Introducing, Misha Green

Ed closed the door to the interrogation room and watched through the mirror with Van Buren and ADA Rubirosa. He was in a pissy mood. He had been back at work for a week, and he didn't want to be there. Especially not with an ugly mug like the man Cassidy was currently interrogating.

His lieutenant had given him two weeks leave while Olivia recovered in the hospital for a couple days, then came home for bed rest. Bed rest it wasn't, because they were at the hospital every day for the entire day. At times he did take Liv home for rest, but either he went back to the hospital on his own or someone else took a shift. His mom was visiting, so she would go, or Kennedy or Bobby. The new parents had wanted someone they knew in the hospital building at all times as long as their daughter was there.

They had brought Misha home when she was a week and a half old, and the second half of that week ended too quickly for Ed. He wanted to stay home, but knew that someone needed to work. Olivia was on leave for as long as she needed, as instructed by her captain. So while Ed was stuck looking after this piece of scum, his mother and wife were at home with his daughter. Being the man sure sucked at times.

"The sooner you break this guy, the sooner you go home," Van Buren hinted.

"Won't talk to me," he grumbled. "Least she's getting somewhere." They all watched as Nina talked gently to the guy and the perp was very slowly cracking, giving into the "sweet female cop" thing.

After only ten minutes, the man broke down crying, his head on the table. "I didn't mean to kill her, I swear! It just happened."

Nina put a comforting hand to the man's shoulder. "I can see that you're sorry. Why don't you tell me what happened?"

"Has he asked for a lawyer?" Rubirosa asked.

"No."

"His rights were read?"

"Yea. He said he didn't need a lawyer," Ed nodded.

"Good," she replied, as they watched it carry on.

"I told her it was my story. My idea. But she didn't listen! No one listens to me," he was sobbing like Ed's daughter had just that morning.

"I'm listening to you, Sam," Nina assured.

"You're so nice," the man looked up at her. "Not like Laura. She just ignored me. So I picked up the vase, and I hit her. And she was dead! I didn't mean to! I didn't-" his head fell to the table in louder sobs.

Ed shook his head, the guy was pathetic. The door opened behind him and he glanced over his shoulder. A middle aged man looked around, took a look at the interrogation room, and glared at Ed, Rubirosa, and Van Buren. "I don't think so." He pushed into the room.

"Stop. You're done talking to him," he barked at Nina. "Sam, shut up."

"A lawyer in shining armour," Van Buren muttered. Nina walked out of the room and the four walked into the squad room.

"You did great," Rubirosa told Nina. "There's no way that confession can be thrown out." Nina, proud of herself, hid her smile by going for a cup of coffee.

"Alright Ed," Van Buren sighed, but was smiling slightly. "Get that paperwork outta the way and you can go home."

Ed grinned and went to sit at his desk. Rubirosa, waiting to speak with Sam's lawyer, followed him. "I don't think I've had the chance to give you my congratulations," she said. "Jack sends his as well."

"Thank you," Ed nodded.

"How is it so far? Being a Dad?"

"Exhausting, thrilling, terrifying...the greatest feeling of my life."

She smiled, unable to resist his good mood. "I can see that."

Nina settled into her desk across from Ed's. "Don't you want to hear about how cute she was when she sneezed?" She asked in a teasingly shocked tone.

Ed gave her a look. "You get the baby stories from now on. Get over it."

She laughed. "I guess it's only fair, after all I've told you about my nieces and nephews."

Rubirosa leaned against Ed's desk. "How's your wife doing? I hear the birth was a little rough on her."

"Good, she's good. Healing, getting stronger. My mom is there making sure of that. I'm starting to wonder if she's going to move in." But he was still grinning.

Two officers took Sam, in cuffs, past the detectives, and his lawyer and Rubirosa stepped aside to talk. When he left, she walked back over. "Well, he's off to his office to stew over a way to get the confession thrown out."

"Good luck," Ed said.

Nina nodded, then caught sight of something past Ed's shoulder. She smiled. "Hey Green," she gave a nod. He turned around and spotted his wife and mother coming onto the floor, pushing the stroller. His grin returned and he got up and walked over to them.

"Hi," he kissed Olivia's cheek, his mother's cheek, then knelt down to the stroller. He turned the stroller to face him and looked in. "Hi babygirl," he said to his daughter. "Did you come to visit your Daddy?" He went to reach his hands in, but his mom kicked his shin.

"I don't think so!" She rifled through the diaper bag she was holding and handed him some hand sanitizer. "Heaven knows what kind of filth is on you! Honestly, son." He took the hand sanitizer and cleaned his hands. He knew better than to talk back to her. He picked up Misha and stood up.

"Hi," he said, bouncing her. "I think you got bigger today, and prettier, too." Misha stared at him, her arms waving just a bit. He took her over to his desk. "This is where Daddy works every day," he told her, showing his desk. "And this is Daddy's partner, Nina. Say hi."

Nina stepped over, but was quickly stopped by Ed's mom and the hand sanitizer. Once her hands were clean, she stood next to Ed. "She is gorgeous," she said with a smile. "You are," she told Misha.

"And this is Daddy's friend, Ms. Rubirosa," he told Misha, as Rubirosa came closer. She still kept her distance, though, not much of a kid person. Before his mom could say anything, she held out her hands for a squirt of hand sanitizer. Even though she had no intentions of touching the kid. "And the germ-sergent here would be my mom," he told everyone. His mom smiled warmly and proudly as she went around and shook people's hands, announcing that she was Nana. And giving every person in the room a squirt of hand sanitizer, just in case they planned on getting near her granddaughter. Olivia stuck to Ed's side, being introduced to whomever she didn't know.

Van Buren came out of her office at the racket and looked the scene over. "Let me see this girl," she said. Ed walked over to his lieutenant with Misha (of course Nana Green got to Van Buren first with the hand sanitizer), and introduced them.

"Misha, this is Daddy's boss. Her name is Lieu."

Van Buren rolled her eyes, but laughed. "Beautiful," she commented.

"Would you like to hold her?" Olivia asked, stepping over.

"Well...why not," the Lieutenant shrugged. "It's something I haven't done in a very long time." Ed carefully handed Misha over, and Van Buren held the baby and looked down at her.

"How's it going at home?" She asked Olivia.

"We're all getting used to it. We're all tired," she smiled. "But we're having so much fun."

"I'm sure you are. But you do know that you will never be alone again? You're never gonna sleep again, either," Van Buren warned.

"Amen," Nana Green nodded.

Olivia nodded. "I've been starting to realize that."

"Nothing will ever be the same," Van Buren added.

Ed left the Mommies alone to talk...Mommy talk, and passed through his co-workers as they all patted his back and congratulated him. Many of the men were giving him thumbs up and telling him he "did good".

It was an hour before he was able to get out of there, but when they all left he was in a great mood. "Can we go to the toy store?" He asked, excitedly, as he walked them to the car.

"Not now, honey," both his mother and wife said at the same time. He frowned as the baby was loaded in, and he helped his mom into the passenger seat.

"I'll follow you home," he said to Olivia, giving her a kiss before she got in the drivers seat. He watched them pull away, and went for his car. His wife and mother had become friends and were ganging up on him. Life was going to be interesting from there on out.