Watching TV was getting harder and harder for Amanda. The woman was so tired and wanted to sleep but she so deeply wanted to stay awake until her daughter's arrival. Carisi watched her slowly close her eyes to only open them quickly as soon as they had shut. He hoped that Olivia would arrive soon since Amanda clearly needed to rest. He had tried many times to tell her to go take a nap but she never agreed.

Fortunately, they didn't have to wait much longer before someone came knocking on Carisi's door. "I got it," Carisi said standing up.

"It has to be Jesse, I'm coming," Amanda sleepily said.

He didn't want to argue so he turned to walk towards the door. He opened the door with Amanda not far behind him.

"Hey, Liv. Come in," he said stepping back and Amanda doing the same.

Once Olivia had posed the car seat on the floor, the young mother rushed to her child even though it hurt. Olivia and Carisi watched their colleague but quickly understood that she was in pain.

"Hey, why don't you go sit down and I bring her to you?" Sony asked hating to see her in pain.

"I'm fine." She tried to lift Jesse, who was happily waving at her mother, but could barely lift the baby an inch high before she had to put her back down.

"Come on, Amanda, let us help you," the lieutenant joined in. Not waiting for any answers, the older woman softly grabbed both elbows of her detective and helped her up. "Come on, let's go sit for a while."

Amanda followed knowing that she would indeed need their help if she wanted to hold her daughter soon. Olivia brought Amanda back in the living room while Carisi took care of getting Jesse out of her car seat.

When both women were seated, Carisi came in with a whimpering baby in his arms. " She wants to see her mother as much as her mother wants to see her," Carisi said smiling. He handed her her baby and sat down on a chair, leaving his female colleagues on his couch.

The baby had stopped whimpering as soon as she was put in her mother's embrace and now she was almost falling asleep. Even though it hurt to hold Jesse, Amanda wouldn't let go. She needed to see that after all this her baby was still safe.

After a while of silence, the mother started to shift in her seat. Being tired and in pain wasn't a good mix at all and her head started pounding. Olivia sensed her subordinate's discomfort and grew worried, " Are you okay? You just turned even whiter. I think you should take a nap."

" Yeah, now that Jesse's here, why don't you go take a nap in my bed? You need to rest," Carisi added.

Amanda wanted to protest but her head was pounding so badly that she could think straight. She slightly nodded and Carisi took it as his cue to take the baby in his arms, careful not to hurt Amanda in the process. The lieutenant helped her detective up once again but, this time, put an arm around Amanda's waist since she seemed to be a little unsteady on her feet. "Where's the bedroom?"

"At the end of the hallway," Carisi said trying to reassure the baby that everything was alright.

Once the women reached the room, Olivia helped Amanda to sit down on the bed. "Do you want to sleep in those clothes or you want to put on something else?"

Amanda considered it for a while but decided that since she was dress in an oversized t-shirt and sweat pants she decided to stay that way. "I'm good."

Olivia helped her put to covers on and sat on the edge of the bed. " You okay there?" Olivia asked when she saw Amanda's tormented eyes.

"Where is he?" she quietly asked.

"Who?" the older woman was a bit lost.

Amanda felt stupid for asking this, she knew she was safe here. At least, safe from Declan. He couldn't get to her here. "Nevermind..."

"No, Amanda, I can see there's something tormenting you. Who are you talking about?"

"Declan," she blurted out.

"He's at the station and he not getting out anytime soon. Don't worry about him, we've got your back," she softly smiled. "Now get some sleep."

Amanda didn't want to close her eyes. She knew that the nightmares would come and that she wouldn't be able to sleep afterwards. That was what had happened with Patton. The younger one didn't have the time to respond before Olivia stood up and closed the light on the nightstand. Darkness fell upon the room and she made her way out. Amanda was left alone in the dark room. She couldn't even tell that they were in the middle of the afternoon. She kept her eyes open for as long as she could but soon they slowly closed and fell asleep.

Once Olivia had left the room, she went to rejoin Carisi and Jesse in the living room. " She worried about Declan," the seasoned detective stated.

"She shouldn't be. He won't be able to make bail does he?" the man asked a bit worried.

"Well, I don't think he will but we never know. He's a superior in the force and has been for a couple of years. Judge might take that into consideration," she spoke truthfully.

"What if they let him go and that he comes after her and Jesse again? We can let that happened."

"We did our job, it's out of our hands now. We can do anything about it. But if he gets out, we'll figure something out to keep them both safe," she said approaching Carisi to softly rub Jesse's head. The baby had finally calmed down and was now starting dozing off to sleep. "Do you need help or anything before I leave?"

"No, I'm good. Thanks for bringing her here," he said walking his boss to the door.

"Alright then, take care of Amanda, she looks exhausted," she shared her worries about her detective.

"I know, I will," Carisi said firmly.

Olivia let herself out and he closed the door with the baby in his arms. " It's just you and me again

"I guess it's just you and me again,hein?" the tall man spoke to the infant.

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