A/N: I don't own any of the characters but my own.

Hank was having no problems settling into the new house. Olivia had informed Chief Dodds that she would be taking a leave of absence to have surgery and the Squad would need help. She had called Ed to tell him but he wasn't available, so she left him a message to call her back. After talking to Hank, they decided they should invite him over for dinner. Ed called her back and accepted the invitation to dinner that night. However, after being slow for most of the day, SVU got a call. She called Hank to tell him what was going on but to go ahead and eat without her if she was running too late. She would get there as soon as she could. When Ed arrived, he rang the doorbell and Hank answered it.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"Come on in."

"Thanks."

"Olivia is still at work."

"I heard."

"Beer?"

"Sure. It smells great."

"Thanks."

Hank got beers for both of them and then they went to sit in the family room.

"What's going on?"

"Olivia and I got married not this past weekend but the weekend before. She wanted you to hear that from one of us and not through the grapevine."

"I'm fine with that. Congratulations."

"Thanks. There's something else."

"She's pregnant?"

"That was almost the case. She ended up miscarrying. She found out that she has cysts on her ovaries and is scheduled to have a hysterectomy right after we come back from our cruise."

"Wow! Sorry to hear that. I called her for her birthday but she wasn't in the mood to talk. Is that when she had the miscarriage?"

"Yeah. She said she left work early on Monday and drove herself to the hospital. She had the procedure done and they kept her overnight. Lucy was the only one that knew and Olivia told her to tell Noah she was at work. She didn't even tell me until this past weekend. I wish she had told someone. I would have come in for support but she didn't want Noah to start asking questions. Still, she could have called Fin, Rollins or Carisi. I would have been ok if she had called you. She shouldn't have had to go through this alone."

"You're right about that. Why didn't she call anyone?"

"Because she's stubborn."

"Uh, yeah. Does Noah know now?"

"She finally told him the same day she told me."

"This isn't cancer, is it?"

"She said they are pretty sure it isn't but they will still have to be sent for biopsy. That's my biggest fear, since my first wife died from ovarian cancer."

"I can see why you'd be scared. If there's anything I can do, let me know."

"Amanda is supposed to be staying here a couple days from when we leave to when Lucy gets back. Amanda did ask what happens if they get a call in the meantime. Olivia said if it can be done with two people, Fin and Carisi can just go by themselves. If they need everyone, that's where they'll have a problem. Olivia suggested calling you next."

"As backup for Rollins to watch both Noah and Jesse if SVU gets a call?"

"Yeah."

"No problem. Unless of course I get one in the meantime but I can just have the rest of the team go. No big deal."

"Thanks."

Hank's cell phone rang, so he answered it.

"Hey, Beautiful."

"We were on our way back to the Precinct and got into an accident."

"Is everyone ok?"

"The car is pretty smashed up and we're at the hospital getting checked out. We all have a few bumps and bruises."

"Are the roads that bad? Tucker's here and he didn't say anything."

"It's snowing but it's a wet snow."

"How many vehicles were involved?"

"Thankfully, only two. The other vehicle that hit us was a patrol car."

"That's interesting."

"Wait, it gets better. They said it was our fault. We had the green light and the patrol car had no lights or sirens on. Now we get to sit here and wait until IAB shows up. Fin said he wished Tucker was still with IAB, so then it would get done in a hurry."

"IAB shouldn't even be getting involved."

"I know that and you know that. I actually have more important things to be doing than being here. It was an accident that wasn't our fault."

"Tucker wants to talk to you. He knows about us, you and the possibility of backing up Rollins when we're gone."

"Ok. I love you."

"I love you too."

Hank handed the phone to Ed, so he could talk to Olivia, while he went to check on dinner. Once Ed was done talking to Olivia, he came into the kitchen.

"Now I've heard everything."

"It shouldn't have been an IAB issue."

"No, it shouldn't have. The other officers involved have been investigated before, so they are actually on thin ice with the NYPD."

"Did she tell you what Fin said?"

"Yep. I wouldn't have even investigated it. All they have to do is check the traffic cameras for that intersection and they'll see who's at fault. She said these officers were being rude to her, Rollins and Fin. Fin and Carisi wanted to get in their faces but Olivia told them it wasn't worth it and it's probably what they wanted them to do."

