A/N: I am also planning to write an NYPD version of this. I don't own any of the characters.

CPD Holiday Party

Hank really hated CPD dinners of any kind but the ones they had around the Holidays really drove him nuts. He really had no desire to attend ever since Camille died and he hated attending them alone. For the first time since Camille's death, he was happy. He was in a strong relationship with Olivia Benson going on close to a year and the distance between them had made it difficult but somehow they made it work. Olivia was coming in and going with him to this year's Holiday party but he had to return the favor and go with her to hers. On the afternoon of the party, Hank took off and went to pick up Olivia at the airport. He parked his SUV in the parking garage and walked to Baggage Claim. He saw that her flight had already landed, so he waited for her. He couldn't wait to see her. As always, the airport was busy, so he stayed off to the side. She came down to Baggage Claim and found him right away.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"That was the trip from hell. I almost missed my flight because my Boss wouldn't leave my office and I had already told him that I had to leave. As soon as he started talking, I tuned him out. Not only that, Ed keeps trying to get a hold of me and I think I know why. I just ignore his calls."

Hank kissed Olivia to relax her.

"Much better. Thank you."

They waited for her luggage and then Hank took her suitcase and her hand as they walked to the parking garage. He put her suitcase in the back of his SUV, opened the door for Olivia and closed it after she got in. After he got in, he drove home. Once they arrived at the house, he carried her suitcase in and took it up to his bedroom. Olivia followed him up there. They started kissing and ended up making love.

"I've really missed you, Hank."

"I could tell. I've missed you too. I have something important I need to ask you."

"Sounds serious."

"It is."

Hank reached over and pulled something out of the drawer of the bedside table.

"I love you, Olivia. You know that. I'm a different man when I'm with you and nothing would make me happier than to spend the rest of my life with you. Olivia Margaret Benson, will you marry me?"

Hank opened the box and showed Olivia the ring.

"Yes, Hank! I would love to marry you. I love you!"

"I love you too."

Hank took the ring out of the box and put it on Olivia's finger. He kissed her and then they made love again. They both fell asleep for a little while and then they took a shower. Olivia did her hair and makeup. Olivia's phone rang and she noticed that it was Tucker, so she decided to answer it.

"What?"

"You ok?"

"Yeah. I'm just in the middle of doing something."

"I just wanted to know if you wanted to go to the NYPD Holiday party with me this year like we did last year."

"I can't. I'm already going with someone else."

"Can I ask who?"

"Nope. That's my business and not yours."

"Ok then. Maybe I'll see you there."

"Yeah, maybe."

Olivia hung up.

"You ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. That was Tucker asking if I wanted to go to the NYPD Holiday party with him. Of course I said no because I'm taking you. He asked who I was taking and I told him it was my business and not his."

"Has he been bothering you?"

"No. Only since the date was set for the party."

Hank kissed Olivia.

"I could just never understand why these things are so formal."

"Yeah, I know. Ours is too."

Hank and Olivia finished getting dressed and then they left for the Signature Room, where the party was being held. When they arrived, Hank found somewhere to park and then they went up. When they got out of the elevator, they saw Trudy and Mouch, Antonio and Sylvie and Al and Meredith.

"Whoa! Hank, look at you! You clean up nicely."

"Thanks, Trudy."

"Olivia, it's good to see you."

"You too. Antonio, when did you two get back together?"

"We're not officially back together yet. We're testing the waters to see if maybe we want to try again."

"That's great."

"Do the 8 of us want to sit together?"

"We might as well."

The 8 of them went in and got a table. Olivia, Trudy, Meredith and Sylvie sat down, while Hank, Mouch, Al and Antonio went to get drinks from the bar.

"Good to see you, Olivia."

"You too. Is everyone else coming?"

"As far as I know."

"How's Noah?"

"He's doing great. He's staying with Rollins and her daughter for a few days. Lucy, Noah's nanny, already had plans this weekend but I got her to agree to watch both Noah and Jesse on the night of the NYPD's Holiday party."

"Did you talk Hank into going with you to that?"

"Oh, yeah. I told him that if he wanted me to come here with him, he had to go with me to mine."

"When is that?"

"Two weeks from now."

The guys came back and then they sat down.

"Thanks, Babe."

"No problem."

Olivia was holding her wine glass with her left hand, so her ring was visible. Trudy noticed it first.

"Hank!"

"What?"

"Did you…?"

"Yeah, I did."

Trudy got up and went over and hugged Hank. Then she hugged Olivia

"I am so happy for you."

"Thanks."

Then both Sylvie and Meredith saw what Trudy was talking about.

"Olivia, congratulations!"

"Thank you."

"What's going on?"

"Hank proposed."

"No way! Boss, that's great. Congratulations to you both!"

"Thanks, Antonio."

"That's great, Man! Congratulations!"

"Thanks, Al."

"Wow! Congratulations to you both."

"Thanks, Mouch."

The 8 of them toasted Hank and Olivia's engagement just as the rest of the squad came in.

"Hey, everyone."

"Hey."

"Guess who's engaged?"

"Who?"

"Our Boss."

"No way! Congratulations, Sarge! You too, Lieutenant."

"Thanks. Babe, would you like to dance?"

"I would. Thank you."

"Excuse us."

Hank and Olivia got up and went out to the dance floor.

"It's great to see him so happy.'

"Yeah, it is."

"So, Dawson, you and Brett are back together?"

"Not officially. We're just testing the waters to see if it might happen sometime soon."

"Ok."

Trudy and Mouch and Al and Meredith joined Hank and Olivia on the dance floor.

"Did Boden give both of you the night off for this?"

"No. Our shift was over this morning, so it worked out great."

"That's good."

The rest of the squad sat down at another table and then they went to get drinks. Hank took Olivia around and introduced her to some of the other cops he knew, including the higher ups. They started serving the food. Once everyone was finished eating dinner, dessert was served and then there was more dancing and mingling. Hank and Olivia decided to call it a night, so they said goodnight to the squad and headed back to the house. Once they arrived home, Hank locked up and they went up to the bedroom to make love before they fell asleep in each other's arms.

The rest of the weekend went by fast. On Sunday, Hank drove Olivia to the airport, kissed her goodbye and told her he'd see her in a couple weeks for the NYPD Holiday Party. She went to check in and went to the gate for to wait for the flight to New York.

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