Everything Changes

Wait, What?

Olivia could tell that Fin was really itching to go out into the field, but once they all devised a plan about how to look for Odis Lee (and hopefully draw him out), Olivia opted to stay behind because very suddenly out of the blue, she started feeling unwell and the last thing she needed was for her body to start besting her in a place where she wouldn't have a place to hide and cope in private.

So... Fin got his wish and led the charge. Carisi and a few uniforms tagged along.

A little while into the boys' departure, however, Olivia wasn't feeling any better.

"Sarge?"

Amanda's concerned tone brought Olivia from her thoughts and she gave her her attention.

"Yes, Rollins?"

"You're looking a little green; everything okay?"

Olivia stood up. "I'm just going to go to my office for a few minutes. Will you send Alex in my direction when she comes back from the bathroom?"

Amanda had actually been watching Olivia all day and was now beginning to suspect something was different about her in a physical aspect. Pregnant was the word that came to mind, but Amanda was going to keep that to herself.

Still, she responded, "Sure thing, sarge," and turned back to her previous activity.

When Olivia entered her office, she immediately closed the blinds and shut the door behind her—no need for looky-lous. She then took off her shoes and then sat on the couch with her legs arranged in a diamond formation.

She knew exactly what was happening with her body.

Olivia looked down at her midriff and touched a hand to it, her heart going light. If nature had taken its course from the procedure she'd undergone, the very beginnings of baby was growing in her womb. She really wanted this to be the case.

"Come on, now." she said softly, caressing her middle with her thumb. "Please be good for mommy, okay? If you don't make me puke, I promise we'll have something yummy to eat before bed."

Still, Olivia's nausea persisted.

"Liv?"

She looked up to see her fiancée standing in the doorway, looking even more concerned than Amanda had.

"Come on in, beautiful," Olivia told her. "But please close the behind you."

Alex abided by the request and then sat beside her.

"Feeling sick, huh?"

"Just a little, but Amanda noticed. Do we tell her?"

"Not unless she guesses before we tell everyone else."

Olivia blew out a breath of air. "Sounds good to me."

"Lean forward and hold your ankles for me," Alex coached. "Take some deep breaths now, okay?"

Olivia followed Alex's instructions and soon found herself being treated to a soothing back rub. She even let out an appreciative mewl when Alex even snaked a hand under her shirt so that she was now caressing her bare skin. In respond to the sound, Alex kissed Olivia.

Throughout Alex's pregnancy so far, whenever the hormones had gotten the best of her, Olivia would be there with plenty of soothing words, back rubs and kisses.

As it turned out, that particular brand of treatment worked on Olivia, too.

"How's that?" Alex kissed her love again after a few minutes when she physically felt Olivia's body relax under her touch. "Better?"