One Thing Led to Another

Chapter 16: Planning

The next morning Elliot had felt around for Liv, once he discovered she wasn't there he sat up. Did he dream about last night? Was it just his mind playing tricks on him? He sighed, he got up and went to the kitchen. He peered out the glass windows and saw Liv and his mom walking on the beach. Liv was wearing a sundress all the way down to her feet, her hair curled, he bump visible, she was smiling and laughing with Bernie.

Pregnancy made her even more beautiful, she was practically glowing, she was in much happier moods, it fit her. He knew she was always mean't to be a mom. He smiled, he knew they were going to be close. He stood there drinking his coffee watching them, he wondered what they were talking about.

He saw them heading back to the house, he went and put clothes on, he came back out and they had just entered the house. "Morning handsome." Liv smiled. "Morning beautiful." he kissed her. Bernie stood there smiling "I'll leave you two be." She walked back outside. Liv smiled "Did you sleep good?" "With you, always." he grinned, she rolled her eyes playfully. He laughed.

"You know your beautiful?" "No, i'm huge." "But your still beautiful. Pregnancy is fit for you." He kissed her head and rubbed her stomach "How's daddy's baby doing today? Are you being good to mommy?" Liv smiled "The baby is being a perfect angel....speaking of baby, we still have to tell everyone. I mean look at me I won't be able to hide it soon enough."

"Well it is Halloween this weekend so maybe we could do a party?" "Great idea! I have the perfect outfit to tell them." She ran to her purse pulling out a shirt she had gotten a week before. It was a skeleton shirt, and on the stomach part showed a baby's figure. She had thought it was the cutest thing and knew she had to get it. She came back and showed Elliot.

"That is the cutest thing ever." He smiled. "I can wear a sweater over it and a witch hat, then once we're ready to tell them I can take it all off and show them!" Liv smiled, her excitement showing. "That would be the best way to tell them. We can leave today and go get decorations, then go home decorate and call everyone over tomorrow for a party." Liv nodded "Can we invite your mom?"

Elliot smiled, he loved that she wanted his mom their. He knew his mom never really went out, and she never was in the other kids lives. "Yeah babe, go ahead and ask her." Liv smiled and went to Bernie. Elliot grabbed his phone, he called Cragen. He figured everyone was at work right now so then he could tell them.

"Hey El." "Hey Cap. Liv and I are having a Halloween party tomorrow, it's to tell everyone about the baby and us. Can you tell them about it?" "Yeah I can tell them. Anything else?" "Yeah, make sure they all wear costumes. You to." he heard Cragen laugh "I will. Bye Elliot, tell Olivia I said hi." "Will do, bye." Elliot hung up just as Liv came back.

"Cragen is telling everyone about the party." Liv smiled "Your mom is going to come." "Great, let's leave now, it'll give us time to buy the decorations then go home and decorate." Liv's heart fluttered, he said home, not your apartment or my apartment. Home. Their home. The house they'd raise their baby, start their marriage. Their home.

They had just gotten back home from the store, they had spent over $100 on decorations. Liv never had parties but when she did she'd go all out. She had bought practically everything at the store. Elliot had stood by there watching her walk through the store, one hand rubbing her stomach the other one grabbing stuff and throwing it in the cart.

While at the store they had picked out his costume, they had came across a football jersey that said "New Dad." they had immediately bought it, he would be a football player, he could wear this and no one would get the back of his shirt til they told them.

After shopping for the party they had went to a baby store, even though they didn't know the gender they still bought some stuff. Liv had a good feeling it was going to be a girl. Ms he could imagine a little brunette with blue eyes toddler running around, sleeping in bed with them. She couldn't help but go look at the little girl section while at the baby store.

She had everything in mind about what the nursery would look like. It would be a rose pink, and there would be a few white flowers painted. The crib would be white, the blanket would be light pink, and in the corner of the crib would be a teddy bear and an elephant teddy bear. There would be a rocking chair in the corner near the window, the changing table by the crib, a white dresser next to it.

She would have to wait two months til finding out if she was having a boy or girl.

They had decorated the house and now were both exhausted and laying in bed. "We should think of names." Elliot suggested. "Okay." Liv smiled. "You first." Liv sat up and ran her fingers through her hair. She had one name in mind for the middle name.

"Mhmm I like Ella, and then for the middle name Serena...after my mom." Elliot smiled "That's perfect babe. Ella Serena Stabler." Liv grinned. "Now for a boy name. This time you get to choose." Elliot tapped his index finger on his chin. Liv giggled a little.

"Benson for the first name, and Ben for short. The middle name can be Luke." Liv smiled at the first name. "Benson Luke Stabler. It's perfect!" She rubbed her stomach "Hi little Ella or Ben."

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