A/N: I struggled a little bit with what to write but hopefully everyone likes it!

Jay couldn't even find the words for the emotions that he felt as he stared down into the absolutely perfect face of his brand new daughter. From her tiny little toes to her rounded cheeks, she was absolutely flawless. Her eyes were closed, her long eyelashes resting against her cheeks as she slept in his arms. He never wanted to leave this moment. He tore his eyes from her to gaze at Erin who was smiling as they bonded. He hadn't thought Erin could possibly look more beautiful, but looking her now, he saw this new beauty in her. "You are so incredibly beautiful."

"I look awful." Erin laughed as she gestured down her body. The pain had set in and she felt like a mess. She'd pulled her hair back in a messy ponytail and she wasn't wearing a shred of makeup. Her stomach was covered in stretch marks and she knew that parts of her might never be the same but every bit of the pain and the havoc on her body was worth it.

"Whatever. You're absolutely stunningly gorgeous. Lily definitely has your nose and face shape." Jay leaned over and kissed her. He hadn't thought he could possibly love her any more but after seeing her give birth to her daughter, he found himself loving her even more.

"Ha, well I sure hope she grows out of that!" Erin joked as she realized Jay was right. She'd been staring at Lily for hours now and all she could see was Jay. Lily's eyes were brilliant blue like Jay's and Erin could see Jay's features everywhere.

"Whatever. I hope she always looks as beautiful as you!" Jay rolled his eyes jokingly. Once he had set eyes on Erin the first time, he had stopped noticing the women around him. He was so excited to star raising their daughter together. "Why don't you try to get some sleep?" He knew that their quiet nights at home were about to end.

"Sure. I think the team is coming around three." She looked at the clock on the wall and saw that she still had plenty of time for her to get some rest. After Voight had held Lily, he'd slipped out to let the new family have some time alone. Jay nodded and settled back into the uncomfortable reclining chair with Lily still nestled in his arms. It wasn't long before he was also drifting off. It was only about an hour before Lily stirred in his arms and started to cry.

"I'll take her." Erin also heard Lily's cries and adjusted her gown and shifted so she was in a better position to feed Lily. They were going to try breastfeeding and the first latching had gone well.

"I love her so much." Erin said as Lily started nursing. It was a little uncomfortable but it felt natural. This felt like one of those perfect scenes that only happened in the movies. It felt like every worry and stress in the world had faded away. "I can't believe she's here."

"You did so amazing." Jay just was still in awe. He had texted a few photos to Will who had gotten trapped downstairs and had been unable to come see his new niece yet. "You are going to be an amazing mother."

"Thank you. You're going to be an amazing father." Erin smiled at the words mother and father. She couldn't believe that they applied to her and Jay. Slowly, Lily stopped nursing and fell asleep. Erin smiled as she shifted Lily so that she was more comfortably cradled in her arms. There was a quiet knock at the door and the face of Antonio popped in.

"Hey!" Antonio had a huge grin as he walked in. Atwater, Ruzek, Olinsky, and Burgess followed behind him. Everyone's eyes lit up as they caught sight of Lily. "Oh my God, Jay, Erin, she's beautiful!" He gave Jay a hearty hug and Erin a kiss on her cheek as he looked at Lily. He still remembered when Eva was this little and how he felt when she had been put in his arms.

"Want to hold her?" Erin felt like it would be cutting off one of her arms to let Lily out of her or Jay's arms but she knew that this was just the overprotectiveness in her coming out. Antonio nodded vigorously, grabbing some hand sanitizer before reaching out and taking Lily. Lily didn't stir as Antonio felt his heart melting as he looked in her face. She was the perfect match of Jay and Erin.

"Hey, are you monopolizing the baby?" Atwater said after a few minutes. He wanted to get a turn to hold Lily. Antonio made a disgruntled noise under his throat but he gave one last snuggle to Lily before carefully transferring over to Atwater. Atwater felt his heart melting as he looked at Lily. "You just wait little girl. Your Uncle Atwater is going to spoil you absolutely rotten." He grinned as he stroked Lily's cheek with one finger. He couldn't believe how tiny she was.

