Second last chapter ! I really enjoyed writing this fic and I hope you guys enjoyed reading it. Everything wraps up in the last chapter, I promise ! Thanks for all the great feedback and please don't kill me after this chapter !

Olivia got out of the taxi, on shaky legs. She closed the door behind her, her purse clutched to her side, her head spinning. She put one foot in front of the other as she made her way to the elevator, knowing she wouldn't have the strength to take the stairs.

It was the longest elevator ride of her life, and she just stared at the numbers in front of her, waiting for the car to reach her floor. She just wanted to get home, take a bath and sleep until the major headache she had recently developed disappeared.

The car finally reached its destination and Olivia couldn't have gotten off faster. However, there was a surprise waiting for her when she looked over to her door.

"Maureen?"

When the young woman shot up her head, Olivia saw the tears in her eyes. Maureen quickly wiped them away, trying to hide them, but it was too late.

Olivia was able to forget about her problems, the girl in front of her clearly needing someone more.

"Maureen, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Maureen got up from where she had been sitting, leaned up against Olivia's door. She stumbled a bit, but finally straightened up.

"I'm sorry Liv, I shouldn't have just stopped by like this. I shouldn't have come. I just didn't know where else –"

Olivia cut her off by taking her into her arms and rubbing her back. Maureen, who had been trying to keep the tears at bay, started up again.

"Let's go inside, okay?"

Maureen nodded as Olivia unlocked the door.

Olivia tossed her purse on the coffee table and led Maureen to the couch. She let the girl get settled before questioning her again.

"What's going on Maureen?"

Maureen took a deep breath before starting. "I… when we heard mom was awake, we decided it would be a good idea to go visit her. So, the five of us headed over to the hospital, not really sure what we were going to do or say. We hoped dad could help us out." She sighed. "But when we got to the hospital and were led to mom's room, dad wasn't there. Mom told us he had left about half an hour before we got there.

"Things were tense, no one really knew what to say to each other so we mostly stayed in silence. The twins decided they'd head to school since they weren't really doing anything useful anywhere else and Kathleen took Eli to the daycare before heading to class. I decided I'd head back to the house to check on dad." She shuttered. "That's when everything went to hell.

"I was driving back when I got stuck behind backed-up traffic. A three car-collision. I don't know what got into me, but with everything going on, I just knew…"

Olivia's stomach dropped. "Oh God, Maureen…"

She didn't look at Olivia. "I jumped out of my car, leaving it running and everything and saw dad's car first. God, I nearly threw up. A police officer stopped me before I could see dad anywhere. When I told him that the black SUV was my dad's, he pointed towards an ambulance. And there's dad, sitting with an ice pack. An ice pack!"

Maureen cracked a small smile and Olivia couldn't help but do the same. Elliot was fine. He's okay.

But the light moment was short lasting, because Maureen's smile suddenly disappeared and was replaced with a fit of tears.

"And then it hit me. Dad could've been really hurt. He could have been killed. Our mother, whom we can barely speak to, just survived an accident that put her in a coma. And she's not in the clear yet. Where would that have left us? Especially the twins and Eli? What would we have done? We just got our dad back and now all this could have happened?"

Olivia wrapped Maureen in her arms. "Like you said, he's okay."

Maureen continued to sob, so Olivia reached for a tissue from the coffee table.

"Shit!"

In the process of blindly reaching for the tissue box, Olivia managed to knock over her purse, spilling the contents of it all over her living room floor.

"I'll help you," Maureen said, getting down and starting to pick up various spewed items.

"No that's alright Maureen, I got it."

But it was too late. Maureen's hand had already landed on the little prescription bottle that had just been picked up at the pharmacy.

"Olivia…"

Olivia looked up towards the roof, trying to keep her own tears at bay.

"Liv… What, what's this?"

Olivia couldn't find her voice. Maureen had just unveiled her secret, making it a reality.

"Prenatal vitamins Liv. Are you… are you pregnant?"

And the tears brimmed over. "Oh God… I… Maureen… You can't, you can't say anything…"

It was Maureen's turn to wrap her arms around Olivia. "Oh Liv sweetie. Here I was going on about nothing when you already have so much to deal with. I'm so sorry… Did… did you just find out?"

