A/N: Most people have figured out by now that I write mostly angst/hurt/whump pieces but sometimes I get an itch to write something a little bit different. Hope you guys enjoy!


Erin let out a huge sigh as she looked at the huge mess spread over the entire floor of her kitchen. She couldn't believe that she'd managed to drop the pot on the floor. She felt a tear well up in her eye but she brushed it off determinedly. She couldn't see her feet anymore and she must have just tripped over her own clumsy feet. She luckily had stopped herself from falling, but it had come at the cost of dinner.

"Hey bab-," The rest of Jay's sentence fell off as he walked into the kitchen, greeted by the pasta and sauce splattered over the floor, cabinets, walls, and covering the front of Erin. He cracked a small smile, not even upset about the fact that Erin had re-painted the kitchen with pasta sauce. He couldn't even be mad because Erin was still the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. "You go get in the shower, I'll clean this up."

"I'll clean it up, I made the damn mess." Erin made a face as more tears welled up in her eyes. "Damn it!" She cursed when she couldn't stop herself from crying. Her emotions had been running so high. She'd never been one for emotional outbursts but she'd had more in the last few weeks than she had in the last ten years of her life. She was ready for her emotions to stabilize out.

"It's okay Erin. I know." Jay opened his arms and engulfed Erin in a hug, not caring about the sauce that was transferred to his own clothes. They owned a washer and dryer for a reason and they were going to be using a lot more in the near future. He caressed her cheek and pressed a kiss on her forehead. He wiped away the last tear and held Erin for another minute. He never got tired of the feeling of Erin in his arms.

"I'm useless!" She threw her arms up once they broke away from the hug, pointing down at her belly. She was beyond happy to be carrying her and Jay's baby but she would be happy to be able to see her own feet again.

"You're not useless. Go take a shower Erin." Jay gestured towards the bedroom. Erin caved and nodded as she walked away. A shower sounded glorious. She knew the days of being able to stand in the shower for hours were going to be coming to an end soon. She turned and looked at Jay before she went through the threshold of their bedroom. If there was a perfect guy lottery, she was positive she had won it. He had already managed to scoop most of the pasta on the floor into the trash can he'd dragged over. She gave him one last look before she disappeared into the bedroom.


"Thank you. I love you." Erin had put on a robe as she walked back into the bedroom. Her hair pulled up into a pony tail. She had made sure there was no spaghetti sauce in her hair before deciding to forgo washing her hair. She kept swearing that her belly couldn't possibly swell any further out, but it had gotten bigger and bigger each month as the baby inside grew.

"I love you so much." Jay rose up from where he'd just plopped down on his side of the bed. It had taken four full rolls of paper towels and he still wasn't sure he'd gotten it all but he'd handle the rest later. "And I can't wait to meet our little one." He gently placed his hands on each side of Erin's belly. The doctor had told them that the baby could come any day. Erin knew that Jay was going to be the best father. She wasn't sure if she'd be a good mother, with having Bunny as her first role model, but she hoped she could be more like Camille. Camille had been the one who would bring her tea when her stomach was upset and chocolate when she had cramps. She'd always had an open ear and was one of the kindest people that Erin had ever known.

"I can't either. I'm ready for her to be here but I'm scared at the same time." Erin opened up to Jay. She realized that she'd been closing him out lately. She had been struggling the past few weeks as she thought about the thought of having her baby in her arms terrified her. She was excited to be a mom but as excited as she was to be a mom, she was equally as nervous.

"I know. I am scared too." Jay's response surprised Erin. Jay had been her rock since Erin had found out she was pregnant. He had been there for every single appointment and he'd stayed with her throughout the morning sickness. He'd massaged her feet and run out at all hours of the night to get ice cream or pickles or whatever else Erin was craving. He had been doing progressively more of the housework and never complained once. There wasn't anything that he could have done better.

"Really?" Erin whispered as she inched closer to Jay. Jay wrapped his arms around Erin automatically. It was like a natural response to just grab Erin and hold her close whenever he was near her.

