A/N: I don't own any of the characters except my own.
Hank, Olivia, Noah and Rachel arrived in Chicago. After they got the luggage, they went to get the rental, so they could drive to the hotel. They got checked in and then they headed over to the District.
"Hey."
"Hey, Trudy."
"Daddy."
"What?"
"Can we go see the fire trucks?"
"Sure."
"Yay!"
"Mommy."
"What, baby girl?"
"Potty."
"Ok. Come on."
"Me too."
Olivia took both kids to the washroom.
"Are you enjoying retirement?"
"I am. Noah and Rachel are keeping me busy and so is Daniel. All 5 kids are a handful."
"Noah reminds me so much of Justin at that age."
"I know. Me too. I need to get to the cemetery while I'm here. Olive has her good days and her bad days. She does get overwhelmed with the babies."
"Is she going to be ok with you gone?"
"Rollins, Carisi and Jesse are staying with her at our house. Rollins is back to work but on light duty."
"That's good."
"Olivia is glad to have her back."
Olivia came back with the kids.
"Can you buzz us in, Trudy?"
"Sure."
Hank and Olivia took the kids and headed up the stairs. Trudy buzzed them in and they continued the rest of the way up.
"They let anyone up here."
"Very funny, Ruzek."
"Erin!"
"Hey, Cutie. Are you ready for our sleepover tonight?"
"Yes."
"How's desk duty?"
"It sucks."
Erin hugged everyone and then Antonio came out of his office.
"Hey."
"Hey."
"Olivia, can I get your advice on a case?"
"Of course."
Antonio handed Olivia the file and she looked at it.
"It's not an easy one."
"What?"
"Noah and Rachel, stay here with Erin."
"Ok."
Hank and Olivia went with Antonio into the office and they all sat down. Olivia showed Hank the file.
"That is one sick bastard. Why would anyone want to rape and murder a 2-year old girl, a 4-year old girl and their mother?"
"This is what I do every damn day. Antonio, all I can say is that this won't be easy."
"I got that as soon as it came across my desk. I don't like this job some days and today is one of them. I don't see my kids as often as I'd like to and my ex has been giving me a hard time about that."
"I know the feeling. I want to cut back on my time in the field. I don't want to be out there unless I absolutely have to. I'll go to the hospital to interview the victims, I'll do interrogations and I'll go to court but I need more time with my family. Some days I don't see the kids at all. One day this last week, we got a call at 3 in the morning and I didn't get home that night until 10. By that time, the kids were in bed. I can't be doing that. I also need time with my husband. At least he understands my crazy hours but the kids may not. Our neighbor just found out he made Detective and he wants to work in SVU, so that should help. He's going to be working with them this week with me gone and Amanda on light duty."
Erin came in with a sleeping Rachel.
"She just fell asleep."
"I'll take her."
Erin handed Rachel to Hank and he rubbed her back. Then Noah came in and crawled up on Olivia's lap.
"Love you, Mommy."
"I love you too."
Then Olivia's phone rang.
"Hey, Diana."
"Hey. I need a huge favor. Kara was taken to Med with a possible appendicitis. Could you go be with her?"
"Of course. We're on our way."
"Thanks. Keep me posted. If she needs surgery, you can approve it. If they need to talk to me, they can call me."
"Ok. I'll talk to you later."
Olivia hung up the phone.
"What's going on?"
"Diana said Kara was being taken to Med with a possible appendicitis and she wants me to go be with her. I'm guessing I'm not going to be able to go to the game with you tonight, so why don't you ask Jay and Al if they want to go too?"
"Ok. Erin, we're going to leave them with you."
"Ok."
Erin took Rachel from Hank and they walked out of the office.
"Halstead and Olinsky, are you two interested in going to the game with Noah and me tonight?"
"Sure."
"Me too."
"Great."
"I'll drive and I'll call you when we're picking you up."
"Noah, you be good for Erin, ok?"
"Ok."
Olivia handed Erin the kids' bag.
"They have some toys and coloring books in here."
"Ok."
Hank and Olivia kissed both kids and then they headed to Med after Jay took the car seats. When they arrived, they got out of the SUV and went in.
"Maggie, we're looking for Kara Edwards."