"Dinner should be about ready."

"Ok."

"NOAH, DINNER."

"OK, DADDY."

Noah came downstairs and the 3 of them sat down to dinner.

"Daddy, where's Mommy?"

"She's trying to come home but the 4 of them were in an accident with another Squad car."

"She ok?"

"She has some bumps and bruises. She's at the hospital right now."

"Oh."

"What's the matter, Buddy?"

"I'm scared."

"Of what?"

"Losing Mommy."

"I am too but she's tough. We'll get through this."

"Can Mommy quit her job?"

"I'm not sure she's ready for that yet."

Olivia sent Hank a text about being disgusted with the entire situation. She was tired of waiting, so she was getting back to the Precinct and heading home.

"She's disgusted with the entire situation, so she walked out and is trying to get back to the Precinct. Then she's heading home."

"She has every right to be disgusted."

"Mommy's coming home?"

"Yep."

"Yay!"

"This is good. You made this?"

"Yep. One of my hidden talents. I never felt much like cooking for myself. I've gotten more into it lately after my daughter-in-law moved in with me. Takeout gets boring after a while."

"Yes, it does. How is your daughter-in-law?"

"She's doing ok. She gave birth to twins on Friday, a boy, Justin Michael Jr. and a girl, Nicole Olivia. They'll be moving out here and in with us eventually. The company she works for is opening a new office here and asked Olive to be a part of the team. Her boss comes out here after the first of the year and as soon as she's able to, Olive will move out here. I think she's going to drive out because she doesn't want to fly with the 3 of them this soon. I may go get Daniel and bring him out here sooner, so she'd only have to deal with the twins."

"He's how old?"

"19 months. My grandkids are my only connection to my son."

"He was your only child?"

"Yep. He was a twin but his sister was a stillborn. We wanted more kids but Camille didn't want to chance having the same thing happen. I wanted a daughter more than anything. That's why I love Erin so much. If my daughter had lived, I would think she'd be a lot like her mother. Justin was more like me than either of us was willing to admit. I guess Noah is my final chance to be a better father. Do you have kids?"

"No. I never really wanted kids. My ex did and ended up cheating on me. I caught them and filed for a divorce. I broke the guy's nose too. If you can't trust your own wife, who can you trust? I joined IAB to confirm that."

"She ended up pregnant, didn't she?"

"She did. After our divorce was final, they got married and have a few kids. I've pretty much been a loner ever since. I know people don't like me and I never really cared what anyone thought. I didn't realize how much I missed by not being a father until I started falling for Olivia. Noah is a good kid."

"He definitely is."

"When did you start having feelings for her?"

"I think it actually started after the first case we worked on. She's one of the few people who can put me in my place and get away with it. After the Yates trial, I went to the holding cell to threaten him and went to tell Olivia what I did. We shared a kiss but nothing more. I wish we had though. I finally decide to tell her how I felt about her and ended up with my heart broken into a million pieces when she tells me she's with someone else."

"She did seem upset when she came back after the last Yates thing. She didn't want to talk about it. It broke mine when I told her to figure things out. A part of me knew it wasn't going to be me. She and I are still friends and that works for me. You and I seem to get along pretty well considering we were both in love with her at the same time. I'm fine with how things turned out. I just wish she would have said something about what she was going through."

"How do you think I feel? She told me several days after it happened and this was my kid too."

"I don't get that. You'd think she'd at least want you there with her."

"Exactly. We got married the Friday before her birthday and this happened on Monday."

"I called her to wish her a happy birthday and wanted to take her to lunch. She said she wasn't at the Precinct and wasn't feeling well. I asked if there was anything I could do and she said no. Maybe I should have insisted."

"I wish you had. She told me she spent most of the day of her birthday crying because she lost the baby and because of what they told her."

Olivia called and said she was on her way home and bringing the Squad.

"She's bringing the Squad home with her."

Hank went to get more plates and silverware.

"Daddy, I'm done."

"Ok. Mommy will be home soon. You can go back up to your room and play and we'll call you when it's time for dessert."

