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

Erin and the rest of the girls, including Melinda, Amanda and Lucy were planning Olivia's baby shower. They had it planned for the weekend of September 11th, so on the day before the shower, Melinda, Amanda, Jesse and Lucy flew in. Alyssa, Noah and Daniel met them at the airport.

"Hey."

"Hey. Thanks for picking us up."

"No problem."

"Lucy!"

"Hey, Noah! I think you get bigger and cuter every time I see you."

"Mama big too."

"Noah, that's not nice."

"Does she know about this?"

"Yes. Erin and Olive thought it would be better if we told her instead of getting her too excited. She's been an emotional mess lately."

"That's nothing new. How are things between her and Hank?"

"Great. They seem to be closer than ever."

Alyssa drove to Olivia's office. The rest of the Squad was out, so Olivia and Lisa were the only ones there. Hank was arriving there at the same time Alyssa was.

"Ladies."

"Hey. How are you feeling?"

"Much better. Thanks."

"Hi, Daddy."

"Hey, Buddy."

"Papa!"

Daniel put his arms out for Hank to carry him and then Noah started pouting.

"Noah, we talked about this. You're a big boy."

They all went inside and up to SVU. Both Olivia and Lisa were in Olivia's office with their feet up on her desk.

"Hey there, Hot Mama! Look who I found."

"Hey, ladies."

Olivia got up and gave them a hug.

"Noah wasn't kidding."

"He told you I got bigger, didn't he?"

"Yep."

Melinda rubbed Olivia's belly.

"Fin and Carisi send their love and so does Barba."

"That was nice of them."

"SVU had a case that involved Hostage Negotiation a few weeks ago. Tucker is much better at that than he ever was with IAB. I have a little more respect for him than I used to."

"That's good."

"How are you doing?"

"I'm starting to feel miserable. I can't see my feet and can't wear my wedding ring anymore. I cry all the time for no reason. Noah asked me something and I yelled at him for no reason. I don't yell at him. I never have. Then of course I start crying because he's crying. It's never ending. We're taking a birthing class with Lisa and Trevor. Boy, does that make me feel old! Most of the couples are in their 20's or 30's. Hank gets queasy with the videos of the birth. He's been through this before and he sees blood all the time. They also have a class for siblings to help them prepare for the new baby, so Emily and Noah go to that with their dads. Hank conveniently had to go to a call during this week's class because we were watching videos again."

"It wasn't a fake call to get out of it. I wouldn't do that."

Then Trevor came in.

"Then there's this one who has this single pregnant woman flirting with him."

"Who me?"

"I'm not referring to Hank."

Olivia made a face.

"You ok?"

"She's pressing on my bladder again. Alexandra Margaret, what did I tell you about that?"

Hank started rubbing her belly.

"Listen to your mom."

"I need to get up."

Hank helped Olivia up and then she kissed him before she went to the washroom. While she was gone, Justin and Erin came in.

"Dada!"

"Hey, Buddy."

"Mama?"

"She's at work."

Justin picked up Daniel.

"Someone needs to be changed."

Daniel started giggling as Justin picked up the diaper bag and took him to the washroom to change him. Then Olivia came back yawning.

"I need a nap."

"You just want to go in the pool."

"That too."

"I'm glad we have the pool too. It helped with my therapy."

"I think I do want to go home."

"Maybe I'll leave early too."

"Good."

"We want to hear more about this single pregnant woman and Trevor."

"There's nothing to tell. She's nice but I'm not interested."

"She flirted with Justin too."

"When was Justin there?"

"Justin came to get Hank for the call they had. Hank told him to stay with me."

Then Olivia's desk phone rang. It was the Desk Sergeant. After Olivia hung up, she went downstairs. It was one of the women from her birthing class.

"Tanya?"

"Olivia? I didn't know you were a cop. I knew your husband was."

"I'm actually a Lieutenant. Are you ok?"

"My ex raped me."

"Ok. You can either talk to me or Sergeant Langan."

"Lisa is a cop too?"

"Yep."

"I really wasn't flirting with her husband or your son. I'm just really uncomfortable around men. They're both easy to talk to. I just feel so out of place in that class."

"Come on up."

Olivia took Tanya upstairs and then both she and Lisa went to talk to her. Then the rest of the Squad came back.

"Hey, Sarge."

"Kyle."

"I know her."

Kyle went into the room where Olivia and Lisa were.

"Tanya?"

"Kyle?"

"It's been a long time."

"I know."

"Why don't you and Stephanie take her to the hospital to get the rape kit done."

