Lyrics is from If I Ever Love Again by Vanessa Williams

"Are you sure they'll like me?" Brian asked as Olivia straightens his bowtie.

"Yes. I like you, so I know they will."

"They interrogate for a living. I'm actually pretty fucking nervous."

Olivia smirked then kissed him lightly on the lips. "Don't be. Besides the death threats you'll get, they're really nice people."

"You're scaring him, mom. You forgot since they're cops, they can kill him and no one will know." Calvin smirked and bit into an apple.

Olivia chuckled. "Not to mention an ADA and M.E. Maybe you shouldn't go."

Brian kissed her forehead. "Neither one of you guys are funny."

"I think I'm hilarious." Calvin said as he walked back into his room.

Olivia smiled. "Okay, I'm about to get dressed. Can you manage to keep your hands off of me for two minutes?"

"Maybe you should you just stay like this." He said as he slid his hand up her silk robe. "You really look so fucking hot in this." He whispered in her ear. "I want you so bad right now." He slid his hands over her ass and bit her neck. "A thong? Nice."

Olivia let out an audible moan. Over the last two months, the sexual tension between her and Brian was becoming impossible to live with. One day she was teasing him, and the next day she was being teased by him. "Bri.."

"Don't speak. You're so beautiful, Liv." He pulled away in looked in her eyes. "I haven't been this happy in a while." He kissed her softly. "Meet Jade tomorrow?"

Olivia was caught off guard by the question. "Wait, what?"

"I know this is kind of sudden, but she wants to meet you. You can say no if you want. I just..."

She put her finger to his lips and smiled. "I'd love to. It just caught me off guard."

Brian smiled. "God, you're perfect." He kissed her. "And amazing." He kissed her again. "So damn amazing."

Olivia hoped Brian didn't notice the blush creeping up on her cheeks. "You're amazing too, but I really need to get dressed before we're late. Also, John's mom should be here soon to pick up Calvin soon. Can you listen for the door?"

"Yeah. I'm excited to see what you're wearing since you kept it a secret all this time." He smirked. "I hope I'll be able to control myself."

She walked over to her closet. "You don't have a choice. You better keep your hands to yourself tonight, mister." She slid the robe off her shoulders. "I hope I'm not making it too hard for you, babe."

He grunted and was about to chase after her but there was a knock on the door. "Shit!"

Olivia giggled as she disappeared in her closet.

"I got it!" Calvin yelled as he ran to the door.

Brian smirked and followed Olivia. She already had the black, strapless, floor-length dress on and was about to zip it up before Brian stopped her. "I'm tired of you teasing me. You're going to pay for this when we get home." He kissed her neck before zipping her dress.

Olivia turned around and smiled. "I can't wait." She walked passed him and out to the living room. "Sorry. I was just putting on my dress. Thanks for taking Calvin for the weekend."

"No need to thank me. I'm sure they'll have fun. You look beautiful, by the way. You two have fun."

"Thank you so much, Eva." Olivia looked at Calvin. "Have fun and be good."

Brian walked out the bedroom and wrapped his arm around Olivia's waist. "Don't eat too much junk food." He smiled

"Got it, Coach." He looked at Olivia. "Same goes for you, but you can't have as much fun as me." Calvin smirked. "Love you."

"Ha. I love you too." Olivia said, briefly kissing the top of his head and closing the door behind them.

"I need five more minutes to get ready."

Brian sat down on the couch. "Yeah, yeah, you say that every time we go out. I'm gonna be lucky if we make it out of here within the hour."

"If you can sit here and not complain for five minutes..." She leaned over the back on the couch and whispered in his ear. "Maybe, just maybe I'll have a treat for you when we get back home." She kissed down his jaw line, then started licking and sucking his neck.

He closed his eyes. "I won't make a sound."

Olivia smiled and stood up straight. "That's what I like to hear."

"You don't play fair. You're going to regret this later on." He smirked.

Olivia couldn't help but smile to herself. It was something about Brian that made her feel different.

A feeling she had never felt before.

Much to Brian's surprise, they were walking into the ball twenty minutes earlier than he had assumed they would be. Olivia led them to the table assigned for her squad. Nick and Fin were already there talking with beers in their hands.

Brian started to feel his hands get sweaty. He was never the type to get nervous to just meet friends, but he really wanted things to work with him and Olivia.

"I knew she would be early. You couldn't pay her to be late for anything."

Olivia smirked. "I heard that. Fin and Nick, this is Brian. Brian, this is Nick and Fin."

Brian used his free hand to shake their hands. "Nice to meet you two. I've heard nothing but great things."

Fin shook Brian's hand a little longer and a little tighter than Nick. "We've heard nice things about you too."

