A/N: The next update should be coming a little sooner than this one did. As usual, I don't own any of the characters except my own.
Three weeks had passed since Lexie's birth. Thanksgiving was approaching and this would be their first one as a family. Don was coming to spend the entire week with them and Alyssa was off, so Hank took off to help Olivia with the 3 kids. Don was planning to stay at the house. Hank took the boys for a ride to the airport to pick Don up since Olivia was feeding Lexie by the time they were getting ready to leave. They arrived just as Don was walking outside.
"Perfect timing."
"Good."
"How's everything going?"
"Great. I would have brought Olivia and the baby with but it was time to eat."
"She probably doesn't a whole lot of alone time with the baby or does she?"
"She does. Alyssa will take these 2 out for a few hours."
"Hi, Grampa."
"Hi, Noah. You're getting so big."
"He'll be 3 soon."
"I can't believe that."
"Neither can we. Are you and Eileen planning any trips any time soon?"
"We're spending a few months in Maui. We rented a condo on the beach. We leave shortly after the first of the year."
"That sounds nice."
"In May we're going to Disney World with her family."
"We are too. When?"
"Mother's Day."
"That's when we're going. Where are you staying?"
"The Contemporary Resort."
"We are too."
"That'll be fun."
Hank continued driving to the house. When they arrived and went inside, Lexie was asleep in Olivia's arms and Olivia was also asleep. Don took a picture with his phone as did Hank before he woke her up by kissing her forehead.
"Hey."
"Huh?"
"Look who's here."
"Hey, Don."
"Hey, yourself. Let me see this little beauty. Liv, she's gorgeous."
"Thank you."
"She looks just like you."
"I am very thankful for that. I wouldn't wish this mug on anyone."
"It's a handsome mug though. She may look like me but she has your personality."
"She was bound to get something from me."
"Daniel not only looks like you, he also has your personality."
"Ok, guys, nap time."
"No!"
"No!"
"Then no McDonald's for lunch and no visits to the fire station or the District."
Noah kissed Olivia and gave Don a hug. Daniel kissed Olivia and then Hank took them up to Noah's room for their naps.
"I had dinner with Fin the other night. Tucker's getting married and has a kid? Did I hear that correctly?"
"Yes. He also has identical twin grandsons."
"Oh, wow! He never knew about the daughter?"
"Nope. Her mother lied to her and told her he never wanted her. He said if he had known about her, he would have fought for custody. Both the mother and the guy she was married to abused her. They just met a few weeks ago but they have already established a relationship and she gets along pretty well with Maggie. He's definitely not the same person he was just a few years ago."
"The few times I've seen him lately, we actually had an intelligent conversation."
"Yeah, it is possible but I still can't forget the stuff he did to all of us over the years."
"True."
Hank came back downstairs.
"Don, would you like to hold her?"
"You bet I would."
Olivia kissed Lexie's forehead and handed her to Don. Hank sat down and put his arm around Olivia just as there was a knock at the door. Hank got up to get it.
"Hey, Lisa."
"Hey."
"Come on in."
"Thanks."
Lisa came in and they went into the living room.
"Thank you for not ringing the doorbell. Hank just got the boys down for a nap."
"Emily's asleep too. I still can't believe my entire family went to New York."
"Trevor's family is still here."
"Yeah, I know. His brother, sister-in-law and their kids are coming in sometime today."
"I'm surprised your mom and Sarah went."
"I am too. We were invited but I am not taking my 3-week old daughters on a plane nor do I want to drive out there with 5 kids. Trevor is working on a huge contract at work. Mom and Sarah went to find out the wedding plans. I'm glad Trevor and I had a short engagement. Although it doesn't seem like we've been married for 6 months already."
"I know the feeling."
"Has it only been 6 months? It seems like a lot longer."
"Henry, what was that?"
"Nothing, Dear."
"You lie."
"It just seems like it should be longer than 6 months."
"Yeah, sure."
"You know I'm crazy about you."
"You better be."
Hank kissed Olivia and then the doorbell rang, so Hank got up to get it. It was Fin, Amanda, Jesse and Nick.
"Hello."
"Hey. Come on in."
Everyone walked in and went into the living room.
"Uncle Fin has returned."
