Olivia Benson sat in the bathtub with the water cascading over her body. Her swollen belly stuck out through the bubbles and she winced when she felt a kick against her bladder. "Please don't be a soccer player," she whispered to her little girl. The candles that she had lit flickered and caused shadows to spur across the bathroom walls. She sank further into the water to get warm as a slight breeze drifted through the room when Brian opened the door.

"I thought I would find you in here," he smirked as he leaned against the door frame, "how are my two favorite girls doing?"

"Tired," she admitted with a small smile, "tired and very hungry." She brought her hands out of the soapy water and rested then on her tummy. "Every time I tried to take a nap today she decided to kick the hell out of me."

"I was thinking lasagna for dinner, does that sound good?"

"Sounds great," she responded as she pulled the plug and watched as the water began to swirl down the drain. "Will you help me up?" Brian pushed off the door frame with his shoulder and held out his hand to steady her. Her large baby bump had been getting in the way of a lot of things lately and trying to climb out of a slippery tub by herself just wasn't a smart idea. When she was out and standing on the bathmat, Brian handed her a towel and she dried off.

"Want me to help you put your lotion on?"

"Mhm." Olivia sat down on the bed and tossed the towel to the floor, opting instead to wrap the fluffy comforter around her. She reached over to her nightstand and pulled out her favorite bottle of lotion, handing it to Brian. He climbed on the bed behind her and squirted some of the cherry smelling lotion into his hand.

"How's your back been feeling today?"

Olivia shrugged. "It was hurting this morning and it hurts a little now." Brian placed his hands gently on her lower back and began rubbing in the lotion, careful to be gentle on the spots he knew were extra sensitive. Olivia moaned. "That feels so good." Brian continued to massage her until her body was smoothly covered in lotion.

"Thanks, babe." Brian gave her a quick peck on the lips before leaving the room so she could get dressed and he could start dinner.

For the past eight months, Brian had watched as Olivia's body changed with the growing fetus inside of her. Her stomach had extended and her breasts became fuller as her feet swelled and her face became rounder. She was truly glowing and everyday he would tell her just that. The pregnancy hadn't been an easy one. The first trimester was awful with Olivia hovering over the toilet every morning and evening, vomiting up whatever food she managed to get down. The second trimester brought swollen feet that hurt to stand on and every night Brian would rub them until Olivia was content. The third trimester was going smoothly so far. The swelling feet were still present and back aches were common but Brian did everything he could to make her feel at ease. He couldn't wait to welcome their little girl to the world. As he worked in the kitchen to get the lasagna into the oven, he thought about names. They had discussed several but one that Olivia had mentioned stuck out in his mind.

"Hey, good looking," Olivia teased as she walked up behind him and grabbed his ass. Something about a man cooking turned her on.

Brian gave her a smirk as he put the casserole dish into the oven. "Shouldn't be too long now," he promised. He knew not to keep food from a pregnant woman. "Want to watch a movie?"

Olivia shook her head and wrapped her arms around Brian's neck. There was a spark in her eyes and Brian knew what she wanted. Her hormones were crazy out of whack and she wanted sex at the craziest of times. "Now?" he questioned.

"No," Olivia said, "I'm too tired. Can we just cuddle?" She stuck out her bottom lip partially and it was the look that Brian couldn't resist.

"Of course." Olivia snuggled close to Brian on the couch and he wrapped his arm around her, gently stroking her hair.

"How was work?" Olivia inquired.

"The usual," he responded, "a bunch of dirty cops."

Olivia chuckled. "Your mom called today. She wanted to know if she could come over tomorrow. I told her she could stop by anytime. I figured she could stay for dinner or we could all go out."

"She's probably going to come bearing gifts," Brian stated.

"That's okay," Olivia added as she moved her hands instinctively to her belly, "we like gifts."

"I was thinking," Brian announced, "of names again."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah. You said you liked the name Gracelyn and it's been stuck with me ever since. Her nickname could be Grace or Gracie."

Olivia smiled. Gracelyn had been her favorite name on the short list she had made and she was secretly hoping that Brian would choose that name too. "Gracelyn Maya Cassidy." She smiled as the name rolled off her tongue. "A perfect name for a perfect little girl. I can't wait until she gets here."

"You're not nervous about the delivery anymore?"

"Of course I am," she admitted, "but I'll be happy when she's finally here. I keep imagining what her cries are going to sound like and who she's going to look like..." a smile formed on her face and she turned to look at Brian who was smiling as well.

"Well John is betting that she looks like you so, let's hope she looks like me." Olivia swatted him playfully on the chest.

"I miss him. I miss work."

Before Brian could respond the timer went off letting them know that the lasagna was done. It had been hard for Olivia to go on maternity leave but Fin assured her that he would keep the others in line and make sure they didn't terrorize the new commanding officer too bad. She often brought up how much she missed work and every time Brian gave her the short talk about how soon their baby would be born and she wouldn't even think about work. Olivia was convinced otherwise. SVU would always be a part of her.

After dinner, Olivia washed the dishes and put them away before brushing her teeth and climbing into bed. She silently prayed that Gracie would finally let her sleep because she could barely keep her eyes open. "Goodnight," Brian whispered as kissed her lovingly, "goodnight," he said again as he lifted her nightshirt up and kissed her belly.

"Goodnight," she said mumbled through a yawn.

Brian turned the lamp off and the room turned dark, leaving only the lighting from the neon green numbers on the clock. He stayed awake until he knew Olivia was asleep and that didn't take long at all. He had been sleeping deeply until he woke up to something wet touching his leg.

"Brian," Olivia said panicked, pulling Brian out of his still sleepy state, "my water just broke."