A/N: This relates to the first scene in the last episode of SVU. Olinsky is still around. I don't own any of the characters.
Dinner
Hank had been in Arizona taking care of Olive and Daniel after Olive was in a car. It was only for a week until her sister got back. He headed back to New York and had missed Olivia and Noah so much. Olivia had decided to have all their friends over for dinner but she hadn't told Hank she was doing this. She was in the kitchen fixing dinner and Noah was sitting on the stool at the island watching her make the salad.
"What are you making?"
"A salad."
"What are those black things?"
"Olives."
"Yuck!"
"They're good."
"They look gross."
"Try one."
Olivia handed Noah a piece of olive and then he looked at it. He turned up his nose.
"Try it."
Noah out it in his mouth and started chewing it.
"Ew!"
Noah grabbed a napkin and spit it out and Olivia rolled her eyes.
"Noah, we talked about you needing to try new things."
"I know but I want pizza."
"Not tonight. Sorry."
"When is Daddy going to be home?"
"His flight should be getting in in another hour."
"He doesn't make me eat this crap."
"Noah, it's good for you."
"It's so gross! Can I have a cookie?"
"No."
"Please."
"The answer is still no."
"Ok, fine. Who's coming for dinner?"
"Erin, Fin, Amanda, Jesse, Sonny, Peter, Trevor, Melinda and Ed. Can you set the table for me?"
"Ok."
Olivia got the dishes, silverware and napkins out and set them on the table. Then the doorbell rang.
"Can I get the door?"
"Sure. Just make sure you check to see who it is first."
"Ok."
Noah went to the door to see who it was. It was Ed.
"Hi Uncle Ed."
"Hey, kiddo."
"Come on in."
"Thanks."
Ed came in and hung up his coat. Then he and Noah went into the kitchen.
"Smells good, Liv."
"Thanks."
"I brought wine."
"Ok. We also have beer and whatever else at the bar."
"The place looks nice. I haven't been here since we all helped you move in."
"You've been doing quite a bit of traveling in your retirement though, right?"
"Yeah. I've been on a couple cruises this year and I am going to the UK and Ireland next year. Have you and Hank been anywhere since your honeymoon?"
"Other than a couple trips to Chicago, no. He has been in Arizona for a week. Olive was in a car accident and broke her leg. Her sister was headed out of town, so he went to take care of both Olive and Daniel. He is in the air as we speak and should be landing soon. Hopefully. We're hoping to take the boys, Olive and Erin to one of the Disneys for Noah's Spring Break. Noah really wants to go and he doesn't care which one. Daniel is now in Preschool and is actually off at the same time Noah is. Have you been to Europe since we went to Paris?"
"Actually, no. How are things going at work?"
"They're going. Rollins is expecting Baby #2."
"Is that good or bad?"
"She wants to have the baby just like she did with Jesse but the father isn't necessarily daddy material. He told her that he didn't want the baby and she should have it taken care of but then he sends flowers and calls her all the time. She knows that he likes to flirt with other women. Fin and Carisi have become even more protective of her and of course so has Hank. She's not sure what she wants to do about this guy. I think she's better off raising her on her own rather than being with a guy who is going to cheat on her. Personally, I'd rather see her with Carisi than this guy. Carisi really cares about her and Jesse."
"It seemed like it."
The doorbell rang again. Noah had gone up to his room.
"Can you get that?"
"Sure."
Ed went to answer the door. It was Fin, Melinda, Carisi, Amanda and Jesse.
"Hey, Tucker."
"Hey."
"How's retirement?"
"Pretty good. I'm doing a lot of traveling. Congratulations, Rollins. Liv told me your news."
"Thanks."
Everyone took their coats off and went into the kitchen.
"Hey, Boss."
"Hey."
Both Fin and Carisi kissed Olivia's cheeks and then Melinda hugged her. Amanda came into the kitchen with Jesse and they both hugged Olivia.
"Amanda, go stretch out on the sofa."
"Sounds like a plan."
"Jesse, Noah is upstairs."
"Thank you."
Jesse went upstairs to find Noah, while Fin, Carisi and Ed helped themselves to a beer and Carisi took a ginger ale to Amanda. Melinda helped herself to a glass of wine.
"Smells good."
"Thanks."
"When is Voight back?"
"He is in the air as we speak and should be landing soon. As far as I know. Erin is picking him up at the airport."
