Hello lovely readers! Hope you like the new chapter :) I'm going to try my best to write the next chapter tonight/tomorrow morning because I have people coming to visit for the Long weekend and won't have time to write again until Tuesday. So the more you review, the more motivation I will have to write tonight! Thanks for your support!


The next day, Olivia woke up feeling happy for the first time in a long time. There were still things she needed to work on, but she wasn't as nervous about the future as she had been before. When she got out of bed, she stretched and opened the window to let in the cool breeze and she smiled feeling ready to face the day.

She walked out to the kitchen and saw Elliot helping his Mom plate some eggs and bacon for everyone. Lizzie ran up to Olivia and she scooped her up in her arms, kissing her cheek.

"Hey sweetie. How did you sleep?" She said walking over to the table letting her sit on her lap.

"I was sleeping good until Dickie jumped on my bed to scare me!" Lizzie said pouting at her twin brother.

Olivia chuckled and looked over at Elliot's son. "Why'd you do that buddy?"

"Because I couldn't sleep so I was bored…" Dickie said shrugging as he stuffed his mouth with scrambled eggs.

Olivia smiled at him as Lizzie climbed down from her lap and took a plate from her Dad. "Well you scared me! And I didn't like it."

Elliot handed Olivia a plate and smiled at her before looking at his son. "Don't worry Lizzie, Dickie and I talked about it and he won't be doing that again. If he does he's sleeping in the backyard for the rest of the week."

Lizzie smirked at her brother. "He would be to scared to do that."

Dickie glared at her. "No I wouldn't! I'm not scared of anything!"

Elliot sat down beside Olivia and smiled at his son. "Okay. If that's the case you can sleep out there tonight then."

Dickie swallowed the food in his mouth as his family all looked at him. "Alone?"

Elliot poured himself a glass of orange juice and nodded. "Yeah. I mean you said you weren't afraid of anything so you should be fine right?"

Dickie sat up straighter and nodded slowly. "Of course I'll be fine."

"Good." He said taking a sip of his juice. "But until later…we are going out in Mr. Nichols boat from next door. He said he'd take us out and you guys can go tubing and everything."

"Yes!" Kathleen yelled jumping up and down. "Mr. Nichols son is so cute! Is he coming too?"

Elliot's face turned ghost white. "Wait…how old are his sons?"

Lucy chuckled. "Tim is the same age as Maureen and Ethan is a year older than Kathleen."

"Come on Kathleen…let's go pick out what bathing suits we are going to wear." Maureen said ignoring her breakfast and running towards her room.

"I call the pink one!" Kathleen yelled running after her sister.

"You will both be wearing t-shirts and shorts over those bathing suits!" Elliot yelled after them angrily.

Olivia giggled and looked over at him. "You can't keep them away from boys forever Elliot…"

He raised an eyebrow. "Why not? I can lock them in the basement if I have too until they are at least fifty years old."

Olivia smirked. "Considering we arrest people for locking up their kids like that…I'd say that wasn't such a good idea."

He pouted and pushed his food away. "Fine. But I don't like it."

Olivia, Lucy and Bernie all just laughed at Elliot's discomfort as the twins continued to eat their breakfast unaware of what was going on. Olivia couldn't help but smile as she heard the girls squealing excitedly in their room about going out on the boat with the boys. She glanced at Elliot and thought he looked so adorable when he worried like that about his kids.

But then again…she always thought he was adorable.


When everyone was ready, they met out in the backyard to meet Mr. Nichols out on the dock. The kids were all talking and joking, feeling excited about the day ahead of them. Olivia walked up behind Elliot and smiled at him as he stood anxiously waiting for Mr. Nichols to see what his sons looked like.

"You okay?" She asked placing a gentle hand on his arm.

He relaxed when he felt her touch and he smiled. "I'm fine. Just hate that my kids are growing up."

She laughed and slipped a new pair of sunglasses on her head. "You'll be fine. And by the way…these are my only other pair of sunglasses so don't make me lose them like the other ones okay?"

He smirked at her and then finally looked at her outfit. "Okay…" His voice caught in his throat a little and he saw her smirk back.

She was wearing a black bikini and a purple bathing suit cover that was strapless and fell down to her thighs showing off her perfectly toned legs. "You sure you're okay Stabler?"

