A/N: This is the continuation from the previous chapter. I don't own any of the characters except my own.
Missing Justin
Olivia was busy in the kitchen and Hank was in the living room playing with Noah. Lucy put the TV on and was flipping through the channels. Hank got up and went into the kitchen. Olivia had her back to him, he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her ear.
"I'm hungry."
"It should be ready soon."
"That's not what I'm hungry for."
"You need to control yourself."
"I can't. You are so damn sexy."
Olivia turned around and she and Hank started kissing. Erin came in with a surprise for Hank. They heard little feet come into the kitchen.
"Yuck! No, Papa!"
Both Hank and Olivia started laughing.
"No, what, Daniel?"
"Mine."
"What's yours?"
Daniel pointed at Olivia.
"How about we share?"
"No!"
"Aren't you too young for her?"
"No."
Hank tried kissing Olivia again but Daniel pushed him away.
"No, no, Papa."
"You're trouble just like your daddy."
"No!"
"He has a temper on him. I wonder where he gets that from."
"No idea."
Olivia gave Hank a funny look and then Olive came into the kitchen.
"Hey, you two."
"Hey."
Olive hugged both Hank and Olivia.
"Your son is being possessive of Olivia."
"He's been asking for her ever since you came to visit. Daniel, who's this?"
"Gramma."
"Go find Noah."
"K. Bye-bye, Gramma."
"Bye, Sweetie."
"See ya, Buddy."
Daniel ran into the other room to find Noah, while Olivia checked on dinner.
"How's he doing?"
"He's been asking for Justin lately. I figured we needed to come back to Chicago, so I could take him to the cemetery."
Noah came into the kitchen.
"Olive."
"Yeah, Buddy?"
"Daniel is crying."
Olive and Hank went to try to calm Daniel down. He was holding a picture of Justin.
"Hey, Sweetie."
"Dada."
"I know. That's Daddy."
Olive sat down on the sofa.
Even though Daddy isn't here with us anymore, he will always be a part of both of us.
Olive put her hand on Daniel's heart.
"I know you don't understand all this but your daddy will always live on right in here, just like he will for me, for Auntie and for Papa. I am going to try to be the best mother I can be for you but I know it won't be easy for us."
Olive had tears in her eyes as did both Hank and Erin. Hank went back into the kitchen and Olivia could tell he was upset.
"You ok?"
"I will be."
"Good. I love you."
"I love you too."
Olivia kissed Hank and finished making the salad.
"Can you set the table?"
"Sure. Do we have enough?"
"I did 12 peppers, so that's 2 each. The boys won't eat the peppers but they'll eat the rice the meat I'm sure. I'm not sure I'll eat 2 of them but then you can have leftovers."
"Good. I'm looking forward to dessert later too."
"I forgot to get something. I am so sorry."
"Don't apologize. That wasn't the dessert I was referring to. We still have to properly celebrate our engagement."
"Yes, I know and I can't wait."
"I'll run out and get something for dessert."
"Ok. Thanks."
Hank kissed Olivia and went to the living room.
"I need to run to the store. Who wants to come with me?"
"Me!"
"Me!"
Hank took the boys and headed to the store to get something for dessert. Erin, Olive and Lucy joined Olivia in the kitchen.
"It smells great, Liv."
"Thanks. Where are the boys?"
"They went with Hank."
"I guess we'll have to enjoy the quiet while we still can. Can I get you ladies any wine?"
"Oh, definitely."
"Me too."
"Yes, please."
Olivia poured 4 glasses of wine and then they all sat down.
"How are things with Jay?"
"He's married."
"What? When?"
"It was a while ago. He just forgot to tell me. He left on his own and moved in with his brother."
"Why hasn't he gotten a divorce if he loves you?"
"He signed the papers but she never did. She was in town with another set but she still never signed them. A part of me thinks she wants to stay married to him."
"Hank and I are going to have to start doing some serious talking. There's no way I want to deal with a long distance marriage."
"Marriage? What?"
"Hank officially took me off the market."
Olivia showed Lucy and Olive her left hand.
"Congratulations!"
"Thank you."
"It's beautiful."
"Yeah, he did a good job picking it out."
"I assume you said yes if you're wearing the ring."
"Oh, I said yes alright. We need to talk about where we'll be living once we get married. We knew this was going to happen eventually. This time we're on the same page."
"Liv, what do you mean by this time?"
"We were together for close to a year. We started seeing each other right after the first case we worked on up until right around the time I was promoted to Lieutenant."
"What? I can usually read him like a book. I had no idea you two were together. What happened?"
"He wanted to tell both squads about us but I didn't. I was ready to get married but he wasn't sure he was. With our schedules, finding time for each other was getting harder. We decided to stop seeing each other but we never ceased talking to each other. When I was here last year, I was in a relationship with Tucker but I ended up sleeping with Hank after I left Molly's. It had only been a few months since we had ended things but the feelings were still there. That only happened once. I felt bad when I didn't come out here for Justin's funeral but that was around the time Dodds had died. I'm surprised Hank forgave me for that."
"He understood and so did I. We appreciated the two plants you had sent from you and Noah and from your squad."
"You're welcome. I noticed that Hank has them."
"Yep. Justin was disappointed when you and Hank ended things and he told him that he should never give up on wanting to be with you."
"What I don't get is why I never knew about this."
