Three days later, 28th February, 9 am

"Hi Olivia" Trevor says. Hi Trevor " she smiles up at him.

"How are you?"

"Fine."

Good," he nods and walks away to his the Captains office.

Olivia shakes her head in exasperation and turns back to work. He's becoming quite obvious with his attentions now though, thankfully, only when they're on their own. She's sure the rest of the team have picked up on it. Surprisingly, however, it doesn't bother her. When he asks how she is every day, he's asking about their child not just about her, and she finds it endearing rather than overwhelming as she would have done in the past.

She glances to Cragen's office and catches him watching her before he smiles sheepishly and turns back to talk to the Captain. It isn't unusual to find him doing so even before she'd discovered her pregnancy. She still can't quite believe that it had taken her almost two months to notice it. Of course, her periods have never been particularly regular, and when she'd missed the first one in January, she'd just assumed that she hadn't ovulated that month. After all, it had happened to her before, and to be honest, she'd been so convinced that she and Trevor hadn't had sex that she didn't even consider the possibility that she might be pregnant until she'd missed her second period.

Her memories from that night are pretty much non-existent. She has vague recollections, blissful feelings really without images, of them touching and kissing, but nothing more than that. Of course, she'd been naked which, in retrospect, should have aroused her suspicions,She'd just assumed that they'd done something, but not everything. It was stupid really that she hadn't gone to the doctor anyway, but she can't really find it in herself to regret her decision. She does really want to have this baby their baby. It's the kind of thing that she'd never have been able to go through with if she'd planned it. She can think of too many reasons not to, but now that she has it, she's truly thrilled about it.

It's just a shame really that she can't remember much. She wants to be able to remember that night in great detail because... well, because it's Trevor. She's enjoying the closeness between them that has sprung up as a result of her pregnancy. It seems to have done away with a lot of the awkwardness that still lingered. She wonders briefly if Trevor remembers more than she does about that night and then dismisses the idea quickly as it causes her undue embarrassment. Even if he does, it doesn't matter. She's already decided that she wants him. She wants a life with Trevor and she's determined to build it. Slowly but surely, she'll fix her own life so that there's room in it for Harry and their child. Theirs is going to be a happily ever after kind of story, she'd decided the day after she'd found out about the baby. It's something she's never really believed in before but that is what she's going to do, she thinks as she turns her mind back to work.

Across the room, Fin smiles and goes to find Casey. "I think you did it," he grins.

"Did what?"

"Trevor and Olivia. That's the fourth time this week that I've seen him seek her out when he's entered the precient and he's been watching her much more than usual."

"Yes, it's rather odd. For six weeks, there was nothing and then this week... Something's changed."

"Perhaps Olivia is finally comfortable with more obvious attentions in the squad room."

"Perhaps," she replies and moves off to do some work with Amanda.

One week later, 5th March, 2 pm

The doctor walks in and says hello to Olivia and Trevor."Trevor Langan pleased to meet you. Shaking the doctor's hand.

"The father?" she asks after glancing down at the form Olivia had already filled in and dropped off last week.

"Yes."

"Good. Welcome. Now, Olivia, Joan has already weighed you and measured your blood pressure. Everything seems fine at this stage. The urine and blood samples you gave us will be sent in for analysis and we'll ring you with the results. I have some information for you on the kinds of things you should be doing, what you should eat, what you should avoid in terms of food and exercise, that kind of thing." Olivia nods and the doctor continues.

"I know how many weeks," Ruth blushes and glances at Trevor "We only... that is..."

"What Olivia is trying to say, Doctor," Trevor helps her out, "is that she and I are colleagues and friends, but are not currently in a relationship. We had a little too much to drink at the office Christmas party and, well... the rest, as they say, is history."

"I see," the doctor nods. "Well, that makes it easier to establish a due date at least, which is the 16th of September, yes?" Olivia nods and the doctor turns to Trevor. "Given that you are present today, Mr. Langan, I take it that you are willing to help Olivia through this pregnancy and with your child?"

"Yes."

"I ask because it is important for you Olivia to have proper support during your pregnancy, but especially during delivery and after the baby's born. Giving birth is a wonderful, but exhausting experience, and you will need to rest afterwards. Are you wanting Trevor to be there through everything that you are going to go through during and afterwards like to help you plan the birth you want, support you through labour, and after the baby's born, help with the shopping, cooking, taking care of the baby while you sleep, helping you if you have any trouble nursing your newborn, that kind of thing. Olivia nods.

"Okay, good. Our clinic works on a team basis, so it will be unlikely that you'll see the same doctor or midwife throughout your ante-natal care. Not to worry though, you're in good hands." She smiles at Olivia "Now, would you like me to see if we can pick up a heartbeat?" Olivia nods. "Okay, hop up here and we'll see if we can find this little one." Olivia sits on the end of the examination table. "You don't need to undress, but, if you would pull down your skirt a little and your shirt up, it'll make my job a lot easier. I'll use a hand-held foetal heart monitor."

Much as Trevor wishes to watch, he turns his body so that he can see only Olivia's face, something she's very grateful for. Once she's lying down, the doctor feels around her abdomen gently and then applies a little, cold gel on her tummy before pressing the monitor against it. She moves it around a little and says, "If this is uncomfortable, let me know. We can stop any time you like. Like I said, it isn't always possible to find the baby this early on in the pregnancy. Let's see if this little one will cooperate." She fiddles with the knobs and moves the device around some more as she murmurs, "Come on, sweetheart, Mummy and Daddy want to hear your heart beating." Olivia glances at Trevor. He's smiling and she realises that she is too. It's the first time someone has said those words out loud - mummy and daddy.

A moment later the room is filled with the sound of the baby's heart beating at an incredible speed. The doctor smiles and looks at Olivia. "It's so fast," Olivia whispers.

"Yes, it is, but don't worry, that's normal." She looks at her watch and times the beats for half a minute before declaring, "128 beats per minute. Nice and strong."

Olivia looks at Trevor again takes his hand as their eyes hold each other's as they both smile in delight at hearing their baby's heartbeat for the first time.

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