A/N: I don't own any of the characters except my own.
They arrived at Molly's and went inside. The group from 51 was there.
"Hey, Sarge!"
"Hey, Herrmann."
"Do you want your usual?"
"Please."
"Lieutenant?"
"Red wine please."
"You got it! How about you?"
"Beer is fine. Anything in a bottle."
"Ok."
"Me too."
Herrmann got their drinks, while they found a table and introduced Ed to everyone.
"How have you been, Hank?"
"I can't complain. I'm keeping busy with projects around the house and the kids."
"Donna and I have been talking about possibly going out to New York."
"You should come by the house. I'm having a swing set and sand put in for the kids."
"Terrance would love that. How are you, Olivia?"
"I'm doing great."
"Good."
Diana came in and joined them.
"Hey, Captain! What can I get you?"
"Red wine please."
"No problem."
"Olivia, have you been to Molly's before?"
"Many times."
"Diana, how's the new job?"
"So far, not too bad."
"I still can't picture you going to IAB."
"Sometimes I can't either. Kara will join me once she gets out of school for the summer. Hopefully by then I will have found a place to live. I want to look in the neighborhood where Hank and Olivia are. Talking to Olivia, we discovered we have the same father."
"How cool is that? Now you really are Kara's Uncle Hank."
"Yep."
"How do you feel about it, Olivia?"
"I'm fine with it but I certainly don't expect her to treat me any differently than she does everyone else."
"I wouldn't play favorites. Is there anyone who gives you a hard time that you'd like me to return the favor to?"
"You need to watch that guy in charge of Hostage Negotiation. He can be a real ass."
"I've got my eye on him."
Ed gave them both a dirty look and Olivia and Diana started laughing.
"Any leads on Erin?"
"No."
"You'll find her."
"I hope so. I can't lose someone else I care about."
"I'm still here."
"I could lose you too. Someone could just walk up to you and shoot you."
"Do you honestly think I don't know that?"
Hank got up.
"I need to be alone for a while."
Hank put his jacket on and left. He decided to go to the cemetery. He drove to the cemetery, got out of the SUV and walked over to Camille and Justin's graves. Erin had recently left flowers on both graves.
"I need you two to help us find Erin. She's missing. I can't lose her too. As much as I love my new family, Erin is still my family. Wherever she is, I hope the two of you are watching over her. I hope she knows that we all love her and we want to find her. Justin, you'd be so proud of Olive. She gave birth to twins, Justin and Nicole, 3 months ago and Daniel is becoming such a little troublemaker. She moved to New York with the kids. I'm there too now, which is why I'm not here as often as I used to be. Olive and the kids live with us. Camille, you'd be so proud of me. I retired before I moved to New York and I am now a stay at home dad and grandpa. We do have a nanny too but I love every minute of this. Olivia makes me feel whole again. I haven't felt that way since you. I still haven't stopped loving you even though I'm hopelessly in love with her. Some people only find true love once in a lifetime. I was lucky to have found it twice."
A car pulled up and Al and Olivia got out. They walked toward Hank.
"I knew you'd be here."
"You found me."
"Come here."
Olivia put her arms around Hank.
"I told you I needed time alone."
"You know me better than that. I love you so much and I hate seeing you upset."
"I know you do but sometimes even I reach my breaking point. I love you too and I'm glad you're here."
Hank got a text saying to meet at a certain address and to bring help. It was signed 'E'. Hank called Jay and told him about the message. He said to have Mouse check out the number. They went to the District to get vests and guns. The number turned out to be from a throwaway.
"Something doesn't feel right. How do we know we're not walking into a trap?"
"He's right. It could be a trap."
Trudy came downstairs.
"Hank, Halstead, Bunny Fletcher is here."
Hank and Jay went upstairs.
"Bunny."
"I just got Jay's message. What happened to Erin?"
"She left to meet someone this morning and I haven't heard from her since. I called Voight in New York to have him come in to help look for her."
