Manhattan Memorial Hospital – 4:00pm

Elliot and Olivia walked into the very familiar emergency room. It was where they had been called in many times during the night to see about a rape victim for questioning about the attack and to get a rape kit done, but this time, they weren't there for this, it was for Olivia.

"Hey, detectives, you in here to see about a rape victim?" asked Rosie. She was in her 30's and was an ER nurse who was just starting her shift and knew Elliot and Olivia very well.

"No. Actually, I need to see about this busted lip," said Olivia, gesturing to her swollen and bloody top lip.

"I'll wait for you out in the waiting room," whispered Elliot. She nodded and he left.

"Oh girl," said Rosie, coming closer to examine it, "that looks pretty nasty. I'll take you in an exam room and get that cleaned up."

Olivia followed Rosie to the nearby exam room and she sat on the bed. Rosie got a cotton ball and rubbing alcohol and dabbed it on Olivia's lip as she started to wince a little.

"You must have been in a rough brawl down at the precinct," Rosie told her.

"Yeah, we were interrogating a suspect and he lashed out at me over a question I asked him."

"Wow. I would have tried some self-defense skills on him."

Olivia smiled and said, "Yeah, really."

Rosie smiled back at her and asked, "So, is this just for a routine check up and physical?"

"Yeah, I really needed this cleaned up and I'm pregnant so that was the actual reason why I came here—to get checked out and make sure that everything is OK with my baby."

"Congratulations!" exclaimed Rosie.

"Thank you," said Olivia.

"By the way, who is your doctor so I can call her."

"Dr. Samantha Morris."

"I'll go page her so she can schedule an emergency sonogram for you."

"Thanks Rosie."

"No problem." She walked out and went to the nearby phone and paged Dr. Morris.

Meanwhile, Elliot was sitting in the waiting room wondering about Olivia. He looked at his watch and knew that the kids would be home from school so he got out his cell phone and dialed his home number.

"Hello?" said a voice on the other line.

"Maureen? Hey, it's Dad."

"Hey Daddy, where are you?"

"I'm at the hospital with Olivia. She had a little accident at work and is getting checked out."

"Olivia?" said Maureen in a whispered tone so that the twins wouldn't get scared. "Is she OK? What about the baby?"

"She's all right, but she's got a busted lip and a shiny red spot on her cheek and the nurse just told me that they're going to do a sonogram to make sure everything is OK with the baby."

"OK," said Maureen, "she can stay with us tonight if she doesn't want to stay at her apartment."

"I'll have to ask her," said Elliot, with a slight laugh, "but she can be pretty stubborn."

"Well I better go, Dad, but I love you and I'll see you when you get home."

"It may be a little late, honey. Love you too. Bye."

About that time, Olivia came in the waiting room where Elliot was and he turned around and saw her standing behind him.

"How did everything go?" Elliot asked.

"It was OK," replied Olivia. "Dr. Morris did a sonogram and said that the baby is fine and there wasn't any trauma done to it."

"Thank goodness. This little one will be tough as nails."

Olivia laughed and said, "Yeah, he or she will be."

Elliot then dialed Cragen's direct number to the precinct and he answered almost immediately.

"Cap, it's Elliot."

"How's Olivia?" Cragen asked.

"She's doing OK other than a little busted up," he said, glancing at his partner, who was holding an icepack to her lip.

"Do you think she feels like coming back to the station house?" Cragen asked him. "I need to talk to you guys."

Elliot asked Olivia if she wanted to come up to the precinct and she nodded yes and he got back on the phone and told his captain that they would be there.

SVU Squad Room – 5:00pm

Elliot and Olivia walked in the squad room and went straight to Cragen's office. It seemed unusually quiet as Munch and Fin had already left for the day. They walked in the office and Cragen was on the phone and motioned for them to sit down. Elliot and Olivia glanced at each other with puzzling looks and sat down in the chairs in front of the desk.

