I've been watching a ton of Amanda-Carisi clilps lately. I watched Community Policing the other day and had an idea.
Definition.
Summary: A word is just a word. A definition is a true statement.
It was a Saturday in New York City. A cool late October breeze was among the warm day and it was mid-afternoon in one of the local children parks. Children were running around the park playing different games with one another and climbing on the playground equipment. An older woman with her blonde hair loose and winter hat on her head was in the park keeping a close eye on her almost one year old blonde girl. She knew from her line of work that in the blink of her eyes her Jesse could be taken. Even if she was on the toddler swings.
"Come on Carisi I'm getting cold."
"Just when she's having fun too," The man replied with a smile. "Five more minutes, Amanda."
"I still have to go into the station and get my real winter jacket." Amanda stated. She rubbed her hands against her arms to keep the little warmth that her late summer but not warm enough winter jacket provided . "How did I agree to letting you take me out to lunch with Jesse on a cold day again?"
"Uncle Sonny's got the magic in him." Sonny chuckled as he gently pushed the swing again. "Ready Jesse? Here we go!"
Jesse giggled.
Amanda observed the scene in front of her. She never would admit it herself to others but watching Carisi push Jesse on the swings was something Amanda loved. She had no real idea why she loved it but only assumed it was because she had seen other dads pushed their babies on the swings and for a few months it was Amanda pushing Jesse. Not that a single mother could push her child and have it viewed as completely strange, but sometimes Amanda wished that there was a difference.
Oddly there wasn't much happening at the SVU station minus fellow detectives and cops doing paperwork at their desks and a couple of them on their late lunch breaks. The moment the trio entered the building, Amanda had to use the bathroom and Jesse was not going without her. Carisi offered to grab her jacket from her desk and meet them back in the hallway.
Amanda walked into the women's bathroom to discover she wasn't the only one in there. A man at the changing table was startled by Amanda's incoming presence and jumped. "Damn!" He shouted before seeing there was no danger, just Amanda. "Sorry. Um, I'm alone here and she needed a change and there isn't a table in the men's room—"
Amanda waved her hand up to signify him to stop talking. "Don't worry about it." She said and walked to one of the larger stalls. At least one pro to being a single mother was that if was just her she didn't need to apologize for walking into a women's room to change Jesse's diaper.
Then again she did feel a bit bad that a single or dating or married father did have an issue if their child needed a change in public. If there were no changing tables in men's bathrooms than what was left for them and their solid pamper baby?
Amanda walked back into the squad room with Jesse a few minutes later. Jesse was babbling happily,in her arms. "Yeah, Uncle Sonny has mommy's jacket." Amanda smiled just as she entered the room. Amanda looked up just in time to see Olivia, Carisi and one other face she didn't think she'd see in a long time.
"Amanda!" He said happily.
"Declan."