"Sure."

"Tanya, if you need anything, don't hesitate to call me. Here's my card."

"Mine too."

Olivia and Lisa gave Tanya their cards and then Kyle and Stephanie took her to the hospital.

"One of us should probably follow up on this."

"I'll do it."

"You sure?"

"Yeah. You have company anyway. I'll stop over later."

"Ok."

Olivia went back to her office and then she left with everyone but Trevor. Everyone except Erin and Justin went to the house. As soon as they got to the house, Alyssa went to change Noah into his swimsuit and Hank took Daniel down to change him.

"Olivia, the house looks great."

"Thank you. I'll give you the tour."

"Who picked out the furniture?"

"We both did. You are planning to stay, right?"

"You said we could. Is Hank ok with it?"

"Oh, yeah. We can put the Air Bed in the office, we have the extra bedroom, the sofa turns into a bed or there are bunk beds in Noah's room. Jay and Justin put the other crib in Noah's room as well."

"I'll take the bunk bed in Noah's room."

"Lucy, are you sure?"

"Yeah. It'll give me some time with Noah."

"Thanks."

"No problem."

"I guess I'll take the sofa bed. Melinda can have the extra room."

"Ok."

They headed upstairs.

"This is the guest room, Noah's room, our bedroom and this is the Nursery."

Olivia opened the door to the Nursery.

"That's adorable. Hank did this by himself?"

"Yep."

Noah came out of his room.

"Ready."

"I see that."

"Come too, Mama."

"I am. Mommy's tired though."

Noah walked up to Olivia and kissed her belly.

"Who's in there?"

"Lexie."

"I have to go through 10 more weeks of this."

"The last couple months are always the hardest."

"I agree."

Alyssa took Noah downstairs and then everyone else went to change. Olivia sat on the bed and rubbed her belly. Hank came in and sat next to her. He rubbed her belly as he kissed her.

"I don't know how much more of this I can take."

"You'll be fine. Everything has been good and the next 10 weeks will go by so quickly. Before we know it, we will be holding our new daughter."

"I hope you're right."

"I know I'm right."

"I'm already starting to become so uncomfortable."

"Don't get so worked up about it. It's not good for either of you."

"I really wish we could make love right now."

"I do too but we have to do what's best for the baby and not what's best for you right now. We don't want her being born too soon."

"That wasn't what I wanted to hear."

"I know."

"I love you so much."

"I love you too."

Hank put his arms around Olivia and kissed her. They changed into their swimsuits and joined everyone at the pool. Olivia sat on the edge of the pool with her feet in the water and Hank got behind her. He wrapped his arms her as she leaned into him.

"Liv, your house is beautiful."

"Thanks. We have so much more room here that we did at the old house. Lisa and Trevor are a few houses down on the other side of the street. Trevor's parents have been spending quite a bit of time with Emily since they moved here."

"The shower is for Lisa too, right?"

"Yes. Sarah said she never had one when she was pregnant with Emily. She was at odds with her mother and didn't want one."

"We were going to wait until your surprise got here to tell you this but Fin, Carisi and Barba are coming to see you. Michelle is coming too, so SVU has the weekend off."

"So, what's the surprise?"

"The guys."

"That's great. I know both of Lisa's aunts are coming in for this."

"Tucker said to give you his best and so did Chief Dodds. We had lunch with Mike the other day and he said to give you his best. He said to tell you to make sure you send pictures after the baby comes."

"I will."

"When is your due date?"

"November 13th. I'm hoping she'll be a little early."

"How has your blood pressure been?"

"It's been a little elevated but nothing too major."

Noah floated over to Hank and Olivia.

"Play, Mama."

"Not right now, ok?"

"You sad?"

"I'm just tired."

Noah hit into Hank's foot without realizing it.

"Ow!"

"Noah, you need to be more careful. You just hit Daddy's foot again."

"Sorry."

"It's ok. You didn't have to get so upset with him."

"Don't yell at me."

"I'm not yelling."

"Yes, you are."

"You're being a Drama Queen."

"I am not."

"You are."

"Do you still find me attractive?"

"Yes."

"No, you don't."

"Yes, I do. Why do you doubt me?"

"Because all men are the same."

"Not me. I'm also not all men. I happen to find my very pregnant wife extremely sexy. I felt that way about Camille too. I know where my loyalties are and you should too. I think someone got upset over there. He's in the corner with his head down. Come here, Noah."

"No!"

