I Will Love You Forever

Summary: See chapter 1

Disclaimer: not mine

A/N: I got a ton of reviews again! SOOOO HAPPY!

I promised to update tonight, so here it is, sorry it's so late, but I just got home form work! (IT sucks to have to wrok five hours after being in school for six, tht is why I love to write to get away from it all! (just thought I'd share!))

AtticusFinch (a.k.a. Andrea) I'm glad that I could make you happy! You havea beautiful name!

Daddy's Girl

"Look, Liv, I have the kids back at my place, and I really want to spend some time with them, so can we just make this quick." He said with resentment. It wasn't that he was mad at Olivia for moving on; it was just that he was blind sided by all of this. First she was engaged, and now she has a kid! What was next?

"She's a cute kid." Elliot offered. "How old?"

Olivia sat down next to Elliot; she sat Indian style facing him. She picked up a photo album from the coffee table, and absent mindly thumbed through it.

She pulled something out, and then looked back to Elliot. "She's four." She answered quietly.

Olivia could see the hurt in Elliot's eyes. She knew that he thought she had slept with someone right after he "died" and that she got knocked up, and Andrea was the product.

She took a swig of her drink, and handed the folded paper to a confused, hurt Elliot.

"I'm so sorry I didn't tell you sooner." She breathed.

Elliot slowly opened unfolded the paper and discovered a birth certificate in his hands.

"What is this?" He asked, looking up from the paper at Olivia.

"Just read it." She whispered.

Elliot returned his eyes to the paper. He first noticed the name on it; Andrea Eleanor Stabler"

"Why isn't her last name Benson?" He wondered, not being able to fully process what he was reading yet.

He read on, and on the line that read "Father" He saw his name printed. He finally understood what his partner was trying to tell him.

He looked up at her, speechless. Olivia knew that she needed to explain.

"I found out that I was pregnant a week after… after the funeral." She said under her breath. "I thought I was just getting sick because of the alcohol and stress and...pain, but when it didn't stop Kathleen and Kathy brought me to the doctor." She explained.

"Do the kids know?" Elliot finally asked.

"Yeah, we've all actually stayed pretty close these past couple of years." She smiled. "They spend the night her every few weeks, to get to know their sister." She revealed. "Kathy has also been a huge help."

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Elliot asked.

"Because you just got home after being away from everything you know for four years, found your kids very much grown up, and discovered your oldest daughter is just about engaged, I figured you couldn't use any more surprises." She smiled. "Look, if you don't want to be in her life, I'll be okay with it." She breathed. She wasn't dating him anymore; she was engaged, and she didn't want him to feel trapped.

Elliot looked at her quizzingly for a moment before asking, "Does Mike wanna adopt her?"

"No." Olivia answered tersely. "His mother asked him about it, but he feels awkward raising another man's child."

Just then a little voice filled the room, "Mommy, when can I have dessert?" Andrea asked as she trotted in the room.

"Mommy's talking baby." Olivia sniffed as she quickly wiped away the tears that were forming in her eyes.

She was fast, but not fast enough to hide them form her daughter. She walked over to the couch and climbed onto her mother's lap.

"Why are you crying Mommy?" She asked.

"I'm not." Olivia lied.

"Is Elliot gonna stay for dessert?" She asked; completley forgetting about hermotherafter noticing he was still there.

Olivia wasn't sure what to say. Elliot knew that she was still waiting for an answer.

"Liv," He began, "I couldn't imagine my life without her."

Tears began flowing down Olivia's cheeks.

"Mommy, what's wrong?" Andrea pushed again once she noticed her mother was clearly crying.

"Baby." She began to Andrea. "Now, you know that when people die, they don't come back right?" She asked, not exactly sure how she was going to explain this one.

"Yeah, like Milton." Andrea answered, although she was a litttle confused. "Did someone die?" She immeditely asked, terror in her eyes.

"No sweetie." Olivia quickly answered. "But, remember how I told you that your Daddy was dead?" She asked.

Andrea nodded her head.

"Well… Your Daddy had to pretend that he was dead, and he couldn't tell anyone that he wasn't, because a mean man was chasing him." Olivia began, trying to read if her daughter understood by her face.

"So, he's not dead?" The little girl squeaked.

"No baby, he's not." Olivia smiled.

Elliot's heart melted when he saw the face of his daughter light up. "Wow, she really does have the Stabler smile." He thought.

"Can I see him!" She squealed with delight.

"Baby… this is your father. Elliot is your Daddy." Olivia breathed.

Andrea was only four, but once she had learned what a father was she knew she wanted one. She had heard stories about her father from her siblings and Olivia for a while now, and she had always wished he would come back, and now he had!

Andrea looked over to Elliot, and smiled. She put her mouth up to her mother's ear and whispered, "Can I hug him?"

Olivia smiled, "I think he would like that very much."

Andrea leapt into Elliot's lap. "Hi Daddy." She said.

