The soft ding of the elevator told Olivia she had finally reached the tenth floor where her apartment was. She stepped off the elevator and breathed a sigh of relief to finally be home. She had spent the day exploring the city with her foster son, Noah. She had taken him to central park, letting him go on a merry-go-round, the ride making her dizzy. She had had Noah for close to a year now and the date for her to finally be able to adopt him was fast approaching. Olivia couldn't believe how absolutely astonishing it was to watch a child grow and she couldn't wait for the day when she would finally be considered him mom.

By the time Olivia reached her apartment, her feet hurt and her shoulders ached from carrying the diaper bag all day. With all the stuff she had bought Noah there was no room left in the stroller for anything else, leaving her to carry the bags that wouldn't fit… She had never realized how much stuff kids need.

She tried pushing the stroller through the front door of her apartment, the front wheel on the right side catching on the frame. Cursing softly she pulled the stroller back, re-adjusting so the stroller could glide through smoothly.

"Here we are Noah. Home sweet home." She said allowing the bag to fall off her shoulder.

Moving to the front of the stroller Olivia bent down to Noah. "Did you have fun today?" she smiled when Noah's response was to reach out and grab her face. Unbuckling him she took him out and brought him to the living room. She set him down gently on the carpet and dragged one of his toys over, it rattling with lights flashing and a song playing along the way. Once Noah was busy playing with it she plopped down on the couch and closed her eyes, happy she was finally able to relax.

Her moment of peace was short lived and rudely interrupted by a knock on the door. Groaning, she slowly slipped off the couch and made her way to the door. Peeking through the hole she was unsurprised to see Lieutenant Declan Murphy standing there, she smiled slightly as she watched him shift back and forth, waiting for her to answer the door. Over the last few months her and Declan had spent a lot of time together and have become close friends. Declan was one of the first people to congratulate her on becoming a mom, even brought Noah his very first toy. A stuffed teddy bear wearing a NYPD t-shirt that Noah has since become incredibly attached to, unable to sleep without it by his side.

She remembered how rough it had been in that first week she had Noah. He had developed a really bad fever and she had been so scared she had rushed him to the hospital. She called Fin along the way, hoping he would just stay with her so she wouldn't have to be alone. When her call when to voicemail she had decided to call Murphy instead, not really knowing why. At that point they were little more than co-workers but he had shown his ability to be there for her on more than one occasion and even had said himself that if she needed anything to just call, so she did. He had promised to meet her at the hospital and true to his word he was there not ten minutes after Olivia. He had been really sweet to her that night as they waited two hours to be seen by the doctor. Bringing her coffee, telling her repeatedly not to apologize for calling, that he was glad he could be there for her. The doctor had given Noah some medicine and promised that his fever would break soon. Murphy had went with Olivia back to her apartment, telling her that he wanted to make sure that the both of them were alright. Olivia had spent a good portion of the night checking Noah's temperature every fifteen minutes, afraid it would get worse. Sometime in the night she had passed out on her couch from pure exhaustion. When she awoke the next morning she was wrapped in a blanket and when she went to Noah's room to check on him she found Murphy there sitting with Noah on the rocking chair.

"His fever broke" he had told her and she couldn't remember a time where she had felt more relieved.

And since that night the two of them have been friends. Having dinner together here and there, taking Noah to the park and even the zoo once. Murphy even babysat if Olivia was ever in a bind, keeping a few toys tucked away in the corner of his office if Noah ever needed to stay.

Pulling open the door Olivia smiled brightly, "Hey Declan" she greeted, her smile quickly fading when she noticed the look on his face. "What's wrong?"

"It's Noah's father... his biological father..." He trailed off.

"What about him?" Nobody has been able to find Noah's father, nobody even knows who he is.

"He wants Noah..."


Alright so I don't really know where this story is going. I have some general idea but I guess we'll just have to see what happens. So bear with me.