Christmas at the 1-6
This story takes two years after One Boy One Girl.
It is Christmas Eve, and Elliot has to work. Olivia decides to bring the children down to the 1-6 to see dad for Christmas Eve. When a massive snow storm forces everybody to stay where they are. Will there be a Merry Christmas, or will Santa make it to the 1-6 in time.
December 24: 7:00am
The ringing of the alarm clock, on the nightstand, woke Elliot, and Olivia up from a deep sleep. Their triplets, Johnathan, Serena, and Caleb had all been battling the swine flu, this was the first time in almost a month, that either Olivia or Elliot were able to get any sound sleep. With work, the children having the flu, and taking care of the other five children, sleep was not a very good opition. Reaching over, and hitting the snooze button, Elliot rolls back over towards Olivia.
"Good morning," he tells her, as he plants a kiss on her lips.
"Mmm, good morning to you to," Olivia responds back, as she caresses her husbands back. The sound of the phone ringing, brings their almost love making session to a stop. Elliot answers the phone. A few minutes later, he hangs up the phone, and turns to Olivia.
"Damn," Elliot replies. "I was kind of hoping to have Christmas eve off with my family this year, but Munch called in sick." He tells Olivia, as he goes into the bathroom, and turns on the water to the shower. Stepping into the shower, he lets the hot water cascade down his head, and face. A moment later Olivia steps into the shower with him.
"Kind of a bummer, you have to work this evening." Olivia tells him, as she rubs his shoulders. A few minutes later, more than just the steam off of the shower, is fogging up the mirrors. When they are finished, Elliot turns off the shower, grabs two towels from the towel rack. Elliot looks at the clock.
"I had better get ready to go." Elliot tells Olivia. "Cragen wants me there at 9:00 this morning, as he hurries to get dressed. Olivia quickly steps into a pair of sweats, and steps out of the bedroom, and into the kitchen to make breakfast
8:30 am.
"Elliot Stabler, your going to be late," Olivia yells at him. A few seconds later, Elliot comes into the kitchen, grabs a piece of toast, and his cup of coffee. He gives Olivia a kiss on the cheek.
"Give the kids all a kiss for me," Elliot tells her, as he steps out the door. Olivia looks around her home. There are toys scattered from one end of the house, to the other. Dickie and Lizzie's backpacks are thrown across a chair, The kids art projects cover both the fridge, and the dining room table. As she is cleaning up the toys from the living room, three small children appear from their bedrooms.
"Good morning, my three angels," Olivia tells her triplets. They look up at her with their still half asleep little faces.
"Mornin, mommy," Serena tells her. Olivia takes them into the kitchen, and gives them each a bowl of cereal. The triplets start eating their cereal, when the commotion down the hallway starts.
"Give it to me," Lizzie screams at Kayla.
"No it's not yours," Kayla screams back. Putting down the milk on the counter, Olivia steps out into the hallway to see what all the commotion is.
"Hey you two. What are you fighting about?" Olivia questions the two girls.
"Kayla took my DS," Lizzie tells her. Olivia looks over at her daughter.
"Kayla, did you take Lizzies DS?" She questions her.
"It's mine mommy," Kayla tries to tell her mom. Olivia takes the DS, and looks at the back of it. The intials ES(Elizabeth Stabler), are carved into the back. Olivia hands the DS back to Lizzie, she then turns to Kayla.
"I want you to go, and sit on the couch for awhile." Olivia tells her. "You took Lizzies video game, without asking, and then you lied about it." With her bottom lip sticking out, Kayla goes over, and sits on the couch. Olivia continues to clean the house.
12:00pm
The door bell rings, just as Olivia is finishing up the breakfast dishes. She turns around to answer the door, but instead is met in the kitchen, by both Maureen, and Kathleen.
"Good afternoon, mom." Kathleen tells her, as she looks around the kitchen. Kathleen notices that Elliot is gone.
"Is dad working today?" Kathleen asks Olivia.
"Yeah, Munch called in sick," Olivia tells her. Kathleen tells her, that Casey is out in the living room, playing with his aunts and uncles." Maureen starts to laugh.
"I can't believe Casey and Makayla have aunts and uncles, that are around the same age they are. " Maureen tells Kathleen.
"Believe it sister," Kathleen tells her, as both sisters have a good laugh. Maureen looks around the empty house.
"I have an idea," Maureen tells Olivia and Kathleen. "Why don't we, after the kids have lunch, and their naps. Load them up into the van, go and see Santa, and the head over to the 1-6, and spend Christmas eve, with everybody at the 1-6."
"I'm not to sure about how Uncle Don, will feel, if I show up with 13 of us," Olivia tells her.
"You know that Cragen, is not going to care." Maureen tells her. "In fact he will want to see everybody on Christmas eve." Olivia agrees to the idea.
As they are getting ready to fix lunch for the kids, Maureen looks outside, and sees that it is starting to snow.