A/N: This is just something that came to mind that I had thought about doing in my one shot series but I thought I could expand on it a little more if I made it its own story. I'm not sure how long this is going to be though. I don't own any of the characters.
Hank and Olivia have been seeing each other since they first met but until over a year ago, they had more of a friends with benefits type of relationship. They had both decided they wanted more. He had surprised her for Christmas and asked her to marry him. She of course said yes. He and Olivia kept no secrets from each other. She knew about Kevin Bingham and Denny Woods. She also knew that Al and Erin were somehow involved. He wanted everything out in the open and she said she would support him.
Olivia had her squad and Peter Stone over to her apartment following the Labott case. Amanda was having a hard time coping with what she had done to Esther, so Olivia decided to have everyone over to try to help cheer her up. They ordered Chinese and Jesse and Noah were in his room playing after they ate.
"Are you going to be ok, Amanda?"
"I think so. I tried helping but I ended up causing more problems for her and for me."
"With as many shots as were fired into the house, you had no way of knowing that the one that eventually hit Esther came from your weapon."
"There is a bright side to all this."
"Which is what, Fin?"
"Sure she's gonna have to talk to IAB but at least it's not Tucker."
Olivia, Amanda and Sonny all started laughing.
"That is true."
"What were you thinkin', Liv?"
"I'm thinking I was temporarily insane. I didn't like the person I had become. I messed up my friendship with Barba because of that relationship."
"You were pretty bitchy sometimes."
"I know I was and if I haven't said it enough, I'm really sorry for that. Some of that was me becoming a Lieutenant and having to deal with all the headaches that come with being a higher up."
"Why do you think I didn't want to take the Sergeant's exam?"
"I know that, Fin. Right now, you're the only person I trust enough to be in charge. It's not that I don't trust Rollins and Carisi because I do but you have the most experience. If I ever leave New York for Chicago, I want to know that the Unit will be in good hands."
"You can't leave, Liv."
"Hank and I are eventually going to have to decide where we're going to be living once we get married and we know it'll either be here or Chicago."
"I hope Rollins doesn't quit like Stabler did. Sorry, Liv. I didn't mean to bring him up."
"That's ok. He couldn't be bothered to say goodbye to me when he just put his papers in and retired, so the hell with him."
"You two were never a thing?"
"You can't be serious. No way!"
"You two were close though."
"As partners and friends but we were never anything more. We never would have been anything more than that. Ever."
"What would you do if you ever saw him again?"
"I might let him explain why he never contacted me after he left the NYPD but then I may have to get Hank to kick his ass. He would too."
"I don't doubt that."
Then Olivia started laughing.
"What's so funny?"
"Could you imagine Hank and Elliot in the Interrogation Room together?"
"Oh, geez! No way! I would not want to be the perp with them interrogating me."
"There can't be anyone as bad as Hank Voight in the Interrogation Room."
"My former partner, Elliot Stabler was."
"Don't I'm not gonna quit. I need my job in order to take care of my daughter. I've been trying really hard not to want to start gambling again. I want do right by my daughter. I don't want go that route again."
"We're all here for you. You know that, don't you?"
"Yeah. I know."
"If Liv goes to Chicago and Rollins quits, then that leaves me and Carisi."
Olivia and Amanda started laughing.
"You got a problem with me, Fin?"
Fin glared at Carisi.
"I'll take that as a yes."
"Come on, Fin, he's not so bad. Sure, I used to think he was really annoying but he was there for me when I was pregnant with Jesse and after she was born."
"You two a thing?"
"I didn't say that. It's just that we work together. Although I could probably do a lot worse. I have this thing about attracting losers sometimes."
"I know what you mean."
There was a knock at the door, so Fin got up to answer it. It was Hank
"Hey, Voight."
"Hey."
"Is that my favorite guy?"
"Yep."
Hank came in and put his stuff down. Olivia got up, walked over to him and kissed him.
"How is everything?"
"About the same. Hey, Peter."
"Hey, Hank."
"You hungry?"
"Not really."
Olivia wrapped her arms around Hank and held him.
"Does Peter know?"
"No."
"Do I want to know?"
"Probably not but I'll tell you anyway."
Hank sat down and told Peter everything.
"That's going to be tough to get out of but if he's blackmailing people to get what he wants, that's wrong."
"I just don't know what to do. Olinsky said he'd take the fall for it but I can't do that. I can't let Al go to prison but I can't go back there either. I nearly got stabbed the last time I was there. I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't."
"Voight, we're behind you."
"Thanks. I appreciate that. Erin is trying to dig into Woods' past."
"Does she know you're here?"
"Yeah. I told her I'd be here."
Noah came out of his room with Jesse right behind him.
"Hank!"
"Hey, Buddy. How are you?"
"Good."
"That's great."
Noah gave Hank a big hug. There was another knock at the door.
"I got it, Mommy."
"Thank you. Make sure you ask who it is first."
"Ok."
Noah went to the door.
"Who is it?"
"It's Erin."
"Mommy, it's Erin."
"Let her in."
Noah opened the door.
"Hi Erin."
"Hey."
Erin walked in and then Noah and Jesse went back to his room.
"What's wrong?"
"This is becoming more and more complicated. Woods isn't working alone."
"He's not?"
"No. His partner in crime, so to speak, has connections to the NYPD."