"Nice to see you too, Hank. Come on."
Maggie took Hank and Olivia to where Kara was and Will was in with her.
"Hank, Olivia, it's good to see you."
"You too, Will."
"Aunt Olivia, Uncle Hank, I'm sorry."
"It's ok, Sweetie. I'll stay here with you when you get out of surgery."
"No. You should go to the game with Uncle Hank."
"He's taking Jay and Al instead."
"Oh, I bet my brother is excited about going to the Home Opener."
"He even said he'd drive."
"I was going to go over to Erin and Jay's to watch the game with them. Maybe I can still hang out with Erin."
"She'll have Rachel."
"Oh, yeah. I know."
"I hope I can watch it."
"You should be able to."
"Will, do you need consent?"
"I do."
"Her mother gave me permission to sign."
"Are you family?"
"Her mother and I are half-sisters."
"That'll do it."
Olivia signed the consent forms and after she and Hank hugged Kara, they took her into surgery. Olivia and Hank went to the waiting room and Olivia called Diana.
"Hey."
"Hey. She just went into surgery."
"Ok. I'm looking into getting a flight out there soon hopefully."
"Ok. No rush. I'll stay with her until you get here. Hank is taking Jay Halstead and Al Olinsky to the game with him and Noah."
"Ok. I'm waiting to hear back from Ed to see if he wants to come with me. I think I need to find another place for her to stay until school gets out because I have a feeling the ones she's staying with are being inconvenienced and she and her friend aren't getting along right now."
"I'll mention it to Erin. She might be able to stay with her and Jay."
"You could. I'll let you know when my flight leaves."
"Ok."
"Thanks for being there."
"No problem."
"Love you."
"Love you too."
Olivia hung up the phone.
"Do you think Jay and Erin would agree to keeping Kara for a couple months?"
"I don't see why not."
Erin came in with the kids.
"Hey."
"Hey."
"I need to ask you something."
"Ok."
"It's probably something you need to talk to Jay about. Diana is thinking about needing to find another place for Kara to stay. She feels she's inconveniencing the family she's staying with and Kara and her friend aren't exactly getting along right now."
"I'm sure Jay would be fine with it. He's on his way now. He dropped us off and went to park the car."
Then Jay came in.
"Babe, could we take Kara for a couple months? Captain Edwards is looking for another place for her to stay."
"I think something could be arranged. We need to practice for this baby thing anyway."
"I could probably work until she gets out of school, pick her up and go home. When she goes home, I could take time off to stay with her."
"I could too."
"You're more useful to the Unit than I am right now."
"I know but I can still take time off."
Rachel crawled up on Hank's lap and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Someone has her daddy wrapped around her little finger."
"Oh, yeah!"
Erin sat down next to Hank and put her head on his shoulder. Olivia did the same thing, took his hand and laced their fingers together.
"I think all 3 of them have you wrapped around their little fingers."
"This one obviously thinks I like her."
"Who?"
"You."
"You don't?"
"Sometimes."
Olivia started pouting.
"I thought you loved me."
"I do."
"Even though you sometimes like me?"
"Yep."
Olivia kissed Hank.
"I think you're kind of cute."
"Just kind of?"
"Yep. You think I'm cute, don't you?"
"Maybe."
"Just maybe? Am I going to have to threaten to arrest you again?"
"Nope. You know I love you more than life itself."
"I love hearing you tell me you love me."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Hank kissed Olivia.
"Do you hope we're like them once we're married?"
"Yeah."
"When are you two getting married?"
"I think we're just going to have a Judge marry us. We want you two, Olive, Will and the kids there. I would have loved to go on a cruise with the family and had it done there but we decided against it. We're thinking about doing this sometime in June."
"That sounds like a plan. If it's after Kara is out of school, we could take her back to New York with us."
"Let me know where you want to go on your honeymoon and we'll take care of that."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, we're sure. What are parents for?"
"Aw! I love you two so much."
"We love you too."
Diana texted Olivia to tell her that she and Ed would be on a flight within the hour. Hank told Jay to pick up him and Noah at Med instead of the hotel. That way, he could leave the SUV with Olivia. He agreed and took Erin and Rachel home. Hank kissed Olivia and left with Noah to get ready. Kara got out of surgery and Olivia went to say with her after she texted Diana to tell her everything was fine. The flight from New York had been delayed because of heavy rains, so it would be longer than they thought. Diana texted Olivia to let her know they were on the plane waiting for it to leave but there was a delay because of the weather. Diana and Ed were talking.
