AN: Ok, for those of you who don't know me or didn't know- I love song fics. So this chappy is musical! Um. I still can't decide if the song I chose was right or not, but I'm having a small obsession for Rhianna music recently, so I had this itchy urge to use the "Umbrella" song. It definitely fit my original idea, sooo I hope you all enjoy.
The Umbrella
"Take my hand."
Olivia was dripping with sweat. She was barely conscious.
She looked up at Elliot from the hospital bed with frightened eyes.
He smiled at her with the confidence she needed to give the last few final pushes.
She grabbed Elliot's hand. The weight of the dark night was starting to break. Rays of sunlight seeped through the window as she took one big final gasp and pushed with every once of energy left in her body.
When the sun shines
We'll shine together
It was the moment she'd waited for.
Time stood still as she numbly forced her little girl into the world.
The doctor urged her to give one more push and Olivia looked at Elliot, who squeezed her hand and said, almost as if he were stuck in slow motion
", I told you I'll be here forever."
Olivia's head slumped over, allowing him to take control for a second while she vaguely blacked out. Elliot's face came in and out of focus.
I'll always be your friend
Took an oath
I'mma stick it out 'till the end
She watched his face lift as he looked at the doctor.
The sounds in the room started to morph into waves of inaudible noise as Olivia blinked to stay awake.
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
She wasn't sure if it was the drugs or the lack of energy that caused the surreal flashes, but through all the haze she heard the sound that made her pain all the more worth it.
The wale that only Olivia Benson's daughter could make.
"Wahhh!"
She lifted her head and saw her tiny baby wiggle and squirm her way from the doctor's hands and into the nurse's care.
Olivia closed her eyes and suddenly felt Elliot drop her hand.
"Where are you taking her," she heard him ask.
When she looked up his back was to her. Her arm barely moved to reach for him.
It's raining (raining)
Ooo baby it's raining
baby come into me
Come into me
Somebody touched Olivia's head and she closed her eyes. The light turned to black.
"We're losing her," cried a nurse.
Flash In and Out. Black and white. Thunder. Lightening.
Olivia gasped and opened her eyes. There beside her sat Elliot.
"Liv."
"Where is she," Olivia asked as she felt her stomach and looked around the empty hospital room.
You can run into my Arms
Elliot grabbed her hand and pulled back her stray hair.
"It's okay don't be alarmed"
(Come into Me)
(There's no distance in between our love)
"She's ok?"
Elliot smiled. "She's perfect."
Flash In and Out
Ooo baby it's raining
baby come into me
Elliot pushed Olivia down the hall in a wheel chair, to where the preemie babies slept and cooed in their plastic incubators.
Elliot's family sat around the crib.
Loneliness was something their new sister would never be.
Everyone smiled and greeted the groggy, Mama Benson.
Maureen had been crying for twelve hours straight.
She reached over and grabbed Olivia by the neck. "I have never been so relieved to see your smiling face."
"I love you too, Maureen."
Maureen let go and sighed ", I just can't tell you. I don't know how you do it. Crazy people, and babies, and kidnappings. I almost lost it. And then the labor complications. I'm a mess."
"Maureen, shut up," Dickie said as he pulled her away, opening a space for Olivia's wheel chair to move forward.
The name Benson/Stabler ran across the front of the small crib and Olivia laid her eyes on the sleeping baby for the first time.
She held her hand to her mouth and tears fell from her eyes.
When the sun shines
We'll shine Together
"Oh pretty girl," Olivia gushed. She sat up and placed her hand in the open hole to hold her daughter's itsy baby fingers.
Everyone in the room smiled and sniffed back tearful joy, except for Dickie, who was assigned to take pictures and pictures he took.
Endless flashes and clicks sounded next to the crib as Dickie pushed the camera button at noisome.
Baby come into me
Come into me
The room stood in silence for Olivia's reactions.
Her feeble eyes watched the baby breath and move her lips.
"You are perfect," she sobbed.
Elliot wiped a small tear from his own eye.
He held one of Olivia's hands and knelt beside her.
Ms. Benson wasn't the kind of woman to make a fuss over many things, but children were her weakness.
Seeing her brighten up and melt made Elliot love her even more.
Their little girl seemed to smile at the touch of Olivia's presence. "Mommy's right here sweetheart.
I'll be here forever."
"Olivia Benson? Elliot Stabler?"
Took an oath
gonna stick it out 'till the end
The nurse assigned to their daughter grinned and stood next to them.
"Glad to see you're awake and smiling Olivia."
"Thank you, " Olivia replied as she swooned over her daughter.
"Would you like to hold her?"
Dickie stopped clicking the digital camera and sarcastically reacted. "Hold her? Naw, why would she want to do a thing like that?"
The nurse chuckled and opened the plastic door. "I often wonder why I ask. Habit, I suppose."
Elliot stood up and grabbed the camera from Dickie. "Alright you guys. Why don't you all go take a walk and give Liv a minute with the baby."
They all filed out and the nurse handed Olivia the tiny bundle of new life.
