Olivia's point of view
After exchanging a hug and a quick kiss with my husband, my daughter and I climb back into the midnight blue SUV Elliot had given to me as a gift on our 7 year wedding anniversary and head to the two-story house right outside the city that El and I had purchased right after we'd first learned that we were expecting twins.
We had both wanted to raise our children in a quiet area with a huge backyard where they could both play and run around outside together while either El or myself watched over them.
After I pull my car into the garage, I lead Tristan through the huge kitchen and up the stairs to the bedroom that she had slept in before Trent had abducted her from our home.
It just eventually became too painful for me to have to pass by my daughter's old room every day after she disappeared so El removed all of the furniture in it and boxed up all of her things, storing the boxes in our basement before converting the empty space into a guest room.
I had refused to place the stuffed lion that El had bought for Tristan right after she and Sean were born in a box to be put down in the basement though.
Instead, I'd placed it on the top shelf of mine and El's closet in the master bedroom in the hopes that I would one day be able to return it to her when she finally returned home to us.
Turning to look at Tristan, I explain that this had once been her room and that we had changed it into a guest room after she was taken from us but that she and I would go shopping tomorrow morning once her brother's hockey game was over for whatever she wants to help make this room seem more like her own.
Tristan smiles at me before saying that she really likes the idea of the two of us going shopping together.
I show Tristan where she can put the few outfits she had brought with her when she and Tyler had driven from Queens to the precinct looking for me.
I also make a mental note to myself that I will need to take her shopping for some new clothes at some point this weekend since she doesn't have all that many clothes in the duffel bag she'd brought with her.
Once she's done, the two of us make our way back downstairs only to find Sean sitting on the living room couch with a look on his face that I haven't seen since back when Susan had first disappeared.
I carefully approach the couch and Sean seems to jump out of his skin when he sees me but then does something that takes me completely by surprise since he hasn't done so in a pretty long time.
He begins to cry.
I wrap my arms around my son who tries to push me away at first but after a moment wraps his own arms around my waist and buries his face in my shoulder as he continues to sob.
I can't seem to find my voice to ask my son what's wrong so I just stay silent and hold him close to me until he calms down enough to tell me why he's so upset.
Sean explains to me and Susan that he had left his friend Derek's house and come straight home after Derek had confessed to him earlier that he had slept with Naomi, Sean's girlfriend of the past 5 months. He also explains that he is no longer friends with Derek and that he has also broken up with Naomi.
"Hey, Sean?"
Sean and I turn our heads to look at Tristan who is now sitting on the couch next to her twin.
"Yeah, sis?"
My daughter smiles at her brother calling her "sis".
"I know that I just came back home today but I want you to know that I think you're a much better person than your so-called best friend Derek. From what you just told me and Mom, it doesn't sound like he was really thinking about your friendship when he slept with your now ex-girlfriend. You deserve to have better people in your life than those two and I want you to know that now that I'm back home where I belong, I'll always be here for you the way I would have been if Trent Parker hadn't ripped me away from you, Mom and Dad."
I watch with tears in my eyes as my two babies who are now both amazing young people embrace each other for the first time since they were both 1 1/2.
"And if anybody else ever hurts you like Derek and Naomi did again, they're gonna have to deal with me. My boyfriend Tyler can testify that I can be a total bitch to anyone who hurts someone that I really care about."
Sean bursts out laughing and I can't help but join in. My daughter seems to be just like her dad can be whenever someone he loves gets hurt.
When Elliot finally arrives home from the grocery store with the ingredients he needs to make his homemade pizza for dinner, he's pretty surprised to see Sean sitting in his recliner and Tristan relaxing on the couch as the 2 of them watch a movie together.
He and I go into the kitchen to get started working on making the pizzas and while we work, I tell him what Sean told me and Tristan earlier regarding Derek betraying him by sleeping with his now ex-girlfriend.
"That's rough, babe. Sean must be devastated. I mean, he and Derek have been best friends since they were in preschool together."
"Yeah, I know. It kind of reminded me of that time when you told me about one of your buddies on the football team with you sleeping with that girl you dated before you and I met back when we were in high school."
"Yeah. I still wish I could completely forget about that. The way I look at that now though is if I hadn't broken up with Kathy way back then, you and I might have never gotten together and we wouldn't have had those two amazing kids of ours."
I smile before leaning over and giving my husband a kiss which he immediately tries to deepen but I pull away before he can. He pouts which just makes me laugh.
"El, I would love nothing more than to make out with you right now but I really don't want to have to worry about either of our kids walking in on us."
El nods, indicating that he understands and we finish up preparing the two pizzas. El then puts the first one in the oven so that it can bake while I wash my hands.
I then make my way into the living room where the kids are now watching what looks like one of the new Batman movies.
I sit down on the couch next to Tristan who immediately snuggles up against me and rests her head on my shoulder.
I wrap my arms around her and press a kiss to her forehead. My daughter lets out a sigh before whispering to me that she loves me and that she is so happy to finally be back home with me, her dad, and Sean again.
I can feel tears forming in my eyes as I kiss her forehead again.
"I love you too, baby, and I'm happy that you are back with us too."
Once both pizzas are done baking, the four of us decide to eat our dinner in the living room and watch movies.
It's around 10:00 pm when I notice that my daughter has now dozed off while curled up on Elliot's lap in his recliner.
I also can't help but notice that my son is struggling to stay awake from his position on the couch next to me.
I tell Sean that he should go upstairs to his room and get in his bed where he'd probably be a lot more comfortable.
He nods and heads upstairs after wishing me and his dad good night.
I turn towards Elliot who is now standing with a still fast asleep Tristan in his arms.
He carries her up the stairs and into our room with me right behind him.
He then lays our daughter down on my side of our king-sized bed and covers her up with the burgundy comforter before quietly making his way over to our dresser and taking out a pair of grey sweatpants for himself and one of his old NYPD t-shirts and a pair of leggings for me.
I quickly change in our bathroom then climb into our bed next to Tristan.
Elliot climbs into bed next to me a couple of minutes later, wrapping his arm around me.
"I kinda figured that you might want Susan to sleep in here with us tonight. I was right, wasn't I?"
I press a soft kiss against Elliot's lips before telling him that I did want her to sleep in here with us tonight. I also mention that I'm glad that he figured that out without me having to say anything to him about the matter.
He presses a soft kiss against my temple before saying that he loves me with all of his heart and soul just like he's done every single night for nearly 2 decades.
"I love you too, Elliot Stabler. Now what do you say we get some sleep? I'm exhausted from all that has happened today."
Elliot chuckles very softly so as not to wake Tristan and agrees that we should definitely try and get some sleep.
I wrap my arms around my daughter who immediately snuggles up against me, resting her head on my chest.
After kissing my sleeping daughter's forehead one last time for the night, I close my own eyes and begin allowing sleep to overtake me.
