Chapter 11

Olivia shifted awkwardly in her seat. She had never seen Don like this before. He was cold, uninviting and downright rude to Liz. He cut her of almost every time she spoke and contradicted her at every chance. This wasn't like him. He was usually so warm and kind and would never do or say anything to hurt Liz.

"Ok I can't sit here anymore and listen to you Don. You have been rude to Liz since we got here! What is going on with you?" Snapped Elliot. Everyone at the dinner table looked at Elliot in shock. Everyone had been thinking the same as him but they did not expect him to be so blunt about it.

Don didn't say anything. He calmly got up from the table and walked towards his bedroom.

"He won't talk about it. He just hides away in our bedroom." Explained Liz. It was evident that she was losing patience with Don. She looked exhausted, run down even. She seemed like a broken women and that frightened Olivia. She needed to talk to Don and find out what was going on. As Liz's tears fell she was comforted by Elliot while Olivia made her way to Don and Liz's bedroom.

When she reached the bedroom door she stopped for a moment. She didn't know what she was going to say and she was worried about how he would react. She had always had the utmost respect for her Captain and she didn't want him to think that she had lost some of the respect. Without thinking twice Olivia opened the door to find Don standing by the window looking onto the street below.

"I know what you are going to say Olivia. I really don't need it at the moment." He stated coldly. His ability to stay so calm almost scared Olivia but she wasn't going to let it go that easy.

"Oh really?" She asked. "You know that I am going to tell you that you are pushing your loved ones away. You are breaking Liz's heart and all we want to do is help you."

"I don't need your help."

"Really? So you think that everything is fine? Is that why your soon to be wife is in the kitchen crying her eyes out?" Olivia knew her words were harsh but Don needed to hear this. It had obviously worked because once she mentioned Liz crying he turned to face her. For the first time she was able to see the vulnerability in his eyes. He was scared and worried. He so desperately wanted help but he didn't know what to do.

"I'm so sorry Olivia it's just…I'm struggling you know. I've been sober for over twenty years and now look at me? I'm a wreck all because of some crazy person. It isn't easy."

"I know it can't be easy Don but we are all here to help. Have you been to an AA meeting?"

"No I haven't gone to any since I got out of hospital"

"Well how about you go to one tonight? It might be just what you need. It will give you a chance to get back to normal hopefully."

"I will go tonight. I am so sorry Olivia."

"It's alright we all have our ups and downs. Now let's get you feeling better. Not just for you but for Liz and Ciara and this baby needs its Grandpa to be happy" Olivia took this as her chance to tell Don about the pregnancy.

"What baby?" He was confused.

"My baby, Elliot's baby. Your soon to be grandchild." She laughed. His face lit up immediately. It was as though in that instant his troubles had been forgotten. He ran over to her and enveloped her in a warm hug. He was like a different man compared to how he had been over dinner.

"You will be an amazing mother" He whispered tenderly in her ear.

While Don and Olivia were having their moment Elliot and Liz had decided to take a walk. Elliot wrote a quick note and stuck it on the fridge for Olivia. He thought it would be good for Liz to get out of the house, to get some fresh air and hopefully help clear her mind a little. They walked in silence for almost twenty minutes just taking in the world around them. The cold air was refreshing, invigorating. Before they knew it they had ended up outside the movies.

"Shall we?" Asked Elliot as he extended his arm to Liz.

"Thank you kind sir, I think we shall" She laughed as she took Elliot's arm. It wasn't long before they were in the movie theatre waiting for the movie to begin. As Elliot turned around to offer Liz some popcorn he noticed that she was sleeping. The past week had taken a lot out of her. Instead of waking her he left her to sleep peacefully through the movie.

Once it ended he woke her up gently.

"Liz come on we have to go home" He encouraged.

"Did I sleep through the whole movie?" She asked groggily.

"I am afraid so" Laughed Elliot. She playfully swatted his arm and got up. They got a taxi home and arrived home just as Don returned from his meeting. Elliot wanted to give them a chance to talk so he left them on their own outside their apartment building.

"I went to a meeting" Explained Don.

"A meeting?"

"An AA meeting. Listen Liz I am so sorry. I didn't mean anything I said and I didn't mean to hurt you. I've just been struggling with everything a bit but I think I just need to talk to someone maybe. Please forgive me?"

"Of course I will Don but just know that I am here for you. You can talk to me about anything, I will never stop loving you" With that she gave him a small, reassuring kiss on the cheek.

"What on earth did I do to deserve someone as good as you?" Asked Don.

"I have no idea" Laughed Liz, "but I do know that I think we should start to plan our wedding. I think its time you made an honest woman out of me" Don couldn't help but laugh. He was so lucky to have someone like Liz and he was so happy that everything was getting back to normal.

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