A/N: This is the second part to the previous chapter titled "Cold". There will probably be another part to this as well. I don't own any of the characters.

Set Up

Olivia woke up to her cell phone ringing, so she answered it.

"Hello."

"Olivia, it's Trudy. Do you want to have dinner with Mouch and me?"

"Yeah, sure."

"Great. we'll Pick you up at your hotel at 6."

"Ok."

Trudy hung up and gave Al the thumbs up.

"Ok, Olinsky. I did my part, so now you have to do your part."

"Ok. What if he says no or tells me to go to hell? He has been known to do both, you know."

"Yeah, I know. You'll figure it out. The Lieutenant is not leaving Chicago until they work this out. Go!"

Al went back upstairs and went to Hank's office.

"Hey, Man."

"What?"

"You wanna have dinner with Meredith and me? I thought maybe we could go for pizza or something."

"Why?"

"No reason."

"I'll pass."

"You're saying no to pizza?"

"I want pizza but I wanna eat it in peace."

"What has gotten into you lately? You have become such a hermit all of a sudden. You can't spend the rest of your life in your house eating by yourself every night."

"What if I want to?"

"You're a stubborn son of a bitch!. You know that? It's one damn night. You can go back to being a hermit tomorrow night."

"Oh, what the hell? Sure, I'll go."

"Good. Meredith and I will even pick you up at 6."

"Ok."

Al left and went to his desk to text Meredith to tell her the plan. She replied back and told him she loved it. Trudy has also called Mouch to tell him what was going on. After everyone went home, they all got ready for the night. Once Trudy and Mouch were ready, they went to pick up Olivia at her hotel. Trudy called her to let her know they were on their way. Once Al and Meredith were ready, they went to get Hank. Trudy, Mouch and Olivia arrived first. Olivia had called to check on Noah, so she didn't hear Trudy tell them there would be 6 of them. They were taken to their table and sat down. Al, Meredith and Hank arrived and were taken to the table.

"Al, nice of you to tell me that she was going to be here."

"Thanks for telling me he was going to be here, Trudy. I can't be here with this ass."

"Don't flatter yourself, Benson."

"Go to hell!"

"Benson, just sit your ass down and enjoy your meal. I'm not any more thrilled about this than you are."

"Don't say another word to me!"

Hank gave Olivia a thumbs up.

"Smart ass!"

Even though Hank and Olivia were sitting next to each other, they both ignored each other. Trudy just rolled her eyes and Mouch and Al shook their heads.

"Olivia, this is my wife, Meredith. Meredith, this is Lieutenant Olivia Benson from the NYPD Special Victims Unit."

"It's nice to meet you."

"You too."

They decided what kind of pizza they wanted and they also decided to order the cheesy garlic bread.

"Olivia, Alvin tells me you have a son."

"Yes. He's 5 and my whole life. I heard about your daughter. I'm so sorry."

"Thanks. It's been hard but Alvin and I have gotten closer as a result of her death. Are you divorced?"

"I've never been married. I adopted him when he was about 2. He came into my life at the right time. I've always wanted to be a mother."

Olivia ended up telling the 5 of them everything there was to know about her. Olivia excused herself and went to the washroom to calm down. Hank went to the washroom himself and by the time he came out, Olivia had come out.

"You ok?"

"I will be."

"I had no idea any all that happened to you. Listen, I'm sorry about how I acted before. I care about you and have for a while."

"I admit I wasn't thrilled when you showed up but it hasn't been so bad."

"I feel the same way. After we get done with dinner, I'll have Al take me home and you have Trudy and Mouch take you back to the hotel. I'll get my SUV and show you the Christmas lights."

"Sounds like a plan. I think they are trying to set us up anyway."

"Yep."

They went back to the table and Hank pulled Olivia's chair out for her as she sat down. Then he pushed it back in.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

The cheesy garlic bread arrived and they all ate it before the pizza arrived. After they ate, Trudy and Mouch paid for dinner and then they took Olivia to her hotel, while Al and Meredith took Hank home. Hank made a quick call and then he left. He parked his SUV, stopped to get some hot chocolates and met his friend, who had his own carriage ride company. He called Olivia to have her meet him outside. By the time she got outside, Hank had gotten out of the carriage and was holding the hot chocolates.

"What is this?"

"I'm going to show you around Chicago this way."

Hank handed Olivia one of the hot chocolates and helped her up. He got in and then they put the blanket on. They started moving, relaxed and took in the scenery.

"I never knew you could be this romantic."

"I figured I needed to make it up to you from before. I really am sorry."

"I forgive you."

Hank grabbed Olivia's hand underneath the blanket and held it.

"This is beautiful."

"Uh huh."

They drank their hot chocolates and then Olivia put her head on Hank's shoulder. Hank released her hand and put his arm around her to keep her warm. She looked up at him and then they both leaned in for a kiss. Once their ride was over, they arrived back in front of Olivia's hotel. Hank gave the driver a very generous tip and then the driver left.

"Do you want to come up?"

"Sure."

They went into the hotel and then up to Olivia's floor. They walked to her room and she unlocked the door. They both hung up their coats in the closet and sat down.

"Can we talk?"

"Sure."

They both sat down on the bed.

"What is going on between us? Do you have feelings for me or don't you?"

"I do. I have for a long time. You're the first woman that I have wanted to be with since Camille."

"You want to be with me?"

"Yes. I want something to happen between us and I want to see where it goes. I know that we have a lot against us, the big one being our locations but I want to be more than just friends with you."

"I want that too. Hank."

"What?"

"Kiss me."

Hank put his arms around Olivia and they kissed.

"You know, I normally don't sleep with a man on our first date but I might be willing to make an exception for you."

"We don't have to rush into anything. We can do that another time."

"What are you doing for Christmas?"

"Nothing really."

"Do you want to come to New York to spend it with Noah and me? If we're going to be an us then you need to meet my son sooner or later."

"I'd love to. Maybe I'll even stay until after New Year's."

"I could use some time off. You can stay with us if you want."

"Now, that's an offer I can't refuse but won't that be a little weird for Noah to have a man he doesn't know staying at the apartment with his mom?"

"It's not like I've never mentioned you to him. Do you have to go?"

Not unless you want me to stay."

"I want you to stay but I really just want to be held."

"I'll hold you."

"Ok. I'm going to go get ready for bed."

"Ok."

Olivia locked the door and then got ready for bed, while Hank took off his shoes and took his long sleeve shirt off. He pulled the covers down and then she came out of the bathroom.

"Damn! You look gorgeous. You're making it hard for me not to want to make love to you right now."

Olivia started blushing, much like the way she had the first time she had been in Chicago.

"Thank you."

They got into the bed and then Hank reached over to shut the light off before he held Olivia tightly in his arms.

"Hank."

"Yeah."

"I love you."

"I love you too."

They kissed each other and then fell asleep. The next morning, they woke up and Olivia went to take a shower. Hank left and went home to take a shower and change. He went back and picked up Olivia to take her to breakfast. She told him she wasn't really ready to go back to New York but she was leaving the following afternoon. The two of them spent the entire day together. Hank was at the hotel with her until she left for the airport but he promised that he'd come see them for Christmas.

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