A/N: Hey everyone ... Thanks for all your support.
Cragen was the first one to arrive at the hospital. He ran up to the desk and asked for the doctor caring for Elliot. The doctor came out of the room and Cragen ran towards him.
"Doctor. What's going on? You weren't clear on the phone."
"Elliot woke up from the coma and he's showing remarkable improvement, he has no brain injury and no paralysis. It's amazing. I've never seen anything like it. He can remember everything right up to the point where he lost consciousness." the doctor explained as they watched Elliot and Olivia from the window.
They were laughing and crying together. Cragen assumed she told him about the baby because he was hugging her so tight he wasn't sure she was breathing. "I'm very thankful that you convinced us to let Olivia stay in there. I'm not sure he would have survived without her."
"No, I don't think he would've. They need each other. More than I realized and I think more than they even realized until now." he noticed he was thinking out loud and thanked the doctor then opened the door to Elliot's room. Elliot and Olivia immediately moved away from each other and Cragen laughed when he saw this. "It's ok, you guys. I know."
"Know about what Captain?" Olivia asked trying to sound as casual as possible.
"I know about you and Elliot, Olivia. And I know that you're pregnant." he said and smiled when he saw her jaw drop.
"How ... how could you possibly know that? Am I really that fat?" she said as she smoothed her shirt against her stomach and looked down.
Cragen began to laugh and walked over and pulled her into a hug. "No, Olivia. You're nowhere near fat. I know because I saw you in here last night."
"So now you can read lips?" she said with a smile.
"No, It's more like I can read actions." he said as he put his hand on her stomach lovingly. She immediately knew what he meant and started laughing.
"Am I missing something?" Elliot asked from the bed where he was sitting up happy to be free of all the wires.
"When you were in the coma the nurse came in and told me that if I spoke to you, it was possible that you might hear me. And even if you didn't it would make me feel better. So I did."
At that moment, Munch, Casey and Fin came running in the room. Casey started crying when she saw Elliot sitting up in the bed and ran over to hug him. Munch and Fin were standing by the end of the bed just staring at him in complete shock. Olivia began laughing and they broke their trance.
"Captain, can you come here for a minute?" Elliot asked after a minute. Cragen walked over to the side of his bed that Olivia wasn't on and Elliot whispered something in his ear. Olivia, Munch, Casey, and Fin all shared a confused look. Cragen nodded and left the room.
"What was that all about?" Olivia asked as she moved to go sit next to him on the bed.
"It's nothing, honey. And I believe we have something to tell these guys." he replied as he wrapped his arms around her and placed them on her stomach then motioned to Casey, Munch, and Fin.
Munch, Casey, and Fin looked at each other with a look of confusion etched into their faces.
"Well, as you guys may have figured out, Elliot and I are seeing each other." she said as they all laughed. "Well now we're a little more than just seeing each other. I'm pregnant."
Casey, Munch, and Fin all looked at the two in pure shock and Elliot and Olivia looked at each other and laughed. Casey jumped up and squealed as she ran over to hug Olivia. Olivia started laughing as Casey ran out of the room dragging Olivia behind her.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" she asked as she playfully shoved Olivia once they were out of the room.
"I'm sorry, I had other more pressing issues on my mind." she laughed pushing Casey back.
Casey grabbed Olivia and pulled her into another hug and swung her around. Elliot, Munch, and Fin were watching from the window. Munch and Fin's clothes contrasting Elliot's scrubs. Fin finally broke the silence.
"Congratulations, man. You finally made a move with Liv." he said laughing. "I just didn't think it would be such a big move."
"I was shocked when she told me." he said laughing. "I mean my youngest kid is in high school. I thought I was done with kids. But I'm happy I'm starting a family with Liv."
They returned their attention to Olivia and Casey who were still hugging and jumping up and down. They all laughed when Cragen was about to go through the door and stopped to see them hugging and jumping.
Cragen returned into the room and when Munch and Fin weren't watching he slipped something into Elliot's pocket. Elliot got up and went out to where Liv was standing and told her to follow him. She looked at him suspiciously and Casey walked back in the room to find out what was going on. Elliot took her by the hand and started walking towards the stairs.
"Are you sure you're ok enough to be walking around, El?" she asked when they got to the stairs.
"Don't worry about it, Liv. Trust me nothing in the world can keep me from doing this." he looked at her and kissed her forehead before opening the door and letting her go. They walked in silence up the stairs to the roof occasionally squeezing the others hand. They got to the roof and Olivia saw lilies lining the roof.
