A Hard Days Work

Chapter 6

It had been 3 weeks since Olivia had begun fostering Jack and she fell more in love with him every day. Amanda had been sleeping at her place almost every night, only going back to hers if she had a late call and didn't want to wake the baby by going back to Liv's place. They both loved the time they got to spend together and with Jack; and Frannie the dog had been great with him, immediately becoming protective over the young boy.

Amanda and Olivia had both been hard at work one day and were just about ready to leave and go pick Jack up from daycare together when Olivia got a call.

"Alright, everyone, listen up. We have a high-profile case; the daughter of a New York Senator was just found raped and beaten. I want everyone on it. Nick and Fin, head to the crime scene, I'll head to the hospital first and meet you at the crime scene later." The Sergeant said to her team, waiting for them to disperse before she turned to her girlfriend.

"I'm assuming I'm off the case?" The blonde asked with a smirk, knowing what was happening.

"Just until tomorrow morning. I'm really sorry, Amanda."

"Don't worry about it, Liv. You're the sarge, you need to be there. I'll go pick up our handsome man and we'll grab Frannie and head to yours. I'll see you there later at some point?" She asked, putting on her coat.

The brunette glanced around the squad room quickly and pulled Amanda in by her coat, giving her a short, but sweet kiss.

"Thank you so much."

"I'm happy to do it. Be careful out there. I'll see you later, okay?"

"Yeah. Love you." She said, buttoning part of Amanda's coat for her.

"Love you, too. Now get going. Sooner you get out there, sooner you get home." She responded with her southern twang before she kissed Liv on the cheek and they hopped into the elevator together.

"Evening, Detective. Are you picking up Jack tonight?" Laurie at the daycare asked Amanda as she walked in.

"Yup. It's just me tonight. And it's Amanda, Laurie, none of this Detective business." She said with a small smile as the woman smiled back with a nod.

She was waiting for Jack to be brought up to the front for her when she heard his unhappy little cry, probably at being woken up while being picked up.

"Little man is probably just ready for his dinner and a nap." Susan said as she brought out Jack and handed him to Amanda.

"Hi, handsome. What's going on? Why are we unhappy?" She whispered slightly, rubbing his back gently as he calmed down almost immediately and stopped crying.

"Well he obviously knows who his mommy is." Susan said with a smile as Amanda smiled back at her brightly.

"Thanks so much, ladies. We'll see you tomorrow." Amanda said, rocking slightly as she said her goodbyes before she left with Jack.

Jack was great for her as they took the subway and then walked to her apartment together. Frannie greeted them excitedly and Amanda packed a bag quickly before she, Frannie, and Jack were on their way.

Hours later, Amanda was woken up by Jack's whimpering and decided to get to him before it turned into a full blown cry.

She got up and gingerly picked him up, changing his diaper quickly before she went to get a bottle ready for him. She glanced at the clock and noticed that it was 2am, and Liv still wasn't home.

Liv was finally making her way up the stairs to her apartment at 2:45am, and she was exhausted. She quickly let herself in and was greeted by Frannie, who she quietly petted for a minute.

The brunette then walked further into her apartment and smiled when she noticed that her bedroom light was on, hoping that she would get to see her two favorite people awake when she walked in. However, when she stood in the doorframe, she smiled heavily, tears coming to her eyes as she watched her son sleeping her girlfriend's arms.

The brunette blinked the tears out of her eyes as she watched her dream come true, a baby and someone to share him with. Her blonde counterpart was asleep, wearing Olivia's old NYPD shirt and some baggy sweatpants, but was clutching Jack securely, an empty bottle on the nightstand next to her.

Olivia quickly got ready for bed and then went over to take Jack from Amanda's arms in order to put him back in his crib. The sergeant smiled when Amanda's arms tightened around the boy as she tried to grab him.

"Baby, you can let him go. I'm just going to put him back in his crib." Olivia whispered gently in the blonde's ear before kissing her cheek lightly.

Amanda must have subconsciously understood, because she released her hold on him, allowing Olivia to go and put him to bed.

She stayed and watched him sleep for a few minutes before she turned out his light and went back to her bedroom.

She quickly crawled into bed and shut off the light, curling into Amanda, who sighed into Olivia's neck happily as they both got settled.

Olivia felt the bed move and smiled as Frannie got settled at the bottom of the bed. Everything was definitely falling into place for Olivia and she couldn't be happier.

The next morning, Liv woke up with a smile on her face as she felt the bed dip and was met with the smiles of her two favorite people.

"There are my babies." The brunette said sweetly, sitting up and reaching out to tickle Jack, who laughed happily.

She took him in her arms and snuggled with him gently before she leaned in and kissed Amanda on the lips happily.

"He's all taken care of for the morning and there's coffee and an omelet waiting for you in the kitchen."

"Uh, you're an angel." Liv replied with a smile as she kissed Amanda one more time, followed by a kiss to Jack's cheek, causing him to laugh again.

"Well, obviously." The blonde replied with a wink as Liv chuckled.

"You ready to get this day started?" Liv asked as she continued to snuggle with Jack happily.

"No, I'm in desperate need of a day off with you two. We should do a little family day soon, like a trip to the park or the zoo, or a picnic. Something. What do you think?" Amanda suggested.

"That sounds wonderful, Detective. Next Saturday?"

"It's a date." Amanda replied happily, leaning against the headboard with a smile and she reached out and set her hand on Liv's thigh and squeezed it happily.