Chapter 15-Are You Ready?
A/N: In this chapter I am going to be writing in story form, the way I have been for my other stories. It has been hard for me going back to script so I am done.
Summary: A few questions will be asked and answered in this chapter. Is Olivia ready to be a mom? Is Alex ready to move on with her life after Jackson?
Olivia is in the nursery holding Serena who had woken up screaming. She had a temperature of 103. Elliot had taken Junior out of the nursery so he couldn't get whatever his sister had.
"Hey Livvie how is it going?" Maureen walked in and smiled at her and sat down in the rocking chair next to her.
"I have no idea…" Olivia looked down at her very sick baby girl. "…Elliot called the doctor and he said that we were doing everything right but I still don't know." Olivia begins in cry and Maureen puts her hand on her shoulder.
"You are doing a great job. Just being here for her right now doing all you are is just enough. Your love is what is going to make her all better and this family stronger. You brought our family back together. You are a great mom Olivia. I love you, my siblings love and most importantly dad loves you. I know you love us too and that is all anyone asks for." Olivia looks up at Maureen and smiles as to say 'thank you.' Maureen smiled back and gives her a hug and kisses Serena's forehead.
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Fin, John and Alex were sitting at the bar after work laughing and carrying on. It made Alex feel loved. She missed the feeling. Since Jackson died in the car accident she hadn't been the same.
"Well guys it is late. I better get home." Fin got up from his bar stool and smiled at his two friends.
"Night Fin!" They waved to him as walked out the door.
"Want to dance?" John reached out his hand to Alex.
"I…I don't know John…I" She stuttered beginning to cry.
"Alex you don't have to. I understand. If you aren't ready I'll wait." John smiled at her and lifted her chin with his index finger. She smiled at him.
"Thank you John…" She jumps off her bar stool. "…Maybe some other time." She kisses him on the cheek as she leaves the bar.
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Kathleen had taken Junior and the other twins out for the afternoon while Olivia struggled with Serena still with a high fever that has not showed any signs of going down.
"Hey honey how is she?" Elliot walked over to Olivia and Serena sitting in a rocking chair.
"Her temperature wont go down…I have no idea what I'm doing…I…" She rambled with panic in her voice. She handed Serena to Elliot and began to pace around the room.
"Sweetheart everything will be ok. You have been doing an excellent job. Just being here for her now is all we can do. We gave her medicine and gave her a cool bath. That is all we can do for now. When one of the other kids ever got sick that is all I could do. Don't worry so much. She will be better soon." He walked over to Olivia and kissed her forehead.
"I don't know how to be a good mother, to your kids, to our kids…" She said wiping a tear from her cheek.
"You are great mother. My kids tell me everyday how much they love you and how good you are to them. They love you, I love you and I know that our kids love you to." He hands Serena back to Olivia and she smiles up at her mother. Olivia smiles back.
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Alex gets up off of her couch and gets her coat. She leaves her apartment and goes over to John's. He opens the door and she comes in. She walks over to his radio and turns it on to a soft rock station.
"Do you want to dance John?" He smiled at her as she reached her hand out to him.
He took her hand and they began to dance around his living room. He spun her around and pulled her in close to him. She put her hand on his cheek and kissed his lips tenderly.
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"Her temperature is back down to 98.6," Olivia said excitedly.
"See! All it took was a little TLC and she got better. You did that Liv. You are a great mom. You are wonderful and I love you." He gave her a smile and then kissed her sweetly.
"I love you too honey," she smiled at him and then looked to the doorway where the rest of the kids were standing.
"We love you mom!" They all cried out and then ran over to her and gave her a big group hug.