Hank got out his phone.
"Does this address look familiar to you?"
Hank showed Bunny the message.
"That's where her father has been staying. I told her a few months ago that he wanted to see her but she didn't want to do it. I had no idea she was going. She didn't tell you, Jay?"
"No."
"I've been out of town. Here's my ticket stub for the flight. Hank, I know we haven't always seen eye to eye where Erin in concerned but I don't want anything to happen to her."
"We'll do what we can."
"I'm going with you."
"Ok."
They went downstairs and then they all headed out. When they arrived, they decided to send Bunny in to talk to Erin's father. Bunny called Hank and said he wanted to talk to him. He went in and got a glimpse of Erin, who was pretty bruised and appeared to have a broken wrist or arm.
"So, this is why you wanted to see her?"
Hank slapped him in the face. Erin's father tried punching Hank in the stomach but he grabbed his hand. Her father got loose, slapped Hank, took his own gun and hit Hank in the face with it. Then he pointed it at Erin. Bunny tried leaving, so he shot her.
"What the hell do you want?"
"I want you to stay out of MY daughter's life. I'm her father. Not you."
"Some father. You were never around for her."
He tried kicking Hank but Hank grabbed his leg and pulled him down as he knocked the gun out of his hand. Atwater broke the door down and then everyone else came in. They cuffed Erin's father and then someone checked for a pulse on Bunny, while Olivia untied Erin.
"Erin, I think you know what I'm about to ask you."
"No, he didn't."
They went to check the other rooms and found three more female bodies.
"Liv, in here."
Olivia went to find Fin and then once Olinsky helped Hank up, he wrapped his arms around Erin.
"Hank, thank you. I love you."
"I love you too, Kiddo. Just don't do this again. Tell Halstead where you're going."
"I promise. Is Bunny dead?"
"Afraid so, Erin."
"I wish he was dead."
Olivia came back from the other room.
"Antonio."
"Yes, Ma'am."
"There are three more female victims in the other room. They are all dead and two of them are children."
"Ok."
"Liv, he raped them and made me watch."
Olivia froze and started having flashbacks about her ordeals with William Lewis and Joe Utley. She ran out of the house to get some air.
"Halstead."
Jay went over and put his arms around Erin, so Hank could go after Olivia. Ed had been out there and he had his arms around her as she cried.
"She ok?"
"She started having flashbacks about her ordeals with William Lewis and Joe Utley, the guy that held her hostage last year. Olivia, look who's here."
Olivia looked behind her and went into Hank's arms.
"I've got you."
Gabby and Sylvie were working an extra shift, so they arrived in the ambulance.
"Hank, you ok?"
"Yeah."
"I'd feel better of you got checked out."
"You're so bossy."
"Dawson, I'll go check out Lindsay."
"Ok. I'll be there in a minute."
Gabby looked over Hank, while Sylvie went to look at Erin. Hank agreed to go to the hospital, so he got into the ambulance.
"Olivia, you can ride with us. I need to go help Brett."
"Thanks."
Olivia got in the ambulance with Hank, while Gabby went to help Sylvie. They brought Erin out and put her in the ambulance before heading to Med. Erin held Hank's hand the entire ride to the hospital and Olivia held his other hand.
"I've made a decision."
"What?"
"I want to take some time off while I'm getting over this broken wrist or arm. I want to come stay with you two. I know I have Jay but I need to be with the two people who have been more like parents to me. You've always been more of a dad to me in the more than 15 years I've known you and Liv became more like a mom to me when we first met. You two, Olive and the kids are my family."
"Maybe for a few weeks. Babe, are you ok?"
"Yeah."
"I was so scared that I was going to lose Erin too. I went to the cemetery and asked Camille and Justin to help us find you and to keep you safe. I want you to promise me that you'll talk to Dr. Charles."
"I will."
They arrived at Med. Both Hank and Erin went for tests, while Olivia waited. Hank came back first, so they waited for his results to come back. When Olivia saw them bring Erin back, she went in to sit with her.
