A/N: I don't own any of the characters.
"A little over a week ago."
"So, you just meet some random guy and then decide to get married?"
"No. It's someone I know."
"So, who?"
"Do you remember me mentioning Hank Voight from Chicago?"
"Oh, yeah. That's great. I'm really happy for you."
"Thanks."
"I take it Barba told you that he saw me with someone."
"He did. Congratulations."
"Thanks."
"How'd you two meet?"
"I went on a cruise and we met there. She's actually from New York."
"How's retirement?"
"It's great."
"Good."
"How's Noah?"
"He's fine. He asked me if he was the reason we broke up."
"Not at all. He's a good kid."
"Except you didn't seem to want to spend too much time with him when we were together. You never once mentioned him in your retirement plans. When I asked you what you were planning to do when you retired, you said you wanted to do nothing. You could have said you wanted to spend more time with my son but you didn't."
"It was implied."
"He was never included when we went out to eat. You always had me make sure Lucy could stay with him. If we stayed in, you made sure he was asleep before we had dinner."
"Yet you're the one that said you wanted to part ways because you needed more time for him."
"I've been spending as much time as I possibly can with him. I don't want to argue with you."
"I didn't come here to argue with you either. I really am happy for you. I'd like to meet Hank sometime. You did mention him quite often."
"He became a part of my life from the moment we met but I really wasn't sure I wanted to be any more than friends and colleagues with him with the distance and all. I was wrong about that. Of course I never expected you to be anything more than a pain in my ass."
"I never actually expected anything to happen between us. I'm glad it did."
"I am too."
Lucy came in with Noah.
"Hey, Liv."
"Hey. Hi Baby."
"Hi Mommy. Hi Tucker."
"Hey, Noah. How are you?"
"Ok."
"Liv, he's been telling me about meeting Mickey Mouse."
"That was definitely the highlight of his trip. He and Daniel had so much fun. I had fun there too but the highlight of my trip was marrying Hank."
"How'd he propose?"
"He took Noah and Daniel when he went to pick the ring out, while Olive and I spent some time getting to know each other better. She's his daughter-in-law and Daniel is his grandson."
"I knew that. Erin told me what she knew."
"Ok. We went to the top of the Eiffel Tower at night and Olive and the boys were with us. It was just so romantic. He got down on one knee and asked me."
"Aw, that's so sweet."
"That's corny!"
"You wouldn't have been that creative anyway because you didn't want to go up to the top of the Eiffel Tower."
"I'm afraid of heights."
"You got on an airplane."
"That's different."
"Ok. Whatever. You just weren't overly romantic and compared to Hank, you're a bit on the dull side."
"Who are you calling dull?"
"You."
"Who took you to Paris? That was a romantic gesture and not dull at all. Who takes their daughter-in-law to Paris?"
"Olive has always wanted to go to Paris. Justin had promised her he'd take her one day when they could afford to go. That one day never came when he died last year. Hank told Olive that he would take her wherever she wanted to go. Erin may have mentioned to her that Noah and I were going for a couple weeks. Apparently Erin has been trying to get Hank and I together for a while now. I should have followed my heart in the first place and told Hank a couple years ago that I had feelings for him."
"Then you wouldn't have dated me."
"Right."
Ed gave Olivia a dirty look.
"Mommy, I miss Hank."
"I know, Baby. So do I. We are going to Skype with him later."
"When are we going to Chicago?"
"Well, we can talk to Hank about that tonight."
"Is Hank my daddy?"
"Not officially. He wants to be."
"Can you call Trevor?"
"Now?"
"Yeah. Does Hank have kids?"
"He had a son but he died over a year ago. Erin is kind of like his daughter. Olive is his son's wife and Daniel is her son, so Hank's grandson. I'll call Trevor tomorrow after I talk to Hank. Ok?"
"Ok."
Olivia got a text from Carisi saying that Erin was hurt. She replied and said she'd be there as soon as she could.
"I need to go. Erin is hurt."
Olivia left and everyone else did as well. On her way out the door, Olivia texted Hank to tell him and he said he'd be on the next flight out. She told him to let her know when his flight was due in and she would come get him. Olivia arrived at the hospital and ran in. Carisi was waiting for her.
"How is she?"
"She hurt her knee during a chase. They're still waiting on the results. I take it you called Voight."
"Yes, I did. As I was on my way out of the Precinct, I texted him. He's on his way to the airport. I told him to let me know when his flight was due in and I'd come get him at the airport."
"Ok."
Carisi took Olivia to where Erin was.
"Hank is on his way to the airport as we speak."
"Good. Liv, it hurts."
"I'm sure it does."
The doctor came in and told Erin she tore one of the ligaments in her knee and required surgery, which they could do right away.
"Liv, I am so sorry."
"Don't be, Erin. It could have happened to any of us."
"I just want this over with."
Olivia called Hank.
"Hey, Beautiful."
"Hey. Erin needs to have surgery."
"How soon?"
"They said they could take her in right away. She's pretty upset and just wants it over with."
