won't tell them about the baby until you're ready," he said. "We will tell them together, but please just think about marrying me. I want to be with you and spend the rest of my life with you and I hope that you want to also. We can make it work, Liv." Elliot began to have tears well up in his eyes.

Olivia's eyes began to well up with tears as well and said, "Your kids love me. Oh El, that's sweet."

"They really do. Trust me," he said with a smile. "Promise me, you'll think about it, right."

"I need some time to think, Elliot."

"OK, I understand, I love you, Liv," he said, brushing his lips against hers.

"I love you too."

Elliot told her that he had to go, but that he would see her the next day. He walked out and went towards the door as Olivia put her back against the door and slid slowly down on the floor. She couldn't control herself as she let the tears fall. She went from being an independent career woman and a cop to falling for her partner whose wife had abandoned him and his kids and was going through a divorce and then becoming pregnant with his child. More or less, Elliot was still married at the time they slept together and created this baby so it was an affair between them. As much as Olivia wanted to admit it, she loved Elliot with every ounce that she had and wanted to be with him forever, but she had to think about marriage and becoming a mother. She felt like she was torn between Elliot and their baby and had been ripped from the womb. She realized that there was something inside her and placed her hand on her stomach and said to the life inside her, "Your mommy and daddy love you, little one. I promise that we will have everything straightened out between us by the time that you come into this world and you'll have a good life."

A/N: I'm going to keep writing throughout Olivia's pregnancy and after the baby is born and then maybe a few years after that.