A/N: I don't own any of the characters.

Change of Plans

Hank really had no reason to be thankful this year. He had no one left. Camille was gone, Justin was gone, Olive and Daniel were in Arizona, Erin was in New York and Al was gone. He and Olivia were on again and off again. Right now, they were off again because she figured she would give him some space after Al's death. A part of him had a feeling that she was already seeing someone. He knew that it never would have worked between them, which is why he was never 100% sure they were meant to be together in the first place. He was fine with being alone for Thanksgiving. He should be used to it by now.

The weekend prior to Thanksgiving, Hank had gone out and bought his microwaveable dinner and his whiskey, since he was going to spend the day alone. Trudy had invited him to spend the holiday with her and Mouch but he said he would much rather spend it alone. Trudy had called Olivia as she knew Erin was away a lot for her job and told her that she was worried about Hank. He seemed fine at work but outside of work, he wouldn't have anything to do with anyone. Olivia felt partially to blame because she had told him that she would give him all the space she needed. She had intended to spend the holiday with Amanda and Jesse. Carisi had his family and Fin was going to spend it with Ken, Alejandro and Jaden. Erin said she would probably stop over if she was in town. Olive and Daniel were even planning to come in for a few days. A few days before the holiday, Olivia had gotten a flight to Chicago and was hoping to convince Hank to come to New York with her. She arrived at the District and went in.

"Hey, Trudy."

"Hey. I didn't actually think you'd come out here."

"I've actually been trying to get him to talk to me but he is just being so damn stubborn."

"Yeah, no kidding. I invited him to have Thanksgiving dinner at our house but he said he would much rather be by himself. You still love him don't you?"

"Oh, yeah. I just told him that I would give him all the space he needed after losing Al."

"Olinsky's death has been hard on all of us."

"I know. Noah misses Uncle Al and he misses Hank so much. I don't want Hank to be alone for Thanksgiving, let alone Christmas. Is he up there?"

"Yeah."

Olivia headed up the stairs and then Trudy buzzed her in. She continued the rest of the way up. Everyone was at their desks and Hank was in his office with the door closed.

"Hey, everyone."

"Hey, Lieutenant."

"How's he doing?"

"When he's here, he's ok but he doesn't socialize with any of us. Not that he did that much before."

"I blame myself for this. I told him I would give him all the space he needed after Olinsky died and he pretty much took it as I wanted to completely break up with him. That's not how I intended it to be. I know we've been on and off but all the other times we would still talk. The distance is rough on us and has been from the very beginning but we always managed to maintain a friendship until we decided to get back together. This time though, I'm not sure if he even wants to get back together. The problem is, he is so damn stubborn."

"You are preaching to the choir on that one, Lieutenant. We know that better than anyone how stubborn he is."

Hank came out of his office with his jacket on.

"Huh."

He left and went downstairs.

"NICE TO SEE YOU TOO, HANK. I just want him to come celebrate the holiday with us. I love him so much and I hate that he is so pissed at me. I've tried calling him but he won't answer my calls or texts. Olive and Daniel are coming in for a few days and Erin said she'd stop by if she was in town. I know the two of them got into it after he and I 'broke up' this last time and they haven't spoken at all. She's just as stubborn as he is."

"No disagreements there."

"Maybe I will go wait for him at the house."

"So, is it just you and Noah?"

"Amanda and Jesse are spending the holiday with us too. Carisi and Fin are spending it with their families. Amanda's family is in Atlanta but she has a shitty relationship with her mother and sister. Her sister is a piece of work and has been in and out of trouble with the police. Amanda had her arrested and her mother had a fit. Kim can do no wrong in Beth Anne's eyes but she treats Amanda like crap. Jesse is one of Noah's best friends. Amanda is expecting her second child and she doesn't need to be alone right now."

"Different father from Jesse?"

"Yeah. This guy is a real jerk and she really doesn't trust him. I think Carisi cares more about her than this guy does. I think Fin does too. It's for the best."

"Let us know how things go with Voight."

"Yeah, I will."

Olivia left and went outside. Hank was standing by her car.

"So, what brings you here? I thought you wanted to break up with me."

"I never said I wanted to break up completely. I said I would give you as much space as you needed with everything that happened with Al. You're the one that won't return my calls or texts. I don't want you to be alone for the holidays."

"I'm better off that way. Just stay out of my life and my city and I'll stay out of yours. Got it?"

"Yes."

Hank walked around to the parking lot, got into his SUV and left to head wherever he was going. Olivia had tears running down her face. What had she done to make Hank hate her so much? She had thought about trying to talk him into coming back to New York with her but there was no sense in even trying at this point. She figured she would at least stay the night and then head back to New York the next day. She went to check into her hotel and checked in with both Amanda and Lucy. Everything was fine at home. The rest of the day went by quickly. Olivia tried to go to sleep but had a hard time falling asleep. She heard a knock on the door, so she went to answer it. It was Hank.

