Letting Go

Spoilers: Season 1, Season 2, Season 3(Olivia, The Box, The Plateau, Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep, Amber 31422, 6955 kHz, The Abducted, Entrada, Marionette).

Disclaimer: If I owned Fringe...Olivia would have made it home with Peter in Over There Part 2 instead of this insanity.


The next morning, after writing a note to Walter that he'd be back to pick him up to take him to the lab, Peter walked to Olivia's only to get half way and find her on her morning run, running towards him.

He found it amazing that even in winter joggers, coat and toboggan that she looked utterly breathtaking not to mention a little sexy. Olivia smiled as she came to a stop, he chuckled.

"You know its funny, I was on my way to see you."

"And I was on my way to see you," she smirked, "I've already ran far enough so maybe we should head back and talk to Walter."

Peter looked at her, "how far exactly?"

"Four miles," she looked at him, "why?"

Peter shook his head, somehow amazed she had ran four miles and wasn't out of breathe but then again he had to remind himself that it was Olivia and not some other woman. She was a former marine, was a tough FBI agent and could fight her way through an alternate universe so four miles was small beans to her.

"Let's head back, I'll make breakfast...although I'm pretty sure I'll need an entire bottle of whiskey before this is over with and no you can't have any."

Olivia shrugged, "you know what to get me once the baby is born."


Peter chuckled and looked at her, finding her smirking. They found Walter coming out of the living room and walking to the kitchen. "Walter I'm back, Olivia's with me."

Walter looked at Olivia and smiled, instantly pulling her into a hug before anyone could stop it. "Welcome to the family my dear."

"I thought I was family." She looked at him and the elderly man chuckled.

"I mean the Bishop family, soon enough you'll be one of us."

Peter shook his head, "Walter! Look I'm going to make breakfast, try not to run her out of the house while I do so. After breakfast we need to talk to you about something extremely important."

Olivia smiled, "I have him...we'll play Candyland while we wait, come on Walter."


They sat down to eat later and Olivia found herself hungry, having two servings of eggs, bacon, toast and oranges. Afterwards they all sat down in the living room and Peter tried to figure out how to talk to Walter before he jumped to the conclusion that Olivia was pregnant with child...biological at least to him.

"Walter, Olivia needs to ask you something and before you jump to conclusions it has nothing to do with me so just get rid of that idea now." He looked at Olivia, taking her hand. "Go ahead baby."

Olivia leaned forward and looked at Walter, "I read over your notes concerning Cortexiphan subjects and pregnancy...was there or has there been a pregnancy with a Cortexiphan subject?"

"One but the pregnancy was terminated before any further thought could be given...the subject thought the child was a demon inside of her, because of the abilities the fetus was exhibiting. I told Belly not to test on adults, especially adult women but he didn't listen." He looked at her, "are you looking to become pregnant...I get a grandchild?"


Peter shook his head, "Walter I said this has nothing to do with me."

"I'm pregnant Walter and my baby is doing things I can't explain...as if it senses what I'm thinking or planning to do."

"You're pregnant...from your time on the other side?"

Olivia nodded, "yes, I'm ten weeks pregnant but when I went for an abortion three weeks ago they said I wasn't pregnant, the blood test and ultrasound were negative. However when I went to the doctor to determine if I had miscarried, they said I was pregnant and the ultrasound showed a healthy fetus. My question is...can a Cortexiphan positive baby do that, manipulate things around it?"

"It is possible, however the simplest of all is telepathy, have you heard the child?"


Olivia shook her head, "the brain isn't developed enough to speak."

"I have," Peter looked at Walter and Olivia looked at him, "she's spoken to me...telepathically four blocks away. Before I fell asleep last night she said goodnight to me and before that at Olivia's, she said she loved you and would protect you." He looked at Olivia, "its a girl."

"Cortexiphan can speed up brain development," Walter looked at her, "that is why your senses are unparallel and your memory is sharp. The Cortexiphan could have developed the fetal brain enough to allow for telepathy and also manipulation. Belly told the subject at her pregnancy that the rule book of pregnancy is thrown out the window...there is no such thing as normal."

Olivia nodded, "so what can I expect?"

"Its unknown, your baby is showing signs of abilities from the womb...we are in uncharted territory my dear."


Be okay Mommy.

Olivia looked down and then at Peter and Walter, Peter was chuckling. "See I told you, she's just like you...stubborn and beautiful."

Daddy love us, we okay Mommy.

She looked at Peter who put his hands up, "don't look at me, she claimed me not the other way around. She's been calling me that since last night...in fact that was her first word to me..."

Olivia smiled and let her hand rest on her abdomen, "yes, everything will be okay baby girl."

No hate me Mommy?

"Never, never hate you."

Me love you Mommy, love you and Daddy.

That made her chuckle and look at Peter, "so she claimed you huh?"

"Apparently, I tried to tell her but she's like you...she doesn't listen."

Olivia chuckled, "good, you need another one of me to keep you on your toes." Peter groaned and Olivia laughed at his response. "And keep you in line."


A/N: Next we go back to the first chapter, Olivia and Peter in the lab ten months in the future. Yes the baby has been born and we will get a glimpse of her.