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

I Love You

Hank and Olivia had had a disagreement the last time she was in Chicago and after she had returned to New York, they hadn't spoken since. They had been in a relationship for several months but they hadn't gone to the next step in their relationship. He wanted to but she didn't. Hank had decided to go to New York to try to work out their differences. When he arrived, he checked into his hotel and went over to her apartment. He went to her door and heard laughing. He heard Olivia's voice and a man's voice. Obviously she had decided to see someone else while she was supposed to be in a long distance relationship with him. Before Hank could turn to leave, the door opened.

"Hank, what are you doing here?"

"Honestly, I have no idea. I'll go."

"Don't. Trevor was just leaving. Thanks for your assistance, Trevor."

"You're welcome. Sorry I missed Noah."

"He fell asleep early tonight for a change. This is Hank Voight. Hank, this is Trevor Langan, my lawyer."

"Nice to meet you."

"You too."

Trevor kissed Olivia's cheek and then he left.

"Come on in."

Hank walked in and went to sit.

"So, are you sleeping with him now?"

"With Trevor? No. He's a friend."

"Why don't I believe you?"

"I'm not sleeping with him."

"Well, you're sure as hell not sleeping with me, so then you must be sleeping with someone. I'm not getting any younger."

"I get it, I really do but I don't want to mess this up. I tend to rush into that part of the relationship and that's why I'm so bad in relationships. I really want this to work."

"Sit with me."

Olivia sat down next to Hank.

"I'm not in this just for the sex, you know. That's not me. I haven't had this kind of connection with a woman since Camille and honestly, I never wanted to. I know us being together hasn't been the easiest because of the distance but I told you that I thought we could overcome that if we really, truly cared about each other. I know I'm not the only one that feels the deep connection between us."

"I feel it too, Hank but I'm afraid of messing this up. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. You mean more to me than any man that has ever been in my life with the exception of my son."

"I'll go and we can talk about this tomorrow."

"Don't go. I wouldn't mind having you hold me."

"I think I can handle that."

Hank got situated, while Olivia grabbed a blanket and shut the light off. She got on the sofa and covered them both with the blanket, while Hank wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead. They both fell asleep. The next morning, Noah was up before they were. He got out of bed, went to the bathroom and then ran into Olivia's bedroom but she wasn't there.

"Mommy, where are you?"

He ran into the living room and saw Hank, who was only partially awake.

"Hank!"

"Hey, Buddy!"

"Are you and Mommy still arguing?"

"No. We're ok."

"Yay! I missed you."

"I missed you too."

"Mommy missed you."

"She did, huh?"

"Yeah. She said she did. Hank."

"Yeah."

"Are you my daddy?"

"I'm not but I'd like to be someday if it's ok with your mom."

"I think it's ok with her. It's ok with me."

Noah crawled up on Hank's lap and gave him a hug.

"Can we go to the Zoo today?"

"Ask your mom."

Noah kissed Olivia's nose.

"Mommy."

"I'm sleeping."

"No, you're not. Silly Mommy."

"What?"

"Can we go to the Zoo?"

"What's the magic word?"

"Please."

"Sure. I think that would be ok."

"Yay! I love you!"

"I love you too."

Noah ran back into his bedroom.

"I should go back to my hotel and grab a shower."

"Ok. We'll come pick you up and go out for breakfast before we go."

"That sounds like a plan."

"He's right. I did miss you and I do want you to be his daddy someday."

"I love you and I will wait as long as I have to just to be with you."

"Wait, you love me?"

"Yeah, I do. I have from the moment I first laid eyes on you. I loved pretending to be married to you during that first case."

"I admit you were not one of my favorite people when we first met but you were more tolerable after that case. I'm glad we decided to keep in touch after that."

"I am too."

"I love you too. All that stuff Yates was saying about you was really getting to me but I think during that case was when I started realizing I felt something for you. I've wanted to say it sooner but I didn't want to say the wrong thing and scare you off."

"I have never taken those words lightly. You are only the second woman I have said those words to that I'm not related to. Just for the record, I love Noah too."

"Can you stay, so I can take a shower?"

"Sure."

Olivia went to take a shower, while Hank helped Noah get dressed. As soon as she was done, Hank left and went to his hotel to take a shower and change. Once Olivia was ready, she and Noah went to Hank's hotel to pick him up and then they went to breakfast.

"I should probably explain why Trevor was over last night."

"You don't have to. It's none of my business."

"I don't want Noah to be an only child. I want to adopt again. He said the choice is ultimately mine but I may want to consider your feelings if you are going to be a big part of our lives. I want you to be."

"I want to be too."

"This guy does too."

"How does Lucy feel about this?"

"She said she'll be ok with it. Sometimes I think that girl is a saint. She puts up with so much from me with my crazy hours. It's going to be even more chaotic with two of them though. I'm glad we both admitted our true feelings for each other."

"Yeah, me too. At first I wasn't sure my feelings for you were real but once I started thinking about it, I realized they were. I felt the exact same way about Camille. She did tell me before she died that it was ok for me to love someone else because she didn't want me to spend the rest of my life alone and miserable. I thought I could handle things after she died but I was wrong. I failed badly with Justin after her death. I was a wreck after her death but it was worse after Justin's. No matter how old you or your child are, no parent should ever have to bury a child."

"I went through that with my Boss. His son was my Sergeant. For the longest time, he told me that if I had been doing my job, his son would still be alive. I felt like I was walking on eggshells around him. My squad was supportive as was Barba and Ed was amazing. He took Noah and me to Paris last summer because he knew I needed a break after everything that had happened with Dodds. I started seeing my Therapist again because the only person that I felt was to blame for Dodds' death was me. I wished it had been me. Dr. Lindstrom told me that it wasn't my time and if it had been me, Noah would have had to go through life without me. That's when Ed brought up Paris. It was always some place I wanted to go. We had a good time and I appreciated the gesture. He was the one I always felt like I was walking on eggshells around. A part of me had a feeling that our relationship wasn't going to last but he kept trying to assure me that it would. That relationship almost ruined my friendship with Barba."

"Why did you feel that it wasn't going to last?"

"Oh, trust me, I know myself in relationships."

"How do you feel about ours?"

"Honestly, I feel really good about it. I feel differently with you. I think a part of me was hoping my relationship with Ed wasn't going to last because deep down I wanted to be with you. No matter what happens between us, I still want you to be a part of my life. That is part of the reason why I'm afraid to get too close to you."

"I know you're afraid to get close to me because of the failed relationships you have had but I'm not those other men. I'm afraid to get close to you too because I'm afraid of having my heart broken again. I was in love with Camille and had her taken away from me. I don't want to go through that again. I just want someone I can grow old with."

"I can understand that. I do too actually. You sure you want to put up with me?"

"I think I can handle it. You bring out the best in me and I want to be a better person when I'm with you."

Olivia had her hand on the table, so Hank reached over and took it in his. After breakfast, the 3 of them spent the day together at the Zoo. They spent more time together before Hank went back to Chicago.

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