A/N: This is a continuation of SVU's Season Finale and the idea was suggested by DaX0315. I don't own any of the characters.

Loss

After Peter had broken down in Olivia's arms, she went home and spent some quality time with Noah before she put him to bed. Once Noah was asleep, Olivia went to get ready for bed. She was glad everything was over with. Her heart broke for Peter even though they hadn't always seen eye to eye. Pamela didn't deserve to die the way she did.

Olivia had just gotten settled into bed when she heard a knock at the door. After everything that had happened the last few days, Olivia trusted no one, so she got out of bed, got her gun and went to see who was at the door. It was Hank, so she opened the door.

"You ok?"

"I am so happy to see you."

Olivia wrapped her arms around Hank.

"What's with the gun?"

"I'm just a little scared after this last case we had."

"Ok."

Hank came in and sat down, while Olivia went to put her gun away. She joined Hank on the sofa and told him about everything that had happened, including her being held hostage and about Pamela Stone.

"She didn't have to die the way she did."

"No, she didn't."

"Hold me."

"I'm here and I'm not going anywhere."

Olivia started kissing Hank and then they were interrupted by another knock at the door. Olivia got up and went to see who it was. This time is was Peter.

"Olivia, I'm sorry to just show up like this. I didn't know where else to go."

"Come on in."

"Thanks. I brought wine."

"Thanks."

Peter walked in.

"Hey, Hank."

"Peter."

"You didn't tell me you had company."

"Well, I didn't know he was planning to be here."

"Peter, I'm sorry to hear about your sister."

"Thanks. I was sorry to hear about Olinsky."

"Thanks. It hasn't been the same."

"Losing Pam so close to losing my father doesn't help."

"Did you get the bastard that did this?"

"We did."

"Babe, do you want wine?"

"Beer."

"Ok."

Olivia got two glasses for the wine and got Hank and bottle of beer.

"So, how do you like working with SVU?"

"I'm still trying to get used to it. Does she always have to be right?"

"Yeah. That's just how she is. She's pretty bossy."

"I heard that."

Olivia brought the bottle of wine, the glasses and Hank's beer and sat down between Hank and Peter.

"Do you really think I'm bossy?"

"Yes but you're the only person that can put me in my place and get away with it."

"I never would have guessed that you two were together."

"Yeah, it surprised me too."

Olivia smacked Hank.

"Ow!"

"How long have you two been together?"

"Over a year."

"Any plans to get married?"

"We haven't really discussed it and we still have the fact that we're 800 miles apart. Hank comes here when he can and Noah and I go to Chicago when we can. Sure we'd love to be in the same city but we just don't see it happening anytime soon. Right, Babe?"

"Yep. If there was any way for us to be together all the time, we would have found it by now."

"Hank, how have you coped after losing the people you're the closest to?"

"It hasn't been easy. Losing my wife and son was hard and now I lost my best friend. I really feel for you with losing your sister."

"My sister was schizophrenic. Ever since I started visiting her after my dad passed, she has called me 'Dad'. When we found her, she knew I was her brother. She started walking toward me and they just gunned her down. My father left her in my care and then I let this happen."

"I blame myself for Olinsky's death. If it hadn't been for me, he wouldn't have been stabbed to death. Was your sister the only family you had left?"

"Yeah."

Peter finished his glass of wine and then refilled it. Hank finished his bottle of beer and Olivia finished her one glass of wine. Peter finished off almost the entire bottle by himself and passed out on the sofa. Olivia put a blanket on him and then she and Hank went into the bedroom to go to bed.

The next morning, Noah woke up and came out of his room to go into the bathroom. Once he came out of the bathroom, he saw Peter on the sofa and ran into Olivia's room.

"Mommy!"

"What?"

"Mr. Stone is sleeping on the sofa."

"I know he is."

"Hi Hank."

"Hey."

Noah jumped up on the bed and gave Hank a big hug. Olivia kissed both of them, got up, went into the bathroom and then went to make some coffee. Peter smelled the coffee and woke up.

"Did I stay here last night?"

"Yes, you did."

"Sorry about that."

"That's ok. It was probably better that you stayed here and weren't alone."

