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

A couple hours later, the plane arrived in New York. They got off the plane and went to get their luggage. Olivia got the rental, since she was the most familiar with New York but everyone else could drive it too. Olivia headed to the hotel and got stuck in traffic.

"Never fails. I don't miss this at all."

"I never did either when I moved to Chicago. Chicago traffic is bad but not this bad."

"Yeah, really."

"Road construction. No wonder."

"That figures. As if there isn't enough of it in Chicago."

They sat in traffic for a while and then they finally got to the hotel. They got checked in, went up to their rooms and texted their husbands. Pauline and Sarah were sharing and Olivia and Lisa were sharing. They had adjoining rooms. Olivia sprawled out on her bed and Liza did the same on the other one. Pauline and Sarah knocked on the adjoining door. Olivia was closer, so she got up to open it.

"Olivia, what are you up to tonight?"

"I'm meeting Fin, Amanda, Sonny, Don and John for dinner."

"We're heading over to Ed and Maggie's for dinner. Ellen is coming over. Paul went to Boston this weekend to help PJ start packing up his apartment for his move to Chicago."

"The restaurant is a few blocks away, so go ahead and take the SUV."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. I think I'm going to head over to the Precinct."

"We'll go with you."

They all got their purses and met in the hall. They went to the SUV and Olivia drove over the Precinct. When they arrived, they got out of the SUV and went up to SVU. The only one not there was Michelle.

"Such slackers!"

"Good to see you too, Liv! Where's Lexie?"

"I left her with Hank."

"Is everything ok?"

"Yeah. I had to bring too much crap for her like the stroller, the car seat and the pack 'n play. If it was more than a couple days, I would have done it but for such a short amount of time, what's the point? So, she gets to spend a couple days with her daddy, her big brother and her nephew."

"Makes sense."

"Olivia, just so you know, my father-in-law is still in town."

"Thanks for the warning."

"Elliot wanted to spend some more time with the boys and Mom was more than happy to get rid of them. I don't blame her. They're pretty rambunctious sometimes but that gives her more time to spend with Kevin and Michelle. Kathy took Eli and Olivia to visit Maureen and her family and they were going to Disneyland."

"What are you going to do with them while we're gone?"

"They'll be in school for some of that but they only go for a few hours. Amanda was going to talk to Lucy and see if she can watch them."

"Lucy is really good."

Lucy had come in with Jesse.

"Did I hear my name?"

"Hey, Lucy."

"Hey, Liv."

"Mama!"

"Hey, baby girl!"

Jesse hugged Amanda and then Lucy hugged Olivia.

"Give Auntie Liv a hug."

Jesse went over and gave Olivia a hug.

"No Noah?"

"No, sorry. I left him at home."

"Oh."

"Jesse, I told you he wasn't comin'."

"Jenna, I spoke with Amanda earlier and I will be more than happy to take care of the boys while your parents are out of town."

"Great. Thank you so much."

"No problem."

"My husband is a patrol officer and has been working double shifts lately and I do get calls in the middle of the night."

"Don't worry about it. I'm used to it."

Then Dickie came in and kissed Jenna.

"Hey, Olivia."

"Hey."

Dickie kissed Olivia on the cheek.

"Lucy said she would take care of the boys while Mom and Dad are in Ireland."

"That's great. Thank you so much."

"No problem."

Dickie then kissed Pauline, Sarah and Lisa's cheeks.

"It's great to see all of you."

"You too. Are you working this weekend?"

"Tonight, yes. Dad is leaving late tomorrow afternoon, so I'll get to spend some time with him tomorrow while Jenna and her parents are at the shower. Babe, do you want to go to lunch?"

"Of course. Call me if you need me."

"We will."

Jenna and Dickie left and went to have lunch.

"Dinner plans have changed a bit."

"Why?"