Olivia nodded. "This morning… I had had a physical last week, mandatory check-up… The results came back this morning and now… And now this…"

Maureen put everything back into Olivia's purse while Olivia took a seat back on the couch.

"If you just found out this morning, I take it that means the father doesn't know yet?"

Olivia squeezed her eyes shut. "No…"

"And neither does dad…"

Olivia's eyes shot open. "Maureen?"

Realization hit Maureen faster than Olivia had expected. "Dad is the father! Isn't he? Isn't he!"

Olivia didn't need to answer. She knew the young woman would take her silence as a confirmation.

Maureen hoped from the couch. "Liv! You need to tell him! You have to! Do you know what this means?

Olivia shook her head. "It means nothing Maureen. With everything that's been going on, your dad doesn't need this too. I… It only happened once. God, I'm so stupid! Maureen, you cannot repeat this to a soul. Got it?"

Maureen shook her head. "Olivia Benson. You are far from being stupid. You are one of the smartest people I know. And the strongest. Dad is going to be ecstatic! And things with my mom are going to be settled here in not too long. She'll be out of the hospital and out of dad's life."

Olivia sighed. "If it were only that simple…"

Maureen tilted her head. "What do you mean?"

Olivia bit her tongue. "I… It's not my place to tell you…"

Maureen took a deep breath. "My mom's pregnant, isn't she?"

Olivia was taken aback. "What?"

"That's what you can't tell me, isn't it? She's pregnant, has been for a while and never even told us. That's it, isn't it?"

Olivia was shocked. "How… how did you know that?"

Maureen rolled her eyes. "I'm not stupid. She might think I am, but I caught on. She's been hiding it out of shame. It's clearly the other guy's, what's his face there, and she was too ashamed to tell us. Because it's clearly not dad's. So what's the problem?"

"It might be your dad's, that's the problem."

It was Maureen's turn to be surprised. "What? What are you talking about?"

Olivia didn't know how to answer that question. "I… It's… A… According to your dad, the… uh… conception time coincides with your parent's anniversary…"

It took a few moments, but Maureen caught on. "Shit. Oh shit."

"But there's still a possibility its David's too. They don't know. Or at least, they wouldn't until your mom woke up."

Maureen, who had been pacing the floor for a few minutes now, flopped down on the couch beside Olivia.

"Oh Liv! I'm so sorry. None of this should've happened. You and dad should just be happy and together. Kathy just screws up everything."

Olivia rested a shaky hand on Maureen's shoulder. "Maureen, I'm an adult and I have to take responsibility for my own actions. And she's still your mother, no matter how much you aren't happy with her."

Maureen shook her head. "No way. She lost the right to be my mother a long time ago. She's been lying and treating us like idiots for too long." She looked Olivia right in the eyes. "Liv, you have no idea how happy I am to have you in my life."

Olivia's eyes welled with tears. "Oh Maureen, I'm the lucky one. I have you and the rest of you crazy Stablers. I couldn't ask for more."

Maureen rested a hand on her stomach. "And now you've got your own little Stabler."

Olivia didn't know whether to cry or smile. "I still don't know what to feel."

Maureen pulled her hand back. "You are keeping it, right?"

Olivia nodded. "I don't have the heart to give it up. I've wanted kids since forever. But I don't know what I'm going to do. Elliot's going to figure it out sooner or later. It's not like I can keep this hidden for very long."

Maureen wrapped Olivia in her arms and Olivia welcomed the gesture. "I'll be here for you, no matter what. And for my little brother or sister. God Liv, this is amazing. I can't even describe what I'm feeling. And you'll see, everything will work out. I can feel it."

Olivia nodded as she tentatively rested her hand on her stomach. "I sure hope your right."

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Elliot sat in the Stabler house, his fourth beer in hand and his gaze fixed on the wall. There was a small crack there, made by Dickie and Lizzie when the teenagers had been younger. The twins had been wrestling over the remote. The remote had been the cause of the crack.

