A/N: I don't own any of the characters except my own.
It was a few days before Hank, Olivia, Noah and Lexie were leaving for New York and Chicago was having some pretty nasty thunderstorms. Noah and Daniel were cooped up in the house during the day because of the rain. Everyone was settled into bed for the night when they saw a huge flash of lightning followed by a loud clap of thunder. Hank wrapped his arms tighter around Olivia and then Noah came running into their bedroom. He got into bed with them and squeezed in between them. Captain came in and jumped on their bed as well but he wouldn't settle.
"Captain, lay down."
After several more huge flashes of lightning and loud claps of thunder, the wind had picked up. Hank thought he heard sirens.
"Uh oh!"
"What?"
"The sirens are going off. Grab Lexie and get downstairs. I'll get the radio and some flashlights."
"Ok. Come on, Noah."
Olivia and Noah got up and went to get Lexie. Hank went to get the radio and some flashlights and then the 4 of them and Captain headed down to the basement.
"What's going on, Dad?"
"The sirens are going off, so we need to stay down here for a little while."
""Sure."
"All I wanted to do was go to bed."
"We're leaving in a few days. Stop complaining."
Olivia started pouting, so Hank kissed her. He turned the radio on and put on a news station. Daniel came out of his room and then the power went out. Everyone ended up falling asleep where they were. By the time they woke up, the power was back on and the sun was brightly shining. Hank got up and looked out the window to the backyard. He also went upstairs and checked the rest of the house. Everything looked like it was ok. Olivia and Olive took the kids up, let Captain out, fed him and got the kids something for breakfast, while Hank and Justin got into the shower. Once Hank and Justin were done, Olivia and Olive went to take their showers. By the time they were done, Pauline was there.
"Morning, Pauline."
"Good morning. That was some storm last night.
"Yes, it was."
"Are you by any chance going to see my sister while you're in New York?"
"I'm sure we will."
"I have something for her, so could you deliver it for me please?"
"Absolutely."
"I'll drop it off either tomorrow or Sunday."
"Ok."
"Thanks."
"No problem. I'm sure we'll see one of them. Ed usually makes a point of tracking us down or we will be at the Precinct, so I can give it to Jenna too."
"As long as it gets to her. I have some stuff for Ed too for Father's Day."
"What amazes me is Emily. At their birthday party, she didn't appeared to be too thrilled with him but after he and Maggie stayed with them, they became best buddies."
"Yep. She's a feisty one just like her mother."
"I have a feeling this one will be feisty."
Hank gave Olivia a look.
"What's your problem?"
"You said it. Not me."
"She could take after you too, you know."
"I know that. She's feisty now but at least you can admit she's like you."
"I never said that."
"Yes, you did."
"What are you going to do about it, Sergeant?"
"Nothing, Lieutenant. I have to go to work. Let's go, Justin."
"Yep."
Hank grabbed his coffee and kissed the kids, while Justin grabbed his and kissed Olive and Daniel. They walked to the car and Olivia followed and put her hands on her hips.
"Don't I get a kiss?"
"Yes, of course you do."
Hank put his travel mug of coffee down, took Olivia in his arms and kissed her passionately.
"Geez, Dad! Get a room, you two! We're going to be late."
"We are not. I know the Boss."
"Isn't Mom the Boss?"
"Of who?"
"Us."
"Hell no!"
"I'm the Boss here?"
"You sure about that?"
"Oh, yeah, definitely! Thanks, Justin. At least someone sees it my way."
"You're welcome."
"Do you like your job?"
"Yes, you know I do."
"If he gets rid of you, I'll take you."
"At least someone loves me."
"Now, wait a minute, I never said I didn't love you."
"Justin, if he gives you a hard time today, call me and I'll come over there and give him a hard time."
"I'll tell Trudy not to let you in."
"She will. She loves when I give you a hard time."
"Stay at your own District, Lieutenant!"