"So where are the girls?"

"They've been in the bathroom for 10 hours. What the hell do you guys do in there?"

Olivia smiled and let go of Brian's hand. "Talk about you guys. I'll be back." She walked away, leaving Brian alone to get threaten by Nick and Fin.

"So, Brian. Olivia tells us you're a teacher."

"Uh, yeah. I teach algebra in high school." Brian had never been so nervous in his life. He hoped Olivia wasn't going to take a long time in the bathroom or he might flood the hall with his sweat.

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Olivia walked in the bathroom and shrieked when she saw Casey, Melinda, and Alex. "Ladies!"

All three turned around and returned the same sound.

"Melinda, Alex, I haven't seen you guys in months! How was Africa and Washington?"

"I love Africa so much and I love the work I'm doing, but there's something about this city that I can't let go."

"Oh yeah, there's nothing better than the dirtiest city in America and the never-ending noise that keeps you from sleeping. Ever." Olivia joked.

"I was going to say my best friends, but we can go with that too." Alex chuckled. "So is Mr. Brian here tonight?"

Olivia smiled and blushed. "He is. He's probably getting harassed by the boys."

Casey smirked. "Then we might want to get back out there."

"He needs to be toughened up if he's a keeper. We all know how Nick gets with guys who have a thing for me." Olivia said, they all smirked, knowing how protective her partner can get.

"We can't forget Big Brother Fin, Uncle John, and Daddy Don. If Brian makes it out of this alive, you just need to take him home and give him the goodies already." Casey smirked.

"You guys haven't had sex yet?" Alex had a shocked expression on her face.

Olivia rolled her eyes. "No, but I was thinking maybe tonight. He isn't really pushing me about it."

All three of her friends couldn't help but have the biggest grins on their faces.

"What?" Olivia asked, wondering why they were looking at her like that.

"Olivia, do you think he loves you?" Melinda asked. Casey may be Olivia's best friend, but Melinda could read her like an open book.

She was genuinely shocked at the question. "What? No." Olivia shook her head. "Why would you even think that?"

"I think they both love each other and are too afraid to say so. I tried to tell her the same thing, but she said I was pulling it out of thin air." Casey crossed her arms. "They're just going to end up hurting each other in the end if they don't say anything."

"I agree. She does this all the time." Alex looked at Olivia. "Haven't you guys been dating for like two months?"

Olivia scoffed. "Just talk about me like I'm not in the room, and yes it has been two months. What is that suppose to mean?"

"It means he's put up with you, your job, your hours, Calvin, and Casey for two months. And you let him. You guys also haven't had sex. Not many men will stick around unless they're truly interested in you."

Olivia leaned against the sink. Of course they had some good points, but she was unsure of her feelings at the moment. "You guys really think he..." She tilted her head to the side a little and smirked. "Nope. I'm not believing this. Two of you make a living by convincing people to believe that you're right. I won't do it." She stood up straight. "Now, I need to go save my man from the delusional group of people I work with." She walked out of the bathroom.

"Basically, if you hurt Olivia in any shape or form, you're dead. Understand?" Fin said standing over Brian while Nick was giving him the evil eye.

"She's too important to me and so is Calvin. I do understand your threat." In all honesty. Brian wasn't intimidated at all. All Fin and Nick were doing was making sure Olivia was happy with him. He thought it would be a lot worse. Besides the threats, they were two cool guys.

Olivia walked up to Fin and laid her hand on his shoulder. "Do I need to arrest you for harassment, or are you going to take a seat?"

Fin smiled. "That chair does look mighty comfortable. I should go give it some attention." He said as he sat down.

Olivia took her seat next to Brian. "They weren't too hard on you, were they?"

Brian chuckled nervously. "Not as bad as I thought they were be."

She smiled. "You're not done. You still have to meet Cragen, Munch, Melinda, and Alex. However, this was the hardest part of the test and it looks like you've done well."

"Can you see my excitement?" He shifted in his seat nervously.

"You didn't have to come." She shot back.

He looked at her with a raised an eyebrow. "You're getting honored tonight. I call bullshit if you didn't think I wasn't going to come. I don't care who I have to talk, I'm here to support you. You don't know how proud of you I am for getting this award."

Before Olivia could reply, Casey, Melinda, and Alex took their seats at the table and immediately focused their attention on Brian.

"Brian, I'm just going to ask what everyone else is thinking."

Olivia eyes widen. God knows what goes through that head of Alex.

Brian cleared his throat. "Uh, okay."

"What are your intentions with Olivia? Are you just being the perfect guy to get in her pants and then you're going to leave or, do you genuinely like her?"

Olivia choked on her drink. She couldn't believe Alex was so blunt about it.

