Olivia sat in her office as she did research on a case. She had her feet on the table and was biting on the cap of the pen as she read her file. The girls were playing with Jimmy in the living room.
Elijah was with Olivia and sitting on the ground by her as he played with his toy cars. He was going to be one soon and was slowly starting to stand on his feet and walk. He kept making noise as he crashed his cars together.
Olivia looked down making sure he was still there since he had a habit of hiding in places. "Having fun down there?"
He grinned and laughed. He nodded a little and held up a car toy to her. "Mama play"
"No honey, mommy can't play now. She's working." Olivia told him with a small smile.
Elijah got on his feet and walked a little before stumbling and falling. "Ella!" He started crawling to the door. "Play!"
Olivia smiled and got up. She purposefully got in front of him and stood in his way. Elijah laughed and grabbed her jeans. He pulled himself up and stared up at her as he kept her jeans in his small fist.
Olivia stroked his hair and kneeled down to give him a kiss. "Hi."
"Hi." He smiled. "Mama no play?"
"Maybe a little." Olivia got up and held his hands as he walked back to his play area. Olivia sat down by him and played with the car toys. "What color is this baby?" She showed him the red car.
"Blue!" He yelled out. "Gween!
"No!" Olivia yelled back playfully since Elijah was always full of energy. "It's red."
"Wed!" He yelled with a grin.
"Red." Olivia corrected with a smirk.
He nodded. "Wed."
"Ok sure." She gave him a kiss. She heard a noise from her computer. She looked over at it and spotted a web cam invitation. She grinned and quickly got up knowing it was Phoenix. She accepted and spotted the video come on.
"Your home!" Phoenix yelled in excitement. "Hi baby"
Olivia grinned even more. He was in a brown uniform and was sweaty. She picked up Elijah and sat down at the computer. "Hi baby, how are you?"
"Fine considering the circumstances. Oh Elijah looks so big."
Olivia picked up Elijah. "Honey that's daddy. Say hi"
"Hi" Elijah waved at the computer.
Phoenix instantly grinned. "Aww buddy you talk now? And you walk?"
Olivia smiled. "Well not completely walk. He is clumsy like you."
"He is? I miss you guys"
"We miss you too." Olivia grinned at her husband. Before she could call the girls to come into the office to see their father there was a loud sound over the video.
"Baby I have to go." Phoenix told her as he put on a helmet and grabbed a weapon another soldier gave him. "I love you."
"I love you too." She told him before the picture started breaking up. She spotted him pull on his gear and order some soldiers where to go. He held his weapon up and then realized he didn't turn the webcam off. He opened fire at someone and then turned the camera off.
Olivia sat there in shock for a second or two before turning the camera off also. She kissed Elijah on the head. "Did you see daddy?"
"Dada" Elijah nodded with smile. "Boom!" He yelled out and pretended to hold up a gun. "Bang, bang."
"Ok enough bang, bang for today." Olivia put his hands down and placed him on the ground. "Play with your cars baby."
Elijah looked fussy and just sat there. Olivia looked over at him knowing he needed a nap so he wasn't cranky. "Eli you want to sleepy?"
"No." He shook his head and threw a car toy at the bookshelf.
Olivia got up and picked him up. "Ok that's enough." She rubbed his back to calm him down.
Elijah started kicking and was about to cry because he was cranky. Olivia grabbed his feet and flipped him upside down. Elijah stopped being fussy being amazed with the different point of view of everything.
Olivia carried him out of the office and went to her room to put him to sleep. She took off his small jeans and shirt and checked his diaper before putting on his small pajamas.
Olivia got his pacifier he liked and put him in his crib. She sat down by him and stroked his hair until he fell asleep.
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Ella and Evelyn played with Jimmy on the other end of their big house.
"Do girls stand when they pee also?" The five year-old boy questioned.
"No." Ella told him. "We sit. Why do you stand?"
"We have to." Jimmy told the four year-old girls. "My big brother said that boys and girls have different things they pee with."
Evelyn gave him a weird look. "What do you mean?"
"He said boys have a thing that sticks out. Girls don't. Do you?"
Ella and Evelyn exchanged looks. "No." They answered in unison. "What does yours look like?"
"I'll show you mine if you show me yours." Jimmy countered.
"Ok." Evelyn got up. Jimmy got up also. "You first."
Jimmy grabbed his shorts. "No. You."
"Fine." Evelyn lifted up her skirt and quickly put it down.
"You don't have one!" Jimmy yelled. "Mine is cooler. My brother said it becomes bigger when I grow up."
"What does yours look like?" Ella asked.
Jimmy pulled his shorts away. Evelyn and Ella both peeked in. "Eww" Ella cringed. "That's weird."
"It looks like a weird bug." Evelyn told him.
"Oh my god" All three kids looked to the side and spotted Olivia standing there. Olivia looked completely shocked. "Jimmy…um…I think it's time to go home."
Jimmy shrugged and put his shorts up. "Bye." He waved.
Olivia led him outside. She walked with him to his yard and knocked on the door. His older brother answered the door. "Hi Mrs. Neal."
