How One Became Three [A SVU Fanfiction] ON HOLD

Fourteen

Serena let Olivia sleep in bed with her that night, and when she woke up at six to the sound of Alex and Casey stirring, she got to see her daughter sleeping beside her. She couldn't believe that her little girl was going to be seventeen in just a few months, and that she'd be leaving for college before she knew it. After everything that had happened the last few weeks, and honestly the last few months, she didn't want time to go as fast as it was going. She didn't want her daughter and her two foster children to leave her.

"Mama?" Olivia yawned, after feeling her mother caressing her hair. 

"Hey, baby. How'd you sleep?" Serena asked, and Olivia shrugged a bit. She had slept like a brick all night because she was so drained from her conversation with her mother the evening before.

"I guess that I slept okay... Uh, we should probably get up..." Olivia trailed off before hearing the door opened. She looked over her shoulder and saw her friends standing there in the matching Christmas pajamas that Serena had bought all three girls.

"So... how does Christmas work here?" Casey asked weakly as she tugged on the bottom of her t-shirt.

"We are going to go downstairs and open gifts. Stockings first, however." Serena smiled.

"We didn't have a lot of money nor time to buy gifts for you... Olivia even sold her laptop to-" Alex started, but Olivia just shook her head.

"She doesn't need to know about me selling my laptop... c'mon. Let's go downstairs."

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The girls were just grabbing their stockings when Henry showed up. He quickly moved in and shoved the gifts under the tree before even talking.

"Uh, good morning." Serena smiled, once her boyfriend turned around and smiled at her.

"Hi. Merry Christmas." Henry chuckled, before stepping close to her and hugging her tightly.

"Today is going to be a great Christmas, Henry. My baby is back." Serena whispered.

"How are you two doing? I know that you said she was ignoring you."

"She thought that she was still a mistake last night... but I told her otherwise. I don't want her to think that if we have a kid, that that baby isn't a mistake but she is." Serena sighed, and everyone turned to look at her. Serena had thought that she was being quiet, but she hadn't really been.

"Are you having a baby?" Casey asked weakly, and Serena quickly turned around and shook her head.

"No. I'm not pregnant or anything... I didn't even mean to really say that... uh, let's start opening things."

It was awkward for a good twenty minutes as everyone opened the small gifts in their stockings. They only talked to thank Serena and Henry, because everyone was really wondering if Serena had meant what she said about having a kid. Either now or in the future.

While Olivia was starting to pass out gifts, Casey finally spoke.

"So, do you want me to get rid of the baby?" Casey whispered.

"What?" Serena asked, shocked. She planned on helping Casey out with whatever she chooses.

"Well, if you are thinking about having a baby with Henry... I can't keep mine... I can give it up for adoption. Or we can leave... I don't know." Casey whimpered. Olivia looked away from her friend and towards her mother.

"Casey, nothing is happening right now. Please just relax and know that whatever you choose, we are here for you. I just never expected to be in love with someone, so the idea of possibly having another kid has crossed my mind... but this was the first time that I ever told Henry. Okay, now, please-"