Elliot once again was in shock, "You're what?"

"I'm pregnant." She said, "Look El, I know this wasn't…and we're not. I…"

He scraped his hand over his face, "How the hell did this happen?"

"How do you think it happened?" She asked with more than a hint of sarcasm

"You're on the pill." He stated

"Yeah and didn't you have the twins when Kathy was on the pill?" She asked remembering a remark he made during a case several years ago about gambling with birth control

"How am I gonna tell my kids? Liv, we haven't even told Cragen about us."

"El.."

"I gotta get some air. I'm sorry I can't do this right now."

"Elliot" She called as he walked out the door

She had waited a while to see if Elliot came back but when he didn't Olivia trudged home, changed into a t shirt and yoga pants and headed into the kitchen. Reflexively she reached for a bottle of wine before she thought better of it and poured a glass of milk. Sitting on the sofa she took a sip and her lips curved up into a small smile as she thought about the life growing inside her. She brought her hand to belly, "It's okay, kiddo. You're daddy is just in shock. You threw us both for a loop." She stifled a yawn and laid down unable to fight the sleep that finally took over.

A few hours later Olivia was awoken by the sound of someone pounding on her door.

"Liv, it's me." She heard as she got up from the couch, rubbing sleep out of her eyes as she made her way to the door.

"Elliot, you'll wake my neighbors for crying out loud." She said sleepily as she opened the door and walked back into the living room, "It's two in the morning."

"I know. I just…I couldn't sleep." He replied

"Well, that makes one of us."

"I didn't think this was something we should talk about tomorrow at the precinct."

"Elliot, I know this isn't exactly what either of us had planned. But…"

He moved closer to her and caressed her cheek, "No it's not. But we'll figure it out. It's just not gonna be easy to explain how we've been seeing each other and now we're having a baby."

She nodded and a tear traveled down her cheek.

"Hey, I'm not going anywhere." He promised and pulled her in his arms, "We'll figure this out. I promise." He felt her nod against his shoulder, "Let's get some sleep, okay?"

She pulled back on looked at him, "Okay."

When they entered her bedroom he stripped off this clothes except for his boxers and when they crawled into bed she curled up next to him resting her head on his chest as he wrapped his arm around her. He listened and as her breathing steadied indicating she had succumbed to sleep once more he did the same.

/

The two got up the next morning and before heading to precinct decided the best thing to do was just rip the band aid off and tell Cragen. Stalling would only make things worse and it wouldn't be too long before they couldn't hide it anyway. And lying about who the baby's father was wasn't an option. Even if telling the truth might cost them their partnership. They waited until the end of their shift and Munch and Fin had left. With knots in both their stomachs they knocked on Cragen's door. Entering after hearing a muffled 'come in'.

"Captain, we need to talk to you for a minute." Elliot said

"What's up?" Cragen replied as he gestured for them to take a seat

"We uh, we were going to wait until the trial was over but there's something you need to know." Olivia began, "Elliot and I have been, um, we've been, together."

"Together as in…"

"Yeah." They both said simultaneously

"What the hell are you two thinking?" Cragen snapped, "You know what I have to do now? IAB will be all over this. I can't claim plausible deniability now that you've told me."

Olivia shifted uncomfortably in here seat, "There's more." She and Elliot looked at each other, "I'm pregnant."

"Are you kidding me?" Cragen asked, "How can my two best detectives be this dumb?"

"It's not like we planned this, Captain." Elliot said

Cragen sighed, "I should've seen this coming. All these years you two have always been too close. But it never seemed to really affect your work."

"You know we never, not until after." Olivia said

Cragen nodded, "One of you will have a to transfer. We've got so much heat on this unit right now we can't have another situation of possible misconduct or that we aren't following the rules. But not until the trial is over. That would just look even more suspicious. So not a word to anyone else in this unit. You understand?"

"Of course." Elliot said and Olivia nodded

"I'll transfer." Olivia spoke up, "I can go back to computer crimes."

"No Liv, you belong at SVU. You know that." Elliot insisted, "You can't give that up."

"Elliot, I'm going to need something with more stable hours because of the baby. I don't need to be called out to crime scenes in the middle of the night."

"Then I'll transfer to something else and I'll be able to be with the baby. Liv, I've tried to be a good father but I made a lot of mistakes with my other kids and being gone so much was one of them. Let me do this."

"Okay." She relented as she wiped away a tear

Elliot nodded, "Captain, I'll transfer to computer crimes or something where I can be home more."

"Actually I just heard about an opening in the fraud unit that would probably work out for you. Let me make a few calls on the QT once the trial is over in a couple of days."

Elliot and Olivia nodded and rose from their seats.

As they reached his door Cragen spoke, "Oh and congratulations." He said with a small smile

They picked up take out on the way back to Olivia's place and once they got there Olivia went to change while Elliot got the take out ready. He poured their drinks and sat the food on the coffee table as Olivia retuned wearing leggings and an NYPD t shirt.

"You okay?" He asked her

"El, I'm fine but telling Cragen is only half the battle. You gotta tell your kids and Kathy." She said as she took a bite of the Thai food they had ordered

He sighed heavily, "I know. It's not gonna be easy for them to understand. Kathy was always accusing me of preferring to be with you."

