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

Taking Care of Noah

Noah was sick and had to stay home from school but Lucy was also sick and Olivia had to be at the Precinct as they were short-handed with Amanda on desk duty and due to give birth at any time. Olivia was still close to Ed after they broke up a couple years ago and he told her that if she ever needed him for anything to call him. She called him but unfortunately, he was out of town, so he couldn't help. Erin was away on assignment and everyone else had busy schedules, so she was basically stuck. She was engaged to Hank and she had seriously considered calling him but she didn't think he'd be too happy if she called him to have him come out there to take care of Noah even though he loved Noah like his own son. He even told her that he wanted to adopt Noah when they got married. Hank had decided to surprise her for long weekend. She heard a knock at the door. She went to see who it was and then opened the door.

"Hey, Beautiful."

"Hey, yourself."

Hank kissed Olivia and then he walked inside.

"I'm glad you're here. I need a favor."

"Do you need me to kick someone's ass?"

"Not that kind of favor. Noah came home from school with the flu and Lucy has it too. We're already short-handed with Rollins on desk duty and due to give birth at any time. Ed's out of town and Erin is away on assignment."

"So, you need me to stay with him?"

"Yes."

"Say no more. I'll do it."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. I wouldn't do this for just anyone, you know."

"I know."

Olivia heard Noah get up and head to the bathroom again. She checked on him to make sure he was ok and took him some Ginger Ale. She told him Hank was there and he would be taking care of him while she went to work in the morning. She kissed his forehead and then Hank came in to see him. Hank kissed his forehead as well and then he went to spend some time with Olivia. They went to the bedroom and made love before they fell asleep in each other's arms.

The next morning, Olivia got up and went to take a shower, while Hank went to check on Noah. Noah had gotten up several times during the night and each time, Hank got up to check on him. He was still sound asleep, which was a good start in order for him to start feeling better but he kicked the covers off, so he covered him up again. He went to make coffee and something for breakfast for Olivia. After she was out of the shower, she came out of the bedroom.

"Did you check on Noah?"

"Yeah. He was sound asleep. He got up several times during the night. I took his temperature and he was running a slight fever."

"What was it when you took it?"

"99.6 degrees. When I checked on him a little bit ago, he had kicked the covers off, so I covered him back up again. I see you have oatmeal, so I will make him that if he feels like eating anything."

"There's soup there too. He usually likes that when he's not feeling well and there's orange juice, Ginger Ale and Sprite. His medicine is in the medicine cabinet in his bathroom."

"Got it."

Olivia finished eating breakfast and then she went to finish getting ready for work. She went into Noah's room to kiss his forehead and then she kissed Hank before she left. Hank checked on Noah again and went to take a shower, since Noah was still asleep. Olivia arrived at the Precinct and went up.

"Mornin', Liv."

"Morning."

"How's Noah?"

"He was still asleep when I left."

"Lucy with him?"

"She's sick now too. I tried Ed but he's out of town and Erin is away on assignment. Hank showed up, so he's taking care of him."

"Well, he is gonna be his dad when you two get hitched, so I guess that's a good thing, right?"

"Yeah. He said Noah got up a few times and he got up with him. He has a slight fever. He'll probably check it again once Noah wakes up."

"I couldn't really see Tucker takin' care of him like that."

"Neither can I but he told me if he was here, he would have. If we weren't already short-handed, I would have stayed home with him."

"Carisi and I could have handled things here."

"We'll see how things go throughout the day."

They got a call for a case, so they went out. Back at Olivia's apartment, Hank had gotten out of the shower and got dressed. He went to check on Noah. He was awake.

"Hey, kid."

"Hey."

"You feelin' ok?"

"My tummy still hurts a little and I'm hot."

Noah kicked the covers off. Hank took his temperature. It was a little higher than it was the last time he checked it.

"You need to stay covered. You have a fever."

"But I'm hot."

"I know that but you need to get this bug out of your system. Sweating is good for that."

"Fine!"

Noah pulled the covers back up.

"Can I watch TV?"

"Sure."

Noah got out of bed and went to the bathroom. Hank brought his pillow and Eddie and got him a blanket. Once Noah came out of the bathroom, he got on the sofa and got comfortable.

"You hungry?"

"A little."

"You want oatmeal?"

"Sure."

"Do you want Ginger Ale, Sprite or orange juice?"

"Orange juice please."

