Amanda lay with Nick in his bed, their legs intertwined, and her head resting on his chest. He gently played with her soft golden hair. She traced the squares of his six pack; she loved how muscular he was, his build was perfect to her, his body is what initially drew her to him, aside from his perfectly chiseled bone structure. Each time she looked at him she felt giddy as butterflies fluttered in her stomach. Their chemistry was amazing; unlike anything she had ever felt with a man. She felt her body getting heavy with sleep but the rumble in her stomach brought her back to reality.

"I heard that lion in your tummy." Nick said through his smile.

"Sorry, that was loud, wasn't it?" She giggled.

Nick gently slid away from Amanda, "I'll warm up dinner for you."

"Nick, it's okay."

Nick leaned back down to her and kissed her lips, "I have to keep you healthy for all I intend to do to you."

Amanda threw a pillow at Nick as he left the room. She stayed in bed while she waited for him to bring her some of the pizza they picked up on the way to his house. She giggled to herself as she remembered going into get the pizza because he felt too embarrassed to get off the car with his cum stained pants. He returned shortly with her food and a glass of water. She sat up and drained the glass.

"Wow…like a champ!" Nick laughed.

"I didn't know I was that thirsty." She giggled with slight embarrassment and began eating her food.

Nick returned with another full glass, set it on the night stand beside her and lay back on the bed, he couldn't help but watch her. She was beautiful, delicate, and smelled good, but also tough and badass. He liked her attitude but only when it wasn't directed at him.

"What?" she asked when she noticed him staring at her.

"You're lovely."

"Nick…"

Nick laughed at how cute she looked when she blushed. Deep in his gut he knew he could easily love her but love was something he would deal with later, Zara came first.

"Nick, something has been bugging me since the weekend we spent together…" she figured it was now or never that she bring up the burning question.

"What's that?" He looked at her with concern.

"What is this that we're doing?"

"Well…what do you want this to be?"

"You can't answer a question with a question."

"Amanda, I like you, I like everything about you especially when you let me do things to you." He smiled mischievously. "I can see myself dating you, spending time with you-appreciating you. That's where I stand." He caressed her arm when he saw her expression turn serious.

"But if you want random hook ups, then I can do that too. You just have to let me know what you want from me."

"Random hook ups?" She asked.

"Yes, but know that if you want random hook ups with me then you can't have random hook ups with anyone else." He smiled at her and she blushed as she realized what he meant.

"So we're dating then, I guess." She looked at him quizzically.

"Yes, you are dating me and Jesus." He teased her and they both broke into laughter.

"Okay, so we're dating. Should we come up with rules?"

"You know my first rule. We are not in an open dateship."

"Ok, we should keep this between me and you, for now."

"Agreed. Also, this is not something I want Zara to know about right away. She's having a rough time with the divorce and new living situations."

"I won't come around when you have her or Gil. You're right, it wouldn't be good to confuse them or anything. But I'm fine with Frannie knowing about you." She smiled.

"I feel special." He smirked.

"Ok so if we're keeping this separate from work then maybe we should only hang out or date on weekends."

"But today is Tuesday and if I agree to that, I'd have to wait 3 days to be with you again." He pouted and Amanda couldn't help but kiss him.

"But the wait will be worth it." She nibbled on his ear and smiled seductively.

"Ohh…alright. I will try but I can't promise I won't tackle you down and have my way with you…in my mind."

Amanda laughed, threw her crust at him and laughed harder when he caught it in his mouth. She loved that they could laugh together.

"All laughing aside, will you go out with me Friday night, on a real date?"

"Yes, where do you want to go?"

"You'll find out on Friday." Nick could see Amanda's excitement on her face. He pulled her back to lie down with him. "One more thing."

"What is it?"

"You have to promise to be open and honest with me. We have to communicate."

Amanda looked up into his deep brown eyes, "You got it."

He kissed the tip of her nose.

"If at any time one of us feels that this isn't working, we have to say it."

"I promise, Amanda. I won't keep anything from you."

Amanda inhaled Nick's scent deeply, she felt him squeeze her tight in his arms.

"I should probably let you know, until after our official date, I cannot do what the dirty in the back of my mind tells me to do." Nick looked at her with complete seriousness.

"Nick! I'll die by then!" Amanda looked at him in disbelief.

"Friday night, I'll revive you. Now close those pretty eyes so I can dream about your peach!"

She pinched his arm playfully and fell asleep in the comfort and warmth of his strong arms.

The next morning, Liv walked into the station and exhaled loudly. Nick looked up at her with raised eyebrows. "Everything okay?"

