Here's Chapter 3! I know it's a month too early for Christmas but who cares! Hope you guys like!!
Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own SVU but if I did, this chapter would be in the show.
A/N: As always, italics are thoughts but in this chapter, their also engravings.
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Chapter 3: All I Want For Christmas Is YouAs Olivia first months in SVU went by, Olivia started to get use to the Special Victims Unit. Olivia started to make friends with each detective and Cragen. They acted like a tight- knit family. Bickering on minute and laughing about it the next. The person she got the closest to was Elliot. He was the father of her child.
Some weekends, Elliot would come over and just spend the day with her and Trent, going to the park for picnics, going to the Metropolitan Museum, or doing any other fun thing. It really didn't matter to Olivia because she was just happy to be near Elliot. Yes, he could be a pompous ass at work but outside of work, he was the Elliot she has grown to love. Elliot and Trent got along like they known each other forever. Elliot loved spending time with his son and Olivia. He loved getting to know them both.
Soon enough, it was December and everyone knew what that meant but Olivia. Christmas Party. A few weeks before Christmas, Cragen called his detectives to his office for an announcement.
"Can I have you guys in my office?" Cragen came out of his office then went back in.
"I didn't do it." Brain stated as they all headed into Cragen's office. Each fearing what he was going to say. They all entered Cragen's office and shut the door.
"Ok, lets get to the point. As most of you know, in a few weeks, it'll be Christmas, which means the annual Christmas Party is coming up." Cragen said and everyone but Olivia moaned. Olivia loved Christmas because of the excitement of the festive season. Cragen continued, " The Christmas Party will be December 21st, so I need the amount of people you're bring by the 14th. That's all." Cragen's phone then went off, so everyone left his office.
When everyone was back in their seats, they all got back to work. No one looked happy about the news of a Christmas party.
"Wow, you guys are the most Anti-Christmas people I've ever met. Come on, it's Christmas time." Olivia got up and headed towards the coffee pot.
"It's too early for Christmas." Brain grumbled.
"Christmas is a world wide conspiracy and also again my religion." John chimed in.
"The why did you celebrate last year?" Monique asked.
"Anyway, I think that we should have a Hanukkah party." John added to his last comment, not minding Monique's comment.
"No." Elliot, Brain, Olivia and Monique said in unison.
Olivia sat back down. " Why don't you guys like Christmas here?" Olivia asked quietly to Elliot.
"Who knows. I do like Christmas but I just don't know what the big deal is. You get gifts, you spend a little time with your family and then it's done. It's only a day."
"Oh, you must be a joy to be with on Christmas."
"Aren't I always?" Elliot smiled at Olivia; Olivia smiled back and got to work, not thinking about anything else but each other.
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As the night of the Christmas party arrived, the Stabler house was chaotic as usual. Trying to get six people, four who are girls out of the house is always hard.
"MOM! Maureen won't unlock the door so I can brush my teeth!" Kathleen yelled at the bathroom door. Maureen opened the door to let Kathleen in.
"You're such a snitch." Maureen hissed as she headed out of the bathroom.
"I know." Kathleen said smugly as she closed the door.
After another half an hour of yelling and running around, each Stabler was in the car, heading to the Christmas Party. When they arrived to the house, Elliot was automatically surprised when he saw a room that is usually so bland and gray become a room of fun and colorful lights but Elliot was more surprised when he saw Olivia walk in with Trent and a red bag. Olivia had on a knee length black skirt with black heels and a red turtleneck on. She looked beautiful. Elliot did love his wife but she was no Olivia.
Olivia and Trent spotted Elliot and walked over to him. "Hey El."
"Hey Liv." He had just started to call her Liv and she started to call him El. They already had nicknames for each other. Elliot hugged Olivia and shook Trent's hand. "This is my wife Kathy." Elliot said as he turned around and took Kathy's hand. "And Kathy, this is my partner Olivia." Kathy let go of Elliot's hand to shake Olivia's.
"I've heard so much about you from Elliot." Olivia said as she smiled. Elliot loved her smile.
"Same here." Kathy smiled a little less than Olivia did. Kathy looked at how much Elliot smiled when Olivia was around. She was beautiful and Kathy could tell Olivia was going to be trouble.
"Oh, and this is my son Trent." Said Olivia as Trent appeared by Olivia's side and shook Kathy's hand.
"Nice to meet you." Said Kathy."
"Thanks."
"Oh, that reminds me. Kids, come here for a minute." Elliot turned around to see his kids at Munch's desk. Munch was showing the molded pudding. How easily kids could be entertained Elliot thought. All four kids walked over to their dad. "Guys, this is my partner Olivia." Elliot said, "And Liv, these are my kids, Maureen, Kathleen, Lizzie and Dickie." Elliot pointed to kids as he said their names.
