For once in my life, I actually am going to attempt to finish a story. This chapter isn't very exciting, but it sets up the base of the story.

And the cookout Lizzie is talking about is supposed to be for Memorial Day.

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, obviously. Or else, I probably wouldn't be writing stories about them.

Enjoy!

p.s. The rating is just to be safe.

"And then, all because Paige was talking about Allison, she threw the wiffle ball bat and it hit her right in the face." Lizzie said as she sat at the kitchen table with her siblings and father.

Dickie rolled his eyes at his twin sister. "Liz, you talk too much."

"Hey," Elliot said, "You both talk too much. Kathleen, how's school going?" He asked his daughter, who was washing dishes.

"Its fine, dad. It's high school, what do you expect?" She said as she put the plates back into the cupboard.

"Ah," He said, standing up to grab a cup. "Spoken like a true junior."

"Who all's coming over tomorrow for the cookout?" Lizzie asked as she ate a pretzel.

"Olivia, Munch, Cragen, Fin, Casey, Casey's boyfriend, maybe Warner and her family. Whoever shows up, well then that's it." He said as he looked for something to drink, in which he settled on water.

"How is Olivia doing?" Dickie asked.

"She's good." He said, smiling at the thought of his partner.

The three kids looked at each other. "Dad wants to fall onto his back with Liv."

Kathleen and Lizzie looked at their brother with wide eyes. "DICKIE!" They both yelled.

"Sorry," He said giggling. "But you both know it's so true."

Elliot looked at his children as Kathleen and Lizzie rolled their eyes. "Someone want to explain to me what that means?"

"We're reading Romeo and Juliet in school," Lizzie stated. "And they talk about how Juliet fell forward when she was little and when she gets old enough she'll, uh…"

"She'll have sex." Dickie blurted.

Elliot's eyes grew wide. "You think I'm sleeping with Olivia?"

The three teenagers laughed, and Elliot tried to hide the blush that appeared on his cheeks. His cell phone started to ring, which changed the subject, thankfully.

"Stabler." He answered, hoping he wasn't going to get called in.

"Hey, I need a favor." He smiled when he heard that it was Olivia, and not Cragen.

"Yeah?"

"My sink broke and I need to run down to home depot to get a new one and I'm going to need help installing it. Do you know how to install a sink?"

"Oh yeah, I've done sinks… garbage disposals…"

"YOU KILLED MY TURTLE IN THAT THING!" Dickie yelled.

"No I didn't, your mother did." He said, in his defense. "Is it okay if I bring Kathleen, Liz, and Dickie?"

"Yeah, that's fine." She said.

"I'll pick you up and then we can head down and get you a sink."

"All right, see you soon."

"Bye, Liv."

"Bye, El." She said, and he hung up his phone.

"Dad, get the grin off your face." Kathleen said as she texted her friend on her cell phone.

"We're gonna go help Olivia buy a new sink. Let's go." He said, grabbing his keys.

Elliot pulled up in front of Olivia's apartment building, and turned around to his kids. "You guys stay here while I go get her."

He received three muffled responses from his children who were each listening to their iPods.

Elliot climbed the stairs to her apartment and knocked. "Hold on!" She yelled, and he turned the doorknob, and walked inside to see her peek her head out of her bathroom. "Hey there." She said smiling.

"Hey." He said walking into her bathroom.

"I'll be ready in just a sec-" She started, but was cut off when Elliot lowered his lips to hers. She pulled away and smiled.

"The kids are in the car and I wasn't sure when I'd get to do that." He said, smiling.

"Well, it was a pretty good time. And now seems like a good time too." She replied, as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him again.

"Mmm…" He moaned into the kiss.

She pulled away and saw him grinning at her. "I know I'm fabulous, but get that shit eating grin off of your face before your kids suspect something."

"They already do. Dickie asked me if I wanted to 'fall on my back' with you."

Olivia started to laugh and she grabbed her keys from the table. "What'd you tell him?"

"I didn't tell him anything, you called."

"Ah, I have such good timing." She said as they walked down the stairs to his car.

The three kids pulled out their headphones once Elliot walked inside the apartment building. "I'll bet either of you five bucks he's done her already." Dickie said.

"What a way to put it, D. But I think that they are a little more than just partners, or just friends." Kathleen said.

"Well, that's a given. I think it's cute, though."

"I do too. It's nice that dad finally has someone that he can be with."

"I know," Lizzie said. "I'm glad it's Liv, too."

"Yeah," Dickie stated. "She's hot too."

"DICKIE!" Kathleen and Lizzie yelled. "Wouldn't it be cute if they got, like married?" Lizzie said.

"That would be cute." Kathleen said. "They would have such pretty babies."

"You bet they would." Dickie said.

"Do you think it's weird that we're talking about our father and his love life, AND sex life?" Lizzie asked.

"No." Kathleen and Dickie said as they saw their dad and Olivia come out of the apartment.

They all smiled at each other as Elliot opened the door for Olivia. When she got in the car, she turned around and smiled at them. "Hey kids."

"Hey Liv." They all said, smiling at her.

Elliot climbed into the driver's side and turned on the car. "You guys ready to go?"

"Yep." Olivia said, smiling at him.

"Dad, can we go out to dinner? I'm starving." Dickie said.

"Yeah daddy! PLEASE!" Lizzie said.

Elliot looked over at Olivia. "Is that okay with you if we get food afterwards?"

"Yeah, that's fine." She said.

"We'll get the sink and then go. What do you want to eat?"

"Mexican!" Kathleen shouted.

"Chinese!" Dickie shouted.

"Italian!" Lizzie shouted.

"Oo, Italian sounds good." Olivia said.

"Then Italian it is."

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