A/N: This is the third and hopefully final chapter to the Overworked arc. There will be a time jump in this chapter. I don't own any of the characters except my own.
Overworked - Part 3
Things had been a little more calm when Olivia had gone back to work. Their cases were minor and none of them were in conjunction with OCCB. Elliot had gone back undercover and would be gone for a while.
Olive and Dean had finally told everyone they were expecting and by then they already knew they were having a girl. Dean had gone to New York for an interview and had gotten the job, so he and Olive needed to find a place to live. Crystal and Travis were happy to be leaving Arizona after their mom's death and Daniel was happy they would be closer to Hank and Olivia. They had asked Hank and Olivia for the name of their Realtor, so they could have someone show them houses. They had found several online that weren't too far from Hank and Olivia and Erin and Chris, who had now moved in together and had gotten engaged. Erin had confirmed that she was pregnant. Olive and Dean had decided to elope in Vegas and asked Erin and Chris to be their witnesses. Erin and Chris decided to get married while they were there as well.
Olive and Dean had come in with the kids Memorial Day weekend, so they could all look at the places together. When they arrived in New York, they checked into the hotel and then went over to Hank and Olivia's. When they got there, Hank was there with Liam, since the others were still in school. They rang the doorbell and Hank answered it.
"Hey."
"Hey."
They walked in and the kids all hugged Hank before Olive and Dean did too.
"How are you feelin', Olive?"
"A lot better. She's kicking."
"That's good."
Sadie came to see who was there.
"Sadie!"
Sadie barked at all of them.
"When do you meet with the Realtor?"
"Tomorrow. We have several places in this area we want to look at. Crystal loves the idea of being in the same school as Noah."
"He's hopin' for that too. He and the girls have dance class this afternoon if you wanna come watch."
"I'd like that a lot. Thanks."
"Maybe I'll come too, since we need to see if they will have any openings."
"If they don't, that's ok."
"There's a recital tomorrow night if you're interested."
"I know I am."
"Can you still get tickets?"
"Olivia always gets as many as she can. Elliot won't be there, since he is undercover again. Al and Meredith are in Chicago for the weekend, so they won't be there. They left this morning. Don and Eileen are on a cruise. The only ones she didn't need to invite were Rollins and Carisi, since Jesse is in it as well."
"Sure, we'll be happy to come to the recital."
"I actually need to run over to the office. They wanted to meet with me before the transfer. The 4 of you can stay here."
"Ok."
Olive kissed Dean and the kids and then she left to head to the office.
"You wanna stay for dinner?"
"Sure."
"Liam is in the family room."
Crystal, Daniel and Travis went into the family room to say hi to Liam.
"I need to get the girls from school pretty soon."
"Noah too?"
"Actually, Chris has been bringin' him home. Are you gonna coach when you move here?"
"Maybe not right now. The baby is due in mid September. When school gets out, we're going on a honeymoon before we officially move. Olive needs to be out here July 1st, so we may have to live with Erin and Chris in the meantime. How pissed were you at Erin?"
"Actually, we had a feelin' she would elope. Erin has never been into the fancy stuff and a big wedding just isn't her thing. Olivia and I thought about it when we got married but I think a part of her wanted to have something more special than goin' to Atlantic City or Vegas, so we had the wedding at a venue with the reception and then I took her on a honeymoon. We did help Chris pick Erin's engagement ring out."
"I know Olive didn't have a big wedding when she got married the first time but Kelly and I had a pretty big wedding. With the move coming and packing, we just decided to get it over with. The kids were happy when we told them and honestly, my family wasn't surprised either. Neither was Olive's sister."
Hank got a text from Olivia telling him she was leaving early, so she would get the girls from school. He replied that was fine and that Olive, Dean and the kids were there. Olive went to the office.
"Olivia is pickin' the girls up from school."
"That's good. There's just so much to do before the baby comes. Maybe we should have planned this a little better."
"You only heard from them a few weeks ago, so there wasn't much you could have done."
"It would be nice to get settled before school starts. If Kelly hadn't died, I doubt I would have considered the change. I would hate not being able to see my kids all the time. I'm sure the kids will miss their friends. Everyone has been great since Kelly and Mike passed. Olive said there just seems like a big hole at their office, since she passed. I can believe it. Kelly was always a people person and loved everyone. Some of her friends from college thought it was weird that we were still close and she was trying to set me up with Olive."
"Olivia and Ed are still close and he and I are good friends."
"They never thought I was good enough for her anyway. One is married to a lawyer and the other one a doctor. Neither of them work and have to have nannies for their kids and someone to come in to clean their houses, so they can spend their husbands' money on clothes, shoes, the salon, personal trainers. You name it. They probably spend money on it. They have to have these huge houses with pools and drive luxury SUVs. They believe the husband should be bringing home the paycheck. Kelly was never like that. Not that I have anything against lawyers or doctors. My cousin's husbands are both lawyers. Jessica's husband is an Assistant DA in Baltimore and Gina's is a Real Estate attorney. Neither Jessie nor Gina work but they are active in their kids' lives. My sisters both work part time, so they can be around for their kids as well."
"What did Mike do?"
"He was an engineer and worked in the Public Works Department for Scottsdale and he has worked his way up. He started there as an intern over the summer while he was in college and has been there ever since. They hired him as soon as he graduated and made good money but they didn't think he was good enough for her either. Her one friend who's married to the lawyer, a divorce lawyer no less, said she should have asked for more money and asked for sole custody of the kids. She pretty much said Kelly should have lied and said I was a bad husband. I could have lost my job. She basically told Kelly that she should have used her husband as her divorce lawyer and gotten more out of it, so she didn't have to work anymore."
"I take it she didn't."
