A/N: I am figuring on one more chapter after this. I don't own any of the characters except my own.
Hank was looking forward to spending time with his fiancée and their children. They had breakfast and then once everyone was ready, Hank was planning to take them to the District. When they arrived, they went in.
"Morning, Hank."
"Hey, Trudy."
"Oh, my! They're so grown up."
"They are. Trudy, this is Stephanie and Michael. This is Sergeant Trudy Platt."
"It's nice to meet you."
"You too."
Then Erin came downstairs.
"Hey, guys."
"Erin!"
Both Stephanie and Mike gave Erin a hug.
"You ready to meet the rest of the squad?"
"Yeah, sure."
Hank and Olivia, along with Erin, took them upstairs. The first person they saw was Al.
"Hey, Al."
"Hey, Hank."
"This is Stephanie and Michael."
"Hey, you two. I'm Alvin Olinsky, Hank's best friend."
"It's nice to meet you."
"Yeah, you too. Hank, she's beautiful like her mom."
"She sure is."
"He definitely looks like you."
"Yeah. Poor kid."
"Hey, Boss."
"Hey."
"We didn't know Lieutenant Benson had kids."
"Actually, they're not just hers. This is Stephanie and Michael. This is Antonio Dawson, Jay Halstead, Kevin Atwater, Adam Ruzek, Kim Burgess and Hailey Upton."
"It's nice to meet you."
"You too."
Everyone looked between Hank and Mike.
"Are you their dad?"
"Yep."
"How old are they?"
"13."
"I thought you were married."
"I was."
"How long has she been gone?"
"Enough with the questions! Yes, I cheated on my wife. It's not something I'm proud of. Olivia and I had a drunken one night stand that resulted in these two. I have been financially supporting them since they were born. I told Camille about what had happened and that it had resulted in children. She wasn't happy but we still stayed together. She wanted me to be a part of their lives. Justin had a fit when he found out about what happened. Up until a few days ago, I hadn't seen Justin since he turned 18, which is the same year Camille died. He worked things out with Olivia and the kids before he did with me. I would go to New York to see them mainly because I didn't want to keep reminding Camille of what I had done. After Camille died, I told Olivia that I needed time to get my life together. I didn't see my kids for 8 years and that was my own fault. I still sent money and I still obviously saw Olivia because she's been here for work a few times. She still gave me updates and pictures just like she always had. Olivia and I got close again when she was here for work but we never told them that until recently. On my last trip to New York, which was over a month ago, I proposed to Olivia and she said yes. We're getting married sometime this summer. I'm actually planning to retire and move to New York to be with them."
"I thought we were also considering the 3 of us moving here."
"Steph really doesn't want to leave her friends and her school right now."
"Why does Stephanie always get everything she wants? You love her more than me."
"That's not true."
"Like hell it's not!"
"Michael, calm down. I screwed up by choosing not to be around for the two of you for the last 8 years. If you want to be pissed at someone, then be pissed at me."
"I'm pissed because Stephanie always gets her way."
"You told me that you were finally feeling like you were fitting in with my group of friends. I thought you liked Lacey."
"I do."
"She likes you too."
"I guess I'm just afraid that if we don't come here, we won't have Dad in our lives."
"Mike, that's not true. Yes, I've made mistakes but I took responsibility for you and your sister. I do regret the last 8 years. Your mom could have chosen to move on with someone else and I would have had to accept that person in your lives."
"She didn't want anyone else."
"I know she didn't. I'm glad she chose to wait for me."
"You cheated on Camille, so does that mean you'll cheat on Mom too?"
"Of course not. I screwed up big time when I cheated on Camille and normally I wouldn't do something like that. Believe me, I felt guilty about it for a long time because I had hurt Camille in a way that I had promised I'd never do. I knew I could never be a big part of your lives because I was still with Camille but at least I wanted to be in your lives the best I could. If Camille had decided she wanted a divorce, I would have had a decision to make but she never told me she wanted a divorce. I don't know when I actually fell in love with your mother. I'm not actually sure why she fell in love with me anyway."
