All I Ask [A Bensler Fan Fic]

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Kathy let out a sigh.

She knew that there was no way the kids could have a relationship with their father unless they were all willing to completely accept Olivia and her child. At the moment, Maureen wouldn't even look at her father, let alone accept him, his girlfriend, and their child.

"Let me talk to Maureen. Why don't you hang out with Lizzie, and just wait around? Eli will be home from school in an hour, and I'm sure he'd love to see you." Kathy smiled awkwardly.

"I'll hang with Liz, but I'm certain that Eli doesn't want to see me. Remember when he decided he didn't want to see me anymore?" Elliot frowned.

"El." Kathy breathed.

"Just go do what you need to do with Mo. I've got Lizzie." Elliot mumbled.

Kathy pulled her ex-husband into a tight hug before leaving the room. She walked into the living room and looked at the back of her daughters' heads.

"Maureen Stabler, upstairs. Now." Kathy ordered.

"I'm an adult. And-"

"You are acting like a child. Go." Kathy sighed. Maureen stood and mumbled several things under her breath as she left the room.

Lizzie turned to see if her father was leaving, but forced a small smile when she saw her father standing in the kitchen's doorway.

"Are you going home? Liv-"

"I got a text from Fin while we were driving here. He went and picked up Liv and was with her at the apartment. I'll see her soon. Until then, we just need to discuss things."

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Kathy and Maureen talked for over an hour, while Elliot and Lizzie talked about what exactly happened in Sedona. She found out that Olivia had almost died, and that made the blonde even more willing to make a relationship work with Olivia.

Elliot was just about to take off since he needed to see Olivia, but he stopped when the front door opened and Eli walked in.

"Who's car is here?" Eli questioned. He looked at Lizzie, before his eyes drifted to his father.

"Uh, hey, kid."

"Dad?" Eli asked, his blue eyes wide.

"I was just going to take off. I hope school was good. Uh, love ya." Elliot breathed. He went to step around his youngest son, but stopped when Eli grabbed the sleeve of his jacket.

"Did you leave because of me, Dad?" Eli whispered.

"What? Eli, don't blame yourself for what I did." Elliot frowned.

"But-"

"No. What happened was all my fault, not yours. You were angry at me and made an adult decision to break ties with me, and I can't hate you for that. So please, don't feel guilty." Elliot spoke, before pulling his son close. He kissed the top of Eli's head before giving him a tight squeeze.

"He's back for good, Eli." Lizzie smiled.

"Really?" Eli asked, as he leaned back and looked up at his father.

"Yeah, really. I am going to warn you though... I brought Liv and your sister back, too. We are raising the baby together and are figuring out what we feel for each other." Elliot explained.

Eli stepped away and hung up his jacket as Elliot looked back at Lizzie for help. He didn't know if his son was just processing things, or if he was angry and decided to ice his father out.

"So what's my sister's name?" Eli mused, as he turned to face his father. Elliot's eyes went wide before a smile grew on his lips.

"Evie Peyton. She has dark hair, and I think she may end up with brown eyes." Elliot spoke, as he pulled his phone out and quickly found the latest picture of Evie he had. Olivia was in it too, so Elliot was hoping Eli would still look at it.

Eli took his father's phone and flipped through the photos of his baby sister. There were so many pictures, even if the baby was only six weeks old.

"She looks kinda like me... when I was a baby." Eli spoke, as he hesitantly handed his father back the phone.

"Then she must be adorable, huh?" Elliot chuckled. Eli grinned and nodded.

"Yeah, she is pretty cute. Um, does Mom know you are here?" Eli questioned.

"I know he's here. Don't worry about that. I am going to take your sister back to get her car, so would you mind if your father stays with you until I get back?" Kathy asked, as she moved down the stairs with Mo right behind her.

The girl looked exhausted, so Elliot didn't say a thing.

"Could we actually go back to your place? So I can meet Evie?" Eli asked.

Elliot turned to Kathy, and she wanted to say no so badly, but agreed instead.

"Sure. Bring your bag just in case you stay a little later. You need to get your homework done."

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"Olivia?" Elliot called as he, Eli, and Lizzie walked into the apartment. Fin walked out of the living room and looked at the ground with wide eyes.

"Uh, Stabler and kids. Hello." He spoke awkwardly.

"Hey, Fin. Thanks for getting Liv."

"It was no problem. So, are you good if I take off?" Fin mused, and Elliot nodded.

"Yeah, we are. Thanks again." Elliot spoke.

Fin left and Elliot got the kids settled before moving into his bedroom. He found Olivia on the bed with Evie laying beside her. He knew Olivia wasn't asleep, since she was pretty protective of Evie and wouldn't let her sleep in their bed without one of them being awake.

"Liv." Elliot whispered.

"Does Lizzie hate me now too?" She asked, her voice weak and shaking.

"No, she doesn't. Eli doesn't either."

"Eli?" Olivia asked, as she looked over her shoulder.

"Lizzie and Eli are both here. They want to see Evie. Eli even said he thinks she looks like him when he was a baby." Elliot smiled. Olivia looked back at her baby before nodding.

"She kinda does... you can take her. I'll just-"

"I wanna see you too, Livvie." Eli's voice spoke from where he stood outside of the closed door. Olivia sat up slowly before pulling Evie close.

"I guess we are coming with you."