Olivia got up and hugged Fin and Amanda.
"Nick!"
"Hey, Liv."
"Now I know who we forgot to send the picture to."
"I took care of it."
"Thanks, Fin."
"No problem."
Hank took Lexie from Don.
"You need to be changed."
Hank took her upstairs to change her diaper. Once he was done, she started fussing.
"Uh oh! What's that all about?"
Hank put her on his shoulder and started rubbing her back as he headed back downstairs.
"This is actually the same guy who barged into SVU's Interrogation Room 2 years ago, scaring the crap out or Rollins and me and roughing up that George guy?"
"Yep. That's him. He is so amazing with her."
"What did you do to him?"
"I threatened to arrest him when he did what he did with George and I yelled at him when he tried roughing up that Van Kamp guy. He started behaving after that. I asked him to play it by the book with the Yates' case and didn't even have to ask him when Yates escaped and came back here. He got well rewarded for that."
"Oh, is that what that was?"
"Uh huh!"
Lexie made a face like she was going to start screaming but she didn't.
"She has the same facial expressions as her daddy."
"She's loud like her mommy."
"I'm not loud."
"Yes, you are."
"MOMMY!"
"That wasn't a very long nap."
"I'll get him."
Hank got up and handed Lexie to Nick and went up to check on Noah.
"Liv, she's gorgeous."
"Thank you."
"Where's your Nanny?"
"She's off this week. She is such a big help. There is just no way I could deal with an almost 3-year old, an 18-month old and a 3-week old on my own. Most days she takes the boys somewhere. Today we're going to check up on Daddy's Squad and then we'll go to the fire station."
"You're going?"
"Yep. You're all welcome to come with us."
"Sounds like a plan."
"Great."
"Who has to get up during the night?"
"Hank does. I'm with her all day but ever since we brought her home, he's been getting up with her."
"Did I hear Fin correctly that Tucker is getting married?"
"Yes, you did."
"Wow! I didn't realize he had it in him."
"They're good together. He found out he has a daughter and twin grandsons too."
"That's a surprise."
"It really is."
"When's the wedding?"
"May 20th, I think. At least that's what I last heard."
"We're still in Florida. We leave on the 13th and return on the 21st.
Lisa got a text from Sarah.
"Well apparently they're getting married tomorrow at City Hall. They want Trevor and me there. He's working and I can't travel. My aunt can be like my mother and hold a grudge for a very long time."
"They know you just had twins and it was just by c-section."
"I know."
Hank came back down and sat next to Olivia. He put his arm around her and kissed her.
"Is Noah ok?"
"He just had a bad dream. Everything is fine."
"Good."
Lisa's cell phone rang, so she answered it.
"Hey, Aunt Maggie."
"Ed and I are getting married tomorrow."
"I know. Sarah sent me a text. Trevor has been busy at work and I can't travel. There's no way we can be there."
"I realize that. I had a c-section when Kevin was born, so I know what you're going through."
"I know you're like Mom and like to hold a grudge."
"I don't anymore. As much as we'd like you there, we understand that you can't because of the circumstances. I won't hold it against you. I promise. I'm sorry we're doing this so soon. We just want to get it over with. We're going somewhere next week. I think he mentioned Paris."
"Wow!"
"We're hoping to come there for Christmas. Michelle is shutting everything down then. She and Jenna are the ones on call for Thanksgiving since they've been there the shortest amount of time. She's planning to take Rafael with her and Kevin to Dallas, so Ed, Jenna, the boys and I will come there."
"Ok."
"How are the girls?"
"They're doing pretty good. My mother-in-law has taken over with all 5 kids at the moment. The first Saturday in December, Olivia, Hank, Trevor and I are having a combined birthday party for Noah and Emily, so hopefully you can come."
"I think we'll be back by then. We're leaving Saturday. Maybe we'll see if we can change the return trip to Chicago instead of New York. I'll let you go."
"Ok. I hope things go well."
"I'm sure they will. Take care of those beautiful daughters of yours."
"I will."
Lisa hung up the phone.
"I'm glad I can't travel. Well, they're going to City Hall tomorrow."
"You want to go, don't you?"