"Yeah, I guess…hey, I just called you like 2 minutes ago. Why didn't you pick up?" Liv asked feeling a little offended that he didn't answer her call.

"Really? I didn't hear my phone…" he pulled his phone from his pocket and looked at it with surprise.

"What?" Liv tried to look at his screen.

Nick turned off the phone and quickly shoved it back into his pocket. "I must have accidently put it on silent…why were you calling?"

"I just needed to vent. Sorry." She gave him a stressed smile.

"Do you need to talk now or talk over lunch?" he hoped she would say over lunch.

"Lunch is fine but you're gonna have a margi with me." She patted his shoulders as she headed to her office.

Nick jumped out of his seat when he saw Amanda walk in, he motioned for her to follow him down the hall.

"Nick! Oh my god! Here!" She shoved his phone at him. "Liv's been calling you but I was afraid to answer!"

"I know, she just came in and told me. I didn't know this was yours." He handed her the phone from his pocket.

"What are you two up to?" Fin asked when he saw the two detectives talking in the hallway.

"Nothing." Amanda said a little too quickly.

"I was just telling her about a cool app I just found." Nick nervously fixed his tie and brushed away invisible lint.

"Oh yeah? What app is it?" Fin decided to watch them squirm a little more, it was fun.

"Um…twitter." Nick walked away and thought about what a stupid answer he gave Fin. He was horrible at lying on the spot.

In the days leading up to their date, Amanda found herself consumed with thoughts of Nick. If she wasn't with him at work, she was home thinking about him and what could possible become of them as a couple. She looked forward to the evenings because he would call her as he was getting into bed and they'd spend a few hours talking about random things, Amanda liked getting to know Nick on a personal level, he was very sweet and thoughtful.

Now that Friday night finally rolled around, Amanda felt herself getting giddy with butterflies in her tummy. She was extremely curious as to what Nick had planned for the night. Throughout the day she noticed him going off to make calls and giving her sneaky smile when he caught her looking at him. She was dying to know about the plans he was making.

Amanda left before Nick, something they had planned the night before; he wanted to give her more time to get ready. He asked her to wear something semi formal and sexy and a warm coat. Nick headed home to shower and change shortly after Amanda left. Nick decided to wear a pair of pressed dark denim jeans, brown loafers, a solid black dress shirt, a tailored gray blazer and a black peacoat. He quickly put gel in his hair and perfected his semi combed/semi bed head look and left to pick up Amanda.

Nick felt nervous as he knocked on Amanda's door.

Amanda heard a knock on her door she quickly gave herself a once over in the full length mirror. It had taken her three days to decide on a dress to wear. She chose a white Grecian style dress with an exposed back, gold sequined waistband and rounded gold sequined neck line, subtle gold heels. The dress stopped mid thigh and she chose simple gold bracelets to accessorize the look. When she answered the door she immediately gave him the brightest, wide-eyed smile he'd ever seen on her. She was completely surprised with the lavender bouquet of roses he held out to her.

"Oh my Lord! Are these for me?" She squealed, completely surprised.

"Yes." He smiled at her as she took them from his hand, now it was his turn to be blown away. He noticed Amanda's dress. "You look amazing!" Nick leaned in and gave her a kiss on the cheek. When he pulled back from her he noticed her blushing.

"You look so handsome, Nick! Like a model…damn, you look good!" She gushed and they laughed as he followed her inside while she set the roses in a vase of water. Nick grabbed the black coat that hung on the coat rack and helped Amanda into it.

Holding her hand he led her back towards the front door, "You smell so good." He nuzzled her neck.

"Can we just stay in and tear these clothes off each other?" She joked.

"No, that's for later. Now close your eyes, I'll guide you down the steps."

Amanda did as she was told. She was filled with the anticipation of a child, anxiously awaiting the surprise he promised her.

"Keep your eyes closed, do not open them." He kissed her lips and savored the taste of her mouth. "Open your beautiful eyes."

Amanda opened her eyes, her breath was taken away. She was rendered speechless as she looked back and forth between Nick and the surprise. Was this really happening? She thought to herself. She felt Nick wrap his arm around her waist on pull her close to him. Amanda kissed him hard, passionately; trying to let her kiss expressed what she couldn't with words. She ran her hands through the back of his hair, trying to give him as much of her tongue as she could.

Sorry to end it here but I have to keep the reader engaged! LOL

I'm hoping to start the next chapter tomorrow evening and will hopefully have it done and posted sometime this Saturday. What do you think he surprised her with?

Also, sorry for any typos, I will go through and edit asap.