Nathan had called while they were at the park to let them know he was on his way to their apartment, so Alex and Olivia rounded up the kids and herded them home.
Just as they'd gotten the kids things together, David buzzed them to let them know Nathan was on his way up.
When Nathan knocked on the door all of his children rushed to see him. When Alex swung the door open he had four little kids on his legs.
He smiled and knelt down, pulling them all into a big hug, "I missed you all."
"We missed you too," Spencer hugged her dad's neck.
Nathan looked up at Alex and Olivia, "Thank you so much."
Alex smiled, "They were angels."
Nathan stood and gently hugged his sister, then pulled his future sister-in-law in for a bear hug.
"As much as I'd like to stay," Nathan told them, "I have some quality time to spend with my kids."
Alex and Olivia nodded understandably and said their goodbyes to the kids.
Alex leaned back on the door and looked at Olivia, "I guess I should get started on the kitchen huh?"
Olivia kissed Alex, "I'll do it. You go sit and relax."
"No I'm fine," Alex started to walk to the kitchen.
Olivia caught her arm, "Don't make me carry you to the couch."
Alex smiled, "Fine."
"Good girl," Olivia kissed Alex again.
Olivia went into the kitchen to clean up the flour mess and when she come out of the clean kitchen, she found Alex on the couch reading a book.
"Don't you get tired of crimes?" Olivia asked walking over to her and sitting on the far end of the couch, "How many times have you read it?" Olivia scanned the title Point of Origin by Patricia Cornwell.
"I stopped counting at ten," Alex glanced over her book at Olivia.
"If it's that good maybe I should read it," Olivia leaned back on the arm.
Alex closed the book and put it down. "I believe I was promised a talk."
"A baby talk?" Olivia asked.
"A baby talk," Alex nodded.
"A baby as in a singular infant or a baby as a generalization for children?" Olivia asked.
Alex smiled, "A generalization for children."
Olivia nodded and just looked at Alex for a few seconds.
"How many?" Alex asked her. "Ideal number?"
Olivia shrugged, "More than one."
"Okay," Alex nodded, "Why?"
"Because I got lonely as a kid and I was alone when my mom died," Olivia stated.
Alex reached over and took Olivia's hand, "I agree."
Olivia looked into the piercing blue eyes that she loved so much. She imagined a mini set of those eyes on a little boy or girl, like all of Nathan's kids.
"So," Alex ran her thumb over Olivia's knuckles, "You wanna have a baby don't you?"
Olivia paused, searching Alex's eyes for the right response, but in the end decided to go with the truth, "Yeah, I do."
"Okay," Alex kissed Olivia's hand, "When and how?"
Olivia was quiet for a second, "No questions? No objections?"
"Not at all," Alex smiled sweetly, "You will have one or many beautiful babies."
Olivia chuckled, "I'll settle for one right now."
"You wanna do it now?" Alex asked.
Olivia shook her head, "Not right now, but," she paused, "Right after we get married."
"Okay," Alex moved across the couch to wrap her arms around Olivia. She kiss her fiancée's temple and Olivia snuggled into Alex.
"I wanna have your kids," Olivia said a few minutes later.
"Last I check," Alex smiled, "I don't have the right equipment for that."
Olivia laughed, "That's not what I meant. I meant in vitro. Your eggs in me."
"What's wrong with yours?" Alex asked.
Olivia was quiet.
Alex ran her fingers through Olivia's hair, "You are a wonderful person with perfectly fine genes."
"I just don't want to risk it," Olivia replied with a quiet certainty.
"Okay," Alex kissed the top of Olivia's head, "I love you."
"I love you too," Olivia answered.
"So right after we get married?" Alex asked with a smile.
Olivia threaded her fingers through Alex's. "Yeah."
"What are you going to do at work for nine months?" Alex softly asked.
"Desk work," Olivia told her, "If I get bored enough, I'll transfer to Computer Crimes for a while."
"Are you sure?" Alex asked, looking at their intertwined hands.
"One hundred percent," Olivia confidently said, "I've never wanted anything more in my life. A family with you."
Alex beamed, "So do you want to plan the second child now or shall we wait for the first one?"
"Let's wait," Olivia snuggled deeper into Alex, "Right now, I need a nap."
"Did the kids wear you out that bad?" Alex asked.
"Yeah," Olivia smiled and kissed the soft skin of Alex's neck, "If we put them on treadmills that were hooked up the generators I'm sure we could power Manhattan for the better part of a month."
Alex laughed. Then she held Olivia tight as she felt her fall asleep. This was it. This was her life. It was perfect. She had Olivia. She'd have a son or daughter. Yeah, it was definitely perfect.
