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"El?" Olivia asked groggily.
"Yeah?" Elliot asked back as he yawned.
"I think one of the kids is up." Olivia informed him as she rubbed her face into the pillow.
Elliot looked at his bedside table and saw that Summer's monitor was making noises. "It's Summer. I'll go see what's going on." He got out of the bed and walked down the hallway to Summer's room. When he entered her room, she was tossing around in her bed whimpering. "Summer, baby, wake up." He said picking her up and rubbing her back.
Beethoven whimpered as he looked up at Elliot and Summer. Elliot gently rocked her as he walked over to the window. "Daddy?" Summer asked, wanting to know if it was him.
"Yeah, it's me Murmur. What's wrong? Did you have a bad dream?" Elliot asked kissing her head. Summer nodded into his neck. "What happened?"
"Mike hurt me." Summer cried hugging Elliot's neck.
Elliot felt his heart break for his daughter and held her tighter. "He's never going to get to you Summer. I promise you that. I am never going to let him come near you again." He cupped the back of her head as she cuddled into him. "Do you want to sleep with Mommy and me tonight?" Summer squeezed his shoulder to confirm her answer. Walking down the hallway, he entered his and Olivia's room.
Olivia sat up seeing her daughter in Elliot's arms. "Hey, what's wrong?" She kissed her daughter's head when Elliot sat down on the bed.
"She had a bad flashback." Elliot breathed rubbing his daughter's back. "I think we should have her talk to Huang. He said that she would have these nights every once in a while, but lately it's been three or four times a week. I can't handle seeing her like this."
"I know. I can't either." Olivia said tearing up. She put a hand on her daughter's back. "I'll call Huang in the morning when you take her to the football field. The boys and I are going to the park with Casey, Will, and Kenny."
Elliot nodded. "That's fine. As long as she gets help, it will be fine." They heard whimpering at the door. "Oh crap! I forgot Beethoven."
Summer looked up at Elliot. "You forgot Bee?" She squeezed his nose before going to the door and opening it. Beethoven came in and climbed onto the bed after Summer. He plopped down on Elliot and snorted.
"Are you comfortable?" Elliot asked Beethoven. Olivia chuckled and laid down with Summer. He looked over at his wife. "What am I supposed to do? I can't move."
"I don't know." Olivia laughed. She kissed Summer's head before wrapping an arm around her. "Summer, how do you get Beethoven to get up?"
Summer looked at Beethoven. "Bee, I'm going to get up." Beethoven's ears perked up before he jumped off the bed. Elliot laid down. Summer patted Elliot's chest. "C'mon." Beethoven hopped back up and laid down. "Good boy." She smiled scratching his head. Laying back down, she kissed Elliot's cheek. "Night Daddy."
Elliot looked at his daughter in shock. "Uh, night Murmur." He watched as his daughter closed her eyes and fell asleep with Olivia. "How did that happen?" He asked himself shaking his head.
The next day, Olivia took the kids to the park while Elliot met up Will, Shorty, Quinnefer, New Kid, Goober, and Fin. He carried Summer out onto the field and smiled when Will ran up. "Hey Dipsy Daisy!" Will smiled taking Summer.
Summer squealed. "Will!" She held onto his neck when he held her right side up. "You're goofy."
"Yeah, I know I am." Will chuckled. "How was yesterday?"
"Good, Dickie turned six!" Summer grinned. She ran to Carly when Will set her down. She was greeted by all the guys giving her high fives.
Will looked at Elliot. "How is she doing?" He asked gesturing to Summer.
Elliot sighed. "The nightmares are increasing. Liv is going to call Huang this morning so she can get some help. We are just running out of options. I'd like to think that I could do everything my daughter needs, but...I have to face it. She needs more help than I know how to give."
Will patted Elliot's back. "El, she's still going to need you. You have no idea how much she loves you. You are the best Dad that I know. Trust me; Summer is going to need you her whole life."
"Thanks Will." Elliot smiled lightly. He watched as his daughter grabbed a football and threw it to Goober. "I still can't believe she's comfortable coming here. This is where she met Mike."
"Yeah, but she's not going to remember him for that." Will sighed. He looked over at the guys. "C'mon, let's go play a little football." Elliot grinned and walked with Will over to everybody else.
Olivia sat with Casey on a bench while the kids played on the playground in front of them. "Liv, I think that Will and Dickie are learning too much from their fathers." Casey chuckled.
Olivia followed her gaze and laughed when she saw her son in front of Will. They were both crouched over in football positions. "That is too cute." She took out her camera and took a picture of them.
"You have to send me that." Casey smiled. Olivia nodded. "Can you believe that school starts on Tuesday already?"
"No, the whole summer went by and I didn't get to take the kids anywhere. At least Dickie is moving onto kindergarten this year." Olivia sighed.
"Yeah, I'm glad that Will stayed back an extra year too. They are pretty good friends." Casey smiled lightly. "Are you gonna start Summer this year?"
Olivia shook her head. "No, Elliot and I decided that we were going to wait another year with her. Dickie went to pre school when he was four and he stayed back a year. So, we figured, with everything that's been going on, we would wait until she was five." She looked up and her eyes went wide. "Oh no! Kenny and Kendle got into the mud!"
"No!" Casey yelled as they ran to the boys.
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