"Hey Troy." Olivia nodded. "You're parents home?"
"No." The teenager answered. "What did he do?" He asked looking at Jimmy with his head down.
"Jimmy go inside." Olivia patted him on the back. Jimmy walked past his big brother and went into the house. "He and the girls exchanged peeks at each others…private parts."
Troy laughed a little. "I'll tell my parents to call you. Thanks."
"Sure." Olivia nodded with a smile since she liked Troy. He was very smart for his age and would babysit the twins in case Olivia got called into work in the middle of the day.
"When is Phoenix coming back?"
Olivia shrugged knowing Troy liked Phoenix because he wanted to join the military when he was 18. Phoenix would take him paintball shooting since his father was always at work. "I don't know hun. Soon I hope."
"Oh ok. Bye."
"Bye." Olivia waved at him and went back to her house. The twins were sitting on the couch being quiet. Olivia sat across them. "Who wants to start?"
Neither said anything. Ella spoke up first. "We were just wondering what it looked like."
Olivia nodded a little not sure exactly how to handle this situation. She didn't want to ground them knowing it was just kids stuff but then again didn't want to let them get away with it. "Ok. Any questions?"
"Do all boys have one?" Evelyn asked.
Olivia gulped a little. "Yeah. Boys have…those." She felt her foot start tapping the floor being nervous about this. She wasn't sure exactly what to tell her daughters. "Girls have…what we have…and boys have those."
"Are all of them weird like that?"
Olivia bit her lip totally confused. "Well I don't know."
"Why do they have those? Jimmy said they have to stand to pee because of them."
Olivia nodded a little. "Well boys have those. It's just that way…I mean…boys have to stand when they use the bathroom."
"Does it move? Cause it looks like a baby snake." Ella asked.
Olivia opened her mouth to say something but couldn't find the words.
"Is it just used for going to the bathroom?"
Olivia coughed a little not sure how to answer the last two questions. "Well…um…um…when you girls are older…you'll figure it all out."
"What's it called?" Evelyn asked.
Olivia bit her lip a little. "Um…it's um…well…there is a scientific word for it."
"What is it?" Ella asked.
Olivia ran a hand through her hair. "Um…its secret I can't tell you."
"Do Elijah and daddy have one?"
Olivia heard the back door open. She looked over and spotted Max coming in. "Hello ladies" He waved.
"Uncle Max what is that thing boys have in their pants and girls don't?" Evelyn asked. "Looks like a snake."
"A penis?" Max asked without even thinking.
"Max!" Olivia yelled at him.
The girls giggled at the word. "Do you have that?" Evelyn questioned.
"Yes. Very proud of it too." Max told them with a smile. "Girls no matter what the guy says if it's green it's bad."
The girls burst into laughter and Olivia glared at him.
Max shook his head and sat down by the twins. "Olivia what are you teaching these kids?"
"Nothing. You just told them everything." Olivia shook her head. "Where is your wife and child?"
"I don't know." He answered and grabbed the remote for the TV. "Casey took Zach to see her parents. I came to check up on your girlys."
"Uncle Max play basketball with us." Ella pleaded.
"No." He whined. "I don't wanna."
Evelyn jumped on him. Ella jumped on him also. Max sat there as both hung from his neck. "Where is the man of the house?"
"Sleeping" Olivia answered. "Max please take them outside."
"Ok." Max flipped Evelyn and placed her on his shoulder. He held Ella in his arms and carried both outside.
Olivia sat there for a second when the doorbell ring. She got up and went to answer it. She smiled at Julie when she opened the door. "Hey." She gave her sister in-law a hug. She smirked at the man that was with her.
"Liv this is my boyfriend Denzel. Denzel this is my sister in-law, Olivia." Julie introduced. Denzel was taller than both of the woman, had light brown eyes and a light brown complexion.
"Nice to meet you." Olivia shook hands with him. "Come in." Both came in. Elijah started crying. "Sorry. I'll be right back." Olivia went to her bedroom to check on her son.
There was another knock on the door. Julie answered it this time.
Casey smiled. "Hey." She had Zach in her arms. She came in. All of them went to sit on the couch. Julie and Casey played with Zach as they waited for Olivia to come back.
Olivia finally came out with Elijah in her arms. He was in his small pajamas and wiping his eyes. "Hi" He waved at everyone.
All of them smiled at his big blue eyes and waved back.
Max came into the house and groaned. "No more basketball."
Casey smiled at her husband. "What happened now?"
"Uncle Max fell." Evelyn answered. "He hurt his snake thing."
Ella giggled at her sister. "He almost cried."
"Did not." Max answered and limped his way to the kitchen. "Casey I need you." He mumbled and got an ice pack. He went to the bathroom. The twins went to their rooms.
Casey rolled her eyes and put Zach down on the couch. She followed him into the bathroom.
Olivia sat across Julie and Denzel. "So what's up?" She asked.
"We have to talk to you about something." Julie answered.
Olivia gently rocked Elijah in her lap and nodded. "Everything ok?"
Julie looked over at Denzel and took his hand. "Yeah…we want to get married."