Olivia got up and headed toward the house but ended up catching her toe on one of the chairs just as Trevor and Lisa were coming around to the backyard.

"Son of a…"

Trevor ran over.

"You ok?"

"Leave me alone!"

Olivia hobbled into the house and went up to the bedroom.

"What happened?"

"Her emotions are all over the place again. Noah accidentally bumped into my foot, which she pointed out and he said he was sorry. I told her she didn't need to get so upset with him and she told me not to yell at her, which I didn't. I told her she was being a Drama Queen, which she denied. She asked if I still found her attractive, I said I did and she didn't believe me. Noah is pouting and won't come over here. Olivia apparently got all bent out of shape about that and headed into the house. She caught her toe on one of the chairs. One minute she's fine and the next she's not. Camille was moody but never like this. I don't know if she thinks I'm going to be unfaithful to her because we can't do anything. She's wrong. I keep trying to tell her she's the only one for me. I keep trying to reassure her that I love her and am still very much attracted to her."

"She's always been a feisty one."

"Trevor's right about that."

Olivia came back out.

"She's back."

"Amanda, Lisa and Mel, do the three of you want to do something tonight? We can see if Olive, Erin, Kim and maybe Trudy want to do something with us."

"Sure."

"I'm in."

"I can't. I'm going out with my hubby tonight."

"Alyssa and I are doing something tonight."

"Hank can watch the kids."

"That's nice of me. I already have plans though."

"Where are you going?"

"On a date with my gorgeous wife."

"Where are we going?"

"On another dinner cruise."

"Is this the one from the wedding screw up?"

"Yep."

"Lisa and I are going tonight too."

"Well, Amanda, I guess we're babysitting."

"Yep."

"I don't have anything to wear."

"Sure you do. I bought you something. How's your toe?"

"It hurts."

"Do you have any tape?"

"Medical tape?"

"Yes. You could tape it up. It does look purple, so you probably did break it. They can't do anything for a broken toe anyway."

"I know. Trevor, I apologize for snapping at you before."

"Don't worry about it. It's not the first time you've done it and I'm sure it won't be the last. Lisa has her good days and bad days."

"Oh yeah. I know. We talk about our moods all the time. Baby, I'm sorry for snapping at you too."

"You have nothing to be sorry about. I understand you're pregnant but you don't need to doubt me when I tell you I love you. I am always going to love you."

"I know. I love you too."

Olivia kissed Hank and then she got in the water. She swam over to Noah and gave him a big hug. Hank got in the water, while Trevor and Lisa sat on the edge of the pool.

"Where's Emily?"

"My parents have her at their house for the night."

"What happened with that case?"

"They went to track the guy down. We called in Intelligence to help out."

"That works. How did Kyle know Tanya?"

"She's friends with his sister."

"That'll do it. Is the guy that raped her the baby's father?"

"Yep. She broke things off shortly before she found out she was pregnant because he was leaving town. She said something seemed off with him because he'd never do that to her. She said he kept saying he wasn't the baby's father and became more violent when she said he was because she hadn't been with anyone else. She's suspecting drugs."

"I have the feeling he'll kill himself."

"It wouldn't surprise me."

"Me neither."

"Liv, how long are you going to be off?"

"I'll probably be off more than 6 weeks. He's planning to take the week he gets and then 2 weeks of vacation. Alyssa wants the week of Thanksgiving off, so then Hank can be off when she's off."

"That makes sense."

"If the baby comes early, then either Justin or Olive will take that week off. I don't think I can deal with the 3 kids by myself anyway."

"If my mom can help in anyway, let us know. She's planning to help out with Becca but Lisa has her sister and mom and I'm sure her aunts to help too."

"If you need me to come in to help, I will be more than happy to."

"Me too. I'm always looking for an excuse to take time off."

"Thanks. I have the feeling I'm going to be going on bed rest until my due date. Hank keeps threatening to move his office in with mine temporarily, so he can keep an eye on me all day."

"That's a devoted husband."

"Yep. That he is."

"I just don't want to be involved in a major case and have something happen with you. My priorities are with you and our daughter."

"I know how important your job is to you."

"You're more important."

Then Trudy came into the backyard.

"Just checking to see how things are."

"Great."

"Good. I still can't believe you're becoming a father again."

"I know. In 10 weeks."

"How are you feeling, Olivia?"

"I have my good days and bad days. I'm moody all the time."

"That should change once you give birth, right?"

"I hope so."

"Trevor, can you get the gifts out of my car for me? Randy put them in the car before he left this morning. They're not heavy but they're big."

"No problem."

