One Heart

Summary: See ch1

Disclaimer: Not mine

A/N: Here's the next chapter, enjoy!

Mom

After eating the six returned to the van, and were again on their way to Elliot's mother's house.

After another two hours Elliot finally pulled off the parkway, and onto a residential street.

"We're almost their kids, start getting you things together." Elliot called into the back.

As soon as Olivia heard the words 'almost there' she began to worry. She started rubbing her hands together out of nervousness.

"Don't worry Liv, she'll love you." He whispered and took one of her hands to comfort her.

She let out a deep breath when the van pulled into a driveway.

"Okay, the Stabler bus stops here, everyone out." Elliot breathed as he turned the car off. These drives always made him tired, and he was happy to be at their destination.

The kids piled out of the car, each with an overnight bag in their hands.

Elliot got out of the car and around to the trunk to retrieve his and Olivia's bags. He could see she was still nervous when he met her on her side of the car.

"Don't worry." He said one more time.

Olivia tried to believe him, but she wanted to make a good impression so bad. Then, of course, there was the ever nagging question about what all this meant, and where the relationship would go after they got back to city.

The next thing Olivia knew, the group was on the front stoop. She hadn't even realized she had made her way from the van to the door.

She let out on more deep breath as she saw the door open.

"Well, if it isn't my favorite people in the whole world!" A sweet looking older woman with silver hair, and a blue dress on beamed when she saw the herd on the doorstep.

"Come on in and let me see all of you!" She beamed opening the door for her family.

As each on of the kids walked in they stopped for a moment to hug and kiss their grandmother.

"Hey mom." Elliot finally smiled when it came to his turn. He put the two bags he had in his hands down, and hugged his mother. After kissing her on the cheek he stepped back, and took Olivia's hand in his.

"Mom, this is Olivia, Liv, I'd like you to meet my mother." He said, introducing the two for the first time.

"Well hello Olivia. It is so nice to finally meet you." The woman smiled, enveloping Olivia into a warm hug. "Welcome."

"Thank you Mrs. Stabler, it's so nice to meet you as well." She smiled.

"Please, call me Donna. Mrs. Stabler is my mother in law, God rest her soul." She smiled. "Now come on in you two. Everyone is here, and eager to see you."

Well, she seemed nice. Olivia began to relax a little.

Donna led the two into her living room where they were met with a sea of people. Elliot had told Olivia that he had a big family, but it seemed huge now that she was seeing them all together.

"Olivia, let me introduce you to Sarah, Melanie, and Cara, Elliot's sisters; their husbands, James, Matthew, and Roger; Sarah's kids, Morgan and Stephanie; Melanie's kids, Laura, Jim, and Joseph; and Cara's son Jacob." She began. "Now on this side of the room are Peter and Michael, Elliot's brothers and Peter's wife Corrine, and his daughter Ellen." She finished.

"We don't expect you to remember any of that." Sarah smiled. "Don't worry."

Olivia just gave a thankful laugh as she took in the room. She was definitely not used to a room full of someone's family like this. It had always been just her and her mother her whole life. She finally understood why family was so important to Elliot. It must have been like this his whole life.

"Everyone, this is Olivia." Donna introduced.

"Are you Uncle Elliot's girlfriend?" Jacob asked walking up to Olivia. He had to have been aboutsix or sevenyears old.

"Jacob!" His mother scolded; at least Olivia was pretty sure it was his mother.

"It's okay." Olivia reassured her. She kneeled down the to boy's level. "Yeah sweetie, I am your uncle's girlfriend." She whispered.

"Do you love him?" The boy asked with the same mocking tone he would give to a friend who liked a girl.

"Yeah, I do, but don't tell him that okay. We don't need his head getting any bigger than it already is." She smiled. Her answer had satisfied the boy, and he ran back to his cousins.

Olivia straightened herself up again and was met with ten smiling faces of Elliot's family members.

"It really is very nice to meet you all." She smiled back.

"Olivia, I understand that meeting us all like this can be a little overwhelming." Melanie smiled. "Why don't us girls go sit out in Mom's sun room and get to know each other." She offered.

"Sounds good." Olivia grinned, and followed the three women into a back room.

Elliot's mother went to the kitchen to retrieve some orderves to put out before the group went to dinner, and Elliot took a seat among his brothers and brother in laws.

"Man is it good to be home." He breathed as he lowered himself onto the old couch.

"She seems nice little bro." Mike grinned. "I actually think I like her better than Kathy."

"Mike, you hated Kathy from the time we were eighteen, and I brought her over her after school." Elliot scoffed.

"Yeah, well I was right about her wasn't I?" His brotherboasted.

"Come on Mike. Kathy didn't do anything wrong. The divorce was mutual."Elliot said, annoyed.

"Man, did she have you whipped!"Mike laughed. "You're still defending her a divorce and a new girlfriend later!"

"You know what; I am going to be the first one laughing the day you finally get married!" Elliot laughed shaking his head.

"Yeah, when Hell will have to freeze over before I get myself tied down!" Mike laughed.

"Well, I like Olivia too." Peter piped in. "So, you love her?" He asked.

"Yeah man, I do." Elliot answered honestly.

"Just don't screw this one up!" Matthew warned.

"Alright boys, anyone need a snack?" Donna asked, placing a tray of cheese and crackers down on the coffee table. "Just don't eat too much because you'll ruin dinner." She added before turning to go back to the kitchen.

"Hey, Mom, why don't you sit for a little while. Relax, it's your birthday." Peter said to his mother.

Donna sat with her sons and son in laws.

"So, Donna, what do you think about El's new girlfriend?" James asked.

"Well, from the amount of time I talked to her, I like her. She seems sweet, polite, and she's very pretty." Donna smiled. "You said she makes you happy?" She asked Elliot.

"Yeah Mom she does." Elliot beamed. "I mean, when Kathy and I split, you remember how devastated I was. Liv, she makes me smile. She just, I don't know. She's just something." He tired to explain.

"Well any woman that makes one of my sons that happy is wonderful as far as I'm concerned." Donna smiled.

TBC... Tell me what you think, the next chapter will continue Olivia's visit!