Chapter two: Catching the Case.
Levi got back to his house in time to have a shower before waking the kids up for school.
He made his way down the stairs with his backpack, dressed in his suit; his gun's safety on and inside the bag so his kids wouldn't see it.
Petra was making breakfast, Isabel was at the table helping Abbi finish of her homework. Levi thought that was strange; Abbi never needed help with her homework, before he remembered she had skipped a grade, and Noah was sitting on the bench next to the bench top stove Petra was working at.
"Morning," Levi greeted her, kissing her for the first time in over a month, for the first time since that case.
"Daddy!" The girls cried, jumping up from their seats and rushing over and tackling their father in a hug.
Levi knelt down and hugged his daughters, the tension and nerves that had been building up over the last seven hours came crashing down as relief flooded him at knowing they were fine. Abbi stepped back but Isabel didn't let go of her father.
"I missed you daddy." She said into his chest. Levi gave her a small smile.
"I missed you too Angel. Are you three ready for school?"
"Two," Petra corrected, "Noah isn't going."
"Why not?"
"He's faking," Isabel answered.
"Isabel," Petra said warningly.
Isabel took her breakfast and went back to the table.
"He's sick," Petra told Levi. Levi walked over and Levi picked him up as Noah held his arms out, resting his forehead on his father's neck. The poor boy was burning up.
"I'm taking him to that Doctor friend of Hanji's after I drop the girls off." Petra continued.
"How about I drop them off?" Levi offered.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I've got to go into the station anyway."
"Alright. Girls get your things ready." She turned back to Lexi. "Can you get him dressed?"
"Sure." He took Noah upstairs and got him into some clean clothes while Petra finished getting the girls ready. Isabel and Abbi hugged their father goodbye and ran out to the Garage. Well, Isabel ran. Car rides were a lot more enjoyable for her now that she was allowed to sit in the front seat.
"Bye Daddy," Noah said softly as Petra took him from Levi's shoulder.
"Bye buddy," He kissed his forehead and Petra looked up to Levi.
"Try not to be so hard on Eren today; he's been through a lot."
Levi kissed her goodbye, but made no promises.