"I figured you would have known too. The only people that knew were Justin, Olive and Lucy."
"So, you were sleeping with Hank even though you weren't together?"
"That one time. He said unless we were going to be together, we probably shouldn't sleep together. Even then, I wasn't sure how I felt about Tucker. He never made me feel the way Hank does in the bedroom. I'm not sure why I even agreed to the relationship in the first place."
"Did you love Tucker?"
"Not the way I love Hank. After my relationship with Tucker ended, I found myself here with Hank, which is where I should have been all along. I told Hank that this time I didn't care who knew about us. I love Hank more than I have ever loved anyone with the exception of my son. I should have just let nature take its course with us. I get that he still loves Camille and always will."
"That was the thing with Justin. He told Hank that he can't mourn Camille forever. He misses her too but the one thing he wanted to see for his dad more than anything was for him to be happy. I know Hank was upset with me when I took Daniel and moved to Scottsdale but he needed to get on with his life and I had hoped you would have been a part of that. Justin would be so thrilled that you two are engaged."
"After Hank and I ended things, Justin called to get my side of the story. I said I made a mistake by bringing up marriage. He said Hank would eventually come to his senses. If we were meant to be together, we'd find our way back to each other. Justin was right. We did. I'm not letting anything or anyone including me mess this up."
"If it influences your decision at all, I would love to work with you."
"Noah and me moving here would mean I'd have to find a daycare and a preschool for Noah. I wouldn't have Lucy anymore either."
"I might consider coming here. You know how much I love Noah."
"I'd really appreciate it if you did. I'd still have to get him into a preschool here though. The only thing would be that both of us could get phone calls at night and the only people I know here work with Hank or are firefighters."
"I'll think about it, ok?"
"Thank you."
The doorbell rang, so Olivia went to answer it. It was Sylvia.
"Come on in."
"Thank you."
Sylvia came in and went into the kitchen.
"This is Hank's daughter-in-law, Olive and my son's nanny, Lucy Huston."
"Hi. It's nice to meet you. I'm Sylvia Matthews, Justin's aunt."
"Ok. He did mention you a few times. Where do you live?"
"Boston."
They heard the door open and the boys came running into the kitchen.
"This is my son, Noah. Noah, this is Mrs. Matthews, Justin's aunt."
"Hi."
"Hi there."
"This is Daniel."
"He's a handsome one just like his daddy."
"Thank you."
Hank came in hobbling on his leg.
"Uh oh! Honey, are you ok?"
"I'll live."
Hank kissed Olivia and then he sat down.
"Sylvia, do you want beer or wine?"
"Wine please."
"No problem."
Olivia got Sylvia a glass of wine.
"Thanks."
"Sure. Honey, why don't you go sit in your recliner? I'll bring you something to eat."
"I'm ok."
"Ok."
Olivia put the salad on the table and they did that first. Then she brought the stuffed peppers over.
"Everything looks delicious. Do you like to cook?"
"I'm starting to. One of the guys in my squad gave me cooking lessons. I had them all over for dinner. This is the first time I'm cooking for Hank."
Hank took a bite.
"This is delicious, Babe."
"I'm glad you like it."
"Yummy!"
"Thank you, Sweetie. Do you want to try a bite of the pepper?"
"Ok."
Olivia gave Noah a bite of the pepper."
"Good."
Everyone ate and enjoyed their meal and the conversation. After dinner and dessert, Lucy stayed at the house to clean up, while everyone else went to the cemetery. Olivia knew Hank's knee was bothering him, so she stayed by his side. Noah stayed by Hank as well. Erin and Olive went up to Justin's grave with Daniel.
"Hi Dada. Love you."
Both Erin and Olive broke down and Olivia could tell Hank was starting to become upset. She and Noah both missed Justin as well. Hank broke down in Olivia's arms and then Erin and Olive brought Daniel over to where Hank and Olivia were, so they could all comfort each other. Sylvia talked to Camille and said goodbye to Justin. Hank wanted a minute alone with Camille and Justin, so everyone else headed back to the SUV. Olivia saw Hank kiss his hand and touch Camille's grave and he did the same with Justin's. Olivia hadn't gotten into the SUV yet, so she walked closer to Hank as she could tell his head was down. He glanced back at her and she went over to him.
"Justin, I finally did it. Olivia and I are getting married. I know you'd be happy with that. We just need to decide where we're going to settle down but we're spending the rest of our lives together. Camille, I don't know how you feel about this but Olivia makes me feel whole again and that's something that hasn't happened since before you were taken from me. Noah helps fill the void that was left in my heart when Justin died. I'll never stop loving you but I want you to be happy for me. Justin, you'd be so proud of Daniel. He's an amazing little boy."
Hank took Olivia's hand.
"Noah and I love you and miss you too, Justin."
The two of them walked back to the SUV. Hank kissed Olivia before he shut the door and then they headed back to the house. Olive and Daniel were staying with Erin, so they left and then Sylvia went back to her hotel. Hank and Olivia put Noah to bed together and then they went into Hank's bedroom to make love before they fell asleep in each other's arms. That night, Camille came to Hank in a dream giving him her approval to move on with his life and start a new life with Olivia. Before Olivia and Noah returned to New York, she and Hank told his squad they were engaged. He took some time off and went with them to New York, so they could tell her squad. Even though they were committed to each other, neither of them was ready to commit to leaving their city.
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