"Liv, can I tell you something?"
"Of course."
"I'm pregnant."
"You're what?"
"I'm pregnant. I just found out a couple days ago. I haven't told Jay yet."
"Is everything ok after this?"
"They're going to check everything out. I kind of hope I get Dr. Manning or Dr. Choi instead of Will."
"That's great, Erin. Are you sure your father didn't rape you?"
"He tried but I fought him hard. I felt so helpless that I couldn't have helped the other three victims."
"That's how I felt over a year ago. I knew Joe was raping Tess but I couldn't do a damn thing about it."
"I was more concerned for my baby than I was about myself. I wouldn't let him touch me. You can tell Hank about the baby."
"Ok. A part of me wishes I hadn't miscarried. I wanted a baby of my own so much."
Natalie came in and checked Erin out. Olivia went back to Hank's room, where Will was checking him out.
"She ok?"
"She'll be fine."
"Good."
"All you need is a few stitches. Everything else looks good."
Jay poked his head in.
"She's across the hall."
"Thanks."
Jay went to find Erin.
"I'll be right back."
Will left.
"Erin told me she's pregnant."
"What! That's great. Hopefully everything is ok."
"Dr. Manning was in with her and I guess they're supposed to check everything out."
"I'm really happy for them. Halstead has really proven himself. They'll make great parents."
"I wish it had happened for us."
Olivia broke down and Hank put his arms around her.
"Don't cry. I told you we didn't need a baby to strengthen our bond."
They started kissing and then Will came back and Fin and Ed were both with him.
"Are you ok?"
"I'll be fine."
"Good."
"Liv, you ok? You took off kind of quick."
"I'm fine. Thanks, Fin."
"No problem."
"Hank, are you ok with me holding her earlier?"
"Yeah. I trust both of you. Can I go or are you keeping me?"
"We're still waiting for some of your test results. We want to make sure you don't have a concussion."
Will did Hank's stitches and then he left again.
"Since this didn't take long, do you want to show me around Chicago?"
"I could do that."
Then Diana came in.
"Hank, are you doing ok?"
"Yeah."
"Good. Olivia, do you want me to take you back to the 21st to get your SUV?"
"Sure."
Olivia kissed Hank and then they left.
"I needed to talk to you anyway. I told Kara what we found out and she wants to meet you, especially since you happen to be married to Hank."
"I'm looking forward to meeting my niece."
"I need some advice."
"Ok."
"I'm thinking I may want to get to know Ed better."
"Funny you should mention that. I was teasing him about it on the plane."
"He doesn't want to, does he?"
"His comment was that you just met."
"I've never been in a relationship."
"Never?"
"Nope. I've had feelings for a man but I could never tell him."
"Are you sure you wouldn't rather pursue that instead?"
"I can't."
"Why?"
"He's married and happy. He's way too loyal to ever be unfaithful to his wife."
"That kind of sounds like Hank."
"That's because it is."
"Oh. Obviously he knew nothing about this."
"No. I'm so bad about admitting how I feel. Most of the time, the only person I can be myself with is my daughter. Part of the reason that I never said anything was because I didn't want it to ruin our friendship."
"He's not much better about admitting his feelings but then again, neither am I."
"I hope you're not mad."
"No. I know he loves me but I know a part of him will always love Camille. I know he misses Justin but he opened his heart to Noah. I honestly never expected him to forgive me."
"What happened?"
