Chapter 5: Admittance and Consequences
2 months later…
"Is that everything?" Fin asked from the doorway of the bedroom.
"Yeah. This box was the last one." Olivia answered as she walked toward him from the living room with Ice on her heels.
"Good." Was all Fin said. He flopped back on the bed with a sigh and closed his eyes. He felt the bed shift next to him and opened one eye. Olivia was looking down at him with a smile on her face. "What?" he asked.
"Nothing. I'm just happy." Olivia answered.
"Well Miss Happy, come here." Fin pulled Olivia over him so she was straddling his hips. Olivia leaned down and kissed him. Ice put a paw up on the bed and looked at the couple, before jumping up. He sat down next to them and nudged Olivia in the side.
"Yes demon?" Olivia broke her kiss and looked at the dog. Ice nudged her again and hopped off the bed. He ran to the door front door.
"Looks like you get to walk the dog today dearest." Fin quipped. Olivia rolled her eyes and went to the closet to grab her tennis shoes. Ice pawed the door. "This is what you get for allowing my dog to like you, Liv."
"Allowing your dog to like me? That dog just wants to get away from you honey. He can't stand the testosterone levels in the apartment. He needs some fresh air." Olivia said with a grin and a raised eyebrow. "Besides the last time I checked he chose me, not the other way around."
"Whatever. See you when you get back." Fin was smiling.
"Yep." Olivia picked up Ice's leash and they were out the door. Fin staid where he was on the bed. He was too comfortable to move. ~I'm getting too old for this moving thing. Although I'm glad Olivia moved in with me. I don't know what we're going to tell the Captain when she submits her change of address. We can hope that he doesn't notice, but that's a chance in hell. If he makes one of us transfer, I don't know what we'll do. I love Olivia but I don't want to leave SVU either. I know he wouldn't make Olivia leave though. I guess its just one more topic to add to our list of things to talk about. ~ Fin thought.
While Fin was lost in his little world, Olivia was being pulled all over the place by Ice. They didn't stray any farther than a block from the apartment. As they rounded the corner to come back the apartment, Olivia spied John's familiar form walking up the stairs of the apartment building. She jogged with Ice to catch up with him. Ice wasn't too fond of the idea but kept pace until they were at the door.
"Hey John." Olivia called out so that he would wait for her.
"Liv! What's up? Nice dog." John asked. Ice growled. "That wouldn't be Ice by any chance?"
"Yep. I was taking him for a walk. Fin's upstairs. Come on." Olivia said as she pulled Ice past John.
"So the crazy mutt took to you right away did he? Lucky. I like dogs, however Ice here doesn't like me."
"I know. Fin told me he always growls at you." They walked in the door to the apartment and John saw all the boxes scattered throughout the living room and kitchen. There were a few in the hall leading back toward the bedroom as well.
"What happened? Did you move in with Fin? You guys finally quit making eyes at each other and act on the feelings everyone else could see?" John asked. Olivia looked at John like he had just grown another head.
"You could tell? How long have you known that Fin and I were in love with each other? Do the Captain and Elliot know?" Olivia fired questions at John.
"Of course we could tell. I've known since that day that Elliot and the Captain came in and Elliot pretended to stab himself and fell over in his chair. You guys kept throwing longing glances at each other all day. As for the Captain and Elliot, of course they know. They are just as observant as I am. The Captain started a betting pool on when the two of you would come to your senses and get together. It's strictly between him, Elliot and me though." Olivia was in shock. Turned around to go get Fin but he was leaning against the wall laughing. Ice glanced back and forth between Fin, Olivia and John. "Oh by the way. I brought this for you." John pulled a squeaky toy out of his pocket and gave it to Ice. Ice looked from his hand to Johns face a few times so John sat on the floor and held it out. Ice inched closer and gingerly took it out of John's hand. He bit down and when it squeaked, he dropped it and looked at John. John picked it up and handed it back to the dog. Ice chewed it a few times apparently fascinated by the noise, then went over and lay down next to John, happily gnawing on his new toy. Both Fin and Olivia laughed at this. Apparently Ice and John could be friends. They just need common ground of some sort.
"I see you have a friend now but don't be a lazy bum. Get up and help Olivia and I unpack all her stuff. We have to tell Cragen that we're living together tomorrow and I'm curious to see who won the bet." Fin said as he walked back to the bedroom.
"Alright I'll help. What do you want me to do?" John asked as he stood up.
"These are all my movies and CD's. Stack them with Fin's and if there's anything in there that you don't know where it goes, I'll be in the kitchen." Olivia answered. They finished unpacking in a few hours. Olivia didn't think she had so much stuff. As it was lunch time they decided to order Chinese. Fin went in search of the phone, which had been left in the bedroom, when someone knocked on the door. Fin went to open it and found Elliot and the Captain on his doorstep.