"Hi guys, nice to meet you."
"Hi Olivia." The four said in unison.
"And this is Olivia's son Trent. Maybe you guys can show him around." Elliot said.
"Ok dad." Maureen said. "Come on Trent."
Trent walked from where he was over to the Stabler children and walked away with them.
"I'm going to a drink. You want anything Elliot?" Kathy asked.
"I'm good."
"Ok." Kathy turned and walked over to punch bowl.
"You're wife is very pretty El." Olivia said as she headed to her desk, now decorated with a small tree and lights. She placed the red bag that she was holding to the side of her desk and she sat down. Elliot took the chair from his desk and moved it adjacent to where Olivia was sitting. They saw Trent and Maureen talking together while the twins and Kathleen watched a trick that Cassidy was doing.
"They all get along pretty well." Olivia stated.
"What?" Elliot asked.
"The Kids. They get along."
"Oh yeah. That's good."
"You ok?"
"Yeah." Elliot lied. He wasn't ok, he was in love. "So, are you playing Santa this year?" Elliot eyed the red bag at the side of her desk.
"Ho ho ho." Olivia said in a gingerly voice that made Elliot laugh. "I just figured that's everyone's so grim around a wonderful time of the year, what harm would a gift do?"
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Kathy poured herself another drink at the mini bar they had set up and looked around. She didn't really know Elliot's coworkers well, so it was hard to talk to them. Kathy saw Monique and her date talking to Cragen, Cassidy and his date talking in a corner of the room and John was going around with a camera, taking random pictures of everything. She then saw John go up to Elliot and Olivia who were talking quietly together.
"Wanna take a picture you two? Garneted memories." John asked.
"Well, if you say it like that, then ok." Olivia said
"Ok, I just need you two to slide in closer so I can see you both." Elliot smiled at Olivia nervously and she smiled back as the two got closer to each other. Olivia wrapped her arm around Elliot's shoulder and got the butterflies. "Smile you two." John said. They both smiled the brightest they could. John took the picture, " Oh look, Cassidy and his lady friend are getting friendly. Gotta run. God, I love black mail." John smiled and walked towards Brain.
As soon as John left, Elliot and Olivia started to laugh. "I sometimes wonder where that man came from." Elliot laughed.
"I think we all do." Olivia replied.
Kathy watched their body movement and she hated it. She hated how Olivia, a woman who Elliot had only known for three months, be so close to him already. Then Kathy saw her eldest daughter talking to Olivia's son. Maureen looked happy, which meant she liked Trent. Trent seemed quiet and nice. He looked so much like Olivia but he also looked like…that's silly Kathy thought and excused the theory out of her mind…for now.
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As the night came to an end and everyone was getting ready to go, Olivia asked the four detectives and their captain into one of the interrogation room.
"Ok, so this is my first Christmas at SVU and I felt that because everyone was in such a frumpy mood about Christmas." Olivia went into the red bag she was carrying with her and grabbed a big white beard, "I'll be Santa."
Everyone burst out into laughter. None of the other detectives from the part that had been in the unit had never thought of being a Santa.
Olivia laughed with them. She felt like one of them now. "Ok, so step up so you can receive your present!"
Without a beat wasted, the detectives stepped up to Olivia and she handed them each of them a gift. After each person got their girt, they all grouped in a huddle and opened their gift.
"How old do you think I am?" Cragen said in mock anger. Everyone started to laugh as Cragen lifted up a pair of gray socks. John had gotten a menorah, while Cassidy got a new game for his play station and Monique got a gift card to Victoria's Secrets.
"Thanks Liv." The guys and Monique said as they each gave Olivia a hug and started to leave the room except for Elliot who stayed. As Olivia took off her bread and started to leave, Elliot grabbed her hand pulled her back into the interrogation room and shut the door.
"Thank you Liv." Elliot flipped over the watch he had got and on the back of it, the word Partners was engraved on the watch. " This watch really means a lot."
"No problem El."
"Which reminds me," Elliot pulled a black box out of his pocket and handed it to Olivia, "I got something for you. Marry Christmas Olivia."
Olivia opened the box and tears started to form in her eyes. She lifted up a golden heart shaped locket with a small sapphire on the front. She opened the locket and the tears started flowing freely when she saw the word Forever engraved on the inside.
"Elliot, it's beautiful."
"Trent told me that his birthday was in September and I did the rest." Elliot said, coming closer to Olivia.
"This is the best present anyone has ever gotten me." Olivia said. "Can you help me put it on?"
"Sure." Elliot took the necklace and put it on Olivia.
"Thank you so much." Olivia said, wiping tears from her eyes.
"You deserve it Liv." Elliot said, then he whispered in Olivia's ear, " All I want for Christmas is you." And they both smiled.
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