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"I thought you said you wouldn't be back for another couple of weeks?" Olivia asked as they continued to dance.

Elliot smirked. "Well, the kids had a brilliant idea to surprise you with a surprise anniversary party. I just didn't know they would sing our song." He kissed her lips softly before looking into her eyes. "I love you so much."

Olivia smiled, tearing up again. "I love you too." She laid her head on his shoulder as they continued to sway to the music. He laid his head on hers and wrapped his arms around her tighter. The song was starting to end and he could sense it. He kissed her forehead before she lifted her head to look into his eyes. "Have you talked to the kids yet?"

"No, this is the first time I've seen them since I've gotten back." Elliot whispered. "I have some emotional greetings to get through today."

Olivia chuckled. "I will hold your hand the whole time." She grinned when he smirked, his white teeth shining brightly. His eyes were clear and she couldn't remember a time they had been that relaxed. The song stopped and people around them clapped. Elliot and Olivia clapped as they turned to their children on the stage. Dickie, Summer, and Kendle stepped down from the stage and hurried over to their parents. Zack ran over with Oliver and Eli behind him. Elliot picked up the twins as he shared the moment with his family.

"Look at you guys! You grew up!" Elliot smiled looking at all of his kids' faces. Dickie and Summer were tearing up from happiness. He kissed Oliver and Eli's heads before putting them back down. Zack ran into his arms as Olivia picked up the twins. He hugged Kendle before he looked at his two oldest. He opened his arms as they hurried into his embrace. He kissed their heads before pulling back enough to look at their faces. "I missed you guys."

"We missed you too." Dickie smiled before playfully punching his arm.

Elliot smiled at them and watched as they all stood in front of them. "When did you guys form a band?" He asked as everyone started spreading out, talking to each other.

Summer grinned. "That's how we raised the money for my journalism trip, Dickie's car, and Kendle's class dues. We went to Central Park every Saturday and sang. Then, a bartender hired us to sing at his bar on Friday nights."

"It was all Summer's idea." Dickie smiled, leaning his arm on her shoulders. "We wanted her to go to that convention just as badly as she did." He turned when he heard the actual band start playing another song. "Summer!" He took her hand and pulled her to the dance floor where William was waiting. Kendle and Zack hurried off with them.

"If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe, I'd been married a long time ago. Where did you come from, where did you go? Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?" William sang as they started dancing the Cotton-Eye Joe dance.

Elliot turned to his wife and took Oliver from her. "Should we go dance with them?" Olivia gave him a wicked grin before nodding.

After a while, Zack got up on stage and grabbed the microphone. Everybody was sitting down at the tables eating. "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us again on my parent's 18th anniversary party. My siblings and I are very happy that our dad is home and that we are all together. To celebrate all the years of our parents being together, my brothers and my sister have made a slide show of them through the years." He smiled. "Enjoy!" He hopped off of the stage and joined his parents and siblings at their table. Kendle turned off the lights before starting the slide show.

"Oh my God!" Olivia chuckled when she saw the first picture. Elliot was laying on the floor in his diaper and cowboy boots. Olivia was sitting on him in her ballerina outfit as they watched TV.

"I think my mother gave them some help with this." Elliot grinned, pulling Olivia closer to him. He kissed her head as they continued to watch the pictures come and go on the screen. When the picture of Elliot's proposal with the signs showed up, they could both hear the old football team cheering at their tables.

Elliot grinned when he heard Will. "Team Mamma and Team Daddy! Where'd the time go!?" He yelled.

Olivia laughed before looking at him and raising her arms. "I don't know!" She laughed even harder when the picture of her, Elliot, and Will showed up. It had been Halloween and they all dressed up as super heroes or villains. Elliot was Superman, Will was Batman, and she had been Cat Woman. "Dickie!"

"It was funny!" Dickie defended himself.

July

Olivia woke up and sighed in contentment when she felt the hard planes of Elliot's chest below her. She felt him exhale sharply. He was up. She looked up at his face and found a small smile placed on it. "Morning." He breathed.

"Morning." Olivia whispered back. She leaned up and pecked his lips softly. His arm wound around her, pulling her closer to him before she rested her head on his shoulder. She let her hand run from his chest, down his arm, and into his hand, clasping her fingers with his. "I have to go to work." She breathed, closing her eyes. "But, I don't want to leave this bed."

