Ok so I want to thank those of you that have left reviews. Originally this was going to be a one shot but with this being my first posting I didn't think to make it as such so everything after the first chapter has sort of been off the top of my head. Hope you like this latest chapter. Enjoy

Caroline Cabot and Serena Benson stood in the Cabot's kitchen laughing and making salads for their weekly cookout. "Serena did you remember to call Abbie and invite her and Serena to dinner tonight?" Caroline asked mixing the potato salad?

"Oh please like I need to call them any more. I think Abbie has a sixth sense about when we're having a get together but yes I did call and remind them." Serena replied as she sliced up chunks of pineapple. "She asked me if I was feeling alright and when I said yes and asked her why she told me that I should know better then to think she would miss any of dads barbecue."

"That sounds like Abbie all right. For as much food as that girl eats she never gains an ounce." taking a sip of her wine Caroline moaned. "Oh how I miss those days where we could eat whatever we wanted and not have to worry."

Serena laughed as she finished the fruit salad. "Oh isn't that the truth. Speaking of the destroyers of our bodies, the girls aren't back from the store yet? I need to get that chicken marinating soon."

"Alex said something about running by and picking up Abbie and Serena. After the cookout tonight the girls are having a slumber party in the basement like old times." Xander Cabot said walking up behind his wife stealing a kiss and wrapping his arms around her waist. "Hey Rena, when did you get here?"

"About an hour ago, I think you had just went to the liquor store before I got here." she said as they all sat down. "Back to this slumber party do you really think its going to be like old times? I'm pretty sure none of our girls were making out during these parties before."

Caroline laughed and almost spit wine out at the look on Xanders face. "Rena I've been waiting for our daughters to get together since they started high school. I'd rather Alex be with Olivia then anyone else. Now if she was still seeing that Langan creep I would have a big problem if they tried to go in my basement."

"Did you know that Olivia beat him up?" Caroline laughed at the shocked look on Serena's face. "He tried to kiss Alex and ofcourse Olivia wasn't going to let that happen so she tapped him on the shoulder and knocked his ass out."

Xander grabbed a beer out of the fridge, turned and smiled at Serena. "See that? Not only does she love my baby but she protects her too. They can have a slumber party in my basement anytime."

Serena and Caroline laughed as he went out the door to start the grills. "When he's right, he's right."

Alex and Olivia were on their way to pick up Abbie and Serena when Liv's phone started going off. Looking down at the screen she answered it "City morgue, Egor speaking how can I direct your call?"

"Olivia Benson what did I tell you about answering your phone like that?" Serena told her daughter as she tried to cover a laugh. "When are you girls coming back? If you want that chicken to be ready tonight you need to bring it home for me to make."

"We just pulled up to Rena's house and she's already pushing Abbie out the door. We'll be home in five minutes I promise." Liv said then talked to her mom for another minute while the girls put their stuff in the trunk.

Alex squeezed Liv's thigh and their eyes met. "Is everything okay back at the house?"

Liv leaned over and stole a few soft kisses. "Everything is fine on the home front. Mom's just looking for her chicken so she can get it started. This is going to be an awesome dinner. Moms chicken and your dads barbecue."

Rena jumped in the backseat and groaned. "Oh its going to be a great cookout until madame over here decides to try and stuff herself again and then cries all night that her tummy hurts."

"Baby that was one time and it was only because Olivia was going to eat the last rib." Abbie stuck her bottom lip out in a pout. "Besides don't you like taking care of me when I'm sick? You're the best nurse ever baby."

"Rena if you fall for that I'm throwing you out of my car and I'm not going to stop first." Alex laughed as Abbie tried to cuddle up to Serena. "Abbie you're just a Texan that can't say no to good barbecue, ain't nothing wrong with that. Specially when its dads barbecue."

Abbie popped her head up between Liv and Alex' seats. "Good point. Now lets get a move on and get home so we can get this party started."

Liv and Abbie carried all the food bags into the kitchen then ran back outside to get Abbie and Rena's bags for the night. Alex and Serena had already run upstairs to Alex' room to change into their swimsuits.

"So tell me Lexi how excited are you for tonight?" Serena asked while changing into her swimsuit and bouncing around the room. "This is going to be our first sleepover since you and Liv finally stopped torturing each other."

"Honestly Rena it feels like it always has. All of my best friends are going to be here and we're going to be watching movies and joking around." Alex said as she put sunblock on her face. "The only difference will be that when I fall asleep on Olivia tonight I'm going to be in her arms not just on her shoulder."

The girls finished getting ready and ran downstairs to find their girls. Grabbing a couple bottles of water they walked outback and found their girlfriends racing back and forth in the pool. Olivia was winning hands down but Abbie wasn't giving up either. One final turn and Liv had a burst of speed and reached the side while Abbie was still half a pool away.

Alex put her stuff down and jumped in the pool and swam to Olivia's side and hugged her close as she stole a kiss. "Way to got champ. Poor Abbie didn't have a shot at catching you today did she?"

"What do you mean today? Abbie can never catch me." Liv teased before she dipped down in the water and popped back up slicking her hair back.

"That's because you're part fish or something Benson." Abbie said as she splashed her. "Guess its just a good thing you didn't join the swim team too. I really would have been shit out of luck."

Serena was sitting at the table with Liv and Alex's moms and they were all laughing at the jock talk in the pool. "Baby even if Liv had joined the swim team I still only had eyes for you?"

"Oh Serena my dear that's only because Alex would have clawed those eyes out if you had even thought of looking at Olivia like that." Caroline teased and everyone started laughing.

Taking her cover up off and walking to the side of the pool Serena looked and smiled "Thats my story and I'm sticking to it." with a wink she dove into the pool.

The girls swam around and played volleyball in the pool for a good hour before Xander called them for dinner. They all got out and dried a bit before making their plates and joining the adults on the patio.

"So Dad when are you going to teach me how to make barbecue like this?" Liv asked then took a big bite of her pulled pork sandwich.

Xander wiped his mouth and took a swig of his beer. "It's a family secret Liv so the day you marry my daughter is the day I will start teaching you how to make it."

"In that case, Dad may I have Alex' hand?" Liv grinned squeezing Alex' hand in her own and bringing it up to her lips to kiss the knuckles.

"Of course you can Olivia." he answered to the shocked look on both girls mothers faces. "In four years when you've both finished college."

Serena picked up her wine and down the rest of it. "Xander you almost made me choke there for a second. I'm all for the girls getting married but we all know when that happens whats going to come next and I am far too young to be a grandmother."

"Don't worry moms, when we get married there will still be a wait before we have children." Alex said giving Serena and Caroline a hug. "I'll still have law school and well Liv could be just about any where."

"Rena and I will most likely get married before those two." Abbie teased poking Liv in the side. "They are all worried about doing everything in order. Me? I'm like the challenge of multi tasking."

Serena swallowed the bite of fruit salad in her mouth and turned to Abbie. "I would have to be asked before I would go running off and marrying you Ms. Carmichael."

"Burn." Liv laughed and Alex smacked her on the arm. "Ouch I was just teasing."

Everyone laughed and kept eating their dinner. It wouldn't be a family cookout if everyone didn't get teased and love every minute of it.