Moving In & A Bag Of Chips
They both remained still, their eyes were fixated Claire who was still smiling excitedly. They knew that something like this would happen but they didn't think that it would happen so soon.
"Are they okay?" Paul asked after a couple of moments of awkward silence, he looked around to check if anyone else was concerned.
"Is this your surprise for us?" Olivia questioned, obviously not happy.
"Why aren't you happy?" A frowned appeared on Claire's face.
Elliot let out a sigh. "Well, mama Claire. The thing is-"
"It's ridiculous." Olivia interrupted, standing up. She began to pace around the kitchen.
Owen groaned quietly. "When you move around like that it gives me a headache."
"Did you all agree with this?" Olivia looked at them with a look of unbelief.
They all nodded.
"Why?"
"Think about it, honey. We just want to take care of you and to have Elliot with you is even better, he can take care of you as well." Claire explained.
"I care take of myself!" She snapped, pointing at herself. "I am totally capable."
"Liv, sit down." Elliot told her, he didn't want her to stress out too much since she was pregnant.
She stood there for a second and breathed heavily then sat down abruptly.
"It's only for the better." Mark added in a soft tone, hoping that it would calm down Olivia.
"How about Riley?" Elliot asked.
"I'm living with Odette." Riley chimed in, she was leaning up against the door frame of the kitchen. She was listening to the whole conversation.
Odette nodded with a smile.
Elliot looked at Riley. "You knew about this?"
She nodded simply.
"And you're okay with it?"
Riley walked into the kitchen and leaned up against the marble island. "Yeah, I want you to take care of Liv fully. She needs you."
Olivia's eyes shut, the guilt rising up inside of her again.
"It's not like I'm not going to see you everyday." Riley told her brother, knowing that he was probably worried about that.
"You know that we live a couple blocks away." Odette reassured him.
"How about Noelle? I'm supposed to be paying the other half of the bills" Olivia's eyes opened once again.
"We talked to her. Everything is okay, you don't have to worry about that." Mark answered.
Olivia couldn't believe that Noelle agreed to this, she knew that they were lying. She did mention about wanting to move to another apartment complex that was closer to her work place but that was so long ago.
"I thought you two would be excited about this." Claire raised an eyebrow. "You two are having a baby."
"And planning to get married soon, right?" Mark looked directly at Elliot.
His eyes widen. "Uh-"
"It's only been a month since Liv got pregnant, dad. They can think about that when their minds get cleared up." Owen brought up, he walked towards the cabinets and brought out a bag of chips.
Elliot and Olivia nodded vigorously.
"Alright." Mark sighed.
Owen opened the bag of chips and began to chew loudly.
"For a couple who's having their first child you don't seem in love." Odette claimed, she cocked an eyebrow in suspicion.
"It's just a lot to take in." Olivia declared abruptly, she reached for Elliot's hand and gripped it tightly in nervousness.
Elliot winced. "Ow."
Olivia looked over at him with huge eyes.
"I can tell how much she loves me by the the tightness of her grip on my hand." He moved his hand away from her. "We're happy about this." His hand then held hers gently, a small smile on his face. "Thank you."
They all looked at him a bit surprised with his response.
"When's our first day here?"
"Tonight." Claire answered, a huge smile back on her face.
Both of their eyes widen. "What?" They asked at the same time.
"Yup." Mark proclaimed. "Let me show you your room."