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"All aboard!" Dickie yelled standing up on the table. He had a bowl on his head and a train in his hand. "Choo choo!"
"Dickie, Barbie wants to ride!" Summer smiled handing Dickie the Barbie doll. Dickie set it gently on the table. Summer staightened the bowl on her head so she could see. She looked over to see Kendle holding a toy car. "Dell, do you want car to ride?"
Kendle smiled and nodded at her. "Up!" He set the car on the table. Dickie put it next to Summer's Barbe doll.
"The train is taking off!" Dickie shouted smiling.
"Chugga chugga choo choo!" Summer smiled running out of the room.
"Dell, go get some blocks. I build something." Dickie grinned. Kendle smiled and went as fast as he could into the living room.
Olivia walked inside the house looking through the mail. She looked up to find Dickie standing on their table in his underwear and a t-shirt. He had a green bowl on his head. "Richard Joseph Stabler! What are you doing?"
Dickie looked at his mother. "I'm playing trains." He said simply.
Olivia picked him up. "But, I've told you time and time again; you cannot stand on the table." She set him down and squatted in front of him. "Where's Daddy? He was supposed to be watching you."
"He said uncle John called about Mike?" Dickie shrugged. "He told us to behave."
"And did you behave?" Olivia asked.
Dickie looked down. "No."
Olivia paused and kissed his head. "Just don't do it again, okay? Now, where are your pants? I was gone for five minutes talking to uncle DJ's new girlfriend outside." Dickie pointed above Olivia. She turned around in her squatting position to find them on top of the fridge. Her eyes widened. "How did they get up there?"
"Daddy said I have a good arm." Dickie shrugged.
Olivia chuckled and took the bowl off of his head. "Go play in the living room. When you see Daddy, tell him I want to talk to him."
"Okay." Dickie nodded and ran to the living room.
Olivia chuckled pulling Dickie's pants off the top of the fridge. She folded them and set them on the table before picking up the mail again and looking at the letter she couldn't believe arrived in the mail today. She looked up when she heard the basement door close.
"Daddy!" All three kids shouted at the same time.
Elliot jumped and smiled at them. "Hey guys!...Dickie, where are your pants?"
"Mommy has them. She wants to talk to you." Dickie said pointing towards the kitchen.
Elliot slowly walked into the kitchen. "Why isn't Dickie wearing pants?"
"That's what I was wondering." Olivia nodded. "I walked in here and Dickie was on the table with no pants and a bowl on his head. I'm guessing Summer has a bowl on her head."
"Uh, yeah." Elliot nodded scratching his head. "Sorry Liv, John called. I was downstairs for two minutes; I swear. I told them to behave."
"I know." Olivia nodded. "Dickie said John called about Mike. What's going on?"
Elliot exhaled sharply. "Verdict came back twenty minutes ago. He was found guilty on all charges, but since there wasn't evidence for the ones he...killed...a deal was set into play. Sonya told him he could have thirty years in prison if he admitted to everything he did."
"What?!" Olivia asked yelling softly. "How could she do that? The jury was convinced that he was guilty for everything. Thirty years isnt' even the two counts of rape! He took our daughter, he raped our daughter, he raped that other little girl." She went on quietly tearing up.
Elliot wrapped his arms around her and teared up. "I know. I don't know how she could do that when he could have gotten life. I already called up the board and they are going to look into her actions."
"El, that doesn't stop Mike from getting out of prison and coming after Summer. He's the same age as us. Summer will be thirty-three when he would get out of prison. He'll be fifty-three." Olivia breathed. "El,...we catch rapists that are older than that. He's going to have time to plan. What's going to stop him?"
"We are going to stop him every way we can. We also have all this time to figure out what to do when Mike gets out. Let's just...take time to realize that our daughter is safe for the time being." Elliot said.
Olivia exhaled and nodded. "Okay." She dropped her head to his shoulder. "She's safe, alive, healthy. Safe, alive, healthy."
"There we go." Elliot breathed and kissed her head. He grabbed Dickie's pants off of the table. "Why don't we go watch a movie with the kids and put some pants on our son?"
Olivia chuckled. "Yeah, let's go do that."
A few weeks later, everyone went to Bernie's for Christmas Eve. All the kids were fast asleep in the living room after watching Rudolph. "So, what are we all thankful for this year?" Bernie asked as they all sat around the table.
"Mom, we did this at Thanksgiving. Do we really have to do it again?" Jordan asked kissing his fiance's head, Cameron.
