Papacita's Mexican Restaurant – 2 Weeks Later – 4 Months
It was Friday night and Elliot decided that this would be the night that he would propose to Olivia. He let her pick out the restaurant, which was, of course, Mexican food because she started to have a craving for anything spicy.
"Are you going to be able to eat everything that you ordered?" Elliot asked Olivia after she told the waitress her order.
"I am eating for two now, so it should all feed me and this little one," she replied.
"Whatever suits you," he said, smiling.
Elliot was anticipating this night for a long time and he had even practiced asking her the question in the mirror, because he wanted it to be romantic. He checked his pocket to make sure that the ring was there and pulled it out. Olivia knew that he was up to something, but what exactly was it?
He stood up and walked over on the other side of the booth where Olivia was sitting and got down on one knee. She knew what was about to happen and she was ready at anything for him.
Elliot opened up the box and got out the ring and took her hands into his and said, "I love you with all of my heart and soul. In fact, I've loved you since the first moment that I saw you come in through the doors of the squad room that day and I want to commit to spending the rest of my life with you, the kids, and the baby. Now I'm asking you to be my wife. Olivia Benson, will you marry me?"
"Oh baby," Olivia said, very ecstatically. "Yes, I'll marry you and I want all of us to become a family too."
"Yes?" he asked. Olivia approvingly shook her head yes.
Elliot put the ring on her finger and took her hand and kissed it. Then, he pulled her up and took her into his arms as they were among a large crowd in the restaurant who were celebrating with them. Olivia then leaned in and kissed Elliot and wrapped her arms around his neck, smoothing her hand on the back of his head.
Olivia Benson's Apartment – Saturday – 8:30am
Elliot woke up and looked for Olivia on the other side of the bed, but she wasn't there. He got up out of the bed wearing his boxers and pulled on a gray NYPD T-shirt that he had left at her apartment at one other time and walked towards the bathroom door where he heard Olivia getting sick. He opened the door and found her head over the toilet seat, puking out her guts and walked behind her and gently rubbed her back and moved her hair out of her face.
Olivia loved it when Elliot was so gentle with her. She flushed the toilet and put the seat down and turned around to Elliot and said, "I guess this is what I get for eating too much last night. Will I ever get over this morning sickness before I give birth?"
"Trust me, it'll be over soon," said Elliot. He sat down on the edge of the bathtub and Olivia scooted back up against him as he massaged her shoulders. "So, when do you want to set a wedding date?"
"I guess we will tell Cragen first to rattle his cages and we need to tell Munch and Fin that we're getting married." They had already told them that Olivia was pregnant a couple weeks ago when she was placed on desk duty. Munch told her that he would baby-sit any time and tell him or her jokes while Fin looked at him as if he actually knew how to take care of a baby.
"You want to tell them on Monday?" asked Elliot.
"Sure. I would really like to get married in a few weeks, at least before I start looking like a blimp so that I will be able to fit in a dress," Olivia said, smiling.
"OK, in a few more weeks, we'll be husband and wife."
SVU Squad Room – Monday – 9:00am
"Did you guys wrap up the Miller case?" asked Cragen.
"Yes," replied Olivia. "Sarah was found safe at Jeffrey Miller's parents' house and was returned back to Lori."
"He's pleading guilty to first degree kidnapping and assault on a police officer and I will be arraigning him tomorrow," said Casey. "I'll be on vacation next week in Hawaii next week and Liz Donnelly will be handling all of theSVU cases for me."
"Hope you have fun out on the tropics drinking coconut milk and taking hula dances," said Munch. "I would love to be out there."
"Oh John, I would just love to see you dancing with the hula girls in nothing but a grass skirt and a lei," said Fin, chuckling. "That would be a trip to watch you do that."
"I've got front row tickets," teased Munch.
The detectives and Casey all laughed at Munch's jokes. It kept them from not losing their sanity, especially in this line of work that they all did every day.
A little while later, Elliot spoke up and said, "I want you guys to all come in Captain Cragen's office. Olivia and I have something else to tell you."
Casey, Munch, Fin, and Cragen followed the two detectives to Cragen's office. They closed the door and listened to what Elliot and Olivia had to say.
"Well, we have an announcement to make," said Elliot.
"Let me guess," said Munch, "you're going to have twins."
"No, not that," said Olivia, bringing out her hand in front of her to reveal a diamond ring. "Elliot asked me to marry him."
"Oh no, you have no idea what you're getting yourself into, Liv," teased Cragen. He came over and hugged Olivia and shook hands with Elliot. "Congratulations guys!"
"You're walking me down the aisle. You know you are like a father figure," said Olivia.
"I would be honored," Cragen told her.
"Congratulations, man," said Fin. "I'm happy for you two."
"Thanks, Fin," said Elliot.
"So am I," said Munch, giving Elliot a pat on the back. "I'll be honored to provide comedy at your wedding."
"I would be more honored if you and Fin will be standing beside me as I'm saying 'I do' to the woman that I love."
"We would love to, brother man," said Fin.
"I want you, Casey, to be my bridesmaid and Kathleen will be my other bridesmaid. Maureen is my maid of honor. Elizabeth is the flower girl and Dickie will be the ring bearer. And the wedding will be small." Olivia said, shooting a look at Munch, who just shrugged.
"I would be honored to be part of your wedding, Olivia," said Casey.
After work on Monday, Elliot and Olivia decided to go house hunting to see if they could find a house in a nice neighborhood in Manhattan that would be big enough for seven people, including the baby. They had a few prospects, but they finally found one that suited everyone well. Two weeks later, Elliot and Olivia were married in a small ceremony in front of their family and friends. Olivia looked gorgeous in a white colored, spaghetti strap gown while Elliot had donned a nice suit and tie. It was one of the best and most magical days in their lives and they started their new life as husband and wife.
