A/N: Hey all! Sorry about the long break… had sooooo much homework (stupid flu… stupid teachers and 'oh we've got a box of work for you'…. I WAS AWAY FOR 3 DAYS!) and like a ton of assignments… so yeah…. Anyway, here's the next chapter… hope you like it! Reference to 'To The Bone' (what I've read about it… STUPID CHANNEL TEN! We're 14 episodes behind… I mean WTF!)

A/N2: For all those who have seen 'A Person Of Interest' (S2) (doubt you haven't seen it lol), I found a song that is practically, as SecretPhoenix678 and I say, an APOI anthem…
Nobody Wins – The Veronicas (http/ NOTICE: For all those Aussie CI fans who don't already know this… Next Sunday (28th May) In The Wee Small Hours part 1&2 is showing on Channel 10 from 8:30pm… FINALLY!

Disclaimer: Don't own them… only own: Det. Marissa Benson, Det. Adam Walters, Kelly Logan, and Jodie and Aaron Goren.

Dedication/s: Alex – OMFG! HOW DARE THEY! Lol…; Justin – Varun mate! LOL! You're so mean… but it's funny…; Shani n Lucy – Hehe go my braces twins!; Emma – I LOOKED LIKE A TARD!; Linzi – Hahahaha bright purple Festiva!; Kiz and Warney – Awww guys its okay… Stupid Mr. Snelling… first: he owns a chicks car… second: he yelled at you… lol!; Soph – Andy and Simon! We rule hun…; Cinta – LLAMA!

Chapter 25: You Say Gunshot, I Say Child Services

Alex lay in the hospital bed, holding her newborn daughter in her arms, smiling gently as she watched her two boys sleeping in the chair next to the bed. Looking down at her daughter, she smiled even wider as her baby's tiny brown eyes opened, and looked up at her mother inquisitively, then yawned, her tiny face wrinkled up. Alex placed her index finger in her daughter's hand, Jodie gripping onto it with both of her little hands, her fingers wrapping tightly around Alex's much larger one. Bobby, who was now awake, watched as his wife and daughter bonded, Alex's eyes filling with tears of joy at just watching Jodie.

'She's a spitting image of her mother…' He whispered, Alex looking up at him.

'Just like our little guy's a miniature of his daddy…' Alex said quietly, not wanting to wake Aaron up. Bobby looked down at his son, kissing his dark curls gently.

'She… she's so tiny, Al…' He said, resting a hand on Alex's arm, needing to feel the closeness of his wife.

'I know… but she's so perfect… my baby girl…' Alex whispered, tears rolling down her cheeks.

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--2 days later--

'Welcome home, angel…' Bobby whispered into his wife's ear, as he helped her and their newborn daughter into the house, Aaron toddling next to them, carrying his Bob the Builder bag. Alex looked around. They had kept the house completely spotless. She walked into Jodie's nursery, gasping.

'You… you guys finished painting it!' She said breathlessly, taking in the soft pink walls that weren't there the day she went into labour.

'Well… Jodie needed a bedroom… so Aaron and I got stuck into it these past few days to make it livable again…' He said, hugging her gently. She looked up at him, tears in her eyes. 'What's with the tears, baby?'

'I… I'm just so happy…' She whispered, leaning into his embrace, careful of their tiny daughter.

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'Mike?' Carolyn called from the kitchen to her husband, who was in the lounge room playing with their daughter, who was happily pointing to different objects in the room from her bouncer.

'Yeah, kiddo?' He replied, picking Kelly up and walking into the kitchen, to find his wife standing there holding a file, looking angry as hell.

'I can't believe this!' She almost screamed, her eyes burning.

'What's wrong, Carey?' He asked, putting Kelly and the bouncer on the floor, keeping a close eye on her, then walking over to his now shaking wife, holding her arms gently.

'I… I can not believe that they're doing this…' She whispered, her voice shaking almost as much as her body.

'Hey, angel… you gotta tell me what's wrong…' He said, trying to keep her calm enough to talk.

'They… they're trying…. Trying to take your badge…. They… they've even called… ACS…' She said, crying gently. He pulled her into his arms, rubbing her back softly.

'Hey… they're not getting my badge… and no way in hell are they gonna take our daughter away from us…' He whispered into her hair, kissing it gently, then playing with her hair.

'Wh…what if they do!' She cried, the tears flowing freely down her olive-toned cheeks.

'They're not going to, Carey… I promise you that they're not taking our baby away from us…' He mumbled, kissing her forehead. He carefully let her go, bent down and picked Kelly up, then stood back up, placing his daughter into her mothers arms. 'Kelly's gonna grow up with us…We're not gonna lose her… There's no reason for them to take her away…'

'They're gonna try…' She sobbed, stroking her daughters cheeks.

'Then let them try…' He whispered, holding his wife and daughter in his arms, hoping that he was right…

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'Benson!' Deakins called from his office, causing Marissa to almost have a fit. She stood up and stormed over to the office, much to the amusement of her partner.

'What!' She almost screamed, slamming the door and sitting down.

'Don Cragen wants you over at SVU… now…'

'Okay… Lemme tell Adam and we'll be over there ASAP…' She said, standing up.

'No… Not Walters… just you…' He said, and she sighed.

'Fine…'

'And before you ask why… Olivia's asked for a new partner, and he wants you to find out why before he writes up the reports…' She sighed and stood in the doorway.

'Can do…'

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'Mike!' Carolyn shouted yet again from the kitchen. Mike walked in, rubbing at his eyes.

'Carey… it's 7 in the morning… and it's a Sunday… what could you possibly want?' He asked, noticing the tears rolling down her cheeks and the massive smile. She held up a letter and started to cry harder.

'It… it's okay… they… they're not taking Kelly…' She sobbed, falling into his arms. He hugged her tightly, kissing the top of her head, and smiling widely.

'I promised you that they wouldn't take our angel away from us…' He mumbled, and she looked up, her brown eyes filled with tears.

'I… I love you…' She whispered, kissing him gently. He pulled her closer, rubbing soothing circles on her back.

'Not as much as I love you… You… you're keeping me together through all of this…'

'So you're saying I'm glue?'

'…not really…' She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, nuzzling into him.

'It'll be okay… in a few months everything will be normal again…' Boy… was she wrong…

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A/N: Thanks all! Lovin ya! Love Amz! REVIEWS!