"No, she did not. They started criticizing Mike after the wedding and said she had no taste in men because she always ends up with losers who have no future. They were hoping to set her up with someone who was a doctor. She called them both gold diggers and cut ties with them after that. When we decided to end our marriage, the most important thing was the kids. I didn't have a problem with her having physical custody of them as long as I could get my time with them, which she didn't have a problem with. She was the one that played matchmaker for Olive and me. It wasn't like we didn't know each other before we started dating because she and Daniel would come to the kids' birthday parties before we were divorced and after. Kelly put us at the same table at the reception, which I'm sure was intentional, I asked her to dance and the rest is history."
"Are they in Scottsdale?"
"Oh, yeah. I heard one of them make a comment to her partner in crime at Kelly and Mike's wedding that she was glad their kids were in private school. They both do nothing and expect everything."
"Were the husbands as bad as their wives?"
"No because they don't look down on the rest of us. How they've stayed married this long I'll never know."
"Did they show up her visitation or funeral?"
"They did and her parents asked them to leave because they weren't welcome there. They tried acting like they cared for Kelly so much."
"I don't like fake people. What happened to the guy that hit her?"
"I don't either. He was charged with a DUI and reckless manslaughter. From what we heard, he was going pretty fast when he slammed into them. This was not his first DUI but because he killed two people and their unborn child, he'll see jail time but it probably won't be enough. Kelly was as far along as Olive, so chances are, the kids probably would have been raised together. Both Kelly's parents and Mike's parents are planning to sue him as well. Kelly's parents are doing it more for the kids."
"As they should. He should be responsible killin' the unborn baby too. All states are different but I doubt they would go easy on him if this isn't his first DUI. The reckless manslaughter doesn't help his case either and he actually killed 3 people and would probably have to serve time for each charge."
"That's what my brothers-in-law said too."
Hank told Dean about Justin's drunk driving incident.
"I found out later, that he had gone to see the kid and had a talk with him. I had gone to see them after Justin died and offered to contribute something to the kid's medical bills. They accepted the money and they told me Justin had spent time with their son. I said I had no idea he had done that. I'm glad he was able to face them for what he had done before he died. They said he apologized to them for his stupidity and asked if there was anything he could do to make up for it. I guess every time he'd come home, he would spend time with him. He knew it wasn't gonna help the kid walk again but he regretted what he did and wanted to make things right."
"At least Justin was able to face what he had done. Something tells me the guy that killed Kelly and Mike didn't care. Even if he was sorry for what he did, it's not going to bring her back."
"How are they doin'?"
"They're taking things one day at a time but Olive has been so amazing. Last Saturday I took the boys to a Diamondbacks game, so Olive took Crystal and they went to get manicures and pedicures done. Girly stuff like that. Kelly did that with her too but it wasn't like it was all the time. Crystal got her first period not too long after her mom died, so thankfully Olive handled all that because I'd have no clue how to deal with it. If it was just me, I probably would have had one of her grandmothers or aunts deal with it."
"We did hear about that. Grandma Olivia got a call about that and she wants to have a talk with her about what she deals with everyday, since it could happen at any age."
"She definitely knows that no means no but she's not into anyone romantically yet."
"Neither is Noah. We told him we would support him with whoever he chooses as long as they're a good person. We don't want him with anyone who would hurt him but Olivia and I are both good judges of character and he seems to be too. He has all these law enforcement people in his life that love him and he knows he can go to any of them for anything."
"Kelly and I told Crystal we would support her no matter what choices she makes. As a teacher, I can always tell when the kids come from genuinely good families because they accept everyone for who they are especially when the boys are on my team but you can also tell when the kids are entitled assholes, since they don't care about anyone but themselves. Being the head of the PE department and head basketball coach, I set the guidelines for the department and I expect them to be followed."
Dean told Hank about one of his students who had experienced bullying his freshman year at a different school because of his sexual orientation. He also told him what had happened when they had played against his former school and his teammates stood up for him to the guys that had bullied him.
"Wow! That's horrible but it's good that they stood up for him."
"It really is. He graduates this year and he told me that I'm the one teacher who has had the most impact in his life. He said I really brought him out of his shell and he has friends he never thought he'd have because he was who he is. I'm hoping to get Daniel and Travis into some sort of basketball program."
"The Y has one."
"That might be a route to go."
"Are you still gonna be able to go to Chicago with us?"
"Olive and I still want to but it kind of depends on what's happening with the move by then. We've already started going through stuff but trying to get stuff packed is such a pain."
"I know how that goes. I didn't realize how much shit I had until I had to go through it and pack when I was movin' to New York. Olivia said the same thing when she was she was packin' to move here from her apartment. We also had to move stuff for 3 more people when they took what they wanted from their parents' home."
"The 5 of us have been in the same house for about a year now. When we asked the boys to start going through their toys to see what they didn't want anymore, they said they wanted to keep all of it. Some of that they don't even play with anymore."
"Olivia went through that with Noah too. He still has his stuffed elephant. We've asked him if he would consider giving it to his little brother and he said he wants to keep it."
"Daniel loves the teddy bear he has and he still sleeps with it."
"That was Justin's."
"That explains it. Kelly bought both kids teddy bears when they were pretty little and they still keep them on their beds. We check on them before we go to bed and all 3 of them have their bears. More sentimental value for my two now."
"I can understand that. Camille always loved teddy bears and she had the one she had when she was little with her when she passed. We put it in the casket with her too."
"That was a good idea. My heart is breaking for my kids though."
"Even though you were no longer married, you still loved each other."
"Yeah, we did. I'm just grateful that I had the kids when all this happened. I don't know if I could have handled losing them too."
"Did she know you and Olive were engaged?"
"Oh, yeah. She was one of the first people we told besides my family and the kids. The kids knew it was coming, since they all helped me pick the ring out."
Olivia came in with the girls and Olive was with them.
"Hello."
"Hey."
Olivia kissed Hank and Olive kissed Dean.
"That was fast."
"It was no big deal. I start the middle of July now."
"Oh, good. Hank asked if we were still planning to go to Chicago."
"I still want to."
"It doesn't seem like school should be ending soon."
"No, it does not."
