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"The surgery went well. We still have to wait for the results of the biopsies though but I am almost positive it'll be benign. We'll know for sure in a couple weeks. I will call as soon as I know. We should have her up by tomorrow and if everything goes well, she could go home by the end of the week. She will need to work with Physical Therapy before she goes home and she will have to limit the number of times she goes up and down the stairs, you may need to keep her on one floor if possible."

"When does she have to follow up?"

"A couple weeks."

"How long will she be off from work?"

"A minimum of 4 weeks depending on how things are going. She may only be able to handle short days. She probably shouldn't drive for 8 weeks and no strenuous activities or heavy lifting for at least 8 weeks. What kind of job does she have?"

"She's a cop."

"Once she returns, she'll probably be on desk duty for 8 weeks."

"Ok. Can I see her?"

"Absolutely."

Olive took Rachel from Hank and then he went with the doctor to where Olivia was. He kissed her forehead and sat down next to the bed. He took her hand in his and kissed it. Everyone in the waiting room was talking.

"So, since they never really brought someone in to fill in for Liv, who do we report to? Please don't tell me it's Chief Dodds."

"Unfortunately, it probably is. I don't like it any more than you do. The Brass doesn't have a clue what goes on in SVU and the less IAB knows, the better off we all are. We just have to stick to the way we always do stuff and try not to bother Liv with any crap, while she's off."

"The only thing is, Fin, could we handle a huge investigation like the one when Liv was transferred out of SVU on our own? I doubt it. We had Dodds then. If the results of your exam had already come back, things would be different. I know Liv said you were pretty much in charge but there are things we can't decide on our own. After the Munson thing, no one likes us, which is why we couldn't get help. I really don't want to answer to Chief Dodds anymore than you and Carisi do but I don't think we have much of a choice. He is Liv's boss. Honestly, I hate to say this but I'd rather be interrogated by IAB than have to answer to Chief Dodds."

"I wouldn't go that far. Captain, who are we supposed to be answering to with Liv off?"

"Actually, Olivia and I talked yesterday and she decided that she would let the 3 of you try to handle things on your own but if you needed an officer to approve something, you'd come to me. She said it was between me and Chief Dodds."

"Fair enough. Does that mean you have to go to calls with us?"

"Not necessarily. I started respecting SVU a little more after I was the one being investigated. I never actually realized what went on during an SVU investigation until that incident with Commissioner Abraham."

"I will be the first to admit that I have never liked you very much but after what you did for Liv a year ago, I started respecting you a little bit more. I still didn't like the fact that you and Liv were a thing after that though."

"I can respect that. I do appreciate you helping me get my job back. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Barba, I don't blame you for going to 1PP about Olivia and me. I know you were just doing your job."

"I care a lot about her."

"I know. I do too. I know I've been a jerk to pretty much everyone in the past but I am trying to be more trusting of others, which is why I quit IAB. I never made things easy for anyone including myself. Most of the time I didn't care who I hurt."

"I never realized how much you cared about her until she was being held hostage a year ago."

"I started caring about her after that case that involved Amaro's father but obviously I wasn't the only one interested."

"I've cared about her for a long time myself. I'm not sure if she actually felt something for me at some point but I still do care about her. I gave up defending criminals when I was helping her with Noah's adoption and never went back. I admit that I didn't like the fact that she started seeing you but you definitely don't seem like you're the guy you once were."

"I'm trying not to be that guy anymore. Both of us switched jobs for her and Hank quit working altogether for her."

"He's been tossing it around for a while. We had this one case where a baby was found in a duffel bag on the beach. The baby survived but he had a hard time with that because of Daniel. He blames himself for his son's death. He feels like he let his daughter-in-law and grandchildren down."

"I don't blame him at all. He has been so supportive since Justin died. Really he's been supportive ever since we met and I told him I was pregnant. Sometimes I think I have a better relationship with him than I do with my own dad. Olivia is amazing and she and I have established a good relationship. I sometimes have a better relationship with her than I do with my mom."

"Did you work out whatever happened between you and them?"

"Yeah. They came back for New Year's."

Olive got a text from Lucy that there weren't enough bottles and the babies needed to eat again.

"I need to go to the house. I didn't leave enough bottles."

"I'll take her."

"Thanks, Trevor."

Trevor took Rachel and then she got her coat.

"Go bye-bye, Mama?"

"You can come with me or you can stay here."

"Stay."

"Ok."

Olive kissed Daniel and then she left. Back in recovery, Olivia was starting to wake up from the anesthesia.

"Hank."

"I'm here, Babe."

"Love you."

"I love you too."

"Ok?"

"The doctor said everything went well and the results of your biopsy should be back in a couple weeks."

"Tired."

"Then go back to sleep."

"Kiss."

Hank kissed Olivia and then she fell back to sleep. She was still asleep when she got moved to a room. Hank had laced his fingers though hers as he watched her sleep. Trevor, Al, Rafael and Ed found where they were.

"How is she?"

"She's still sleepy. She woke up and talked to me briefly but went back to sleep."

"The kids are getting hungry and so is Erin. I am too."

"I am too actually."

"I'm going to get going."

"Ok."

"If you need anything, give me a call."

"I will. Thanks."

Ed left.

"If you want to grab a bite to eat, I can stay with her."

"Me too."

"Ok. Is Olive still here?"

"No. She went to your house a while ago because Lucy didn't have enough bottles for the twins."