"The only ones from the NYPD that I've ever had anything to do with are these 4 and Amaro."
"I pulled up Woods' phone records and there was a number that came up quite a bit in the last 3½ years. I checked to see who it belonged to and now I know why he's working with Woods."
"Care to fill me in?"
"I'm getting there."
"Well, I'm waiting."
"Woods is working with Ed Tucker."
"Excuse me?"
"Yeah. Apparently Tucker has been working to get Voight out of the way since that case involving Teddy. The communications between them started about that time and there's stuff around the time of both Yates's cases. There are pictures of the two of you. You have some explaining to do by the way."
"I'll explain about that later. That son of a bitch has been spying on me! How could I have been so stupid?"
"Apparently he wants you back."
"There is no way in hell I would ever go back to him! I need to get someone in my apartment and at the Precinct to check for wire taps. I really thought he had changed but I was wrong about that. I should have listened to everyone when they told me to not get involved with him. Hank, I think there is only one logical solution for us."
"Break up?"
"Oh, no! We are not breaking up. That's what he wants us to do. Do you really want to break up with me?"
"Of course I don't."
"I'm not letting that asshole or anyone else try to come between us. I should have followed my heart and dated you a lot sooner."
"Neither of us wanted anything more at the time."
"I know."
"What's your solution to all this?"
"We get married ASAP."
"Isn't City Hall closed at this hour or did you have something else in mind like Vegas?"
"Atlantic City."
"You are serious about this."
"You better believe it. I'm not losing you. If we're married, it'll be harder to separate us."
"That still doesn't change the fact that I'm in Chicago and you're in New York. I just want you and Noah to be safe."
"We're safe when we're with you. I never felt safe with him and we'll play everything else by ear. What do you say?"
"Sounds like a plan but I don't have anything to wear."
"You left your suit here."
"I guess I did."
"We have the rings already. What do the 4 of you think?"
"I think it's a great idea."
"Yeah, me too."
"Me too."
"I do too but I don't think I need to be goin' to Atlantic City."
"That's true. I don't want to be responsible for you starting to gamble again. We probably should take Noah but he still has school."
"Couldn't he miss a couple days?"
"Yeah, he probably could. Carisi, can you stay with Amanda and keep her company?"
"I will."
"I guess it's just us, Fin, Erin and Noah."
"Ok."
Amanda went to get Jesse and then the 3 of them and Peter left.
"Are we driving or flying?"
"We could drive."
"Ok."
"We'll go get some stuff."
Fin and Erin left and went to their respective apartments, while Olivia went to pack and made a reservation after she told Noah they were going. Hank came into the bedroom while she was packing.
"I don't know about this. This doesn't feel right to me and I feel that we're doing this for the wrong reason."
"We love each other, don't we?"
"Yeah."
"Then what's the problem?"
"I don't want something to happen to you and Noah because of me."
"Honey, I'm already involved and now this is our battle. We are going to fight these two bastards together. Tucker wants to drive a wedge between us, so he can try to weasel his way back into my life. That's not ever going to happen. We have an unbreakable bond and I want nothing more than to be your wife to solidify that bond even more."
"I love you. You know that, right?"
"Yes. I love you too."
Olivia wrapped her arms around Hank and hugged him before they kissed. Olivia finished packing and then she made sure Noah was ready. She called Lucy to let her know what was going on and then they waited for Fin and Erin to arrive. Erin had picked Fin up, so she decided to drive. They called when they arrived at Olivia's and then Olivia, Hank and Noah came outside. Little did they know was that they were being watched by Tucker. The 3 of them got into the back of Erin's SUV and then they left. Tucker started following them. Noah fell asleep like he promised Olivia he would do. Erin got to the tunnel to head into New Jersey and Tucker tried to decide whether or not he'd continue to follow. He decided to just because he wanted to know where the woman he loved was headed. He wanted Hank Voight out of the way more than anything and all he wanted was for Olivia to be his once again. In his mind, they were both so happy when they were together but he just had to convince Olivia of that. Olivia on the other hand had never been as happy as she was at that moment. In just a few hours, she would be saying 'I do' to the only man she has ever really truly loved and it didn't get any better than that. Erin looked in her rear view mirror.
"The same car has been following us ever since we left your apartment."
"See if you can lose it."
"Erin switched lanes and so did Tucker."
"Damn it!"
Erin went back to the lane where she was and so did he. Olivia quickly glanced out the back window.
"Shit! That's Tucker. He was watching us and decided to follow us. That son of a bitch!"
Erin switched lanes again and tried losing him. He tried to switch lanes but couldn't go anywhere because of all the trucks on the road.
"I don't see him now."
"Good. Maybe we lost him."
Erin continued driving. Tucker gave up, turned off at the next exit and headed back to Manhattan. Erin pulled off at an exit to make a pit stop. They pulled into the McDonalds lot and got out. Everyone went to the bathroom and Hank got everyone something to eat before they hit the road again.
Once Tucker got home, he texted back and forth with Denny and told him that Olivia and Noah were headed somewhere with Voight, Lindsay and Fin Tutuola. He tried following them but lost them in traffic. Denny told him what was about to go down in Chicago. Once Tucker read that, it made him happy to know that once Hank Voight was out of Olivia's life for good, she would be his forever.
To be continued…
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