Elliot had been lying in bed with them, Olivia and his soon to arrive daughter. Olivia was shifting beside him but did not get up. Elliot thought about his current standing as a father and partner. There was no doubt that he loved all of his children more than anything imaginable but when thinking of him and Kathy's marriage, he began to plot when they drifted from one another. He was going to become a father for the sixth time with the woman that his ex wife had shared him with for more than a decade he was laying bed with her in their own piece of brownstone. His other kids came over to visit the two; they would sit down at the table and do homework with Olivia since she was home on leave. He would come in for dinner when possible or just send his love and goodbye as they saw each other when he took them home at night. Olivia knew how to explain when he missed dinner or seemed so upset after coming home. They worked as well together in a home as they did at their desks. She was stirring again; he opened his eyes, blinking to adjust to the darkness of the room.

"Liv?" he pushed up on his elbow to look in her direction. She was curled holding the sides of her very round belly. "Liv, what's going on?" he noticed her labored short breaths. "It's contractions. Hard ones." Elliot turned his body closer to here on the bed and his leg slid into a damp area. "Liv it's labor, we gotta go." He threw back the cover, reveling a puddle around her bottom. And the sweat across her pillow and face. "God!" Olivia forced out before rolling back over and curled her hand around her tummy. Elliot slid from bed and grabbed a pair of pants. He nearly fell over when Olivia let out a painful yell. He hated to see her hurting; her hopped into the legs of the jeans and went to the bed.

"Liv, sit up baby. We gotta go." He turned her legs toward the edge of the bed. He leaned down to lift her from the bed.

"El hold her, she may calm down if you hold her."

He kneeled beside the bed and placed his forehead to her belly.

He whispered to his baby girl. "Hey honey, you are coming aren't you? We have to get you to the hospital so hold on please so mama can function." Olivia's body relaxed, he kissed her belly gently.

He lifted her from the bed. She leaned against him "I love you Elliot." "I love you too." Elliot grabbed a sheet to wrap around Olivia's body since only a tank top and panties covered her now They walked into the living room. She fell to the couch, groaning and grunting. More contractions, we have to get out of here; Elliot thought. He grabbed the hospital bag and slid on shoes and ran to open the car, Olivia slowly and painfully made her way to the front door. He pulled the sheet closed around her body and guided her to the car. She stretched and squirmed in the seat trying to release some of the intensifying pain. "We are almost there Liv, you are doing so good."

She suddenly went limp.