Cragen hung up the phone and looked at his two detectives, "OK, I want to know EXACTLY what went on today."

"What do you mean?" asked Elliot.

"Don't play this on me, Elliot," scoffed Cragen. "There's something going on with you two and my suspicions are more aroused now after today's incident. I want you guys to come clean and now is the time to start talking. I'm all ears." He leaned back in his chair and eyed the two detectives, waiting for one of them to speak up.

Elliot let out a sigh and said, "Well, Olivia and I have been seeing each other and she's pregnant."

Cragen was shocked at what Elliot had just told him and was flabbergasted, "How could you guys let this happen? You're two dedicated detectives and you know the rules."

"Well, you know what Kathy did to me and the kids and I was devastated and Olivia was there to talk to and one thing led to another and we discovered that we're in love with each other and took our relationship to a new level."

"You guys should have been more careful," said Cragen. He then looked at Olivia and said, "Well, Olivia, the only other choice that I'm going to have to make is to put you on restricted desk duty. You're one of the best detectives and I can't let anything else happen to you and the baby. By the way, how far along are you?"

"About three and a half months," replied Olivia.

Three and a half months, thought Cragen. He started calculating in his head and realized that this was around the time of the Milligan case and when Richard White came back.

"In another month or so, you'll be showing so the entire unit will know and you need to decide whether you want to take aside Munch and Fin one day and tell them about everything that you told me." He turned to Elliot and said, "Now that Olivia's on desk duty, you'll be working with John and Fin on field investigations starting tomorrow and I'll figure out what I need to do with you two after Olivia has the baby, but I know that you won't be partnered up again. Do I make myself clear?"

"Crystal clear," replied Elliot.

"And do you understand," said Cragen to Olivia.

"Yes sir," she said, trying not to sound sarcastic.

"OK, you guys go home and get some rest and I'll see you in the morning."

"OK, Cap," said Elliot as Olivia stood up and walked out without saying a word. "I'll keep an eye out on Olivia and make sure that she is safe."

Stabler Residence – 6:30pm

Elliot was finally able to talk Olivia into staying at his house with the kids. At first, she wanted to stay at her place, but then she wanted to be with Elliot, because he made her feel safe and secure and she wouldn't have any nightmares of the near-rape incident with Jeffrey Miller today. When they came in, the kids went over to Elliot and Olivia and hugged them and told Olivia that they were glad that she and the baby were OK. A little while later, they ate a bite of supper and around 8:30, Olivia announced that she wanted to go to bed.

"The baby must make you tired," said Elizabeth to her.

"It does sometimes," said Olivia, with a smile, "it knows when I need to go to sleep."

After Elliot told the twins that they needed to get ready for bed, Lizzie and Dickie went to Olivia and gave her another hug. She felt so much love for them and they were almost like her own kids.

"Good night, Liv," said Lizzie. "I love you."

"I love you too, 'Livia," said Dickie.

Olivia was shocked at the three little words that the twins had told her and said, "I love you guys too, and that goes towards Maureen, Kathleen, and Elliot."

Her eyes began to well up with tears of happiness as the older girls came and hugged her. "You all are so sweet."

About an hour later, Elliot and Olivia were in the bedroom sprawled out on the bed under the sheets. He looked at her for a while and locked his eyes on hers and leaned in and kissed her good night on the cheek since her lip was still a little sore from it being busted up and swollen. Then, he broke the kiss and pulled up the hem of her silk pajama shirt and Olivia felt a blowing kiss low against her stomach and Elliot's arms wrapped around her waist as she sifted through his hair.

"I'm glad both of you are all right," whispered Elliot.

"Me too," she whispered back to him as he smoothed his hand on her cheek. A little while later, Olivia fell asleep and Elliot looked at her for a long time and saw how beautiful she looked and realized how lucky he was to have her. He opened up a drawer on the nightstand and pulled out a box with an engagementring. Now he decided it was the time to propose to her and take her out on a date.