Ch.74

Olivia had woken up early in the morning, not to the sound of her babies but to the feel of her husband's lips on her neck, his warm breath against her skin sending a shiver down her spine. Rough hands were making their way under her shirt, his thumb brushing against the side of her breast. She let out a moan as Elliot's hand cupped her in the palm of his hand.

"I was wondering how long it would take for you to wake up," he murmured against her neck, sucking on her pulse.

Another moan escaped her lips as his other hand traveled over her stomach, his fingers skimming the sensitive skin underneath. "Babe," she murmured, turning in his arms so she could see him.

"Good morning," he smiled, nuzzling his nose against hers, his lips gently brushing over hers.

"Good morning," she repeated, her hands wrapping around his neck and pulling his lips back to hers, their kiss getting deeper and more passionate with each passing second. "I like waking up to your lips on me," she said softly, her fingers running through his hair as his lips moved down her neck.

He kissed down her jaw and over her shoulder, moving her tank top strap out of the way as he moved along, licking and nipping at her skin. "You're so beautiful," he mumbled against her, pushing her onto her back so he could settle in between her legs.

Olivia's hands went to the hem of his shirt, sliding up against his skin and the muscles that were rippling as he held himself up over her. She raked her nails over his abs and tugged at the shirt, helping him pull it over his head, "I never get tired of the way your muscles move...how strong you are...and sexy."

"No...you're sexy," he told her, brushing all of her hair to one side so he could have more access to her neck.

She kissed his chest and wrapped a leg around him so she could flip him over, straddling his waist and pulling off her shirt.

"Damn, baby," he smirked up at her, his hands resting on her hips as his eyes drank her in.

She smirked and felt incredibly sexy and wanted. No other man could ever make her feel the way that he did and it was intoxicating...always a turn on. "Let me make you feel the way you make me feel," she told him, stroking her fingers down over his cheek and kissing his lips as he just nodded in agreement. She kissed down his jaw, her hands leading her down over his chest to the waistband of his sweat pants.

"Liv," Elliot murmured, his fingers threading through her hair as she pulled his pants over his hips.

"Shh," Olivia instructed, dropping his pants on the floor and running her hands along his thighs, "Let this be about you for once."

Saturday evening found all of the Stablers lounging around and cooking in the kitchen.

"Do you want to make your own pizza?" Olivia asked Eli as she mixed together dough and Elliot set out toppings.

"Can you help me?" Eli asked, pushing a chair next to her so he could reach the counter more easily.

"Sure thing," she smiled, helping him up and giving him a piece of dough. "We have to roll it out nice and thin first," she told him, using his hands to pat it out to a circle.

"It's squishy," Eli giggled, making indents into it with his tiny hands.

Olivia chuckled, helping Eli smooth out the dough, "I think it looks good now. How about some sauce?"

"Can I do it?" He asked and she nodded, moving the sauce towards him and giving her stepson a spoon.

"Make sure you put enough on there," Elliot chimed in, pouring the cheese into bowl.

"I got it," Eli said, smearing sauce onto his pizza. "Now cheese?" He asked eagerly, reaching for the bowl.

"And the pepperoni," Olivia added, giving him a few slices to put on his cheese covered pizza while popping one into her mouth.

"You're not supposed to eat it now," Elliot whispered, coming up behind his wife and grabbing her waist.

"Here," she chuckled, holding a piece out to him which he ate it, "Now we're even."

"I love you," he smiled, kissing her temple.

"I love you too," she replied, going back and helping Eli. "Should we help Noah make his?"

"Yes!" Eli nodded, jumping off of the stool and running to get his brother.

Olivia wiped off her hands and went into the living room, "What does everyone else want? One plain and one pepperoni work?"

The group just nodded or added their agreement out loud with 'yeah'.

"How's my baby?" She asked, sitting on the arm of the sofa next to Elliot who had Max cradled in the crook of his arm.

"I'm good," he said, smirking up at her and receiving an eye roll. "Oh, you meant Max," Elliot smiled.