"Thank you."

"Where do you want them?"

"In front of the fireplace, I guess."

"Ok."

Trudy gave Trevor her keys and then he went to get the gifts. Olive came outside.

"Hey."

"Hey. Can you go open the door for Trevor? He's bringing the gifts from Trudy and Mouch in."

"No problem."

Olive went to open the front door for Trevor.

"I'm surprised there were any big items left on my list. Rafael bought a lot when he was here."

"Was that when Hank fell and had to have surgery?"

"Yep."

"I did go shopping for yours early."

"Fin and Carisi wanted me to put their names on my gift but I told them to get their own."

"I got yours but I didn't open it yet."

"Good. What did Barba get you?"

"The car seats and strollers. I wanted a car seat for each vehicle but one will have to stay with Alyssa when I'm back to work. The same with the strollers. I wanted to get a stroller that could hold both of them."

"So much stuff."

"I know. I'm sure my baby shower won't be as extravagant as yours was."

"Oh yeah. My mother likes spending money but can't stand me."

"Has she met Jesse yet?"

"No. I don't even care anymore."

Trevor and Olive came outside with Don and Munch.

"There are my two favorite girls."

"I didn't know you two were coming."

"We would never pass up the chance to come see you."

Olivia went over to the steps and got out of the pool.

"I know. I'm huge."

"You look more beautiful than ever."

"Thank you."

"That's what I keep telling her."

"How are you feeling, Hank?"

"Still sore at times but I'm doing better. Thanks."

"Sure."

"Noah, come see who's here."

Noah got out of the pool and went over to Olivia.

"Hi."

"Hey, Noah. How are you?"

"Fine. Pool, Mama."

"Ok."

Noah went back to the stairs and got in the water.

"He's like a little fish. He's going to have a fit when it gets colder and he can't go swimming. We're thinking about signing him up for swimming lessons at the Y."

"We're thinking about that with Emily too."

"It would be great if we could get them in the same class."

"Does this little one have a name?"

"Alexandra Margaret. Hank's mother was Alexandra and they called her Lexie. We're planning to call our daughter Lexie as well. Margaret is of course my middle name."

"Great name."

"Thanks."

"Olive, do you have your phone on you?"

"Yeah."

"Call Justin and have him bring home that bag in the drawer of my desk. He knows what I'm talking about."

"No problem."

"Thanks."

Olive called Justin and gave him Hank's message. Hank got out of the water and wrapped his arms around Olivia as he kissed her cheek.

"I love you."

"I love you too. Both of you."

"She loves her daddy. She's kicking."

"Does she kick a lot?"

"She does. She presses against my bladder quite a bit."

"Everything is ok though?"

"Yep. My due date is November 13th."

"I'll plan on coming for a visit after that, so I can meet my new 'granddaughter'."

"Yes, you'll have to. You too, John."

"Maybe I'll come visit around Christmas."

"We'll be here."

"Who visits the most often?"

"Probably Tucker, since he's with Lisa's aunt. They were just here a month ago with the grandson she just found out about. He's 14. His mother is my replacement and I met her when I was in New York the last time. She grew up with Maggie's son even though she's a little older than him. She moved to Dallas and they got together the summer of 2001. She just found out she was pregnant right before 9/11. He knew but never told his mother. Maggie knew they were trying to be in a relationship and she had invited Michelle to his Memorial Service but Michelle didn't think it was appropriate to tell her that she was carrying her late son's child. They met by accident at the 9/11 Memorial."

"Sarah and I both think that was Kevin bringing his mother and son together. He's an awesome kid just like his dad was. This is a hard weekend for our family."

"Yeah, I know the feeling. It doesn't seem like it should be 15 years though."

"You're right about that."

"Things got pretty chaotic here on 9/11 because people that worked in the City and lived in the suburbs were trying to get out of the City."

"I could see the towers as plain as day from my old apartment. We were on our way back from a scene and the hospital when the first plane hit. Munch talked to us on the radio wondering what that was about. We saw the second plane hit. Munch was on the radio with us again and Elliot and I could hear Fin cussing in the background."

"I remember that."

"Me too."

"Did any of you go to help out?"

"Not at Ground Zero but SVU became the Command Center to help locate missing friends and family members."

"The Morgue was busy."

"I can imagine. Were you able to reunite families?"

