AN: Amerie from now on will be known as Amy as this is what her mother had called her.

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Chapter Six

Happy Birthday

~~SVU~~

~Six months later~

"...Happy birthday dear Kenni! Happy Birthday to you!" her parents, grandparents and extended family chorused. They cheered as she blew out four candles (AN: Cue two Ronnies sketch) on a pink fairy princess cake.

"So what'd you wish for sweetie?" asked her dad

"Don't be silly daddy. If I told it won't come true."

"You've taught this one well." Said an aunt, one of Jason's five sisters

"I sure have, Celeste."

Celeste smiled and walked away to talk to another one of their sisters.

"Naneliva?"

"Yeah honey, what's up?"

"Where's Papelit?"

"He had to go to work. He just called me to say he's on his way sweetie."

"M'kay."

As if on cue, the doorbell rang, and Amy opened it, revealing Elliot standing there. It was obvious he'd just changed.

"Hey" said Olivia, kissing him on the cheek.

"Hey" he said, grimacing

"Wanna talk?"

"No not now, not here."

"Is it about-"

"Not here." He cut her off, firmly

"But-" he gave her 'the look' "not here" she said quietly

"PAPELIT!"

"Hey sweetheart, how' my favourite Kenni-pie"

"I'm your only Kenni-pie, Papelit."

"She still slurring words together?" he asked Amy as he put down his granddaughter.

"Yeah. The Paediatrician said it's still pretty normal but we've just gotta try and be more eloquent and stuff when talking around her. Try and improve her speech. He says that if, by six, there's be little or no change then he'll look into getting a speech therapist for her. She's only four so..." she shrugged

"I remember Lizzie's speech development being incredibly fast. By two and a half, she could form full sentences. Whereas Dickie still resorted to crying and fussing to get attention at that age."

"It is quite noticeable if there's more than one child the same age. Karen from daycare had triplets, two girls and a boy. The boy, Taylor was physically more developed than his sisters, but didn't start talking until two and not really properly until he was nearly six. His sister, Kaley was tiny but was speaking full sentences with a slight lisp at three. Tara was sorta in the middle. She was physically quite strong but wasn't to bothered about communicating verbally unless it was necessary. They're now ten and they have a little sister Mia, who is Kenni's best friend and she absolutely adores her older siblings."

He nodded and noticed Kenni trying to get his attention "Hey, what's up?"

"You didn't see me blow out my candles." She pouted

"You sure do look like your Nana Olivia when you do that. How bout we light them again and you can blow them out for me?"

She shook her head "No. The wish don't work if you do the candles again."

"Aww. I guess I have to wait a whole entire year to get to see you blow out those candles."

Her face brightened up "No! You could go to my party amoro. You and Naneliva!"

"But that party's for all your friends."

"Pweasepweasepweeeeeassee!"

"I don't know if your mommy wants me to go."

"She does, 'sides you could help her with grown up stuff cos daddy has to work."

"Ok. I'll see what I can do."

"Pweeeeaase, Papelit, pweeasse!"

"Okay, but I gotta talk to Uncle Don, okay?"

"Ohh-kaayy"

~~SVU~~

"So is that ok?"

"Yeah, sure. This girl has accepted you two into her life. It's only fair."

"Thanks so much, Cap."

"Say hi to Kenni, Amy and Jay for me" He replied as the younger man walked out the door of his office

"Sure thing. See you tomorrow."

~~SVU~~

"Wow look at all the pretty princess food." Said Elliot as he snuck up behind Kenni

"Papelit!"

"Hey sweetie." He kissed her on the forehead "Where's mommy and Nana Liv?"

"In the back room blowing up balloons"

"Thanks sweetie. By the way Uncle Don says Happy Birthday." He smiled at the huge grin on her little face. He found the two women, as Kenni had said, in the back room, blowing up balloons.

"Hey, need some help with the balloons?"

"Yeah there's a third pump over there."

"Thanks" he set to work pumping air into a balloon "Don says hi by the way"

"Oh good, we really should come round some time and see the guys again" said Amy

"How many more balloons do you want pumped?" Elliot had a bright pink balloon half pumped with 'birthday girl' written on it. This caused Olivia to burst out laughing.

"About half a dozen." Amy said looking oddly at her mother

"Sorry El, it's just the balloon." Olivia said through her giggles.

He raised an eyebrow as he tied off the balloon.

"So Elliot. Mom says you and her are planning on taking a little vay-cay up to San Francisco."

"Uhh yeah. But we're gonna wait until July the week after my retirement. Why?"

"Oh nothing. I was just curious if you needed somewhere to stay up there. Jason's aunt lives up there and his cousin owns a few hotels. I was just wondering if you would mind staying with her or if you want a hotel I can put in a good word and get you a good room at a slightly lesser rate."

"Thanks we're not too sure if we're gonna yet.

~~SVU~~

"You know I can't allow you to be partners anymore if you're having a relationship."

"I'm well aware of that, sir. I'm retiring in four months. Can you just hold off on telling IAB."

"Ok. But if this comes back to bite me on the ass..."

"It won't."

"It better not."

Cragen's face softened and said "It's about time you two got together. You've been dancing around it for years." He smiled at Elliot, who laughed and looked at his shoes.

"I better get back to..." he gestured to the door and Cragen nodded him on.

~~SVU~~

"You told him then?" Olivia asked Elliot as they made dinner in her apartment.

"Yeah. How'd you...?"

"Women's intuition." she smirked as she stirred the sauce "You had the look on your face when you walked out of his office earlier."

"Yeah. He says he'll hold off on telling IAB for as long as he can but it better not come back to him."

She laughed and turned the heat down on the pasta as he put some garlic bread in the oven.

"Well if you have women's intuition I must be psychic or something."

"Nahh just a good detective, detecting stuff."

"Stuff... Is that what they're calling it these days?" He stood behind her and kissed her neck

"Hey." She slapped him playfully on the shoulder "Any more of that and you'll end up with third degree burns where you reeaally don't want them."

"You'd lo-ove the CPR practice, wouldn't you?"

She raised an eyebrow at him and turned to lift the sauce off the heat. "Dinner is served."

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