"Ok."

Noah gave Hank a hug and gave Ed a high five as he left the kitchen.

"Olivia did such a good job with him. He is so well behaved."

"She sure did. He usually tries to eat everything he's given."

"At least he's eating more than macaroni and cheese, chicken tenders and hotdogs."

"He tries. He loves pizza."

They heard the door from the garage to the house open.

"HONEY, I'M HOME."

"WE'RE IN HERE."

Olivia, Fin and Carisi took their coats off and came into the kitchen. Olivia gave Hank a kiss.

"What a day! Where's Noah?"

"He was done eating and I told him he could go back upstairs to play until we called him for dessert."

"Ok. How'd he do?"

"He ate just about everything on his plate. Where's Rollins?"

"She went to get Jesse and then they'll be here. This was delivered."

"Go ahead and eat. I'll take care of this."

"Why can't I open it? It's addressed to me too."

"Eat your dinner."

Olivia kissed Hank again and then she, Fin and Carisi sat down to eat, while Hank opened the package.

"Who's it from?"

"Lindsay, Halstead, Dawson, Olinsky, Ruzek and Atwater. They sent us Portillo's hotdogs and Italian beef."

"Wow!"

"Peppers too?"

"Yep."

"Let me know when you're doing the Italian beef. I'm coming over for dinner."

"Sure, Carisi."

Fin looked at Carisi and shook his head.

"Is that all you do is eat?"

"I'm Italian, so yes."

"Do your two favorite pizza places ship?"

"Unfortunately, no."

"Well, I guess we will have to go to Chicago every time we want pizza."

"I always want pizza."

"Honey, this is so good. I honestly didn't know you were a good cook."

"Well, now you do."

"This is so much better than takeout."

"So, Liv, Tucker never cooked for you?"

"Nope."

"I've never been much of a cook. What happened at the hospital?"

"IAB pretty much laughed it off. It was a traffic accident. He knew they had been under investigation before."

"What did they say about you?"

"They said something about knowing why I got promoted to Lieutenant so quickly because I was screwing you."

"That was before we were even together."

"I know that and you know that. They started saying stuff about Jesse and making racist remarks about Fin. That one they did in front of IAB."

"It sounds like they now have a case against them, which is a good thing."

"Yeah, I guess. They were also giving me a hard time for the Munson case. They supported him 100%. I told them that was their choice. They said the wrong cop died in that incident and that it should have either been me or you."

"I'm not surprised they would have said me."

"I've never been a fan of yours and really no one has but that was just wrong to say."

"I've never really cared what people think about me anyway."

"Neither have I."

"Same with me. I wasn't exactly sure what Liv was thinkin' when she decided to date you but you're actually not so bad now that you're not with IAB anymore. I still don't think you were ever the right one for Liv though."

Olivia got a text from Amanda saying she wasn't coming.

"Rollins isn't coming. I have a feeling she let what those idiots said get to her."

"I'll stop and check on her on my way home."

"Good. Thanks, Carisi."

"No problem."

Noah came downstairs.

"Hi, Mommy."

"Hey, Baby. How's my boy?"

"Fine."

"Did you have a good day with Daddy?"

"Yes. You ok?"

"I'm much better now that I'm home with my two favorite guys in the entire world."

"Does your owie hurt?"

"A little bit."

"Daddy said you were hit by a police car."

"We were."

"Were you driving?"

"No. Mommy is a good driver. Uncle Fin was driving. Ed, did Hank give you the tour of the house?"

"No."

"Are you going to?"

"Sure."

"We haven't been here since you got everything unpacked."

"Hank spent most of the day yesterday getting his stuff unpacked. They went out today and bought paint for the 3 bedrooms that Olive and the kids will be using. He wants to do that first."

"How many bedrooms total?"

"Six. That way there would be room when his former Squad comes to visit. We still have one bedroom for guests and the office has a sofa bed. We have a full basement but he wants to have walls put up to have a bathroom put in down there. That's Hank's man cave. I really have no reason to go down there since the washer and dryer are on this level. The room that is supposed to be the dining room is a playroom for the boys. We bought a bigger kitchen table."

