A parallel universe

Chapter Thirty Six

Liv felt drowsy and out of it. Her eyes felt too heavy to open.
"El. Our baby. Where's our baby?"
"She's here, she's right here" His voice assured her as she slowly managed to open her eyes. Her eyes landed on him, his wide smile and the small bundle in his arms.
"What happened?"
"You lost a lot of blood, they had to get the baby out. It was a placental abruption, they had to give you a hysterectomy. I'm so sorry Liv" She shook her head.
"I think seven kids are enough, don't you?" She managed a smile.
"Yeah, seven is enough" He smiled back.
"I want her" She stretched her arms out for him to fill them with their daughter but he didn't.
"You can't pick her up with your stitches"
"Then put her next to me. This is my first baby that I get to hold" El nodded, understanding the ache in her heart. He moved over to her, lying the bundle in the crook of Liv's arm. She smiled down at the bundle.
"Hey baby girl. You have no idea how precious you are" Her eyes welled with tears.
"You did so good, Liv" El assured her.
"I want Noah. I want both of my babies in my arms"
"They're outside. They've been waiting for you. We need a name first, what do you think?"
"What about Emerson? Emmy for short"
"How long did you have that picked out?" He smiled.
"Since I started bleeding that day"
"When you thought that we were going to lose her" She nodded.
"I always picked out a name when the bleeding started" He nodded before he reached for the baby, letting her tiny hand wrap around his finger.
"Hey Emmy, I'm your daddy and this tired lady is your mommy"
"Do you want to meet the rest of your family? Your big brother is excited to meet you"
"You want me to let them in?" She nodded. El moved towards the door, quickly stealing a glance at his girls before he headed out into the waiting room. He reappeared a few seconds later with Noah and the rest of their squads following behind him.
"Mom!" Noah rushed across the room and hugged her tightly, even as she winced in pain.
"Noah, be careful she has a lot of stitches" El reminded him.
"Sorry mom"
"It's okay sweet boy" She smiled up at him.
"So what's the little ones name?" Fin smiled.
"Emerson Benson-Stabler" Liv smiled.
"Benson-Stabler, not Stabler-Benson?" El asked.
"She came out of me, your name can go last" He smiled down at her before he placed a kiss to the top of her head.
"The two of you are sickening sometimes, you know that right?" Fin teased with a smile.
"We know" El smiled.
"Guess you'll have to get used to being in charge for a while" Liv smiled at Fin.
"You'll be begging for paperwork after a few days" Fin teased, making her laugh which quickly turned into a groan.
"Are you okay Cap?" Bruno asked.
"You get stitches in seven layers of your body, then ask me how it feels" She bit.
"It hurts" El translated for her.
"Thank God I'm never doing it again"
"I think seven kids is enough" Noah added, making them both smile.
"I think we need to buy a house" Liv told him.
"With a big backyard?" Noah's eyes lit up.
"Why don't you ask your dad?" She smiled as they both turned their eyes to Elliot.
"You think I'm leaving you three alone? No way in hell" He smiled.
"I want a swing!" Noah smiled.
"Done. What do you want Liv?" El smiled at her.
"My boys and my baby girl under one roof every night" She smiled up at him.
"Done" He smiled.
"And make sure there's a lock on the bedroom door" Liv whispered loud enough for them all to hear.
"Eww Mom" Noah grimaced, making them all laugh and Liv groan from the pain to her stitches.
"I love this" She muttered.
"I couldn't agree more" El smiled before he dropped his lips to the top of her head.
"You won't be saying that when you're carrying me to the bathroom everyday"
"I will. I love you, Olivia. All the funny, cute, disgusting parts of you"
"Did you just call me disgusting?"
"That's what you focused on?" She couldn't stop her smile and she didn't want to.
"I love you Olivia"
"I love you Elliot"
"And I love you Emmy" Noah added with a wide smile.