"Tucker and Stabler are comin' too but none of the significant others are comin' though except maybe Warner. It's gonna be me, you, Rollins, Carisi, Munch, Cragen, Tucker and Stabler. If Warner gets done with what she has goin' on at the Morgue, she'll be there too. Eileen had to babysit her grandkids."

"Sounds like a plan to me. Is Jesse coming?"

"No. Lucy is staying with her."

"How are you feeling, by the way?"

"Great. Sonny and I got married a couple weeks ago."

"What? Amanda, I thought I was going to be included in this."

"I know, Liv but the only other people there were his family."

"Yeah, they didn't even include me. That's just wrong."

"Why?"

"Because it is."

"We felt it was time. I'm halfway through my pregnancy and we will find out at the next appointment what we're having. We went to City Hall. His family has been surprisingly supportive of my situation and they kept Jesse and Frannie while we went away for a few days."

"I'm happy for both of you."

"Thanks."

Olivia hugged both Amanda and Sonny.

"Congratulations to you both."

"Thanks."

"What's Voight up to this weekend?"

"He's off today. I didn't decide until this morning to leave Lexie with him. He was the one that talked me into it. He said he was planning to take the boys to Brookfield Zoo and the beach, which he can do with his daughter too."

"Sounds like a plan."

"Lisa, when are you goin' back to work?"

"I'm going to try to go back on Monday. I am so bored at home. Paperwork is boring too but at least I'll have company."

"You're not goin' out much anymore, Liv?"

"When I absolutely have to. I told Hank that once he was promoted, I consider my options. I'm not quite ready to fully retire yet but I at least want to cut down."

Then Chief Dodds came in.

"Lieutenant. Ladies."

"Chief."

"How are things in Chicago?"

"Great. How's Mike?"

"He's doing great. How long are here?"

"Until Sunday. We're here for Lieutenant Barba's baby shower."

"How's she doing?"

"From what we hear, great."

"Good. How are you feeling, Detective?"

"Good."

"Sergeant, did you want me to look at that file?"

"Yeah."

"I'll see you all later."

"Ok. Bye, Liv."

As they were heading out, Ed came in.

"You are here."

"Yep. We're here."

"Do you want to have lunch with Maggie, Ellen and me?"

"Sure."

The 5 of them left and headed to the restaurant. They were seated and then they looked at the menu. Then they had their order taken.

"I hear you're joining us for dinner."

"Yep. Stabler is comin' too."

"That's what Fin said."

"We've made a lot of progress, I think. We can be in the same room and not want to kill each other."

"That's encouraging."

"I thought you were bringing Lexie."

"I was going to but I was going to have to bring the stroller, her car seat and the pack 'n play for such a short time. Hank offered to keep her, so I took him up on it."

"You worried?"

"No but what worries me is that I haven't heard from Hank since I got to the airport in Chicago. I texted him when I got to the gate and he replied but I've sent him a couple texts and haven't heard from him."

"I haven't heard from Trevor either."

"I haven't heard from Greg either."

"I haven't heard from Steve but that's nothing new. He had a busy schedule this morning and had to be at the hospital early. If I hear from him when he has a couple minutes to grab a sandwich, it's a good day."

"You two need a vacation."

"Yeah, I know we do."

"I've heard from Junior more than I've heard from Senior today. His dad is driving him nuts but it doesn't take much because Paul drives me nuts sometimes too and has ever since he retired."

"Is that what I have to look forward to?"

"At some point, probably."

"Have you met Melissa yet?"

"We have. She is such a sweet girl. Kevin invited her over for dinner and invited us too. She's Ashley's cousin?"

"Yep."

"How is Rafael handling that?"

"Quite well actually."

"Does Kevin know what happened to you?"

"Yes, he does. He has assured us that he's not anywhere near being ready for sex yet and apparently she isn't either."

"I wish I could say the same for Trevor."

"Do you think he will?"