"I didn't know you had a sensitive side." Jay laughed at the scene. He knew that Lily was always going to be protected and safe with the team around. After a few minutes, Burgess reached over and Atwater let Burgess hold Lily. Even though Burgess wasn't upstairs with the rest of them, she was one of Erin's closest friends and Atwater's former partner, so she had tagged along with the rest of the team. Gabby, Brett, Kelly, and a few other of the firefighters were going to come by tomorrow. They didn't want to overwhelm Jay or Erin. Erin and Jay both enjoyed watching as their teammates, their family, all took turns holding their little girl. They all dubbed themselves aunts and uncles and Erin and Jay couldn't think of better titles for them. They all chatted about light matters and joked for a little bit after they had all gotten a turn to hold Lily before they said their goodbyes, knowing that Erin had to be exhausted.

"I can't believe that this is happening!" Erin's voice was full of anxiety as she watched Jay carefully buckle Lily into the car seat that he had gotten from the car. He had spent days researching the best and safest car seats on the internet before ordering this one. He double checked the straps before standing up and nodding that he was satisfied she was securely inside.

"We're on our own tonight." Jay said as he looked over at Erin. She gave him a nervous smile as he crossed the space with one big step to give her a kiss. They lingered with their mouths only a few millimeters apart, their eyes closed, before separating with peaceful smiles on their faces.

"You guys ready?" Hadley's peppy voice came from the door frame. She had a wheelchair in front of her and Erin gingerly lowered herself into the wheelchair as they took one last look around the room to make sure they weren't leaving anything behind. Jay covered Lily's car seat with a blanket as they made their way out of the hospital. Hadley hugged them all before wishing them the best and walking back inside. Jay helped Erin get in the car before getting Lily locked in place and jiggling it to make sure it was properly secured.

"Our first car ride as a family." Erin whispered as she reached for Jay's hand. She wasn't in the habit of letting him drive but she was way too sore to be driving. Jay gave her a huge smile as he looked in the rearview mirror and gave Lily a look before pulling out towards their new life as a family of three.

"Are you okay on the couch?" Jay hovered over Erin as he handed her a blanket. He couldn't even imagine how painful everything must be for Erin right now so he was prepared to do everything extra that he could so that she could heal. He had gotten Lily into her bassinette after a quick diaper change. She was already proving to be possibly the easiest newborn ever. She was only crying when she as hungry or wet and those were easy and quick fixes. Voight had joked that he definitely didn't take after either of them with the laidback, easy personality because Lily's mom and dad were both very stubborn and hardheaded.

"Yes. You're amazing babe." Erin nodded with a smile. She couldn't believe just how lucky she was to have someone like Jay. He had been scurrying around since they got home. He'd started the laundry and put up the clean dishes that they had left in the dishwasher when they'd headed to the hospital. Erin jerked as her phone vibrated and saw a message from Burgess. "Hey, Jay, Kim said to open the fridge."

"Oh my God!" Jay exclaimed as he took in their fridge. The entire thing was packed full of proportioned food containers that had been stacked neatly in their fridge. A case of soda was towards the bottom and when Jay opened the freezer, there were more food containers. "We have enough food for weeks! This is amazing."

"We are so lucky." Erin craned her neck to see the fridge. She couldn't believe all of the work that Kim had done to make this happen. She texted Burgess back, I can't thank you enough. This was amazing and I feel a huge weight off of my heart. Burgess quickly texted back, Seriously, it was nothing. We all chipped in. We read that one of the things that new moms wished they would have had was food prepared so we took care of that." Erin had just finished reading Burgess's message when the doorbell rang. She held her breath for a second, hoping that it wouldn't wake up Lily. She sighed in relief when it didn't and Jay hurried to answer it. It was a postman with a ginormous box in front of him. He held out the pad for them to sign and a confused Jay signed for it. Jay carefully slid the box across the threshold and opened it, his jaw dropping when he saw what was inside. There were several large packages of diapers and wipes inside along with several adorable outfits, top of the line bottles, nipples and pacifiers.

