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

Steve walked into the waiting room.

"How is she?"

"She's doing fine. There was more damage than they anticipated, so it'll be a long recovery for her. I'm guessing she will probably need to be off for a month to 6 weeks but she may need to be on desk duty for longer than that."

"Personally, I wish she would quit her job altogether."

"Pauline, you know that's never going to happen."

"Maybe her Lieutenant should be doing her job."

"So, this is all my fault?"

"No, Olivia, it's not your fault."

"Maybe you should spend more time working."

"My daughter-in-law is in the hospital. Do not blame me for this."

"Everything that has happened to Lisa lately is your fault."

"Mom, stop it!"

"Pauline, just stop."

Olivia got up and walked out. Hank glared at Pauline, took the kids and followed Olivia as did Erin and both squads.

"Can I see her?"

"Sure."

"I'm coming too."

"No, you're not."

"She's my daughter."

"She's my wife. How dare you blame Olivia for what happened when she wasn't even there!"

"That's exactly my point. If she had been there then it wouldn't have happened or it would be Olivia that it happened to and not my daughter."

"You want to spend time with your grandchildren, then I would suggest you apologize to Olivia. If not, you don't get to see them."

"You can't do that."

"Like hell I can't! I'm their father and I know Lisa would agree with me. Mom, take them home. I do not want Pauline around them right now."

"Ok."

Trevor kissed the kids and then went with Steve to see Lisa. Olivia didn't want to see or talk to anyone, so she shut her phone off and drove over to Navy Pier. Ed, Maggie, Ellen and Paul arrived and Ed saw Olivia take off. Everyone else came outside.

"You haven't seen Olivia, have you?"

"She just drove off. What happened?"

"Pauline is blaming Olivia for what happened to Lisa. Mouse, ping her phone."

"You got it, Sarge."

Mouse tried pinging Olivia's phone.

"She turned it off."

"Damn it!"

"Why is Pauline blaming her?"

"Because she wasn't there when it happened. She said if Olivia had been there, it either wouldn't have happened or it would have happened to Olivia. She also said that everything that has happened to Lisa lately is Olivia's fault."

"That's her. She blames everyone but the person responsible. She's been like that ever since our dad was killed."

Then Rita came out with the kids.

"Trevor told me to take the kids home. He said unless Pauline apologizes to Olivia, she's not going to see her grandchildren. She told him he couldn't do that. He said he could because he's their father. Sarah is not too happy with her at the moment either."

Then Sarah and Greg came out with the kids.

"Hey, Sweetie."

"Hey. I take it you heard what Mom said."

"Oh, yeah."

"I don't blame Trevor one bit for standing his ground with her not seeing the kids."

"That's just Pauline doing what she does best."

"We're going to have to find someone else to watch the kids unless Alyssa is serious about returning on Monday. I don't want Pauline watching my kids and grandson anymore."

"Can't say that I blame you. I really apologize for her bad behavior. She seems to think that what happened to Pop is going to happen to Lisa."

"We'll handle her."

"Oh, we will."

"I think I'm going to help Hank look for Olivia."

"Ok."

"Erin, can you and Jay take them home?"

"Of course."

"Mom still has their seats but I can get them for you."

"Great. Thanks."

"Be good for Erin and Jay, ok?"

"Ok."

Hank kissed the kids and Ed kissed Maggie before they left to look for Olivia. Maggie, Ellen and Paul went to have it out with Pauline and Sarah went to get Erin the kids' seats, while everyone else went back to their respective Districts.

"Where do you think Olivia is?"

"She could be at Navy Pier."

Hank got into Ed's car and then Ed drove to Navy Pier. Hank had no idea if she was even there and his leg was starting to bother him.

"You ok?"

"My leg is bothering me."

"Do you want to stay here and I'll look for her?"

"No. I need to do this."

"Ok. I'll wait here."

"Ok."