She was so little that Olivia felt like she would smother her in her arms.
The nurse pulled the curtain around the three of them. "Are you going to breast feed?"
Olivia paused in thought.
She remembered a time when she thought this moment would never happen to her. Slowly picking her head up, she confidently nodded. "Yes."
"Great," smiled the nurse. "Let me help you."
Elliot watched the two women go over the precious bond like he'd never seen it done before.
He was still in shock that they had even reached this point of their lives.
He looked down at his wristwatch. Specks of blood still remained on its' face.
The pattern reminded him that just hours ago he was fighting for Olivia's life and almost lost it. They had beaten the storm.
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Ummm-
"Elliot, she's so beautiful," Olivia said beaming for him to come stand next her.
He walked to her and nuzzled his head on her shoulder as he looked down at the rosy cheeks suckling from her motherly form.
"I feel like I'm dreaming," she whispered.
"I think I had this dream once," Elliot whispered back.
"How does it end," Olivia replied.
"I can't tell you. I never woke up."
You have my heart
and we'll never be worlds apart
Baby cause in the Dark
that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because
Elliot tickled his daughter's cheek and she rolled her head and smiled "She has your nose," he softly said.
"How do you figure," Olivia replied in the same gentle hush.
"Because it scrunches when she smiles."
Olivia lightly bumped his head with hers and broke into a full nose-scrunched smile.
You can stand under my Umbr
The nurse came back into the curtains with a clipboard. "Not that there's any rush, but have you two decided on a name?"
Olivia looked at Elliot and they both shrugged hopelessly.
"It was the one thing that we didn't plan," Elliot answered.
"Hey, take your time. Most couples don't know what they want to name the baby until after the first couple of days."
She then opened the curtains on the window and sunlight poured into the room. "It's quiet in here. I'll turn on the TV."
"No, that's not necessa-," Elliot said, but not fast enough.
The nurse flicked on the switched just in time to see the morning news.
"Ex- NYPD Detective, Dani Beck was shot last night when a crazed Federal Agent abducted one of his colleagues, Federal Agent Olivia Benson. We're here with a close friend-"
"You know, can we turn that off," Elliot said as he reached for the remote in the nurse's hand.
"I'm sorry. I had no idea."
"It's ok, " Elliot grinned.
On the television an anchorwoman stood next to a tall man with dark hair.
"Wait," Olivia cried. "That was the man with her at the restaurant."
Elliot stopped. "What?"
"Daniella was a hard worker. I loved her very much and I will miss her everyday."
"That was her partner from the other unit she transferred to," Elliot stated.
Olivia starred at the TV. "Elliot, that's it."
"What's it?"
She looked down at her daughter. "Ella."
Ella ella ella eh eh eh
Under my umbrella
Ella ella ella eh eh eh
"Are you sure," he asked.
He turned and knelt in front of Olivia's wheelchair. The nurse stood with the television remote in her hand.
She couldn't decide if she should turn the television off or leave the two of them alone and let them deal with it on their own.
She decided to stand next to them awkwardly.
Olivia looked up at Elliot and as their eyes met they knew it was the right fit.
"What about your mother's name?"
Olivia tilted her head. "Middle name?"
Without a word they both agreed. Elliot turned to the nurse and took the clipboard from her hands.
He took the pen from the top of the clip and scribbled onto the official paperwork.
"Ella Serena Stabler…"
He stopped and looked up from his handwriting.
" Benson?"
Olivia smirked at him.
"Stabler."
With that he tapped the pen on the brown clipboard in conclusion and gave Olivia that smartass grin of his. "How domestic of you Olivia Benson."
Olivia opened her mouth in jestful shock. "How presumptuous of you Elliot Stabler!"
Elliot handed the clipboard to the nurse without taking his wild excited eyes from Olivia's.
He leaned over his witty wistful wife (or soon to be) and grabbed her lips with his.
He didn't care that the nurse was fidgeting in the corner embarrassed by their public display of affection.
He couldn't be more content knowing that even
When it rained more than ever
They would still have each other
She could stand under his Umbrella
Ella ella ella eh eh eh
Under his umbrella
ella ella ella eh eh eh
AN: sniff, sniff, sniff, do you all smell that??? sniff sniff sniff - smells like Christmas gone bad. OH wait- that's not Christmas --that's me ----Sapp'n out on all of you!
AHHH I love sappy chapters sometimes and that just felt so sappilicious! I need some rage. You all should check out the NEW Will Ferral/ Pearl --it's on www. funny or die .com (Sans the spaces) IT'S HILARIOUS!! Look out Mariska Hargitay, Pearl is large and in charge. She is sweep'n the detective nation people! Love it!! After you're done reviewing----Check it out "Good cop, baby cop". And if you haven't seen "Landlord" you should also watch that out too. That's grade A sketch babies! R&R-- or drop me a line about the Pearl. I love Pearl. That's it- Pearl is gonna make an appearance in this story. I don't know how or when or why- but she just has to!!! Shalom!