"I need to go to the Funeral Home and make arrangements for Pam's funeral."

"If you need any help, let us know."

"I appreciate that."

Hank came out of the bedroom with Noah.

"Hi Mr. Stone."

"Hey, Noah. By the way, I have a few tickets for the June 1st Mets game vs. the Cubs. You can have them."

"Really?"

"Sure."

"Thanks. Hank, will you go with me?"

"Maybe your mom will want to go."

"There are 4 tickets."

"Mommy, can you come with us?"

"I'd love to. Who else are you going to ask to come with us?"

"Mr. Stone, would you come with us?"

"I'd love to but I'm afraid I can't."

"I'm sorry about your sister."

"Thanks."

"Maybe you could ask Erin if she'd like to go with us."

"Ok."

Olivia got some coffee for herself, Hank and Peter and got Noah a bowl of cereal and milk for breakfast. After Peter drank his coffee, he left to go home to take a shower. Olivia went to take a shower, while Noah went to get ready for school. Once she was ready and Noah was ready, she took him to school, while Hank went to take a shower. Olivia called Fin and told him Hank was in town, so she was going to take some time off to be with him. After she got home from dropping Noah off, they went out for breakfast. Once they were done with breakfast, they went back to the apartment and made love. In the meantime, Peter had gone to the Funeral Home and made the arrangements for Pam's visitation and funeral. He left a message with the details on Olivia's voicemail. As soon as she told Hank, he called Chicago and told Antonio. After he hung up after talking to Antonio, he and Olivia started kissing and made love again. Afterwards Hank had his arms wrapped around her and she had her head on his chest.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

"This distance thing sucks."

"I know it does."

"We're not getting any younger either."

"What are you saying, Benson? Do you want to break up?"

"No, Hank. I don't want to break up. I think we should think about getting married."

"How can we do that when you're here and I'm in Chicago?"

"Honestly, I don't know but I do know that I want to be with you all the time and I'm more than ready to be your wife."

"Except I think Peter has a thing for you."

"I'm not interested in him in that way. He's a co-worker and a friend."

"Then why did he have to break down in your arms?"

"He's a friend, Hank. Friends are there for each other. Are you jealous?"

"Hell no!"

"I think you are."

"Ok, maybe I am a little jealous but if you're going to start an argument about it, I'm going to leave."

"Ok. I'm sorry. I am completely devoted to you and you know that. I don't see Peter in that way. I have never loved anyone the way I love you. I want you, Noah and me to be a family. That's all I have ever wanted. You don't want to get married again, do you?"

"Of course I do. I love you and I would love nothing more than to spend the rest of my life with you but we need to work on where we're going to settle down."

"Can't we at least get engaged and decide from there?"

"When I propose to you, I want the moment to be perfect and unforgettable. I don't want to just ask you at the spur of the moment."

"Ok."

They started kissing and made love again before they fell asleep in each other's arms for a while. They pretty much had a lazy day together before they went to pick Noah up from school. They had dinner as a family. Noah had one more day of school until the long weekend but they were all looking forward to spending time together. They met Amanda, Sonny, Jesse and Frannie at the park for a picnic and Hank and Sonny both threw the baseball with Noah and whenever they didn't catch the ball, Frannie would chase after it for them. Noah and Jesse played together at the playground for a while and then once they had both worn themselves out, everyone went home.

The next day, Noah went back to school and Olivia went to work, so she could take more time off at the end of the week when they went to the baseball game. That night was Pamela's visitation. Everyone from Intelligence, Mark Jefferies, Anna Valdez and Laura Nagel all flew to New York to attend. Olivia and her squad got off of work and Hank met them at the Funeral Home with the kids. Olivia, Amanda, Sonny and Fin waited for them to get there. As soon as Olivia saw, Hank, she kissed him.

"Hey."

"Hey. How was your day?"

"It was fine. Jesse and I had fun together today, didn't we?"

"Yes."

"I'm glad to hear it. She likes you."

"She's a good kid."

The group from Chicago, including Trudy, arrived as they were heading in."

"Hey, Boss!"

"Hey. Are you behaving yourselves?"

"Don't we always?"

"Sometimes."

