A/N: I came up with this idea after the Crossover with Fire, PD, Med and Justice aired the other night. If you haven't seen it yet, it does contain spoilers. As always, I don't own any of the characters.

I Need You

In the days following the death of Olinsky's daughter, Lexi and the trial, Hank started thinking about what he had gone through in close to a year. He felt Olinsky's pain. He knew what it was like to lose a child and he tried being there for his best friend. Al did still have Meredith. When Justin died, he had Erin, Olive and Daniel. He had gained more support when he started seeing Olivia Benson almost a couple months ago. He had hoped they would have gotten together sooner but neither of them thought it would work because of the distance between them.

He had left Olivia a message to tell her about Lexi but she never returned his call. That worried him. They were trying hard to make it work but he did know she got busy with her cases just as he did with his own. He would have given anything to hold Olivia in his arms. The entire squad had a hard time dealing with Lexi's funeral. Hank was always 'Uncle Hank' to her and he had known her since the day she was born.

Hank had just sat down to watch the Blackhawks and finish the rest of his left over pizza when the doorbell rang. He got up and went to see who it was before he answered it. It was Olivia and Noah, so he opened the door.

"Surprise!"

"Hey! You are a sight for sore eyes, Benson."

"I am, huh?"

"Yep. Hey, Buddy."

"Hi Hank."

Olivia kissed Hank before she and Noah went in.

"Our bags are in the car. Here are the keys. Thank you."

"Uh huh."

Hank went to get the bags, while Olivia took Noah up to Daniel's room. Hank took the bags upstairs and then they both went back downstairs.

"I got your messages. What happened?"

"Olinsky's daughter died from her injuries from a fire she was in. 39 young people were killed because of this fire. Lexi had 3rd degree burns on 60% of her body. The kid that set the fire was found guilty on all counts. I was getting worried that I hadn't heard from you."

"I'm so sorry about that. Things have been crazy but I needed to take some time off, so I am here through next weekend if you can tolerate us for that long."

"I'm sure I can. I'm glad you're here. I've missed you."

"I've missed you too."

Olivia kissed Hank again and then he wrapped his arms around her.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

They started kissing again and then the doorbell rang.

"I'm not here."

Hank got up and went to see who was at the door. This time it was Olinsky. Hank opened the door to let him in.

"Hey, Al."

"Hey, man. You want to go to Molly's with me? I need to get drunk."

"You don't need to get drunk."

"Yeah, I do. Come with me."

"I can't. I have company. Come on in anyway."

"You sure, man?"

"Yep."

"I don't want to interrupt anything if you have a woman here. Oh, wait, you wouldn't."

"I do, actually but you know her."

Al came in and saw who was in the living room.

"No kidding. It's about damn time. How long has this been going on?"

"Since mid January."

"You didn't think to tell me?"

"Erin knows. She thinks if I have someone to occupy my time, I'll stay out of her relationship with Halstead."

"Like that's going to happen."

"Exactly."

Olivia got up, went over to Al and gave him a hug.

"I am so sorry to hear about your daughter."

"Thanks."

"NOAH, COME DOWN HERE PLEASE."

Noah opened the door and came downstairs.

"This is Alvin, Hank's best friend. His daughter died. Can you give him a hug?'

"Ok."

Al knelt down, so he was at Noah's level and then Noah gave him a hug.

"Sorry."

"Thanks, little man. I need to go."

"You sure?"

"Yeah."

Al got up and turned to leave but ended up breaking down. Hank went over to him and put his arms around him.

"My baby is dead. How am I supposed to move on?"

"I know, Al. I've been there. Remember? Justin and Camille will take care of her. I loved her too, Al. We all did. I've known her since the day she was born. She always called me 'Uncle Hank'."

"I know."

"We shouldn't have to bury our kids but within a year, we both have."

"This really sucks."

"Yeah, it does."

"I really should go."

"Call if you need anything or just want some company."

"Yeah."

Al left. Olivia could tell that Hank had been crying with Al.

"It's ok to think about your son, you know."

"All this stuff that happened with Lexi opened old wounds for me with Justin."

Hank sat down and Olivia sat down next to him. She put her arms around him as he put his head on her shoulder. Noah climbed up on Hank's lap and wrapped his arms around him. Hank had tears running down his cheeks.

"Don't cry, Hank. I love you."

"I love you too, Buddy."

"What do you need, Babe?"

"I just need to be close to you right now."

"I'm here. I'm not going anywhere."

Both Olivia and Noah held Hank for a while and then Olivia took Noah upstairs to get him ready for bed. Hank locked up and went upstairs to help tuck Noah in. After they both kissed him goodnight, Olivia took Hank's hand as they went into his bedroom and shut and locked the door.

"Show me how much you need me."

They started kissing, got on the bed, undressed each other and made love. Afterwards they were holding each other.

"I guess you did need me."

"Uh huh. I guess you needed me too."

"Yeah, I did. I just wish we could do this more often."

"Yeah, me too."

"I love you so much."

"I love you too. I'm glad you showed up when you did."

"I know I usually call you, so we can make arrangements but you sounded so upset in the messages you left."

"I'm sorry I called you so many times. I just needed to hear your voice."

"Don't apologize. I wish I could have been here for all of you. How's Erin taking it?"

"Not well. She has also known Lexi since she was born and so has Trudy. Justin was a few years older than Lexi but they were pretty close growing up because Al and I have known each other for such a long time. Our kids were almost like siblings. Erin used to watch both of them after she came to live with us. It just feels like I lost another member of my family."

"I understand. I want you to know that if you need anything day or night, call me or text me. If I'm busy with a case, I'll call you back as soon as I can. Ok?"

"What if I need this?"

"Then one of us will have to travel to the other city. Trust me, I need this too sometimes."

"If we were in the same city, it could happen all the time."

"That is very true. I would love nothing more than to be in your arms all the time. Right now, we need to work with what we have and that's us in two different cities. We'll eventually figure this out, so we can be in the same city."

"Good because I want to be with you more than a few times a month."

"I know. I do too. You have me here for more than a week, so we can be together all you want."

"Maybe some time off will be good for me."

"I definitely needed it. We've had some pretty tough cases lately."

"None of ours are ever easy."

"Same with ours."

They started kissing and made love again before falling asleep in each other's arms. The next night, Hank decided to take his entire squad out for dinner to tell them about him and Olivia and he'd be taking the week off to spend with her and Noah. After the week was over and it was time for them to head back to New York, Hank didn't want to let them go. The sadness he had felt before they arrived in Chicago had returned but this time, Olivia was also sad about leaving. She had tears running down her cheeks almost the entire trip to the airport. They both realized that the more time they spent together, the harder it was for them to be apart.

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