Author's Note just so you know, fin and melinda's brief appearance last chapter wasn't all I'm going to do with them, I promise I promised F/M, I promise they'll get their day in the sun! ;)

KtG54- ya it is pretty close to your name he's Czech so it's pronounced Yo- ha- n

Disclaimer I don't own any of the following material. The characters are a copyright of NBC/ Dick Wolf. The plot's all mine though

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It was 7:30 am, and the group was preparing for their 5 hour drive to Elliston, Vermont. Cara had been awake since 3 in the morning, which was good because it meant that she would hopefully sleep in the car. Casey had her diaper bag, purse, and duffle bag packed and ready to go. Cara was busy playing with an Elmo baby chew toy that Melinda had given her . She wasn't teething yet- thank God- but she still liked to throw the toy as far as she could across the room. Huh, maybe someday she'll play second base like her mom Casey thought. By 7:45 the car was loaded and Elliot and Olivia had eaten the eggs and bacon Casey had made them. Cara was wearing a yellow one piece outfit with a giraffe on it from Fin. Who knew he had such adorable taste? She thought to herself as she bundled up Cara for the cold Vermont weather.

"we all set?" Olivia asked.

"yup" Casey replied with Cara's baby carrier/ car seat in hand.

"Ok, so you said the trip takes about 5 hours, so we should be in Vermont by noon. Do you want to stop somewhere around the boarder of Vermont and New York for lunch?" we'll probably reach Elliston by 2:30 ish if we do. " Elliot said, looking at a road map.

"sounds good" Casey said with a smile. She was worried about how everyone was going to react to Cara, but she sure as hell couldn't wait to hug Joey. God, she missed her big brother.

"El, put the damn map away and use my GPS." Olivia scolded

"No need, I mapped out the best route" Eliot said, looking triumphant.

"I mapped out the route Elliot" Casey corrected "with the route you wanted to take, we'd be there by midnight".

"Alright, Alright, so what? I've never been to Vermont before. " he admitted.

"Well, Elliston is very different from New York." Casey told him. With that they were on their way.

By 12:30 PM they reached a nice looking diner called on the border, where half of the restaurant was in New York and the other half was in Vermont. They took a picture of Cara sitting on the line, then Olivia and Elliot grabbed a table while Casey took Cara to the bathroom to change her. When Casey returned they began to talk about her family.

"so case, what's everyone like? You know, in you family?" Olivia asked

"well, my mom, who's going to demand you call her Beth, is, as I informed you, super catholic. We might be going to a mass before we leave on Sunday. And saying we have to leave early won't stop her. She'll just make us go to the 6:00 am mass." Casey began.

"hey, I'm fine with a mass, but I'm sure as hell not going to one at 6 am." Olivia said with a chuckle.

"then we'll probably go to either the nine or eleven. My dad is the friendliest person you'll ever meet, but he'll talk about fishing and golf for days on end."

Elliot laughed. "well I should brief myself on fishing and golf then, shouldn't i?"

"probably. He loves to chat up new people. His name is Johann but he'll tell you to call him pap. That's what all his grandchildren call him. Joe and mike are… overprotective. And Tom's just annoying. And I annoy Luke. You should feel free to too, he's fun to annoy. Amanda, Sarah, and Mary Anne, who by the way will hate you if you call her Mary or Annie, are your classic Christian soccer moms, but they're so nice and I love them all to death. Mary Anne's a stay-at-home mom, since she's got 6 kids under the age of ten. Sarah's a nurse at Elliston General, and Amanda teaches second grade at a catholic school in New York. Meggie, Maddie, and Lynnie are all seven and inseparable whenever they're together. Katie and Chris like to wreak havoc, especially against non-family members. you've been warned ."

"I think we can take them" Elliot said with a smile.

"good luck with that Mr. Cocky" Casey said with a wink. "Eddie sometimes tags along with them. Patty and Liam are best friends too. Jerry (jared) and sean are best friends. Bree's two. She usually just walks around and joins random games that the other kids are playing."

The group's food arrived after that. They ate, paid, and were back on the road. They arrive in Eliston just after two pm. Elliot and Olivia were in awe.

"you should see it in autumn. The foliage is beautiful. " Casey said

Elliot and Olivia were taking in the town's beauty. They has snow everywhere. There were beautiful trees everywhere. Oaks, pines, firs, you name it, they had it. It was so… so…. Rural. They passed 167th century houses and old red and white barns. There were trucks and tractors everywhere. They passed a big, picturesque, new Hampshire style while church. Beside it was an old brick building with hand made snowflakes in the windows. Behind it was a large, gated it brick building . on the other side of the church was a while 2 story building.

