Phoenix took another sip of water. He looked at his watch. 8:20. Olivia was already twenty minutes late and showed no intention of showing up. He didn't hear from her all day and hoped she didn't ditch him since he really liked her.

He looked over at the ocean that was by the small outdoor restaurant and it was only the moon shining off of it. It was a perfect setting for a first date.

The waiter showed up at his table "Can I get you anything else sir?"

Phoenix shook his head "No thanks, I was just leaving" He got up from his seat and then spotted Olivia coming in. He was so nervous that in a split second he found himself back in his chair.

Olivia walked over to him and smiled at his polo t-shirt under a blazer, which made him look extremely handsome. "I'm sorry I'm late"

Phoenix nodded and looked at her silver strapless dress that was a little above her knees. He gulped at her somewhat high heels that complemented her amazing legs. "It's ok"

She sat down and looked through the menu "I got caught up at work and I didn't have time to call you"

"Don't worry about it"

Olivia looked up at him "So what's good here?"

"The food I guess" He smiled with a small shrug.

Olivia chuckled a little "That's cute"

He just smiled and kept looking at her mesmerizing brown eyes.

Olivia smiled and could tell he was the shy type, which made him look extremely cute. "So tell me something about yourself"

"What do you want to know?" He asked as he crossed his arms on his chest since it was what he did when he was nervous.

"Your name. Is it like some bodyguard thing or is it your real name?"

He took a sip of his water "Birth name."

"You don't talk a lot do you?" Olivia teased with a smile and playfully looked at him suspiciously.

He smiled and shook his head.

"Why not?"

"I don't know if you haven't noticed but I'm the shy type" He shrugged a little.

"I noticed" Olivia took a sip of her water and just smiled at him.

"Oh great now I'm giving it away"

Olivia chuckled and shook her head "I just know people"

"Oh really?" He teased with a smile "Are you a psychic detective type of chick?"

"No, I just…I don't know I can just read people very well" She shrugged a little and started to blush.

"I bet you had all of good boyfriends"

"Not really. One of them used me for files cause he was a newspaper writer and most of them get scared the second they hear I'm a cop"

"Where do you find these people?"

"I don't…they just find me"

Phoenix just nodded.

"Here you go again with the quietness" Olivia threw her hands up in the air.

He started to laugh.

"Oh my god, you have such a cute laugh" Olivia started to laugh also.

He started to blush extremely and just shrugged.

"Lets order food and then you can have a reason not to talk to me"

"I'm sorry, I like talking to you. I just don't talk a lot when I'm nervous"

"I know, I'm just trying to tease you"

Phoenix smiled and rolled his eyes "Fair enough"

Olivia smiled at him and then ordered food. Phoenix ordered his food as well.

"Tell me something about yourself"

"I'm from New York" Olivia answered with a smile.

He just smiled "You are so full of information aren't you?"

"I can be shy too you know?"

He just nodded.

"Talk" Olivia ordered playfully.

"Ok, ok. Have you always wanted to become a detective?"

"Yea. Except for that time where I wanted to be a cowgirl"

"Again with the jokes?"

"Yup"

He smiled and shook his head "You're very fun to be around you know that?"

"Is that sarcasm?"

"Nope"

"Thanks" Olivia just grinned, "Have you always been a bodyguard?"

"Nope. I went through a period in my life where I wanted to be a cowboy"

Olivia started to laugh "Aww a man that mocks me, I like that" She teased.

"I was in the air force for 8 years, then I was with the secret service for 5 years and two years of being a bodyguard for Angela"

"Secret service? Are you kidding me?" Olivia asked totally impressed.

"Why you don't like the president?"

"No, I'm just very impressed. Oh when you guys called each other over the radio did you still use your name like 'Come in phoenix, this is eagle'" Olivia pretended like she had a earpiece in her ear.

Phoenix burst out laughing. "Oh boy"

"What?" Olivia laughed, "That was a very good impersonation of the secret service"

"No they didn't call me by my real name"

"What was your code name?"

"Fox"

Olivia nodded "You know how to fly planes since you were in the air force?"

