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Olivia lay in bed looking at the ceiling, it was gone two am and Angel had just had her third feed of the night, it wasn't that Olivia couldn't sleep it was that she didn't want to, she was terrified that if she fell asleep then something would happen to Angel. She turned onto her side and smiled as she saw Elliot sleeping silently, he looked so peaceful lost in his own world of dreams. She let out a gentle sigh and Elliot wrinkled his nose and shifted slightly making Olivia smile again. As she closed her eyes she gently listened to the sounds coming from the bassinet, she wasn't planning on going to sleep but she realised if she closed her eyes she could listen more intently to the sounds emulating from Angel.

The cry that echoed across the room had Elliot jumping from his sleep but Olivia had already climbed out of bed and darted to the bassinet and scooped Angel into her arms. She slowly returned the pacifier that had slipped out and gently jiggled Angel back into a light sleep. Elliot came over and rested his hands on Olivia's shoulders and she smiled before leaning her head towards him, wanting him to kiss her and he didn't disappoint.

"You weren't sleeping." He whispered as he pressed his forehead into her temple.

"I couldn't." She replied gently. "I'm so scared that she'll stop breathing and I won't be able to hear her because I'll be asleep."

"Olivia, you can't go the next few weeks without sleep because you're scared, she'll be fine, you've done everything Brianna told you to do by getting her pacifiers ... I mean who'd have thought a pacifier reduces the risk of cot death?" Elliot whispered not wanting to wake Angel up.

"I know, but what ... I don't know what I'd do if I lost her now." Olivia whispered but Elliot could hear the crack of a cry in her voice and could tell she'd gotten teary even if he couldn't see the tears building in her eyes.

"She's going nowhere Liv, she's healthy, she's strong and she's happy with you. Come on put her down and come to bed." He whispered gently as he caressed her shoulders relaxing her as much as he could.

She gently bent her head and dropped a light kiss on Angel's head before placing her down in the bassinette. She then got into bed with Elliot and he wrapped her up in his arms.

"This is weird." She laughed gently.

"What is?" He asked dropping a kiss on the back of her head.

"Ten weeks ago I was just Olivia, now I'm cuddled up in bed with the man of my dreams and I have a kid, the only other thing I've ever wanted." She explained as she gave his arms a gentle squeeze.

"All good things come to those who wait Liv, I never thought I'd be lying here with you even though I wanted it more than anything." He replied.

"I have everything I ever wanted, that's why I'm so terrified, I'm scared I'll lose it all again." She whispered knowing she could tell Elliot the truth because he'd already worked it out for himself.

"Sometimes Liv, you have to enjoy the moment, live like it's your last day and just be happy you have everything for now, if something changes then it changes but I'm going nowhere and neither is Angel."

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Olivia had expected to wake up to Angel crying but when her eyes finally flickered open it was to her phone ringing the familiar ring tone she'd set for Don Cragen. She didn't answer it as she jumped out of bed to find Angel's bassinette empty and Elliot nowhere to be seen. She rushed into the living room and found him feeding her on the couch and smiled.

"You going to answer that?" He asked without looking at her.

"Oh yeah." She laughed before going back into her bedroom with her phone so she wouldn't disturb Angel. "Benson." She spoke into the handset. "What?" She listened intently as Cragen gave her some details down the phone. "No, no I'll be there soon. Bye."

Olivia hung up the phone and walked into the living room as calmly as she could even though her heart was hammering inside her chest. Elliot looked at her and he knew something was wrong by how pale her naturally olive skin had gone.

"Olivia what is it?" He asked.

"Cragen called uh," She frowned as she stumbled on finding the right words to tell Elliot what her Captain had said. "They uh, they got a call, they ... they found Gladys." Olivia explained.

"What? Where is she? Is she asking about Angel?" Elliot asked hurriedly as he finished burping Angel and nestled her back in his arms.

"No ... No she's ... Elliot they found Gladys' body, she's dead."

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Two hours later and Olivia and Elliot were walking into the precinct. Olivia had luckily bought a baby carriage suitable for carrying the oxygen tank as soon as she'd been told that Angel would need to be on oxygen for a long time. When they were in the elevator Elliot gave Olivia's hand a gentle squeeze before letting go, they didn't want their co-workers to find out about their relationship in this way.

"Olivia." Cragen said as soon as they entered the bullpen.

"What happened?" Olivia asked as she lifted Angel from the carriage into her arms being careful not to tangle or catch the oxygen pipe.

"Rape homicide." Cragen replied.

"Where was she found?" Olivia asked wanting to know all the details.

"In an alley off a hundred and eleventh street." Cragen told her honestly knowing why she was asking.

"Tox screen?" Olivia asked.

"We haven't got the results back yet Liv." He replied.

"She was hooking again wasn't she?" Olivia continued her mind in overdrive.

"Yeah." Cragen nodded.

Olivia sighed and blinked back the tears in her eyes, she was sure that Gladys had really gone away to get some help and that she would have come back a better woman, but she hadn't gone anywhere, she'd gone straight back to doing what she had always done.

"Is that my great niece?"

Olivia spun around her heart hammering inside her chest.

"Mrs Dalton." Olivia replied unsure what to do.

"Is that my great niece?" She asked again hobbling over.

"Yes." Olivia answered.

Elliot watched, knowing that she was petrified about what was going to happen.

"What's her name?" Mrs Dalton asked as she scooped her hair behind her ear.

"Angel. Angel Nadina." Olivia replied nervously wondering what the woman would think.

"Ah Gladys always had a wild imagination choosing such a strange name." She replied with a smile on her face.

"Gladys didn't chose it, I did." Olivia told her firmly.

"Oh." Mrs Dalton replied. "It's a nice name. I'm guessing I'll be taking her now then."

"Actually you won't be Mrs Dalton." Cragen said stepping to stop her from trying to take Angel from Olivia's arms.

"Why not? Gladys has died, I'm her great aunt, she has no one else." Mrs Dalton replied in surprise.

"Gladys passed on power of attorney to Detective Benson, if you want custody you'll have to take Detective Benson through the court to get custody." Cragen explained and he knew that Olivia's heart was hammering inside her chest.

"I have to ... I have ... what? You're telling me I have to go to court to get custody of my own great niece? My own flesh and blood?" Mrs Dalton asked in shock.

"Yes, Gladys wanted Angel to be with Detective Benson, and that's where she's been for the past nine weeks, Angel is a very sick baby Mrs Dalton and the best place for her is with Detective Benson." Cragen explained, he wasn't going to stand back and watch the woman take Angel from Olivia, he'd help her fight.

"Fine, well I guess I will see you in court Detective." Mrs Dalton replied.

"Yes you will, because Angel belongs with me, she's poorly, she may even be disabled, she isn't going to become a pay check for you." Olivia told her firmly, she knew that Mrs Dalton had no interest in raising Angel, she just wanted the pay check she could get for taking care of her.

"I resent that Detective, I just want to bring up my great niece seeing as my niece is dead." Mrs Dalton replied before turning on her heels and hobbling off.

Olivia swallowed and looked at Cragen, then Elliot and then at the tiny baby sleeping in her arms. She knew there was going to be a fight ahead of her, she had to prove that she was a better caregiver and mother to Angel than her own flesh and blood would be.

"Olivia." Elliot whispered.

"What?" She asked turning to look at him.

"We need to get a lawyer." He told her firmly. "We need to get the best."

"Langan." Olivia replied. "We need Langan."

Dun dun. So next chapter is the meeting between Olivia, Trevor Langan and Elliot.