We all know how nothing ever goes right for Olivia... thank you for the reviews and thanks for reading!
"Can you please tell me what the surprise is?" Olivia asked the next morning as the were walking down the sidewalk to a destination that Olivia was unfamiliar with.
"You will see soon enough," David smiled, "We are going in here." He pointed to a big church that was to the right of them and Olivia was confused.
"A church?"
David just nodded and pulled her inside. Olivia stood in awe. There were white roses aligned down the pews and a red velvet material had been laid all the way to the altar. There were white lights glistening in the most perfect way and a beautiful song was playing in the background.
"Today," David said, "Casey is taking you dress shopping. Tomorrow, we get married."
"Are you serious?"
"I'm serious."
"David this is beautiful." When they first walked in her breath had been taken away and now her heart was beating fast, "There's still so much to do!"
"Relax," David said wrapping her arm around her back, "Everything is done. The church will be filled with my family and yours."
"I haven't asked anyone to walk me down the aisle," Olivia said.
"Everything is done," David said, "I promised you a wedding and I don't break promises. Things are going to be perfect. Just like you."
Olivia leaned in and kissed him on the lips, a passionate kiss, "Can I go shopping now?"
David laughed, "Of course. Casey is going to meet you there."
"I love you so much!"
"I love you too," David said, "Now go get that dress."
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"He's so perfect," Olivia gloated to Casey, "He set everything up and the church is beautifully decorated."
"He really loves you," Casey said.
"I really love him."
"Alright ladies," said the lady in charge of helping Olivia with her dress, "Do you have anything in mind?"
"I want a sleeveless dress," Olivia replied with a sly smile aimed at Casey, "No jewles."
"Okay give me one second." The lady, whose name was Julia, went to the back where the store kept all the dresses. She pulled out one that she was hoping Olivia would love. It was plain white, with an elegant design at the top and just long enough to touch the ground.
"Oh my goodness," Olivia said when she put the dress on.
"Liv," Casey said looking at her best friend, "That is gorgeous."
Olivia turned back around to look in the mirror and for the first time she was happy with her life. Soon she was going to be getting married to greatest guy. She had her lifelong partner Elliot and her best friend Casey by her side and she had Captain Donald Cragen as her father figure. She was finally realizing that God had made her wait so long, to get the best hand.
"This is the dress," she said with a tear escaping the corner of her eye, "This is it."
"Are you sure?" Julia asked.
"I'm positive."
"It's 600 dollars," Julia said.
Olivia nodded her head and handed her the money from her purse before taking the dress off.
"I think David's going to love it," Olivia said once her and Casey walked out of the shop.
"I think he will too," Casey laughed, "Olivia I'm so happy for you."
"Thanks Case," Olivia smiled, "I'm really happy."
"It shows."
"Oh quit it," Olivia teased.
As they were walking back to Olivia's apartment they talked about all the past boyfriends they had both had and laughed at how stupid they had been. They talked until there was nothing left about each other that they didn't know.
"You know that you're my best girlfriend," Olivia said as she unlocked the door to her apartment."
"That's an honor," Casey said sitting on the couch, "You're mine too."
"We sound like a bunch of high schoolers," Olivia laughed as she hung her wedding dress up in the front closest where she would tell David not to look.
"That's okay," Casey said, "You get to do that because tomorrow, you are no longer going to be Olivia Benson."
"I'm going to be Olivia Benson-Hayden."
Casey nodded her head as Olivia fell down on the cushion next to her, "I can't believe it."
"Believe it," Casey said, "You're getting married."
Olivia threw a pillow at Casey just like high school girls did at sleepovers and then Casey announced that she had to leave.
"I'll see you tomorrow," Casey said.
"Bye."
When Casey was gone, Olivia was bored by the silence in her house. She had been used to it before but, now it was driving her crazy. It was almost dark outside and David still wasn't home. She wanted to call him but she didn't want to sound like one of those spouses who never let their lovers do anything. She would just watch TV and wait until he came home.
