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"Oh Summer!" Elliot called on his stomach on the living room floor. Summer crawled around the corner of the couch and smiled at Elliot. She squealed and turned back around. "Summer!" Elliot said again. She didn't turn around.

Olivia laughed and set down Dickie. "Is she crawling away from you again?"

"Yes!" Elliot chuckled. He picked up Dickie upside down and tickled him. "You never did that, did you?"

"No!" Dickie laughed. He grabbed Elliot's hand and tried pushing it away. "Daddy, you're tickling me."

Olivia laughed. She looked over at Summer who was looking at her hands intently. "Summer, what is so interesting?" She asked as she picked Summer up. Summer continued to look at her hands. She held out something to Olivia. "Did you find Beethoven's hair ball? They're aren't hard to find, are they?"

"She found another one?" Elliot asked playing with Dickie. "I swear, that dog is losing more hair than it's growing."

Olivia chuckled. "That's the point of shedding, El."

Beethoven trotted in with his tongue hanging out. Summer squealed and reached for him. Olivia swatted down so Summer could pet Beethoven. "El, I think Beethoven likes Summer more than you."

"I figured that out a long time ago." Elliot smiled.

"Why can't Beethoven sleep in my room?" Dickie asked.

Elliot turned Dickie to face him. "Well, Beethoven believes he has a job. He thinks his job is to protect Summer. What's your job going to be when you get older and I need help?"

"Fight off boys who like Summer." Dickie said calmly.

Olivia chuckled and kissed her daughter's head. "I'm going to feel so bad for you, Murmur."

"Beethoven is doing the same thing. He just stays in Summer's room because she's too little to defend herself." Elliot said.

Dickie nodded and smiled. "Is he going to help fight off boys?"

Elliot smirked. "You bet. We'll train him."

Olivia's jaw dropped. "Beethoven, don't listen to Daddy. He's going crazy." Summer squealed and patted Beethoven's back.

Beethoven licked her face and trotted off. "Ew!" Olivia smiled. "Did Beethoven give you a slobber face? Yeah, I think he did. Should we clean you off? I think so."

Elliot smiled as Olivia carried Summer into the kitchen. He looked down at Dickie. "So, what should we do next weekend?"

Dickie looked up at Elliot. "Go to the zoo."

Elliot rolled his eyes. "We did that last weekend."

Dickie shrugged. "So, we could go see Grandma."

Elliot smiled. "I bet Grandma would be happy if we did that. She's trying to get ready for Rebecca's graduation. We could help her do that."

"Yeah, then can we go swimming?" Dickie asked hopeful.

"We'll see." Elliot chuckled.

Olivia walked in then and sat down on the couch near Elliot. "What are my boys talking about?"

"We were thinking of going out to my mom's next weekend since you and Alex are taking Summer to Build-a-Bear." Elliot said rolling his eyes.

"Hey, it's a stuffed animal for our daughter. It's not for you." Olivia countered and laid down with Sumer on her chest. Summer was starting to fall asleep.

"I know." Elliot chuckled. "She's already got twenty in her room. Will and Mike came by and brought like five alone."

Olivia smirked and closed her eyes. "When are they coming tomorrow?"

"Uh, I think around ten. They promised they wouldn't draw on our children." Elliot smiled. "What are we going to tomorrow again?"

"Sarah's track meet. We can't bring the kids because Dickie doesn't like touching grass, for god knows what reason, and Summer gets fussy in the heat." Olivia said. "I'm going to go to sleep now."

"Okay, dream happy things." Elliot said.

"They always are. You're in them." Olivia smirked.

Elliot smiled and continued to play with Dickie. Beethoven laid next to Elliot in front of Olivia and Summer on the couch. Elliot scratched his head. "You like protecting Summer don't you?" Beethoven looked at him and licked him hand. "I'm going to take that as a very slobbery yes."

Dickie pulled on Elliot's hand and pointed to the TV. There was a commercial for the zoo on. Elliot chuckled. "We're going to Grandma's next weekend."

Dickie frowned. "I want to see the monkeys."

"Well, you are a monkey. How about we go when Summer is older? That way she can remember some of it." Elliot suggested.

"Fine." Dickie sighed. He pulled out a movie. "Can we watch this?"

Elliot nodded. "Sure we can buddy." He put in the DVD. Within the first ten minutes, Dickie was out and Elliot was close to it. He patted Beethoven's back. "What are you thinking? Should we go for a run?"

Beethoven's ears perked up. He licked Summer's tiny fist and ran for the door. Elliot smiled, wrote a note, and took Beethoven out. Elliot ran about two blocks when somebody with a Collie showed up. Elliot recognized him. "DJ?"

DJ turned his head to look at Elliot. "Elliot Stabler? Man, I never expected to see you around here. What are you doing here?"

Elliot smiled and shook DJ's extended hand. "My wife and I moved in almost a year ago. We have the Simonson's old house."

"Really?" DJ asked with wide eyes. "That place is worth a fortune. It has top quality security."

Elliot chuckled. "I know. That's part of why we bought it. I hear you have a daughter now."

"Yeah, Carmela is almost a year and half now. Kathy and I have been married for a year. Hey, I heard that you have a family of your own." DJ said.

"Yeah." Elliot smiled. He took out his phone and showed DJ the picture of his family. "That's my wife Olivia, my son Richard, and my daughter Summer. Richard is going to be three this summer, and Summer is seven months."

"Wow!" DJ breathed. "You've got a beautiful family. Kathy's son, Martin, is going to be four in a couple of weeks. He's starting school this fall. Kathy is going crazy over it."

"I bet. Olivia cries everytime Dickie has a birthday." Elliot chuckled.

DJ smiled. "Well, Kathy doesn't do that. Nice dog, by the way. I wanted a St. Bernard, but Kathy said German Shepards are better. He's great!"

Elliot smiled and patted Beethoven's side. "Well, Beethoven is great also. He sheds like crazy, but he's the best dog I could ask for. He's always with Summer. If he has to leave, he cover her with slobber and trot off. It's hilarious."

"He's her protector." DJ smiled. "Well, I gotta get going. I'll see you around."

"Yep, bye DJ." Elliot smiled. He started running back home. "Oh Beethoven, I don't care how happy he is. I feel bad for him." Beethoven barked in agreement and started tugging on the leesh to go faster. Elliot picked up his pace and ran with Beethoven.

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