"Yes, I meant the infant," she chuckled, stroking her finger down her son's cheek and smiling as his lips curled up into a smile that matched her own.

"He's going to be two months old next week won't he?" Lizzie asked from next to her, rubbing her baby brothers tiny foot.

"Time is flying," Olivia said softly with a nod of her head, kissing her son's forehead.

"Mama issa," Noah squealed, running to her and throwing himself against her legs.

Olivia smiled, letting out a laugh at her son. He was growing every day and becoming an incredible little person.

"Alright little man," she smiled, scooping Noah up and settling him on her hip. "We got more pizzas to make, you up for the job?" She smiled to Eli, brushing her fingers through his curly blonde locks.

"C'mon," he smiled his toothy grin and grabbed her hand, pulling her into the kitchen.

"Who wants him? I'm gonna go help Liv," Elliot asked, kissing Max's forehead.

"I'll take him," Kathleen called, pushing herself up from the couch and taking her brother from her dad.

Elliot pushed his sleeves up as he entered the kitchen, "What can I help with?"

"Do you want to make a pizza for you and me? Put some onions and peppers on it," Olivia said, giving him some of the veggies in a bowl.

"Sure thing," he replied with a nod, going about making a pizza for him and his wife.

Olivia watched as Eli helped with his brothers pizza and saw Noah eat some of the shredded cheese from off of the counter top.

"He's just like you," Elliot said with an amused smirk, throwing his eyes to Noah as he ate some more cheese.

Olivia bumped him with her hip, "What's the point of cooking if you can't eat some stuff along the way?"

"I guess that's a valid point," he conceded, snagging a piece a bell pepper.

Olivia helped Noah off from his stool once his pizza was done, kissing his cheek, "You two go play until the foods done."

"Okay," Eli chimed, taking Noah's hand and going into the living room.

"I love times like this," she confessed softly, turning back to Elliot.

"Me too," he nodded, wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her to him. "Any time I can have all of my kids under one roof is a good day." He held her tightly in his arms, nuzzling his nose into her hair and breathing her in, "I love you."

"I love you too," she murmured against his neck, tilting her head back so she could kiss his lips.

After dinner, the Stabler clan decided to take in a movie.

"What are you guys up to tomorrow?" Kathleen asked, taking a sip from her wine glass and then handing it back to Aaron to set on the end table.

Elliot looked to Olivia who had Noah laying against her and she shrugged, "Nothing really. Maybe try to go to the park if it warms up a little."

"You're all more than welcome to stay tonight and hang around tomorrow...only if you want to, of course," Olivia added, rubbing her son's back as he slept.

"Can I stay Daddy?" Eli asks with a yawn, leaning against his older brother.

"Of course buddy," Elliot nodded to his son, watching with a smile as Eli fought a losing battle against sleep.

"James and I are going to stay," Maureen said, stroking a finger against her baby brothers curly hair.

"Us too," Aaron added for himself and Kathleen. "We can sleep down here if you guys want to take up stairs?"

"That'll be great," James replied with a nod and a smile.

"Liz, you wanna stay?" Dickie asked his twin.

"Sure, if everyone else is we might as well," she agreed, leaning back on the sofa and getting more comfortable.

"Great," Elliot nodded with a huge smile, thrilled that his children would be in one home for the night and prove that they were never too old to spend time with their father. "I'll make breakfast for everyone tomorrow morning. Any requests?"

"French toast," Lizzie chimed in first.

"Bacon and eggs," Dickie added, taking a swig of his beer.

Elliot chuckled, "Okay sounds good."

"Dad, do you want me to take him up to his room?" Dickie asked, nodding down at Eli who was sleeping soundly, curled up in a blanket.

"You ready to go up?" Elliot asked his wife who nodded. "Yeah Dickie, that'll be great."

Olivia held Noah in her arms while Elliot went to take Max from his eldest, kissing her forehead as he did so. He situated Max in his arms, "I love you guys, sleep well."

His children uttered their love back as they went about figuring out sleeping arrangements while Elliot followed his wife and oldest son upstairs.

"Thanks for bringing him up," Elliot said as Dickie came out from Eli's room.

