take me to church (emily prentiss)

4. twelve

AN: hi guys! happy monday!!

only one TW today i think:
labour and childbirth!

i hope you guys enjoy and see you next week!! <3333

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"even when the night changes, it will never change me and you." - night changes, one direction

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Liv remembered the day Delilah was born very well. She remembered the excitement she'd had at finally meeting the tiny baby in her mom's belly, at finally finding out if she would have another brother or a baby sister to look after and love.

She remembered the warm feeling in her chest when she held baby Izzy, the baby silent and still and so stoic, and she remembered thinking that her baby sister was going to die, one day. This version of Izzy would only ever exist again in her memories, and she would love what came back in her place as much as she could because it all started with this tiny quiet baby that didn't come to life until she was beside baby boy Hart in the nursery.

Liv hadn't had much experience with babies between Delilah's birth and medical school. She did rounds in OB and the labour wards during her residency, and she'd hated it. She hated working with pregnant women and babies, felt like it was too close to dancing on a line between life and death.

She knew it was hypocritical, considering she literally operated on brains, but babies and birth were just weird to Liv from a medical point of view. She wasn't squeamish, but neurosurgery had little to no blood and birth typically had a lot.

She didn't like it.

But she had been there when Jack was born, holding Haley's hand with Hotch on the other side, and Jess freaking out at Liv's side over the fact her nephew was nearly here.

JJ was in labour, and Liv was sat in the waiting room on the OB floor with Emily slumped into her side, still hungover despite getting back from Vegas yesterday morning.

She drank a lot, apparently, so, Liv was her designated pillow. Liv didn't mind. She loved when Emily was too exhausted to really guard herself. She became so soft and clingy and Liv loved being Emily's centre of gravity when she wasn't having the best day.

Penelope and Jace sat in the corner of the room, the two of them talking about something likely to do with Zara and her Christmas presents. Hotch was in another corner with some files.

Spencer, Dave and Morgan were still in Las Vegas, would come home in a few hours when their case was solved. Delilah was picking Mason and Ziggy up from school on her way here at JJ's request.

Nora and Colin were making sure the nursery was fully set up for the baby and were doing some last minute prep around the house for when JJ came home so she could be entirely comfortable on maternity leave.

Haley and Jack would also be here once Jack finished nursery and Haley finished work. Zara would be here eventually, too, 'cause Naya was gonna pick her up and bring her over for Jace because, technically, he was still on shift.

Liv was too, technically, but she had no surgeries scheduled today anyway, and her new attendings were holding the fort down so she could be here for JJ and Delilah.

"Mamma!" Ziggy said, running over to Liv. "Aunt JJ's having her baby!"

"She is!" Liv laughed, tugging Ziggy to sit on her lap. "Inside voices, though, bambino."