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Casey watched as Indianna lined up her shot. "Are you sure this is safe? I mean, I know that it won't hurt, but...I don't want your father being dangerously mad at you for a week for this."
"Casey, relax. I do this all the time back at home." Indianna said weighing the water balloon in her hand again. "Mikka is just using Dad. This is the least she deserves. I have plenty in store for her."
"You're scarier than Ashton." Casey said.
Indianna chuckled and got her sling shot ready. "Remember, once it hits her, crawl into the house and out of site." Casey nodded. "Here it goes." She let the sling shot go and watched as it landed on Mikka who was on her phone.
They both chuckled crawling into the house. Mikka slowly pulled the phone away from her ear. "ELLIE!" She shrieked.
Elliot ran out of the house and chuckled when he saw Mikka. "What happened?"
"You find this funny?!" Mikka asked. "One minute, I'm on the phone talking to...a client; the next, I am soaking wet."
Elliot looked at the ground and picked up a popped balloon. "I think someone threw a water balloon at you." He picked a piece of the balloon out of her hair. "It's just water. Water never hurt anyone."
"Tell that to my phone!" Mikka gritted out shoving the phone at him.
"It's fine." Elliot said rolling his eyes. "We just need to put it in some rice. C'mon, let's go get you cleaned up." He led Mikka into the house and looked up to find his daughter and Casey chuckling in her room. "Ash, you are going to get it."
Olivia paced around her room freaking out. "John, I haven't seen this man in over a decade. What am I supposed to say? What am I supposed to do?"
"Don't sleep with him." John mumbled. Olivia smacked the back of his head. "Ow! Well, that's how your relationship started. Then you guys fell in love and you ended up pregnant."
"Yeah, I know this story." Olivia sighed. She ran a hand through her hair. "John, El was my weakness. You remember that back in college. He and I were together all the time. How am I supposed to go there and swap our daughters back without wanting him back?"
John shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe, you should give you guys another chance. You guys didn't talk to each other after he left the house that day." Olivia opened her mouth to say something. "You are the one that told him you wanted a divorce. He just wanted to make you happy and you know that." John interrupted her.
There was a knock on the door. "Come on in." Olivia said. Ashton opened the door and walked in with her bag. "Hey Ash."
"Mom, what are you doing? You have a pair of pants packed. We are going to be there for two weeks." Ashton asked smiling lightly knowing her mother was freaking out. "Our flight leaves in three hours."
"Yeah, I know. Did you call your father?" Olivia asked going into her closet to look for more clothes.
"Oh my God! Get out of there." Ashton chuckled dragging her mother out and going in herself. "You are never going to find anything with the way you are going." She started going through her mother's closet. "Yes, I called Indy and told her that we'd meet her at the hotel tomorrow when we got off the plane."
"Exactly, why isn't Elliot paying for any of this?" John asked.
Ashton rolled her eyes. "He's going to pay us back when we get there. It just makes more sense. Plus, he's paying for the flight back. He also said that he'd pay for the hotel room."
"He doesn't have to do all that." Olivia said.
"He's the one that wanted us to come out there." John pointed out. "It's about time I get some vacation with his money."
Olivia chuckled. "John, you don't work for him anymore."
"I am taking care of his daughter. I am doing some of his job." John said. He looked over at Ashton when Olivia wasn't looking. "Liar!" He mouthed towards her.
"So?" Ashton asked mouthing the question.
"Ashton, why are you packing all these nice clothes? It's two weeks with your sister and father. What are you planning on us doing?" Olivia asked.
"Well, California is full of things to do. You weren't just expecting to avoid Dad the whole time and just hang out with Indy and I, were you?" Ashton asked.
"No, but...I don't need all these dresses that I designed. Jeans and t-shirts are fine." Olivia said grabbing a pair.
"Maybe for a couple of days while we are there, but if we go out...that won't work." Ashton chuckled. She grabbed the dress that she saw in the store the first day she showed up here. The long dark blue silk dress that had the two high slits. "This is perfect."
"Are you serious?" Olivia asked stunned. "You want me to wear that to see your father for the first time in fourteen years?"
"Why not? You don't have to wear it when you see him at first, but, as you always say, dress to impress." Ashton smirked. "Dad has five suits. He is made to impress people."
"Five?" Olivia asked. She looked over at John. "What did he say to you the last time you asked him about a suit?"
"He said 'Put me in one and die a dead man." John said. "The only time he was happy to wear one was at your wedding." He stood up and looked at his watch. "I am going to start packing up the car." He walked out of the room leaving Ashton and Olivia alone.
Ashton said in a chair in her mother's room and watched as her mother packed up her bag. "This really sucks." Olivia looked over at her. "I just met you and I have to go back to not seeing you at all."
Olivia sighed and squatted down in front of Ashton, taking her hands into hers. "I know this sucks. Going to see your father, just to give you back, sucks. But, now that you and Indy know, we will work something out. Okay?" She tucked some of her daughter's hair back. "I am not going to stay away from you anymore. I am not going to let that happen again." She hugged her daughter. "I promise."
"I'll see you later." Elliot said to Mikka later that night as she left to go home. He closed the door and went to the staircase. "ASHTON STABLER GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW!" He yelled.
Indianna smirked and walked to the top of the staircase. "Yes Daddy?" She asked sweetly.
"You are not down here!" Elliot gritted out and watched as his daughter bounded downstairs. "What the hell were you thinking? Why'd you throw a water balloon at Mikka?"
"I didn't." Indianna said simply.
"Ash, I know it was you." Elliot yelled.
Indianna rolled her eyes. "I did not throw it at her! I used a sling shot!"
"Don't get technical with me." Elliot boomed. "Why did you do that?"
"She is just using you and you can't see it!" Indianna yelled. Elliot's face softened slightly seeing his daughter this mad. "Why can't you see it? Look, I know you're a big boy and you can handle your own business, but I don't want you making another big mistake."
Elliot's eyebrows furrowed. "What other big mistake did I make?" He searched her eyes as she looked up at him.
"I shouldn't have to tell you in order for you to know." She huffed and ran a hand through her hair. She took a deep breath and looked out the window for a moment. "You may be getting married, but that doesn't mean I have to like it."
"Ash-" Elliot started.
"Goodnight." Indianna breathed before going upstairs.
Elliot sighed and ran a hand down his face. "Liv,...if only you were here right now...you'd know what to do."
"Liv, you will be fine." Don reassured his daughter with his hands on her shoulders. "It's two weeks with your ex-husband and your daughters."
"Yeah, the ex-husband I haven't seen in over a decade." Olivia huffed. "Wish me luck."
"Good luck." Don chuckled watching his daughter walk to the car slowly as if debating whether it was a choice. John was already waiting by the car.
Ashton jogged down the stairs and hugged Don. "I'll miss you, Gramps."
"I'll miss you too, Ash. I'll see you this summer for the fourth of July." Don smiled and kissed her forehead. "Have fun and keep your mother out of trouble."
"No promises." Ashton chuckled and jogged past Olivia to get into the car.
Olivia got into the car and slowly put her seat belt on. "To see Elliot, we go!" John yelled before driving off. Olivia whimpered and covered her face with her hands. Please don't be nice and hot! Please don't be nice and hot! Please don't be nice and hot!
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