"I've had one night stands and some of them I was drunk but only one resulted in the one thing I have wanted more than anything. I never really met 'the one'. When I first found out I was pregnant, I thought about what had happened that night. I do remember we both woke up the next morning surprised as to what had happened and then you told me that you were married. I hated myself because I never wanted to be that woman. Unfortunately, I was that woman. I kept telling myself that I was going to be a better mother to my kids than my mom was to me. My mom was a drunk and physically and verbally abusive. Deep down I knew that there was a chance that we would probably never be together. I fell in love with you anyway because you were the one that made me a mother. I did have other men ask me out and they knew about these two. I always said no because I know how charming my children can be especially Michael."
"We would have been ok if you had gone out with Trevor. I still can't believe that IAB guy asked you out after he put you, Uncle Elliot, Uncle Nick and Aunt Amanda through so much over the years."
"That never would have happened. I'm also not sure I could have gone out with Trevor."
"He's nice though and really handsome."
"That dude is tall."
"He is sure is. You two were 6 when you first met him."
"We know."
Olivia told them about when she was charged for a murder she didn't commit.
"That's nice and then he asked you out years later?"
"Yep."
"You had a one night stand with that Brian guy, right?"
"Yeah. He was never really my type."
"Mike, did she go out with any of these guys?"
"Nope. I take my job as man of the house very seriously."
"Good. When did that IAB guy ask you out?"
"After I was held hostage a couple years ago. I already had you in my life again, so I told him I was already in a relationship."
"I don't think I would have wanted him in my kids' lives."
"Your son took care of that."
"That's my boy."
"Steph didn't like him either."
"No way! He's so creepy. Mom, does Dad know about that other incident?"
"Yes."
"If I had known about that sooner, I could have gone out there to help look for you or at least I could have been with my kids. Maybe if I hadn't been so damn selfish, I could have been there for my kids when they needed me the most."
"I don't blame you for this and neither do they. Fin said he thought about calling you but he knew that you were trying to get your life back on track and needed time. He told me that after they found me and I said you probably would have gone out there."
"Yeah, I would have and you know that. I probably needed something like that to help me realize that I should have been thinking about my children and not myself."
"We understand. Believe me. Stop blaming yourself for not coming out there. Fin made the choice not to call you. I would have loved for you to have been the one to find me. That way he wouldn't have taken me again. I know you would have ended him right then and there. Elliot, my former partner would have done the same thing if he had still been around. I am just so grateful that they weren't around when Lewis took me. Who knows what he would have done to Stephanie? I never wouldn't have forgiven myself if he had done to her what he did to me or worse, he could have raped her. That is my biggest fear. If something had happened to me, they would have had to come live with you."
"I know.
Olivia ended up telling everyone about what had happened with Lewis and none of them could believe it. Stephanie broke down and buried her face in Hank's chest.
"Oh, wow! We're sorry to hear that."
"Thanks."
"Are you two in any sports?"
"I played basketball and I'm in track right now."
"Mom wouldn't let me play a sport until I got my grades up. Maybe next year. I can be pretty aggressive sometimes and I love to fight."
"He's a Voight alright."
Hank gave Antonio a look.
"I have a Boxing Gym. You should come see me while you're here and I can teach you to box. I have been trying to talk your dad into learning too but he said no."
"Come on, Dad! Do this with me."
"I don't need to learn to box."
"Hank, you don't get any physical activity."
"Yes, I do."
"Doing what?"
"I'm in a relationship."
"Yeah, and?"
"Trust me, there has been some sort of physical activity going on in Dad's bedroom the last few nights. It sounds like they're both getting a workout."
Both Hank and Olivia turned bright red and gave Stephanie a funny look.
"Stephanie Olivia!"
"Good one, Sis!"
Mike and Stephanie high fived each other.
"Now we know why her bedroom is so far away from ours, which is how we didn't know Dad was there the last time he came to visit."
"Yeah, no kidding."
Michael Henry, that's not funny."
"I thought it was."
"He is most definitely a Voight!"
"Where are you two planning to go on your honeymoon?"