"Is he behaving himself, Lieutenant?"

"He always behaves for me."

"Hey, Noah."

"Hi."

"Are you going to come visit us?"

"I'd like to."

"We will."

"When are you back, Boss?"

"I'll probably stay until Sunday. Peter gave Noah 4 tickets to Friday's Mets-Cubs game and he wants me to take him. Olivia is going too of course."

"We still have one ticket. He asked Erin but she's out of town on an assignment."

"You can ask any of us."

"Except me."

"You don't count, Kev."

"You're so funny, Adam."

They all went inside and went to pay their respects to Peter.

"Peter."

"Mark, I'm surprised to see you."

"As soon as Antonio found out, he called us."

"Thank you."

"No problem. I'm sorry for your loss. We all are."

"Thanks. I appreciate all of you coming out here."

"You're welcome."

Everyone went up to the casket. Olivia had been there when it happened but she started to become upset again. Hank had his arm around her and she had hers around him. Amanda started to become emotional as well and Sonny had his arm around her and he carried Jesse. They all stayed for a while and then they all decided to go out to eat as a big group. They were seated and then they looked at the menu. Once they had their order taken, they waited for their food and they talked about what had happened to Peter's sister.

"Damn! That definitely sounds like something we'd get involved with."

"It sure does."

"How are you holding up, Boss?"

"I'm ok. It's just been hard without Olinsky."

"We all miss him. I know I do. He taught me a lot and I wasn't the easiest person for him to work with at times."

"You never have been, Adam."

"You're funny, Kev."

"I try, Bro."

"I just have a lot to think about."

"Like what?"

"Like where I see myself in the next few months or years. I know I see myself with Olivia and Noah but I don't know what the future holds for us or where we will end up. I just don't want to lose someone else I care about. This year has been awful. Noah was kidnapped and then all this stuff with Olinsky. I know what happened with Olinsky was my fault."

"I know you've been through a lot in the last few years after your son's death and believe me, I know that's the last thing any parent wants to have to go through. As the State's Attorney, I get it. Believe me. I also get why you did what you did to Kevin Bingham. Your grandson shouldn't have to grow up without his father. Even though what you did was wrong, what Denny Woods did was also wrong. Mr. Osha and I had a long talk about the entire case and we will be throwing the book at Woods. If something like the Bingham thing happens again, we will be throwing the book at you too, so consider this your final warning."

"Got it."

Their salads arrived and then everyone ate. Their meals arrived and then they all ate. Once everyone was done and they had dessert, they all left and headed wherever they were going. Hank was pretty quiet for the rest of the night. Olivia knew that what State's Attorney Jefferies had said struck a nerve with Hank. Olivia got Noah into bed and Hank had gone into the bedroom to get ready for bed. Olivia came into the bedroom, shut the door and changed for bed. She got into bed with Hank and wrapped her arms around him.

"You ok?"

"Not really."

"I know what State's Attorney Jefferies said struck a nerve with you."

"He didn't have to say what he said in front of everyone like that. It should have been me and not Olinsky."

"Don't I get a say in this? Al was your best friend and he was protecting you."

"I should have been protecting him and I let him down. I don't want you to think any less of me and I don't want Noah to either."

"I don't. I love you more than anything in this world with the exception of my son. I meant what I said the other day about wanting to be your wife. Maybe this is a sign that you're supposed to be here with us."

"I don't know. Maybe. Like I said, I have a lot to think about but I know my future includes you and Noah. My heart just isn't in my job anymore."

"Then come here to be with us."

"Anyone ever tell you you're bossy?"

"You do all the time."

"Smart ass."

"But you love me though, right?"

"Oh, definitely! More than I ever thought possible."

They started kissing and then they made love before they fell asleep in each other's arms. The next day, they got Noah off to school and then met everyone else to attend Pam's funeral. Noah asked Trudy if she would go to the game with them and she said she would love to go with them. She called Mouch and told him she was staying a few days longer to go to a baseball game. He told her he was jealous but he was excited for her. Hank enjoyed spending a few more days with Olivia and Noah before he headed back to Chicago. She told him that she would bring Noah to Chicago to see him when he was off for the summer.

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