"Who isn't here yet?"
"Peter and Trevor."
"Lawyers always have to make their entrance. How's Olive?"
"She's doing better from what Hank said. I really wish I could have gone with him but Lucy has been sick all week, so I had to work around Noah's schedule."
"If you ever get into a bind, let me know."
"I never know when you're out of town."
"As far as I know, I'm not going anywhere until April."
"I'll keep that in mind. Thanks."
"No problem."
The doorbell rang again, so Olivia went to answer it. This time it was Peter.
"Hey, Liv."
"Hey. Glad you could join us."
"I am too."
Peter came in and kissed Olivia's cheek. He took his coat off and joined everyone in the living room.
"We're still waiting on Trevor and I keep checking to see if Hank's flight is on time."
"How's Olive?"
"She's doing better."
The doorbell rang again. Olivia figured it was Trevor, since he was the only person they were missing.
"Hey, Olivia."
"Hey, Trevor. Thanks for coming."
"You're welcome. Thanks for inviting me."
Trevor came in and took his coat off before joining everyone else in the living room.
"Hey, everyone."
"Hey, Langan."
Trevor shook hands with Fin, Carisi, Ed and Peter. Melinda waved and Amanda waved as she rubbed her belly. Olivia had gone into the kitchen and got both Peter and Trevor something to drink.
"Thanks."
"Sure."
"Thank you."
"No problem."
"What airport is Hank flying into?"
"LaGuardia. Why?"
"I heard on the radio that there is a bad accident near LaGuardia."
"Great."
Olivia put the news on and it was showing the accident.
"Wow! You on call this weekend, Mel?"
"Nope and hopefully I won't get called in for this."
Amanda recognized one of the cars when they showed a close up of it.
"That looks like Al's car."
"You sure?"
"Uh, yeah."
"That looks nasty. There is no way anyone survived that."
"Honestly, I don't really care. He was probably screwing around since I told him I had plans tonight."
"I'm sure we can find out. We do know the Chief Medical Examiner."
"Hold on. They just said the driver of the BMW was pronounced dead but they haven't released his identity yet until the autopsy and toxicology tests have been done. They are saying the driver was talking while driving."
Olivia's cell phone rang.
"Hey, Erin."
"Hey. I'm stuck in traffic and can't even get to the airport. This accident has everything shut down."
"How far are you?"
"I'm like right where the accident is. I practically saw it happen. If that driver is dead, he deserves it. He was driving like a lunatic and nearly ran me off the road."
"What happened?"
"He was weaving in and out of traffic and obviously going at a faster speed than he should have been for the amount of traffic. He cut off the truck and ended up slamming into the vehicle in front of him before the truck slammed into him."
"Amanda said the car looks like Al's."
"Shit!"
"She said she's not too upset by it. I'm just glad you weren't involved."
"Me too."
"I'm going a little crazy. I have missed Hank so much."
"I know you have. Traffic is moving a little more, so hopefully I will get there and get him home to you and quickly as I can."
"Just be careful."
"I will."
"Love you."
"Love you too. I will let you know when we are on our way."
"Ok. Thank you so much for doing this."
"You're welcome."
Olivia hung up and then she told everyone what Erin had said. She then went to check on dinner. Everything was ready, so Olivia went up to get Noah and Jesse. Everyone got something to eat.
"Liv, this salad is delicious."
"Thank you. My son wouldn't eat the olives."
"I'm not a fan of olives either."
"Me neither."
"See, I'm not the only one that thinks their gross."
"Noah, that's enough!"
"Sorry."
About an hour later, Erin texted Olivia to let her know they were on their way there. Everyone was done with dinner and were back in the living room except for the kids, who were back up in Noah's room. Melinda and Trevor were helping Olivia clean up. Olivia heard the front door and ran out of the kitchen. She wrapped her arms around Hank and kissed him.
"I have missed you so much."
"I missed you too. That was the trip from hell."
"You hungry?"
"Yeah, I am."
"How about you, Erin?"
"Me too."
Olivia went to get Hank and Erin some food, while they took their coats off. They then went into the living room.
"Hey."
"Hey, Voight. Hey, Lindsay."
Hank and Erin went into the kitchen and sat down at the table. Olivia had gotten the salad out first. They both started eating the salad and picked out the olives.
