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Chapter 13.
Amanda sat in her desk chair and frowned as she watched Dominick enter Olivia's office. The two of them were spending a lot more time together than usual. At first she thought she was just imagining it. But no, she did not imagine things.
She looked around the room as she noticed that Stabler walked in the squad room and went to Liv's office.
Elliot knocked on the office door and waited till the door opened. After a moment Liv came into view, and let him in. Olivia turned to her.
"Amanda, please come in my office." with that Olivia turned around and walked back into her office. Amanda immediately stood up and followed her in.
When she entered the room, Olivia closed it right behind her and closed the blinds. Amanda saw that Dominick was leaning against the desk, he had a undefinable facial expression on his face . She could not decipher what the meaning was behind it but In an instant, she was scared.
Amanda looked around the room. She saw that Elliot had the same expression on his face as herself. She sighed.
"Please, sit down." Olivia said and all sat down. When it got a bit calmer again, she took a breath and it looked like she tried to gather all the courage she had. Dominick seemed to do the same.
Something was wrong. Amanda was the last to sit, she sighed as she sat down. She looked at them. "What did I miss out on?"
Both Olivia and Dominick had strange looks on their faces. Both swallowed at the same time.
Elliot had a pity look on his face as he watched Amanda.
Amanda raised her hand. "You're both acting strange."
Olivia took a deep breath as she turned to Amanda.
"Remember, what I told you a few weeks ago in my office?"
"I remember that you told me, someone drugged you. You did not tell me who the man was."
Olivia nodded. "Yes, you're right. It turned out to be-" she could not finish the sentence since Dominick took over from here, he took a deep breath as he locked eyes with Amanda. He was afraid to tell her, his heart was pounding in his chest.. "Looks like I was the mystery man."
Amanda began to stare at them in disbelief. As the realization hit her. She gasped for breath. This had to be a poor joke. Amanda shook her head vehemently as tears started to build in her eyes. "No, that cannot be true!"
None of them looked like they were joking.
"You two had sex. That means the child is yours, right?" she asked in a low voice. Tears began to stream down her cheeks.
Dominick gestured in the direction of Olivia's belly. "Yeah, it's our baby."
Amanda swallowed hard. Hearing him say that was like a stab to the heart.
She noticed that Elliot's face was masked with disappointment and he inhaled audibly. Stabler was about to open his mouth but closed it immediately but he refrained from saying anything at all. He know the background story. But he never would have imagined that Olivia would turn pregnant.
"You know Amanda, under normal circumstances, this would never have happened." Olivia's voice was shaking as she began to cry, these hormones were driving her insane.
"There's no need for tears, Liv. I'm mean I would lie, if I say, I wasn't disappointed in both of you that you decided to keep it a secret. I wish it hadn't happened the way it did." Amanda walked over to Olivia and hugged her. She was crying herself. They held each other for a while, then sat back and locked eyes.
"I'm so sorry, Amanda." Olivia sniffled.
"It's okay. I just need time to process it all. I mean I didn't expect my boyfriend to be the father." Amanda said as she took a shaky breath before stepping back.
"Mandy." Dominick began.
"I'll see you both later. I should go," Amanda said. She slipped out of the room, not once she turned around or looking back. "Excuse me, I will follow her." He said and running after her. Olivia nodded and looked to Elliot.
"I am sorry, Elliot. I did not expect to get pregnant at my age." She was still crying. Elliot went over to her and hugged her.
"It's okay, don't cry. I mean I as a father of five, I should have noticed the small changes. I know you always wanted to be a Mom."
"I have a son, he is a handful," she said jokingly. As she laughed between tears. And wet his shirt.
"These kids have many luck to have you. This baby will be so loved. Liv, you are the best mom a child could ask for." He said gently and stroke her back. Even as he tried to comfort her, it felt like she had lost Amanda.
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Dominick was running as fast as he could but he only saw Amanda driving away. He stroke with one hand over his face and sighted.
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After Amanda parked the car a few streets away. She sat in her car and let the tears flow free. She didn't want to cry in front of Olivia. Especially since she knew how difficult her pregnancy had been so far. The last few weeks—even months—had been difficult for Olivia and Dominick, She didn't want to add more to that.
Amanda saw Dominick came out of the building, but she did not want to talk to him. She needed time to process everything. To process everything that had happened.
She didn't blame them. Nonetheless, it hurt to know that her best friend and boyfriend were having a baby together. It meant that Olivia and Dominick would be spending a lot of time together raising their baby. So many relationships were about to change.
The largest and yet smallest shift would be born within the year.
She could not decide what was worse right now. The fact that the two most important people in her life were going to have a baby. Or that they were sleeping together and hiding it from her.