"Some. It was hard when the NYPD families came in looking for their husband, wife, parent, child or sibling. I remember this woman came in almost every day for a couple weeks and she was looking for her son, who was a firefighter. We kept telling her there was nothing new and we would let her know. I had a feeling that he was going to end up being one of the victims. We had gotten the latest list from the ME's office and her son's name was on it. I went over to her house and told her in person. I stayed with her for about an hour while she cried. I gave her my card and told her if she just wanted to talk to give me a call. I never heard from her again."

"That kind of sounds like my aunt."

"I went home and cried myself to sleep. If that had been me missing, I had no one. My mother was already gone."

"You still had all of us. We were all going nuts when William Lewis abducted you."

"Captain's right. That was scary. Amaro, Fin and I had to go through it again the second time he abducted you."

"I still cannot believe the same woman who helped Lewis escape helped Rudnick and Yates escape. That was about the only time I didn't have to tell you to behave."

"I know. He wouldn't have made it out of Chicago alive anyway."

"I don't doubt it. I think that was my best trip to Chicago yet."

Oh, yeah? Why is that?"

"I think you know."

"Yeah, I know. She'll be here in 10 weeks."

"I never asked you. What made you decide to propose to me after only a month?"

"Those few weeks we had spent together when I was recuperating from my shoulder surgery made me realize I didn't want to waste any time. It had felt like we were already a family. I was already crazy about Noah. The fact that I have basically been in love with you since you threatened to arrest me didn't help. You were on my mind all the time, especially at night. When Erin told me Fin called and said you needed me, I was glad that you would have thought of me."

"I really wanted you to be the person who rescued me from that hostage situation. I wouldn't have cared if you did things your way. I'm grateful Tucker did what he did but I am even more grateful that you showed up when you did. I thought about you a lot too, including at night. That was when it was the worst."

"I know. I didn't want to blow this relationship."

"Me neither. I'm glad you did propose and I am glad the wedding date got messed up. A part of me didn't feel right not being married when she was born."

"Another reason I proposed so soon was that I didn't want to lose you."

"Why do you think you'd lose me?"

"Because with my luck, I find the woman I want to share my life with and some guy comes along, turns on the charm and steals your heart right out from under me."

"No one did."

"If we hadn't gotten engaged and Trevor had shown up at your apartment, would you have given into him?"

"No. I don't have a habit of getting involved with more than one man at a time, especially when I have already given my heart to someone. You won't ever lose me to anyone."

"The thing that scares me is that I could lose you to a bullet."

"I know. I feel the same way. That's the reason why I wanted to get my Will redone. I wanted to make sure Noah would be taken care of if something happened to both of us."

"Right. We both had them changed after we got married. I'm guessing I wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for Fin."

"That would have been hard for me to deal with, since it happened the day before our wedding. I can't think about that. I just want us both around for Noah and Lexie. Not to mention Daniel and any other grandchildren we are given."

"I am going to be here for you, our children and our grandchildren. I can't guarantee not getting shot but I am hoping we can have a long and happy life together."

"I hope so."

"We should probably get ready for dinner."

"I forgot you two were going out tonight. Justin and I made plans."

"Amanda and Melinda will be here."

"Will you be ok with Daniel too?"

"Absolutely. Noah, what do you want for dinner?"

"Portillo's."

"Can Daniel eat there?"

"Oh yeah. We usually get him a plain hotdog and cut it up into small pieces, so he can pick it up. He usually does pretty well with it."

"We have ice cream in the freezer. Noah knows about it but the rule is, he has to eat most of his dinner before he gets any. If he takes one or two bites of his hotdog and says he's done, he doesn't get ice cream. The fries I don't care about but the rest of it he has to eat."

"Ok. It's not like I've never dealt with feeding a kid before."

"May we join you?"

"Of course."

"Lisa and I will pick the two of you up in an hour."

"Ok."

Trevor and Lisa went home and Trudy left as well. Hank and Olivia went to take their shower and got dressed. After they left and Justin got home, he and Olive got ready to go out as well. Everyone else except for Don and Munch got out of the pool and changed. Everyone left and headed wherever they were going. By the time Hank and Olivia got home, everyone was asleep, so they went to bed themselves. The next morning, more people from New York were headed to Chicago for the baby shower, including Ed, who decided he didn't want Maggie to have to deal with 9/11 on her own, even though she had the rest of her family. As soon as the flight landed in Chicago and they got their luggage and rental cars, they went to the hotel to get checked in and all headed over to Hank and Olivia's. Lisa found out the shower was also for her the night before. She, Olivia, all the kids and the guys were out by the pool, while everyone else was decorating for the shower.

"Lieutenant, are you slacking off again?"

"Always. Good to see you, Fin."

