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When they got back to New York the first thing they did was eat. They had went and got Italian for Lizzie and Liv while Elliot and Kathleen had Chinese food. Dickie and Maureen wanted cheeseburgers. Normally, he wouldn't go out of his way to please everyone and would make them compromise but the situation was anything but normal. They had taken the food back to Elliot's apartment to eat since they didn't expect any visitors for another two hours when everyones plane would land.
Elliot decided that right now was as good a time as ever to tell the children the plans. As they were laughing an talking with Liv he interrupted quietly y saying,"Umm..Kids?"
"Yeah" they said in unison
"I have some news" he said and Lizzie smiled knowingly.
They sat eager but waited for him to speak, "How would you guys like to move in with me?" he said shyly suddenly overcome by nervousness
They all smiled and jumped on him hugging him. Lizzie and Liv watched and smiled at each other.
After they separated Dickie said,"Wait dad all of us are gonna live here?"
"I know its small, but it will only be for a couple months then we can get a bigger place." he said
They all nodded and Kathleen said,"Yeah cause there is no way five people can last very long in this small apartment."
Elliot and everyone else laughed then he said,"Yeah but if we can survive on an island I think we can manage for a couple months besides a soon as we can the six of us will move into a bigger place."
Liv heard his slip up when he said six and she lowered her head. This made Elliot smile along with the expression on the kids faces. Noticing Liv's reaction Maureen nudged her father and whispered,"there is only five of us"
He began to count the people in the room and when he was finished he looked to Maureen and said,"I count six" he felt her forehead and said,"are you feeling ok?"This made Olivia look up and when she did she saw Elliot's smile. She looked at him with questioning eyes and he nodded. She jumped into his arms and kissed him hard on the mouth."So is that a yes?" he asked breaking the kiss. "That is a hell yes!" she said
After they broke apart the kids were all smiling. They had all finished their meals and they were eager to move in now. "So who's place do we go to first?" Maureen asked
"Oh you kids are definitely before me" Liv said standing up. Elliot tossed her the keys and they all began to put on their coats. They made the short drive over to Kathy's house and weren't surprised to find her car there.
Elliot told Olivia to wait in the car with the kids as he went to discuss the situation with Kathy. When she answered the door she invited him in sensing that he was tense. When they sat on the couch she asked,"So whats wrong Elliot"
"Are you serious!" He said a little louder than needed. She was shocked by his outburst and didn't say anything.
"We were lost and you were dating! They trusted you and you couldn't come through for them" the last part being said in a whisper. He sat on the couch with his head in his hands.
"What do you want me to say, I screwed up? Ok I screwed up but I can't change it!" she argued.
He remained calm and said,"No I want you to say yes"
She looked at him confused,"Say 'yes' to what?"
"I want the kids to move in with me" he stated staying calm
She was shocked speechless and didn't say anything for a short while. "Give them up?"
"I am not saying you can't see them, I would never say that, but I want them to live with me and they agree" he explained
Kathy was nearly crying as she tried to process the information. "How are you gonna handle four kids and your job?" she asked
"Liv will help"
"Liv?"
"Yes Olivia , my partner" he said as if she didn't know who Liv was
"I know who Olivia is!"
"I am sorry to spring this on you like this but you hurt them, you hurt them bad, I thought I was gonna lose them and I ..I just can't not be with them ...do you understand what I am trying to say?"
She nodded as she tried to hold back tears. "Yes" she said
He smiled and kissed her forehead."Thank you" he whispered
"We will start packing tomorrow, they will just get overnight bags for right now" he explained and she said nothing but nodded. After he went out to the car the kids began to file in one by one to pack their stuff. They were busy discussing what they wanted to do now that they were back and how excited they were about moving in with their father. They had packed and said goodbye to their mother and made their way back to Elliot's apartment.
When they got back it was dark. The kids settled in and everyone decided to watch a movie. To Elliot's amazement there wasn't and argument over the movie and they all agreed easily due to their high spirits. Not too long into the movie the phone rang and Elliot answered it,"Stabler"
"Hey man how are you gettin' settled?" Fin asked
"We are good man you guys just get in?"
"Yep plane just landed and Don told me to check on you guys"
"Well let him know we are fine, as unbelievable as it is happy to be back in the city."
Fin laughed and said,"Well thats great man, I'll let you go then"
"Alright man talk to you tomorrow" he said as he began to hang up but was stopped when he heard Fin yell.
"Hey Elliot!...Casey wanted me to tell you not buy any boats"
Elliot laughed and said"Oh you have my word on that one"
"Alright bye man" Fin said and both of them hung up.
When he hung the phone up all his kids looked at him questionably. "Fin" he stated and everyone nodded. Everyone except for Olivia. He noticed that she had fallen asleep on the opposite side of the sofa with her feet stretched across into his lap. he smiled and carried her into the bedroom and put her in bed. When he came back out in the living room he finished the movie with the kids and they all went to sleep.
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