"I know." She replied, "That day we talked she told me that."

"We should tell the kids together." He said

"No, you should talk to them alone. They need you Elliot. They need to know that this baby won't change anything."

"Liv, it does change things. This is our baby and I'm not going to act like he or she or you are something to hide."

She smiled gently at him, "I know that but it would be best to talk to them alone at first. So call them and see them this weekend and talk to Kathy."

He smiled back at her then leaned in for a kiss, the taste of Thai on her lips, "I love you."

"I know. Now are you gonna let me eat? The kid's hungry."

/

"I knew it." Kathy Stabler spat as she stood in her kitchen listening to Elliot tell her about Olivia and the baby

"Kath, I know this is hard." He said

"You couldn't even wait until the ink was dry to jump into bed with her."

"It wasn't like that." He said, "And we hadn't been together for two years. Because you left."

"Are you telling me you didn't have feelings for her before that?" She asked

"Kathy you know I never…" he replied

"I don't know what to think." She said pacing back and forth, "Two months after our divorce you tell me you've been sleeping with your partner and she's pregnant."

"I never wanted to hurt you." He said

Kathy stoped pacing and looked at him, "I know." She sighed as she heard a car door slam, "That's the kids."

Elliot nodded as the door opened.

"Hey Dad, Mom said you we're coming by. What's up?" Kathleen asked as all the kids came into the house

"Guys there's something I need to talk to you about."

/

It hadn't been rough. Kathleen had taken it better than the rest. Maureen, who was twenty two, really didn't seem to care. The twins, who were fourteen, took it the hardest, feeling like their father had abandoned them for a "new family" with Olivia. Dickie, who had his fathers' temper ran upstairs and slammed the door. Lizzie cried and Elliot assured her it would be okay. He headed to Olivia's as he'd promised her to once he'd talked with his family.

"Hey, how'd it go?" She asked as she opened the door

"Uh, not terrible but not great either." He replied

"What'd Kathy say?" She asked

"Liv, it'll be okay." He assured her

"El, what did she say?" She insisted

"She accused me of not even waiting until the ink was dry on our divorce papers to hop into bed with you."

"I'm sorry. I should've never come over that night." She replied

"Hey, this is not your fault. I told you then that I knew it was over and the divorce was just a formality."

"What about the kids?"

"Liv…"

"Elliot, how did the kids take it?"

"Maureen and Kathleen seemed okay with it. I mean they weren't jumping for joy. The twins, well, it'll take a while."

"I never wanted this Elliot. You're kids were dealing with enough." She sat down on the sofa head in her hands

"It will be okay, Liv." He assured her as he wrapped an arm around her, "I don't regret this. Not you and not our baby" he placed his hand on her belly, "Okay?"

She placed her hand over his, "Okay."

/

THREE MONTHS LATER

Olivia had just arrived home and changed into leggings and one of Elliots t shirts she'd claimed as her own. Even thought she'd bought maternity clothes she loved the feeling of wearing his shirts. And his socks. It was like his warmth surrounding her. She was coming out of her bedroom when she heard a knock on the door.

"Hey little brother." She said greeting Simon who came bearing take out

"Hey, so I hope you and junior are hungry." He said as he sat the bag down and took out the container

She caressed her baby bump, "Always." She was grateful for their burgeoning relationship and that her child would have family on her side

"So what's up to tonight?" He asked

"Simon, I know you're not his biggest fan but he's a good man."

"Who won't marry you." He said as he handed her a plate of food

"I didn't ask him too." She insisted

"He needs to man up, Liv." Simon said, "Why isn't he here?"

She sighed, "Because he's having dinner with his kids."

"Well, that is one of his kids, too." He said pointing to Olivia's belly

"Don't be cute, baby brother. This hasn't been easy for them and I want him to spend as much time with them as he can." She explained as she took a bite of food

"And what about you?"

"Simon, he spends time with me. He's here practically every night. Now, I didn't invite you over here to bash my boyfriend. We haven't seen each other in a couple weeks so I thought this would be nice. How's the new job?"

He holds his hands up in mock surrender, "Okay, okay. I'm sorry. The job's going pretty well so far."

"Good, now what about your love life?" She asked with a grin

He flicked a chopstick at her and they both laughed

Simon had left around ten and about ten thirty she heard a key in the door and knew who it was and she came out of the bedroom.

"Hey, how was dinner?" She asked as he hung up his coat

"Hey, I thought you'd be asleep." He kissed her forehead, "Dinner was good. They want you to come next time."

"Elliot…"

"No, they really do. They were never mad at you Liv and they want to be a part of her life." He caressed her belly

"You are so sure it's a girl."

"Look at my track record." He quipped

"We'll have the test next week. Care to wager a bet?"

"Against you? No way." He said, "Come on, let's get some sleep."

She smiled as he took her hand and led her to the bedroom

A/N thanks for reading. I always hated that they had a chance with Simon for Olivia to have some family. So I decided in this they would be working on a relationship. There will be at least one more chapter