Olivia couldn't wait for this whole thing to be over with. She was never one to feel comfortable in a dress and heels. She was undercover at a science convention working on a difficult case in which they had finally gotten a solid lead. The suspect, Michael Westbrook, had been kidnapping top scientist and draining their brains of all their scientific knowledge. When the scientists were found everything seemed to be intact until they tried to return to work and realized everything was foreign to them. They couldn't even tell you the difference between a proton and neutron, basic science. It was a mystery how Westbrook was able to do this or why he was doing it, but they were hoping that after tonight they would have the answers. Olivia knew it all seemed impossible, but she also knew she had weirder cases than this in the past.
These heels are killing me, Olivia thought to herself. She was just hoping that she wouldn't have to run after the suspect because she knew it would result in her face-planting into the ground. While scanning the room for the suspect she caught sight of Peter and her eyes just froze on him. Of course she was aware that other agents were around the room, undercover, but she wasn't informed that Peter was going to be one of them. He's such a distraction for her especially now, in that tux. She's always had a strong attraction to Peter, but the tux was making it more intense. He looked so handsome and she just wanted to focus on him all night. Seeing Peter always makes her wonder if she should rethink her decision to not have a relationship beyond a friendship with him. She cared deeply for him, but she just couldn't get past his relationship with her counterpart from the other side.
Olivia's eyes were still frozen on Peter when he suddenly turned in her direction and his eyes locked into hers. She immediately snapped out of her little trance and quickly started scanning the room again hoping that it wasn't obvious that she had been hardcore staring at him.
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In between getting frustrated by trying to search for their suspect, Westbrook, among all of the people at the convention, Peter had been managing to steal a few glances at Olivia. Though this last time she happened to be looking right back at him, but it only lasted for a second before she broke eye contact and turned away. She looked absolutely beautiful in a figure flattering dress that hugged all of her curves in just the right way. Her long blonde hair was curled and flowing down her back and she had just enough makeup to make her green eyes pop even more than usual.
Olivia…Olivia…Olivia, he thought to himself, Oh, what you do to me drives me crazy. Before getting completely lost in the curves of her body, he shook his head a few times and tried to refocus most of his effort on finding Westbrook.
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Olivia was beginning to think that their suspect hadn't shown up when she caught sight of a man fitting Westbrook's description moving among the crowds of people. Olivia spoke into the hidden mic on her dress, "Our suspect his making his way towards Dr. Simpson. Everyone be on alert." Westbrook was heading towards a small group of people that happened to include Dr. Reginald Simpson, a leading scientist specializing in genetics. This is exactly what they wanted. Olivia just hoped that Dr. Simpson would be able to do his part and keep his cool. Westbrook reached Dr. Simpson and whispered something into his ear after which Dr. Simpson excused himself from the conversation in the small group to follow Westbrook. Olivia started heading in their direction when she realized Westbrook was leading Dr. Simpson towards the back doors of the room. She spoke into her mic again and said, "Suspect is heading towards the back doors with Simpson." Olivia noticed that Dr. Simpson was doing an excellent job of holding Westbrook's attention and wasn't showing any signs that he feared for his life, though she's sure he did.
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When Peter heard Olivia mention that they were heading towards the back doors he made his way through the crowd of people in order to get closer to Westbrook and Simpson. Peter knew that Broyles didn't want them to make a move unless they absolutely had to. Broyles was hoping that Westbrook would lead them to his van that they were told has a mini lab setup in the back. Peter set himself up so that he would be able to intervene if he thought Westbrook was going to harm Simpson.
Peter admired Simpson's bravery in helping Fringe Division with this case. Peter knew that Simpson took what happened to his colleagues personally. Peter can relate to that. He always takes it personally when someone harms or attempts to harm Olivia, Walter or Astrid…especially Olivia. Just as Peter would, Simpson wanted to do whatever he could to help catch this guy.
