A/N: I don't own any of the characters.
Hank, Olive and Daniel were flying into New York on Thursday, while Erin and Jay were leaving Friday morning. Hank drove to the hotel where Olive and Daniel were staying, so Olive could check in and then he drove to the Precinct. He wasn't sure how much Olivia's Squad knew about them, so he decided not to say anything until he knew for sure. He parked his SUV and carried Daniel in for Olive. They went up to SVU and walked toward the Squad Room.
"Hey, Fin."
"Hey, Sarge. Sorry to hear about your son."
"Thanks. This is my daughter-in-law, Olive and my grandson, Daniel. Olive, this is Fin Tutuola."
"Nice to meet you."
"You too. Sorry for your loss."
"Thanks."
Olivia came out of her office.
"Sergeant Voight."
"Lieutenant Benson."
"Don't think I don't know what you two are up to."
Hank handed Daniel to Olive and wrapped his arms around Olivia as she did the same to him. They started kissing as Rollins and Carisi came into the Squad Room and Barba was with them.
"Oh, thank God! Liv's come to her senses."
"It's about time, Lieutenant!"
Olivia tried not to laugh but she couldn't help it.
"Thanks, guys."
"Liv, I think it's great. It's a little obvious that you two have had feelings for each other for a while now."
"Yes, we have. I don't like the distance but I really want this to work."
"Me too. I just wish I know how we could be in the same city more regularly. I have my job and you have yours. I don't expect you to leave New York and I'm not ready to leave Chicago."
"Then I guess we will just have to continue doing what we're doing. Although Noah wants to move to Chicago."
"Sarge, please accept my deepest sympathies on the loss of your son."
"Thanks."
"Me too."
"Me too. Sorry for your loss."
"Thank you. This is my daughter-in-law, Olive and my grandson, Daniel. Olive, this is Sonny Carisi, Amanda Rollins and the ADA Rafael Barba."
"It's nice to meet all of you."
"You too."
Olivia could tell Hank was starting to become upset, so she started rubbing his back. Then Lucy came in with Noah.
"Hank!"
Noah ran over to Hank and gave him a big hug.
"Love you."
"I love you too, Little Man."
"Olivia, I have a family emergency, so I need to go."
"That's fine."
"I probably won't be around at all tomorrow."
"Not a problem. We'll figure something out. I hope everything is ok."
"Thanks."
Lucy left.
"Amanda, are you going to the game tomorrow night?"
"No."
"Would you be able to watch Daniel?"
"It shouldn't be a problem. Are you taking Noah?"
"Yep. He's ready."
"Tucker got him into sports, didn't he?"
"Yes. He also watched baseball with Hank when we were in Chicago. I think I am going to leave early."
"Do you want me to watch Noah for a while?"
"That would be great. He needs a nap anyway."
"No nap!"
"Daniel is due for one too."
Olivia went to get her stuff.
"If I don't show up tomorrow, don't come looking for me."
"How long should we wait?"
"Funny."
Hank took Noah and got his car seat out of Olivia's SUV and put it into his. Olivia headed home, while Hank took Olive and the boys to the hotel. After he dropped them off, he went over to Olivia's. He grabbed his suitcase, went up and knocked on the door.
"I thought you'd never get here."
Olivia took his hand as they headed for the bedroom. They started kissing, undressed each other, got on the bed and made love. Afterwards they were holding each other.
"I've missed you."
"I could tell."
"How'd things go after we left Chicago?"
"Erin, Olive, Daniel and I went to the cemetery. Lots of tears were shed as a family."
"You all probably needed that."
"Daniel has been asking for his dada lately. It's so heartbreaking."
"I'm sure it is."
"We need to have a serious talk."
"Uh oh! What about?"
"Us."
"You want to break up with me, don't you?"
"Where would you get an idea like that?"
"Usually when men want to talk, they want to end things. Whatever I did wrong, I'll fix it."
"Benson, for once, this isn't about you. It involves you though. I've been doing a lot of thinking about our situation. I came up with two options. The first one is I transfer to New York and maybe as your new Sergeant. The second one is I retire completely but I'd still come here."
"Have you talked to Erin about this?"
"I have. Olive too. They both told me to do whatever my heart tells me. My heart is telling me we need to be in the same city."
"If you transfer to my Unit, you have to play by my rules."
"I am well aware of that."
"Are you ready to retire?"
"Actually, yes. As much as I would love to work with you, I don't think we could do it."
"I don't either. I don't want it to come between us as a couple."
"Me neither. I'm guessing if I do retire, it probably wouldn't be until maybe the end of the year. That'll give us time to find a bigger place."
"Would Olive and Daniel come with you?"
"Not necessarily. She starts a new job a week from Monday. I'm thinking I might let her have my house. I'd like for Daniel to grow up where his dad did."