"This is a nice size kitchen though."

"So far, we like it."

"Hank took Ed around the house and showed him everything. They went down to the basement last.

"I can see why you'd want to be down here."

"I want to put a bar in and get a pool table, an air hockey table and maybe a poker table."

Fin and Carisi came down.

"This is gonna be the man cave, huh?"

"Yep. I want to put a bar in and get a pool table, an air hockey table and maybe a poker table."

"Now, that's what I'm talkin' about."

Olivia came down with Noah.

"Can this be my playroom?"

"This is Daddy's playroom once it's done."

"Will you share, Daddy?"

"You have a playroom."

"It's too small."

"What do you mean it's too small?"

Noah started giggling.

"When it gets warmer, I'm going to have a swing set with the works put in for you and Daniel. Would you like that?"

"Yeah! What does Mommy get?"

"Mommy wanted the pool."

"We have a pool? Yay! Can I get a sand box?"

"I'll see what I can do."

"We have such a huge yard, so maybe you can do an entire section of it, put the swing set into the ground and then have everything else sand like they have at the playground."

"That would make sense. I'll have to see if the place that has the swing sets does stuff like that or if they can recommend someone. We still have 3 months yet."

"Yes, we do."

"How long are you going to be off?"

"Anywhere from 4-8 weeks but I will be on limited duty once I come back. I talked to Chief Dodds and he's looking into getting us some other detectives. I'm leaving you in charge, Fin. I don't care what IPP or IAB have to say about it."

"You're starting to sound like me."

"I think you're rubbing off on me. This has been a rough year for me."

"Yeah, for me too but the last 6 months have made it better."

"For me too."

"I know this thing with you is a setback but we're going to get through this. You, me and Noah are a family and nothing is going to split us up. I'm not prepared for what this could be with you. I don't want to lose you and neither does Noah."

Hank's eyes started filling with tears.

"I'm not prepared either. I've never been more scared in my life. Well, I was scared when I was undercover in a prison and nearly raped. I was scared at the thought of going to prison for something I didn't do. I was scared when I was being tortured by William Lewis and thought I was going to lose my job yet again. Those times I had no one. When I was held hostage this last time, I had my son to live for. That incident resulted in a relationship that maybe I should or shouldn't have gotten into. That same relationship almost cost both of us our jobs because of a case we were working on that he had a connection to. We got each other through it. He helped me get through what happened with Dodds and honestly, I am still having problems with that. If anything came of that, we're friends and I am glad for that. If I got into something right now, I'm guessing that all 4 of you would be there trying to rescue me."

"Liv, you know I would. I had your back at Sealview and was there for you after all that crap you went through with Lewis."

"I would too, Liv. You know that. I'm glad I transferred to SVU."

"I don't have a choice if you're being held hostage. It's my job now. Even if it wasn't, you know I would. I still care about you a lot."

"I knew you had a heart in there somewhere. You just never showed you had real feelings until recently."

"I must be mellowing with age. I'll do what I can to help out during your surgery too. I already told Hank that. If Lucy needs a break, I can take Noah for a few hours or whatever."

"Us too."

"Thanks."

"Babe, you know I'd be there to protect you in a heartbeat. Even though I'm still having issues with Justin's death, you were the one that made me realize that I could move on and be happy again."

"Like I told you before, I knew how I felt about you during all the stuff with Yates last year. What happened between us in February was completely my fault and honestly, I've never hated myself more knowing that I hurt you the way I did. You tell me you're in love with me and I respond by telling you I'm in a relationship with someone else. I guess I deserved to have you tell me to go to hell and if I ever stepped foot in your City again, you'd arrest me and put me in the Cage."

"I probably shouldn't have said that but I was pissed."

"You had every right to be. If I have to spend the rest of my life making it up to you, I will. I love you so much."

"I love you too."

Olivia kissed Hank and then everyone headed up for dessert as the doorbell rang.

"I got it."

Olivia went to see who was at the door and opened it.

"What are you guys going here?"

"We miss Hank already and we brought you two a present."

"What else are you giving us besides the hotdogs and Italian beef? Thank you, by the way."

