A/N: Reviews welcome!

The next few months came and went. Halloween, thanksgiving, and Christmas planning, combined with work and all of the activities the kids were in, left no one with any time for baby talk.

Liv was thankful and El, for her sake, was too.

Hiding their news was made much simpler with the excitement over Dickie and Sarah's baby girl who was due around New Years.

December had just hit and Liv stood in their bathroom admiring the small bump that was beginning to become more prominent as their little one grew.

She had a flurry of tests the previous week and was feeling the nerves of not having results yet. Lost in her own thoughts, she jumped slightly when El knocked on their bathroom door.

"Baby, just me," he said, opening it and she breathed out a laugh. "Scared me."

He approached her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "I'm sorry my love."

She chuckled and kissed him. "It's okay. Kids in bed?" She asked and he nodded. "Just waiting on momma to say goodnight."

Smiling again his lips, she pulled back and threw on one of his baggie sweatshirts. She was glad, at least, for the winter and being able to to hide her belly under heavy coats and oversized sweaters.

Emma was reading when Liv went into her room. "Hi baby girl," she smiled, curling next to her.

Her little girl, who was truly becoming a young adult, marked her page and smiled, rolling towards her mom. "Can I ask you something," she asked softly and Liv chuckled. "Anything."

"Are you and daddy gonna adopt a baby?"

Liv took a deep breath and laughed. "I don't know honey… it's been so busy with you and the boys and the big kids and work… we haven't really talked about it. Why do you ask?"

She shrugged. "Noah and I just got used to the idea of a baby and we were just wondering."

Reaching to gently tuck her hair back, Liv smiled small. "Maybe after the new year daddy and I can revisit the conversation?"

Nodded she cuddled into her. "That's fair…"

"Something else bugging you?" She asked her softly and Emma shook her head. "No momma I'm fine," she smiled and curled into her.

"It's getting late… try and sleep baby girl," she whispered and Emma nodded, closing her eyes.

Liv watched her first baby fall asleep and took in her features. She'd changed as she grew, but she still had the same distinct features and characteristics that were uniquely her.

Her eyes; her pouty lips.

The way she always slept with a hand under her cheek.

How, from the side, she was all Stabler, but dead on she was her momma.

She thought fondly back to their first night alone.

The boys had been taking turns, staying at the house with them, for about a week until she finally felt okay to be alone.

She'd kicked Fin out after swearing to call if she needed anything, locked up, and returned to her new baby girl who'd just started to whimper.

"Oh Emma Bee… mommy's here, it's okay," she whispered, soothingly, swaying with her lightly. Sitting down on the couch, she checked the time and go the small baby settled in her arms to eat.

Her eyes drifted from her, up towards a photo she still had out of her and Elliot. She sighed softly and looked back down at her baby.

"Your daddy is a good man… even though he left he's a good man. I miss him…" she whispered as a tear escaped her eye.

"Maybe one day he'll get it together and come home to us huh? He was always the best daddy and you deserve that…" she whispered to her. "You deserve the best dad and best life and I promise I'll always work to provide it for you…"

Liv was roused from her memory by El's hand on her shoulder.

"Noh is waiting on you," he whispered and she smiled small, standing up and leaning into her husband.

Her husband. Finally. After all those months it still didn't feel real.

"I was just thinking about when I brought her home… she was so cute and small. She still sleeps the same way," she laughed and El kissed her cheek.

"Don't," she teased before he could start and he laughed softly, hugging her close.

The pair went into Noah's room and Liv laid down with him. He grinned and nuzzled into her before holding and arm out to El. He laughed and climb on his other side, cuddling against them.

"Never grow up," he teased him and Noah laughed. "I'll try dad."

"You need to finish your Christmas list, mister," Liv said into his hair.

"It's almost done," he said, "just thinking about one last thing."

Elliot laughed. "Well just put it on your list and see if Santa brings it?" He suggested and Noah shook his head.

"It's a mommy and daddy thing," he said and Liv raised a brow over his head at Elliot who just laughed.

"Is it perhaps a baby brother," he questioned and Noah giggled. "Maybe…."

Liv shook her head laughing. "Daddy and I are gonna look at some options after the new year okay?"

He groaned playfully and nodded. "I'm still gonna put it on my list," he said matter of factly and El laughed.

"Whatever you need to do, Son."

They said goodnight to him and popped into Eli's room on their way to their own. "Night baby, love you," Liv said to him, smiling.

He took his headphones out and paused his show, looking up. "Night mom, love you," he said, climbing out of his bed to give her a hug.

She melted at how sweet and gentle their middle son was, especially after finding out their final implant didn't take. She gave him a squeeze and he laughed finally pulling back.

"Night pops," he said hugging him and going back to bed, "love you."

"Night buddy, I love you more."

When they got back to their room, Liv turned to El as he shut their door, a huge grin plastered on her face.

"Are we going to give our youngest a heart attack from excitement on Christmas?"

He laughed and walked to her, gently backing her to the edge of their bed, "oh definitely," he said, laying her back and climbing over her, paying special attention to her neck.

"You know I was looking forward to the horny pregnancy stage but so far I haven't been jumped."

She laughed and nudged him so she could straddle his hips, "you should have seen me in my first trimester with Emma. When I wasn't puking I swear I was thinking about coming home to my vibrator," she said as she felt his cock twitch.

Ripping her shirt off over her head, she tossed it on the ground so she was sat above him in just her pajama shorts. He groaned, "woman I swear," he laughed.

"That may have actually be good to not have you around for. I would have been trying to fuck you in the cribs, in the car, on our desks… whenever."

"Can we go back in time, please," he whined playfully and she laughed.