Elliot licked his lips and tried to clear his throat. "Fine…I'm fine…"

She smiled and touched his cheek, making him close his mouth, which was currently hanging, open. "Keep telling yourself that…"

He watched her walk around him to greet the kids and he shook his head, trying to keep his mind from wandering once again. But she was making it difficult to be as respectful as he needed to be.

Martin Nicholas pulled his speedboat up in front of their dock and smiled. "Hey Elliot! You guys ready?"

Elliot glanced at his daughters who were huddled together waving at Martin's sons who were sitting at the back of the boat. "Yeah. Let's go!"

They all piled onto the boat and Elliot and Olivia put life jackets on Dickie and Lizzie as they took off towards the middle of the lake. Olivia sat down at the bench in the back and pulled Lizzie onto her lap playing around with her. Elliot was standing up at the wheel with Martin eying his girls nervously as they talked with Ethan and Tim at the front of the boat. Dickie stood by his Dads side trying to get a chance to steer the boat.

Olivia was bouncing Lizzie up and down making her laugh. "Olivia!"

She smiled and kissed her cheek. "I'll stop."

Lizzie turned in Olivia's lap and put her arms around Olivia's neck and smiled at her. "I'm really glad you came with us Olivia."

Olivia smiled and looked over at Elliot who was laughing and talking now with Martin. "I'm glad I came with you guys too Lizzie. I'm having a great time."

Lizzie stared at her for a moment and whispered. "Are you going to marry my Daddy?"

Olivia was surprised by the question but tried to answer her honestly. "Lizzie I care about your Dad very much…"

Lizzie nodded her head. "I know. And I know that he cares a lot about you too. I used to be sad that Mom and Dad aren't together anymore…but I think it's okay now. Mom seems happy with Andrew and I like him, he's really funny."

Olivia smiled and brushed some hair out of the young girls face. "I know it's been hard for you guys…but your parents love you very much. You know that right?"

Lizzie smiled and nodded. "I know. It's better because Daddy seems happier now…which makes the rest of us happy too."

"Well good…" Olivia said leaning forward to kiss her cheek.

"But Daddy is especially happy when he's with you." Lizzie said smirking at her.

Olivia laughed. "I never noticed how much you are like your Grandmother until now…"

Lizzie shrugged. "It's true. He smiles a lot when you are around."

Olivia felt her cheeks blush and she noticed that Elliot was watching her with his daughter and smiling. "Your Dad makes me happy too Lizzie…we are very close. I'd do anything for him just like I'd do anything for you and your brother and sisters too okay?"

Lizzie nodded and hopped down from Olivia's lap. "Okay. Love you Livvie." She said hugging her tightly.

Olivia hugged her back. "Love you too Lizzie."

Lizzie ran over to Dickie as Martin stopped the boat towards the middle of the lake. Elliot helped him take out the tubs and hook them up in the back as Dickie and Lizzie jumped up and down excitedly. Kathleen and Maureen seemed more interested in the boys then having anything to do with tubing.

"Dad! Dad can I go first?" Dickie asked pulling at his Dad's arm.

Elliot smiled at his son and picked him up. "Why don't we go together bud? You're still a little young to go by yourself."

Dickie was to excited to care so he agreed. Olivia took out her camera and sat with Lizzie as Martin started the boat and took off again as Dickie and Elliot clung to the tub. Lizzie was laughing hysterically as she watched her Dad and brother bounce up and down on the waves and Olivia was snapping pictures of the scene.

When they hit a large wave, the tub went up in the air and both Elliot and Dickie flew off into the water. Dickie was laughing as his Dad swam up beside him and pulled his son to his side by the straps on his life vest.

"Did you have fun?" Elliot asked laughing when he saw the huge smile on his sons face.

"I want to do it again!" Dickie yelled.

Elliot laughed and started to swim towards the boat, pulling Dickie along with him. "Let's give someone else a turn first."

When they got to the edge of the boat, Olivia helped pull Dickie up and Elliot climbed on board. "Whose next?" Martin called out.

"You want to go?" Kathleen asked her sister as she pulled off her t-shirt.

"Yeah let's do it!" Maureen said as they walked towards the back of the boat.

Elliot was handing Dickie a towel when he overheard the boys whisper. "They sure grew up…super hot." Tim said to his brother.

"Thank God for bikinis…" Ethan said with a smirk.

"Just wait till they get in the water and they get wet…even better." Tim said nudging Ethan whose smile grew wider.

