Title: Past Meetings

Disclaimer: I do not own Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Dick Wolf and NBC-USA networks do.

Author's Note: Just doing this for the fun of it. Here I am just assuming that Deakins was Sergeant before he was Capitan. For the purpose I am going Deakins's birth year is 1940.

A/N 2: Also each of the chapter are not related or connected. Character thought is bold italics.

Genre: Friendship/General

Chapter 1: Alex and Deakins

-Around 2000-

Deakins had been reviewing the applications and personnel files of the two potential detectives he was to hire to work at MCS.

As he finished one file something on the next file caught his eye; it was the name Alexandra Eames. He then remembered the summer day that he saw met her when she was a kid.

-Flashback to Summer 1974- (so Alex is about five and Deakins would be about 34)-

Sergeant James Deakins was just heading back to his precinct after helping to settle a minor scuffle.As he was driving his patrol car, he noticed a little girl who looked no more than five wondering around the entrance to Central Park.

He pulled over and got out of the car to go and help the little girl find her parents.

When he got down to her level and asked a in a gentle voice, "Hi there, what's your name?"

"Alexandra Eames, Alex for short."

Deakins thought to himself, is this the same adorable little girl Officer John Eames has been talking so much about?

"Okay Alex, do you know where your mommy or daddy is right now?"

Alex looking a bit sheepish nodded her head no.

"Well I will go and help you find them okay?" asked Deakins offering his hand to the youngster.

Alex nodded and then took his hand. They didn't get very far when they heard a voice.

"Alexandra Marie Eames, do you know how much trouble you are in young lady?" said Andrea when she caught up and saw

Alex shuttered at the way her mother used young lady right after her full name; she knew she was in trouble.

"Sorry mommy," said Alex giving her best puppy eyes.

Andrea knew that was the onething she was not immune to but Alex had to learn something.

"Thank you for helping."

"Not a problem."

"Okay Alexandra we are going home now, can you say thank you?"

"Thank you."

"Not a problem, just remember listen to your mommy and daddy okay kiddo?"

Alex looked at the policeman and nodded.

After mother and daughter left, Deakins thought to himself. I wonder if I will run into any member of the Eames family, nah probably not.

Deakins shook his head and headed back to his patrol car.

-Back to 2000-

Deakins shook his head and smiled as he looked in Alex's file and instantly knew she would make a great addition to MCS with her impressive record.

Hopefully finding her partner will be this easy thought Deakins as he picked up the next file for Robert "Bobby" Goren.

A/N 3: Hope you enjoyed the first chapter of "Past Meetings"