"Hey Fin. We brought lunch. Did you guys get everything unpacked already?" Elliot asked as he looked around Fin's apartment for boxes.
"Yeah, we're done. John came by earlier and was helping us. How did you know Olivia moved in?" Fin asked confused.
"John called us. Plus Munchkin there won the bet." The Captain answered. Fin invited them in and Ice came to inspect the newcomers. He seemed to think that both were ok and went back to his toy. Fin lead them into the kitchen.
"Captain, Elliot." Olivia said when she saw them.
"Hey Liv, John. We brought lunch." The Captain said as he took a seat next to Olivia.
"Great let's eat. The three of us are starved. You know all that hard work of unpacking boxes." John quipped. Elliot passed around the cartons of Chinese food and chopsticks. Olivia raided the refrigerator for sodas and they set to work on lunch.
Elliot was the first to leave. He was meeting Maureen for a game of catch since it was a Saturday and she didn't have any homework to do. John was next. The Captain staid for a little while longer.
"Captain, I know that you seem to be ok with our relationship and we won't let it interfere with work but what happens if someone else finds out and we end up with IAB on our hands?" Fin asked.
"Well I can say that I had no idea that you were in a relationship and as for the change of address thing, I never noticed that it was same address as yours. Other than that, leave them to me. You guys belong together and you both deserve to be happy. If anyone else does find out, I won't let them transfer you. You are stuck with SVU." Olivia laughed and hugged the Captain.
"Thanks Captain. We appreciate it." Olivia said. The Captain got up to leave then saying he had a few errands to run before he went home.
"Oh by the way, Munch won 100 bucks on the two of you. Make him take you out to dinner sometime." With that the Captain was gone and Fin and Olivia were left to their own devices.
"A hundred bucks? On us? That's not fair." Olivia said as she walked back the bedroom. Fin followed her and locked Ice out.
"Yeah well at least the man gets his jollies from our relationship instead of another ex wife. How many does he have now?" Fin answered.
"I don't know. 5 maybe 6."
"Who cares. I'm more interested in what we started before Ice so rudely interrupted us." Olivia turned to face Fin and smiled. Fin put his hands on her hips and pulled her really close and kissed her. Olivia sighed and wrapped her arms around his neck. They fell in to bed a second later, never breaking their kiss. They were extremely happy and nothing could diminish that.
2 months later…
"Is that everything?" Fin asked from the doorway of the bedroom.
"Yeah. This box was the last one." Olivia answered as she walked toward him from the living room with Ice on her heels.
"Good." Was all Fin said. He flopped back on the bed with a sigh and closed his eyes. He felt the bed shift next to him and opened one eye. Olivia was looking down at him with a smile on her face. "What?" he asked.
"Nothing. I'm just happy." Olivia answered.
"Well Miss Happy, come here." Fin pulled Olivia over him so she was straddling his hips. Olivia leaned down and kissed him. Ice put a paw up on the bed and looked at the couple, before jumping up. He sat down next to them and nudged Olivia in the side.
"Yes demon?" Olivia broke her kiss and looked at the dog. Ice nudged her again and hopped off the bed. He ran to the door front door.
"Looks like you get to walk the dog today dearest." Fin quipped. Olivia rolled her eyes and went to the closet to grab her tennis shoes. Ice pawed the door. "This is what you get for allowing my dog to like you, Liv."
"Allowing your dog to like me? That dog just wants to get away from you honey. He can't stand the testosterone levels in the apartment. He needs some fresh air." Olivia said with a grin and a raised eyebrow. "Besides the last time I checked he chose me, not the other way around."
"Whatever. See you when you get back." Fin was smiling.
"Yep." Olivia picked up Ice's leash and they were out the door. Fin staid where he was on the bed. He was too comfortable to move. ~I'm getting too old for this moving thing. Although I'm glad Olivia moved in with me. I don't know what we're going to tell the Captain when she submits her change of address. We can hope that he doesn't notice, but that's a chance in hell. If he makes one of us transfer, I don't know what we'll do. I love Olivia but I don't want to leave SVU either. I know he wouldn't make Olivia leave though. I guess its just one more topic to add to our list of things to talk about. ~ Fin thought.
While Fin was lost in his little world, Olivia was being pulled all over the place by Ice. They didn't stray any farther than a block from the apartment. As they rounded the corner to come back the apartment, Olivia spied John's familiar form walking up the stairs of the apartment building. She jogged with Ice to catch up with him. Ice wasn't too fond of the idea but kept pace until they were at the door.
"Hey John." Olivia called out so that he would wait for her.
"Liv! What's up? Nice dog." John asked. Ice growled. "That wouldn't be Ice by any chance?"