Elliot felt his blood boil but he held back from saying anything so he didn't embarrass his girls. Martin started to move the boat again as the girls held onto the tub tightly, they were laughing and it almost made Elliot forget about the boys remarks. He walked towards Olivia and smiled as she took pictures of his girls.

"Daddy I want to go but I'm scared…" Lizzie said pulling at her Dad's legs.

Olivia looked at Elliot and smiled. "I'll go with you if you want Lizzie."

Lizzie's face lit up and she looked up at her Dad. "Is that okay?"

Elliot nodded. "Sure sweetie. You can go after your sisters."

Lizzie wrapped her arms around Olivia's waist and smiled out at her sisters. Elliot fell even more in love with Olivia at that moment watching her interact with his kids. They were so important to him and he needed someone that respected his relationship with them. She not only respected his relationship with them, but she loved them just as much as he did.

The girls impressed everyone by hanging on for quite a long time. But eventually they flipped off the raft as well laughing and screaming as they went through the air. When they were back on the boat, Olivia helped Lizzie onto the tube and Elliot helped calm her nerves.

"You are going to have so much fun baby." He said to his youngest kid. "Don't worry. Just hold on for as long as you can and don't worry about falling off. It won't hurt and you have your life jacket on so you will be okay. And besides, you're with Olivia. She won't let anything happen to you."

Lizzie smiled nervously at her Dad. "Okay Dad."

He kissed her forehead gently. "Have fun love bug."

Olivia lifted her cover up over her head and handed it to Elliot. "Hang onto this for me would you?" She asked with a sly smirk.

He glared at her and clicked his tongue. "Evil woman."

She laughed and jumped in the water, splashing him slightly. She pulled herself up onto the raft and put an arm around Lizzie's back to make her feel better. Elliot walked back to where Dickie and his girls were drying off and picked up the camera to capture the moment.

Martin started off slow to ease Lizzie into it. "You okay Lizzie?"

Lizzie nodded slowly. "I'm okay."

Martin revved up the engine and started to go faster making Lizzie squeal. Olivia wrapped her arm around her tighter and laughed as they flew through the water. Finally Lizzie relaxed beside her as the raft lifted up and she finally started to have fun.

"Faster!" Lizzie yelled making Olivia laugh.

They hung on for as long as possible but when they finally hit a big enough wave, the raft flipped and they fell into the water. Olivia came up from the water and turned to look for Lizzie who was treading water laughing.

"You okay?" Olivia asked as she smiled and swam towards her.

"That was awesome!" Lizzie said as Olivia helped pull her towards the boat as it came up beside her. "I want to do it again."

Olivia laughed and lifted her up for Elliot to pull back onto the boat. "You did awesome Lizzie!" He said to her.

"That was so cool!" Lizzie said jumping up and down on the deck. "I want to go faster next time!"

Elliot laughed and wrapped her up in a towel, and then helped pull Olivia up out of the water. As annoyed as he was with they boy's comments about his daughters, they did have a point…Olivia looked even better as she came out of the lake.

"You're drooling…" Olivia whispered to him teasingly as he handed her a towel.

"Seriously…you're evil…" He said with a pout.

She winked and walked around him to look at the pictures with Lizzie. Elliot chuckled as Martin's boys walked around to the back of the boat. "Hey Dad can we have a turn?" Tim asked.

"Sure. Go ahead." Martin said.

Elliot smirked and walked over to Martin. "Hey can I try steering the boat?"

Olivia eyed him suspiciously but she just laughed as Martin stepped aside and showed him what to do. When the boys were ready, they called out to Elliot. "Go fast Mr. Stabler! We aren't afraid!" Tim yelled.

Elliot slid his sunglasses over his face and smiled. "You got it!" He called back.

He lunged forward on the boat so fast that Dickie tripped a little and fell into Olivia's lap. She scooped him up and turned to look at the boys who were holding on for dear life as Elliot flew through the water. Maureen was taking pictures trying not to fall over as she did so.

Elliot turned the boat quickly making the tube fly into the air and flip over; the boys flew backwards and slammed into the water. Martin was laughing at his sons as Elliot slowed the boat down and Kathleen glared at her Dad.

"Dad! Why'd you go so fast!" Maureen yelled at him. "Are they hurt?"

Elliot smirked and walked towards the back of the boat with Martin. "They're fine." Martin said.

They pulled the boys up onto the boat who weren't hurt but looked a little surprised. Martin walked back to the wheel and Maureen and Kathleen walked towards the back of the boat wanting to move away from their Dad.