"My flight should be leaving soon and it is supposed to be in by 4 your time."
"Ok. I'll be there.
"Let me talk to her."
"Ok. Hold on."
"Ok. I love you."
"I love you too."
Olivia handed Erin the phone.
"Hi."
"Hey. It'll be ok. You know that, right?"
"When are you going to be here?"
"In a few hours, so I should be around when you wake up."
"The last time I was in the hospital here, you were here."
"I know. Don't tell Olivia this but I think I want to move there. I need to be where my family is."
"Wow!"
"Yeah, I know. I never thought I would actually consider leaving the city I love but I love Olivia and Noah more."
"That's pretty good coming from someone who said he'd never do it again."
"I did say that, didn't I?"
"Yeah, you kind of did."
"Sorry we didn't include you. We just wanted to get it over with."
"I understand and I'm not mad. I am so happy for the two of you. You didn't tell anyone else about me, did you?"
"You mean like Halstead?"
"Yeah."
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"Thank you."
"No problem. I need to go, so I'll probably see you when you wake up."
"Ok. Love you."
"I love you too, Kid."
Erin hung up and gave Olivia her phone back. They came to get her ready for surgery and took her in. Olivia went to find Carisi, who was waiting with Fin and Amanda.
"They just took her into surgery and Hank is on his way. His flight is due in by 4."
"Is he gettin' a car or is someone supposed to pick him up?"
"I told him I'd pick him up. Maybe we should go to the surgical waiting room."
"Ok."
The four of them went to the surgical waiting room and then Amanda and Carisi went to get coffee for all of them.
"Fin, did you get the guy?"
"Yeah. We called Barba and there is enough to charge him with, so he's at the Tombs right now."
"Ok. Good. Thanks for handling it."
"No problem. You ok?"
"Tucker stopped by earlier."
"How'd that go?"
"It was a little awkward, actually. I sense he is a tad bit jealous that I went back to Paris and got married. He's seeing someone, which I heard from Barba. Lucy came in with Noah and it was a little tense there too. Noah loves Hank so much and it didn't take him long to warm up to him."
"He didn't like Tucker at first, right?"
"Not really. I think they were both uncomfortable with each other."
"What I found weird is when you said he called him Tucker and not Ed."
"It was his choice. He calls Hank by his first name but he asked me if Hank was his daddy. I told him not officially but he wants to be. Noah wants me to call Trevor right away."
"The kid is just anxious to have a dad. Tucker never struck me as being the fatherly type."
"No, he didn't. He never once mentioned Noah in his retirement plans. If he wanted to be with me, then he needed to prove that he could spend time with my son without me there. He said it was implied. Really? I've known from the beginning how much Hank cares about Erin and I wish I had been able to meet Justin but being a father just comes so naturally to him. He's amazing with his grandson. He's not the same guy I had to threaten to arrest during that first case when he's with Noah. He's not that person when he's with me either."
"There is definitely a big difference with you in this relationship compared to your relationship with Tucker. You never wanted to discuss that relationship but you're being open and honest about you and Voight. In fact, you never really discussed any of your relationships before."
"I know I didn't. I just got so tired of being in relationships that never went anywhere. I should have listened to my heart in the first place. When Yates was accusing Hank of doing those terrible things to Nadia, it really bothered me. At first I couldn't figure out why but then I realized I was starting to have feelings for him. I didn't think I wanted to pursue it because I wasn't sure I wanted to be anymore than friends and colleagues or because of the distance. I'm glad things turned out the way they did."
"Do you think Cassidy would have been a good dad?"
"He never wanted marriage or a family, so no."
Amanda and Carisi came back with coffee.
"Thanks."
"Thanks."
"No problem."
Then Lucy and Noah found them.
"Hey."
"Hey."
"Liv, I hate to do this but I need to go."
"Ok. That's fine."
"Did you want me to take him to daycare for a while?"
"No. That's ok. I'll keep him. Can one of you go with Lucy to get Noah's seat and then put it in my SUV?"
"I got it."
"Thanks, Fin."
"No problem."
Olivia handed Fin her keys and then he went with Lucy to get Noah's seat. Noah then crawled up on Olivia's lap. After Fin came back up, they all sat and waited. Carisi changed the channel on the TV, so Noah had something to watch. Amanda called to check on Jesse. The time had passed so slowly. They still hadn't heard anything about Erin but Olivia needed to leave for the airport.
"I need to head to the airport. Noah, do you want to come with me or do you want to stay here with Fin, Amanda and Carisi?"
"I'll stay."
"Ok."
Noah went to sit with Amanda and then Olivia left. With traffic, she arrived at the airport at the same time the flight was landing. She parked and went in to meet him at Baggage Claim. Hank saw her immediately. She ran over to him, wrapped her arms around him and kissed him passionately.
"I'm glad you're here."
"That's what I usually say when you show up in Chicago."
"I know."
Hank waited for his luggage and then he took Olivia's hand as they walked to her SUV. Olivia drove to the hospital.
To be continued…
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