Five seconds was all it took. Five seconds changed several lives; forever. Five seconds was enough for life to flash before your eyes.

Brian had just finished a stake out with Nick when he returned to the precinct to find his pregnant wife still sitting at her desk. Her head was rested in her hands and he could tell by her posture just how tired she was.

"What are you still doing here?" he asked after a giving her a peck on the cheek, "you should be at home, resting."

Olivia sighed with a smile, "I was just waiting for you to get back."

"Well I'm back," he said already reaching for her coat, "let's go." He reached a hand out to help Olivia stand up and then held her coat open while Olivia slipped her arms inside. It was fall but Brian was being protective and making sure neither her or the baby were cold once they walked into the night air.

"I'm so tired," Olivia complained as she leaned into the Brian for support once inside the elevator. Brian wrapped an arm around her and gently rubbed at her lower back. It was the spot that was bothering her the most during the seven months of pregnancy.

"Have you had dinner yet? We could stop and pick something up. Any cravings?"

"Mm, cereal sounds good." Olivia looked up at Brian and smiled. Lately she had been craving Fruit Loops and whenever they were out Brian would trek to the store and pick up another box just for her.

"Cereal it is," he smiled. He leaned over to kiss Olivia on the nose jut before the elevator doors opened. During her pregnancy he noticed how much she glowed. Her skin seemed to just radiate the fact that she was with child now. He had never seen someone more beautiful.

Once outside of the precinct, Olivia snuggled more into her coat. The wind was blowing softly but the change from the heated building to the outdoors caused her to shiver.

"You okay?" Brian never missed a beat.

Olivia smiled warmly, "I'm fine. Just a little chilly is all." Brian quickly unlocked the car door and opened it for Olivia to get in. He shut it after her before making his way to the passenger side. He brought the car to life and turned the heat on low so Olivia could warm up.

"Let's get home," Brian said as he shifted the car into gear, "there's a nice warm bed calling our names."

Once they were back at the apartment, Olivia plopped down on the couch forgetting about how hungry she was. She was too exhausted to think about anything. The night before had been rough and she couldn't get comfortable, not to mention the twelve hour workday. She leaned her head back and closed her eyes wanting to fall asleep right there.

"Come on, Hon," Brian said reaching for her hand, "let's go get in bed. You're exhausted."

"Can't I just sleep here?" Olivia stuck her bottom lip out and gave him the puppy dog look.

"You would regret it in the morning," he replied as he helped pull her up. "Our bed is way more comfy."

Olivia followed Brian down the hallway and into their bedroom where she slipped out of her maternity pants and slipped into some pajama pants. She climbed under the covers and scooted close to the middle so she could cuddle with Brian.

"Try to sleep, Liv," Brian coaxed gently as he too scooted close to the middle.

"The baby's kicking again," Olivia groaned. She loved when the baby kicked but the only time that seemed to happen anymore was when she was just about to go to sleep. She felt Brian place his hand gently on her stomach just at the right time. A soft flutter scraped the inside of her stomach and Brian felt it on the palm of his hand. His face lit up.

"Go to sleep, little man," Brian whispered to her belly, "Mommy needs rest."

Olivia smiled. She loved this. She loved that she had a baby growing in her stomach and she loved that it was with Brian. She loved that her life had changed for the better and she wouldn't change it for the world.

"I think he listened," Olivia stated when the kicking stopped.

"Good," Brian said, punctuating his sentence with a kiss, "I love you."

"Love you too," she mumbled and without another word she was sound asleep and snoring ever so slightly.

Brian was awaken sometime during the night to something warm and sticky touching his leg. He crinkled his brow in wonder and flipped the covers off of him to reveal a rather large pile of deep red blood. He began to panic.

"Liv. Olivia! Wake up."

Olivia slowly opened her eyes, wondering why Brian was yelling at her in the middle of the night. She was exhausted. She was very tempted to ignore him and roll over to the other side when she saw that his hand was covered in blood.

"What happened?" she asked as she sat up in a panic.

"It's yours," he said hopping out of bed and throwing his pants on, searching for his cell phone.

Olivia's eyes widened as she looked down at her lap and saw that the blood had soaked through her sleep pants. "Oh God," she whispered as tears immediately filled her eyes. "No... no this isn't happening."

"Everything's going to be fine," Brian tried to assure her, "I'm going to call an ambulance." He finally found his phone on the floor which must have been knocked off of the nightstand sometimes while he was asleep. He dialed 911 with his shaky hands and told them to rush an ambulance to their apartment. He made sure the door was unlocked so the paramedics could get in and then he went back to Olivia's side.

"It's going to be okay," he whispered even though he wasn't so sure of his words. He held her hand tightly and kept brushing the hair out of her face. Her face was starting to pale and Brian noticed sweat beads forming on her hair line. He was praying that the paramedics would arrive soon.

"I'm so tired," Olivia complained as she closed her eyes. Her face was almost white as the ambulance sirens wailed in the near distance.

"You have to stay away, baby," Brian said as he let go of her hand to find a rag. He found one on the bathroom sink and ran it under cold water before bringing it back to Olivia and placing it on her head. "The ambulance is almost here." He saw a tear slip down Olivia's face and that's when his own eyes began to water. Bleeding was never a good thing when it came to pregnancy; especially so late in one.

"We lost him," Olivia choked out in a whisper, "we lost him..."

"Liv? Liv, honey, wake up. You have to wake up! Liv!" He grew frantic as Olivia finally lost consciousness. The tears that had been threatening to spill finally gushed out as he squeezed her hand tighter. He could hear the paramedics entering the apartment and he hollered at them so they would know where to go.

"You have to save them," Brian pleaded as they began to load her onto a gurney, "you have to."

"We'll do everything we can," the elder paramedic said to him before lifting up the gurney and beginning the process of carrying Olivia to the ambulance. Brian followed behind them and he never left Olivia's side until they arrived at the hospital and a nurse stopped him from going any further.

As he watched the hospital bed containing Olivia be rushed through the double doors that said 'emergency' he lost it. Tears streamed down his face as he sucked in a heavy breath. This couldn't be happening. Everything was going great and now his wife and unborn child were being rushed into emergency surgery. This wasn't how it was suppose to happen. He didn't know how he would cope if he lost either one of them. Before he could think of anything else he saw the doctor that had previously been with Olivia walk over to him. This couldn't be good if she was coming to give him news in a matter of five minutes. He was bracing himself for the worst.

"Sir?"

"It's Brian..."

"Brian, I'm afraid that I have a very important decision I need you to make and I don't have long to wait. Your wife and child... there's been a complication with the placenta and I don't have time to explain it right now. I can't save both of them."

Brian felt his heart speed up in his chest. Was this doctor asking him to chose between the love of his life and his child? His mouth fell open.

"Sir, I don't have long to wait."

Without thinking Brian replied, "My wife. Save my wife."