"What's all this?" she asked as she looked around.
"Well, its been something I've been planning for a while. True I was hoping I wasn't going to be in scrubs and on a hospital roof but I can't wait any longer." he said laughing.
"Elliot, what's going on? I don't understand."
Elliot looked at her and kissed her passionately. Olivia was caught by surprise and moaned into his mouth. Elliot broke the kiss and looked at her. "Liv, I love you so much. And like I said in the cribs I want everyone to know just how much I love you." Elliot took a little black box out of his pocket and dropped down to one knee. Olivia was in shock and wasn't even sure if she was breathing.
"Olivia Benson, I love you so much more than you can even imagine. I can't wait until we have this baby and start our family. So, will you marry me?" he opened the box to reveal a big diamond ring.
"Yes. Yes, I'll marry you." she said as he slid the ring on her finger. He picked her up and swung her around as he kissed her. They stood in each other's arms for several minutes before Olivia started to walk towards the door.
"Where are you going?"
"What, don't you want to hear Casey squeal again?" she asked laughing as she waved her left hand with the ring on it.
They walked into the hospital laughing. When they got to the room, Olivia held her hands behind her back, trying to look as casual as possible.
"What's going on? Cragen won't tell us anything but he has a horrible bluffing face." Fin said as Cragen shot him a glare.
"Well, I mean it's nothing too big. Just about 6 carets." she held her hand out in front of Munch, Fin and Casey. Casey squealed and Olivia shot an I-told-you-so look at Elliot.
"Now this move is ten times bigger than I was expecting." Fin said as he examined Olivia's shiny finger.
7 months later
Elliot and Olivia had gotten married two months after Elliot left the hospital. It was a small gathering with close friends and mainly people from the squad. Olivia had a bouquet of lilies and she was wearing a long white satin dress with her, then noticeable, baby bump. Cragen had given her away and told Elliot that if he ever hurt her he would hurt him. Elliot agreed and smiled slightly but he knew it was true. Elliot's kids called and congratulated him and talked a long time to Olivia and filled him in on everything that was happening with Kathy. Kathy had taken the kids to live with her in New Jersey but Elliot got every holiday with them and Maureen was in NYU and came to see them almost everyday.
Olivia and Elliot were sitting in their apartment when the contractions started. Olivia was about nine months pregnant and the doctor told her that there was no way she would give birth within the next week. They were watching a movie and Elliot had fallen asleep. The pain had frightened Olivia and caused her to grip onto Elliot's shirt.
When he felt her grip he woke up startled. He saw her sitting there in pain and automatically stood up and ran around the whole apartment yelling and looking for the suitcase. Olivia laughed when she noticed it was sitting right next to her.
"I found it, El." she laughed when he came running in the room. "I can't believe how nervous you are. You have four kids and I have none."
"It never gets any easier for me, Liv." he said as he called Casey, Munch, Fin, and Cragen and told them to go to the hospital and that Olivia was in labor.
Olivia began walking down to the elevator and before she knew it they were walking into the hospital.
"Help, my wife's in labor." Elliot yelled when they walked in. Olivia began laughing at him but then stopped when another contraction caused her to bend over.
Olivia's doctor came running out when he heard her trying to stop a yell. "Olivia, what are you doing here? This baby wasn't supposed to come until next week." he said as he took her into a room and helped her out of her clothes.
Cragen and the rest of them waited for what seemed like ten hours before Elliot came out with a pink blanket wrapped tightly around an adorable baby girl.
"This is Cassandra Serena Stabler. Casey for short." said Elliot as he passed Cassandra to Cragen and looked at Casey who was close to tears. Casey thanked Elliot and they all followed him into the room where Olivia was lying exhausted.
She smiled when she saw Casey running in and hugging her trying not to hurt her. "I assume Elliot told you about Casey."
"I can't believe you would do that." she said as she scooped Casey in her arms. "I'm your auntie. Yes I am." she gushed as Cassandra sleepily looked around.
Once everyone left Elliot and Olivia lied in the bed together looking at their daughter. "I love you Liv .. And I love you too Cassandra" he said as he rubbed his sleeping daughter's belly.
"I think we're gonna be alright, El. I want another."
Elliot laughed and looked at her in shock. "Let's wait until this one's at least two"
Together they all drifted to sleep. They finally had each other and their new baby. Everything was going to work out.