A/N: I don't own any of the characters except my own.

The night before the surgery, Olivia was feeling anxious. Usually whenever she and Hank made love, she felt relaxed. They had made love but it wasn't helping.

"Babe, calm down. Everything is going to be ok."

"I can't stop thinking about it."

"Don't get so worked up about it."

"I can't help it."

"Am I going to have to make love to you again?"

"You might have to."

Hank kissed Olivia and then they made passionate love. Afterwards he had is arms wrapped around her as she had her head on his chest.

"Better?"

"Much better. You never cease to amaze me."

"Glad I could help. I love you and I will be here for you no matter what."

"Thanks. I love you too. I'm glad I don't have to go through this alone."

"You won't ever have to go through anything alone again."

"Good."

"We should probably get some sleep."

"Yeah, you're probably right."

Hank kissed Olivia again and then they both fell asleep. Lucy ended up staying overnight. Erin was in town but she was planning to be at the hospital to keep Hank company just as she had been when Camille had her surgery. Olive had left Chicago with the kids and Olinsky had come with her, so they would both be there for Hank as well. The next morning, they got up to get ready to go to the hospital. The anxiety Olivia was feeling the night before returned and she was starting to feel nauseous. On the way to the hospital, she stared out the window and had tears running down her cheeks. She tried hiding it from Hank but he put his hand on her leg as he drove. She took his hand and held onto it. By the time they arrived at the hospital, Fin, Amanda, Carisi, Rafael and Ed were all there.

"I didn't expect to see all of you this early."

"We needed to be here, Liv."

"Thank you."

"No problem."

Everyone hugged Olivia and then she and Hank went to pre-op, while everyone else went to wait. Hank stayed with her until they took her in and then he went to join everyone else after he kissed her and told her he loved her. For a while, the guys took turns pacing the floor and Erin kept texting back and forth with the squad, who kept asking how things were going. They went down to the cafeteria in shifts, so Hank was never completely by himself. Fin had gotten a phone call about a case that also involved a hostage situation. He went back up to the waiting room to talk to Ed, who had fallen asleep.

"Hey, Captain."

"Huh?"

"We just got a call about a case and it involves a hostage situation."

"Ok."

Fin woke up Rollins and Carisi to tell then they had a case.

"Barba, you stayin'?"

"Yes. I cleared my schedule for the entire day, so I could be here."

"Ok."

"Hank, let us know when you hear anything."

"I will. Thanks for being here."

"No problem."

Ed, Fin, Amanda and Carisi left and headed where they needed to go. Olive and Al had already arrived in New York. They went to the house and ended up taking Noah and Daniel to the hospital, while Lucy stayed with Nikki and Justin. They arrived at the hospital, got the boys out of the car and went in. Hank and Erin had both fallen asleep. Trevor Langan knew Olivia was having surgery, since he had talked to her a few days earlier and he had run into Rafael at the Courthouse. He arrived at the hospital at the same time Olive, Olinsky and the boys did.

"Hi, Trevor."

"Hey, Noah. How are you?"

"Fine. Mommy is having surgery."

"I know. That's why I am here. This must be Daniel."

"Yep. I'm Olive, Hank's daughter-in-law."

"I'm Trevor Langan, a friend of Olivia's."

"Alvin Olinsky. I'm Hank's best friend."

"Nice to meet you both."

"You too."

They all went up to the waiting room.

"Hey, Langan."

"Hey. Have you heard anything?"

"No. Has anyone else been here?"

"Fin, Rollins, Carisi and Tucker were here and all left a little bit ago."

"I still don't get why she was with Tucker."

"Me neither."

"I asked her out multiple times over the years and she turned me down but she ends up in a relationship with the guy who arrested her for a murder she didn't commit that I represented her for."

"When was the last time you asked her out?"

"Right around the time she adopted Noah. I even gave up being a Defense Attorney. I'm glad she and I are friends though."

"Did you handle the adoption when Sergeant Voight adopted him?"

"I did. I have gotten to know him pretty well."

Noah and Daniel went over to Hank and crawled up next to him.

"Daddy."

"Papa."

Hank woke up.

"Hey, guys. Wait, Daniel, you're here?"

"Yeah!"

"Hey, Hank."

"Hey, Olive. It's so good to see you."

"You too. I have missed you so much."

"I've missed you too. Where are Justin and Nikki?"

"With Lucy."

"How you doin', Man?"

"This waiting is driving me nuts. Thanks for bringing them out."

"No problem."

"Hey, Trevor."

"Hey."

Erin woke up.

"Hey, Olive."

"Hey."

"Erin, this is Trevor Langan, a lawyer friend of Olivia's. Trevor, this is Erin Lindsay."

"It's nice to meet you."

"You too, Erin. I've heard a lot about you from Olivia."

"Did you two ever date?"

"No. I've asked her out several times though. She always turned me down."

"Why?"

"I'm a lawyer and she didn't date lawyers."

"I would have chosen you over that Tucker guy. He's a nice guy but I really don't know why she was in a relationship with him in the first place."

"It makes me wonder why she picked me over you."

