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Stabler House

Olivia heard her name called and stopped dead in her tracks. Should she run back to her car or answer the girl that called her name. She was about to go back to the car when the girl called out to her again.

"Liv, is that you?" her voice uneven.

Olivia turned around to face a fifteen year old Lizzie.

"It is you!" Lizzie exclaimed.

Lizzie ran to her and wrapped her arms around Olivia. Olivia hugged her back.

"I've missed you." Lizzie told her, on the verge of tears.

"I'm so sorry about everything that happened. It wasn't fair to you or you brother and sisters." Olivia replied, also on the verge of tears.

Lizzie pulled back and looked at her.

"Why didn't you call or let us know you were okay?" Lizzie asked, tears now rolling down her cheeks.

"I was afraid. Things weren't good with me and your dad, and I was scared to talk to him." Olivia answered her.

Lizzie just buried her face into Olivia and cried.

"I missed you so much." Lizzie cried.

"I'm so sorry." Olivia was now also crying.

Olivia and Lizzie just stood there. Olivia was holding Lizzie close to her, and Lizzie remained crying. They were so absolved that they didn't realize someone else had come outside.

"Lizzie?" the person called upon seeing her hugging a stranger.

Both Olivia and Lizzie pulled away and looked at the new guest that joined them.

"Olivia!" Maureen exclaimed, and she walked over to the duo.

"Hey Maureen." Olivia replied, not sure of what to say.

Luckily for Olivia she didn't have to say anything because Maureen's reaction was the same to Lizzie's. Maureen gave Olivia a hug, and told her that she missed her.

"Are you back to stay?" Maureen asked.

"I don't know." Olivia admitted.

"Did you come to see dad?" Maureen asked.

"I wanted to, but now I don't know." Olivia answered.

"You should see him." Lizzie said.

"He still loves you." Maureen informed her.

"I still love him too." Olivia replied.

"Come on inside?" Lizzie asked.

Olivia just nodded her head. The three of them headed to the door. Olivia hesitated, but Maureen and Lizzie pulled her in. Lizzie went into the living room, and Olivia assumed she was getting Elliot. Instead Lizzie returned with Kathleen and Dickie. Both of them had screamed her name and given her a hug, the same as Lizzie and Maureen did.

"I'm so happy you're back." Dickie said.

"Please don't leave ever again." Kathleen begged.

Elliot was upstairs in his room, and heard a commotion downstairs. He walked down the steps to see what was going on.

"What's going on down here?" Elliot asked.

The kids moved away from Olivia and Olivia looked at Elliot.

"Hey El." Olivia said.

"Olivia?" Elliot couldn't believe his eyes.