"Looks like she likes you." Olivia smiled through tears. The scene in front of her melted her heart.

Just then the front door opened.

"I'm home." Mike beamed.

Andrea bolted off the couch when she saw her step-father-to-be. "Mike, Mike, guess what!" She squealed. "My Daddy's alive! And he's here!"

She took his hand and pulled him over to the couch.

"Elliot Stabler." Elliot smiled as he stood and offered his hand.

"Mike Rayner. Nice to finally meet you." Mike answered, shaking Elliot's outstretched hand.

"Did you tell Maureen and Kathleen, and Lizzie, and Dickie that you were just pretending to be dead, because they were really sad?" Andrea asked, climbing back onto the couch. She had just discovered Elliot was her father, but she already loved him.

"Yeah, in fact, their staying over my house tonight." He smiled.

"Oh, oh, Mommy, can I go too, please." She begged.

"Oh, hunny, I don't know." Olivia began.

"Liv, it's fine with me, if it's alright with you." Elliot offered.

"Are you sure Elliot, I mean, the other kids are already there. You don't even have a spare room." Olivia continued, she didn't want to put him out.

"I'll set her up in Elizabeth's room, or make Dickie sleep on the couch for one night." Elliot answered. "We'll figure something out." He really wanted to spend time getting to know his new daughter.

"Liv, maybe it would be a good idea." Mike offered. He walked over to Olivia and whispered, "We'd have the while apartment to ourselves, all night."

Olivia blushed slightly, but realized that he was right, and Andrea needed to be with her father.

"Okay, Andrea, go brush your teeth, your dad and I will pack your bag." She answered.

Andrea jumped up and down, and squealed. Then she ran into the bathroom, and began brushing.

Elliot followed Olivia into his daughter's room. It was pink with a white star border. Olivia went over to her dresser and began pulling out clothes. As she packed a pink overnight bag she began spewing instructions.

"Okay, so she needs to be dropped off at preschool at 7:15 tomorrow. She usually wakes up at 6:30, and will eat a bowl of cereal. Her bedtime is 7:30." Olivia began.

"Whoa, Liv, it's already a quarter to 7, can I let her stay up tonight?" Elliot interrupted.

"You're the father." Olivia smiled. "You can let her stay up as long as you want, but just remember that you're also the one who is gonna have to get her up in the morning." She finished causing Elliot to laugh a little. She didn't realize how mush she missedthat laugh.

"Anyway, the school is called Mrs. Molly's. It's on Lexington and 43rd. She's not allergic to anything, so she can have whatever for dessert." She threw a pair of socks and sneakers into the bag. "I think that's all she needs." She said to herself. Then remembered something, and looked back to Elliot. "Now, I usually brush her hair before bed. I don't know how good you are at that, so you can always get one of the girls to do it." She smiled.

"Hey, I have 3 grown daughters; I can brush hair like no one's business!" He laughed.

Olivia reached up to a shelf over Andrea's bed and pulled out "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh." "I've been reading this to her. She'll tell you where we left off."

As she placed the book in the bad Elliot noticed a familiar bear sitting on the bed.

"You still have this?" Elliot asked as he held it up for Olivia to see.

"Yeah, well, Andrea sort of adopted him. His name is Ted." Olivia smiled.

Elliot had gotten the stuffed bear for Olivia one Valentine's day.

"She saw it on the couch on night, and when I told her it was from you she just had to have it." She explained. "She idolizes you."

"I'm so sorry I left you to raise her alone." Elliot said out of the blue.

"You didn't know Elliot." Olivia soothed. "Besides, I wasn't alone. Kathy and your kids have been there for me. And Munch, Fin, and Cragen are all uncles to her. Alex and Casey can't get enough of her either. And now with Mike…trust me, I've had help."

"Come on Daddy, we don't have all night!" Andrea whined, coming into her room.

"Alright, guess we're out." Elliot smiled.

Olivia and Elliot followed Andrea into the living room.

"Oh before you go," Olivia began, stopping Elliot before he could leave. She picked up the photo album she had taken Andrea's birth certificate out of, and handed it to him. "Why don't you take this for a while? It's Andrea's baby book. It has everything from her sonogram pictures, to her first word, to pictures from the first day of preschool."

"Thanks." Elliot said with a smile. "This really means a lot to me."

"Be good for Daddy." Olivia said as she kissed her daughter. "Morgan (her baby sitter) will pick you up tomorrow after school."

With that she watched as Elliot pick thier daughter up in his arms, and carried her out of the door.

She couldn't fight the smile on her face as she watched them walk donw the hall into the elevator, and waved back as Andrea waved as the door was closing. As they dussapeared she couldn't believe hoow natural Elliot looked with Andrea, and how right it felt that she was finally safely in her father's arms.

TBC... the next chapt will give an insite to Olivia and Mike's new life, and Elliot's new life with ALL of his kids!

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