A Hard Days Work

Chapter 5

"This is Detective Amanda Rollins, I'm busy at the moment, but if you leave me a message, I'll call you as soon as possible. Thanks." Was what Olivia heard as she was holding her new foster baby in one hand and her phone in the other hand.

"Babe, you need to call me as soon as you get this message, a lot of stuff has happened in the past few hours. Love you." She said before she set her phone down.

She then walked into the nursery of her apartment, what was her office up until 45 minutes ago, and set the baby boy in a car seat on the floor. He was really quiet and enjoyed just watching Olivia, so she was able to put together his new crib and changing table without him making a peep.

She still needed to move out some of her books and files, or other office like things, but there was enough room for the little boy at the moment.

She had just finished making sure the crib was all set up when he started to whimper a little bit.

"Aww, buddy. Are you hungry? Let's go get you some milk, okay?" The brunette said to the little boy, cradling him softly, smiling as he quieted down for her.

She had just sat down on her couch to start feeding him when her phone rang; she smiled when she realized that it was her girlfriend calling her back.

"Hey Liv, sorry that took so long, I was just wrapping up on some paperwork and had my phone off. Is everything okay?"

"Everything's fine, but there have definitely been a lot of changes. Do you think you can come over?"

"Yeah, of course. I just need to go home and grab Frannie, then I'll be over." The blonde said confusedly, not knowing what all these changes could've been.

"Perfect, and I'm warning you now, it's pretty big, so don't feel pressured to stay here tonight if you need time to think."

"Okay, Liv, you're really worrying me now. Is everything alright?"

"Yeah, yeah. Just come over and we'll talk." The brunette said before Amanda hung up.

"Okay, so just to recap: you're the CO again, and you are now the foster mother to a baby boy?" Amanda said slowly as she and Liv sat next to each other on the couch, Frannie in between their legs.

"That's correct. I know this is a big change, Amanda, so if you want to take some time, or break it off, I completely understand. I know you didn't sign up for this." The brunette said seriously, hoping that her girlfriend would want to stay with her.

"Honey, don't worry about it, okay? This is something you've wanted for a long time, and I like kids. Hell, I've even thought about us and having kids." The blonde said, momentarily stunning the brunette.

"Really?" Benson choked out, not believing it at first.

"Of course, Liv. I'm really serious about us and I've thought about our future a lot. Haven't you?"

"Of course I have. I'd love to get married and have kids with you one day, I just didn't know you felt the same way."

"I really do. So why don't you introduce me to this little man?" The blonde asked sweetly, squeezing Olivia's hand lovingly.

"How are you so amazing?" Liv asked jokingly as Amanda shrugged before they both leaned in for a kiss.

Liv stood up and pulled the blonde up from the couch, linking their fingers and walking them towards the baby's nursery.

"Liv, he's gorgeous." Amanda said breathlessly, clutching Olivia's arm with a big smile as they looked at the boy who was quietly lying in his crib.

"Amanda Rollins this is Noah Porter. Noah, this is Amanda. Can you say hi?" She introduced them, waving Noah's hand for him since he was too young to know what was going on.

"Hi, handsome, it's nice to meet you." She said, tugging on his foot gently, causing the brunette to smile happily.

"Should we introduce him to Frannie or wait a few days?"

"Ain't no time like the present." Amanda said with a smirk.

"I love you, Amanda. Thank you." Olivia said sincerely as the blonde smiled and nodded happily.

"I wouldn't want to be anywhere else, or with anyone else." The blonde said softly, walking out of the room to find Frannie.

30 seconds later, Frannie was trotting into the room excitedly, causing everyone to smile.

"Frannie Mae, this is your new little friend. What do you think?" Benson said softly as she crouched down, holding the baby tightly.

The dog looked somewhat concerned at first, but then started to wag her tail as the baby gurgled happily, causing Frannie to lick the baby's cheek, allowing Amanda and Olivia to laugh and smile.

"I'm really glad that you're here, Amanda."

"Me too, Liv. If it's okay with you, I'd like to be involved in his life." The blonde said shyly, hiding her eyes from her girlfriend.

"Of course you'll be involved, Amanda. I would love that. Honestly." The brunette replied firmly, kissing Amanda on the cheek as they continued to lie in bed.

"So is his name going to stay Noah Porter?" The blonde asked curiously.

"Technically I'm not allowed to change it until the adoption is finalized in a year, but I'm going to change it now because no one will find out anyways."

"True. Do you know what you want to change it to?"

"I was thinking Jack. But I'm not sure about a middle name."

"Oh, Jack. I like that, it's a nice, strong name. May I make a suggestion about the middle name?" The blonde asked.

"Of course. Amanda, I want you to be as involved as you want. If you want to be another parent to him, I'd love that. It's all up to you."

"Thank you, Liv. That means a lot to me."

"Of course, Rollins. I love you, and so will Jack."

"How about Jack Elliot Benson?" The blonde suggested, smiling when Olivia formed a huge grin on her face.

"That sounds perfect, Amanda. Absolutely perfect." The Sergeant replied, leaning forward to kiss the blonde softly.

"Why don't we get some sleep before that handsome boy needs to wake up again?" The blonde suggested, running her hand through Liv's hair lovingly.

"Good call, Georgia." Benson responded with a wink, leaning in to kiss Amanda softly.

A few short hours later, they were both woken up by Jack's cries. Amanda was spooning Liv tightly from behind and when she heard him crying she smiled slightly, being assured that this wasn't just a dream and that her girlfriend was finally getting something she had really hoped for.

"And so it begins." The blonde mumbled in Olivia's ear as the brunette squeezed Amanda's arms tightly before she broke free of Amanda's arms and sat up slowly before she turned around and kissed the blonde softly, whispering with a smile, "And I wouldn't have it any other way" before she took off for the nursery to check on her son.