"They're interested in goin' to the recital."
"Ok. Everyone else should be there."
"Crystal wants go to class with you."
"Not a problem."
The girls went to do their homework after they said hi to Crystal, Daniel and Travis and then a little while later, Noah came in with Chris. They both hugged Dean and Olive.
"How was school?"
"Same as it always is. I am so glad we have a long weekend and school is almost over for the year."
"You and me both but I'll have to go a little longer than you do to get grades done."
"Ugh!"
"My thoughts exactly."
"I know the feeling. I have to clean out my office but I'll have the kids help with that."
"I'm sure they'll be thrilled with that."
Noah went to see Crystal and the boys.
"So, what's new, Christopher?"
"Not much."
"How is Erin liking a less stressful schedule?"
"She's still travels but they're not putting her in any danger with the cases. She's been in DC all week. She gets home tonight."
"Are you two living in her place or yours?"
"Mine. My place was actually bigger. Hank, Noah and some of my teacher friends helped move."
"So then obviously they know at school."
"I told the Principal about it, since Noah and I spend time together. I did tell her that I do not treat Noah any differently than I do my other students during class. I was told that I after this year, I can't have Noah in any of my classes, which is fine. I was actually offered the Department Head position, which I accepted, so I will be at both the high school and middle schools starting this fall. That'll be a bit of a pay increase."
"That's great! Congratulations!"
"Thanks."
"We can't wait to move here."
Olivia told the kids to get ready for their dance class and then once they were ready, she kissed Hank and left with Olive and the 4 kids.
"When does Erin get home?"
"I think early tomorrow. I'm actually looking forward to when she can't travel. As soon as I'm done with stuff at school, I'm taking her to Hawaii. We're going the week before the trip to Chicago and then we'll fly into Chicago instead of flying back here."
"That makes sense. We're basically doing something similar. Renee was planning to take her kids to Disneyland and asked if they could take our kids, since Kelly was planning to take them anyway. We're also going to Hawaii. We'll meet the kids in LA and then fly to Chicago."
"Is Todd going too?"
"Oh, yeah. I think they're coming out here in late July. I hope we can be somewhat moved in by then."
"Are Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Tom coming back this way?"
"They decided they were going to stay out there. Claire and Renee are just going to have to drive down more often to make sure they're staying out of trouble. They decided that because all their friends are there, they wanted to stick around but they promised to come visit. They already said they want to come for Christmas this year and Mom said she'll come out when the baby comes. So did Claire and Renee. I'm guessing Dad will too. We'll probably do what you do and go out there every other year."
"Mom is just so excited about the baby. At least they'll be pretty close in age."
"That'll be great. Have you talked to Gina and Jessie yet?"
"They know I'm married but we haven't told them about the baby yet. It sounds like they're coming in this weekend sometime. If they do, this will be the first time they're meeting Erin."
Olivia texted Hank to tell him to pick a place for dinner.
"She wants me to pick a place for dinner. DANIEL."
"YES, PAPA."
"COME IN HERE."
Daniel came into the kitchen.
"Is there somewhere you'd like to go for dinner, since tomorrow is your birthday?"
"Can we have burgers?"
"Sure. Is that ok with everyone?"
"Works for me."
"Me too."
Hank texted Olivia back and said he asked Daniel where he wanted to go, since tomorrow was his birthday. He wanted burgers. Olivia said that was fine and then they picked at time. Erin had come in with Chris' sister and her husband. Erin kissed Chris and hugged Hank and Daniel, while Jess and Troy hugged Chris, Dean and Daniel.
"Hey."
"Hey. I thought you weren't back until tomorrow."
"We got done early. Look who I met at the airport."
"Hey, Jess and Troy."
"Hey."
"No kids?"
"They decided they didn't want to come with us, so they are with Troy's parents for the weekend. We were glad to get some time away without them."
"What are we doing for dinner?"
"Olivia just texted me about that. Daniel wants to go out for burgers."
"Sounds like a plan."
"Jess and Troy, this is my father-in-law Hank Voight. This is my sister Jessica and her husband Troy."
"It's nice to meet you. We've heard a lot about you from Chris."
"We've heard a lot about you too."
"You have an amazing grandson."
"Thanks. I think so too."
"Dean, we were so sorry to hear about Kelly. How are they doing?"
"About as good as can be expected."
"If we hadn't just been out there, we probably would have come out."
"Don't worry about it."
Then Travis and Liam joined them. When Travis saw Jessica and Troy, he gave them a hug.
"Hey, Buddy. We are so sorry about your mom."
"Thanks."
"Who's this little cutie?"
"This is my little brother Liam."
"Hi Liam."
"Hi. Daddy, I miss Mama."
"We'll see her in a little while. We're all goin' out for burgers for dinner."
"K."
"Mom and Dad had plans tonight, so is it ok if we join you?"
"There's always something."
"It's perfectly fine."
"Are Gina and Sam coming in?"
"They are coming in Sunday morning. They have a wedding in the Hamptons tomorrow but they were heading there tonight. The kids are staying with Sam's parents. Erin, you'll get to meet all your new nieces and nephews another time."
"Ok. Where's Olive?"
"She went with Olivia to the dance class and so did Crystal."
"Crystal wanted to meet the teacher."
"That makes sense. Did you and Erin have a honeymoon?"
"We're going in June. We're going to Hawaii and then we'll meet her family in Chicago."
"That sounds like fun. You didn't want a big wedding?"
"Not really. Erin isn't big on all that stuff. Honestly, we probably would have just gone to the Courthouse if we had done it here. Dean called and said they were going to Vegas and did we want to come with them? We flew out there and decided to do it too. We were fine with our decision. We called Hank and Olivia as soon as we did it and Erin expected them to be upset but they weren't. Neither were Mom and Dad."
"We called everyone after we did it too. We just wanted to be married before the baby came but we didn't want a big deal made about it though."
"We wanted to be married before ours comes too."