"It's good to be seen. Wow!"

"I grew quite a bit since I saw you last."

"I became a Sergeant since I saw you last."

"Congratulations, Sergeant Tutuola!"

"Thanks. I still don't like it."

"He's doing fine. It's nice to see you again, Olivia."

"You too. Did the Captain come with you voluntarily?"

"Yes."

"I wasn't planning on coming but then I remembered what weekend it is. Even though Maggie has the rest of her family, she shouldn't have to go through this by herself. Is she behaving herself, Sergeant?"

"For the most part. She's been pretty moody lately though."

"That's nothin' new."

Olivia smacked Fin.

"Ow!"

"I'd be surprised if she wasn't."

"Not you too."

Olivia smacked Ed as well.

"Lisa, where are Sarah and your mom?"

"Inside."

Ellen, Maggie and Michelle went into the house. Then Hank's phone rang. He got the info and then he hung up. He gave the info to Mouse, who immediately started looking into it.

"There is a hostage situation at Med. The Emergency Department is in lockdown. We need all the manpower we can get on this one. Mouse, what have you found out?"

"The guy was arrested by the NYPD a month ago but never appeared in court."

"For what?"

"Sexual assault."

"Aw, crap! Let's go, Carisi."

"Yeah, yeah."

"I'll go too."

Hank kissed Olivia.

"Please be careful."

"I will."

Hank and his group, along with Trudy, Kim, Chicago SVU, Manhattan SVU and Ed headed to get what they needed from the District and then they headed to Med. As soon as they left, Olivia started pacing and everyone else came outside.

"Liv, he'll be fine."

"I'm not so sure about that."

Olivia finally sat down and then Don put his arms around her.

"No one will let anything happen to him."

"I need to go lay down for a while."

Olivia got up, went into the house and went up to the bedroom. She ended up crying herself to sleep. Several hours later, everyone returned back to the house in one piece.

"Everything ok?"

"Yeah. The suspect is dead and fortunately, no one else got hurt or killed."

"Voight and Tucker work well together. That time Liv was held hostage, I wasn't so sure. They did most of the work."

"Where's Olivia?"

"Upstairs."

Hank went up to the bedroom.

"Hey."

"Hey. Everything ok?"

"Yeah. We're all back in one piece. Tucker and I did most of the work. Fin said we work well together."

"Good and I'm glad you two seem to get along for the most part. Coming from Fin, that's a compliment because he's never been too fond of Tucker. Not too many people from SVU ever really were."

Hank kissed Olivia and then they went back outside. Hank sat on one of the chairs, while Olivia sat between his legs and he wrapped his arms around her. Once someone had gone to get the food, everyone went inside and ate.

"Olivia, can I talk to you?"

"Sure."

"I was thinking about when I was told Kevin was gone. I remember this female cop kept telling me they would let me know if they found out anything. She had been kind enough to tell me as soon as she found out and stayed with my while I cried. She gave me her card and told me to call her if I just wanted to talk. I never thanked you for any of that."

"How'd you know it was me?"

"I found your card. I moved not that long after Kevin died and I was looking for it. I was going through boxes of pictures and your card was in one of the boxes. I go through the pictures every year at this time but this was the first time I saw the card. I think my son is trying to tell me something. Like maybe it's time to move on with my life. It's hard because for 25 years, he was my entire life. 15 years ago, my world was turned upside down. The rest of my family has been amazing and Ed has been really supportive."

"You're never prepared for it. Sure I'm a cop but I am also a cop's wife now and I get really scared that he won't be coming home."

"I'm starting to feel that way about Ed. There have been no indications of marriage for us anytime soon but I get scared that he won't be coming home. Not only that, I worry about Michelle. I don't want Kevin to lose her."

"It's normal that you feel that way. Hostage Negotiation would probably be more dangerous than IAB. He was not well liked when he was with IAB though."

"He knows that. I never wanted to get involved with anyone until Ed. Maybe it's because he understands what it's like to lose someone on that horrific day."

"We all do. I was drained after attending all those NYPD Memorial Services and funerals."

Olivia and Maggie talked for a while and then Hank and Ed joined them. Olivia and Lisa opened their gifts and then they all had cake. The guys even stuck around for the entire shower and seemed to enjoy themselves. The next day, the Fire and Police Departments had a 9/11 Service of Remembrance that they all attended, including the ones from New York. Everyone who was heading back to New York left that night. Most of them would be returning in the next couple of months after Olivia and Lisa give birth.

Stay tuned…

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