"You ready to meet your son"? Dr. Lockhart asks them and Amanda grips Sonny's hand.
"Okay momma, let's give this one more push".
Amanda nods and looks over at Sonny. "You got this Rollins"...he counts to the contraction.
"Push"!
Amanda is gripping Sonny's hand, and she's beyond exhausted, but she gives it everything she's got and then….. it's done.
They hear the cries immediately and Dr. Lockhart holds up a beautiful baby boy.
They didn't even have time for Sonny to shower, or have his leg checked. Within an hour of arriving at the hospital, Amanda had their son, Dominick Carisi III.
Amanda looks at her husband, and sees the sheer joy on his face when he holds their son for the first time, tears streaming down his face, she laughs because she knows she's crying too. He places their son on her chest and their eyes meet.
"We did it". She tells him.
"You did it". He corrects her. "You are the strongest, most beautiful woman…I'm completely and totally in awe of you Amanda Rollins".
"Amanda Carisi". She corrects him, and they both laugh. No one's gotten used to that yet.
"I think there's a whole gaggle of people out in the waiting room". Dr. Lockhart tells them.
"You might wanna go give them the news".
Carisi realizes his parents, his sisters, they're all out there after thinking he was gone. He's torn. Doesn't want to leave Amanda, but he needs to show them he's okay.
"Go". Amanda smiles at him, holding baby Dominick on her chest, "And come right back to me….to us".
He bends down and kisses her forehead, then the baby's.
"I love you". She tells him before he goes.
"I love you".
One of the nurses has to help him, he can't put any weight on that leg, and he still hasn't let anyone near him to check it.
As soon as he's through the door to the waiting room, Serafina Carisi has her arms around her only son, crying.
"Ma…..ma I can't breathe". He laughs and his father comes over to hug both of them. They have to pry Serafina off of him so his sisters can get in there, and she stands to the side just crying her eyes out.
Once everyone has had a turn, his mother takes him in her arms again.
"Your Amanda…..she never gave up". Sonny holds his mom tighter. "She knew, Sonny. Knew you were alive and refused to let anyone believe any different".
"She got Stabler to bring down the entire United States Marine Corp to get you outta there". She tells him.
Sonny looks up to see Olivia and Elliot standing next to Bella. Noah has his arms around his mother and Elliot has his arm around her too. Sonny raises one eyebrow to Olivia who rolls her eyes at him, but smiles.
"Yea, about that". Sonny motions for his father to get his mother again so he can talk to Elliot.
"I don't know how to thank you…to"...
"No thanks needed. Thank Amanda. She must've called Sergeant Bell a thousand times demanding to get a message to me".
"Well….mid-labor Amanda made me promise we would ask you first…..if you'd be Dominick's godfather". Sonny looked over at Olivia. "And of course, we want you to be his godmother".
"I'd be honored". Elliot sounds choked up, as he shakes Carisi's hand. Liv tears up and pulls Sonny into her arms.
"Daddy"'!
Sonny lets go of Liv and sees Jesse and Billie running towards him with Beth Anne following behind.
Sonny bends down, not caring how much it hurts and lets his girls barrel into him. Tears stream down his face as he hugs them fiercely.
Finally he lets go. "You girls ready to meet your baby brother"?
"He's here"?! Jesse's eyes are huge.
"He is. Come on".
Sonny hugs Beth Anne and promises they'll all get a chance to meet Dominick, but first he wants to bring his girls back.
When they come back to the hospital room, Dominick is all cleaned up and nestled against Amanda's breast. Quietly nursing. Amanda's eyes get big and she grins at the girls.
Sonny picks each of them up and sets them on the hospital bed next to their mother. They ooh and ah over the beautiful baby boy. Sonny leans against the bed, his arm around Amanda. The five of them. A family.