"What are you going to do if I don't, Sergeant?"
"Probably nothing but I could lock you in the Cage."
"You wouldn't. I'm too irresistible."
Hank got into the SUV after he kissed Olivia again.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Hank backed out of the garage and headed to the District. Lisa walked over right after Hank left.
"Hey."
"Hey."
"You about ready?"
"Yeah. Come on in for a minute."
"Ok."
Lisa followed Olivia into the house, so she could get her stuff.
"Hey, Mom."
"Hey, Sweetie."
"Where's Noah?"
"He's in the other room watching TV and so is Daniel. I need to get going."
"Ok. Have a good day."
"You too."
Olive hugged Olivia and left. When she tried starting the car, it wouldn't start, so she came back in.
"The car won't start."
"Let me call Trevor. He should still be home."
"Thanks."
"No problem."
Lisa called Trevor.
"Hey."
"Hey, yourself. Can you come get Olive? The car won't start."
"Of course."
"Thanks, Babe."
"No problem."
Lisa hung up the phone.
"He said it was fine."
"Thanks."
Olivia and Lisa left and headed to the District. Shortly after they left, Trevor came over to pick up Olive. When Olivia arrived at the District, they went upstairs and Olivia called Hank.
"Hey, Babe."
"Hey. Has Olive called Justin yet?"
"About the car, yeah. They were hoping they could have gotten away with not having a vehicle for each of them after his truck crapped out a few months ago but now I guess they need to do something about get a new car. I told him I'd go with them tomorrow if they wanted to go. They want something a little bigger like what you have."
"That makes sense, especially since they are trying to have a baby."
"Exactly."
"We're ok, right?"
"Absolutely. We were just teasing each other as we usually are."
"Ok. Your daughter just walked in."
"Her hubby just got here too. Give my love to Erin."
"I will. Give mine to Jay."
"I will do that."
"I love you."
"I love you too. Do you want to have lunch with me today?"
"You don't even have to ask."
"Portillo's or Boston Blackie's?"
"Boston Blackie's works for me."
"Ok. I'll pick you up about 11:15."
"Sounds like a plan."
"Good. I'll see you later."
"Ok."
Olivia hung up and then Erin came in.
"Your dad sends his love."
"Ok. Did you guys survive the storm last night?"
"We did. We went down to the basement when the sirens went off and we fell asleep down there. Lexie slept right through it. Some night are better than others with her. She's getting better at sleeping through the night."
"That's good, right?"
"Oh, yeah."
"Jay and I have a lot to learn for when we become parents but we're both ready."
"At least you're on the same page."
"Yeah. I just hope Justin and Olive have another one soon."
"She told me that she thinks something may have happened in Florida."
"I think it may have with us too."
"That's great!"
"What's going to happen if Justin and Olive do have another baby?"
"We're not in any hurry to get rid of them if that's what you mean."
"Yeah, that's basically what I meant."
"Your dad seems to think there is enough space to make into another bedroom down there. They will probably have to move upstairs with us while it's being done though. He and Justin have talked and plan to talk to Matt about doing the work. He helped out with that originally anyway."
"Jay and I have started looking for bigger places."
"Dad is planning to go car shopping with them. Olive's car wouldn't start this morning and it's been happening too frequently."
"Did you have to take her to work?"
"Trevor came to pick her up. Lisa had just gotten there and called him to see if he could come get her."
"That's a good thing, so at least it didn't make her late for work."
"Exactly."
Then Lisa came in.
"Thanks again for having Trevor come pick Olive up this morning."
"It's no problem at all. He doesn't mind."
"She said she loves working for them. They are both great bosses."
"Good. They're both pretty laid back. I still can't figure out why you and Trevor never dated."
"Me neither."
"He was a pain in my ass for years representing the scum that I tried keeping off the streets. He is very handsome and that smile would make any woman weak in the knees. By the way, I like the facial hair. It makes him look even more handsome."