"When I was here a little over a year ago when Yates escaped from prison, Hank and I were talking in his office. He all of a sudden blurted out that he had feelings for me and has since we first met. I basically said I was flattered but I was seeing someone. Ed and I started seeing each other shortly after I was held hostage and he was the Hostage Negotiator. I did develop feelings for Hank as well but apparently neither of us wanted to admit to it. Anyway, he told me to go to hell and if I ever stepped foot in his city again, he'd arrest me and put me in the Cage. I was hurt by that but in a way, I understood why. I was so mad at myself. When I got back to New York, Ed knew I was upset about something but I never told him about it. I was temporarily transferred out of SVU during the investigation involving Ed and I thought about bringing Noah here to try to work things out with Hank. I decided against it because I didn't want Ed to go through that on his own. I doubt Hank would have talked to me anyway. After all the stuff that had gone on with Dodds, Ed told me he put in for a transfer out of IAB and he wanted to take Noah and me to Paris. I told him we needed to talk. I said I hadn't been honest with myself about my feelings for Hank, so then I wasn't being honest with him. He told me to figure things out. I came here with Noah and our nanny, Lucy and I went to Erin's to ask for her help. I told Hank I loved him and had for a while. A part of me expected him to tell me he no longer had feelings for me but he felt the same way he had a few months earlier. Noah and I, along with Erin, Olive and Daniel, spent Father's Day with him. After the week we had spent together, we already felt like a family. We got engaged 3 months later and 3 months after that, we were married. What surprised me the most was he and Ed became friends. They are both very stubborn. Hank and I almost had a baby together."
"What happened?"
"I miscarried. I told him before we got married and we were both really excited about it. We got married on December 9th. My birthday is the 13th. We spent time alone over the weekend, so Lucy had taken Noah. Monday at work, I wasn't feeling right but I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I left early and went to the hospital. It turned out that I had lost the baby and I had cysts on both of my ovaries. I had the procedure done following the miscarriage and the only person that knew was Lucy, since I needed her to stay with Noah. I told her that if he asked where I was to tell him I was at work. I didn't tell anyone about it."
"Not even Hank?"
"Nope. He called me for my birthday and had sent me roses. Ed called me for my birthday and wanted to take me to lunch. I just wanted to be left alone and all I wanted to do was cry. Lucy took Noah to daycare and came to get me. We had to pick up my SUV later. He asked me why my SUV was still at the hospital and I told him I was too tired to drive home. I hated lying to my 3-year old. I came here for Hank's retirement party that he squad was throwing for him and ended up telling Hank then. I told Noah after I told Hank. He really wants a sibling. I'm really hoping we can adopt Rachel."
"Did you have surgery?"
"I had a hysterectomy after Hank and I came back from our honeymoon. By then, everyone knew. I feel bad that I even kept this from Hank but I'm so used to doing everything on my own. At first, I didn't know how to tell Noah and I would have had to if Hank had come out there to be with me. Hank said I should have had someone with me. If it wasn't him, he would have been ok with someone from my squad or even Ed being there with me just so I didn't have to go through it alone."
"Sorry you had to go through all that. Everything was fine I take it?"
"Yes. The biopsies were benign. Hank was worried about that since Camille died from ovarian cancer."
"Yep."
"Ed asked if Hank could show him around Chicago. Maybe you could do that."
"Maybe I will. Are you ok if we start seeing each other?"
"Oh yeah. I want Ed to move on and be happy."
"I just wanted to make sure. I didn't want things to be awkward between us."
"It's a little weird that you are the second person with IAB that I've had some kind of connection to. I try to run SVU as smoothly as possible."
"I'm not worried about SVU."
"We do seem to have made some enemies since the thing with Munson though. When we needed help when I was off after my surgery, we couldn't get anyone to help out. With Rollins off for another 5 weeks and with me still technically on light duty, we only have two people out in the field. I can do the hospital and interrogations but not the crime scenes."
"I'm more of a hands-on person, so I would love to go to crime scenes and learn what goes on during one of your investigations."
"I'm sure we can arrange something."
"Good. I'll look into getting you some temporary help."
"Great."
Diana arrived at the District and then Olivia went to get the SUV before heading back to Med. By the time she got there, Hank was ready to leave.
"Just in time for me to leave."
"Good. I want to check on Erin first."
"Ok."
The four of them went to the room where Erin was.
"Hey, Kid."
"Hey."
"Where's Halstead?"