"that's Sacred Heart parish. On either side of it is Sacred Heart Elementary and Middle School and the rectory. Behind it is the convent. It's the oldest building in town." Casey said.

They passed several more very nice yet very old buildings on their way to Casey's house- The town Library, the town hall, the fire station, the police station, and Sacred heart High school's campus. They finally reached cranberry street and saw the big beautiful houses on it. They finally reached a two story white house that Casey informed them was built in 1754. It had a three car wide, 4 car lond driveway and a farmer's porch complete with rocking chairs.

"this is where I grew up." Casey announced.

"wow." Elliot and Olivia said simultaneously.

They grabbed Cara and left their bags in the car for now. They walked up the steps as Olivia notice something.

"Case, is that your handprint?" Olivia asked looking down at the first step.

Casey laughed "and a print of the side of my face, and Tom's handprint. We were playing tackle football while the cement was drying when I was seven and Tommy tackled me and we both fell into the cement. Liv, never let that stuff dry in your hair."

Olivia smiled.

"Well, here we go." Casey said as she opened the door.

"well look who decided to let us meet our granddaughter. If it isn't New York Novak." An older man with a short gray goatee and gray hair said jokingly as he look at Casey.

"hi Dad" she said with a smile. "well, this is Cara."

"Beth, Joey, Casey and her friend's are here! " he called upstairs. "well get in her before you all freeze to death. Name's Johann, call me pap." He said introducing himself to Elliot and Olivia.

"Olivia Benson. Call me Liv" Olivia said with a smile

"Case, you better keep this one away from Luke" her father said with a wink.

"not his type. Luke only goes for blondes with huge fake boobs" Casey stated. Her father chuckled.

"common now, Gia's were real" he said

"guys, if mom heard you talking about boobs in her kitchen, she'd drop dead before she got to meet this sleeping beauty" Joe said as he walked down the stairs and gestured to the baby.

"Casey" he said with a smile "long time to see, huh Miss New York Novak?" he said with a smile. "com'er" he engulfed Casey In a hug. He towered over the tall women by at least 6 inches.

"I missed you Joe' Casey said into his chest, not breaking their hug.

"I missed you too" joe said.

Pap looked to Elliot. "well we haven't had a proper introduction yet have we? I'm Johann, call me pap."

"Elliot Stabler" Elliot said, giving Casey's father a firm handshake.

"say Elliot, you a fishing man?"

They began a conversation about fishing while joey held Cara.

"I swear case this was you when you were born." Joey said

"Case is he…" he looked over at Elliot.

"JOSEPH BARTHOLEMUE NOVAK! If you weren't holding my child I'd slap you. "

"I'll take that as a no. too bad, he seems like a good guy."

"He is, but he's like my brother."

"well I'll leave it alone then, but you know how luke'll be"

"he with someone?"

"ya. Her name's destiny."

"let me guess, bootle blonde, implants?"

"down to a tee"

At that moment her mother came downstairs.

"Casey" she said with a smile. They hugged and joey gave her Cara.

"Casey, she's the spitting image of you as a baby" her mother said.

"that's what I said!" joey said. Casey rolled her eyes.

"so are you going to introduce us?" her mother asked.

" Mom, this is Detective Olivia Benson and Detective Elliot Stabler. Dad's kinda chewing elliot's ear off right now though."

"Casey, are you and Elliot… is Elliot the baby's-"

"No! why does everyone think that?"

Her mom strugged. "too bad, he's quite the looker."

"MOM!"

"what?"

"uhh, nevermind. Let's change the subject." She said tuning to her brother. "where's Amanda and the kids?" she asked

"Over at Mike's. we're staying with him. Luke'S on his way over."

"great" Casey said sarcastically

The group was in the living room discussing random subjects when Luke came home.

"Hey Casey. Nice of you to show up" he said was he and a blonde took a seat in the living room.

"Nice to see you moved on after Mandy so quickly." She pocked back.

"it wasn't so quickly, you just haven't been around for a convenient nine months. Who're they"

"They are Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, and they could both kick your ass."

"Elliot the Dad?"

"oh my gosh, NO!" she said, tired of answering that question.

"then why you being so defensive? He Elliot, you every sleep with my sister?"

"Luke!" Casey, Beth, Pap, and joey yelled.

"no I have not." Elliot calmly answered.

"why not, you gay?" Luke asked

"no Luke he is not gay . unlike you, I just don't sleep with every person of the opposite sex that I meet." Casey said pissed.

"well clearly you do, or you wouldn't have a freaking kid"

"LUKE! Casey's parrent's and joe yelled.

"Go to hell!" Casey yelled as she stormed off.