A/N: This is part 2 from the last chapter titled 'Blind Date'. As always, I don't own any of the characters.

Date Night

Friday arrived and Hank left for New York. When his flight arrived, he went to get his luggage and met Erin at Baggage Claim.

"Hey, Hank."

"Hey, kid."

Hank hugged Erin and once he got his luggage, they walked to her car and she drove to her apartment. She showed him to the guest room, so he could put his stuff down. He came back to the living room and they sat down.

"Can we talk?"

"Of course."

Hank had a feeling he knew what this was about.

"I have a friend I'd like you to meet."

"Are you telling me you asked me to come out here for a date?"

"Maybe."

"You could have told that me before you made me come all the way out here."

Hank thought of the first time Olivia had come to Chicago when he had told her that his Commander was taking the case away from him and she said those exact words. She was really starting to rub off on him in a good way.

"So, is that a yes?"

"Do I have any other choice? I hate blind dates. What if we don't get along?"

"Just do this for me. Please."

"Alright. Fine. I don't have anything to wear though.

"I bought you something to wear and a dressier coat."

"I like my leather jacket."

"I know you do but I want you to look nice."

Hank rolled his eyes.

"Fine! Am I picking her up or meeting her somewhere?"

"You're meeting her somewhere. I have plans with some friends tonight, so you're on your own. Here's the name of the restaurant and I made reservations under your name."

"How will I know who she is?"

"Oops! I didn't think of that. Maybe I will have to take you to the restaurant."

"I'll figure it out."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. I need to take a shower."

"I put some towels on the counter."

"Thanks."

Hank went into the bathroom to take a shower and before he got in it, he texted Olivia with a plan. He somehow had a feeling that Erin and probably Olivia's squad were going to be following them, so he told her that they should change the reservation and go somewhere else. Olivia texted him back and thought that was a great idea and she would take care of it. Olivia canceled their reservation at the one restaurant and made a reservation somewhere else and texted Hank again. She said she would pick him up and where to meet her and what time. As soon as he was done in the shower, he checked his phone and texted Olivia back that he got her message. By the time he was ready to go, Erin had already left but she left the spare key on the counter. Olivia texted him that the coast was clear, so he put his coat on and went to meet Olivia where she told him to meet her. When he got in and shut the door, he leaned over and kissed her.

"Good idea you had."

"I had this feeling that Erin and probably your squad were going to be following us, so we needed to throw them off our trail."

"That did cross my mind too. They're Detectives."

"Exactly. I asked her how would I know who I'm supposed to be meeting and she said she didn't think of that. I told her I'd figure it out."

Olivia drove to the restaurant she had chosen. Once they arrived, she had the Valet park her SUV and then they went in.

"May I help you?"

"We have a reservation for Benson."

"Oh, yes. Right this way."

Hank and Olivia were taken to their table. Hank pulled out the chair for Olivia and pushed it back in once she sat down. He sat down and then their waiter came to take their drink order and then once he brought the drinks, he took their order.

"I like this look on you, Hank."

"Thanks. Erin bought it. Even the coat. She told me I couldn't wear my leather jacket to dinner."

"I think you should dress like this more often. I'm just so used to seeing you in your jeans and plaid shirts."

"I hate dressing like this. You look gorgeous though. This is the first time I've seen you in a dress."

"I know. I'm not big on dressing up either. I think the only other time I saw you in a suit was at Yates' trial."

"It probably was. So, how's Noah?"

"He's doing great. He has gotten so big. It's hard to believe that he's 5 now and in school."

"Wow! Where did the time go?"

"Exactly. That's what I keep asking myself. How have you been?"

"Ok. I take it you heard about Justin."

"I did. I am so sorry."

"Thanks. I didn't think things could get any worse for me. I wasn't quite over losing Camille and then I had my only child taken from me. At least he's with his mother now, so I am glad for that."

"Do you see your grandson very often?"

"Not as often as I'd like. It really broke my heart when Olive moved to Scottsdale with him. After Erin came here, it left me with no one, so I've been a little lonely. I don't admit that to too many people though."