"Wait, you two are having a baby?"
"We are."
"Do Mom and Dad know?"
"Yeah."
"I am so happy for the two of you."
"Me too."
"Thanks."
The kids went to the bathroom and then they headed to the restaurant. When they arrived, Olivia, Olive and the kids were just arriving as well. Olivia kissed Hank and Olive kissed Dean. Jessica and Troy hugged Crystal and Olive. They told Crystal they were sorry to hear about their mom.
"Erin, you're here."
"Yep. I was done, so I decided to get a flight out tonight."
"This is my sister Jessica and her husband Troy. This is my mother-in-law Olivia and Erin's other siblings Noah, Sarah and Harper."
"It is so nice to meet you. We have heard so much about you from Chris."
"And you as well."
Hank went to tell them how many they had and then he came back.
"They said maybe 15-20 minutes."
"That's not too bad."
Liam wanted Olivia to pick him up.
"How's Mommy's baby boy?"
"Missed you."
"I missed you too."
"So, what did you think of the dance school, Crystal?"
"I liked it and the teacher seemed nice."
"She did say there are a couple openings starting in the fall and she has openings at the dance camp this summer for the older kids. That starts after the 4th of July."
"Is that something you want to do?"
"Yeah."
"Is Noah doing it?"
"He's been doing it."
"We'll talk to her tomorrow when we go to the recital."
"That's fine."
"We could do this, after Chicago, the kids could come back with us, so you two could deal with whatever you have to deal with with the move."
"That's fine with me."
"Did Olive tell you my sister is taking them to Disneyland and we're going to Hawaii at the same time?"
"She did. Erin and Chris are in Hawaii at the same time."
"We did not plan that though."
"That's not a bad thing. Even though I moved out there to be closer to my sister, I still think I'm closer to you."
"Like Hank has said, you will always be a part of this family. Although I guess we would still be family."
"Yep."
"Dean, have you made it official with Daniel yet?"
"We're working on it."
"Is Olive going to adopt Crystal and Travis?"
"Eventually but not right now. It's too soon. Kelly said there was no one she wanted more to be another mom to them and if something had happened to me first, I would have been fine with Mike officially becoming their dad. Whether it's on paper or not, they know Olive loves them and Daniel knows I love him. Kelly's parents are fine if Olive eventually wants to make it official with them and Hank is fine with me adopting Daniel. They all just want a relationship with their grandchild or grandchildren."
"That makes sense."
"Kelly made sure the kids were taken care of."
They got their table and then everyone decided what they wanted. They had their order taken.
"Kelly was pregnant?"
"She was. She was as far along as Olive, so the guy is being charged with 3 counts of reckless manslaughter on top of the DUI and it wasn't his first DUI."
"That certainly doesn't help."
"What do you do, Troy?"
"I work at the District Attorney's office in Baltimore. I'm an Assistant DA. You're both cops, right?"
"Yes. I'm a Captain with the NYPD and I'm the Commanding Officer for the Manhattan Special Victims Unit. Hank used to head the Intelligence Unit in Chicago and then he transferred here to head the Organized Crime Control Bureau. He retired around Christmas as a Lieutenant."
"Has she meet Todd and Jason?"
"Yep. We were all in The Bahamas when I got the call about Kelly and Mike. We left Daniel with them and went home. The rest of them cut the trip short and came to the visitation. Chris was the only one that went to the funeral too. They already said they wanted to come see SVU when they come out here this summer."
"I can see that. We're going to try to be here this summer when Renee and Claire are out here."
"The end of July the last I heard. That gives us some time to get settled. Olive has to be out here in mid-July."
"Have you looked at places yet?"
"We're going tomorrow. We're focusing on the area where Hank and Olivia are, so the kids can be in the same schools."
"That makes sense."
Chris told them about his new position.
"Honey, that's great! I'm so happy for you."
"We are too."
Jessica gave her brother a hug.
"I'm glad you got the position but it sucks that I can't have you as a teacher after this year."
"I'll still be there for you though. You can come to me for anything even if you just want to hang out."
"I hope I get Ms. Hobson next year. I've heard Mr. Kramer is a jerk."
"You heard right. He was not too happy when I got the Department Head position because he thought someone else should have gotten it. I've been teaching longer than most people and he's only been teaching a couple years anyway. There is something about him I don't trust."
Their food arrived but then someone from Noah's dance class, who was a grade ahead of him came over to them.
"Hi Noah."
"Hey, Dana."
"Hi Mr. Crawford."
"Hi Dana."
"Captain Voight, can I talk to you please?"
"Of course. We missed you at dance class."
"I didn't want to go and I'm not sure I'll be able to perform in the recital tomorrow."
"Did you want to go to the Precinct?"
"If you don't mind."
"I don't mind."
"You can finish your dinner."
"It's ok. I'm used to it. Honey, can you bring this home for me?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Mr. Crawford, can you come too?"
"Absolutely."
Olivia got up, kissed Hank and the kids, while Chris kissed Erin and then they left with Dana and her family to head to the Precinct.
"Something happened to her, didn't it?"
"Kind of looks that way."
Olivia and the Thompsons were arriving at the 16th. They got out of their vehicles and went in. They went up to SVU and Olivia turned the lights on. They went into her office. The Thompsons sat on the sofa, while Olivia grabbed her pad and a pen before sitting in a chair facing them. Chris sat in another chair. Dana told them what happened to her. Olivia's cell rang, so she excused herself and took the call. It was the Principal of the middle school saying there had been multiple complaints about Mr. Kramer acting inappropriately towards students. She said she was talking to another student about that now and Mr. Crawford was in on the conversation. The Principal said she had given the students her phone number and asked if she could come speak to the school about what was going on. Olivia said she would probably come in Tuesday and speak to them. The Principal also gave her Mr. Kramer's address. Olivia hung up and told them what was going on. After they all talked a while longer, Dana and her family left. Olivia texted the squad to see if any of them wanted to help her with a case. She said she would be at the Precinct. Fin, Amanda and Sonny showed up first.
