DISCLAIMER: I don't own SVU, this story is for entertainment purposes only. I own the characters I create and the story alone.
Prologue
After twenty six hours of labour Olivia Benson was absolutely exhausted as was Melinda Warner, her best friend and birthing partner.
"Not long now Liv." Melinda reassured as she wiped her friend's face with a damp cloth.
"I can't do it." Olivia moaned, she still wasn't fully dilated and she wanted nothing more than a hot coffee and a few hours kip.
"Yes you can Liv, you've spent thousands of dollars and waited nine whole months to be here, a little while longer and she'll be here." Melinda told her softly as tears spilt down Olivia's eyes.
"Ahhhh ouch ahhh!" Olivia cried out through the contraction. "Fuck me."
"You're doing real good Liv." Melinda whispered softly.
Doctor Jessie Grey came in and Olivia instantly parted her legs for the Doctor to check her over.
"Olivia we're almost ready to go now, we'll take you up to the delivery suite and by the time we get there we'll be ready to go."
Melinda helped transfer Olivia into a wheelchair and was able to take control to go up to the delivery suite. Olivia spotted her friends all waiting patiently for the news of the birth and they'd all been there for the whole twenty six hours.
Melinda stopped the wheelchair for all of them to wish her luck. When Don stepped forward Olivia's hand reached out and grabbed his, she needed him, she didn't know why but she felt the need to have him by her side.
He understood what she was saying without her even opening her mouth and he gave a polite nod to Melinda who also understood and she began to push the wheelchair again.
"I can't imagine how scared she's feeling." Casey said to Alex, they had been there by her side for the whole pregnancy just as everyone else at SVU were.
"Yeah." Alex agreed.
"I can see why she wants Don with her though, if it wasn't for him she wouldn't even be here." Nick added and the two women turned to look at him. "He talked her into it, she mentioned being in two minds about going through in-vitro but she didn't want to because she thought she'd be a bad parent but Don slowly talked her into it knowing she just needed reassurance and support."
"He's like a father to her." Casey replied softly and everyone nodded, he definitely was.
"Ahhhhh!" Olivia pushed with every ounce of strength she could muster.
"That's it, that's it, congratulations Olivia on your baby girl."
Olivia slumped back into the bed and hiccupped a sob, she couldn't believe she was here now.
"Who's cutting the cord?" Dr Jessie Grey asked.
"Don." Both Melinda and Olivia said and he beamed with pride as he went to cut the cord of the child who'd eventually call him granddad.
"Well don Liv you did it." Melinda said stroking a cool cloth down her face.
"She'd perfect Olivia." Don said coming back after cutting the cord.
Olivia hiccupped more sobs as her now clean and wrapped daughter with a pink beanie came to rest on her chest.
"Hi baby girl, I'm your Mommy." Olivia said through her tears.
"She's stunning Liv." Melinda said softly and Olivia nodded in agreement. "I'll go tell everyone she's here."
"They can all visit once Mommy and Baby are back on the maternity ward." Dr Grey smiled at Melinda as she slipped out the door. "So we have the three bands, other than yourself and baby who's getting the third?" She said turning to Olivia.
"Don would you?" Olivia asked and he smiled and nodded as tears of joy tumbled down his cheeks.
Olivia beamed as he extended his wrist and received the third hospital band, neither one of them had planned for him to be in the delivery suite but Olivia was so pleased that he had been.
Once back on the ward Olivia relaxed while Don met his granddaughter. Olivia still hadn't chosen a name and as she watched her superior she went through the list she'd made in her head but none of them felt right for the perfection that was baby girl Benson.