TITLE: Law & Order – Stolen Moments
AUTHOR: D M Harper.
SUMMARY: First meetings often go horribly awry, leaving bad impressions. A/U
RATING: Rated MA for sexual content
PAIRINGS: ADA Abbie Carmichael & OFC; Detective Olivia Benson & ADA Alexandra Cabot.
DISCLAIMER: This story is the work of an over imaginative mind and the basic wish of many gay women who watch and enjoy certain television shows, to see a little v-vroom between two female characters. I like to dabble with the subtext and do so for fun and not for profit. There is no intent to infringe on the copyright of NBC Universal Television or Dick Wolf. This entertainment does feature consensual sexual interaction between two females, so if you are underage or unable to view due to restrictions in your part of the world, be gone with you and take my sympathy with you. If you find such material offensive, too bad, so sad, you chose to enter this web site of your own free will, hence you have no one to whine to expect yourself - now bugger off!
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Chapter 37
Due to grief, Abbie had to be hospitalised when the baby went into distress. After five days of bed rest, they both stabilised and the AUSA returned to Maureen's home.
Traces of blood splatter, epidermis, minute bone fragments, hair, saliva and vaginal secretions were located during the CSU's painstaking processing of the house belonging to Hyde and all samples were matched to Stephanie's DNA. Lennie went on vacation and he stayed with Abbie at Maureen's as they all tried to deal with the senseless act of murder.
On February first, a memorial service was held for Stephanie with full honours and for most who attended, it was a blur. Afterwards, Jeffrey took Abbie and his mother to Malibu for a break and Abbie officially went on Maternity Leave.
By the end of March, Abbie returned to the home Stephanie had built for her, but the sorrow of her beloved's death hang around her like a veil and depression was a constant visitor. The grieving widow continued to talk to the baby and share everything she knew about Stephanie and she took some small comfort from the interaction.
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Abbie's water broke on April sixteenth at ten fifteen and she calmly called Alex and Olivia. The couple rushed her to hospital and Maureen and Jeffrey arrived shortly thereafter. Abbie's parents were advised via a phone call from Maureen and they left Houston immediately. The couple arrived just in time to witness the birth of their healthy grandson.
The new mother was exhausted after ten hours of labour and cried when her son was placed upon her chest. His hair was jet black and his eyes the same shade of blue as Stephanie's.
"Hello there little man," his mother said. "You look just like your other momma."
Maureen leaned down and kissed Abbie's forehead, "He's got her face and your chin."
"He's perfect," replied Abbie through her tears. "Just like Stephanie."
After Abbie's parents tearfully welcomed the new arrival, mother and baby were moved to a private room. Lennie and Liz visited a short time later and cried unashamedly when they nursed the baby before he was feed and placed in a crib beside Abbie's bed.
Later, Maureen drove the Carmichael's and Jeffrey to her home to sleep while Alex and Olivia faithfully promised to be there at nine in the morning to pick up mother and child.
Lennie kissed Abbie and said, "You did real well."
"Yeah, he's not too bad. I miss her so much Lennie."
"I know sweetie. We'll visit you at home tomorrow. You sleep now, love you."
"Love you both and thanks for being here."
"Goodnight sweetheart," said Liz before kissing Abbie then walking out with an overwrought Lennie.
Abbie looked over to her sleeping son, "Your momma loved you little man and you'll grow up big and strong just like her."
On cue, baby Carmichael-Richards gurgled and his mother smiled.
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