"I know how you feel. I felt that way ever since Tucker and I broke up. Honestly, I didn't expect it to last as long as it did but he's not the guy he once was. I told you I had mixed feelings about that from the beginning. I do want to settle down but he wanted to retire and he wanted me to consider it too. I wasn't ready for that. I needed to focus on Noah and he understood that."

"Did he ever retire?"

"He did but I really haven't heard from him much since we split. I didn't want to rush into another relationship right away, so I figured I'd wait a year before I did that. It's been almost a year. I want something to happen with you and have for a while but I don't know how we can make it work being in two different cities."

"We'll figure something out."

"I just want us to stay in touch more than we were."

"Well, if we're going to try to be in a relationship, they we'd have to. We need to see each other more often than we do. I know it gets costly to travel but we'll figure something out."

"I really hope so."

"Who has Noah tonight?"

"He is at a sleepover at a friend's.

They got their salads and continued talking while they waited for their meals. After they ate their meal and had dessert, Hank paid for dinner and then they went out to get the SUV.

"I had a great time tonight."

"Me too. It's been a while since we've spent any time together."

"It sure has. Where do you want to go now?"

"It doesn't matter to me."

"Do you want to go back to my apartment for a drink?"

"Sure."

Olivia drove home and then once they arrived, they went up to her apartment. They started kissing as Olivia was trying to get the door unlocked. Once she got the door unlocked, she took Hank's hand and they went inside. After she shut and locked the door, they continued kissing. They took their coats off and Hank also took his suit jacket and tie off. Olivia took Hank's hand and led him to the bedroom. They undressed each other, got on the bed and made love. Afterwards Hank had his arms wrapped around her and she had her head on his chest.

"I've really missed this."

"I have too."

"I love you, Hank."

"I love you too."

"Hank."

"Yeah."

"Let's get married."

"When?"

"Now."

Hank moved, so he was leaning on his arm and Olivia had done the same thing, so they were facing each other.

"You want to get married now?"

"Yes, I do. I know you're the one I want to spend the rest of my life with."

"I want to spend the rest of my life with you too but we have to be sure this is what we really want. We also have to take one big thing into consideration and that's where we're going to live. I'm not ready to leave Chicago just yet and I don't think you want to leave New York. You do have Noah to take into consideration too. I don't want us to rush into anything."

Olivia had tears running down her cheeks.

"Why are you crying?"

"No one wants me."

"When did I say I didn't want you?"

"You won't marry me."

"Listen to me. Until now, things have been casual between us but we have always had some kind of a connection. I think I realized a while ago that the feelings I had for you were real and I wanted something more but you were the one that was in a relationship with someone else. After Camille, you were the only woman I have had feelings for. I'm not going anywhere as far as we're concerned. It's not that I don't want to marry you because I do and believe me, if I lived here instead of Chicago or you were there instead of here, I'd marry you in a heartbeat. We just need to figure out where we want to settle down when the time does come. As it is, it's going to be difficult for us to be in a long distance relationship but it's something I'm willing to deal with."

"Me too. I agree with you on everything. I just wish we weren't in two cities."

"I know. Me too."

"Are we going to spend the day together tomorrow?"

"We can. I'd like to meet and get to know Noah."

"Yeah, that might help if you are going to eventually be a big part of his life. I don't want to keep bringing men into his life and have him get his hopes up about finally getting the dad he wants and then have it not work out like with all my relationships."

"I'm not like the rest of them."

"No, you're not. You actually have potential and experience with children. Brian was pretty much a child himself and never wanted the same things I did and Ed was never that comfortable around Noah. He got better but I never really felt a real connection between us. I never saw him as a potential husband for me or a father for Noah. It's different with you."

"Except I was never the world's greatest father. I didn't have the best relationship with Justin after Camille died."

"You did a great job with Erin."

"She's a good kid."

