A/N: This was a request from Deeksfan1990. I don't own any of the characters except my own.

Always There for Me

Olivia had her squad and Peter over for dinner after a long day. Noah and Jesse were playing together in his room and they were driving their mothers nuts because they kept screaming. Both Olivia and Amanda had to go into Noah's room several times to tell them to be quiet. That usually lasted for all of two minutes. Olivia's phone rang, so she answered it. She got the information she needed and hung up.

"We have a case, Liv?"

"Rollins and I do. The vic will only talk to us."

"I need a break from Jesse anyway."

"I know the feeling. They've been cooped up all day because of the rain and need to get outside to run off some of that energy. I need to schedule some time off to take Noah to Chicago to visit Hank before he moves here when we get married. We could both use a vacation now that he's out of school for the summer. We will appreciate it very much if you two would be able to stay with the kids. We will call you if we need you and then you will have to call Lucy."

"Got it."

Amanda and Olivia went to say goodbye to the kids and then they left to head to the hospital. When they arrived, they went inside and headed to the Emergency Department.

"Lieutenant, Detective, thank you for coming so quickly. She said she only wanted to talk to the two of you."

"What do you know about her?"

"She's 33 and she was badly beaten by her perp."

They followed the doctor to where the victim was and were not prepared for who they were about to see.

"Oh my God! Erin!"

"Hey."

"What the hell happened?"

"I was at a bar with a bunch of people from work and had one drink just like I always do. We always meet at the same bar on Friday nights for drinks, appetizers and a few games of pool. This guy kept watching me and I was getting creeped out by him. I was relieved when I saw him leave."

"Had you ever seen him there before?"

"Not that I remember. I left before everyone else and I am usually very aware of my surroundings. That was something Hank taught me a long time ago. Anyway, I was grabbed from behind and dragged into an alley. I tried fighting him but the more I tried, the more aggressive he became. I'm sure you can figure out what happened next."

"Any markings that can help us identify him?"

"His head was shaved and he was completely covered in tattoos and he had piercings all over. Maybe 6 feet tall and 250 pounds. His smirk reminded me of Yates but I'm sure that doesn't help. He had dark eyes from what I could tell. He burned me with his cigarettes."

"What was he wearing?"

"He was wearing black jeans, a white tank top and black boots. He could have been a biker. Liv, I am in so much pain right now. All over. A part of me wishes I was dead right now."

"Sweetie, I know. Amanda, stay with her while they do the rape kit. I need to call Fin and Carisi to have them help out and I need to call Hank."

"No problem, Liv."

Olivia left the room and went to call Fin, while they did the rape kit on Erin. After she was done talking to Fin, she called Hank. She dreaded calling Hank. She and Hank were engaged and getting married in a few months. Erin was practically Hank's daughter and Olivia loved her like a daughter, so she was having a hard time with this. She dialed Hank's number and it rang. She figured he'd be home by now but he did sometimes get calls at strange hours just like she did.

"Come on, Hank. Answer the damn phone."

She hung up and then her phone rang. It was Hank.

"Hello."

"What's wrong?"

"Are you where you can sit down?"

"I'm at Molly's with the squad. Why?"

"I have some bad news for you."

"Is Noah ok?"

"He's fine."

"Are you ok?"

"I'm fine too. It's Erin."

"What the hell happened?"

"Hank, she was raped."

"She was what? When?"

"Tonight."

Olivia told Hank everything Erin told her.

"Is she ok?"

"She said she wishes she was dead right now."

Olivia could tell that Hank was starting to get choked up. She knew how much he loved Erin.

"Just stay with her until I get there. Ok?"

"I will. I love you."

"I love you too and thanks for calling. Did she ask you to call me?"

"No but she didn't argue with me when I told her I was going to call you. I know how much she means to you and I love her just as much."

"I'll get there as soon as I can but I will let you know when my flight leaves."

"Ok."

Hank hung up the phone and then he pulled Antonio to the side to tell him what was going on.

"Shit! Go! She needs you. We'll be fine."

"Thanks."

Hank headed out to his SUV and Jay followed him.

Hey, Voight."

"What is it, Halstead? I'm in a hurry."

"Something happened to Erin, didn't it?"

"Yeah. Olivia called to tell me that Erin was raped tonight. I know you still care about her and if you'd like to come with me, that would be fine. She's going to need all the support she can get right now."

"I'd like that. Thanks."

"Yeah, no problem. I'll explain everything when I pick you up."