"Well, I am thankful that our family is happy and healthy. We are all celebrating another year of being together." Bernie smiled.
"That's very nice, Bernie." Marcy smiled as she rubbed Joe's chest. She looked at Joe. "I am thankful that I met this goof ball this year. He has made this year the best year of my life."
Joe smiled and kissed her. "Love you Marcy."
"I love you too." Marcy smiled.
Sarah smiled. "This is the first year that all the Stabler men are taken."
"True that!" Olivia, Marcy, and Cameron said at the same time.
Everyone chuckled and each went on to continue what they were thankful for. Once they got to Elliot, he smiled. "I know that this year has been a good year because I had Liv. It's had its ups and downs. An up, I got to spend a whole year watching my children grow and falling more in love with my wife. The downs this year are...ones I hope I never have to face again. Finding out my daughter was abused by a very close friend...and not knowing anything about it." He teared up thinking about Summer trembling in his arms. "I will...never ever forgive Mike for what he did. I hope my daughter never has to face him...but, tonight is night for celebrating. I have my daughter and my sons. I have my wife and my family. I could never ask for more." He kissed Olivia's shoulder and raised his glass. "To family, no matter how down we are or messed up or..." He looked over at Joe. "Drunk." Everyone chuckled. "We stick together."
"To family." Everyone said quietly.
"That was very nice, dear." Bernie smiled patting Elliot's shoulder. "Your father would be proud," She looked around the table. "Of all of you."
"Hopefully, Dad has a nice punching bag up there so he doesn't go crazy about not working out." Scott chuckled with everyone.
Beth yawned and looked at her watch. "It's getting pretty late. We should probably get home."
"Yeah, hopefully Britney won't wake up. Daddy needs his sleep." Scott groaned. He kissed Bernie's cheek. "We'll call you when we get home."
"Okay, take pictures for me. You said you were getting Britney a mini kitchen. I want to see if she plays with the kitchen or the box it came in." Bernie smiled.
Scott chuckled. "Okay." He clapped Joe's shoulder. "I will see all you guys on New Year's Day?"
"Yep." Jordan nodded. He looked over at Bernie. "I think we're staying here until then?"
"Yep, you, Cameron, Joe, and Marcy are all staying here until New Year's, except for tomorrow." Bernie nodded.
"We should probably get going to." Elliot said. "Dickie is going to be up at the crack of dawn to see if Santa came. He'll probably wake up Summer."
"We are going to have crabby kids tomorrow." Olivia smiled lightly and stood up. She hugged Bernie. "We'll talk to you later."
"Okay, I'll probaby stop by tomorrow." Bernie said.
"Sounds good." Elliot and Olivia yawned at the same time.
"I'll help you take the kids out to the car." Rebecca chuckled and went with them into the living room. She gently picked up Dickie. "Wow, he's getting heavy."
"Oh, we know." Elliot smirked picking up Kendle.
Olivia picked up Summer and kissed her head. "Summer is the same weight as Kendle. He's almost heavier."
"Mommy?" Summer mumbled in her sleep. "I want to see Bee."
"Okay, we're going home now. Beethoven is probably waiting to go to sleep." Olivia smiled lightly.
"Beethoven still can't sleep without her?" Rebecca asked as she covered Dickie with his coat.
"No, it's hard when she's at John's or Fin's because he just stares at us when we sleep." Elliot said. "Then, I can't sleep because I feel like he's stalking him."
"When Daddy's crabby, everyone is crabby." Olivia mumbled chuckling to Rebecca.
They got out to the car and said their goodbyes to everyone before getting inside the car. Olivia went to look at herself in the mirror to find the letter from a few weeks ago. Elliot started the car and glanced at the letter Olivia had. "What is that?"
"Oh...I was going to tell you. I guess I forgot." Olivia said. "Uh, a few weeks ago I got a letter...from my mom." Elliot looked at her a moment before looking back at the road. "She wants to meet the kids."
Elliot paused. "Do you want her to meet them?"
Olivia sighed. "I don't know. What do you think?"
"I think, that if you want to give her another chance, you should think about how the kids will react to her. Do you want them to meet her? Do you trust her with them?" Elliot questioned.
"I only trust her when she's not drunk. She can't get booz in prison." Olivia paused. "I want them to meet her...I just don't want her to hurt them." She looked at Elliot and then at the road. "But, if you and I were there, I know they will be safe." Elliot smiled lightly. "Can we go sometime before New Year's?"
"Whatever you want, baby." Elliot grinned. "I love you, Liv."
"I love you too, El." Olivia smiled.
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