"What's goin' on, Liv?"
"One of the girls in Noah's dance class, who also goes to his school told me that one of her teachers tried something with her. What's weird about this was Noah said he hoped he didn't get his guy because he had heard he was a jerk. Chris said he heard right and there was something about him he didn't trust. The Principal from Noah's school called and said she had gotten complaints about Mr. Kramer's inappropriate behavior."
Sonny called to get a warrant and then left to get it. Olivia told them what she knew and then the rest of the squad showed up as Chris got a call from the Principal asking if he could take over some of Mr. Kramer's classes for the rest of the year. He said he would. Sonny had come back with the warrant and then Olivia had a couple people go to Mr. Kramer's to take him into custody. He wasn't home when they got there. They went back to the Precinct and tried to get a location. According to that, he was at home but no one was there.
"He must have gone somewhere and left his phone at home."
"I will have unmarked vehicles parked in his neighborhood and then someone will take him into custody as soon as he shows up. What kind of vehicle does he drive?"
"A silver Cadillac Escalade."
"There was a silver Escalade there when we were there."
"Do you know of any places he hangs out?"
"Not really. We've never talked all that much in the time he's been there. He's just a arrogant person, who has a high opinion of himself. If he's not talking about himself, he doesn't have anything to say. He is an assistant track coach at the high school."
They looked him up and he seemed to have a clean record until now. The other students came in and talked to Olivia's squad about what Mr. Kramer had done to them. Olivia got a call from Trevor Langan that his niece had been raped.
"I need to go. Langan just called. His niece was raped, so he took her to Mercy."
Olivia left to head to the hospital and the rest of the squad finished talking to the girls before they left.
"What happens now?"
"We may just have to wait until he shows up at school on Tuesday and take him into custody then."
"Hey, Fin."
"Yeah."
"There was a Ken Kramer on a flight from New York to Vegas that a little bit ago."
"Is it a direct flight?"
"No. There's a 2-hour layover at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago."
"Get me the flight info. I'm gonna contact Antonio Dawson."
Terry got the flight info for Fin and then he contacted Antonio. He sent him the info along with a photo and he said he would contact them when the guy was on his way back to New York. Fin texted Olivia to let her know. A few more girls had come in and mostly everyone had gone home for the night. It had turned out that Trevor's niece Ella had been raped by Ken Kramer and she was on the track team. Ella also admitted to being with her boyfriend. By the time Olivia got home, the kids were in bed. She kissed all of them on their heads and into her and Hank's bedroom. Hank was in bed looking at his phone.
"You look so sexy in those glasses of yours."
"Hey. How'd the case go?"
Olivia told him what was going on, including what happened to Trevor's niece.
"Damn!"
"Yeah, I know. Now I have to go talk to Noah's school on Tuesday about the situation. According to Fin, Antonio said he would let us know when the guy was on his way back here."
"I guess Chris had a reason for not trustin' this guy."
"Yep. I hate when these cases get me so riled up. I'm sure I won't be able to sleep."
"Do I need to give you a workout."
"I think you better."
Olivia made sure the door was locked and then she got undressed and Hank got undressed as well. They got into bed, started kissing and then they made love. Afterwards they were wrapped in the covers and each other's arms. They were both out of breath and sweaty.
"Damn, that was amazing!"
"I'll say it was."
"Now I'm all sweaty and gross! Care to join me in the shower?"
"Uh huh."
They kissed, got out of bed and went to take a shower. Once they got out of the shower, Olivia checked her phone and there was a message from Antonio that Adam and Kevin were on their way to New York with Kramer and let her know when the flight would get in at Kennedy. She texted her squad to see if someone could meet the flight at Kennedy, since Ruzek and Atwater were bringing him. She let them know what time. They changed the bed and got in it. Hank wrapped his arms around her and helped her to relax to get her to sleep.
Fin and Amanda met the flight at the airport. Adam and Kevin had decided to stay overnight and go back to Chicago the next day.
"What the hell is this about?"
"We already told you."
"I didn't do anything."
"Oh, no? You were behavin' inappropriately towards middle school students and you raped a high school student."
"That's news to me."
The four or them took him to the Precinct and put him in Interrogation. Amanda called Sonny and Ken called his lawyer.
"Should we call Liv?"
"Nah! I got this."
Sonny got there just as Ken's lawyer got there. His lawyer was Buchanan. Fin went into the Interrogation Room with them but Amanda stayed outside with Adam and Kevin.
"Sergeant, ADA Carisi, is this really necessary?"
"He's a teacher and he was behavin' inappropriately towards female students and he raped someone too, so yeah, it's necessary."
"It's her word against his."
"There are several girls that came forward."
"Chris Crawford probably told them to do it. He has it out for me."
"I know him and he would not do that."
"He's not who you think he is."
"Not buyin' it."
Fin opened the door to the Interrogation Room.
"Rollins, go make that call."
"On it."
Amanda called Olivia after Fin shut the door again. Olivia said she would be there as soon as she could. Olivia called Trevor to have him bring Ella to the Precinct to get an ID. When Olivia arrived, she was not happy.
"This case is pissing me off."
"It gets worse. He thinks Chris had somethin' to do with this."
"Chris had nothing to do with this."
"Who is this Chris guy anyway?"
"Erin's husband."
"When did that happen?"
"We all knew. Where've you been, Bro?"
"Sometimes I wonder. I'm tired, Kev. It's been a long day."
"I get you, Bro. He's the cousin of the dude Olive is with."
"Now I remember."
"I figured you would."
"Amanda, Trevor is on his way with Ella."
"Ok."
Olivia shook her head and went into the Interrogation Room.
"Well, well, well, who's this sexy thing with the gorgeous ass? You have no idea what you're doin' to me right now?"
"Shut up! You do not speak to me or any woman like that."
"I have no idea why I am here."