"Let me put it to you this way, he was over at Ashley's the other day and Renee had taken the other 3 girls to friends' houses. When she got back, they were in the pool, making out, he had his hand on her chest and her hand was down his swim trunks. Greg and I found out the other day that #5 is on the way and he is supposed to be telling the boys while I'm gone. It'll go over real big with my oldest, I'm sure. Greg thinks I'm making too big a deal about what happened. I'm sorry but I'm not ready to be a grandmother and I sure as hell don't want my son to throw his life away by getting his girlfriend pregnant."

"Congratulations to you and Greg."

"Thanks."

"Did you talk to Trevor about it?"

"He said it isn't that big of a deal. I told him sex is a big deal."

"I can't tell you how many times I've heard that excuse over the years."

"Me too. I'll talk to him and believe me, when I get done with him you won't have to worry about it anymore."

"He knows what happened to me, right?"

"Oh, yeah. He seems to think this is their decision and Greg, Renee, Phil and I have nothing to say about it. Not when they're under 18. He's starting to become more and more rebellious. Thinking about this conversation and the conversation we had earlier about where he'd go to college, I'm guessing he'd listen to his father and end up at Yale and Ashley would probably follow him there just so he can get away from me. That way, they can have all the sex they want. I have a feeling he is going to give us such a hard time about the baby."

"Maybe he'll open up to his uncle."

"It's hard to say with him."

"Being a parent isn't easy but it's a lot easier when there's two of us. You'd never know that Trevor had no parenting experience when we first got together. Emily has had him wrapped around her little finger from the moment they met."

"I agree with that. I'm glad Hank has already been through all this. For the longest time, he didn't have the best relationship with Justin but they're pretty close now and he missed the first 15 years of Erin's life. He is such a hands on dad with both Noah and Lexie. He'll get up with her and let me sleep in. Sometimes Justin will get up with her and let us both sleep in."

"I agree too. I don't know what I would have done without Mom and Dad."

"Olivia you're still nursing, right?"

"Yes but not as often. Some days she's fussier than others. When she's really fussy, she wants to be nursed more and lately that is pretty much when she's getting teeth. I had to pump bottles for her last night. When I decided not to bring her, Hank said if there aren't enough bottles, we have formula."

"I had to do the same thing. Between nursing and pumping, I'm so sensitive and Trevor doesn't help matters."

"Me too. Hank isn't much better. Ed, are we making you uncomfortable?"

"A little bit."

"And I get to go through all that again."

"I don't miss that. I nursed all three of mine."

"I never did it with Kevin. I didn't produce enough."

"Do we need to talk about this?"

"I guess we don't. We're sorry."

"It's ok."

Their food arrived and then they ate. After they were done, everyone left. Maggie and Ellen took Ed back to work, while everyone else went back to the hotel. Everyone fell asleep for a couple hours. After they all woke up, Lisa, Pauline and Sarah headed over the Ed and Maggie's and Olivia fixed her hair and makeup before she had to leave to meet everyone for dinner. Her cell rang. It was Hank.

"Hey, you!"

"Hey, Beautiful!"

"I thought something happened when I didn't hear from you. Is everything ok?"

"Everything is great. I miss you."

"I miss you too. Where are you?"

"We just got back from the Zoo. The boys passed out on the way home and Lexie fell asleep in the stroller. I took lots of pictures, so I will send you a few."

"I can't wait."

"When's dinner?"

"I'm leaving soon. The 4 of us had lunch with Ed, Maggie and Ellen. Ed is having dinner with us and Elliot is still here, so he's joining us as well."

"Good."

"What's for dinner?"

"The boys want to go out for pizza."

"That sounds like fun. I should probably head out. Lisa, Pauline and Sarah took the SUV I rented because the restaurant is not too far away."

"Just be careful. Have someone take you back to the hotel."

"I will. I love you."

"I love you too."

Olivia ended the call and headed out after she grabbed her purse. In the meantime, Hank sent Olivia some pictures of the kids from the Zoo.

To be continued…

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