"I really do like Olivia. I would be lying if I said sex wasn't on my mind, but I'm interested to getting to know her on more than one level. I'm glad our relationship wasn't just built off our sexual attraction to each other." He took a sip of beer. "Does that answer your question?"

Alex nodded and sat back in her chair. "He's good."

"Sure. Brian, do you want kids?"

"I don't know if Olivia told you guys, but I have a two year old daughter. I love kids and I would love to have more."

"Hypothetically speaking, if you got Olivia pregnant..."

"I wouldn't leave her. I'll be her biggest supporter. I'll make late night runs to get whatever she's craving. I'll do anything." He answered as he grabbed her hand under the table.

Melinda seemed to be happy with his answer as she relaxed in her chair.

Brian looked at Casey. "I'm guessing you have a question too." He half-smiled thinking it couldn't get any worse.

Casey leaned forward and rested her elbows on the table. "I don't think I should ask in front of Olivia." She stood up. "Follow me."

Brian glanced at Olivia from the corner of his eye before he got up and followed Casey.

Casey finally stopped and turned around. "You love her, don't you?"

Brian's eyes widen, his face turned beet red, and suddenly the room got hot to him. "What?"

She smirked at his reaction. "I'll take that as a yes."

"Well, I don't really know. I really like her, though. It's too soon for love."

"That doesn't have anything to do with how you feel. I mean, Olivia is a lovable person even if she doesn't want to admit it. You don't have to tell her you love her now, but do it soon or she's going to think you're not serious and she's going to push you away."

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"And the final award of the night goes to the most decorated detective on the NYPD. She has saved countless lives, and put even more people away. We only give this award away once a decade, so it is beyond an honor to receive it. With a solo 94% closure rate, as the last recipient of this award, I'd like to present the detective of the decade award to Olivia Benson of the 1-6 precinct."

The room erupted with applause.

Olivia gave Brian a chaste kiss before walking onto the stage. She grabbed the award and stepped to the microphone. "Thank you, again." She chuckled. It was her 3rd of the night. The first was the highest closure rate for a partnership, and then her squad received an award for highest closure rate for a department.

"I don't think this speech is going to differ from the others. Without my partner and my squad, I wouldn't be up here. Being a SVU detective is no easy job. Besides the things we see and the perps we deal with, we also get heat from the other departments. My personal favorite insult would be calling us the "panty police"."

There was laughter especially from the homicide section.

"But I rather be called that then have those animals on the street. This job isn't all bad, but it isn't for everyone. Most people don't stay in this department for more than 2 years and I'm coming up on my 17th year. It is an honor to receive an award that only gets handed out once every 10 years. When I first started in this unit, I never thought I would have so much success. I wouldn't trade it in for the world. Thank you all, again." She smiled before she walked off the stage and took her seat back at the table.

"I'm so proud of you." Brian whispered in her ear. "So proud."

Olivia smiled and sat her award on the table. "Thank you."

The police commissioner walked on the stage. "Now that the last award has been handed out, and dinner has been served, the true party can begin." He pointed to the DJ that immediately started playing music.

Soon, people started flooding the dance floor. Their table emptied in less than 2 seconds, leaving Brian and Olivia alone.

"Do you want to dance?"

"Uh, not really."

Brian turned his body to look at Olivia. "Why not? From what I remember, you're really good at it."

Olivia slapped him on his arm playfully. "Well, that's the first and last time you'll ever see me dance."

He pouted. "And why is that?"

She shrugged and took a sip of her wine. "I just don't like dancing all that much, unless I'm piss poor drunk."

Brian smirked and stood up. "Let's go."

"Go where?"

He grabbed her wrist. "We're going to go dance, and you're going to like it." He pulled her up and dragged her to the middle of the floor.

Of course as soon as they started dancing, the upbeat song ended, and a slow song began.

"See, you don't even have to dance. You just have to sway back and forth on beat." Brian said as he placed his hands on her hips.

Olivia rolled her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck. The song that was playing in the background was one that Olivia remembered dearly.

And if I ever fall in love again

I'll try to let my heart be free

Cause I know how it feels to be alone

Still trapped in old memories

She never paid much attention to the lyrics, but now they seemed to have a special meaning.

And if I ever fall in love again

I'll search to find a love that's true

I need a lover who will share my life

And help make my love renewed

Listening to words of the song, Brian couldn't help but to think that maybe Casey was right. He didn't plan on this relationship getting this serious, but maybe he did love Olivia. He brought her closer and wrapped one arm her waist while keeping his left hand on her hips.

"I doubt anyone is going to try to hit on me here." She smirked.

He grinned. "I just needed you closer, that's all." He whispered in her ear.