"Maybe because several middle school age girls came to me and told me you were inappropriate with them. You also raped a 17-year old girl."
"They came to me. I can't help it if women of all ages want me. A 17-year old is old enough to know what she wants and she clearly wanted it."
"11, 12 and 13 year olds? I doubt it."
"How about I show you what I have to offer?"
"I'm not interested."
"Too much man for you? I could rock your world."
"My husband already does that. You really do have a high opinion of yourself, don't you?"
"You don't know what you're missing."
"Didn't the lady tell you to shut up, dumb ass!"
Trevor, Ella and her boyfriend Chase got there, so Amanda tapped on the window. Olivia and Sonny left the room and Buchanan went with them. Trevor and Chase stood in the back towards the Squadroom.
"Ella, is the guy in the Interrogation Room the one that raped you?"
"Yes!"
She had tears running down her face as she ran over to Chase and wrapped her arms around him. He had his wrapped around her too and Trevor rubbed her back
"Trevor, take them into my office and let her calm down."
"Thanks."
Trevor took Ella and Chase into Olivia's office.
"He needs to give us a DNA sample."
"I'll see what I can do. Can I have a minute alone with my Client?"
"Of course."
Buchanan went back in and Fin came out. Buchanan told Ken he needed to give a DNA sample. Ken was all set to undo his pants but Buchanan said that wasn't necessary. Melinda had arrived with some of the results and then she swabbed Ken's cheek. Ken was going to be held until arraignment on Tuesday morning. Buchanan left and then Fin took Ken to Central Booking. Then everyone headed home. Adam and Kevin hadn't made arrangements to stay anywhere, so Olivia invited them to stay at their house. Hank was up when they got there.
"Look who I found."
"Hey, you two."
"Hey! How's it goin'?"
"I'm good."
"How's retirement?"
"Great."
Adam and Kevin hugged Hank.
"You two had to bring that sleaze back here, huh?"
"Yep. We told Dawson we'd just stay here and come back in the afternoon. We just never made arrangements anywhere."
"I told them they could stay here."
"That's fine."
"We have the guest room or the sofa."
"The sofa works for me."
"Me too."
"The one in the family room is a sectional, so there's plenty of room."
Olivia went to get some pillows and blankets for Adam and Kevin and then they got settled, while Hank and Olivia went into their bedroom. Olivia ended up telling Hank what the idiot was saying to her and what her response was. Hank told her knew she could handle herself. Olivia got ready for bed again and then they fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next morning, everyone got up and had breakfast. Olive, Dean and the kids met the Realtor to look at places and Erin and Chris came over and spent sometime with Adam and Kevin before they had to head to the airport. Hank drove them and told them they would see them in another month when they all came to Chicago. Olive and Dean made an offer on a place and then went over to Chris' parents, while Hank and Olivia spent the day with their kids and got a cake for Daniel. After the recital, everyone went to Hank and Olivia's to have cake and celebrate Daniel's birthday.
The rest of the weekend went quickly. Olive, Dean and the kids went back to Arizona and everyone went back to school. Ken was being arraigned and Carisi had asked for remand. The Judge agreed, so he had to stay in jail until the trial. After the arraignment, Olivia headed over to Noah's school to talk to them about what had happened. She had also gone to the high school to talk to them as well. She hoped more students might admit something happened to them. Most of the high school girls on the track team said he had tried stuff with them and one them said he wanted her to perform oral sex on him but she refused.
The next few weeks went quickly. Olive and Dean heard that their offer had been accepted and school had officially ended. Erin and Chris and Olive and Dean went to Hawaii for their respective honeymoons, while Crystal, Travis and Daniel went to Disneyland with Dean's sister and her family. Dean had officially become Daniel's dad. The guy that killed Kelly and Mike had been found guilty and would be spending time in prison. Ken had been found guilty on all counts and would also be spending time in prison. After everyone left Hawaii, Erin and Chris flew to Chicago to meet Hank, Olivia and the kids and after Olive and Dean met their kids in LA, they flew to Chicago as well. After Chicago, Olivia and Hank took all the kids back with them and Noah and Crystal started dance camp. Olive and Dean finished things up and took what they needed for everyone when they left for New York, so Olive could start her job. The rest would be shipped as soon as they closed on their new place. As soon as Ken was sentenced and sent to prison, Olivia had gotten a call that someone had killed him. Trevor's niece had found out she was pregnant but it had actually happened before she was raped, so she knew it was Chase's and the DNA test had confirmed it was his. He gave her all of her options but let her make the decision. She said she wanted to keep it and he said he supported her no matter what she decided.
Olivia, Crystal, Amanda, Meredith and the ladies from Chicago had been planning a baby shower for Erin and Olive with Dean and Chris' mothers and sisters and Olive's sister, which they had planned to have when everyone was in New York at the end of July. It was also going to be a celebration of their respective marriages. Erin and Chris had found out they were having a boy and she was due around Thanksgiving. Erin and Olive both knew about the baby shower. Olive and Dean had closed on their new place the week before that, so they could move in at any time. Dean's dad had set up to have the movers bring their bigger stuff out before they left for New York. While everyone was there, they were able to see their new place and Dean's brothers-in-law went to SVU and met Olivia's squad.
The rest of the summer went faster than anyone had wanted. Dean and Chris went back to school before the kids did. Noah and Crystal were in all the same classes and he had already introduced her to his friends, so she knew people before school had started.
A week after school had started. Olivia had been in her office when Trevor came in.
"Hey."
"Hey. How's Ella?"
"She's doing ok. I know I let her make the decision but I'm not sure she can handle this mom thing. A part of me still sees her as a baby. Things might have been easier if I wasn't the sole guardian to her and Matt. She and Chase both graduated in June and put college on hold. They both got jobs to help with everything and his parents have been great too. Chase is a great kid and has been nothing but supportive with everything she has been through. She has her whole life ahead of her."
"She's gone through a lot in the last few years. She lost her parents, had to go live with her uncle and then was raped by a teacher or in her case, a coach."