"Oh, me too!"
"I couldn't agree more. I tell him that all the time."
Erin and Lisa went to their desks as the rest of the team arrived. The morning seemed to go pretty fast. Both SVU and Intelligence got called to a case but they were both back by the time Hank picked Olivia up. He arrived at the District and she met him downstairs.
"Hey."
"Hey, yourself."
Olivia got into the SUV and kissed Hank before he drove to the restaurant. Little did they know was that Trevor was picking Lisa up for lunch and they were going to the same place. When Hank arrived, he found a place to park, took Olivia's hand and they walked to the restaurant. They walked in and waited to be seated and then Trevor and Lisa came in.
"Hey, you two."
"Hey."
"Would you like to join us?"
"Sure."
Hank told them there were now 4 of them and then they were seated in a booth. The server came to take their order and then he brought their drinks.
"Where is your sister and her family going on their vacation?"
"They are flying to New York to spend a few days with the aunts and uncles and then they are taking the train from New York to DC. We have family down there but they're going to take in the sights and a Cubs game. Which game do we have tickets for?"
"July 25th."
"Does Emily like baseball?"
"Oh yeah. She and I love watching all our teams together.
Lisa got a text from Ed.
"Which game are you going to in New York?"
"Tuesday's."
"I just got a text from Uncle Ed. He was able to get a bunch of tickets for Tuesday's Mets-Cubs game. Did we want to go?"
"Who's all going? Can you even take a few days off?"
"It's fine with me if you want to take off."
"He said he had 10 tickets. Let me call him. Excuse me."
Lisa dialed Ed's number.
"Hey."
"Hey. Who's all going?"
"I'm taking Rafael and the 3 boys. Jenna and Richard are leaving for their honeymoon in London early tomorrow morning and they will be gone a week, so old Grandpa gets to spoil the boys while they're gone."
"Does Jenna think they're ready for a baseball game?"
"She thought it would be ok."
"Isn't Uncle Paul going?"
"Yeah. All their kids are coming in and he got tickets as well. I asked Sarah and Greg and they said no because they're coming in a few weeks anyway. Pauline said Steve probably couldn't get the time off."
"Yeah, he's been working a lot lately. One of the surgeons had knee replacement surgery and everyone else seems to be taking their vacations every time he turns around. The joys of being Chief Surgeon. I'm glad he was able to go to Florida with us though. Mom is starting to worry about him. I would like him around to see his grandchildren grow up. If we go, can Aunt Maggie watch Becca and Charlotte?"
"Absolutely."
"I'll talk to Trevor and get back to you later. Olivia said it wouldn't be a problem but they'll be there too."
"Ok. I'll talk to you later."
"Ok."
Lisa hung up.
"He said he's taking Rafael and the 3 boys."
"Rafael is actually going to a baseball game with Ed?"
"That's what he said. My cousins will all be there. I can hardly wait for that."
"We can be sociable but it's not like we have to spend all our time with them, right?"
"Yeah, true."
"Maybe if you can get that whole week off, we can stay in the city Monday and Tuesday night and then we can go to my parents' place in The Hamptons."
"That sounds wonderful. Have I told you how much I love you lately?"
"You may have but you can always tell me again."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Lisa kissed Trevor.
"Olivia, do you have a problem with me taking the rest of the week off too?"
"I'm fine with it."
"Thank you so much. I owe you big time for this."
Lisa texted Ed back telling him they'd be there and then their food arrived. After they ate, they took their wives back to work. When Trevor got back to work, he made the reservations for their flight and for a couple nights at the hotel. Hank and Olivia invited Jay and Erin over for a cookout and then mostly everyone went swimming. Noah sat on the pool stairs and watched everyone but at least he was in the water. Olive and Daniel stayed close to him to keep him company. They even made s'mores. The rest of the weekend went quickly but Hank took Justin and Olive to get a new vehicle, while Olivia packed for their short trip to New York.
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