"No problem. We thought you might have missed your grandson."

"Gama!"

"Hi, sweet boy! Come in."

Everyone walked in.

"Wow! Nice house."

"Thank you."

"PAPA!"

Hank came out of the kitchen.

"Daniel, I missed you!"

"What about us?"

"You guys not so much."

"Hey!"

"Some of you more than others."

"You better mean me."

"Of course I do, Kid. Olive was ok with you bringing him?"

"Yeah. The poor guy hasn't slept much since you left. Of course having two new siblings who cry a lot doesn't help the situation."

"Do you miss Papa?"

Daniel nodded his head.

"Dada."

"I know. Me too."

"Liv, what happened?"

"Fin, Rollins, Carisi and I were in an accident. We were hit by a patrol car and they blamed us even though they blew the red light. They made it an IAB issue when it shouldn't have been. These officers were saying rude things about me and the reason I got promoted so quickly. They made comments about Jesse and they were making racial comments at Fin. IAB took that seriously but they just laughed the accident off and said it wasn't their problem."

Everyone went into the kitchen.

"Uh oh! Do we have a case?"

"No. We decided to visit."

"Noah, look who's here."

"Daniel!"

"Noah!"

"Daniel, how about some ice cream?"

"K."

"Daddy, can I have ice cream too?"

"No."

"Please."

"No."

"Mommy."

"Daddy said no. You had cookies, which I'm sure you snacked on all day."

"No!"

Noah folded his arms and had a pouty look on his face. Hank got Daniel some ice cream and put it in front of him. Noah hit the bowl onto the floor. Daniel started crying and Noah got a dirty look from Olivia.

"Go to your room."

"No!"

"Noah, get upstairs now!"

"I'm sorry."

"Upstairs."

"Fine!"

Noah stomped his feet and went towards the stairs. He turned around and stuck his tongue out at Olivia. He stomped up the stairs and slammed the door as hard as he could.

"Did he have a nap today?"

"Not for very long. Do you want me to go talk to him?"

"No. I need to deal with it."

"He did say earlier that he doesn't want to lose you."

"He sure has a funny way of showing it. Doesn't he?"

"Yeah, I guess."

"Introduce Ed to everyone and I'll deal with Noah."

"Ok."

Olivia kissed Hank and went up to talk to Noah. Erin cleaned up the mess on the floor, while Hank got Daniel some more ice cream.

"Here you go, Buddy."

"Tank you, Papa."

"You're welcome. Ed, you already know Erin Lindsay and Jay Halstead. This is Alvin Olinsky, Antonio Dawson, Adam Ruzek and Kevin Atwater. This is Captain Ed Tucker."

"Nice to meet you."

"You too, Sir. This must be Carisi."

"That's right. I've only met Lindsay, Halstead and Dawson."

Olinsky gave Hank a look and Hank nodded his head.

"So, how are things going?"

"Really slow. Burgess and Platt send their love."

"Ok."

The doorbell rang and Hank headed to answer it as Olivia was coming down the stairs.

"I got it."

"Ok."

Olivia got the door, while Hank went back into the kitchen.

"Amanda."

"Hey."

"Where's Jesse?"

"She's at Carisi's mom's. I need to talk to you about a few things."

"Sure. Come on in."

"Are Fin and Carisi here?"

"Yeah."

"They should hear this too."

"Ok. FIN AND CARISI, COULD YOU COME IN HERE PLEASE?"

"OK."

Fin and Carisi came out of the kitchen and then the 4 of them went into the living room and sat down.

"What's going on?"

"It's time the 3 of you knew the truth about Jesse. I've wanted to tell you for a while but I couldn't. After the case when we arrested Johnny D, I ended up sleeping with Declan. It just kind of happened. Liv, I know you don't trust me and haven't for a long time but those idiots really got to me today."

"Does he know about her?"

"He does but he's obviously never met her. He's working undercover out of the country."

"So are you two together then?"

"Honestly, I don't love him. That brings me to my next thing. I am in love with someone and I have never said this to anyone. I don't even think he knows how I feel."

"You don't have to tell us if you don't want to."

"I don't but I have to. I'm in love with Carisi.

To be continued…