He took another sip as he slipped deeper into the couch. The couch that he and Liv had just shared the previous night. It felt like forever ago. And it felt unreachable now.

Nothing was right.

Everything was wrong.

It sucked.

Elliot could feel his heart plummet when Kathy had revealed the results of the test.

"Elliot. The baby's yours."

He got up from the chair, and walked out without a single word. He walked through the hospital, like a soulless robot, and without knowing how he got there, he was behind the wheel of his car.

He stared ahead for a few moments, but it wasn't long before the anger came out.

"Damn it!"

He pounded his fist against the steering wheel before crumpling into a mess of tears.

Elliot Stabler did not get emotional. Elliot Stabler did not cry.

But in the wake of recent events, and the realisation that he was about to lose the best thing that ever happened to him, he couldn't help it.

He was going to lose her now, he was sure of it.

Just when she had finally agreed that they would talk about them.

Just when he had figured out that she was who he wanted all along.

Just when he had finally admitted out loud, in front of his children, that he was in love with her.

He was going to lose Olivia.

He started the car, just wanting to get home and forgot everything.

Although he was shaken up, and emotionally unstable, he was still capable of driving. He stopped at a red light and the action of no longer moving forward caused him to zone out. The next thing he knew, the car behind him was honking.

The light was green.

But the guy coming from the road on his right must not have realized that his was red.

The collision caught him off-guard. The force from the truck that crashed into his side pushed him into the car coming in the other direction. Luckily for him, only the passenger side was inaccessible. He was able to pull himself out of the car with ease.

No one was seriously hurt, and all three vehicles involved only had drivers. An ambulance and a police car arrived on the scene and the driver of the truck took full responsibility.

Elliot was at least grateful for this, as he really couldn't have dealt with one more infuriating event.

"Dad!"

He looked up to see Maureen coming towards him.

"Dad! Are you okay?"

He nodded. "Yeah, just a few bruises." He paused before realising that Maureen had made it here awfully quick considering he didn't contact anyone. "How'd you know I had been in an accident?"

She shook her head. "I didn't. When mom told us you had already left, I figured I'd go see if you were at the house, you know, check up on my old man."

Usually this would make him smile, but he simply nodded. "Okay."

Maureen didn't ask any questions. She knew her father was taking a lot in.

"Want me to drive you home? Or do you have things to handle?"

Elliot nodded his head. "I already answered the police's questions. I'm good to go. Thanks sweetie."

The drive back to the house was quiet and Maureen couldn't help but wonder what had happened between her parents. It must not have been good for her dad to be so distraught. He was never this bad. He didn't even look this upset the day he found out Eli wasn't his.

And now he sat alone in his living room, or what was once his living room and wondered what all of this meant.

He had no clue.

And he didn't have the energy to figure it out right now.

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"I have something for you."

Olivia and Maureen had spent the past 20 minutes going back and forth between encouraging words and comfortable silence. They used each other for strength, and neither one of them had the courage to leave the other. The relationship and the bond that had formed between them in the past few weeks, but mostly in the past hour had become stronger than anything Olivia had ever experienced. Other than maybe with the Elliot.

Olivia was surprised. "What?"

Maureen reached into her purse. "I was out shopping with a few friends and I saw this and couldn't leave it behind. I wanted to give it to you, kind of as a thank you for being there for us, throughout all this."

She passed over a small box and Olivia opened it. Inside sat a chain with a small charm. It looked like a Chinese symbol.

"I know you don't usually where jewelry, so you can do what you want with it. It's the Chinese symbol for peace. And in Latin, Olivia means peace. You brought peace between us and our dad Liv, something we hadn't had for a long time. And although things seem rough right now, you will find peace someday."

Tears. Again. Olivia swatted at them with the hand that wasn't holding the chain. "It's the hormones, I swear."

Maureen laughed a little as Olivia cracked a smile.

Olivia passed the necklace back to Maureen. "Do you mind fastening it for me?"

Maureen seemed a little shocked. "Really?"

Olivia nodded. "Really. It'll keep you close to me. I'll have to tuck it into my shirt when I'm working, but it'll be close to me heart."

