Chapter 32

"Love is all that I need, and I find it there in your heart." - Do.

"You know what, you are right. Get up Alexander. We are leaving. I have so much to arrange for their wedding. A big wedding takes time to prepare not to mention we have to give an engagement party for them." Caroline says.

Alex and Oliver look at each other and at the same time they both yell.

"NO! STOP!"

Both Alexander and Caroline jump at the pair's yelling. Alex nods at Oliver letting him taking the lead.

"First of all, there is not going to be a big wedding. I repeat, there is NOT going to be a big wedding. Alex and I want a small wedding! Small for your standards, Caroline. It's our wedding, that means what we have the veto rights about everything concerning the wedding. Second, we both know you want to have an engagement party for us and you can invite as many people as you want there, but only there. Third, we are not getting started with having children before my process is done, maybe even longer. I have a long recovery in front of me and we won't start with that till that's behind us at least. We won't be intimate before I'm ready for it and that will take a while." Oliver says sternly.

"But there are so many people we need to invite. It's impossible to have a small wedding." Caroline says.

Alex and Oliver both give Caroline their death glare and Alexander and Caroline see that the Detective's glare is just as hard as their daughter's one. Alexander sees that his wife is impressed with the Detective's glare and reconsiders the big wedding wedding she wants. He snickers inside himself, not daring to do it out loud with the looks his daughter and son-in-law are giving now.

"Your glare is as scary as Alex's glare is Detective. But there will be a big engagement party then. We need to invite all the important people at least once and if it's not going to happen at your wedding, your engagement party is the only opportunity left." Caroline says.

Oliver let out a sigh and looks at Alex. It's the blonde attorney's turn to speak up for them.

"Mom, you're not going to invite all the people in this country you can think of. I don't care if it's the best thing to do politically for my career or not. If you want to arrange both our wedding and our engagement party you have to follow our rules or you're not going to do it at all. You may invite a maximum of 200 people for our wedding and not 1 more. I don't care how you're going to do it but that's the limit. And we are being very flexible with that. If it's up to us there won't be more than 50 people, so take the offer before we change our minds. No big cathedrals or churches neither. Nothing ridiculous big or fancy. I don't want Oliver to be more stressed than what's normal, the same goes for me too. Like Liv said, we have the last vote on everything, you can do whatever you want within those borders. And the most important thing is that we won't get married before Oliver's names are legally changed. So that should give you enough time. Liv and I will choose a date for our wedding when we are with the two of us and not in a hospital." Alex says with her courtroom voice.

Alex raises her finger as a sign to her mother that she needs to wait then the blonde ADA turns to Oliver and raises her mouth to his ear.

"If she's giving in she will start about grandchildren again. Do we tell them you can get me pregnant?" Alex asks whispering.

"If it gets her off our backs then yes. But only if they can keep their mouths shut." Oliver whispers back.

Alex nods and looks back at her mother.

"200?! That's not nearly enough, Alex. It should be at least 500." Caroline almost whines.

Almost because a Cabot, whether or not by marriage, does not whine.

"And with that it's going to be 75. Take it or you're not going to arrange our wedding. Our wedding mom, not yours." Alex says.

"Alexandra, be reasonable." Caroline replies.

"Do you want to arrange our wedding or not?" Alex asks.

"Yes, of course." Caroline answers.

"Then it's going to be 75 guests." Alex says sternly.

"Fine. You better give me grandchildren soon then. I know you want to wait till you're married and I agree with that. I don't want to offend or insult the both of you, I don't know what the recovery is for and I know you will tell us when you are ready for that but I don't see how being intimate is necessary for having children. He can't get you pregnant. Like I said I don't mean it in a bad way" Caroline says.

Oliver squeezes Alex softly in her hand letting her know that he'll respond on this. Alex squeezes back to encourage her fiancé.

"What I'm about to tell you nobody except for Liz and a part of it my Captain knows. Well Alex of course but that shouldn't need to be mentioned. I'm an extremely private person, even more than Lex here is. Can I trust the both of you to keep it to yourselves and don't talk about it with anyone else?" Oliver asks.

Alexander and Caroline see that it's important for Oliver. Not that talking about a wedding isn't important but they both can see that this personal and very serious.

"Of course Detective. You have my word for it." Alexander answers.

"I won't talk with anyone about it. Not one word, Oliver." Caroline answers softly.

Oliver takes a deep breath.

"Alright here goes nothing. We don't know yet if it is possible to do it naturally but I can get Alex pregnant. When they did the surgery that they should have done on someone else they found out I have testicles. It was a big shock for both Alex and I. I didn't know it and I don't know if my mother knew it, if she knew she never said anything to me. Anyway, if it is possible to get Alex pregnant naturally, we will wait. I'm still trying to get my thoughts around it as is Lex. And of course I first need to have my sex changing surgery. So you see it might be that we need to get intimate and I'm not ready for that. Not by far. It's going to be a long road for the both of us. But we will get there eventually. " Oliver says softly.

Alex's parents started to see what kind of hell Oliver and Alex went through so far. They understood why Oliver needed to stay in the hospital and why the road to recovery is going to be a long one. Even though they didn't know what happened in Rikers. They are shocked to hear what they heard so far. But Alexander and Caroline realize that the brunette and younger blonde need their support.

"I can't imagine what you went through, what you both went through. I'm sorry for pushing the both of you. I can understand now what you meant with a long recovery, without knowing what else happened. I want you to know that I'll be there for the both of you if you need me. Yes you to, Oliver. Like Alexander said you are family. You already were like a daughter, well son now, to both of us and now you're going to be our son-in-law. We take care and protect our own and that includes you, Oliver." Caroline says.

Oliver has trouble to keep his emotions under control after Caroline's small speech and loving words. Alex isn't doing it much better.

"Thank you Caroline." Oliver says with a slightly trembling voice.

"Thank you so much, mom. This is so important for Oliver and for me. That the both of you are so supportive of him." Alex says with a huskier voice than she normally already has.

"So you're gonna knock up my little girl, Detective. The world better get ready for a child having the both of you as its parents because it's going to outsmart every person they will know." Alexander smiles.

"I don't know about that, Alexander. What I do know is that I hope they will be as smart and beautiful as Alex is. There is nothing I want more than to cuddle up at night with a mini version or two of Lex and Alex herself." Oliver smiles.

Alex can't help herself and turns Oliver's face slowly to herself and kisses the Detective short but passionately.

"I love you, Liv." Alex says softly when she pulls back.

"I love you too. I do mean what I just said. When the time is right I can't wait to have children looking and being like you." Oliver answers softly.

"And this is one of the thousand reasons I love him so much and want to marry him." Alex croaks.

"Speaking about marriage, do you know what you are going to do with your name, Alex? And what is your full name going to be Oliver? Assuming Oliver is only your first name?" Alexander asks.

"Well, we haven't talked about it yet. However, if I get it my way, I want my last name to be Benson. Not Benson-Cabot or Cabot-Benson, no only Benson. As for Liv's full name hopefully soon it will be legally, it's Oliver Alexander Benson." Alex says firm and proudly.