Hank headed home to pack some clothes and Jay went to do the same thing. Hank called Jay when he was leaving his house to come get him. When he arrived at Jay's and Jay got in, Hank told him everything that Olivia had told him. Hank drove to the airport and then once they got there, they went to see if there were any more flights headed to New York. There was one that still had a few seats available, so they each booked a seat and then Hank texted Olivia to let her know when the flight was leaving and that Jay was coming with him. In the meantime, Antonio had told the rest of the squad what was going on and they decided they wanted to go support their former colleague and friend and help SVU out in any way they could. They all packed some things and went to the airport. They all got on the same flight as Hank and Jay.

"What the hell?"

"We want to help. This is personal for all of us."

"I'm sure your help will be appreciated."

"If there's more of us helping, you and Olivia can stay with Erin."

"Yeah, that's true. I do appreciate this. I know I haven't been the easiest person to deal with lately."

"We understand. Losing Olinsky has been hard on all of us."

"I didn't want things to end up like this. Olinsky wanted to take the fall the Bingham thing."

"Bingham got what he deserved no matter who did it. Justin shouldn't have had to die the way he did and Daniel shouldn't have to grow up not knowing his dad. We just need to stick together and get through this loss as a family."

"Did you contact Olive?"

"I haven't yet."

Hank texted Olivia again and told her that the entire squad was now coming because they wanted to help. She texted back and said their help will be appreciated. He then called Olive to let her know what was going on. A little while later, they boarded the plane and then it took off for New York.

A few hours later, the plane landed in New York. Hank and Jay went to the hospital and everyone else went to the Precinct. Olivia had texted Hank to tell him where Erin was and had told him that Fin, Carisi and Amanda were at the Precinct. When Hank and Jay arrived at the hospital, they went up to Erin's room. She was asleep and Olivia was snoozing next to her bed in the chair. Hank kissed Olivia's head and then she woke up.

"Hey."

"Hey."

Olivia stood up and gave Hank a hug and a kiss. She then hugged Jay.

"They gave her a sedative to calm her down and help her sleep. She finally fell asleep maybe an hour ago. Did everyone else head to the Precinct?"

"Yeah. They said you and I could stay here with her and the rest of them can handle the case with your squad. They said it's personal for all of them."

"Fin knows everyone is coming."

"How's she doing?"

"Why don't we go to the waiting room?"

"Ok."

Olivia took Hank's hand and the 3 of them headed to the waiting room.

"It is going to be a long recovery for her. She told me he burned her chest with his cigarettes and you know how self-conscious I am with my scars after Lewis did the same thing with me."

"I'm almost thinking that I should retire sooner, so I can be out here for her. I know we're moving into the bigger place soon but maybe we should have her stay with us, so we know she's safe."

"I was actually thinking about that too."

"If she'll let me, I can take time off and stay with her too. Of course I'm probably the last person she wants to see right now. I know I messed things up with her."

"She and I talk quite a bit and she told me that she's ready to talk things out with you. I think she'll be ok that you're here."

"I told her that you were coming and she seemed to be ok with that."

"Ok. Good."

"Any leads on who this scumbag is?"

"Not yet."

"Do Erin's colleagues know?"

"Yeah. She told me who to call and I called them. They said it we need help, to let them know. I said my squad was working on it and her former squad from Chicago was flying in to help as well."

The nurse came in.

"Lieutenant Benson, there is an Agent McCormick here."

"Ok."

The nurse brought Agent McCormick in.

"Lieutenant Benson, I'm Agent David McCormick of the FBI. We spoke earlier. I work with Erin."

"I'm Olivia Benson of the Special Victims Unit. This is Sergeant Hank Voight and Detective Jay Halstead of the Intelligence Unit of the Chicago Police Department."

"The father figure and the ex."

"Right."

"Is there anything at all we can do to help with the investigation?"

"I told my Sergeant to keep me posted on trying to find out who this guy is."

"The guy with all the tattoos and piercings?"

"Yeah."

"I remember seeing him. When Erin said she was leaving, I should have insisted on going with her and making sure she got home safely. I knew she was creeped out by that guy."

"She told me she's usually more aware of her surroundings which is something Hank taught her a long time ago."

"That I did."

"If your team can work with ours, we could use all the help we can get to find this guy. Most of the time that I've dealt with the FBI, they have tried taking over the case. I'm very close to Erin and so is my squad. I'm also engaged to Hank, so this case is personal for all of us."

"Absolutely. You're out of the 16th Precinct, right?"

"Yes."

"I'll send some of our Agents over there and they can do whatever your Sergeant wants."

"Ok."

Agent McCormick left and contacted the Agents to meet at the 16th and then he headed to Erin's room.

"Why don't I trust that guy?"

"Why do I have the feeling that there's something going on between him and Erin?"

"I have a feeling they're going to be the ones to find him and take all the credit for your case."

