2 Weeks Later
Alex, Munch, Fin, Elliot and Simon were all trying to turn the spare bedroom into a Winnie-The-Pooh wonderland. Everybody had a paintbrush and was trying not to step on each other. They'd ordered pizza and banished Olivia to take a quick nap a little over an hour ago.
They were all laughing and joking as slowly the room was going from stark white to a mint green color. Alex had decided they could just pay somebody to put up the border after Munch and Fin had nearly gotten into a fight over how straight the border was.
Awakened by their laughing, Olivia now stood in the doorway rubbing her eyes. Alex caught sight of her first and rushed to her side, placing a quick kiss on her lips. Olivia had other ideas and held her to her for a much longer, more involved kissed. By the time they pulled apart, three men were adjusting themselves and Simon was punching those same three guys on the arm.
"That's my sister."
Munch cleared his throat, looked at Simon and proclaimed, "Yeah, well, we've known her longer and that was just down right hot."
Alex gave him a nasty look and hugged Olivia who was wearing maternity over halls. "Sleep well?" Olivia nodded and surveyed the room.
"Looking good." She leaned in closer and smiled at Elliot. "You missed a spot." Before he could answer the doorbell rang and Olivia went to answer it. She opened the door without looking through the peep hole and was surprised to find not a pizza delivery guy, but a man in a suit.
"Are you Olivia Benson?"
"Yes."
"Consider yourself served." He shoved a blue tri-fold piece of paper into her hand and quickly walked away.
She stood there in shock, looking at the paper. She finally gathered the energy to open it and as she read she became angrier by the moment. Turning, she screamed for Alex, who came running, with four grown men in tow.
"What is it?" She took the paper from Olivia, already knowing it was a summons based on its color. As she read, she too became angry. "Bastard." She handed it to Munch who was closest to her as she took Olivia in her arms.
"Olivia? What is it?"
Alex gave Simon a weak smile and clued him in. "Kurt is suing for visitation and to be named as Tanner's father."
"Chance."
All the men and Alex said, "What?" at the same time.
"I'm up to the C's now. Chance, not Tanner."
"She's trying out different names. Apparently she's zipped through the rest of the alphabet since yesterday when it was Tanner. Anyway, he's demanding a paternity test to prove he's the father right after birth."
Just then the pizza guy showed up and Fin paid him and ended up giving him a big tip just to get him to go away. They all sat around the coffee table in the living room discussing this latest development.
After they'd left, Alex and Olivia lay on the couch holding each other.
"What happens now Alex?"
"We fight Liv. Even if he gets visitation, there are still things we can do to limit his legal access to…Chance." She held her wife tighter and kissed her on the head. "I'll take care of this Liv; don't worry."
Needing to change the subject, Olivia went into baby mode. "When is the furniture supposed to be delivered?"
"End of the week."
She nodded against Alex. "Hey Alex?"
"Yes?"
"Can we go lie down for a bit? I'm exhausted. And I want you with me."
Alex watched over Olivia until she fell into a deep sleep and then she eased out of bed and went to call Elliot.
"Stabler."
"It's Alex. Have you been able to dig up anything on Moss? Anything at all?"
He sighed. "No. He seems pretty clean. Just a few parking tickets, which he's paid, and not much beyond that. After we left you guys, Munch offered to contact a friend of his who's some kind of financial guru. I told him to go ahead. I didn't think you'd mind."
"No, I don't mind. Let's just keep digging. There has to be something we can use as a bargaining chip."
"Will do." There was an awkward silence that Elliot finally broke. "Hey Alex?"
"Yes?"
"Thanks for taking care of her, ok? She means a lot to me and the rest of the guys as well. I…I know you love her Alex."
"Thank you Elliot. Please let me know if and when you find anything."
She went back into the bedroom and slid beneath the covers once again. She wasn't surprised when Olivia rolled to her. She soon had a chest full of Olivia. Just as she was about to doze off again, a short, swift kick from Olivia's belly startled her. The brunette grabbed her hand and held it to her belly.
"Feel that?"
Alex laughed. "How could I not?"
They lay like that for a while with the baby kicking sporadically. Alex leaned in and kissed Olivia, who deepened the kiss. Alex began slowly moving her hands all over Olivia's body, drawing sighs and moans from the brunette.
"I want you Alex."
"Good, because I want you too." She began playing with Olivia's buttons.
"But Alex, I'm just so tired. Can we just cuddle?"
Alex looked down at her and smiled. "Of course baby."
"You're not mad?"
"No. Why would I be mad?" She began rubbing Olivia's body again, only this time in a soothing, not an arousing way.
"Because we haven't been together in almost a week and well…." She shrugged.
Alex stopped her movements and kissed Olivia. "Baby don't ever feel obligated to have sex with me. Ever. You're seven and a half months pregnant! Sometimes all I need is to hold you or kiss you. I don't need mind blowing sex every day baby."
"Mind blowing? You think our sex is mind blowing?" She was looking a bit surprised which turned into a bit of embarrassment.
"Yes Olivia, when we make love it is mind blowing. At least for me." She was now looking at Olivia questioningly. "Is it not for you?"
"Oh God yes! Alex I've never felt the things I feel when we kiss or even just touch, let alone when we make love." She grew shy and looked away. "I just wasn't sure I was enough for you? That I was…pleasing you?"
"Liv?"
"Well, I've never done this before Alex! I don't know if I'm getting it right or not and while you've been patient with me, I'm just…well, I know you'd never lie to me, but I also don't think you'd ever be cruel about my sexual ability."
Alex positioned herself so that she was above Olivia, as best she could be. She studied her wife's face and looked into her eyes. She saw love, lust and a bit of fear.
"What else did he say to you Olivia?"
Playing dumb she answered, "Who?"
"Kurt. Or whoever else has given you a complex about your sexual prowess."
"Alex, all the men I've been with, with the exception of Cassidy, all had the same basic opinion of my sexual skills; a decent lay, but a bit inhibited." She sighed. "He, Kurt, wanted to try a few things that made me highly uncomfortable, so I refused."
Alex couldn't help but ask, "What kinds of things?"
"Just…just things, ok? I don't want to talk about them."
"Olivia? Liv, look at me." Sure she had the brunette's attention to told her, "Olivia have I asked you to do anything that made you uncomfortable?" The brunette shook her head. "Ok, if you're sure?" This time she nodded. "Then I need you to promise that you'll tell me if I ever ask, suggest or otherwise try to engage in any sexual activity that makes you uncomfortable, ok?"
"Ok."
"If it's not right for both of us, then it's not right for either of us."
Olivia smiled at her and then kissed her. "I love you." She gave her a quick kiss. "Alex? Thank you for taking care of me. I feel loved by you in a way I've never felt before." She stretched and then rubbed against her wife.