Maureen fastened it around her neck with her agile fingers.

"Thank you Maureen. It's beautiful. The necklace itself as much as the meaning behind it. I truly love it."

Maureen smiled. "I was hoping you would."

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Olivia had spent the rest of the day hiding out in her apartment. She had texted Elliot after Maureen had left around lunch time to tell him that she had heard about his accident and hoped that he was doing alright. He had called her in response, but she had missed the phone call. She was kind of glad she did, because she didn't think she'd be up for much of a conversation with him at this point. She was still trying to wrap her brain around the fact that she was pregnant. She couldn't even think about what was going to happen between the two of them. Luckily, he had sent her a text after she didn't answer the phone call and he simply stated that he was going to stay home with the kids for the day and that he'd see her at their session with Carlos the following night. She sent him a quick "okay" and an innocent "take care" before packing up her stuff and hoping into her car. Driving had always helped her clear her head and she figured she'd head out to Philadelphia tonight, get away from it all. She'd head into the precinct in the morning and get ready for her private session with Carlos, scheduled for Wednesday morning.

She knew Maureen was right. She knew she had to tell Elliot about the baby. He would figure it out eventually. She figured he deserved to know, but she was going to take her time, prepare herself mentally before jumping in. She needed to make sure she was ready before she put herself on the line.

Monday night in Philadelphia had been quiet. She took a bath, enjoying the relaxing sensation of the warm water seeping into her pores. She laid back and even picked up a book, trying to distract herself from the outside world. When she realized it was a lost cause, she tossed the book aside and got out of the tub. She took her time getting dressed, there being no reason to rush. As she grabbed her watch from the counter, she knocked over the chain that Maureen and gotten her, having completely forgotten about it. She picked it up and walked out of the bathroom, heading towards the living room, all while studying the peculiar piece of jewellery.

What would have possessed Maureen to ever get me this? She thought. She shrugged and hooked the chain around her neck. She squeezed it tight, thinking about everything her and Maureen had gone through previously that day and she admitted she was glad to have the young woman in her life. She didn't know what she would do without her.

Tuesday went by in a flash and before she knew it, she was sitting in Carlos's studio, anxiously waiting for Elliot, yet dreading his arrival. She almost hoped he didn't make it at all. She jumped when Carlos came up behind her.

"Good evening Kate!" he said, taking Elliot's seat. "Sean not coming tonight?"

Olivia shook her head. "He's on his way, or at least I think he is," she said, with a small laugh. She glanced over Carlos's shoulder. "Oh, speaking of the devil…"

Carlos turned around and exchanged smiles with Elliot. "It's good to see you! I just wanted to come tell you guys that we'll be working with our groups again from Saturday, but I received a message from my secretary that Zach and Lindsey will no longer be attending. So, I'm going to pair you guys up with a couple that wasn't here on Saturday, as long as you guys are okay with that. Sound alright?"

Both nodded as Carlos got up to give Elliot his seat. "Good." He smiled and turned towards Olivia. "We still scheduled in for tomorrow morning?"

Olivia nodded. "10 o'clock. I'll be here!"

"Perfect!"

He walked off, leaving the couple alone.

Elliot leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. Olivia blushed as she felt his breath on her ear.

"Pretend like I'm telling you something cute and funny, kay?" he whispered in her ear. She let out a little giggle.

He pulled away a bit, but stayed in close. "When he mentioned Zach and Lindsey, he didn't seem to suspect anything at all about their reasoning for dropping the class."

Olivia nodded as she smiled at Elliot's wink. "I know what you mean. I really think he's innocent."

Elliot nodded. "Me too. But it doesn't explain what the hell's happening."

"Maybe we can finally convince Whelan to let us bring him in for questioning, get him to give us an alibi, clear his name. I have a hard time believing he has anything to do with this, so why keep up the act?"

Elliot was going to reply, but Carlos started up.

The class went by remotely fast, but Olivia wanted it to end. She had decided she'd talk to Elliot that night about what was happening in her life, what was going on. She wanted to be able to leave and head back to the apartment and figure out where they stood before she divulged any information on her pregnancy. She couldn't concentrate on what Carlos was saying, not that it truly mattered anyway since she wasn't actually taking the class for real, but she didn't want to seem distracted either.