"It's from Voight!" There was a small note enclosed. It said that this was for his new grandchild. Jay brought the box closer to Erin so she could see. Erin peeked inside, completely taken aback by the generosity of her team. There wasn't a way she would ever be able to repay anyone for this. There was just this sense of absolute peace that surrounded the apartment.

"We have the most amazing family and friends." Erin said as she realized that they were set for the next few days except for taking care of Lily. Jay agreed as he sat down next to Erin and slung his arm around her. They flipped the television on as Lily snoozed away.

"I'll get her." Jay whispered as he rolled out of bed and walked quickly over to the screeching Lily. They had been home with Lily for three days now and Erin was slowly starting to build up a pumped milk supply so that Jay was able to help with feedings. Erin mumbled a reply as she fell back asleep. "Hey sweet girl." Jay cooed at Lily as he cradled Lily tightly in his arms. He warmed up her bottle as he talked to her, gently bouncing his legs to try to comfort her. He hated seeing her cry, even if it was just an alert that she was hungry. As soon as the bottle hit her lips, she started sucking eagerly. He stopped halfway through to burp her and she finished the bottle quickly. Her eyes were starting to flutter shut as he changed her diaper and got her back into her crib. He climbed back into bed with Erin and fell asleep again with a huge smile on his face. Morning came quickly with one more feeding for Lily. The doctors had told them to expect to be running on no sleep for at least a few months before they were able to establish a routine.

"Is it okay if Will stops by?" Jay asked as he finished scrambling eggs for Erin and handed her the plate. She nodded as she dove into her eggs. She knew that their apartment was going to be a revolving door of people as everyone wanted to see and spend time with Lily. "I'll tell him around noon." He said after looking at the clock on the stove.

"Sounds good. I think Gabby and Brett are stopping by around three." She said as she carefully got to her feet. She wanted to attempt to get into the shower. She wasn't quite sure she was ready to face the pain that would cause her but she felt gross and wanted to get it over with. "I'm going to take a shower." She announced before heading towards the bedroom.

"Call me if you need me." Jay said as he finished cleaning the dishes from breakfast. Lily had just eaten and would probably sleep until Will arrived. He wished that the pain-filled recovery would be over for Erin so she could fully enjoy being with Lily. He had heard her crying in the bathroom yesterday and knew that it was from the pain. He just continued to try to do everything he possibly could to help her. It was almost an hour before Erin emerged from the shower. Before they knew it, Will was knocking on the door. Lily started awake and cried for a few minutes as Will apologized over and over for waking her up. It's okay, we probably need a sign or something." Erin handed over Lily and Will sat on the couch with Lily cradled in his arms as she stared back up at him.

"She looks so good!" Will was happy to see that his niece looked like she was thriving. Her eyes were bright and she had a rosy pinkness to her cheeks. "I'm always available to babysit." He volunteered eagerly. He couldn't imagine anything that would make him happier than babysitting this sweet face.

"We'll take you up on that!" Erin replied earnestly. In a few months, once everything had calmed down, she wanted to figure out a surprise for Jay for all he was doing. Jay laughed but nodded his agreement. After chatting and visiting for almost an hour, Will excused himself and said that he didn't want to wear out his welcome but he promised to be back soon. He snapped a few photos of him with Lily and had Jay take one with Lily in his arms so he could show everyone at the hospital.

"We are so lucky." Jay repeated the same sentiment they had felt constantly over the last few days. Their family continued to rally around them and Jay felt like there was literally nothing he could think of that hadn't been offered or given to them and he hoped to find ways to repay everyone. As Erin held Lily, he pulled Erin closer to him and he reveled in how perfect his life was and he couldn't imagine anything better than being with Erin forever while they raised their daughter.

Fin