Their Secret Family [A Bensler/EO Fan Fic]

Twenty

Two days after Oscar was born, he and his mother were released from the hospital. Olivia was still sore, but her happiness masked any pain she was experiencing. Alex and Casey had cases to work on, so Olivia drove herself home. She tried her hardest to take a route home that avoided the roughest roads.

"Welcome home, Ozzy," Olivia breathed, as she unlocked her apartment and stepped in. Her apartment was a mess since she and her friends had rushed out once her water broke. It felt strange to walk into her apartment with Oscar in her arms instead of in her belly. 

Olivia fed her son and changed him before taking a shower while her baby slept in his bouncer. She kept glancing out to make sure Oscar was okay, and each time her son was sleeping like the moment before. A little after five, Olivia walked to her door and opened it to find Maureen. Alex and Casey were running late with dinner, but Olivia hadn't expected for Maureen to surprise her.

"Mo?" Olivia questioned.

"Hey, Liv... Dad told me you had the baby," Maureen replied softly. 

"Uh, yeah," Olivia spoke. They stood there in awkward silence until Oscar cried from the living room.

"May I come in? Then if you need help, I can assist," Maureen said with a weak smile.

"S-Sure. Uh, please wash your hands first. I can't risk letting Ozzy get sick," Olivia replied, as she quickly stepped back and rushed to the living room.

"Is Ozzy short for anything?" Maureen asked as Olivia placed a binky in her son's mouth.

"It's short for Oscar," Olivia answered plainly. She was worried that Maureen would dig deeper, and she'd get overwhelmed to the point she would tell Maureen about what happened between her and Elliot.

"That's very cute, Liv," Maureen smiled as she looked down at the baby. Maureen examined the baby for a long moment and noticed how similar he looked to Dickie. 

"Did you come over to meet the baby, or for another reason?" Olivia asked.

"My dad was pretty upset when I got home today. He was crying and was bummed that he missed Oscar's birth. Must be even harder for him because he's Oscar's father," Maureen spoke. Olivia looked at the girl with wide eyes, her mouth going dry.

"W-What?"

"Oscar looks a lot like Dickie. That must be because they share a father," Maureen spoke. Olivia swallowed hard as she shook her head slowly.

"It's pretty insulting to accuse me of sleeping with a married man," Olivia breathed, as she stood and laid her son back in his bouncer.

"I'm right though."

"No, you aren't right! Maureen Stabler, do you really think that poorly of me you'd think I'd sleep with your father?! I got a donor!" Olivia snapped.

"If I was wrong, you wouldn't be so defensive!" Maureen exclaimed.

"I gave birth two days ago, so I'm not as levelheaded as I usually am! If you are going to accuse me of false things, then I don't want you here anymore. Leave!" Olivia yelled.

Maureen stood as she held her hands up and sighed deeply.

"I'm sorry, but you can't deny that Oscar looks like newborn Dickie," Maureen sighed.

"All babies look like fucking potatoes when they are born! They all look similar! Get the fuck out!" Olivia cried, her face red with anger.

Maureen grabbed her purse and walked to the front door as Casey and Alex opened it from the outside.

"Hey, Maureen-" Alex started.

"Olivia just kicked me out," Maureen interrupted, before shoving past Olivia's friends.

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It took a while for Olivia's friends to calm her down. They hugged her and let her rant before wrapping her in a blanket and giving her a mug of tea.

"I'm sorry," Olivia frowned, wiping a stray tear from her cheek.

"Don't apologize, Liv. Maureen had no business coming in here and insulting you like that," Alex replied, as she caressed Olivia's messy brown hair.

"She's turning into her mother," Olivia sniffled, her hands wrapped around her steaming mug.

"Which is unfortunate," Casey sighed.

Olivia leaned forward and sat her mug down before standing slowly.

"I'm so done with their family. I know Elliot went back to his wife because it's the right thing to do, but allowing his daughter to come over and insult me is a whole new level of shitty," Olivia grumbled.

"Do you think he knew Maureen came over?"

"I don't know. If he didn't, he'll know soon. I sent him a text and asked him to call me later."

Alex and Casey stayed for a few hours and helped Olivia give Oscar a bath before hesitantly leaving her. Once they were gone and Olivia had settled down in bed for the night, Elliot finally gave her a call.

"Hey," Elliot breathed.

"Where are you?" Olivia questioned.

"I'm at the precinct. Why?"

"Your daughter came by and accused me of having an affair with you. She said that Ozzy looks like Dickie," Olivia frowned. Elliot drew in a sharp breath as he tried to not freak out.

"So she met the baby?"

"Yes, she did. I didn't really want her to, but she was here and I couldn't say no. El, what if she somehow gets a piece of his hair or some drool and gets it tested? The test will come back that you are his father," Olivia breathed.

Elliot took a shaky breath as Olivia climbed out of bed and walked to the bassinet.

"I'll talk to her about this. She needs to mind her own business."

"Elliot, this is kinda her business now. We slept together so I could have a baby, and now that baby is here and he looks like your other sons," Olivia spoke, as she looked down at her son. He did look a lot like newborn Dickie, but she'd never admit that out loud. 

"Do we want to tell everyone about what we did?" Elliot questioned.

"Your wife threatened to kill me if she found out we were sleeping together! If we tell everyone, I hope you'll enjoy visiting your wife in prison... Actually, we will both be haunting her since she'll end us both!"