"Yea. If you want I can take you in a fighter jet one time and teach you"

Olivia smiled and nodded "Yea, I would like that"

Their food showed up and both started to eat.

"You have to try this" Olivia mumbled with her mouth full and pointed to her chicken.

"I'll try yours if you try mine" Phoenix mocked with his mouth full as well.

Olivia smiled and took some of his steak. Phoenix rolled his eyes and took some of her chicken from her plate.

"That is pretty good" He nodded.

"Yours too"

"How old are you?"

Olivia took a sip of her wine and smiled at him "What makes you think I would give you my age?"

"I'm sorry" He put his head down and went back to his food.

Olivia grinned seeing him start to blush and become embarrassed "32. You?"

He looked up at her "You didn't have to tell me if you didn't want to"

"I was just kidding with you." Olivia smiled and rolled her eyes.

"35"

"Three isn't such a big number" She looked at him since he didn't look older then her.

"What do people call you? Liv? Livvy? Via?"

"Mainly Liv" She answered "You? Nix?"

"Angela nicknamed me Birdie but they call me Neal sometimes or just Phoenix"

"Birdie huh? That's cute"

"Please don't call me that in public ok?" He said in a low voice as he leaned over the table a little.

Olivia leaned over the table as well "Would you get embarrassed if I did?" She whispered.

"Yes" He whispered back.

"Then I wont." She whispered and moved back.

He moved back as well and smiled "Want to take a walk on the beach with me after dinner?"

She nodded "Yea"

"Good. Do you have any siblings?"

"Nope" Olivia answered as she took a bite of her food. "You?"

"One brother and one sister. Both older then me"

"You're the baby?"

"Last time I heard yes"

"Close with your parents?"

"My mom died during labor and my dad was in an accident when I was three and he died also. But I do keep in contact with my adoptive parents"

"I'm sorry about that"

"You?"

"Never met my dad and my mom past away," Olivia answered as she took a sip of her wine.

The waiter brought over their check. Phoenix paid for their dinner and they headed out to the beach. Olivia took off her high heels and they walked next to each other in the cool sand.

"The moon is so beautiful," Olivia whispered as she looked at the full moon.

"Are you the romantic type?" He questioned looking over at her.

"I have to admit that I am. You?"

"I'm romantic I guess but I'm not the sappy type"

"Oh right the big bodyguard thing, your tough and not soft got it" Olivia teased as she nudged him in the elbow playfully.

Phoenix just smiled since he found her extremely cute.

Olivia crossed her arms on her chest feeling the wind become colder.

Phoenix noticed her and took off his blazer and put it over her "Better?"

She smiled and nodded "Thanks"

"Of course"

"How come you left the secret service?"

"I almost lost my life," He answered with a shrug.

"You got shot?"

He nodded "Hit me from the back and went through my lungs, I was in the hospital for a month cause I had a collapsed lung and needed a respirator to help me breath."

"Wow. You like danger don't you?" She asked smiling "First the air force, then the secret service and again being a bodyguard"

"I'm out with you aren't I?" He asked smiling "I think it's rather safe"

Olivia stopped where she was "What does that mean?"

He put his hands in his pockets of his jeans and stood next to her facing her. "Do you feel safe right now?"

Olivia thought for a second "Yea, I think so" She whispered.

"Me too, cause I don't think I have told you this but I don't trust women all that much but I do trust you and I feel safe that you wont hurt me" He whispered.

"Why don't you trust girls?"

"I had a bad experience with a woman couple of years ago" He answered with a shrug as he continued walking.

Olivia continued walking with him "What happened?"

"I proposed and she said no. Simple as that" He answered.

"You loved her?"

"No I just propose to every girlfriend I have" He teased with a smile. "I'm desperate like that"

Olivia laughed, "You know for a shy guy you are very funny"

"Thanks" He nodded "Do you like your job?"

"Yea" She nodded. "You?"

"Yup. Plus Angela needs a friend most of the time so I become handy"

"Her parents don't really pay a lot of attention to her do they?"

"Not really" He shrugged. "Conrad, the dad, is away most of the time. Sophie, the mom, is concerned with her looks and Angela just wants attention like every ten year old"

"You're very good with her, I noticed yesterday"

"Thanks. Want to take a seat?" He offered as he pointed to a huge fountain behind another restaurant by the beach.