Ethan rubbed his neck. "You sure drive a lot faster than my Dad."

Olivia tried to hold back a laugh as Elliot shrugged. "Must be from all the years I've been driving the squad car around chasing perps…"

Tim swallowed hard and grabbed a towel. "Oh yeah…maybe…"

Elliot nodded. "I mean I chase a lot of guys who think they are a lot tougher then they actually really are."

Ethan smiled nervously. "Okay…well we're going to go help our Dad out."

He smiled triumphantly and sat down next to Olivia on the bench. "Smooth Elliot…"

He shrugged his shoulders and smiled innocently. "What?"

She just laughed and shook her head as she watched the boys try and avoid the girls at all costs. Kathleen and Maureen were tanning up at the front of the boat, expecting to see the boys come over to them again. They both seemed sad yet unsurprised that they were avoiding them with their father on the prowl…

But after a few minutes they forgot all about the situation as the soaked up the sun.


An hour later, Elliot had Martin pull up to the other side of the lake near the cliff where Olivia had wanted to jump from.

"Come on…" Elliot said pulling at her hand as they pulled up to a nearby dock.

Olivia stared at him for a moment. "What are we doing?"

"You said you wanted to jump off the cliff. Why not go today?" He asked with a smile on his face.

She couldn't deny that she was nervous, but she did really want to try it. The kids all waited on the boat as Elliot and Olivia climbed the trail up towards the top of the cliff. Martin pulled the boat out further so they could all have a better view of them jump.

When they go to the top, Elliot walked to the edge and waved to the kids. He turned and smiled at Olivia who was standing a few feet away from the edge.

"I don't know about this…" She said feeling slightly panicked.

Elliot smiled and walked back towards her. "Liv would I ever let you do anything that could be dangerous?"

She stared at him for a moment and shook her head. "No."

"Exactly." He said pulling her towards the edge. "You can do this. And I'll be beside you the whole time."

Olivia took a deep breath and peered down into the water way below them. "Okay…"

He squeezed her hand and smiled reassuringly. "On the count of three?"

Licking her lips, she nodded and squeezed his hand back. "One…"

"Two…" He whispered back.

"Three!" They yelled together as they jumped out as far as possible over the edge.

Olivia could hear everyone on the boat yelling in encouragement as they plummeted towards the water. She had never felt so alive as she fell towards the water, and when she hit the water she held her breath. When she came up to the air again, she was laughing.

Elliot swam closer to her and smiled. "See you're fine."

The kids were all hooting and hollering from the boat as Olivia pulled him in for a hug. Elliot was surprised by the gesture but he held her closer and remembered how much he loved the feeling of her in his arms.

"Thank you Elliot…" She whispered into his ear.

He buried his face in her neck and whispered back. "Don't mention it…"

Deep down they both knew that she was trying to thank him for more than just getting her to jump off the cliff. And as he held her, Elliot started to truly believe that they had a chance at happiness.


That night after everyone showered and ate dinner together Elliot was setting up a sleeping back in the backyard for Dickie. Olivia walked outside with a smile on her face as she pulled on a sweater and walked over to him.

"So you're really going to make him go through with this?" She asked laughing as she stood behind him.

Elliot put the flashlight down beside the sleeping back before standing up to look at her. "It's called tough love…"

She raised an eyebrow and smirked. "How long do you think he'll last?"

Elliot scratched his stubbly face and shrugged. "Well he is my son…so he's going to be stubborn and pretend he's okay for awhile. But I give him an hour tops."

Olivia smiled and turned as she heard Dickie walking over to them. "Hey buddy…" She whispered. "You ready for bed?"

Dickie had a smile on his face trying to seem okay with the situation. "Yup. Brushed my teeth, said goodnight to Auntie Lu and Grandma. I'm ready."

She pulled him closer and kissed the top of his head. "Sweet dreams."

Dickie nodded and walked over to the sleeping back, not looking at his Dad as he slipped into it. Elliot smiled at Olivia and then knelt down beside his son and kissed his head.

"Okay…so I put new batteries in the flashlight just in case. And I brought out a water bottle in case you get thirsty. Need anything else?" He asked him as he pulled the sleeping back up around him.

Dickie lay back on the ground and shook his head. "I'm not a baby Dad. I'll be fine."

Elliot nodded. "Great. See you in the morning."

He stood up and put a hand on Olivia's back to guide her back to the house, she waved at Dickie as they went towards the back door.