Finally, the end of the class was rolling around. "Next class, I want all of you to bring in any material that relates to your futures with your partners. As most of you are planning weddings, this will give you the opportunity to get into detail over the decision making process when it comes to planning a wedding and how it is important to equally partake in those decisions. I look forward to seeing all of you then!"

Olivia didn't waste any time heading out, and Elliot wasn't far behind her, having the same thoughts running through his head as he figured she had. Once they knew they were out of earshot, far away enough from the others who had just left the building too, Elliot spoke up.

"I need to talk to you Liv."

Olivia nodded. "Can we wait until we get back to the apartment?"

"Yeah, sure. Good idea." He hesitated. "Umm, I'll see you there then?"

"Umm… Yeah. See you there."

They went their separate ways, trying to get over the fact that that had probably been the most awkward they had been in a long time. Olivia couldn't help but tear up as she realized this was going to be a lot more complicated than she had hoped.

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"You home?"

Olivia glanced over towards the doorway where Elliot came in carrying a paper bag. She couldn't help but smile at the fact that Elliot had stopped to pick up food on the way back to the apartment.

"You come bearing food. Thank God. I'm starving."

Elliot laughed. "I figured you would be. And I knew that you wouldn't bother to stop and get anything, so I thought I'd handle it."

Olivia smirked. "I knew there was a frozen pizza in the freezer. I figured I would cook that up. But this is much better."

The smell of Chinese food wafted through the entire apartment as soon as Olivia started pulling out the take-out boxes.

Once they were settled with their food, and they couldn't handle the silence anymore, Elliot spoke up.

"I'm gonna just come out and say it Liv… I really want us to go somewhere. I have never felt the way I feel around you, and I've never been happier with anyone else. I wish it was simple, and that we could just be together, but… I… Kathy… I…"

Olivia knew what he was trying to saw. She felt herself go stiff, felt all the blood rush from her head and couldn't believe what was happening.

"Kathy's baby. Kathy… The baby's… It's yours, isn't it?"

Elliot sagged into the couch as he nodded. "God. I hate this! What did I ever do to deserve any of this? She's the one who cheated, the one who lied, the one who kept secrets. I… I'm so sorry Liv, I really am. I…"

Olivia just rested a hand on his shoulder. "Elliot, there's nothing you can right now but accept it. Yeah, I know it sucks. Yeah, I know it's unfair. But what is there to do?"

Elliot rested his hand on top of hers. "Olivia. I'm so sorry. I know this isn't what you signed up for, when you said we'd talk about what was going on. I… I want to say we can still work, but I think I need time to figure it all out first. I hope… I hope that's okay."

Olivia gave him a sad smile. "Whatever you need."

Elliot thanked her with a light kiss on the cheek as he got up from his spot. "I'm gonna get this all cleaned up. Can I get you anything? Tea, coffee?"

Olivia shook her head. "No, I think I'm just going to head to bed."

And that she did.

As soon as her head hit the pillow, she felt the tears rush to her eyes.

"It's okay little guy," she said as she rubbed her stomach. "We'll do okay just the two of us."

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"Kate!"

Olivia smiled at David, the secretary, as she walked into Carlos's studio.

"Good morning David."

He came out from behind the counter. "Carlos called, said he'd be running a few minutes late. In the meantime, can I get you something to drink? A coffee? Tea? Tea? Coffee? Something to get you to relax?"

Olivia shook her head. "No that's alright?"

He snapped his fingers. "Forget about it. Why don't I accompany you to Carlos's office? I'm sure you haven't forgotten where it is," he snapped his fingers again, "but I just want to make sure you haven't forgotten." Again, he snapped his fingers. "You haven't forgotten, have you?"

Olivia gave him a puzzled look. "What?"

David smiled. "Miss Bradley, I have a question for you?"

Olivia nodded. "Okay…"

"Where are you?"

Olivia looked around the room, suddenly feeling very confused.

"I… I don't know."

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