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Here is the next chapter! Kathleen gets some interesting news... how well does she take it?

Kathleen eyed her father as she sat up in her bed. "What is it, dad?"

"Well," Elliot began. "You know your mother and I had some issues—"

"'Some' issues? Get real, dad. You two are a mess. Everything between you two is shitty." Kathleen laughed.

Olivia couldn't help but laugh after hearing what Kathleen had said. Elliot shot a look towards her and she continued to laugh. "I'm sorry, El. You know it's true."

"Yes, I suppose so." Elliot refocused his attention on Kathleen. "That's not the point though. Anyway, we filed for a divorce a few months ago and it was just finalized."

"So you two are officially done?"

"Yes we are. Are you upset?" Elliot asked as he studied his daughter's facial expressions.

Kathleen shrugged her shoulders and sighed. "Not really. I mean, ever since you quit your job and stuff got complicated with you two, I guess I saw it coming. The way Dickie and Lizzie described it, it seemed very bad."

Elliot's eyebrow rose. "What did they say?" he asked with anger in his voice.

Kathleen chuckled as she rested her hand on his arm. "Dad, that's the least of your concern right now. Point is, we all saw it coming. Are you and mom at least on good terms with each other?"

"Yes we are, at least I think so."

"Does anyone else know?"

"Nope. You are the first to know. I was hoping Maureen would stop by soon so I could have told you two at the same time, but I guess it's better to say it now than wait."

"What about the twins and Eli?"

"Your mom and I will break it to them later."

Kathleen nodded and relaxed her body so she can lie down. She looked at Olivia and could see that something was bothering her. She turned back to her dad and sat back up. "There's something else, right?"

Elliot opened his mouth and looked back at Olivia. She gave him a small smile and he smiled back. He turned to Kathleen, who was grinning from ear to ear. "Kathleen, I—I mean we—"

"You two finally got together?" Kathleen asked calmly.

"Uh…yes…how'd…" Olivia managed to get out her mouth. She looked at Elliot with the same look of confusion, then back towards Kathleen. Her arms were crossed and she was still smiling.

"We all saw that coming too. No doubt about it."

"We? What do you mean 'we'?" Elliot asked.

"Oh come on, dad. Only a moron would not be able to see that you two were madly in love with each other!" Kathleen exclaimed. "All of us could see it. Mom, everyone at the precinct, Casey. Alex, Melinda—"

"Okay. We get the picture." Elliot laughed nervously. He looked back to Olivia and gestured her to move close.

She walked over and pulled a chair up next to Elliot. "Are you okay with this, Kathleen? I know it's hard for you to accept some new changes like this…" Olivia asked.

"I'm totally okay with this. When I first noticed it, you can say that I was angry about it. But I can see how happy dad is with you. You're practically family to us, so why not? I know Maureen will be ecstatic when she finds out."

"Are you sure, sweetie? I mean, if this is too much for you then—"

Kathleen held her hand up and smiled. "Dad, I can see that you're happy. Let's face it; you and mom were over a long time ago. Olivia balances you out. You're not as much of a jerk when she's around."

Elliot laughed at his daughter's comment and he pulled Olivia close to him. He kissed her on the head.

"If being with her makes you happy, then it makes me happy. It makes all of us happy. Mom will be okay. I know she has someone else she's been interested in for a while now. We're all happy for you, the both of you. You'll have to talk to Dickie though."

"Why is that?" Olivia asked.

"He might kill me for this, but he had the biggest crush on you for the longest time, Liv." Kathleen laughed.

Olivia's jaw dropped as she processed the words she just heard. Elliot was laughing as he held her close. "You don't say?"

"It's a Stabler thing." Elliot joked.

"Well, that's nice to know." Olivia chuckled. She raised her arm and glanced at her watch. She stood up from her chair, fixing her coat.

"I should probably get going. I have to head back to the precinct to fill out some paperwork." Olivia said.

"Okay, I'll walk you out." Elliot stood up from his chair and grabbed his jacket.

Olivia looked at Kathleen and smiled. "I'll talk to Casey about the details on the case. It will most likely get taken care of this week, so we'll keep you posted."

Kathleen smiled as she rested against her pillow. "Thanks, Liv."