"Wait!" Dickie yelled sitting up straighter.

Elliot smirked assuming his son was already chickening out as he turned back to him. "Yeah bud?"

"Is the back door locked? You know…in case I need to get something." Dickie said trying to sound casual.

Elliot shook his head. "I'll leave it open for you."

"Okay. Thanks." He lay back down on the ground and flipped on the flashlight. "Goodnight…"

"Night." Elliot and Olivia both called to him as they went back towards the house.

Once inside, Elliot walked to the kitchen. "You want a glass of wine?"

She sat down at the table and smiled. "That would be great. Thanks."

He poured two glasses and then walked back over to her, "Here you go."

She smiled and took the glass taking a sip before talking again. "I'm really glad you invited me to come with you guys Elliot. This is exactly what I needed…"

He smiled at her. "Good I'm glad. It's been great having you here."

She placed her glass down on the table and ran her finger around the rim of it. "Nice stunt you played with Martin's boys today…"

Elliot chuckled. "They were talking about how hot my girls were. They're lucky I didn't do worse."

Olivia smiled at him; she loved how protective he was of his kids. "They're growing up…"

He sighed and took a long swig of his drink. "Yeah I know. And I'm not happy about it."

She laughed. "I couldn't tell…"

He smiled and looked around the house. "It's weird…I love being here with my kids but it feels like just yesterday I was there age running around up here terrorizing everyone who lived on the lake. And now it's their turn…"

She smirked. "Lucy told me a few stories about you when you visited…"

He grimaced. "Oh Jesus…I can only imagine what she said."

Olivia laughed. "She mentioned something about untying everyone's boats on the docks sot hey floated away during the night…"

Elliot chuckled and nodded. "Yeah…not one of my better moves."

She smiled. "I can see where Dickie gets it from…"

Elliot nodded and looked out the window to see that Dickie still had the flashlight on. "Yeah I guess. I was up here without my parents that week…I think I was about eleven years old and Uncle John made me go to every house and apologize to them."

"It sounds like you were pretty close to him and Lucy." She said.

Elliot nodded. "I really was. Whenever things with my Mom and Dad were rough they would come and pick me up and I'd stay with them for a few days. It was nice to have a place to get away from the fighting for awhile…"

"I bet…" She whispered looking down at her drink, wishing she had had somewhere like that when she was younger.

"I loved my parents…still do but sometimes it was too much to take." Elliot said sighing as he pushed away his glass. "I think that's why I knew getting a divorce was the right thing to do with Kathy. I didn't want the kids to be subjected to all the fighting like I was."

"You made a really mature decision Elliot…I know it wasn't easy but you did the right thing. And the kids know that now…" She whispered reaching for his hand.

He looked down at their joined hands and couldn't help but smile. "When I was putting Lizzie to bed she said that she hoped you would be her Step-mother some day."

Her breath caught in her throat and she knew her cheeks had turned red. "She did?"

Elliot nodded and squeezed her hand, leaning in closer to her. "She loves you. All my kids do…"

She smiled and lowered her gaze to look at the table. "Well they are great kids Elliot. You know I love them too…"

"When I first divorced Kathy I didn't think I could bring another woman into their lives…but seeing you with them this week, especially today…" He shrugged and smiled honestly at her. "You're already a part of the family Liv…"

She brushed a strand of hair out of her face and took a deep breath. "And how would Kathy feel about us being together?" She paused for a moment. "If we were to be together…"

Elliot sat back in his chair and nodded. "I actually talked to her about it…and she supports it. She wants me to be happy and she knows you make me happy. And she knows you adore our kids…she said she would be okay with it."

Olivia was surprised by his answer. "She's a better woman than I am then. I don't know if I could watch my ex-husband move on with someone else. Or watch my kids with another woman…I know she has Andrew but it is a big change."

Elliot nodded and reached for his glass. "Yeah it is. But Kathy and I had a good relationship…but it wasn't meant to be forever. I know that now and I've accepted it. But I can't live in the past…and neither can she. We both deserve to be happy…she is happy with Andrew and I want to be happy with you."

Olivia rested her elbows on the table and smiled at him. "I can't make you any promises Elliot…but I really do want to try to make this work…but I need you to be patient with me." She saw the look on his face and she laughed. "Or I need you to continue to be patient with me…"

He leaned closer to her and caressed her arm. "I can do that…"

"Are you sure?" She whispered nervously. "I just…don't want you to end up hating me. I really am trying…it's just hard to change for me so quickly."