"This is as close as we can get without dry humping each other."

Brian pulled back and looked her in the eyes. "You're adorable, you know that?" He said teasing her because he knew she hated being called that.

"You're an ass, you know that?"

He chuckled. "But I'm your ass." He leaned down and captured her lips.

Casey, Melinda, and Alex all watched Brian and Olivia from a distance. For once, they were sure their friend had found someone that was going to treat her right.

Brian pulled away with his forehead still touching hers, smiling.

"You know I hate..."

"Yeah, you hate PDA, but I don't care. You hate dancing, but look at you." He wrapped his other arm around her. "You're mine and I want the whole world to know it."

Olivia didn't even argue with him. She rested her head on his shoulder and swayed in his arms to the rest of the song.

"Oh my God, I am so tired." Olivia said as she plopped down on the couch.

Brian placed her awards on her desk before he sat next to her. "But you had fun."

"I did. Thanks for making me go." She kicked her heels off and swung her legs onto Brian's lap. 'But since you made me go, you have to massage my feet." She smirked.

Brian groaned. "Fine. You better be lucky you're cute." He grabbed her right foot and starting putting pressure on it lightly.

Olivia threw her head back and slightly moaned.

He smirked. "You like that, baby?"

"It isn't sex."

I wish it was. "You're the one moaning. I'm just rubbing your feet." He pushed his knuckles into her arch a little more.

I wish you were rubbing something else. "You're right." She got up. "I'm going to change. Make yourself at home."

He smirked. "Oh, I will."

Olivia rolled her eyes. "Unzip me please."

He stood up, licked his lips, and then slowly unzipped the zipper. He brushed his lips against the skin he was slowly revealing.

Olivia gasped. "Bri." This man was going to be the death of her.

He kissed his way up to her ear. "I told you that you were going to regret teasing me." He nibbled on her earlobe. "All you have to do is apologize."

She smirked. She didn't want him to stop at all. "Let me get comfortable, and then I'm yours. I promise."

"You have one minute, then I'm going to come find you." He said in a low, harsh whisper.

Olivia bit her bottom lip. "Mhmm." She walked towards her bedroom. She closed the door behind her and purposely undressed slowly. She wanted to see what Brian was going to do.

Two minutes had passed and Brian was at her bedroom door. "You took too long, I'm coming in." He opened the door and took a sharp breath when he saw Olivia sitting on the bed in a white, silk teddy.

"Oops. Didn't know I took that long." She said lustfully.

"You...you..."

She stood up and slowly walked over to him. "Sorry." She said as she slid his suit jacket off. "I think you're a little overdressed."

Brian stood there frozen. He couldn't believe this was actually going to happen. His mouth got dry and he struggled to swallow the lump in his throat.

Olivia saw his reaction and couldn't help but to mentally pat herself on the back. I still got it. "Cat got your tongue?"

"Are you sure you want to do this?" He said as he let Olivia slide his shirt off.

"Would I be doing this if I wasn't?" She started leaving feathered kisses over his chest.

Brian tried to think what her sudden change in attitude was. She can't be drunk. She barely finished one glass of wine. Maybe she's actually ready, Brian. In that moment, Olivia had just bit into his neck and he had enough. He had her against the wall and attacked her neck.

"God...how did you know...?" She moaned.

He removed his lips from her neck temporarily. "Know what?"

She threw her head back. "That I like it...against the wall." She bucked her hips into his when started nipping at her spot above her collarbone.

Brian had to pull away and look at her after that comment. "You serious?"

"Well..."

"Fuck, you're amazing." He grabbed her face and kissed her passionately.

Olivia kissed him back with the same passion as her hands made their way to his belt buckle. She fondled with it before she got it off.

"As much as you love it against the wall, our first time is going to be special." He said with sincerity in his voice. He lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist as he carried them to the bed.

They both fell on the bed, but he let her get on top. It was something about a woman in charge that turned Brian on.

"You're letting me call the shots?" She gently raked her nails up and down his chest.

He smiled. "Yeah. Just making sure you're not all bark and no bite."

She smirked, and then whispered in his ear. "Baby, I can bite you in all the right places." She nibbled at his earlobe, his neck, and then moved down his torso leaving little bite marks.

"Liv..." He groaned.

She unbuttoned his pants and stuck her hand in his underwear. She studied his face for a reaction as she stroked him slowly.

Brian had his eyes closed and his mouth slightly open. "You gotta stop."

Before Olivia could reply, her house phone rang. She was too in the moment to stop what she was doing. She would soon regret that decision...

Welp, I hope you guys enjoyed the fluff. Don't ruin the cliffhanger if you already read the story. Reviews are great :)