"Me either." Elliot agreed before kissing her forehead. "But, you have work. It's Kendle's birthday today. I told Dickie and Summer that they had to find the thirteen candle for me. I am not searching that closet downstairs." He felt Olivia chuckle and smiled. He ran a hand down her bare back, remembering all the times he had done so before. It gave him a peace that was only with him when he was with her. He turned onto his side so he could come face to face with her. She looked back at him with those big brown eyes he loved so much. "I am going to miss Summer's birthday again... and Oliver's and Eli's."

Olivia cupped his face in her hands. "It's not your fault. It's just the way it worked out." She kissed his forehead before caressing his cheeks with her thumbs. "They still love you more than anything, just like me. El, you could not be more special to them even if you were Christmas."

Elliot leaned his forehead against hers and closed his eyes. "Thank you."

December

"Hey Mom, Summer and I are going to Carmela's Christmas party." Dickie said as he came down in jeans, a t-shirt, and a Santa hat. He grabbed his keys off of the coffee table, along with his phone.

"Carmela's? You still hang out with her?" Olivia asked, furrowing her eyebrows.

Dickie smirked. "Yeah, we started dating again two weeks ago. The party is at DJ's, so we shouldn't have any problems."

Olivia's jaw dropped. "You two are dating... again?"

"Yeah, for the third time." Dickie chuckled before going to the staircase.

"Third?" Olivia asked herself. She looked at Kendle and Zack to find them chuckling.

"Murmur, we gotta go!" Dickie called up the stairs.

They all heard foot steps as Summer came down. "I'm coming. This look just doesn't happen." She said wearing jeans and a top that had leather on the shoulders. It was sleeveless and was gray besides the black leather. Her hair was down and slightly curled at the ends. She also had a Santa hat. She hurried over to her mother with Dickie. They both kissed her cheek. "We'll be home by midnight." She called over her shoulder.

Dickie grabbed their coats before tossing Summer hers. "Bye Mom! Love you."

"Love you," Olivia started when the front door slammed shut. "Too." She looked down at her boys. "I guess it's us tonight."

"Don't worry, Mom. We're pretty awesome!" Zack said putting a hand on her shoulder. She chuckled at him.

Kendle grinned before handing his mother a DVD. "Here you go, Mom. I burned you and Dad's slideshow onto this. I got the cover from your stamp thing downstairs. Now, you can watch it whenever you want."

"Thank you, baby." Olivia smiled before looking at the DVD case.

Dickie and Summer walked into the house to find most of their school there. Carmela came up to them and hugged Summer. "Hey Murmur!"

"Hey, this place is sweet!" Summer smiled looking around. The lights were dimmed and the music was loud and clear throughout the house.

Carmela grinned. "Thanks! Martin helped me with it!" She turned to Dickie. "Hey baby!"

Dickie smiled before kissing her. "Hey." He breathed before kissing her again.

Summer shivered. "Gross!" She huffed before looking around. She grinned when she felt hands cover her eyes. "Billy!"

"Hey babe!" William smiled before kissing her. He took her hands into his. "Come with me." He pulled Summer with him to living room. She laughed when she saw DJ dancing on the coffee table.

"Oh my God! My dad would love this party." Summer chuckled, leaning closer to William.

Later, everyone was dancing in the living room. William and Summer were pressed up against one another in a make out session. When they parted, they were both out of breath. "I love you." William breathed.

"I love you too." Summer said, bringing him to her again. When they parted again, she looked around and noticed how crowded the room was getting with the amount of people still arriving.

"Let's go somewhere else." William said, kissing her neck.

Summer smiled and took his hand before she led him down the hallway and into the bathroom. She closed the door and locked it before going back to him. "I think we're covered."

William nodded, still out of breath. "I'm pretty sure you're right." He kissed her, backing her up to the counter.

Summer grabbed his shoulders before pulling on his t-shirt. She helped him take it off, only parting from their kiss to take it off his head. He picked her up and placed her on the counter. She ran her hands down his chest and across his abs. "Billy..."

"I love you." William said, taking her hand and putting it over his heart. "I won't force you to do anything. I just want to be with you at the end of the day."

"I love you too, and I want you." Summer breathed before pulling him between her legs and kissing him.

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