"I thought you didn't want to see me."

"I lied. You make me crazy. You know that?"

"I'm sorry."

"No you're not. Can I come in?"

"Sure."

Hank walked into the room and sat down on the bed.

"Were you asleep?"

"No. I couldn't fall asleep. I just don't understand what I did to make you hate me so much. All I wanted was to give you space."

"I know. I'm just mad at myself because I let Olinsky get killed and sometimes I think everyone would be better off without me."

"Don't ever think that."

"I've been feeling it a lot more since Al died. He was my best friend."

"I know that, Babe."

"I've been talking to Dr. Charles a lot lately and I haven't felt this way since Justin died. I just feel like no one cares sometimes."

"Well, you're wrong about that. I care a lot and so does Noah. He misses you like crazy."

Olivia wrapped her arms around Hank and then he broke down.

"Come to New York with me. Spend Thanksgiving with us. Amanda and Jesse will be there too and Olive and Daniel are coming out."

"I thought she already had plans."

"She was coming to New York all along. Like me, she had hoped you and I would have been back together long before now."

"Is Erin going to be there?"

"If she's in town. She wasn't sure when she'd be back."

"Could I talk you and Noah into coming here for Christmas?"

"That depends on when Amanda has her baby."

"Whatever. I get it."

"That doesn't mean that I don't want to be with you because I do."

"You seeing someone else?"

"What kind of question is that?"

"A logical one."

"Contrary to what you might think, I'm in love with you. To answer your question, no, I'm not seeing someone else because I only want to be with you."

"I can't deal with my job anymore. Al was basically the one that kept me sane. The only one I really have at the District now is Trudy."

"I'm not going to tell you want to do."

"That's never stopped you before."

Olivia gave Hank a dirty look.

"Ass! Ok, then I won't say anything at all."

"I'm sorry. Say what you want to say."

"Maybe you should think about retiring."

"And do what?"

"Whatever you want. Go to Arizona and spend more time with Daniel. Come to New York and spend more time with us. The distance thing has been one of the negatives in our relationship, so why not be in the same city all the time?"

"I guess that gives me something to think about."

"Can I talk you into coming to New York to spend Thanksgiving with us?"

"I may be able to be convinced."

"Oh, yeah?"

"Uh huh."

Olivia started kissing Hank's neck and undid his shirt before she kissed his chest and stomach. They started kissing, undressed each other and then they made love. Afterwards they were holding each other.

"Are you convinced?"

"I think so."

"See, I know what you like."

"Among other things. I know what you like too."

"You won't get any arguments out of me but you can have such a dirty mind sometimes."

"So can you."

"Do you want to get married?"

"To who?"

"Gee, I don't know. Me maybe."

"I might have to think about that."

"Jerk!"

Olivia turned over and had her back to Hank. He moved, so he was right behind her and wrapped his arms around her.

"Where are your hands, Sergeant?"

"You like that, Lieutenant?"

"You know I do."

"I'm teasing you. Of course I want to marry you."

"You do?"

"Yep. Why don't we go pick out a ring tomorrow?"

"I'm leaving late morning tomorrow."

"Change it."

"I need to get back to Noah."

Hank started kissing Olivia's neck.

"I don't want to travel on Wednesday, so I want to get back no later than tomorrow. We can do this in New York too, you know. New York has jewelry stores. We can go when we get there. In fact, I've been looking at engagement rings and found a few I like."

"You have, huh?"

"Yep."

They made love again and then fell asleep in each other's arms. The next morning, Olivia got up and got ready, while Hank waited for her. They went to Hank's, so he could take a shower, change and pack something. They stopped for breakfast and then they went to the District. After they left the District and headed to the airport. Olivia returned her car and then Hank went to see if he could get on the flight. Olivia's flight was completely full but he was able to get on the next flight. He walked Olivia to her gate and stayed with her until her flight started boarding. He told her he would see her in a few hours and she said she would meet him at Baggage Claim. They kissed and Hank went to his gate. Olivia's flight took off and then a little while later, Hank's took off as well.

Several hours later, Olivia's flight arrived in New York. She headed down to Baggage Claim and got her bag. She checked the screen for the Hank's flight and it said it was on time. She then went to sit down. A little while later, Hank's flight arrived and he headed down to Baggage Claim. He got his bag and found Olivia.

"Hey."

"Hey. How was your flight?"

"Not too bad. I just wish I was able to have gotten on the same flight you were on."

"I know. Me too."

