A/N: I want to thank you all for sticking with this story. I do promise… AGAIN… a happy ending, and they will live HAPPILY ever after, but you have to push through the drama first, to see the light on the other side. :)

"Wanna play cards?" Elliot asked as they sat side by side on the couch, as they watched the movie credits roll on the screen.

"No," she replied simply. She leaned closer against him, and he placed an arm around her shoulder. "I think we should talk about our options though…"

"Our options?" he questioned.

"I have HI-"

He averted his eyes instantly, avoiding her gaze. He didn't want to have this conversation. He was through.

"El, you have to-"

"Are we going to discuss your death? Because frankly this is a vacation, and I have NO intention of wasting it talking about crap. I'm not hearing it, Liv! I won't have any part in the idea that you won't live…"

"That's not what I'm saying," she insisted impatiently.

"So what are you saying then?" he shrugged.

"We can talk about OUR options, what we can do with what we have... if you even want to pursue this, El, it's a lot for anyone to take and I will understand if you want to bail. I won't hold it against you if you walk away from all of this."

Elliot shook his head with determination. "I have been with you for 12 years, I am NOT going anywhere. I love you… do you hear me? I am deeply in love with you, everything about you, and that means having to take the good with the bad. As long as I don't have to picture a world without your existence, then we can work through anything."

Olivia nodded, looking relieved.

"What about kids?" she asked bravely, holding back the urge to cry. She had always wanted to have her own children, but with the possibility of passing it on to any child she would carry in her womb, she wouldn't risk it. "How do you feel about never having our own children?"

Elliot smiled.

"What?"

"You said OUR!" he laughed.

"Yeah…"

"It sounded nice, that's all… OUR," he repeated.

Olivia slapped him playfully. "Shut up."

The conversation turned back to a serious note. "As long as we got a child to call OUR own, I don't see what the big deal is. I have five children, I want one with you… or more… but I'll leave that in your hands."

"You'd consider adoption?" she posed. It seemed to be her only option as far as children are concerned.

He thought about it only for a moment. Another child running around under their feet, a child that needed a home, needed love and comfort and parents. "Yeah… I would defiantly consider it if that was what you wanted."

"Really?" she smiled.

"Yeah," he nodded kissing her gently on the forehead. "I'd do anything for you, you know that right?"

I do now," she smiled.

"Liv?"

"Yeah…"

He seemed to hesitate. "Can I kiss you now?"

A wide grin spread across her face. "If you don't you'll never live to tell the tale…"

He tucked a strand of hair behind her ears and leaned in, pressing his lips to hers. Time suspended, as their lips parted to deepen the kiss, her hands entwined in his hair, his hands braced the side of her waist to pull her closer. In all the years he had allowed himself snippets of imagination in believing how incredible it would be to kiss this woman, was nothing to the ecstasy he felt with her now.

"I love you…" she murmured against his mouth.

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