"Don't get me wrong," she said as she ground her hips down into him, "you still turn me on… but hmmm… those pregnancy hormones were something else last time."

He held her hips, his thumbs resting just under the start of her swollen belly, and he laughed softly. "Is that how you know it's a boy?"

She nodded. "It's definitely a boy," she smiled small.

His hands trailed up her sides towards her naked breasts and ran the hard pad of his thumb over one of her peaked nipples.

"The first time we had sex was in the cribs," he said, looking up at her with smoldering eyes.

She shook her head, "no, it was in your apartment," she laughed.

"Babe it was definitely in the cribs. You walked in and I was asleep and I had a boner and I woke up to you looking at me from your bunk."

She laughed and smacked his chest. "Honey that was during the honey moon phase of our FWB. We were like 4 or 5 times in."

He thought for a moment and then laughed. "I guess you're right. That makes more sense then you just deciding to suck me off in the cribs randomly."

She laughed and rolled back to her back next to him. "Make love to me?" She asked and smiled when he rolled back over her.

"I was trying but then you nudged to be on top," he teased, going back to her neck and finding her spot that drove her wild.

She mewled softly at the feeling of his lips on her pulse point and she reached for his waist band, suddenly dripping with desire underneath her own.

"Anxious," he whispered and she nodded, "always, after a busy week and not spending as much time with you as I'd like."

He slowly kissed down her bare belly, dragging her waist band with him. Her hands went desperately to his head, trying to pull him back up.

Breathing out a chuckle against her bare thigh, he looked up at her to find pleading and lusting eyes looking back. "I need you," she whispered and he smiled, deciding that tonight he wouldn't tease her.

So he knelt up, shed his shirt and then his boxers, and hovered back over her again, slipping in easily. "Fuck you're wet," he whispered as he connected his lips to hers.

She hummed against his lips, savoring the feeling of their closeness. What their closeness had made- even if in a Petrie dish.

Their little baby. She still couldn't believe it, and smiled when his free hand rested on her belly and he sped up.

The gentle sound of their skin slapping sent a new rush of wetness and made her pussy tighten around him. "My god," she whispered, "maybe my hormones are a little crazy after all," she whined.

His hand slid to her clit and tweaked it quickly.

Her back arched, her bump hitting his chiseled abs and causing her to whine more.

"Don't stop," she panted and attached her lips to his. "Please don't stop," she whined, breathlessly.

He breathed out a chuckle as they kissed passionately and he sped up a little more. "Oh baby," she whispered, "oh…."

Kneeling back, he held her hips and carefully raised one of her legs over his shoulder. The change in angle cause her head to roll to the side and a long moan to escape her.

"Touch yourself," he whispered and she did. He watched her delicate fingers circle her clit and his hard cock stretch her pussy.

"So fucking sexy," he whispered.

"I wanna see," she moaned and she propped up on her forearms, struggling to see over her growing bump. He very gently pushed her back and knocked her hand away from her clit so he could circle it.

"Just enjoy it," he whispered and she nodded, her hands automatically going above her head. "Just enjoy the way my cock feels in your tight pussy," he growled and she whimpered, beginning to tremble.

"Enjoy the way my thumb feels on your fucking clit, huh," he moaned and she gasped as a new stab of arousal hit her and she clenched tightly.

"More," she whined, pouting her lips.

"How my cum feels deep inside of you," he groaned feeling close to the edge. She was writhing beneath him and he reached to tweak a nipple.

"It's my favorite," she gasped out and he smirked, keeping his pace strong and steady.

Her whole body arched off the bed and she let out a soft cry as she came around him. He groaned, furrowing his brow and releasing into her.

Collapsing beside her, she curled up to him, both panting wildly.

"Still haven't told me about your nipple stimulation," he pouted and she laughed kissing, him and then closing her eyes. "Another time," she yawned, cuddling him close and drifting off to sleep.

She was at work the next day when her phone buzzed with an email from Jenny containing the gender and test results.

Taking a deep breath, she immediately called Elliot but got sent to voicemail.

E: Sorry babe at a scene, everything okay?

L: I just got the results email...

E: Shit... ok I'll be there ASAP!!!!!

L: Don't leave the crime scene please Jesus lol

E: Shhhh

She was anxiously awaiting him as she got caught up on paperwork.

Wishing desperately she could talk to her kids about it, she opted to check in on Dickie and Sarah instead.

L: How's our favorite granddaughter today???

S: :) She's perfect! Kicking up a storm- didn't get much sleep.

L: Oh that's the worst. Must be that Stabler blood in the girls- Em was the same!

S: Omg! That's too funny. Those Stabler women are just too impatient!

D: Hey! You both are or about to be Stabler women hahaha.

L: Exactly!

S: Correct, babe lol

L: Honey can I take you shopping soon? I feel like dad and I haven't gotten enough.

S: You guys have gotten more than enough!

D: Liv seriously she's already so spoiled and she's not even here yet. And I don't even wanna know what you guys have gotten for Christmas!

L: Emma and I will make plans for Saturday with you, Sar :)

S: You're so sweet. I love you!

D: I'm telling dad!

D: Jk. Love you Liv, thank you!

L: Love you both!

As she set her phone down, El came bursting into her office. "We we're finishing up I swear!"

She laughed. "I'm calling Ayanna!" She teased as he came around her desk looking at her computer.

"Open it," he said, wrapping his arm around her shoulder.

"No kiss?" She pouted and he squinted down at her, grinning and pressing a gentle kiss to her lips.

"What if he's not ok," she asked and he turned her to face him.

"What if he's a she," he joked, bringing a smile to her face. "C'mon... let's open the email and we'll not worry till we read it," he whispered and she nodded, sucking in a big breath.

Turning to her lap top, they both held their breaths as she opened the email...