"I feel so helpless. Sometimes I wish I hadn't taken this job. I hate being away from my daughter especially now but moving to New York allowed me to meet Olivia and you. You're actually the first relationship I have had with a man."
"Do you have feelings for anyone else that I should know about?"
"I used to but he never knew about it. His wife knows about it though and she's fine with me admitting to it. I didn't want things to be awkward between us."
"Olivia?"
"Yep. I also wanted to be sure she was ok with us seeing each other since you two were together."
"Is she?"
"Yes. She wants you to move on with your life and be happy."
"I loved Noah when Olivia and I were together and I've grown to love Kara these last several weeks. Of course, I think I love her mom too."
"You do?"
"Yeah."
"I think I love you too."
"I started realizing it when we came to Chicago the last time but I wasn't sure. The last time I got into a relationship with another cop, it almost cost her her job. I know IAB knows about us and my Unit does too because you've shown up to see me."
"Barba knows too, which is what almost cost Olivia her job."
"I know but Barba handles SVU cases, which is why he was so upset. I just want something that'll last forever."
"I know. Her school has Daddy-Daughter dances around Valentine's Day and she could never go. I always felt bad for her. I've thought about dating before now but I can't just bring anyone into her life."
"Hank never took her?"
"No."
"I want both of you in my life."
"We want you in ours too."
Diana kissed Ed. After close to an hour, the plane got ready to take off. Hank and Noah had come back to Med. Kara was moved to a room but still pretty out of it and asleep.
"Hi Mommy."
"Hi. You be a good boy for Daddy, ok?"
"Ok."
"When is Diana supposed to be getting here?"
"The flight was delayed due to rain in New York, so who knows."
"I'll have Jay drop us off at the hotel anyway, since I'm sure Noah will be tired."
"Not me."
"Yes, you."
"Here are the keys for the vehicle."
"Thanks. So far, this trip isn't turning out like I had hoped."
"The 4 of us will have some alone time after we leave Chicago."
"It'll be good to see Nick though."
"Yeah, it will."
Hank's phone rang, so he answered it. It was Al telling him they were there."
"How are you going to get Noah's seat?"
"Halstead has Rachel's."
"Hopefully."
Hank and Noah both kissed Olivia and then they went outside to meet Jay and Al. Once Hank put Noah in Rachel's seat, Jay drove to Wrigley Field. Olivia put the TV on to see if she could find the game. She took Kara's hand and watched TV. A couple hours later, the flight from New York had arrived in Chicago. They went to get their luggage and then the rental. Ed drove to the hotel, so they could check in and then they went to Med. They found out where Kara was and went to her room. Kara was awake and watching the game but Olivia was dead to the world.
"Hi Sweetie."
"Hey, Mom. Hey, Ed."
"Hey, kiddo. How are you feeling?"
"I'm ok. Mom, I'm surprised to see you."
"Yeah, I know. I needed to be here even of it means I don't get paid for the time I'm off. It is a family emergency though. I'm trying to find somewhere else for you to stay. Aunt Olivia said she was going to check with Erin and Jay to see if you could stay with them."
"Ok. Good."
Then Olivia woke up.
"Hey."
"Hey. You ok?"
"Yeah. I guess I needed the sleep."
"You need the time off too."
"I know I do. I had that one day last week when we got the call at 3 in the morning and then I didn't get home until after 10 that night."
"That's ridiculous."
"I agree."
"Did you by any chance talk to Erin and Jay?"
"I did. They said it was fine. They will be moving soon but neither of them had a problem. Erin said she could take time off to stay with her when she goes home and Jay said he could too. Erin also said she can work until Kara gets out of school for the day and then go pick her up."
"She has stayed by herself for short periods of time but she's still too young. I drilled 9-1-1 into her head at a young age and she could do it if she had to. Thanks for asking them."
"No problem. They said they're planning to get married sometime in June. I said if she's out of school by then, we can bring her to New York with us."
"That would be great."
