Title: Home…

Rating: T

Summary: This is a sequel to the story 'Siena.' You need to read that first for this to make any sense.

Disclaimer: They still aren't mine…if they were, new episodes wouldn't stop now and come back after the new year.

A/N: This is a SEQUEL!!! If you haven't read my story 'Siena' then the references to the background of the characters and some of the plot wont make any sense. This chapter is dedicated to onetreefan for giving me the opportunity to read about red coat/stripper Elliot in her new story:D  :D

This story starts two years after the end of the last one. That makes Jake 13 and in the 8th grade, and Luke 7 and in the 2nd grade

The Assignment

He was laying on the couch cradling the love of his life to his chest. In all his years, he never thought this would happen. She was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen and he didn't know what he had done right in his life to deserve her. The little girl looked up at him with a pair of beautiful brown eyes. He smiled and felt his heart melt all over again. She was about six months old now, but it felt like just yesterday that he and her mother brought her home from the hospital.

"Honey," he heard his wife call from the hallway, "AJ needs to be put down for her nap now."

"Okay," he called back. He carefully got up from the couch and made his way toward the nursery. He glanced down at little Alexandra Johana (AJ) in his arms and realized that she was in fact asleep. He couldn't help the smile that again made itself known on his face. He carefully laid her in her crib and covered her with the pale yellow blanket that was her favorite. "I love you little one," he whispered and quietly let himself out of the room and shut the door.

"Did she go down okay?"

"Yeah, she was asleep before we even made it to her room," he said as he sat next down to her on the couch.

She immediately curled into his side and smiled, "I knew she was tired. You two have been playing together all day!"

"Well, she makes me fell like a kid again."

She smiled and turned her head up to give him a sweet and passionate kiss on the lips. He smiled, wrapped his arms around her, and pulled her on top of him on the couch.

She chuckled, "Well, someone is feeling frisky today."

"What can I say, I missed you today. Me and AJ just couldn't wait for you to get home," he leaned up and captured her lips again.

"Sorry, but I couldn't miss court. You know that."

"Yeah, I know. But I don't have to like it."

She grinned, "No, you don't." She leaned down and incited the most passionate kiss thus far. She ran her hands down his chest and rested them on his hips. One of his hands was wrapped in her hair and the other traveling up and down her back. They were engaged in what could only be described as an intense make-out session, when a phone rang.

He groaned and picked it up, "What?" he said a little annoyed.

"We need you to come in. Some special assignment thing came in."

He rolled his eyes, "Okay. But if this turned out to be nothing, I am going to hurt you."

"Hey! Don't shoot the messenger. I was just told to call you."

"Whatever! I'll be there in thirty."

"Okay."

He hung up the phone and looked into his wife's eyes, "I am so sorry, but I got to go."

She nodded, "I figured as much. I'll have dinner ready when you get back, assuming you come back tonight. Call me," she said as he got up and went to his room to grab his things.

"Don't worry. I'll call."

She gave him a quick kiss before he walked toward the door, "Be careful."

"I will. I love you Casey."

"I love you too John."

With that, he left the apartment and made his way toward the station.

When John arrived about twenty minutes later, he walked in to see not only Fin and Cragen, but two men in suits he had never seen before. He could tell by the way that Fin and Cragen were talking to them that they weren't IAB, so he was curious why he was called away from his family on his day off. Ever since AJ was born six months ago, John was home every minute he could be.

He walked over to Fin, "Hey man, what's up?"

Fin looked at him then motioned to the two suits with Cragen, "They are some detectives from out of state. Something about our perp and their perp could be the same. We might have to take a trip."

John sighed, "Why us? Why not Mark and Taylor (a/n: the detectives that have been there since Liv left)? I need to be home with Case and AJ."

Fin chuckled, "You don't think I tried that already? They said that since we have seniority and were the leads on the case, we have to work with them."

John shook his head. He and Fin walked over to where the detectives were standing with the captain.

"Cap," John greeted.

"John, glad you could come in. I'm sorry I had to pull you away from AJ and Casey, but I need you and Fin."

"Yeah, Fin somewhat told me. So, what is up exactly?"

Cragen motioned to his office. The four detectives followed him. John and Fin found themselves propped up against the wall on the left of Cragen's desk, while the out of towners took the chairs.

"Okay, Detective Daniels, why don't you explain what is going on?"

The detective with dark brown hair and piercing green eyes spoke up, "Well, first off I am Wayne Daniels and this is Trent Hanes, we are from the St. Louis PD, SVU. We believe that your current case and our current case are connected. We came up here to see if we could get any help, but we think the perp may be in St. Louis. We would like you to come to St. Louis for a few days and see if we can catch this guy by working together." He paused to allow what he said to sink in, "Unfortunately, neither Detective Hanes nor myself are the lead on this case, so we can't give you much detail."

John's eye brow peaked, "Why didn't the lead detective come. You would think that he would want to be here to see who he was getting."

Detective Hanes smiled, "She could not come up with us. She is a single mother and could not leave her children alone long enough to come with us. I am her partner and Detective Daniels is the lead detective in the squad."

John just nodded. Cragen took that opportunity to speak up, "Well, gentlemen," he said, looking at his detectives, "do you think you could spare a week or so, and accompany these two back to St. Louis to see if you can be any help on their case?"

"Cap, you say that like we have a choice," Fin quipped.

Cragen shot him a look, "You're right, you don't. Go home and pack, your plane leaves in six hours. Come back here to meet back up with Detectives Hanes and Daniels and to brief Mark and Taylor about any of your open cases."

"Yes, sir," they mumbled in unison and exited the office.

John wondered back into the apartment he shared with his wife and daughter about two hours after he had left. Casey was on the couch feeding AJ and watching some daytime soap opera.

John walked to the couch and leaned over it to give her a kiss on the head, "Hey baby."

"Hey John. What's wrong?" she asked, seeing his down turned mouth.

"Nothing," he brushed off and went into the bedroom to pack.

Casey came into the room ten minutes later carrying AJ in her right arm. "John, why are you packing a bag? Where are you going?"

John sighed, "I got called in today because some detectives from St. Louis came up and need me and Fin to go down there and help them with their case. They think it is connected to ours, and the perp is thought to be in St. Louis. We have to go with them. I will be in St. Louis for at least a week or so. I am so sorry, both Fin and I tried to get out of this, but Cragen wouldn't budge." John finished packing and walked over to Casey and he took AJ out of her arms and held her to his shoulder.

Casey shook her head, "Its okay. We will manage for a week. Don't worry about us, you just go and get the perp and come back to us."

"Okay," John said and nodded. They walked out to the living room and John stopped before he got to the door. He leaned over and gave Casey a deep kiss and a hug. He then looked down at the angel in his arms, "I am so sorry I have to go AJ, I'll see you soon." He gave her a kiss on the forehead and handed her to Casey.

"Bye Case, I love you."

"I love you too John. Bye and be Careful."

"I will."