"Not really. My aunt has always been a bit on the spoiled side. My grandma helped her raise Kevin while she finished high school and there was nothing my grandpa wouldn't have done for her. Of course there was nothing he wouldn't have done for me either. She did say they'd probably come here for Christmas. Michelle and Jenna are both on call this week being the new people."
"Carisi stuck around in case they needed him."
"Technically, that would be me too."
"Michelle wants to shut everything down for Christmas. She and Kevin are taking Rafael to Dallas with them."
"Wait, Barba has a girlfriend?"
"Yep. Liv's replacement."
"Wow! Barba has a girlfriend and Tucker is getting married. I've never been a fan of Tucker's but she seemed nice when I met her at your wedding."
"She is. I had actually met her 15 years ago when SVU became Central Command for missing friends and family members on 9/11. She came in everyday and I went to talk to her when we had gotten the list from the ME's office and her son was on it."
"That had to have been hard."
"Yeah, it was."
"He's become a little more tolerable since he's not with IAB anymore."
"Where'd he go?"
"Hostage Negotiation. Maggie is good for him. He's mellowed out a lot since you left. I personally would not have gotten into a relationship with him as he is not my type. He's not a bad friend to have though."
"I would have made sure you didn't get involved with him."
"I don't doubt that, Fin."
"If I was still around, there's no way I would have let you be in a relationship with him."
"I'm sure you wouldn't have."
"Voight is much better for you."
"That he is. He's a great dad to all 4 of our kids. I definitely made the right decision."
"I did too. You're a great mom to all 4 of them. Erin tells me all the time how glad she is that we got together. She hasn't had anything to do with Bunny and she has a positive female influence in her life for the first time since Camille. I'm glad our paths crossed 2 years ago even if you did threaten to arrest me."
"I am too and I'm glad Fin and Erin played matchmaker to get you to New York when I was being held hostage. I'm also glad you went against Tucker and came in to try to get us out."
"For you, anything. You know that."
Olivia leaned into Hank and started kissing him.
"Apparently Tucker isn't the only one who has mellowed."
"Liv, we're still here."
"Uh huh."
Lexie started crying and that got Olivia and Hank's attention.
"Come on, Pumpkin."
Olivia took Lexie from Nick.
"Do you want me to bring her up for you?"
"I can handle it but if you want to keep me company, you could do that."
"Sounds like a plan."
"You can feed her here. We don't mind."
"I mind even in my own home. If I'm feeding her when someone comes in, I'm ok but I'm not just going to start feeding her in front of everyone."
Olivia and Hank took Lexie upstairs, so Olivia could feed her. Once she was done and the boys were up from their nap, everyone went to McDonald's for lunch and then over to the District. They all went in and Hank had Lexie in her carrier.
"Well, look who is out and about today. If it isn't Amaro."
"Sergeant Platt, it's always nice to see you."
"Is everyone here?"
"No."
"Commander Crowley walked over to them."
"This must be Lexie."
"Yes, it is."
"She's beautiful."
"Thank you. Thanks again for the gift."
"You're welcome. Whatever you're doing to him, keep it up, Lieutenant."
"I will."
Olivia introduced everyone to Commander Crowley and then Hank took Lexie on the grand tour. He took her down to the Cage. Olivia had followed them but she made sure he didn't know she was there.
"This is the Cage. Daddy puts bad people in here and Mommy got mad at Daddy in this same spot a couple years ago. That's when Daddy started having feelings for Mommy. I just didn't know how to tell her. She was getting in my face and I really wanted to grab her and kiss her but I didn't. If only I hadn't waited so long to tell her how I felt about her. I've done some stuff over the years that I'm not too proud of but I don't regret falling in love with your mommy and creating you. You and I may not always have the best relationship but I will always love you and you are always going to be my little girl. I love you as much as I love your mommy, your big sister and your big brothers."
Hank kissed Lexie's head as Olivia came up to him and put her arms around him.
"I knew you were there the entire time."
"You did not! I think the time yelled at you here was also when I realized I had feelings for you. I wish you had kissed me."
Hank kissed Olivia and then they headed back upstairs with Lexie. They stuck around until the Squad came back and then they went over to the fire station. During the next few days, they celebrated Thanksgiving and the group from New York and Nick celebrated Noah's birthday with him before they left, since they wouldn't be around for the party.
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