"Mom, are we taking any trips this summer?"
"We'll see."
"I wish I could go to Disneyland with Uncle Hank and Aunt Olivia."
"Even if you didn't just have surgery, you wouldn't be able to go because of school."
"I know."
"What else are you going to see out there?"
"We're going to do a couple days at Disneyland. Tomorrow we'll probably go to the pool or something. We'll go to Universal Studios one day and the Hollywood Walk of Fame one day. Friday night we're having dinner at Nick's. He's hoping he can get both kids. We're hoping they can go to Disneyland with us Saturday. That way his mom will be there and Hank and I can go on some of the rides by ourselves."
"Sounds like fun."
"I need to find the washroom. I'll be right back."
"Ok."
Ed went to find the washroom.
"I'm going to see if I can get tickets for Disneyland when we're in Paris."
"When are we going to Paris?"
"Hopefully this summer. I'm trying to get everything done before Ed's birthday but the trip is a surprise."
"So, just the 3 of us?"
"No. Aunt Olivia, Uncle Hank and the kids are coming too."
"That would be so cool. I hope you and Ed eventually get married."
"Well, he said he loves us both."
"Have you two done it yet?"
"Kara!"
"I'm just asking. So, have you?"
"No. Not yet. We haven't even talked about it yet."
"Olivia, how long were you with Uncle Hank before you two did it?"
"Kara Marie Edwards, that's not something you ask someone especially your aunt."
"Actually, I don't mind. We knew each other a little over a year and a half before we even got involved. I wasn't sure I could handle being in something long distance but I've had feelings for him almost the entire time we've known each other. I had come here for a case and he told me he had feelings for me but I told him I was in a relationship with someone else."
Then Ed came back in.
"I bet he was mad."
"He definitely was."
"How long were you in a relationship with that other guy?"
"4 months."
"That other guy? Does she even know who it is?"
"Does it really matter?"
"Not at all."
"Who is the other guy you were with before Uncle Hank?"
"Ed."
"No way!"
"It's true. Anyway, after I told Ed that I wasn't being honest with myself about my true feelings for Hank, then I wasn't being honest with him. He told me to figure it out. I came here around Father's Day and told Hank how I really felt about him even though the last time we had seen each other, he said he didn't want to see me again. I got through to him and told him how I felt. We got close that night and have been inseparable ever since. He proposed 3 months later and 3 months after that, we were married. I know he was having a hard time accepting Justin's death but I told him that it doesn't make him any less of a man if he cries."
"Does he still breakdown?"
"Sometimes. Olive still has her moments too and Daniel misses Daddy but they all have each other to get through it. Sometimes with Hank though, he still tries to hide it from me. He'll go down to his man cave and sit in the dark. I will go down there, sit on his lap and hold him until he calms down."
"Do you still have nightmares about what happened with Lewis?"
"Sometimes but I know Hank is never too far away from me. I should probably go."
"I'll walk you to your car."
"You don't have to."
"You don't have your gun and you probably aren't as familiar with things here as you are in New York. I do know that you don't like being alone on the streets of New York without your gun."
"You got me there. Ok. Thank you."
"No problem."
"Thanks for staying with her until we got here."
"No problem. We have a 3 o'clock flight tomorrow, so we will probably come by before we head to the airport. Noah wants to go over to 51 to see the fire trucks and I'm pretty sure Hank wants to go to the cemetery."
"Ok. We'll see you tomorrow."
Olivia hugged both Diana and Kara and then Ed walked her to her car. After she got in the car, she drove to the hotel and got ready for bed. By the time Hank and Noah got back, she was sound asleep.
"Don't wake up Mommy."
"Ok."
Hank took Noah into the bathroom to get him ready for bed and brush his teeth.
"Go get into bed with Mommy and I'll be in soon. Ok?"
"Ok."
Noah left the room and crawled into bed with Olivia, while Hank got ready for bed. After he was done, he went into the other room and got into bed with Olivia and Noah. He kissed both of them and went to sleep.
The next morning after they got up and got ready, they checked out of the hotel and went to get Rachel, so they could go have breakfast. They went to the cemetery and to 51 before going to the hospital to see Kara. They stayed there until they headed to the airport for their flight to LA.
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