A Closed Window [An SVU Fan Fic]

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Olivia decided that she was going to move. She was hoping that if Quintin was away from the house he grew up in, that he would miss his father less and less as the years went on. She didn't want him to suffer his whole life just because his father was a flake. 

"Okay, so what was so urgent?" Elliot asked, as Olivia answered the front door. Elliot's eyes went wide as he looked at his friend, whom was supposed to be on full bedrest. Instead, she stood there in front of him.

"I need help." Olivia replied as she moved back towards the kitchen. She had her laptop on the counter and Robbie was sitting in his highchair as he drank from his bottle.

"Like me carrying you to your bed because that is where you are supposed to be!?" Elliot huffed, as Olivia sat back down onto her stool.

"No, because I'm only going to take it easy. I'm not going to have Lucy raising my kids. These two continue to have strong heartbeats and I'm no longer bleeding. Everything is okay." Olivia replied as Elliot stood behind Robbie's highchair and started to smooth his unruly curls.

"Okay, so then what do you need help with? Because I raced over here from work and I'm pretty certain that Cragen thought you were dying." Elliot sighed.

"I need help finding a house."

"Liv, you live in a house." Elliot replied.

"I don't want to live here anymore. I want to start a new life. One where I focus on being single and a mother to my four kids. And here is where I brought Robbie and Quintin home. This is the first place Trevor and I lived together as a married couple. And now that we are divorced, I don't think that I need to be here anymore. So I need you to help me find places to look at."

"Liv, are you sure?" Elliot mused, and Olivia nodded slowly.

"I'm certain, especially since Quintin cried for hours last night because he misses Trevor and wishes that he still loved us all. So yeah, I'm fucking ready."

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It took Olivia two months to find a place to live that was what she wanted. Thankfully Elliot and Kathy were friends with their next door neighbors, so when they decided to put their house on the market, Olivia found out as soon as it was ready and put down an offer that was accepted. Moving closer to Elliot and Kathy gave Olivia a whole new feeling of safety, especially since if she needed anything they were right there to help.

Olivia had finally been deemed past the risk of any further bleeding, so she was finally allowed to go back to work and actually help in regards to moving and setting up her new house.

"It's nice to have you so close." Elliot smiled, as he and Olivia sat on the porch swing the first night that she and the boys were going to be staying in the house.

"I love this house, El. This is going to be our permanent home. All of my babies will grow up here." Olivia smiled weakly. The thought of her kids growing up was scary, but being away from her memories from Trevor made her happy.

"Did you tell Trevor at all?" Elliot asked, and Olivia shook her head as she leaned into Elliot's side before resting her head against his shoulder.

"Nope. We haven't talked since the night I got released from the hospital, so I wasn't going to go out of my way to tell him." Olivia replied.

"Do you want me to tell you something?" Elliot breathed.

"What?" Olivia mused.

"I saw something in the newspaper and I didn't know if you wanted to know about it or not... you really haven't told me and Kath if we should tell you any gossip about Trevor."

"Is he dead?" Olivia asked.

"No-"

"Is he in jail?"

"Well, no. But-"

"Is he engaged to Pippa Cox?" Olivia sighed, and Elliot went quiet. He didn't respond to that questioned, and Olivia nodded slowly as she pushed herself off the swing.

"El, I knew that he'd move on. He doesn't like being single. He wants to be with someone at all times, and that is probably the only reason why he proposed to her. Especially since I told him that I didn't want him anymore." Olivia spoke, as she moved to the front door and opened it.

"Liv, I'm sorry-"

"Don't apologize. This isn't your fault. And please, tell me what is happening with him when you find out. Then I can prepare myself for the time where it all comes hurdling at us again. Now, go home to your wife. She's been watching us from the kitchen window and holding up dirty dishes. So I think she wants you to do them." Olivia sighed.

"I really am sorry, Liv." Elliot frowned.

"Don't be. I'm happy now. And in a few weeks I'll be welcoming my son and daughter into the world, and everything will just keep getting better from there."

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On the Monday after she moved, Olivia headed into work. She knew that Robbie would do good with Lucy, and that Trevor wouldn't find them in the most obvious place if he went looking.

"You have an unwelcomed guest." Fin spoke, as soon as Olivia walked into the squadroom.

"Huh?" Olivia questioned.

"They are waiting in the locker room." Fin spoke. Olivia nodded before taking her jacket off and slowly moving towards the locker room. She opened the door before her eyes went wide when she saw Pippa instead of Trevor.

"Uh, hello." Olivia breathed. Pippa stood up quickly before looking at Olivia.

"Hi, Olivia."

"So what are you doing here? I honestly never thought we'd ever talk again." Olivia sighed.

"Trevor and I are engaged... we are planning a wedding and deciding when we want to try for kids and stuff." Pippa spoke nervously. Her voice was shaking, and it was mostly because she was talking to the woman that still held onto a good portion of her fiance's heart.

"Congrats, Pippa. You deserve to be happy." Olivia replied.

"Do you still love him? Because he still loves you." Pippa sniffled.