"He left. He's letting it sink in. I am so excited about this but he doesn't appear to be. I don't get it."
Erin started crying and then Olivia put her arms around her."
"Are they keeping you?"
"Just overnight."
"I'll stay with her. She shouldn't be alone."
"That's fine. I'll come back in the morning."
"Ok. I love you."
"I love you too. Both of you."
"I love you too, Hank. Thanks for coming to help find me."
"Why wouldn't I? You know I love you the way I loved Justin and the way I love Noah and Rachel."
"I screwed up big time. I should have told Jay where I was going."
"Yeah, you should have. Right now you have to do what's best for you and your kid. Halstead loves you. He'll come around."
"I want us to do this together."
"You will."
Hank kissed Olivia and then he kissed Erin's cheek.
"Thanks, Fin. Thanks, Captain Tucker."
"No problem."
The three of them left and then they moved Erin to a room. Both Olivia and Erin fell asleep. The next day, Hank got up and got ready. Ed and Fin were up and ready as well, so the three of them decided to grab breakfast before heading to the hospital to get Olivia and Erin. Diana took Kara out for breakfast and decided to take her to the hospital to see Erin. They all arrived at the same time. When Kara saw Hank, she went to give him a hug.
"Uncle Hank!"
"Hey, Kid."
"Kara, this is Fin Tutuola and this is Ed Tucker. This is my daughter, Kara."
"Nice to meet you."
"You too."
They went up to Erin's room. Erin was picking at her breakfast.
"Morning."
"Good morning, yourself."
"Eat, Erin. Coffee, my dear."
"Thank you."
Olivia kissed Hank and took the coffee from him.
"This food sucks! I want pizza or ice cream."
"You have to eat something."
"What are we up to today?"
"Ed wants to see the city."
"Kara and I could do that."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course. Olivia, this is Kara. Kara, this is Olivia."
"It's nice to meet you."
"You too."
Kara gave Olivia a hug.
"So, can I call you Aunt Olivia?"
"Of course you can."
"Now you really are my Uncle Hank."
"Yeah, I guess I am."
"I was really sorry to hear about Justin."
"Thanks."
"Do I have cousins?"
"We have a 3-year old son, Noah, who's adopted and we are fostering a 2-year old girl, Rachel."
"Can I meet them sometime?"
"Of course you can."
"I'm probably going to look at houses in their neighborhood, so you'll probably be able to see them regularly."
"Uncle Hank, are you working?"
"No. I'm retired."
"Do you like it?"
"I do. Olive had twins just before Christmas and she and the three kids are living with us. We have a nanny too. She has been with Noah since Olivia has had him and she took on the other kids. Maybe if your mom does get a house near us, you can stay with us after school."
"I'd like that."
"I thought you would."
"Aunt Olivia, are you a cop too?"
"Yes, I am."
"What rank are you?"
"I'm a Lieutenant."
"Uncle Hank, she ranks higher than you."
"I know. Sometimes she doesn't let me forget it. She told me what to do when we were both Sergeants."
"I think he needs it sometimes."
"Kara, you are so right about that. He knows who the boss is."
"Bossy is more like it."
"I agree."
"Fin!"
"What?"
"Are you two also cops?"
"Yes. I'm a Captain."
"If I passed my exam, I'll be a Sergeant."
"That's cool."
"Honey, did you eat yet?"
"The three of us went out before we came here?"
"And you didn't bring your wife anything?"
"I didn't. I'm sorry."
"I don't think you are."
"I am really sorry. You can order anything you want from Room Service."
"I'm not sure what I really want is on the menu."
"Well, then I guess we better go take care of that."
Hank and Olivia hugged Erin and then they left. They went back to the hotel and made love. Diana and Kara took Ed on a tour of the city. Kara and Ed really seemed to hit it off. Fin stayed with Erin until Hank and Olivia returned. Nick flew in even though they had found Erin. Erin went home and decided to go back to New York with everyone for a while.
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