Ed sat down and Hank walked the Pier looking for Olivia. He found her sitting on a bench at the far end of it away from everyone. She was crying. Hank sat down next to her and put his arm around her. She put her head on his shoulder.

"It is my fault."

"Babe, no, it's not. You had no idea she was going to get shot, so how is this your fault?"

"Because I wasn't there. If I had been, then I would have been the one that got shot, which would have been fine with Pauline. I don't want her watching the kids anymore."

"I don't either. I sent them home with Erin and Jay. Apparently Trevor won't let Pauline see her grandchildren unless she apologizes to you. That's what Rita said and he sent her home with them. Maggie, Ellen and Sarah seem to agree with his decision."

"So, they got here?"

"Yeah. Ed left with me but I left him down at the other end. My leg is bothering me and he offered to come looking for you but I told him I needed to do this."

"I see you knew where to find me."

"I know you like to come here to think especially when you're upset."

"How does my squad feel about this?"

"They all left when I did. They all said it wasn't your fault and it's not. You've been with me all afternoon anyway."

Hank kissed Olivia and they hadn't noticed that Ed had walked up to them until he cleared his throat.

"You ok?"

"I guess."

"Maggie texted me. She and Ellen have already had enough of Pauline. She's bitching at everyone including Steve. She started in with Trevor about not being able to see the kids. It's his decision because they're his kids."

"Exactly."

"You two ready to head home?"

"Yeah."

Olivia got up, helped Hank up and took his hand as they walked to the entrance. Once they got to the car, Ed drove them home before heading back to the hospital. Hank called Justin to find out how Olive was. Rita brought the kids over and they were all playing.

"You ok, Olivia?"

"I will be."

"Don't worry about it."

"How can I not? I wasn't even there but she implies that if I had been, it wouldn't have happened or it would have been me that was shot."

"Trevor doesn't blame you."

"I was with him when I got the call from Kyle. He came to the hospital with Olive and he had just asked me to take him back to work. Ed got a text from Maggie telling him that she and Ellen have already had enough of Pauline."

"I can't say that I blame them. I take it Ed went back to the hospital."

"He dropped us off and went back. Hank and I both said we need to find someone else to watch the kids unless Alyssa is serious about coming back. We don't want to have to depend on her if she's going to treat me like that."

"That's understandable."

The doorbell rang, so Olivia went to answer it. It was Alyssa and her mom.

"Hey, Olivia."

"Hey, Alyssa."

"Olivia."

"Caroline. Come on in."

"Thanks."

Alyssa and her mom came in and went into the living room.

"So, you're serious about wanting to come back?"

"I am. I'm going crazy sitting at home. A change of scenery might do me some good. Mom is going to come with me for a while."

"That's understandable. Lexie has become a lot more mobile since you were last with her. She's all over the place."

"I don't doubt that. That's why Mom will be here. I should be ok with the boys but not so much her."

"There will be two more by winter. Erin and Olive are both expecting."

"Oh, wow!"

Then Erin and Jay came in. Jay had Lexie and she was giving him the raspberries.

"Congratulations, you two!"

"Thanks."

"Alexandra, are you giving Jay the raspberries?"

Lexie gave Olivia a big smile.

"Your big sister taught you that, didn't she?"

"Oh, she did alright?"

Then Hank came in.

"How's Olive?"

"She's doing better. They are going to try giving her some food later to see if it'll stay put. Hey, ladies."

"Hank."

"Alyssa is ready to come back but Caroline is going to be with her to chase after this one."

"Great."

"Can I hold her?"

"Sure."

Jay handed Lexie to Caroline.

"Hey, Lexie."

Hank leaned down and kissed Lexie's cheek but she gave him the raspberries. Hank gave Erin a look.

"You're not funny, Erin."

"I thought it was."

"Lexie, your big sister is a bad influence on you."

"I am not."

"I agree. She's a bad influence."

"I agree too."

"Jay, you can't agree with them."

"And why not?"

"Because I'm your wife and the mother of your child."

"I know but I need to stay on his good side."

