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Ok so first things first (I'm the realest), I don't know when Noah's birthday is so we're gonna ride this wave of me making it up together!!!

She sips on her cup of coffee he had brought to her while she got ready in the bathroom, listening to the laughter flooding her apartment. Peter was at the end of the hall in Noah's room keeping him occupied as she put the finishing touches on her makeup. He had surprised Noah with a pair of tickets to see the Mets last weekend and the day had finally come for them to go.

She took one more good look in the mirror before slipping on her sneakers and heading into Noah's bedroom. "You guys ready?" she leans on the doorway dressed in her jersey Peter had gifted her this morning and a pair of distressed jeans.

"Yes! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!" Noah jumps up and grabs his baseball mitt before running down the hall towards the door.

"You're officially his favorite person," she says with the brightest smile on her face. He makes his way over to her and places a kiss to her forehead as his hands wrap around her waist.

"Makes me happy to see him so excited. Reminds me of myself growing up."

"Thank you for this. You really didn't need to," she wraps her arms around his neck.

"It's no problem at all, really Olivia. And plus I've got me a new buddy to bring along with me."

"What about me?"

"I guess you can come sometimes too," he rolls his eyes playfully and kisses the corner of her mouth before pulling away. "We better get going."

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The weather had been perfect as they sat at the park watching Noah play on the jungle gym. It was approaching fall and just cool enough outside that they could enjoy the weather. The game had been a learning process for Olivia, and it warmed her heart to have Peter and Noah teaching her all about the game. After spending an arm and a leg on food and candy they had decided it was best to let Noah run all his energy out in Central Park.

"Stay where I can-"

"See you! Got it mom!" Noah ran towards the playground barely giving Olivia time to zip his jacket up.

"Sometimes it's hard to believe he's only six," she shakes her head and smiles as her and Peter take a seat on a park bench.

"You doing anything special for his birthday next month?" Olivia looks at him with a wrinkled forehead curious how he even knew when his birthday was.

"How do you know that?"

"I listen Olivia, quite well actually," he smiles his boyish grin and reaches to tuck her grown out bangs behind her ear.

"You still manage to surprise me," her fingers lace between his and rests on his knee. "But I think we may just keep it low key. Maybe dinner and cake at the apartment, it's what we always do."

"No amusement parks or arcades?"

"It's just him and I, and of course the squad," she looks over at Noah as he runs around playing tag with the other kids.

"Thoughts on me changing that?" he looks over at her with a sly smile on his face.

"Don't even think about it," she doesn't even look over at him as she lightly scolds him. "I don't want you spending money like that on us. Noah will be happy to just have cake with his family- and you," she squeezes his hand that's still laced with hers.

"Come on...imagine a week in Florida. Noah can bring a friend and we'll go to the beach, Disney, a kids dream," she laughs and grasps his chin lightly, pulling him closer to her so she can place a kiss to his lips.