"I'll let Fin know they're coming and to make sure that there is someone from either squad working with the Agents, so they don't take the credit for this. I know how they operate. This is my case. Not theirs. She wanted me working on this."

"That's my girl! Halstead, do you want to stay with Erin, so Olivia and I can go home and get some sleep?"

"Yeah sure."

"Hank, we can't sleep."

"The 3 of us don't need to be working on the case if everyone else is. Antonio even said that if they came to help, we could stay with Erin. Let Jay stay with her and in the morning, we can come back here and he can get some sleep. If they need us for anything, they'll call."

"Yeah, you're right."

Olivia texted Fin and then she, Hank and Jay went back to Erin's room but stopped short when they saw David sitting next to her bed holding her hand.

"Son of a bitch! I knew it."

"Take it easy, Jay!"

David kissed her head and left but had a smirk on his face.

"Oh yeah, she is definitely staying with us."

"It would be nice if we could get moved while everyone was here."

"Yeah, it would. Jay, call if you need anything."

"I will."

"I'll call Upton and have her come stay with you. I don't want Erin left alone for any reason. Now, I trust this Agent McCormick even less."

Hank kissed Erin's head and then he and Olivia headed out. Jay sat down next to Erin and took her hand. Hank called Hailey to come stay with Jay, while Olivia drove home. When Olivia and Hank arrived at the apartment, Lucy had the TV on but was asleep. Olivia turned the TV off and covered her with a blanket. She and Hank went into the bedroom and went to sleep. Hailey arrived at the hospital and went up to Erin's room.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"Have you talked to her at all?"

"Nope. She was given a sedative and fell asleep about an hour before we got here."

"You still love her, don't you?"

"Yeah, I do but something tells me she has moved on with Agent McCormick."

"He was at the Precinct and he seemed nice. I know some of the stuff we see is hard to deal with but I don't know how Lieutenant Benson deals with this stuff, especially now when she knows the victim as well as she does."

"If Erin hadn't taken the job with the FBI, I'm thinking she would have ended up with SVU. She has gotten along with Lieutenant Benson since they first met and she's been more of a mother to her than Bunny ever was. Bunny is a piece of work."

"Yeah, I remember her from that case we had. She hates Voight that much?

"Probably because he was a better parent to Erin than she ever was. She always tells Erin that Voight is going to get her killed. Erin is just as stubborn as he is. As mad as I want be at Voight for Erin leaving Chicago and for what happened to Olinsky, Erin is his family and I have come to accept that and I know that he will always be protective of her."

"If you and Erin get back together, would you leave Chicago?"

"Yeah, probably."

They talked for a while longer and then they both fell asleep. The next morning, Hank and Olivia got up and took a shower, so they were ready early. Olivia made sure Noah and Jesse were up and Lucy woke up when she heard Hank in the kitchen.

"Morning, Hank."

"Morning."

"Is Erin ok?"

"She was asleep after they gave her a sedative. I left Jay there with her and Olivia and I came back here to get some sleep."

There was a knock at the door, so Hank went to see who it was. It was David.

"Agent McCormick."

"Sergeant. I need to explain myself about last night."

"Ok. I'm listening."

"She really wants Halstead back but she's not sure how he feels. I was only trying to help her by making him jealous. There is absolutely nothing going on with us. I have a girlfriend, who I happen to love very much. She and I went through a rough patch a few months ago and Erin helped us get back together. I don't get involved with co-workers."

"Well, unfortunately, Erin does. She and Jay were partners and I wasn't happy that they were seeing each other. I don't necessarily approve of in-house dating but I eventually changed my mind on that. When they started arguing more because they had broken up, I separated them and by then, they were barely speaking to each other. At this point, I don't care if they get back together. I think they needed the time apart."

"I can understand that. Erin and I do a lot of undercover work together, so my girlfriend got a little jealous of that. Erin told me about her and Halstead and said she won't get involved with any more co-workers."

Olivia had come out of the bedroom.

"Agent McCormick."

"Lieutenant."

David told Olivia everything he had just told Hank.

"My former partner's wife got jealous of us working together and always called me his work wife. People assumed there was something going on with us but I would have never crossed that line with him. I cared for him, yes but we were partners and best friends and nothing more. Two of my Detectives are seeing each other and I don't care as long as it doesn't interfere with their jobs. Anything on the case?"

"The Bartender didn't seem to know who he was but he does come in there all the time. If we don't find him by tonight, I would suggest sending someone in to see if he'll strike again. Maybe he had no idea Erin was an Agent but he has seen some of the other female Agents that were there with us."

"Here's what we could do. We could all meet at that bar and then if he shows up and once he leaves, Upton, Burgess, Rollins or myself will head out and see if he tries to go after one of us."