"I love you. You know that, right?"
"Yes, I know. I love you too."
They started kissing and then they made love again before falling asleep for a little while. After a few hours, they got up, got dressed and went to pick up Olive and the boys for dinner. After dinner, Hank dropped Olive and Daniel off at the hotel and then he took Noah and Olivia home. He gave Noah his bath and put him to bed after reading him a story, while Olivia relaxed. She was sound asleep by the time he got Noah to sleep, so he put his arms around her and they both slept on the sofa. The next morning, she got up to get ready for work, while Hank took care of getting breakfast ready for Noah. He had breakfast ready for her as well. After Olivia kissed both of them and headed to the Precinct, Hank took a quick shower and got dressed before he got Noah dressed. Hank and Noah went to pick up Olive and Daniel and then they went to the airport to pick up Erin and Jay.
"Hey."
"Hey."
Jay put the luggage in the back and then they both got in.
"Hi, Noah."
"Hi. Hank, we go see Mommy now?"
"Yes."
"Did you talk to Liv?"
"I did. I think I'm leaning towards retiring and then moving here. I told her I may not do it until the end of the year."
"Is she ok with this?"
"She is. You haven't told anyone other than Halstead yet, have you?"
"No. You know I'll miss you, right?"
"I know. I'll miss you too. All of you."
"Olive isn't coming?"
"No. She starts her new job a week from Monday. I'm seriously considering giving Olive my house. That way Daniel can grow up where his dad did. We can still see each other all the time."
"Yeah, I know. You're not old enough to retire though."
"I've been doing this for over 25 years, so I'll still get a full pension because of the time I put in. Some of these cases we've had recently have really started to get to me. As hard as it will be for me to leave Chicago, I think being with Olivia is more important to me."
"Honestly, I think you're making the right decision. She's one of the few people that knows how to deal with you."
"I think Justin would have liked her. He said you seemed to really care about her."
"It doesn't happen very often."
"He's right about that."
"I don't want to lose her."
"Have you two talked about marriage yet?"
"No but she seems ok with us getting a place together. I wouldn't be doing this for just anyone."
Hank arrived at the Precinct. When they got up to SVU, Tucker was in with Olivia.
"Hey, Sarge."
"Hey."
"You're just in time to meet the ex. Hey, Lindsay. Hey, Halstead."
"Hey, Fin."
Amanda came back to her desk.
"Erin, how are you?"
"I'm great, Amanda."
"So, that's Tucker?"
"Yep."
"This is my worst nightmare come true."
"What are you talking about? She's with you."
Olivia came out of her office and wrapped her arms around Hank.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm afraid of losing you."
"You're not. He wants to meet you."
Olivia kissed Hank, took his hand and took him into her office.
"Ed, this is Hank Voight. Hank, this is Ed Tucker."
"Nice to meet you."
"You too."
They shook hands and then everyone sat down.
"I am ok with this, you know. She wanted to continue to be friends, so we're friends. I do care about her. I was sorry to hear about your son."
"Thanks."
Erin, Jay and Olive came in with the boys. This is Ed Tucker. Ed, this is Erin Lindsay and Jay Halstead, two of Hank's detectives. This is Olive, his daughter-in-law and Daniel, his grandson."
"Nice to meet you."
"You too."
"Hey, Noah."
"Hi."
Noah got on Olivia's lap.
"I started looking for places online. I found a few that I like. Maybe we can look at some of them while you're here."
"Sounds like a plan to me."
"Olivia said you were thinking about retiring."
"Yep. My only other option that I came up with was becoming her new Sergeant."
"We have an opening in Hostage Negotiation."
"I'm used to being in charge of my own group. I'd work under Olivia but I just don't know if I'd fit in with the NYPD. I'm used to dealing with the streets of Chicago. Before I was assigned to Intelligence, I was with the Gang Unit. Dealing with gangs and drug busts is more my thing. I need a break from all of this anyway. Losing my son gave me another outlook on life. My Commander took Intelligence off the case when we were trying to locate Justin's killer. I told her the only way she'd get me off the case was to put a bullet in my head. Before all this happened with Justin, the Department offered me a meritorious promotion to Lieutenant. Instead of my team of 6, I'd oversee 50 people and basically be doing nothing. That's just not me. I think they did it because I have some questionable methods and they want to keep me off the streets. As it is, I came this close to killing the bastard who killed my son."
"What stopped you?"
"Knowing that I need to be around for my grandson."
"What happened to your wife?"
"She died from ovarian cancer 6 years ago. Justin was supposed to have been a twin. He was born first but his sister was a stillborn. Losing my only child was just another dagger in my heart. Daniel is my only blood family now."
Noah got off Olivia's lap and went over to Hank.
"Hank, you be my daddy?"
To be continued…