"I love Liv, I really do but she's damn lucky you gave her another chance."

"She knows that."

"She never wanted to be any more than friends with me and I respect that. I have to admit that I was pissed when I found out that she was dating Tucker. After I had found out about it, I called her and asked her why of all people she could have chosen to be with did it have to be him? She basically told me to mind my own business."

"I care about Liv a lot and she is my best friend. I was really pissed at her when I found out she was with him. Now that she not with him any longer, I tolerate him a little more than I did. He was surprisingly supportive after Dodds died. He was good with Noah too, so I will give him credit for that. I admit I was not a fan of Sergeant Voight's at first but it was quite obvious that Liv had feelings for him during the Yates trial. Otherwise she wouldn't have gotten so upset when Yates said what he said about him."

"Why would I do that to Nadia? I cared a lot about her and I respected Erin for what she was doing because that's pretty much what I had done for her. I would never do that to a woman. Ever. I know I have a temper and sometimes it gets the best of me but I'm glad I didn't become the same person I became after Camille's death when Justin died. I think the reason for that was Daniel."

"You were definitely a mess when Camille died. We heard Trudy and Mouch were on the same cruise with you two."

"They were. It was fun. You're right. I was definitely a mess after Camille died. Trudy remembered that too. All those times one of the three of you had to come get me at one of the local bars, bail me out of jail for getting into a bar room brawl and then that time you had to pick me up at the hospital for getting thrown through a window."

"Yeah, I remember that."

"Me too. I was so scared when I thought you had killed the guy who killed Justin."

"You really got to me when you mentioned Daniel. He, Justin and Nikki are my only blood family and I'm just glad I get a chance to see them grow up."

"I wouldn't have had it any other way. It's more important for them to have you in their lives than my parents, especially since you are their only connection to their daddy. It hasn't been easy since he has been gone. I kind of expected him to be shipped off somewhere overseas and possibly end up being killed but not like this. Now I have three kids under the age of 2 to raise on my own."

"At least he's with his mother again and I have been given a second chance as a father with this guy."

Noah and Daniel got up and went to play with the toys in the corner of the waiting room.

"We're hoping to adopt but we haven't told Noah yet."

"Is Lucy ok with all this?"

"She said she was. She's with us full-time other than at night and whenever she takes time off. We offered her more money for taking on more kids. We told her that we were hoping to adopt but not to say anything to Noah right now. He really wants a brother or sister."

Noah's Caseworker, Miss Jackson, came in with a little girl.

"Mr. Voight?"

"Yes."

"I'm Miss Jackson. I was Noah's Caseworker when Lieutenant Voight first took him into her home. We have an immediate placement. I just talked to Lieutenant Voight the other day and she said the two of you were interested in fostering and eventually adopting another child."

"Yes."

"This is Rachel Davis. She's 2. Her father sexually assaulted and killed her mother and killed himself. He spared her but we aren't sure if she was sexually abused or not. Her medical exam didn't show any evidence of it. We're still trying to locate family though."

"We'll take her. I'm a retired Detective myself."

"That's what your wife said. That's basically why I wanted to place Rachel in your care. She did see her father do what he did to her mother. I'll be checking up on her periodically and I do show up unannounced."

"Ok."

"I cannot believe how big Noah has gotten."

"He's a good kid."

"Mr. Langan."

"Miss Jackson."

Miss Jackson left after she handed Hank some papers and then Noah came over to Hank.

"Who was that?"

"She was your Caseworker."

"Huh?"

"She had to make sure you were being taken care of right before your mom could officially become your mom and she had to approve your mom to be able to adopt you."

"Oh."

"Noah, this is Rachel. She's going to come live with us."

"Forever?"

"We don't know. That depends on if they can find any other family members to take her."

"I'll do what I can to help."

"Thanks, Trevor."

"No problem."

"Rachel, this is my son, Noah and my grandson, Daniel."

Rachel crawled up on Hank's lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. Erin looked at the papers Miss Jackson left.

"Her birthday is the same day as Justin's."

"Coincidentally, that is the same day I met Olivia. Rachel was born the exact day we met because we have known each other for two years."

"It's almost like she was meant to be your kid."

"That's possible."

"She already likes you. That's a good sign."

"Yeah. I guess it is."

Hank had his arms around Rachel and rubbed her back.

"She's asleep."

"Good."

"Erin, will you read to me?"

"Sure."

"Me too?"

"Ok."

Noah handed Erin his book and them she read it to him and Daniel. Hank fell asleep again and then Tucker came back.

"Anything?"

"Nothing yet."

"Who's that?"

"That's Rachel. Noah's Caseworker brought her here to live with Liv and Sergeant Voight until they find other family members or they can adopt her. Did the hostage situation come out ok?"

"Yeah. The guy is in custody. The situation was similar to the one Olivia was in a year ago but there was only one suspect. Surprisingly he surrendered."

"Good. No one got killed though?"

"No."

"That's good."

Fin, Rollins and Carisi had come back and not too long after that, the doctor came out.

"Hank, wake up."

Hank woke up and saw the doctor.

"Hey, Doc. How is she?"

To be continued…