Hank went to get Noah some orange juice and then he took it to him.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Hank went back to the kitchen to make Noah's oatmeal. When it was done, he took it to him.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

He went back to the kitchen, poured himself a cup of coffee and had a bowl of cereal. He checked his phone to see if anyone was looking for him. Olivia had texted him to find out how things were going, so he replied back telling her that things were fine but Noah's fever was higher than it was the last time he took it. He was on the sofa watching TV. She told him to give Noah some medicine to see if that helped break his fever at all. Hank went into Noah's bathroom and got the medicine.

"You need to take this."

"Uh uh. It's gross!"

"But it'll make you feel better."

Hank poured the medicine onto a spoon and tried to put it in Noah's mouth. Noah closed his mouth as tightly as he could and covered his mouth with his hands.

"Take the medicine. It won't kill you."

"It might."

"Come on."

"No."

"Do you want me to text your mom and tell her to come home to make you take your medicine?"

"No."

"I didn't think so."

Noah opened his mouth and then Hank stuck the spoon in. Noah made a face as he swallowed it.

"Good, huh?"

"Yuck!"

Hank handed Noah his juice and then he went to put the spoon in the dishwasher. Hank sat down at the other end of the sofa. Noah moved, so he was laying in Hank's lap. Hank ran his fingers through Noah's curly hair. Noah fell asleep and then Hank dozed off as well. Olivia decided to work part of the day and Fin and Carisi both assured her they'd be fine and would call her only if they needed her. She went home and as soon as she walked into her apartment, she saw both of her boys sound asleep. She hung up her coat and took her boots off before going over and kissing Hank's forehead. Then he woke up.

"Hey."

"Hey, yourself."

"What are you doing here?"

"I live here. Remember?"

"That's not what I meant. Aren't you supposed to be at work?"

"Fin and Carisi assured me they'd be fine on their own. How's he doing?"

"He ate some oatmeal but tried fighting me about taking his medicine. He took it after I threatened to call you to have you come home and make him take it. He fell asleep right after that."

"I'm glad you got him to take it. Has he thrown up at all since he's been up?"

"Nope but he said his stomach still hurt a little when he woke up. He was trying to give me a hard time about keeping the blankets on too. I told him that sweating was good for him."

"You do have all this dad stuff under control. Did you take care of Justin when he was sick?"

"A couple times. One of those times he was the same age as Noah. Camille was taking her class on a field trip and Justin was sick, so I had to stay home with him. I also took a lot of time off when Camille was sick, so I could be with her as much as possible. She got real sick after her chemo treatments. Erin helped out whenever she needed to as well. Justin started shutting everyone out when she got so sick. He never wanted to talk to me but Erin got out of him that he blamed himself for his mother getting so sick. He said if he had never been born, she wouldn't have gotten cancer and died. I confronted him about that and told him that it wasn't his fault. He was a lot like me and liked to keep his emotions bottled up. A lot of times, I don't like people seeing me get upset."

"I don't want you to hide it from me."

"I'll try not to."

"Good. Thanks for being here."

"You're welcome. I guess if I'm going to be his dad, I need to take care of him when he's sick."

"If I had called you to come take care of him, would you have come out here?"

"Yeah."

"You would have?"

"Of course I would have."

"What if it was me?"

"Oh, definitely."

"I love you."

"I love you too."

Olivia kissed Hank and then she went to change her clothes. Olivia came back to the living room and sat down on the sofa. She moved Noah's feet and then he stretched out again. She felt his forehead and he didn't seem as warm as he had before. Noah woke up and saw Olivia, so he moved and got on her lap. He put his head on her shoulder and she rubbed his back. Hank put his arms around both of them and they stayed like that for a while. Hank fixed Noah some soup for lunch, while Olivia took his temperature. It had gone down since the last time Hank had taken it. Once Noah's soup was ready, Hank fixed lunch for himself and Olivia. The 3 of them had spent the rest of the day as a family and Olivia had fallen asleep with her head on Hank's chest. The rest of the day was quiet but Noah was slowly feeling better. Hank had fixed dinner and made some mashed potatoes for Noah. During the rest of the time Hank was there, Noah was feeling a lot better and able to eat more. He hated leaving them but they both knew that soon enough, they would be together for good. They just had to figure out who would be making the change. Hank had a feeling it would be him but he would do anything for Olivia and Noah.

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