"Your son was the same way with the olives. I had him try one and he spit it out. Fin and Amanda don't like them either."
"He's 6. Do you really expect him to?"
"No but he needs to start trying new things."
"I get it. You can't get too mad at him for not liking something. Erin said Rollins thought the car in that accident belonged to the guy she was seeing."
"She said it looked like his car."
"If I find anything out, I will let you know."
"Ok. Thanks, Mel."
"No problem."
Olivia went to get the main course for Hank and Erin.
"Babe, this is good."
"Thanks."
"It is good, Liv."
"Thanks. No one complained."
"Did Noah?"
"He picked at it a little bit but he eventually ate it. Jesse even ate it. Noah told me when I was fixing dinner that he wanted pizza."
"That isn't a bad idea."
"Obviously he gets that from you. You know who makes a really good pizza?"
"Who?"
"Carisi. Maybe the next time we have everyone over for dinner, we can have pizza and have him make them."
"That will work."
Then Carisi came into the kitchen.
"The next time we have everyone over for dinner, can you make pizzas?"
"Sure. When I have done them with Amanda and Jesse, I do smaller ones and let Jesse make her own, which she only does with cheese."
"Noah would love that. Do you make your own sauce?"
"Yep. My parents have a greenhouse and grow vegetables all year long. Just let me know when you want to do this and I will go over there and get some stuff."
"Wow! This sounds like a lot of work."
"I don't mind."
"Do me a favor."
"Sure."
"Don't let Amanda be by herself tonight."
"I'll stay with her. She never really trusted that Dr. Al guy. He tried telling her he was going to change but deep down she knew he never would. He's the type of guy that would have someone accuse him of doing something to her and then completely deny it. We know his kind. We see it every day."
"Yes, I agree completely. If he cheats on her while they're dating, he won't stay faithful to her if they were married. Amanda deserves better and so does Jesse."
"I care about both of them."
"You're the one that usually gives her a shoulder to cry on. She and I have gotten closer lately and she is confiding in me a lot more than she used to. The 3 of us really need to be there for her with all this if it turns out that he was the one that caused the accident. Whether she was completely in love with him or not, he is still the father of her child, so there will always be a connection to him."
"Oh, yeah, I know."
Then Ed, Peter and Fin came into the kitchen.
"Is Amanda ok?"
"Yeah. She fell asleep."
"I was just telling Carisi that the 3 of us really need to be there for her with all this."
"Always have been, always will be just like I've been with you too."
"Yes, you sure have."
"Who were our least favorite people to work with over the years?"
"The Defense Attorneys and IAB and now two of the biggest pains in my ass are my friends."
"Does Carisi know about when you were charged with murder?"
"No."
"Does Voight know?"
"Yeah. He and Erin both know. They also know about Lewis."
"So, what happened?"
Olivia told Carisi about when Ed charged with murder and Trevor was her attorney.
"Oh, that's nice."
"Wasn't it?"
"You dated Tucker because why?"
"He started to act more human around the time of the case we had that involved Amaro's father but I was also questioning the feelings I was starting to have to Hank. Hank and I slept together a few times between the two cases we worked on and of course after Yates' trial. Basically it was just a friends with benefits thing. He knew about me being held hostage by Joe Utley and that Ed had asked me out after that. He knew that before I had gone to Chicago when Yates escaped. Like with every other relationship that I have been in, I had my doubts about it. Yeah, I should have known better than to become involved with someone like Tucker after everything he had put all of us through over the years. Hank and I still talked after I told him that Ed and I were together. I ended up supporting Ed when he was being investigated in that case we had that involved his cousin but then I ended up cheating on him when I had gone to Chicago for Justin's funeral. I was consoling Hank and still blaming myself for what had happened to Dodds. Olive and Daniel were at Hank's house and Erin had gone home with Jay. Hank showed up at my hotel and we were at the bar. We both woke up in my bed. I never intended for it to happen and I expected Ed to end things but he was surprisingly ok with it. He could have made both my life and Hank's life a living hell."
"I didn't want to believe it at first but I knew you cared for him. If you didn't, you wouldn't have gone out there in the first place. He did just lose his son. We still went to Paris. I remember you telling me that you felt things weren't going to last between us but I kept reassuring you that things were going to be ok. Honestly, I felt that way too and had since you told me that you had been with Hank when you went out there for his son's funeral. I never told you this but after we ended things, I had a feeling that you were going to end up with Hank. I flew to Chicago and told him that we ended our relationship and I knew that you had been with him after his son's funeral. I basically said that I was ok with the two of you getting together. I said I knew his reputation but I wanted him to be good to you."