"Sure" They walked over and sat down on the fountain "Want to make a wish?"

"You actually believe in that stuff?"

"Of course" She answered with a small smile. "You don't?"

"None of it has ever come true for me so I don't know"

Olivia took out two pennies and handed one to him. "Lets try it"

"If you say so detective Benson" He got up and made his wish. He turned around and threw it in.

"What did you wish for?" Olivia questioned.

"If I tell it wont come true" He sat back down next to her.

"I thought you didn't believe in this stuff"

"Then why did I just waste a penny?" He threw his hands up in the air.

Olivia laughed and got up to make her own wish "Ok lets see"

"C'mon throw away your money detective," He teased as he checked her out in his blazer.

Olivia made a wish and threw it behind her back.

"What did you wish for?" He mocked.

"That you would talk more" She teased "Lets go home, I have a long day tomorrow"

Phoenix got up and followed her "I had a lot of fun tonight"

"Me too" She smiled at him as she handed him his blazer back.

"Want to go on another date?"

"I would love to" She unlocked her car door and opened it "Goodnight Phoenix" She whispered as she gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Goodnight Olivia Benson" He whispered softly.

She smiled and went in her car.

He waved as she drove off. He went to his own car and went in.

The next morning Olivia went in to Casey's office so she can prep her for a case.

"Hey" Olivia closed the door behind her.

"How was your date?" Casey questioned right away knowing her friend had a date the night before.

Olivia smiled and sat down across her "Perfect. We ate, we talked, we walked on the beach and we even made a wish at a water fountain"

"What was his name?"

"Phoenix Neal" Olivia answered with a huge grin saying his name.

"Oh sexy name"

"Yup" Olivia agreed with a smirk. "He is such a cutie, he is shy and doesn't talk a lot"

"What did you wish for at the fountain?"

Olivia smiled and shrugged a little "That I would marry him"

Phoenix stood on one side of the press conference and Max stood on the other. Both had earpieces and were watching the news reporters ask Conrad Fisher questions on his latest game. Sophie and Angela were sitting at the front row.

"How was the date?" Phoenix heard Max ask into the walkie-talkie.

Phoenix looked over at Max on the other side of the room and put his hand up to his mouth "Perfect"

"Get any?"

"You need to grow up. It was a date not a booty call"

"Hey its all the same to me" Max whispered and looked over at Phoenix and purposefully made a face like he was moaning.

Phoenix contained his laughter since the 28 year-old always made him laugh. Both looked over at the reporters since they were getting out of control.

"Is she hot?" Max questioned his best friend.

"Yes she's very beautiful"

"Oh I forgot you lived in the 14th century"

"Shut up"

"What did you do on the date?"

"Ate, talked, walked on the beach and I made a wish at a fountain" Phoenix smiled at him knowing Max wasn't the romantic type and only cared about sex.

They heard gunfire. Max and Phoenix quickly ran over to Angela and Sophie and pulled them down.

"Get the south side." Phoenix told him.

"Got it"

Both pulled out their weapons and ran through the crowd of reporters and fans.

Max tackled the man that had the weapon. Phoenix grabbed his weapon from his hands and kneeled down on his hand "Search him" He ordered as he put his own weapon back in his holster.

Max did what he was told and then spotted the news cameras aiming at them "Camera's Neal"

Phoenix looked up and quickly pushed the cameras away "Get the hell out of here!"

Max pulled up the shooter and pushed him out of the conference room.

Phoenix walked through the reporters and the flashes of cameras. He took off his blazer and covered Angela's head with it and led her and Sophie out the back entrance.

When he got their limo there and sent them home he went to find Max. "Where are you?" He questioned into the walkie-talkie.

"Main room"

Phoenix went to the main room and knocked on the door. Max came out and closed the door behind him.

"Lets interrogate him" Phoenix said as he fixed his holster.

"So what did you wish at your romantic fountain?" Max teased smiling.

"That I would marry her," He answered as he went in the room. Max rolled his eyes and followed him.

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