Olivia smiled. "That's great." She rubbed Elijah's back. "How come you want to talk to me about it?"
Julie and Denzel exchanged looks. Julie spoke up again. "Well…we just want to have someone on our side before telling the family. And I think you're the most open minded person in the family."
Olivia nodded. "Well I got your back. I'm sure they won't mind you getting married."
Casey and Max came out of the bathroom. Both went back to the couch. Max kissed Zach on the head and sat down by Julie. He grinned looking over at Denzel. "What's up homes?"
Denzel gave him a weird look. "Um…nothing."
Julie rolled her eyes. "Don't mind him. Max is stupid."
Max let out a small laugh. "Oh man your mommy is going to kill you Jules, bringing a black man into the most whitest family I ever met."
Casey sat Zach in her lap. "Max shut up."
"It's cool though." Max nodded. "I love kool-aid and basketball. We will get along very well. Oh and also I'm very good at juking if you got some sisters."
Denzel smirked at the very goofy man. "Isn't that your wife?" He pointed at Casey.
Max looked over at Casey. "Yeah." He answered. "She said we should go out on a date though. So I'm trying to find a date."
Casey rolled her eyes. "I meant we go on a date. With each other."
Max nodded. "Sure you did." He took Zach in his arms. "Denzel, home boy, don't get married." He got up and went to the kitchen with Zach on his shoulder.
Casey shook her head. "Excuse me, I have to go murder my husband." She got up and followed Max to the kitchen.
Olivia smirked a little and noticed Elijah was asleep in her arms now. "You guys should tell the family. Even if they are weird about the relationship, do what you want."
"Easy for you to say, the family loves you." Julie nodded.
"Hey." Max popped his head between Julie and Denzel. The couple jumped a little. Denzel couldn't help but smile seeing the young man enjoyed annoying everyone.
Julie shook her head. "What is it now Max?"
"You realize Casey's family doesn't like me right?"
"I wonder why" Denzel teased with a smirk.
"Funny homie." Max nodded. "But seriously guys, even if the Neal's are disapproving it, get married anyway. You're marrying each other, not them." He messed with Julie's hair. "By the way, don't tell Casey I was smart, she's going to want me to be romantic and crap after that." He nodded and walked away again.
Olivia laughed a little and got up. "I'm going to put Elijah to bed, I'll be back."
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Olivia finally finished putting all the kids to bed later that night and went to her office to finish up work. She sat there for a bit, she hated the quietness. Even if the kids were in bed she always had Phoenix around.
The days passed by quick with the kids but the nights were horrible. That's when she normally had her time with her husband.
Suddenly the house phone rang. She instantly grabbed it before it woke up the kids. "Hello."
"Hey it's me."
She grinned and sat up recognizing Phoenix's voice. "Seriously?"
"Yes. Did I wake you up?"
"It's only ten at night." She told him. "I don't sleep that early."
"You have a habit of falling asleep on the couch sometimes." He laughed a little.
"Yeah well it's kind of hard sleeping without you in the house." She got up and gently closed the door to the office. "I would let you talk to the kids but I just put them to sleep."
"No it's ok don't bother them, it's nice to finally be able to talk to you." He answered.
"You too. How come you're calling this late?"
"Well I'm sort of in the hospital so we got free phone here. I can call whoever I want."
"Hospital? Are you ok?"
"I'm fine." He answered. "It's nothing major, you don't have to worry."
Olivia bit her lip and walked around in the office. "Phoenix you're in a war, I'm going to worry until I have you in my arms."
"I know. I'm sorry though. I'll be home soon I promise."
"Pinky promise?"
"Pinky promise." He laughed. "Hey do you see the moon from where you are at?"
Olivia went out on the balcony and looked at the moon. "Yeah. Why?"
"Well I'm looking at the same exact moon from over here." She heard a smile in his voice. "I feel closer to you. Even if the sun is going to rise soon over here at least it's something."
Olivia grinned. "That is really romantic and cheesy baby."
"Oh give me a break. It's not like I can buy you dinner."
Olivia laughed and sat down in the chair. "Fair enough sweetie. I love you."
"I love you too. I really miss you guys."
"We miss you also. Julie stopped by today."
"Oh. Is she ok?"
"Yeah she's great. She has some news for you though."
"What is it?"
"She has to tell you."
"Olivia please tell me, I rather it come from you."
Olivia bit her lip knowing Phoenix was extremely protective of his sisters. "She's engaged."
"What? To who?" He asked in a louder voice.
"A really nice guy named Denzel White."
"Denzel? What kind of name is that?"
"What kind of name is Phoenix?" She teased with a small smirk.
"Shut up. Is she happy though?"
"Yes. She's very happy." Olivia answered.
"Ok good. Look I have to go, the general is coming in like an hour and I shouldn't be up on the phone or awake at this time anyway. I'll try and call you tomorrow ok?"
"Ok." Olivia sat up. "I love you."
"I love you too baby. Very much. Bye."
"Bye." Olivia waited to hear him hang up the phone before she did. She hung up the phone and finally went to bed.
A/N: Review please!