Hank took Olivia's hand and then they went to get Olivia's SUV. Olivia drove to the jewelry store. They got out of the SUV and went inside.

"Hello, Lieutenant."

"Hi. Could we look at those rings again?"

"Sure."

The salesperson got the engagement rings out of the case and Olivia picked out the ones she liked.

"These."

"Which one do you like the best?"

"Either one."

"Technically, you asked me, you know."

"I know but I'm the one wearing the ring."

"This one does come as a set and there is a man's band that is similar."

"I'm guessing you wouldn't wear a ring though, right?"

"You guessed wrong."

The salesperson got the wedding bands out as well.

"I like this one."

"I do too."

The salesperson measured their fingers and checked to see if they had what they needed. Once she found the right sizes, Hank bought everything and then they left to head to Olivia's apartment.

"Is Noah home?"

Lucy may have taken him and Jesse to the park. Noah is off from school all week."

"All week?"

"I know. I only remember getting a couple days off. You will probably have to watch them tomorrow, since Lucy asked for the rest of the week off."

"That won't be a problem. Does Lucy watch Jesse all the time?"

"No. She does if Amanda's sitter isn't available and this week she is not. I told Amanda that I would take Jesse when she has the baby."

"Does this kid have a father?"

"She knows who it is but he's a real jerk. He asked her to move in with him but she doesn't trust him. He hasn't necessarily been faithful to her."

"She's better off raising this one on her own too. Jesse has turned out ok."

"Yes, she has."

"Noah has turned out ok too."

"Thanks but sometimes I wonder. He gets mad at me when I work too much and when I don't spend enough time with him but then he was fine when I told him I was going to Chicago to talk to you. Peter Stone has been coaching him in baseball."

"He'd be a good one to do that. Did you invite Peter to dinner?"

"Actually, I did and he said he would think about it, so I guess we will see. Do you have something you would like to give me?"

"Like what?"

"Hank!"

Hank started kissing her passionately and then he started to undo her blouse.

"We better take this into the other room."

"Uh huh."

The two of them got up and headed towards the bedroom. They shut and locked the door, got undressed, continued kissing, got on the bed and made love. Afterwards they were both out of breath but in each other's arms.

"Damn, Woman, I think you're trying to kill me."

"I think you're actually trying to kill me but at least I can die happy. For the first time in my life I can say I am truly happy. We have an unbreakable bond and you have also established a relationship with my son. I don't feel like our relationship is a conflict of interest like my last relationships were. Once you and I got together, I felt like this was it for me. We've had our ups and downs though."

"I know we have. These last few months since Al's death has been hell. Losing Camille and then Justin was hard but Al and I were friends, almost like brothers, for so long and if it hadn't been for me, he may still be alive right now. I just don't want something to happen to you or Noah."

"Fin would never let anything happen to me. You were the one that kept me sane when Sheila took Noah. I never would have gotten through that without you or my squad. I love you so much."

"I love you too."

Hank opened the ring box and put the engagement ring on Olivia's finger. They kissed and then they made love again. A little while later, Lucy brought the kids home. Noah was happy to see Hank and they told him they were getting married. Lucy left and then the 4 of them went to the Precinct. Olivia told them that she and Hank were engaged. Later that evening, Olive and Daniel arrived in New York and came over to Olivia's after they checked into their hotel, so Daniel could spend some time with Hank. Olive was happy to hear they were engaged.

Olivia ended up going in the next day, so she took the day after Thanksgiving off but that allowed Hank to be able to spend the day with Olive and Daniel. Hank had cooked dinner for the 5 of them that night and then he and Olivia cooked Thanksgiving dinner together. Peter accepted Olivia's invitation, so he wasn't alone on the first major holiday without both his father and his sister and Erin had gotten back to New York in time, so there was a total of 9 of them for dinner. Erin was thrilled when they told her they were getting married. Both Hank and Peter were getting Amanda whatever she needed, so she wasn't on her feet too much and Noah even made sure she had a pillow under her feet while they were resting on the coffee table. They all had a great time together. Erin, Olive and Peter cleaned up the kitchen, since Hank and Olivia had cooked the entire meal. Peter had even taken the kids to the park to run off some of their energy and giving their mothers a break from them for a little while.

At the end of the day after everyone had left and Hank went to tuck Noah into bed, Olivia sat down on the sofa. She was happy that the day had gone so well and that she had been able to convince Hank to come to New York to spend it with all of them. Erin and Olive mentioned to her earlier that they were glad they had all the chance to be together and Erin was glad that Hank was thinking about retiring and moving to New York. She told Olivia that she has been good for him because it had been so long since Hank had been so happy and she couldn't wait for all of them to be a family.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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