Olivia nodded and left the room with Elliot following behind her. They walked pass the main desk in the lobby and walked out the emergency room entrance doors. Once they reached the car, Olivia turned to Elliot and smiled.

"I think that went pretty well, don't you?" Olivia laughed.

"Yeah, I thought Kathleen would have the most difficulty dealing with it."

"I guess the medication has made her extremely calm." Olivia responded. Elliot laughed as he stared at Olivia. He couldn't help but smile at her.

"What's wrong, El?"

"I'm just happy, Liv, considering a lot has happened over the past 24 hours or so."

"That is true. We'll get through it though. There's nothing to worry about, at least for now."

"Sounds good to me."

"Well, I guess I'll see you later at home." Olivia smiled.

"Yes you will." Elliot pulled Olivia into his arms and kissed her softly. "I love you."

"I love you too." Olivia kissed Elliot once more and got into the car. Elliot watched her drive away. He sighed softly as he turned around to go back into the hospital.

Special Victims Unit
Squad Room

Olivia arrived at the precinct, amazed to see how busy it was. Police officers were walking in and out of the squad room with files of paperwork in their hands. A few officers led suspects to interrogation rooms while a few others led witnesses to other rooms for questioning.

Olivia walked into the bullpen and sat at her desk. She looked around and noticed that her colleagues were nowhere in site. She took her jacket off and sat it on the back of her chair. She grabbed a pen and the first folder of the big pile that sat on her desk. She opened the folder and began reading through the report in the folder.

"Hey Olivia." A familiar voice said from behind her.

Olivia turned to find Cragen walking out of his office. "Hi Captain."

"I didn't think you would be in today." Cragen said as he appeared from his office.

"I actually came in to finish some paperwork."

"Just to let you know, the trial begins on Tuesday. I know this case belongs to Amaro and Rollins, but I want you to be there as well. You know, for support. They can use it seeing that this is their first case on their own."

"Yeah, no problem Cap." Olivia said as she turned back to her desk.

Cragen sat on the edge of Olivia's desk and studied her. "How's Kathleen?"

Olivia turned to him and sighed. "She's doing better now that she's on her medication again."

"Is she willing to take the plea if it has to come down to it?"

"Yes. She didn't second-guess the decision. She wants help to control her sickness. I'm proud of her."

"How are you, Liv? Honestly?" Cragen asked softly.

"I'm fine."

"Come on, Olivia. Don't give me that 'I'm fine' bullshit. I think I know you better than that."

Olivia laughed softly as she stared at her captain. "I'm serious. I'm fine."

"Are you positive? I know a lot has happened over the past twenty-four hours. I also know that there is a lot going on in your mind right now."

Olivia sat back in her chair and sighed. "I know a lot of shit has happened, and trust me, it has been one crazy ass process. But I'm okay. I'm okay with Elliot back in my life. Yes, there's a lot to talk about still. And yes, I must be crazy to be with him like nothing ever happened. However, I know for a fact that he's not going to leave again. I know that he's here for good. I know that we're good."

"What about Kathy and the kids?"

"Kathy has her own issues to work through with Elliot. As for the kids, Kathleen is the only one that knows about us. She took it surprisingly well."

"Are you truly happy, Liv? I know that these past nine months have been hell for you. I watched how his leaving affected you. And let me just say, it was not pleasant to see or deal with."

"I know." Olivia replied quietly. "And I thank you for dealing with me, Don. El leaving just… it took a big toll on me. But now that he is back, we can just go back to how things were. We have the opportunity to take our relationship to a whole new level. The man professed his love to me! How can I not be happy?"

Cragen stood up and patted the detective's shoulder. "I'm happy as long as you are. It bothers me to see you upset, Olivia. You're like a daughter to me."

"Thank you, Don. It means a lot." Olivia smiled.

Cragen gave a small smile and walked away. He stopped in his tracks and turned back to Olivia. "If Elliot does anything to make you upset again, I will kill him."

Olivia laughed as she processed Cragen's words in her mind. He sounded like such a concerned father, something she never experienced before. "Duly noted, Cap."

Cragen smiled and continued his walk back to his office.

First, thanks to the lovely people that are still reading this story! Second, another thanks to those that added me and/or this story to their favorites and such. It means a lot! Third, yes, I know this was fairly short. I'm slowly getting back into the groove of things! Next up, the trial. Let's see how this goes...stay tuned.