"The baby is due in February."
"At least the baby is his and he is accepting responsibility for it. The situation may have been different if that baby was Ken Kramer's and she may not have kept it."
"That's what she said too. What would you do if it was Noah?"
"We've already talked to him about being respectful to whoever he chooses to have that happen with. One of his friends really seems to like Crystal but he's not sure how he feels about that."
"Is there more to that?"
"No, not at all. He's just very protective of her. I even asked him if he liked her and he said he does but not that way. He admitted that she has become one of his best friends. They both love to dance and can talk to each other about anything. Noah is at an awkward age right now. Sometimes he isn't sure about girls but he's starting to be more aware of them."
"Matt was a little older than Noah when my brother and sister-in-law died. He's 15 and starting to become more interested in girls."
"How did he handle what Ella has been through?"
"He was pretty supportive. He had him as a teacher and didn't like him."
"I'm dreading the teenage years with Noah. I've never dealt with this before but at least Hank has."
"How are Crystal and Travis?"
"They're doing ok. It's been a rough year for them and they both know that if that accident hadn't happened, they wouldn't have moved here. Dean said he couldn't deal with not seeing them all the time and they had joint custody. They had fallen out of love with each other but still managed to have a good relationship. If the kids wanted anything, they had to be in agreement."
"That a good thing. Is Olive going to adopt them?"
"They want her to but not yet. Dean is officially Daniel's dad though. Would you adopt your brother's kids?"
"If they were younger, I'd consider it but there's no reason for me to. Ella moved in with Chase and his parents until they can afford their own place and they did get married, which I'm ok with, so it's just me and Matthew."
"That could be a while, since it's not cheap to live around here."
"True. His dad has his own car dealership, so they both work there. Her as a cashier and him as a porter. These kids grew up together, so it's not like they've only been together a couple years. If Jim and Connie hadn't been killed, they would have graduated from the same school. Is what happened to her my fault?"
"Trevor, I can't believe you'd ask that. You had no idea he was going to do that to her. He obviously had an obsession with young girls. Something told me that he really didn't respect women in general and he was becoming inappropriate with me. He told me he could rock my world. I talked to some of the female teachers he worked with and some of them said when he first started at the school, he was a nice guy but something happened to him in the months prior to what he did. He had just become such a jerk and always seemed to have sex on the brain. After Ella had ID'd him and you took her and Chase into my office, I told Buchanan that we needed to get a DNA sample from Ken. Ken was all set to undo his pants but Buchanan said that wasn't necessary."
"You could have gotten your DNA that way."
"That's what Fin said too. Is Ella ok that he was killed?"
"Oh, yeah. She said he got what he deserved. I'm glad I don't defend people like him any more."
"That's a good thing. You're much easier to get along with now that you don't defend them. I realized you weren't such a bad guy after all when you defended me when I was charged with a murder I didn't commit."
"You're not so bad yourself."
"This job is starting to get to me sometimes. I wish I could retire but right now, I don't see that happening. Although I would love to spend time with my family."
"It's not like you don't take time off to spend with them."
"I know. Hank and I have been talking about going away without the kids, which we do need occasionally. If we need a date night, we've been giving Noah a little more responsibility with Sarah, Harper and Liam. The Olinskys aren't that far away and neither are Erin and Chris or Olive and Dean if he needs help."
"When are the babies due?"
"Olive and Dean's is due any day now and Erin and Chris' is due around Thanksgiving."
"Any names picked out?"
"Olive and Dean have said they wanted to name their daughter Emma Grace and Erin and Chris said Evan Henry. Evan is Chris' middle name as well as his dad's."
"How has Erin been?"
"Actually, things have been going pretty well. The baby is healthy, which was a big thing for her because she's 39. They're happy with only having one but he'll grow up with Emma. Noah is excited about becoming an uncle."
"Her mother is deceased, right?"
"Yes but this grandma is ready to spoil that little boy rotten."
"Will you be a big part of Emma's life too?"
"Oh, yeah. Olive doesn't have a good relationship with her parents, so she wants us to be grandparents to Emma as well and Dean is happy with that. Travis and Crystal's mom's parents are also going to be a part of her life. Kelly's mother came out here for the baby shower as well. We're going to see the kids the most but Dean's mother and sisters are planning to come out when the baby comes. Does Ella know what she's having yet?"
"She'll find that out at her next appointment. Everything has gone well so far. Chase knows it may take a while before things get back to normal between them but she knows he loves her."
"At least she was honest about what happened with him."
"I'm glad about that too."
Olivia's phone rang, so she took it. It was Olive.
"Hey, Olive."
"Hey. I'm at work and my water just broke. You're closer than getting a hold of Hank or Dean."
"I can also get you to the hospital faster if I have to."
"That too."
"I'm on my way."
"Thanks."
Olivia hung up.
"Olive is in labor, so I need to go."
"Ok."
Olivia grabbed her stuff and headed out just as everyone was coming back.
"Olive is in labor, so I need to go pick her up."
"Keep us posted."
"I will."
Trevor walked Olivia out and as soon as she got into the car, she called Hank. Trevor headed back to his office.
"Hey, Babe."
"Olive just called. She's in labor. She said I was closer than calling you or Dean and I can get her to the hospital quicker if I need to."
"What do you need me to do?"
"See if you can get a hold of Dean and maybe contact his parents."
"I can do that."
"Thanks. I love you."
"I love you too."
Olivia hung up the phone and then Hank contacted Dean. He got his voice mail. He wasn't sure if he should leave a message, so he didn't. He then contacted Chris.
"Hey, Dad."
"Hey. Are you somewhere where you can get in touch with Dean? Olivia just called and told me that she was on her way to pick Olive up. I got his voice mail but I didn't really want to leave a message."
"I'm on my way over to the high school now, so I will track him down and let him know."
"It could be a while."
"Yeah, I know that and I'm sure he does too. I'll bring Noah and Crystal home."