Hank and Olivia started kissing and made love again before they fell asleep in each other's arms. The next morning, Hank and Olivia woke up and made love before Olivia took a shower and Hank got dressed. Once Olivia was dressed, she drove Hank to Erin's and told him she would come back to get him once she picked Noah up. He agreed and kissed her before he got out of the SUV. He went up to Erin's apartment and unlocked the door. She was asleep on the sofa, so he quietly shut the door and headed to the guest room.

"Where the hell have you been? I've been worried sick about you."

"I was out."

"Yeah, no shit, Sherlock! You could have called. Where'd you go after you decided not to go to the restaurant that I made the reservations at?"

"That's the thing. You didn't think that I wasn't onto you? We were onto you all along and knew you were behind trying to set us up. I had a feeling you and Olivia's squad were following us, so we changed things to throw the 4 of you off our trail. I was the friend she was meeting for dinner but I didn't want you to know that."

"Wait, you two have been seeing each other?"

"No. We have slept together a few times, including the last time she was in Chicago. I've been wanting to reconnect with her, so we could talk. Thanks for last night."

Hank headed to the guest room.

"I'm not done with you. Where were you last night?"

"With Olivia. Where do you think I was?"

"All night?"

"Yeah. We're going to try being in a relationship and see where it goes. If things are going to go further than this, we need to figure out which city we want to be in. She wanted to get married last night."

"You didn't?"

"Not right now. If we weren't in different cities, I'd marry her in a heartbeat. I love her and I want to be with her. I've known that for a while now. I don't want to be alone for the rest of my life and I've been kind of lonely since you left Chicago. I need to take a shower and change, since she's coming to get me after she picks up Noah."

"Ok. I'm glad things went ok."

"I know you meant well. Thanks, kid."

"You're welcome."

Hank went to get his clothes out and grabbed his robe before heading to the bathroom to take a shower. It made Erin happy to see Hank so happy. Before Hank was out of the bathroom, there was a knock at the door, so Erin went to answer it. It was Olivia and Noah.

"Hey, Liv. Hey, Noah."

"Hey. Erin. Is Hank ready?"

"Not yet."

"That's ok. Thanks for trying to set us up last night."

"Yeah. No problem."

Erin and Olivia talked while they waited for Hank. Once Hank was ready, he came out of the guest room.

"Hank, this is Noah. Noah, this is Hank Voight."

"It's nice to meet you, Noah."

"You too. Mommy said you live in Chicago. Can we come see you there?"

"It's ok with me if it's ok with your mom."

"It's fine with me too. We ready, guys?"

"I am."

"Me too."

Hank hugged Erin and then he put his jacket on and took Olivia's hand as the 3 of them headed out. They went out for breakfast and then they spent the entire day together. Hank and Noah hit it off immediately. Olivia dropped hank off at Erin's and told him that she wanted to take him to the airport. He went upstairs and spent some time with Erin before he went to bed. The next day, Hank got up, showered and packed his suitcase. Olivia called and said she and Noah were there, so he said goodbye to Erin and then he, Olivia and Noah went out for breakfast and spent time together before she drove Hank to the airport. Olivia and Noah got out of the SUV to say goodbye to Hank.

"I don't want you to go."

"I know. I don't want to go either but I have to. I'll call you when I get home."

"That's not the same."

Olivia started pouting and wiping the tears from her face.

"Olivia Benson, are you pouting?"

"Yes, I am."

"We'll see each other soon."

"I'm going to try to come out there sometime soon, since he wants to go to Chicago."

"Good. Then you can stay with me."

"I can't refuse that offer. I love you."

"I love you too."

Hank squatted down, so he was at Noah's level.

"Take care of your mom for me ok?"

"I will."

Noah gave Hank a hug and then after Hank got up, he kissed Olivia before he went to check in and go through Security, while Olivia got Noah back in the SUV and headed home. Hank waited at the gate for the flight but he already missed Olivia terribly. Camille was the last person he was this in love with. He really had a good time this weekend and couldn't wait to see her and Noah again.

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