"You need to stay on my good side too."

"What are you two hoping for?"

"It doesn't matter. We already have a name picked out for either one. It'll be Henry for a boy and Nadia for a girl. We'll call him Hank."

"I haven't gotten rid of any of Lexie's clothes that she has outgrown, so there are little girl's clothes if either of you need them. I do still have my maternity clothes too but that might be more Olive than you. That is if she wants any of them."

"I'll just wear Jay's clothes."

"You do now. Every time I'm looking for my favorite T-shirt to wear, you're wearing it."

"It looks better on me."

"You're funny."

"Olivia does that to me all the time. The other day, I was looking for my favorite Cubs T-shirt and I knew it had just washed. Who do you suppose came out of the bathroom wearing it as a nightshirt?"

"Good for you, Mom!"

"It looks better on me."

"If you really want one, I can buy you one."

"Thanks anyway but I'll just wear yours."

"Thanks a lot."

"You're welcome."

"Caroline, you are so good with her."

"I love kids."

"What do you do?"

"I run the Preschool where the Langan boys and Ben Hayes attended."

"That's where Emily and Noah will be going this year."

"Then I will probably see them all the time."

"That'll be great. How young do you take kids?"

"We take them as young as two."

"Really? Our son and daughter-in-law are looking to get Daniel in somewhere even if it's just for a few hours."

"Let me see what I can do. We may have a few openings at that age."

"I can't believe the boys will be in Kindergarten in the fall."

"Adam and Tyler seem to have adjusted pretty well."

"They have but they still miss their parents so much."

"Lisa knew Vicky since Kindergarten. She'd bring her with when they would come visit us over the summer. Our parents always referred to her as their adopted granddaughter and she was as much a niece to me as Lisa, Sarah, Tracy and Jen are."

"We loved her like a niece too. Sometimes I think she was closer to Pauline than Lisa ever was."

"Yeah but not as close as Pauline was to Sarah. That was always so obvious. They still are. Lisa and Sarah were always close as sisters but Lisa was a lot closer to the boys than she was Tracy and Jen."

"Those two were only close with themselves."

"Lisa said both husbands had interviews out here?"

"Yeah. They both got the jobs. Both houses just recently got sold, so they're getting ready for the move."

"Where are they?"

"One is in Baltimore and the other one is in DC. They're trying to talk us into moving out here too but we're not sure we're ready for that yet. Our son is an accountant in Boston. He's mentioned that he'd like to move out this way to be closer to Lisa. I would love for him to finally settle down and get married as well. He wants kids. His nephews are crazy about him."

"You have all grandsons?"

"Yep. Lisa is the only with daughters. The two of us and our mother were so happy when Emily was born. I'm glad she didn't marry Emily's father. He was a jerk for what he did to her."

"Yeah, I know. Trevor is the best thing that has ever happened to her."

"Definitely. What's funny is, they probably met at Sarah and Greg's wedding but neither of them remembered it."

"Lisa said it was probably because she was drinking with Kevin and PJ."

"The 3 of them were the best of friends growing up."

"Yep."

"PJ almost turned to alcohol after Kevin was killed."

"So did I. Mom was the one that got me through it. I had to numb the pain somehow."

"What happened?"

"He was a firefighter for the FDNY and he died on 9/11. He was my whole life. I was raped at 14 and had him at 15. My parents were really supportive and I was able to finish high school. He was 25 when he died.

"I'm so sorry to hear that."

"Thanks."

"Did you ever marry?"