He smiled and took her hand in his; he put it up to his lips and kissed it gently. "I told you Liv…I'm not going anywhere."

She let him kiss her hand again before he let it go. "Okay…"

He winked and stood up, taking the last sip of his wine. "Okay." He walked to the sink and looked out at Dickie who appeared to be hiding inside his sleeping bag. "I don't know about you…but I'm exhausted."

Olivia stood up to stand at the window with him and laughed when she saw the light shining through the sleeping bag. "What are you going to do? You can't leave him out there alone all night…"

Elliot got that mischievous look on his face that Olivia often saw in his children when they were planning something. "Stay here…"

She turned and watched him walk towards the front door. "Where are you going?"

He didn't answer as he shut the front door behind him and crept around the side of the house. She spun around again to stare out the window to keep an eye on Dickie, wondering what Elliot was up too.

After a few moments, she heard what appeared to be howling from the side of the house. She tried to hold back a laugh when he saw Dickie's head pop up from under the sleeping bag, clutching his flashlight in his hands. She put a hand over her mouth as the howling started up again and a frightened Dickie came bolting towards the back door leaving the sleeping bag behind.

He flew through the door and ran straight to Olivia who scooped him up in his arms. "Whoa! You okay?" She asked pretending not to have heard the howling noises.

Dickie pulled away from her and peered out the window. "Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?" Olivia asked following his gaze out the window, she could see Elliot sneaking back into the house from the front door out of the corner of her eyes but Dickie was to preoccupied to notice.

"That howling! I think there is a wolf out there!" Dickie said pointing out the window.

"I didn't hear anything Dickie…" Olivia said feigning innocence.

Elliot walked into the kitchen and pretended to have just come from downstairs. "What's up? Why are you back in the house bud?"

Dickie glanced nervously at his Dad and jumped down from Olivia's arms. "I uh…I heard a noise and I came to make sure everyone was safe in here."

Olivia put a hand on Dickie's shoulder as he stood in front of her as Elliot stared down at his son. "Oh. I didn't hear anything. We're all fine in here."

Dickie stood up straighter, trying to seem tough. "Good. Good…"

Elliot nodded and stretched his arms. "Well I'm pretty tired. I think I'm gonna head to bed. Why don't you head back out there and I'll turn the back light off for you."

Dickie looked up at Olivia who didn't say anything so he turned and walked slowly towards the back door. His hand was on the doorknob when he turned back around and looked back at his Dad.

"Dad please don't make me go back out there…" He whispered sadly.

Elliot smiled and knelt down and put his arms out. "Of course you don't have to sleep out there Dickie."

Dickie ran towards him and hugged his Dad. "I'm sorry I scared Lizzie. I won't do it again I promise."

Elliot laughed and stood up with him still in his arms. "I'm glad you learned your lesson. It isn't fun to be scared like that. I'll take you up to bed now."

Dickie sighed with relief and looked over at Olivia. "Goodnight Livvie…"

Olivia stood on her tiptoes and kissed him on his cheek. "Goodnight buddy."

Elliot smiled at her and walked towards the stairs still carrying Dickie. When he was upstairs took their wine glasses and cleaned them in the sink thinking about how much fun she had had with Elliot and his family today. After a few minutes, he joined her in the kitchen as she was drying the glasses with a towel.

"Is he okay?" She asked turning back towards him.

Elliot chuckled and nodded. "He's fine."

She nudged him playfully. "You're so mean…"

He shrugged his shoulders and smiled. "Like I said…tough love." She stared up at him for a moment and then shook her head and smiled. "What?" He asked playfully as he cupped her face in his hands.

Olivia bit her lip and stepped closer to him, placing a hand on his chest she leaned up on her toes and kissed him gently on the lips. When she pulled away, she could tell that Elliot was surprised by the gesture but very happy about it too.

She let her hand slide off his chest and back to her side. "I'll see you in the morning?"

He seemed to be unable to respond for a moment but he finally nodded his head and responded. "Yeah…see you in the morning."

She smiled again and walked around him towards the hallway. Her lips were still tingling as she walked into her room and as she sat down on her bed she knew it was only a matter of time before she gave in completely. She just hoped that once they were together, her fears would melt away and she would allow herself to actually be happy…


What did you think? Kind of just a cute one with the kids and stuff. Hope you liked it! :)