"It all depends on if they're coming with us."
"I hope not. I've been with them pretty much every day for the last 13 years."
"Dad, can we have a talk with you?"
"Sure. Step into my office."
Hank took the kids into his office and shut the door.
"We think Mom would love to go to Paris. She mentioned that is her dream vacation."
"I'll keep that in mind. Thanks."
"Sure."
Hank and the kids walked out of his office.
"Antonio, is your sister working today?"
"Yep. She would love to meet them."
"Good. Call me when you're done here and I'll bring Mike down to the Gym."
"Ok."
"Can Erin stay with us when you two are on your honeymoon?"
"That's up to Erin."
"I'll see what I can do. Ok?"
"Ok."
Stephanie and Mike hugged Erin and then the 4 of them left to head over to the fire station. When they arrived, they got out of Hank's SUV and went in.
"Hey, Sarge. What's going on?"
"Not much."
"Hey, Lieutenant."
"Please call me Olivia."
"Ok."
"This is Stephanie and Michael."
"This is Chief Wallace Boden, Captain Matt Casey, Lieutenant Kelly Severide, Gabby Dawson, who's the Paramedic in Charge, Matt's wife and Antonio's sister, Sylvie Brett, Joe Cruz, Christopher Herrmann, Capp, Tony, Stella Kidd, Randall McHolland or Mouch, who's Trudy's husband and Brian Zvonecek or Otis."
"Hi. It's nice to meet all of you."
"You too."
Hank explained everything to them and then everyone except Chief Boden took Stephanie and Mike around the station.
"Are you going to be leaving us, Hank?"
"More than likely. Olivia wants to get married this summer. Mike wants to move here and Stephanie doesn't care. I don't want to take them away from their friends and their school. If they were ready to start high school, it would be a good time to move them."
"What grade are they in?"
"7th."
"Well, good luck to both of you."
"Thank you."
"Thanks."
"I plan on inviting all of you to the wedding."
"How big is the wedding going to be?"
"I asked Erin to be my Maid of Honor and I also want Amanda Rollins to be one of my Bridesmaids. I think Hank wants to ask Al to be his Best Man and he asked Justin to be in it as well. The twins will be in it and Hank's grandson, Daniel will be the Ring Bearer and hopefully Amanda's daughter, Jesse, will be the Flower Girl."
"Where is this going to be?"
"I'm looking into Central Park. There are some really beautiful areas and I thought it would be perfect. I know it books up fast and we got engaged over a month ago. I said I'd have the wedding in the middle of the week if I had to. The person I contacted told me that she would let me know what was available."
"We could wait, you know."
Olivia's phone rang, so she went to take the call. After she was done, she came back.
"That was the person I contacted. There is an availability on September 15th, which is still technically summer. I told her to book it."
"Well, here's what I could do. I could work until the end of August and then that'll give me a couple weeks to move out there and get settled before the wedding. They're back in school by then, right?"
"Oh, yeah."
Everyone came back over to where they were.
"September 15th."
"For what?"
"The wedding."
"Did you get Central Park?"
"I did. I just need to get a hold of some of my friends that I haven't seen in a while like Casey, Alex and Nick."
"Uncle Elliot?"
"Yeah, like that's going to happen."
"You never know. Are you going to see if you can get Grandpa Don to walk you down the aisle?"
"Definitely."
"I hope you'll invite Uncle Munch."
"You know I will."
"Who's doing the ceremony?"
"I do know a lot of Judges, so I'm sure I can get one of them to do it."
"That works. Let me call Justin, so he knows."
"Ok."
Hank called Justin but got his voicemail, so he left him a message telling him when the wedding was going to be. Everyone got a call, so they had to leave. Hank, Olivia and the kids left and went to grab a bite to eat before Hank showed them around the city. Olivia, Erin and Stephanie went looking for dresses. The Bridal Store they ended up finding something Olivia liked for herself and her attendants also had a store in Manhattan, so could go back there with Amanda and Jesse.
