Olivia kept her eyes on the row of filing cabinets as Eleanor spoke on the telephone. She was in one of of the main offices. She was trying to come up with a way to have Eleanor leave her alone long enough to get a look in one of the cabinets.She couldn't get get much from the phone conversations. Eleanor was sticking to mostly yes and no answers.

"I'm sorry about that." Elanor said hanging up the phone.

:It's no problem."

"I wanted to talk to you about adoption."

"Adoption? I thought that was more of a last resort."

"The program Dr White has set up is 80 affective. Which is very high. The other 20 I like to help with adoption."

"And you think I'll be in that 20?"

"i have no way of knowing. But the treatment can be very long and heart breaking. If you were to choose to adopt, I could have a baby for you and Elliot by weeks end."

"That soon? I thought adopting took years."

"Not if you know the correct channels to go through." Eleanor said with a smile. "Which of course, I do."

"Of course."

"I have all the information ready. You and Elliot can take the day to think about it. I know this is fast, but I'm moving you to the head of the line."

"Thank you." Olivia said with a smile, she was unsure of what else to say. She couldn't understand the sudden change in plans.

"You're very welcome, seeing you as a mother will be all the thanks I need." Eleanor stood, signaling for Olivia to remain seated. "I just need to grab some papers from the other office. I'll be back in a jiffy."

Olivia looked back at the filing cabinets and sighed. A jiffy didn't seem like long enough to snoop. Instead she grabbed her file off of Eleanor's desk.

Olivia Walsh- unlikely to conceive on own. Asks a lot of questions- William White

Olivia- like able, maybe too smart, inquisitive.
Elliot- like able, devoted, unlikely candidate.
E.J

Olivia understood the push for adoption. They thought she was too nosy to keep around, and thought Elliot wouldn't cheat. She flipped through the file and came across a page full of numbers, quickly realizing it was what the Thornley's believe she and Elliot were worth. There were numerous calculations with $75 000 the final outcome. Olivia gasped, they didn't want her to adopt, they wanted her to buy a baby.

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"How have you been enjoying the past few days Elliot?"

Elliot nodded as Robert handed him a glass of scotch. "Liv and I have been having a great time."

"I'm pleased." Robert said leading them to the study. "You two have been a wonderful addition to our group. Of course I think the other members are jealous."

"Jealous? Of what."

"You seem truly devoted to your wife, something quite rare these days. Of course you good just be a good actor. Tell me Elliot, are you ever tempted?"

"You mean to cheat?" Elliot asked playing dumb.

"Now, I don't want you to think any less of me or the other men. I just want my friends to be happy, and some of the members have... needs."

"Greg did mention a girl in Mexico."

Robert smiled. "Yes, I know some lovely girls in Mexico."

"Girls?"

"Eighteen for the most part. They're sluts from poor families who need the cash. They are willing to perform services I need. It works out for everyone."

After all the years on the job it still shocked Elliot the way some people's minds worked. Robert honestly seemed to think he was helping these girls by pimping them out and taking their babies. Robert was staring at him waiting for an answer. "Oh. I don't know. Can I get back to you?"

"Of course. And no pressure Elliot. There is nothing wrong with being committed to your wife. It's just rare. Of course with a wife like Olivia..."

"Yeah." Elliot smiled. "it's been the best seven years of my life."

"Seven years?" Robert questioned. "i didn't think you'd been together that long."

Elliot laughed nervously, he couldn't believe he had slipped up on something so stupid. "let's see, late 99..oops, it's only going on six years. Don't tell Liv she'll have my head for messing that one up."

"As a man who has forgotten his share of anniversaries your secret is safe with me."

"Thank." Elliot said glad he has been able to cover his mistake so easily.

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"So they are selling babies?" Elliot asked in disbelief. "This keeps getting more and more twisted."

"And I'm pretty sure these people don;t think twice about it. They're so used to just buying whatever they want."

"And any doubts they would have are clouded by how much they want a baby."

"I wish Eleanor had left me alone longer. The entire back wall of her office is filled with cabinets. I want to names of members recruiting in doctor's offices."

"I don't know if I should have been so quick to shut Robert down about going to Mexico to meet a girl."

"Realllly?"

"Shut up. We could have set them up."

"Well, you left the door open. And besides from the notes I read they didn't expect you to go. And they want to get rid of me because I'm so nosy. I'll have to dumb it down a bit."

"Fat chance."

Before Olivia could think of a retort their cell phone rang. "Hello?"

"Hi Liv, it's Don. I haven't heard from you in a while thought I'd check in. How are things going?"

"Great. Elliot and I are having a good time in the city." Olivia doubted anyone was monitoring their cell phone calls, but she kept up the friendly banter just in case. "We'll have some stories to tell when we get back that'll warrant a visit from you and Alex."

"I'd love that. When?"

"Soon."

"Okay. Give me a call when we can set something up."

"Will do." Olivia agreed disconnecting the call.

"I liked that." Elliot smiled. "Very clever."