"Not until later in life. I never had any desire to get into a relationship with anyone until I met Ed mainly because I didn't trust men after what happened to me. Ed and I have been together for over a year and we got married around Thanksgiving after being engaged for a few weeks. He's divorced and didn't know he had a daughter until the day we got engaged. She has identical twin boys. She started dating this guy just after Christmas and they got married a couple months ago. Ed's ex never told him about his daughter and she told Jenna her father never wanted her. Her stepfather molested her and her mother abused her as well. She lived with her grandparents and her mother is now deceased. She started working for the NYPD, where Ed works. She works for the Special Victims Unit and asked the ME how to go about finding her dad. She told her both of them needed to do a DNA test. She did one and then after the Sergeant from SVU told Ed that their newest Detective looked a lot like him, he decided to do the DNA test as well. It was a match. She calls me 'Mom', so that really means a lot to me. I also found out a year ago that I had a grandchild I never knew about. He's 15 and becoming a big brother in September. He looks so much like his dad that I almost thought I had seen a ghost when I first saw him."

"Is he going to come out for the ballgame?"

"Yes, he is. Rafael said he'd like to come see you, so he's going to bring him out and stay for a few days. Kevin is going to stay at Sarah and Greg's for a couple weeks. Rafael will come back to get him. If Michelle could travel, they'd take some time off and stay the entire time. He was ok leaving her with Lucia for a couple days."

"He won't travel by himself?"

"He's old enough but he would rather travel with someone. He doesn't trust people."

"With what his mother does for a living, I can understand that. I worry about Noah going to school and having someone start shooting. It seems like it's been happening more and more and Hank and I can't be with him all day. It won't sit well with me if I send my son to school and then he doesn't come home. Sometimes I don't even feel safe having them outside. Somedays I don't even feel safe when I go to work and I carry a gun. How many times can I be held hostage or have my life threatened in some way? I just have this feeling that one of these times I'm not going to be so lucky."

"Babe, let me worry about your safety and our kids' safety."

"Call me paranoid but I do worry about my children being molested."

"Olivia, I can assure you that we have zero tolerance for that. I monitor the staff very closely on a regular basis and any potential new hires are thoroughly checked before they are hired. There are cameras in all the classrooms."

"What about bathrooms?"

"No."

"Noah can handle the bathroom on his own but Daniel isn't quite there yet."

"I trust my staff. We have never had any incidents. If you would like, once I know who Noah's teacher and the assistants will be, you can run your own background checks."

Daniel came in.

"Hey, Buddy."

"Potty."

"I got him."

"Thanks, Jay."

"No problem. Come on, Buddy."

Jay got up, picked up Daniel and took him to the bathroom. Noah came in, crawled up on Olivia's lap and put his head on her shoulder. She started rubbing his back. Then Justin came in as Jay was coming out of the bathroom.

"Daddy!"

"Hey, you!"

Justin picked up Daniel and the 3 of them went into the living room.

"Hey, everyone."

"Hey, Sweetie."

"Hey, son. How's Olive?"

"She's fine. Trudy and Mouch stopped to see her, so I figured I'd come home for a while and spend some time with my son."

"How'd you get home?"

"Mouch took me to get the SUV at the Law Firm."

"Good. Mrs. Collins runs the Preschool where Noah is going and she said there may still be a few openings in the 2-year old age group if you're interested."

"I'll talk to Olive. I think we're in way over our heads. I know you said you'd help us get that house but even with both of us working, I'm not sure how we can afford a house, a new baby and have Daniel in Preschool."

"We'll pay for Preschool. Don't worry about that."

"Olive thinks we're ready but I don't. You and Mom shouldn't have to help us out as much as you do. We're already living here for free."

"You help with groceries and you help pay the cable bill."

"Charging you rent was never an option."

"I agree with Olive that we don't need to spend the rest of our lives living in your basement but I don't see that changing anytime soon."

"Everything will fall into place when the time is right. Why don't we still take a look at the house just to see if you like it? I can call the Realtor we worked with when we bought this house and schedule a time to go see it. It can't hurt, right?"

"I guess not."

Hank got up and went to call the Realtor to set up a time for them to go see the house that Olive liked. Alyssa and her mom left as did Lisa's family, Trevor's mom and the kids. Hank, Jay and Justin cooked dinner outside and they ate together before Justin headed back to the hospital to stay the night with Olive. After Justin left, everyone else went swimming.

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