Peter was trying to inch himself closer to Westbrook without drawing attention to himself when he saw Olivia doing the same thing, but coming from the other direction. When she saw him she gave him a little nod as if to let him know that she was ready for whatever would happen next. Peter really didn't need a sign because he knew that Olivia was always on guard and ready to get the job done. He also knew that she was dying to get out of that dress and that made him smile a little.
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Westbrook and the doctor exited out the back door and Olivia followed slightly behind while noticing that Peter was exiting out of one of the other side doors. Olivia continued to follow closely, but not too closely. It was quite a little hike in the heels she was wearing and she was not enjoying it at all. Finally up ahead she noticed a large van that she felt was most likely where Westbrook was leading Dr. Simpson. Olivia managed to get her gun out of her leg holster which was no easy task in the dress she was wearing. She couldn't help thinking about how much she hated this damn dress. She knew she didn't retrieve her gun as gracefully as she would've liked to, but now was not the time to care. She got close enough to hear Westbrook tell Dr. Simpson "It's right up here" after which he let the doctor get slightly ahead of him. That was when Olivia noticed the syringe in Westbrook's right hand and he had pulled his hand back as if getting ready to stab Dr. Simpson with it. Olivia held up her gun and said "Freeze Westbrook…FBI."
Westbrook chose not to freeze and he soon regretted it because as soon as he started to take off, Peter appeared from behind a car, chased him down, and tackled him hard to the ground. Olivia started towards them, though she paused to make sure Dr. Simpson was ok. Once she reached Peter and Westbrook, she heard Peter say "She told you to freeze Asshole!"
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It had been a long day. Olivia spent several hours after they captured Westbrook trying to get him to spill how he was able to remove specific knowledge from the scientist's brains, but Westbrook wasn't budging an inch. Luckily they had enough evidence to hold him. Olivia left the FBI building and decided to head to the lab and check on Walter's progress. She knew he was probably having a field day with all the equipment, instruments, and odd samples that they found in the back of Westbrook's van.
When Olivia walked into the lab she first noticed Walter and Astrid, but the first voice she heard was Peter's…
"Wow, still wearing the dress. Did you finally realize that they aren't that bad?"
"Just shut up!" Olivia responded trying not to smile while looking at Peter with that damn smirk on his face.
Walter quickly cut in with a loud, "Hi, Agent Dunham! You look absolutely stunning!" Walter then turned to Peter and asked, "Doesn't she son?"
Wanting to change the subject, Olivia spoke up before Peter could respond… "So, Walter have you been able to make heads or tails of this stuff yet?"
Walter looked back at the equipment, instruments, and samples before saying, "Not quite Agent Dunham, but I'm working on some theories. Mr. Westbrook is obviously a highly intelligent man. It's all quite fascinating!
"I'm sure it is…" Olivia responded with a giggle after seeing Astrid roll her eyes in complete boredom.
"Well, I'm gonna head home. I'll see you guys tomorrow."
Though before she could leave, peter said "You really do look stunning Olivia." While carefully looking her over he added, "I must say I like this look on you."
Olivia felt herself blush. She may have looked slightly embarrassed on the outside, but on the inside she was smiling and loving the way he was looking at her. She could tell that she wasn't the only one who was admiring someone tonight.
Once she felt she could speak without letting on how she was feeling inside she simply said, "Thank You" and headed for the door. She opened the door, then paused, looked directly at Peter and said, "Enjoy one last look because you'll never catch me in one of these again!" With that she left and found herself smiling the whole way home.
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Peter enjoyed that last look as Olivia left the lab. He smiled to himself thinking about how much he enjoyed little exchanges like this with Olivia. Though, the innocent flirting wasn't enough for him. He wanted more…much more. He loves her and has for a long time. He knows she feels the same way, but ever since the "other Olivia" situation she's been holding back. How can I get her to open up and understand that she's all I want? He wondered to himself. He took a deep breath as if just the thinking about how he was going to do it used up too much energy.
Looking over at Astrid and Walter, Peter decided to join them. He was trying to help out, but he wasn't really focused on the task at hand. All he could think about was Olivia. He thought to himself, We're meant to be together…right? So, it has to work out. I'll figure it out…I have to…