"That'll do it. I shouldn't be gone long."

"She'll be fine. I don't think she's going anywhere."

"Yeah, I know. Are Fin, Rollins and Carisi still here?"

"No."

"Ok, Olinsky, let's go."

Hank got up and kissed Olivia's forehead. Then he and Al went to get Erin and the kids. Trevor and Rafael sat down next to the bed. Hank drove to the restaurant and then they went in. They got their table and sat down.

"Daddy, do they have macaroni and cheese?"

"Is that what you want?"

"Yeah."

"Rachel, do you like mac and cheese?"

"Yes."

"Is that what you want?"

"Uh huh."

"Me too."

"Ok."

"Did you tell Liv about Rachel?"

"Not yet. I thought about it but she wanted to go back to sleep. I'm just hoping her results come out ok. Camille had the same surgery but her biopsies were cancerous. I'm not ready to go through this again. I am just so scared. What am I going to do if I lose her?"

Hank started to become emotional and then Noah put his arms around him.

"It's ok, Daddy. She'll be ok."

"I hope so."

The server came to take their order and then he came back with the drinks. Back at the hospital, Rafael had gone to get something to eat, so Trevor was with Olivia when she woke up.

"Hey, Langan."

"Hey, yourself."

"Where's Hank?"

"He took the kids to get something to eat. Erin and Alvin are with him."

"Wait, kids? Alvin is here?"

"He came in with your daughter-in-law. How do you feel?"

"Better than I was a little bit ago. I'm not feeling much pain right now."

"Listen, I wanted to apologize for the way I acted when I found out you were involved with Tucker. A part of me had always hoped we would have gotten together at some point. I guess I was just jealous and I probably shouldn't have been."

"It's ok. I had a lot of people mad at me for getting involved with him. I'm glad he's a friend and I'm glad you are too. You helped me and my son become a family and then you helped Hank become his daddy. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Anyone special in your life?"

"No. I'm still a bachelor."

"Well, come on, Langan, get with the program!"

"Did you ever think you'd get married?"

"Until I met and fell in love with Hank, no."

"Not even with Tucker?"

"Honestly, no. It took me a while to realize that my heart was with Hank and had been from the beginning. I nearly broke his heart when I told him I was in a relationship with someone after he tells me he has feelings for me. I almost never forgave myself for that. I'm glad he forgave me and we're where we are now. I just wish I hadn't had the miscarriage. Having a baby is the one thing I wanted the most and I can't even do that right."

"You're still a great mom though. Noah is very lucky you came into his life when you did. I never told you this but Ellie told me she hoped he would have ended up with someone like you as his mother if something ever happened to her."

"Rafael told me not to disclose about finding out who his real father was. I didn't want to start out my life with him like that. Lying never worked out well for me. I figured that out when I wasn't being honest with myself about my feelings for Hank. Like I said, I'm glad Ed and I are friends and I'm glad he and Hank became friends. I never expected that to happen though."

"What exactly happened that caused you to have surgery?"

Olivia told Trevor about her last trip to the hospital and then the trip to Chicago when she told Hank about it.

"I know I shouldn't have kept it from Hank, as it was his baby too. I could have had someone there with me but I was too stubborn. I'm not sure what I was thinking."

"When did you finally tell Noah?"

"I told him after I told Hank. He wants a sibling so bad."

"I still want kids."

"You could still find someone who can give them to you. Men can be old and still father babies."

"Who are you calling old?"

"That's not what I meant. I know you're not old. Compared to me anyway."

"I don't think you're old."

"You're such a smooth talker Langan. If I was still single, it might have worked."

"I wasn't trying anything."

"Right."

"I admit that I have had feelings for you in the past but I don't have a habit of going after married women."

Rafael came in with Hank.

"Look who's awake."

"Yep."

"How are you feeling?"

"I'm doing better."

"Good. Did Trevor tell you the news?"

"I didn't know I was supposed to."

"Good. Then I get to."

"What news? He said Olive and the kids were here."

"That's not the news though. I met Noah's Caseworker."

"Then that means we have a kid, right?"

"For now. She's 2. Her father raped and murdered her mother and killed himself. There is no evidence of her being sexually abused from the medical exam. She thought she should place her with us because she saw her father do this and we know how to deal with it. They are looking for other family members, so this could only be temporary."

"I know."

"Her birthday is the same day as Justin's, which is also the day we met."

"So, if she's 2, that means she was born on the same day I threatened to arrest you."

"Yep. Erin said that's a sign that she's supposed to be with us."

"So, what's her name?"

"Rachel. The boys approve of her."

"Good."

Hank kissed Olivia and then he sat on the bed, while Rafael and Trevor sat in the chairs. Hank sent Erin and Olinsky home with Rachel and the boys. Lucy came to see Olivia, as did Fin, Rollins, Carisi and Ed. Hank stayed with her all night and then once Erin got there, he went home to take a shower and change. They got her up and did therapy with her after Hank got back, so he'd know what to do at home, even though he already did because it was about the same as what he had done with Camille. Even though the boys kept asking for her, Hank thought it was a good idea not to have them come see her but he Skyped with everyone at the house, so the boys got to talk to her and Rachel met her. By the end of the week, Olivia was allowed to go home, so Hank would be primarily responsible for taking care of her, which he was prepared to do. By the end of the week, Erin and Olinsky returned to Chicago.