Before they knew it, it was Sunday and Olivia and the kids had to head back to New York. Hank didn't want to let them go any more than Olivia and the kids wanted to go. He and Olivia spent most of the morning and the previous night making love, since the kids wanted to stay at Erin's. Erin brought the kids back to Hank's and went with them to the airport. When they arrived, everyone got out of the SUV and Hank got their suitcases out of the back, while Erin said her goodbyes. Erin hugged the kids and then she hugged Olivia.
"Take care of him for us, Erin."
"I will."
"Erin, think about staying with us when Mom and Dad go on their honeymoon."
"I will. Let us know if you have any Friday or weekend track meets and we'll try to come out to cheer you on."
"Dad said the same thing."
Hank joined them with the suitcases.
"What did I say?"
"Erin told me to let you know if I have any Friday or weekend track meets and you'll come out to cheer me on."
"Yes, I did say that. Don't forget to let me know when that dance is."
"I will. I love you, Daddy."
"I love you too."
Stephanie wrapped her arms around Hank and gave him a big hug.
"Michael, behave yourself."
"I will. Thanks for taking me to Antonio's Gym and hanging out with me."
"Pretty soon we'll be able to hang out together all the time."
"Yeah, I can't wait."
"Keep working on getting your grades up."
"I will. I promise. I love you, Dad."
"I love you too."
Hank gave Mike a hug and then he wrapped his arms around Olivia. Olivia had tears running down her cheeks.
"I don't want to leave."
"I don't want you to leave either. 5 more months and I'll be there with you all the time."
"I know. I love you so much."
"I love you too."
Olivia kissed Hank and then they went inside to get checked in, while Hank and Erin headed back.
"You know something, Hank."
"What?"
"I'm glad you two are finally together. I know what you've been going through for the last 13 years and I know how much you wanted to be in their lives ever since Camille died."
"It's been hard."
"What would have happened if Camille had never gotten sick and died?"
"I don't know. I'm glad she was able to forgive me and I'm glad Justin has as well. I'm happy that he decided to clear the air with Olivia and that he wants to be a part of the kids' lives. Maybe if Camille had still been around, I would have decided to bring them around and eventually introduce them to her."
"I think a part of her wanted to meet them. She confided in me a lot after what happened. She said she would have understood if you wanted to leave her for Olivia."
"At the time I didn't. A part of me just wanted to forget that night ever happened, so I could go on with my life with Camille, you and Justin. I broke my marriage vows to her and that was something I promised her I would never do. I have never felt so guilty about anything in my whole life. As hard as Camille and I tried to have another baby after Justin was born, we were never successful in the 3 years we tried. He was about 2 when we started trying. She blamed herself for our daughter's death. I didn't want to rub in the fact that I had had an affair with someone else and that resulted in a set of healthy twins. I had finally gotten the little girl I had always wanted. I've already missed so much of them growing up and I need to make up for basically the entire thing even though I was there as much as I could be until Camille died. I have always been a lousy father."
"Who told you that?"
"Justin."
"He can be an idiot sometimes himself. It seems like he's grown up a lot since he became a father though."
"Yeah, it does. Olive seems nice."
"Yes, she does. Daniel is a troublemaker just like his grandpa."
"He is but it really melted my heart when he called me 'Papa'. He really seemed to take to Olivia too. Are you going to be ok with me leaving Chicago?"
"I have put a lot of thought into this. You're my family and have been since I was 15. I absolutely adore Liv and I love the twins. I want to put in for a transfer to Liv's Unit. I wanted to talk to you about it before I talked to Liv. I want to be where my family is. I didn't want to say anything to Steph and Mike and get their hopes up about it and have it fall through. I know Liv has been short-handed for a while and I love working with them."
"I love you, you know that right?"
"Yes, I do. I love you too."
Hank continued driving home and once he arrived at the house, he and Erin got out of the SUV. He hugged Erin and then invited her to stay for dinner. Olivia texted Hank shortly before they took off to tell him she loved him and that she enjoyed their time together as a family. She also said she missed him already. Hank replied back that he loved and missed them too. It would only be 5 months and they would be together forever.
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