"Really. I'm scared that I'll be an awful dad or I'll do something wrong." Jay pulled back so that Erin could see his face. He had never been a father and while he knew how to provide for Erin and make sure she had everything her heart wanted, he wasn't sure he could do the same for his child. His baby wouldn't tell him what he was doing wrong or what was hurting him and that was scary.

"I thought I was the only one." Erin nuzzled her face against Jay's chest. She loved how he smelled. Even when he wasn't freshly showered, there was still a scent that was distinctively Jay.

"Not at all!" Jay's voice was full of passion. He definitely was scared. The nursery was set up and fully stocked but he still didn't feel ready. "Trust me. We're both in this together. We'll try and always do our best for our little baby."

"I love you." Erin smiled. She actually felt relieved and a little calmer than she had in the past few weeks. The doctor said that she was nesting and it was completely normal but Erin's anxiety had been rising as her due date grew closer.

"And I love you." Jay kissed Erin and pulled her back onto the bed so they were cuddled together. It wasn't long before Jay's gentle snores filled the room. He'd been working overtime so he could take off some extra time once the baby was born. Erin rested one hand on her belly and the other on Jay's chest. His heart beat always soothed her. She closed her eyes and fell asleep listening to Jay's heartbeat.


A pain yanked Erin out of her sleep. She hissed through her teeth as she sat up, clutching her belly. She grabbed her phone and quickly started timing. It took about thirty seconds for the pain to fade away. Jay was still quietly snoring, deep in the middle of a dream. Erin started the timer again, waiting to see how far apart the contractions were. There was no reason to wake him up if the contractions were really far apart. He needed to catch up on his sleep. She flopped over in the bed as she tried to get comfortable.

"You okay?" Jay mumbled as he opened one eye. He had felt Erin moving around in bed and he wanted to make sure she didn't need any help getting comfortable. It had been a struggle with her belly and the back pain that came with it for her to find positions that were comfortable to sleep in.

"I wasn't going to wake you up yet, but I think I had a contraction." Erin reluctantly told him, knowing that Jay wouldn't go back to sleep once she told him. He sat straight up in bed and put a hand on each of her shoulders.

"Are you sure? Are you okay?" His voice was full of excitement but Erin could see some fear in his eyes. He looked Erin up and down to make sure that she was okay. It could be time, like actual go time that would send them to the hospital where they would come home with three of them in the car for the first time ever.

"I'm fine. I'm fairly certain it was a contraction." Erin winced as another pain started up. She looked down and it had only been seven minutes since the last one. She clicked the timer and it was twenty-five seconds before that one ended. "That wasn't very far apart."

"Maybe I should call the doctor?" Jay's voice rose as he got out of bed. He frantically looked for where he had thrown his pants and phone earlier. Erin started to wiggle towards the edge of the bed. Jay jumped into his pants and hurried over to help Erin. "Do you need help in the bathroom or what do you want to wear? What do you want me to do? I mean, I'll call the doctor first." Jay started to babble as he hovered over Erin. Erin laughed as she headed towards the bathroom. Jay could face a potential bombing situation or anything that being a detective threw at him without batting an eyelash but Erin going into labor seemed to throw him into a frenzy.

"Just call the doctor. I'll get ready to go if she says it is time." Erin shut the door behind her and took a steadying breath. She wasn't sure she could possibly get ready for this but she tried her best. She could be meeting her little baby girl today! Jay knocked on the door after a minute and let her know that the doctor said to go ahead and come in. He grabbed his keys and the bag that Erin had packed. He shoved a few pairs of clothes in a bag quickly for himself in case this was the real deal and they didn't come back for a few days. "I'm ready." Erin came out after a few more minutes. She glanced down at her phone and saw that the seven minute mark was rapidly approaching. "Let me sit down and wait out the next one before we head over to the car." After it was over, they rushed to the car so that Erin would be in the car before another one happened.


