Author's Note: Smiling Underneath is one of my top E/O songs. I love it. I listened to it while I was writing this whole part. I recommend you check it out! Maybe listen to it while reading!

i don't mind spilling my hot souce onto my white shirt,
i don't mind the twinge when i walk in that knee that i hurt,
i don't mind if my gums are peeling back or my hair getting thin,
as long as i'm with you i win,
as long as i'm with you,

we could be stuck in traffic for over a week ,
with a car full of quintuplets who are all cutting teeth,
around my neck could be a flaming christmas wreath,
and i'd be smiling under smiling under smiling underneath,

-Smiling Underneath, Ani DiFranco

~*~

Olivia was crawling into bed, pulling the huge brown comforter over her body. She wore a simple white cotton tank top and green striped shorts to bed while Elliot wore plaid pajama bottoms. He edged into bed next to her. They laid apart, staring at the ceiling. Silence washing over them. Suddenly Elliot threw one arm over Olivia's stomach, wrapped it around her side and pulled her to his body. Olivia giggled and turned her body to face him. Their grinning eyes stared into each other's faces. Elliot kept his arm slung over her body and rested his hand on the small of her back. She bent her elbows so her arms rested against her body and her hands rested on his chest. They pressed their foreheads together and closed their smiling eyes. They laid together as if a serene Romeo and Juliet. They allowed each other's warmth and scents to wash over each other before Elliot moved his mouth to her neck. Olivia arches her head back to allow Elliot better access.

"How did everything with Maureen go?" she whispered as he nibbled on her ear.

"Fine. She was shocked at first but she calmed down. What about Simon?" Olivia let a small gasp out as Elliot found the most sensitive bit of her neck and his lips worked their magic on it.

"He's-" Olivia was having trouble stringing her words together as his fingers created small circles above the elastic of her shorts, "He's happy. He thinks we should just-" Elliot ran his free hand through her hair and kissed her eyelids gently, "-thinks we should just tell everyone right away."

Elliot jerked his head backwards and squinted at Olivia. She felt her body hurtle back down to Earth as he broke the physical connection.

"Why?" he asked skeptically.

Olivia re-explained what Simon has said to her earlier in the night. She was surprised to see Elliot nodding when she finished.

"What do you think?" she asked at the end of her rushed explanation. Elliot had furrowed his brow in thought.

"And how do you feel about it?" he asked.

"I- I agree with him. But I want to wait a few more weeks… Just so I feel more secure in this whole thing. Are you okay with that?"

Elliot slowly nodded. "Might as well… Hopefully people will be happier that we didn't keep it a secret for longer… Try and keep everyone pleased. Simon is right, maybe everyone will be fine with it…"

Olivia smiled. His sleepy smile eclipsed her doubt and apprehension for their uncertain future lives. She didn't mind how scared she was. Being with him made her smile underneath. Even when she couldn't remember to smile on the surface. She remembered Simon's last piece of advice to her. "Hey El?"

Elliot had closed his eyes slightly and dozily stared at Olivia's lips. "Mmhm?" he murmured.

"I love you." She whispered before leaning in and kissing the very corner of his lips.

~*~

"YOU GOT HER PREGNANT?!"

Olivia spun around to see Elliot on the phone. The look of terror on his face mirrored her own. He caught her glance and mouthed "Kathleen". Olivia groaned and closed her eyes in grief.

"Kathleen, calm down. Who told you?"

"Johnny. Maureen forgot to tell him is was a secret so he congratulated me on becoming a big sister."

Olivia ran her hands through her hair with anxiety. Elliot pinched his brow bridge.

"Kathleen, I was going to tell you soon. I promise." He lied to calm his daughter down.

"Olivia? Seriously dad? Mom is going to FREAK OUT!"

"So, you haven't told her yet?" Elliot asked. Silence rang in his ears.

"No." she finally muttered in return, "Not yet."

Elliot sighed with relief. "Okay, Kathleen, don't tell her yet. Please."

"Why?! Dad, I should just hang up on you right now!"

"Kathleen, I could lose my job." He pleaded.

"Good." She barked back.

"So could Olivia." When Kathleen didn't respond, he knew he had said the right thing. Kathleen liked Olivia. More than she liked her father.

"I promise I will tell your mother and the twins soon. Olivia and I just need to sort a few things out. Please…" Silence greeted him again, "Kathleen?"

"Are you happy?" his daughter whispered as Olivia walked up behind him and took his hand in hers. Elliot smiled.

"I'm really happy Kathleen. I'd be happier knowing you're okay and you're happy with me too."

Olivia wrapped her arms around Elliot and pressed her chest into his back. She rested her hands on his chest and completed their standing spoon. She waited for Kathleen's response with baited breath.

"I guess… if you're happy, I'm happy too." Olivia could feel Elliot release the breath he had been holding. She warmed the fabric of his shirt with her own unspoken liberation.

"Thank you Kathleen… Listen hun, I have to get to work. But we will talk again soon, okay?"

"Bye dad."

"I love you Kathleen."

"Love you too."

Elliot hung up his phone and stood like a dead weight. Olivia pressed her face into his back and they reflected on their luck. Kathleen could have easily turned on them and told everyone. Finally Elliot broke their tranquil hush and he turned to the woman who possessed his spirit, mind and heart.

"So… Kathleen called…" he teasingly pointed out. Olivia smiled warily.

"Are we okay?"

Elliot sighed and ran his hands over his face in exhaustion. "I think we may need to go to Cragen sooner rather than later. I mean, I want to trust Kathleen but she's a bit unpredictable… if you know what I mean…" Suddenly a look of realization filled his eyes. "Oh God, I didn't even think of that- Kathleen's condition runs in my genes- what if-" Olivia rubbed Elliot's arm to calm him down.

"It's okay El. If it comes up, we'll deal with it. Don't worry about it for now. We have plenty to be worried about right now. You don't need to worry about anything else that may come up in the future."

Elliot nodded distractedly and Olivia knew he was still thinking about the future. She smiled and put her hands up to his cheeks and gently led him down to her lips. She captured him fully with her mouth and cajoled his tongue to join in a dance with hers. He rested his hands on her waist and pulled her hips into contact with his. Their breathing became warm and intense as the heat of their kiss built. Elliot groaned when they parted from their lips services. Olivia rested her arms on his shoulders and dropped her head onto his chest.

"We- we have to go to work…" she whimpered.

"Let's go…" he sighed.

"When do we tell Cragen?" She asked quietly while collecting her jacket from the armchair beside her.

Elliot shook his head in uncertainty, "I guess we wait until the moment is right."

~*~

Next... could be a few possibilities... will they tell Cragen?