"Hank, you never told me that."
"He told me that we never had that conversation but I did tell him that I would be ok if he still wanted to be a part of your life."
"I don't know about you two sometimes. What scares me is how quickly you two became friends once you moved here. Now I know why."
"Damn, Liv, I never would have thought you'd cheat."
"Neither did I. That's when I knew Ed had changed. I really could have seen them fight over me. They're both hotheads."
"My money would have been on Hank though."
"Oh, mine too."
"Did you and Stabler ever sleep together?"
"No way! I cared for him but I would never cross that line. Ever. I don't think I could ever date a partner."
"Lindsay, you did, right?"
"Yeah. I still care about him and we still talk. Among other things. I know about Camila that he ended up arresting and he knows that I've been with another guy since I've been here. I know I really need to think about settling down. I do want to have a baby. I'm going with Jay to Will and Natalie's wedding."
"Have you talked to Halstead lately?"
"Yeah. I heard Kelly lost his dad."
"I heard that from Trudy."
"Jay said he and Kelly have talked since both of them just recently lost their dads."
"I heard about Severide from Mark. We talked a couple days ago."
"I ended up calling Kelly and we talked for a while. I was glad to hear that Herrmann finally got promoted to Engine 51. I'm sure you heard that from Platt."
"Yeah, I did. I talked to Al the other day and he said he's ready to retire and they are thinking about leaving Chicago too."
"Do they want to come here?"
"More than likely."
"That'll be good for you."
"Yep."
Hank went to get something out of his carry on.
"Daniel made this for you at Preschool."
"That was so sweet of him. Is that me?"
"Yep."
"He's good for 3."
"He sure is."
"Where's mine?"
"You don't get one."
"I'm insulted."
"Erin, stop."
"I'm kidding. I just saw him a few weeks ago when I was in Phoenix."
"Olive said she and Daniel will try to come here for Thanksgiving. I said if money is a problem, we will pay for their airfare."
"Absolutely and they know they can always stay with us."
"I love the way you think."
Everyone had something for dessert, except for Amanda and the kids, who were all asleep and then everyone got ready to leave.
"Liv, thanks for dinner."
"You're welcome."
"Everything was delicious."
"I'm glad you liked it."
"You keeping Rollins and Jesse here?"
"We might as well."
"I'll come by in the morning and get them."
"Ok."
Everyone hugged Olivia and all the guys kissed her on the cheek. Melinda and Erin hugged Hank and the guys shook his hand. Everyone left and Hank locked up, while Olivia turned the TV off and covered Amanda with a blanket. They went upstairs and made sure the kids were both covered. Noah was sleeping on the top bunk and Jesse was asleep on the bottom. They both kissed Jesse and reached up to run their fingers through Noah's curls. They left the room and shut the door. Olivia grabbed Hank's hand and headed to their bedroom. They shut and locked the door. They both went to brush their teeth and changed for bed. They started kissing, undressed each other and made love. Afterwards Hank had his arms wrapped around her and she had her head on his chest.
"I missed you."
"I could tell. I missed you too."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"I didn't like being apart."
"I didn't either.
"If I could have, I would have come with you."
"I know you would have. I'm glad I got to spend some one on one time with Daniel but he really wished Grandma could have been there too."
"Ed said if we ever get into a bind with Noah and Lucy isn't available like this week, to call him. He said he isn't doing much traveling again until April. He's going to the UK and Ireland."
"That'll be a good trip for him."
"Yeah, it will."
"I told Olive that I'm going to start making arrangements for our Disney trip. She didn't care which one."
"Keep in mind that if we go to LA, I can make arrangements to see Nick."
"I will keep that in mind."
They started kissing and made love again before they fell asleep in each other's arms. Melinda had gotten called into work on Sunday because of the accident and found out that Dr. Al had been involved in the accident. She called Olivia and then Olivia told Amanda. Amanda seemed ok with finding out that Al had been killed in the accident. Carisi had come to get Amanda and Jesse after breakfast and then the 3 of them spent the day together. Hank, Olivia and Noah spent the day together as well.
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