"No problem, he's a heavy sleeper," Dickie nodded with a lopsided grin.

Elliot pulled his son into a hug, "Love you kid."

"Love you too, Dad," he replied, hugging his father back.

"Do me a favor and let the dog out please," Elliot called as Dickie made his way back down the stairs.

"Sure thing," he nodded and continued on his way.

Elliot made his way to his bedroom, finding Olivia sitting against the head board with Noah laying across her.

"Hi," he said softly with a smile, quietly closing the door behind him and going to sit next to her on the bed, having some quiet alone time with each other in what seemed like forever.

She leaned towards him, kissing him sweetly, "Hi."

He sat back, propping up his legs and laying Max against them.

"Someone's wide awake still," Olivia cooed, rubbing a finger down Max's little leg.

"As soon as you feed him he'll be out," Elliot smiled, stroking his son's cheek. "Do you want me to go put Noah in his crib?"

She rubbed Noah's back and kissed his forehead, "Can you just grab his pajamas and a night diaper? I want to cuddle with him for a little while longer."

"Anything you want," he nodded, kissing her temple and laying Max on the bed next to her.

"Well boys," Olivia cooed, scooping under Max's bottom to bring him closer to her, "I hope you know how much your Mommy loves you...how incredibly lucky and thankful she feels to have two of the most amazing little boys in the whole world." She kissed Noah's head and stroked a light finger over Max's hair, "You two mean more to me than you will ever know."

Elliot stood outside of the door just out of sight, listening as Olivia talked to their sons. It never failed...the way that his heart beat for her, the way he loved her and she loved him was what gave him life.

"Come in El," she called to him softly, "I know you're out there."

He smiled to himself as he turned into the room, "I thought I was pretty quiet."

"You were," she acknowledged with a smile. "I don't know how to explain it...I didn't hear you but I could just feel you," she added with a shrug, watching as he made his way to her, sitting on the bed.

Elliot cupped her face in his hand, "I know what you mean...it's a gut feeling I get whenever you're near." Brushing his thumb over her cheek he kissed her lips gently, "You're a part of me, Olivia."

Olivia pulled him back down to her, covering his lips with hers and deepening the kiss, taking all that he had to give her. Breaking the kiss and catching her breath she rested her forehead against his, "I love you so much...you are the most amazing man I have ever met and I am truly grateful that I can call you my husband...the father of my children." She sniffled and he kissed away the tear that was trailing down her cheek, "Thank you for all that you've given to me."

He shook his head, kissing her forehead, "Thank you, for all you've given me... I have loved you for more than a decade...living a life that was slowly eating away at me but you were the shining light." He brushed her hair from her face before continuing, "You have made me the happiest man because you love me...through all of the ups and downs, the good times and bad you are always there for me...always loving me and caring for me like only you can. I got incredibly lucky that you of all people love me the way that I love you." He kissed her lips softly, the feel of her lips doing what they always did, soothing him and making him feel love.

"I love you, baby," she murmured against his lips.

"I love you too," he replied equally as soft, kissing her again. "I am so grateful for that day we ran into each other at the park," Elliot said honestly, stroking her cheek, "I found my way back to you and it's the number one thing that I thank God for every day... I can't imagine my life without you, without the family we are building together."

Olivia kissed him once more, everything that she felt being said by her husband so she settled for holding onto him tight. Surrounded by her boys and feeling more love than she ever thought she would be lucky enough to deserve, but would be thankful she had for the rest of her life.

A/N: This is where I leave the Stabler Family... for now. I am considering a possible sequel in the future if that is something people are interested in so please let me know your thoughts! I am also in the process of starting a new story that should hopefully come out in a couple of weeks, so look out for that as well. Thank you all for the support throughout this entire story. I am truly amazed at all of the feedback and reviews. I never thought that my first FanFic would ever succeed in over a 100 reviews let alone 1,000. Everyone who participated by following, giving it a favorite, reviewing, or just reading this I appreciate it more than you know. I have enjoyed the ride of the story along with all of you and I am beyond stunned with how much I have learned along the way.