"Ok. I can handle the younger ones. Now that Liam is in Kindergarten, he's gone all day but at least everyone is in the same school, so that helps."
"I'm sure. Have you contacted anyone in my family yet?"
"No. Olivia suggested I might wanna call Dean's parents."
"Or at least mine. They can call Dean's parents."
"I'll call out there."
"Ok. Thanks for letting me know."
"Sure."
Hank hung up and contacted Dean's parents. As soon as Chris arrived at the high school he parked his SUV and went to the gym to find Dean. He was in the PE office.
"Hey."
"Hey. What's going on?"
"Hank was looking for you. Olivia was on her way to get Olive to take her to the hospital."
"She's in labor now?"
"She is. Maybe just wait to find out how far along she is before you rush over there."
"Maybe you're right."
"I'll get Noah and Crystal home and Hank said he'd get everyone else."
"Ok."
"I'll text Erin and let her know but let me know when you hear anything."
"I will do that.
Chris headed to the office and texted Erin before he went to class. Olivia and Olive were on their way to the hospital but traffic came to a halt. There was construction in the area but Olivia had heard on the scanner that there was an accident nearby.
"Olive, are you ok?"
"For now."
"How far apart are your contractions?"
"5 minutes. What happens if we don't get to the hospital in time?"
"I've delivered a baby before. I actually delivered Elliot's youngest son. I was with his wife and we had gotten into an accident. She delivered before we got to the hospital."
While they were sitting, Dean called for an update. Olive said they were stuck in traffic but her contractions were still 5 minutes apart. They would let him know when she got to the hospital. Hank had also checked in. They got through the mess and Olivia had put her sirens and lights on, so they finally arrived at the hospital. Olive's contractions were closer together. Hank was waiting for them when they got there.
"Hey."
"Hey. Good, you can take her up, while I park."
"Ok."
Hank helped Olive out of Olivia's SUV and took her in, while Olivia went to park. Olivia had let Dean know they were there. Olivia went in after she parked and Olive was still being registered.
"How did you get here before us?"
"I went the other way."
"I guess it serves me right for going the most direct way. Dean will be here as soon as he can."
"Good."
"Meredith will pick the kids up at school. Chris will get the older two."
"Ok."
They took Olive up to her room and then she was examined by the doctor. The cord was wrapped around the baby's neck, so they needed to get her into surgery. Olivia called Dean and he said he left 10 minutes ago. He asked if she could go in with her. She said she would and let Olive talk to him. Olivia went to get a gown on and then she went in with Olive, while Hank went to the waiting room. Within minutes, Emma Grace Crawford had come into the world. After she got cleaned up and measured, Olivia took her to the waiting room to meet her daddy and Grandpa Hank. Chris' parents Donna and Charles were there as well.
"There's your daddy."
"She's beautiful. Hey there, pretty girl."
Olivia handed Emma to Dean.
"Dean, she's beautiful."
"Thanks, Aunt Donna."
"Your parents and sisters are flying out first thing tomorrow morning."
"I talked to Ev too and said she'll stay as long as you need her to."
"I appreciate that, since I don't have much time yet. I had to get someone to cover my last classes before I left."
"I'll do what I can too."
"So will we even if it's getting the other 3 from school. They can stay with us anytime."
"Olivia is right."
"We appreciate everyone's help. I'm actually glad it's the weekend, so I can at least spend time with my new daughter before I have to go back to work."
"Who's getting the kids now?"
"Chris is pickin' Noah and Crystal up and Meredith is pickin' everyone else up."
"Ok."
"I should let my squad know that the baby is here."
Olivia called Fin to let him know to tell the others the baby was there. Dean took Emma to the Nursery and then the doctor came out to let him know that Olive was out of surgery. He went to be with her and then after a while, Chris arrived with Noah and Crystal. Donna took them to the Nursery to show them the baby. Crystal was in love with her already. Hank and Olivia had taken Noah and Crystal home and they took all the kids out for dinner. Crystal had shown Daniel and Travis a picture of their new sister and they couldn't wait to meet her. Erin met Chris at the hospital. After dinner, Olivia had taken Crystal, Daniel and Travis to the hospital. Olivia also took them to get some clothes, so they could stay with her and Hank.
Early the next morning, Dean's parents and sisters left for New York. They were all excited about meeting Emma. Chris' dad had gone to pick them up and they were staying with Olive, Dean and the kids. As soon as they got to New York, they headed to the hospital to meet Emma.
Within a few days, Olive and Emma had both been released from the hospital and were both doing well. Evelyn and Tom were staying to help Olive with the kids, while Renee and Claire went back to Arizona. The kids adjusted quickly having their new sister at home and all 3 of them were helping out as much as they could.
A couple months later, it was Erin and Chris' turn. The Monday before Thanksgiving, Erin gave birth to Evan Henry. Olivia had been in the delivery room with Erin too. Chris' parents and his sisters and their families were all there, since they had come in that weekend for the week. Olive and Dean were hosting Thanksgiving, so everyone from Arizona was in town as well. Erin was taking a leave of absence from her job to spend some time with her son and Olive had taken the rest of the year off.
The rest of the year went by quickly. Hank and Olivia loved having their whole family close by. Hank was helping Olive and Dean with the kids after Olive went back to work and Evelyn had gone back to Arizona. Donna and Charles were spending time with Erin and Evan when Chris was at work but Hank was always visiting his daughter and grandson as well. Hank loved seeing his daughter with her son. Hank and Olivia had gone on a 10-day cruise before Valentine's Day, while Al and Meredith stayed with the kids. Trevor's niece gave birth to a healthy baby boy, so when Olivia returned from the cruise, Trevor came in to show her pictures of his new great nephew. He said he knew his brother would be so proud of his daughter for how she has handled things. Olivia told him that Ella has had a great support system to help her deal with what happened to her and she was happy that everything had worked out. She liked getting updates on people she was able to help.
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