"Yep. I was taking him for a walk. Fin's upstairs. Come on." Olivia said as she pulled Ice past John.
"So the crazy mutt took to you right away did he? Lucky. I like dogs, however Ice here doesn't like me."
"I know. Fin told me he always growls at you." They walked in the door to the apartment and John saw all the boxes scattered throughout the living room and kitchen. There were a few in the hall leading back toward the bedroom as well.
"What happened? Did you move in with Fin? You guys finally quit making eyes at each other and act on the feelings everyone else could see?" John asked. Olivia looked at John like he had just grown another head.
"You could tell? How long have you known that Fin and I were in love with each other? Do the Captain and Elliot know?" Olivia fired questions at John.
"Of course we could tell. I've known since that day that Elliot and the Captain came in and Elliot pretended to stab himself and fell over in his chair. You guys kept throwing longing glances at each other all day. As for the Captain and Elliot, of course they know. They are just as observant as I am. The Captain started a betting pool on when the two of you would come to your senses and get together. It's strictly between him, Elliot and me though." Olivia was in shock. Turned around to go get Fin but he was leaning against the wall laughing. Ice glanced back and forth between Fin, Olivia and John. "Oh by the way. I brought this for you." John pulled a squeaky toy out of his pocket and gave it to Ice. Ice looked from his hand to Johns face a few times so John sat on the floor and held it out. Ice inched closer and gingerly took it out of John's hand. He bit down and when it squeaked, he dropped it and looked at John. John picked it up and handed it back to the dog. Ice chewed it a few times apparently fascinated by the noise, then went over and lay down next to John, happily gnawing on his new toy. Both Fin and Olivia laughed at this. Apparently Ice and John could be friends. They just need common ground of some sort.
"I see you have a friend now but don't be a lazy bum. Get up and help Olivia and I unpack all her stuff. We have to tell Cragen that we're living together tomorrow and I'm curious to see who won the bet." Fin said as he walked back to the bedroom.
"Alright I'll help. What do you want me to do?" John asked as he stood up.
"These are all my movies and CD's. Stack them with Fin's and if there's anything in there that you don't know where it goes, I'll be in the kitchen." Olivia answered. They finished unpacking in a few hours. Olivia didn't think she had so much stuff. As it was lunch time they decided to order Chinese. Fin went in search of the phone, which had been left in the bedroom, when someone knocked on the door. Fin went to open it and found Elliot and the Captain on his doorstep.
"Hey Fin. We brought lunch. Did you guys get everything unpacked already?" Elliot asked as he looked around Fin's apartment for boxes.
"Yeah, we're done. John came by earlier and was helping us. How did you know Olivia moved in?" Fin asked confused.
"John called us. Plus Munchkin there won the bet." The Captain answered. Fin invited them in and Ice came to inspect the newcomers. He seemed to think that both were ok and went back to his toy. Fin lead them into the kitchen.
"Captain, Elliot." Olivia said when she saw them.
"Hey Liv, John. We brought lunch." The Captain said as he took a seat next to Olivia.
"Great let's eat. The three of us are starved. You know all that hard work of unpacking boxes." John quipped. Elliot passed around the cartons of Chinese food and chopsticks. Olivia raided the refrigerator for sodas and they set to work on lunch.
Elliot was the first to leave. He was meeting Maureen for a game of catch since it was a Saturday and she didn't have any homework to do. John was next. The Captain staid for a little while longer.
"Captain, I know that you seem to be ok with our relationship and we won't let it interfere with work but what happens if someone else finds out and we end up with IAB on our hands?" Fin asked.
"Well I can say that I had no idea that you were in a relationship and as for the change of address thing, I never noticed that it was same address as yours. Other than that, leave them to me. You guys belong together and you both deserve to be happy. If anyone else does find out, I won't let them transfer you. You are stuck with SVU." Olivia laughed and hugged the Captain.
"Thanks Captain. We appreciate it." Olivia said. The Captain got up to leave then saying he had a few errands to run before he went home.
"Oh by the way, Munch won 100 bucks on the two of you. Make him take you out to dinner sometime." With that the Captain was gone and Fin and Olivia were left to their own devices.
"A hundred bucks? On us? That's not fair." Olivia said as she walked back the bedroom. Fin followed her and locked Ice out.
"Yeah well at least the man gets his jollies from our relationship instead of another ex wife. How many does he have now?" Fin answered.
"I don't know. 5 maybe 6."
"Who cares. I'm more interested in what we started before Ice so rudely interrupted us." Olivia turned to face Fin and smiled. Fin put his hands on her hips and pulled her really close and kissed her. Olivia sighed and wrapped her arms around his neck. They fell in to bed a second later, never breaking their kiss. They were extremely happy and nothing could diminish that.