"Absolutely not. I will not let you do this."

"Hank, it's my job. You will be in the alley nearby, so if he tries to drag whoever it is there and do what he did to Erin, we'll be able to get him."

"The woman I love like a daughter was brutally raped last night. I can't allow the woman I love, who is about to be my wife in a few months, put herself at risk like that. There is no way in hell that is going to happen."

"Hank, you are being unreasonable."

"No, you are."

"I love Erin as much as you do. Let me do this."

"Olivia, I love you. Do you not get that?"

"Of course I get that. This is my case."

"Don't you dare pull that crap with me and don't even start with pulling rank on me either. If you want to do this, then I'm done with you."

"What? You will break up with me if I do this?"

"Yep. I don't want you in harm's way. Think about your son."

Hank left and then he got a cab to the hospital, so he could see Erin.

"Sorry, Lieutenant."

"This is all on me. Damn it! He's right."

"We'll take care of it. You won't need to put any of your people in danger. I'll stay in touch with you throughout the day."

"Ok."

David left and then Noah came out of his room.

"Mommy, where's Hank?"

"He left already. Lucy, can you get him to baseball practice?"

"Of course I can."

"Great. Thanks. Noah, have a good at baseball today."

"I will."

"You might also want to check with Rollins to see if she's been home."

"That's right. Frannie."

There was a knock at the door. Olivia went to open it. It was Amanda.

"Hey, Amanda."

"Hey."

"What's going on?"

"We got a call a little bit ago from Homicide. There was a body found in the park that matched the description of our perp."

"That's a relief."

"Yeah."

"Go home and get some sleep."

"Thanks. Is my girl up?"

"She should be."

Jesse came running out of Noah's room in her pajamas and her hair all over the place.

"Mama!"

"Hey, you! Did you enjoy your sleepover with Noah?"

"Yeah."

Lucy went to get Jesse's things and then she picked Jesse. They left and headed home. Olivia kissed Noah and then she headed to the hospital. She stopped to get coffee and something for breakfast on the way. When she got there, Jay and Hailey were gone and Hank and Erin were talking.

"I have news."

"What?"

"Rollins showed up at my apartment after you left and said they got a call from Homicide. There was a body found in the park that matched the description of our perp. At least he can't hurt anyone anymore."

"That's great news, Liv. Thanks for everything."

"You're welcome."

"I appreciate what you and everyone else did. Hank said everyone from Intelligence came to help and of course when I woke up, Jay and Upton were here. I think Jay and I are going to try again. He said he might eventually want to move here but we're going to try the long distance thing for a while."

"That's great, Erin. I should go."

Olivia hugged Erin and walked out of the room. Hank got up and went after her.

"I'm sorry."

"You should be sorry. You have no idea how much that hurt me. I know how to handle myself undercover."

"I didn't mean to imply that you couldn't. What happened to Erin was bad enough. I don't want something like that to happen to you ever. I know I shouldn't have said that we were done if you went undercover. This has been a shitty year so far and we're not even halfway through it. All I want to do is marry you and spend a week alone with you on our honeymoon. I need to get away from all this and forget all this crap happened."

"Honey, I know it's been a shitty year so far and it all started with Noah being kidnapped. Believe me, I need to get away as much as you do. I'm about ready to take some time off and bring Noah to Chicago. Our honeymoon sounds pretty perfect right now and someone else can deal with Noah during that time."

"Don't go to work."

"I'll stay for a little while."

Hank and Olivia put their arms around each other and started kissing.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

Hank took Olivia's hand and they went back into Erin's room.

"You two ok?"

"Yeah."

"I'm glad you two are always here for me whenever I need you. I love you both so much."

"We love you too, kid. Why don't you stay with Olivia once you get out of the hospital?"

"Thanks for the offer but Jay said he'd take some time off and come take care of me while I'm recovering from my fractured ribs and wrist."

"Does he know that David was only helping you to make him jealous?"

"Yes. I'm glad it worked and thanks for letting him come out here with you."

"No problem."

"We need you in one piece for the wedding."

"I hope to be."

Both Hank and Olivia hugged Erin and then Olivia left after a while. After Jay had gotten some sleep at Erin's apartment, he came back to the hospital and Hank left for a while to give them some time alone. Hank had gotten back to Olivia's in time to go with Noah to baseball practice. The rest of the group from Intelligence went to see Erin that afternoon. A few days later, she was released. Hank and Olivia had the closing on their new place and could move in at any time, so before the group from Intelligence went back to Chicago, they helped them move stuff. Jay stayed with Erin and Hank ended up staying longer to help Olivia start to unpack her and Noah's things. His things would be coming in a couple months when he moved out there.

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