A/N: Hi everyone. Yet another story coming to an end. This chapter will be shorter than the others but only because it's more a wrapping up of loose ends.

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I shall be making a change to my updating schedule. Instead of updating all stories at once I am hoping to finish off each story one at a time with an update a week. Next up I shall finish off the four remaining chapters of Prey and then continue with From the Ashes :)

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Epilogue: Rebirth

Surrounded by the gossamer white of her dress and veil, the brunette could hardly recognize herself. Eyes glued to the mirror set in front of her, Sergeant Olivia Benson finally realized the odd emotion that had crossed her face.

Happiness.

Olivia Benson was truly, finally happy.

Brass doorknob rattling behind her, the aged hinges creaked as someone entered the private room. "Somebody missed his mommy," Kathleen stated, a bundle in her hands.

Almost immediately Olivia's face morphed into a raptured smile. Hands reached out toward the little boy, silently willing for him to come to her.

Laughing, the blonde set her soon to be baby brother into Olivia's arms. "There you go Noah, no need to fuss." She rather enjoyed the look on Olivia's face. Only three people could elicit it from her observations: Noah, Eli, and their father.

"My sweet baby," Olivia cooed, holding him tightly to her. "I love you so much." A soft kiss was placed on Noah's silky brown hair – ironically the same shade as Olivia's. "Thank you for bringing him," she said to Kathleen. "He lifts my spirits just by being here."

"Who am I to deny the blushing bride whatever she wants on her wedding day," Kathleen responded. Decked out in the gorgeous white gown, form-fitting along her curves, Olivia looked stunning. 'Dad will just die,' the blonde thought.

"Everyone's starting to get impatient," Maureen said from the doorway, a wriggling Joshie clutched in her arms. "Dad's a nervous wreck. I think he'll wear a rut through the floor from his pacing."

Olivia couldn't help the giggle that passed her lips. "You hear that Noah?" she whispered to her smiling son. "Daddy's missing us." She had fallen in love with this little angel the moment her, Nick, and Amanda found him in the hotel room two months before. An inner apprehension had permanently grafted to her after discussing fostering Noah – what if Elliot hadn't wanted a child not biologically his? But the way Elliot's eyes lit up at seeing him… he loved Noah as much as she did.

Popping his head through the door, Don Cragen smiled at the three ladies and two boys. "Are we ready girls?"

The two Stabler girls each shifting their eyes to Olivia, the brunette took a deep breath, eyes twinkling with joy. "Yes." 'Time to become Mrs. Olivia Stabler.' Even thinking it caused a wide smile to break out on her face,

EO EO EO EO EO EO EO EO EO EO

Biceps straining from the weight, Elliot nevertheless managed to toss the two suitcases onto the second twin bed of their hotel room. "Not as young as I used to be," he joked, waiting for the inevitable comment from his new bride. "Liv, baby?" His words were met with silence.

Padding onto the balcony overlooking the serene Pacific, Elliot found his wife. She stared out to sea, hair whipped by the soft breeze and arms folded around her chest. Olivia sighed gently as she felt Elliot's hands encircle her waist. "Can you believe it El?"

"Believe what baby?" Elliot asked, dropping a kiss behind Olivia's ear.

His lips sending a shudder through her, Olivia leaned back into his chest. "This." She closed her eyes. "For years I dreamed of what this would be like."

A smile curled on Elliot's lips. "Me too gorgeous."

"And now it's finally happened. It's… so… so surreal." She opened her eyes, turning in Elliot's arms so she could face him. "I keep thinking that I'll wake up and this would just be some wonderful dream." Olivia's face fell against his chest. Nuzzling the hardened planes, she inhaled his intoxicating scent. "I couldn't bear if that was the case."

Firm fingers tilting her face up, Olivia gasped at Elliot's face – it was streaked with tears cascading down his cheek. "I know Liv, I know." Gently, he brought his lips to hers, capturing them in a sweet kiss.

The familiar pull in her abdomen registered to Olivia, immediately deepening the kiss as heat flared in her core. "I love you," she murmured into his mouth.

"God," groaned Elliot. His tongue battled hers, gliding over well-explored caverns. "I love you too. More than anything."

Suddenly breaking the kiss, a new need coursing through her, Olivia pulled him close. "Show me," she whispered, her voice low with desire. "Show me how much you love me El." A hot tongue traced the shell of his ear, terminating by sucking an earlobe into her mouth. Smirking, Olivia nibbled gently.

Elliot's hands drifted to her ass and heaved Olivia into his arms, a happy squeak coming from his beloved bride. He tossed her on the bed, crawling immediately over the giggling brunette. "You're mine Olivia Stabler."

Olivia shivered pleasurably. No matter how scared she was, heartbroken she was over the past, she was done. Olivia was done running. She was finally where she belonged. "I'm yours El, yours forever." With that, she pulled her husband to her, ready to make magic.

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Her husband resting a protective hand across her lower back, a visibly frazzled Kathleen burst into the hospital waiting room. The slight bump beneath her t-shirt was beginning to show – a second addition to the new generation of Stablers.

From the seat next to his older brother, Eli ran to hug Kathleen's leg. "Hi Katie," he beamed, happy to see his family all together.

Kathleen could see it wasn't just Eli who was excited to see her. "Ka-Ka, Ka-Ka." Little Noah writhed on Lizzie's lap, reaching for his big sister.

"Hi guys," she said warmly, taking a seat in between the twins. Both of them sat ramrod straight in their seats – just because they were on vacation from West Point didn't change the fact they were still cadets. "What did I miss?" While outwardly amiable for her little brothers and nephew, the panic in Kathleen's eyes was self-evident.

Lizzie shook her head. "Nothing since dad took Livvy inside. We've been waiting…" Her wrist rose as she glanced at her watch. "Six hours."

"Livvy was in a lot of pain," Dickie added, a hand running through his buzz-cut hair. The resemblance to his father was uncanny.

"Poor Olivia," breathed Kathleen.

The door choosing that moment to swing open, all six adults in the room nearly leapt from their seats. "Dad?" Maureen asked as Elliot entered the waiting room.

Clad in scrubs over his shirt, despite the fatigue from the seven hour ordeal Elliot wore the largest of grins on his face.

Dickie began with the question on everybody's mind. "Are Livvy and the…" Elliot and Olivia had been tight lipped about the gender, choosing to make it a surprise for everybody.

"Come on," Elliot responded simply.

Not a word passed amongst the assembled Stablers and husbands until Elliot reached his wife's hospital room. "Guys, I'd like you to meet…" He opened the heavy wooden door without once breaking his smile. "Julia Amanda Stabler."

"A girl!" Both twins said it at the same time, Lizzie excitedly and Dickie mutedly – it was obvious what each had been rooting for.

Before Elliot could continue, Olivia finished it for him. "And Marcus Donald Stabler."

"Twins!" came a chorus, Eli's lips matching his father's grin.

Perched in each of Olivia's arms, snuggled against her side, were two tiny forms. At the gentlest of movements their mother made, each stretched out and yawned simultaneously.

Watching the reactions of their family, Elliot shared a loving gaze with Olivia. Separated in the worst manner possible, their love for the other hadn't waned one bit.

Their return to the other, far from easy, was meant to be.

The End

A/N: Well, I hope you liked it. I figured the brevity of the sections would have literary merit in the epilogue.

So, El and Liv finally have their happy ending. Maureen and Kathleen married and having kids, Lizzie and Dickie soon to be Army officers, custody of Eli for the school year, raising Noah, and now twins. The Stabler family is finally whole, despite the hell both El and Liv have been through.

Exactly as the show should have been.

Thanks for reading.

God Bless

Alex