"You think this is the real deal?" Voight met Erin and Jay at the hospital entrance. Erin had texted him on the way over. It was 4:30 AM in the morning and Erin saw no reason to wake everyone up until it was real labor but Voight was the closest thing she had to a dad and she knew he'd be upset if he wasn't told immediately.

"I'm not sure yet." Erin shrugged. She'd had two contractions on the drive over here and they seemed to be consistently about seven minutes apart and around thirty seconds long. Erin went and sat down in one of the waiting room chairs while Jay talked to the admissions person. A nurse quickly brought a wheelchair over for Erin and Erin climbed in. She had another contraction while they were in the elevator up to the labor and delivery floor.

"Hi! I'm going to be your nurse, Hadley. We'll get you into a triage room to start while the doctor checks to see if you're dilated." A petite, blonde nurse greeted them as the elevator doors opened. Erin just nodded and smiled. Her anxiety level had risen every minute since she'd stepped into the hospital. Jay seemed to sense that and grabbed Erin's hand, giving her a squeeze. Hadley took over and pushed Erin into a small area with a few beds while Jay and Voight followed. Erin was the only occupant of the room. "If you'll slip into this gown, Dr. Caldwell will be in shortly." Hadley handed Erin a gown. Voight went out of the curtained area, not wanting to invade Erin's privacy

"I'm good!" Erin called out after a few minutes. She had gotten in the bed and pulled the blankets up. She took a deep breath as another contraction started. Jay slid his hand across the bed and took Erin's. Erin squeezed it tightly. This one seemed a little stronger than the other ones. Dr. Caldwell walked in with a huge smile on her face.

"Hello Erin! So, sounds like you are in labor?" She grabbed gloves off the box on the wall and put them on. "Okay, I'm going to need you to bend your knees and scoot your bottom down towards the end of the bed. "Looks like you're dilated to four centimeters! So, it means you're definitely going to stay with us and you'll be going home with a brand new baby!"

"Are you sure?" Erin's voice came out as a squeak. She couldn't believe that those were the words that came out of the doctor's mouth. She was going to be meeting her little girl today.

"I am. We'll get you into a room and hooked up to some monitors. We're going to take good care of you." Dr. Caldwell said in a reassuring tone. She dealt with nervous new moms every day and Erin was no exception. Sometimes they'd even break into tears when they were told but Erin seemed on the calm side.

"I guess we better call the rest of the team." Jay was bouncing on his feet. He couldn't believe that after all of the waiting, he was getting to meet his new baby for the first time. He couldn't wait to know if he had a little girl or little boy. Erin nodded. She still was in shock that the day she would meet her little baby was here. They'd decided to wait and not find out the gender of the baby. They'd decided on names for both genders but hadn't told anyone.

"What did the doctor say?" Voight stepped back around the curtain. He'd tried not to be nosy and had walked out into the hallway until he saw the doctor leave the room. He was anxious for Erin and the pain that he knew she was going to have but he couldn't wait to meet Jay and Erin's baby.

"We're having a baby!" Erin gave a tentative smile as the news sank in. She couldn't believe that she'd be leaving the hospital with her new baby in her arms.

"It's been a while since I've been here kiddo!" Voight patted Erin's free hand. He still remembered when Camille had gone into labor with Justin. He'd been at work and gotten an urgent phone call. Camille had been hysterical on the other end and Voight was still doubtful if he'd ever driven faster than he'd driven to get to Camille.

"You ready to move to a room?" Hadley came back into the room. She had a hospital band in her hand for Erin. "Are you excited?"

"Yea." Erin answered honestly. She was beyond excited but just so nervous that there wasn't a word to describe how she felt. Hadley gave her a knowing look. Just like Dr. Caldwell, she'd been doing this for a long time and knew that there was a broad range of emotions that new moms went through when they started their first labor.

"Let's have a baby!" Hadley said in a peppy tone as she tapped off the brake on the bed and started to wheel Erin to the room where she would meet her new baby girl.