Chapter 7
The next day, Amanda is at SVU with her squad. She sees a wrapped gift on her desk. She looks at the card and she reads it. Amanda opens the present and she sees a lavender playing with lace dress, Juicy Couture JC 700 Ruched Wristlet in Iridescent Blush and silver I do peep toe heels.
"Aww. Isn't Declan the sweetest?" Amanda asks.
"Yeah. He thought that the dress would be good for you to wear to Jesse's christening." Olivia replies.
The whole squad look at the dress that Amanda just received and they look at her new shoes too. Amanda is excited about her new dress and her new shoes. The whole gang thinks that she should wear the new shoes and the new dress to Jesse's christening.
"Did Murphy buy you the new dress and shoes, Amanda?" Fin asks.
"Yeah. I have to try it on." Amanda replies.
Amanda and Olivia take a good look at the dress and the shoes. This outfit will be perfect to wear to Jesse christening. The SVU team talks about the christening.
"Hey, Carisi. How would you like to be Jesse's godfather?" Amanda asks.
"I would love to be Jesse's godfather." Carisi responds.
Reese Taymor comes into SVU to see the whole gang together. She walks up to Carisi and she gives him a kiss. The gang is surprised that Carisi is seeing Reese. They're glad that Reese is in a relationship and that she's happy.
"Hey, Reese. How would you like to be Jesse's godmother?" Amanda asks.
"I would like that very much. That baby is adorable." Reese replies.
Amanda shows Reese the new dress and the new shoes that she got from Declan. Reese tells Amanda that the dress and the shoes are beautiful. She wishes that her boyfriend bought her a new dress and new shoes. Olivia suggests that Reese asks Carisi to buy her a new dress and new shoes. The women take the dress and the shoes in the bathroom so that Amanda can try them on.
In the bathroom, Amanda goes into a stall and she tries on her new dress and her new shoes. She comes out of the stall in her dress and shoes that Declan bought her.
"You look amazing in the dress and shoes, Amanda." Olivia says.
"You should wear it to Jesse's christening and to the party." Reese says.
"I can't wait for Declan to see me in this dress." Amanda says.
Amanda goes back into the stall and she puts her regular clothes back on. She exits the stall and the women leave the bathroom together. Amanda is excited about her new dress. The dress fits and the shoes fit.
The women go back into the squad room and they talk to Fin and Carisi.
The whole squad is talking about the christening and how it'll be planned. Amanda doesn't know anything about the party for Jesse. She thinks that something is going on. Amanda tells Fin and Carisi that she loves her new dress and shoes that Declan bought. Reese walks up to Carisi.
"Can I have a new dress and new shoes, Sonny?" Reese asks.
"Yeah. We'll go shopping in a while." Carisi replies.
Carisi and Reese walk out of SVU, holding hands. They get ready to go to the store so that Reese can get a new dress and some new shoes. The whole gang wondering what's going on with those two.
"I wish that those two would get a room." Olivia says.
"They've only been seeing each other for a few weeks now." Fin says.
Amanda is happy to see Reese in a relationship. Both girls have been through a lot over the years. The gang decides to get started on the christening planning. Amanda is happy that she picked Reese and Carisi as her daughter's godparents.
The gang decides to plan the christening. They make a list of things to do for the christening planning. They make a few calls to churches in New York.
"We found a church for the christening." Olivia says.
"Perfect. I want my baby girl baptized there." Amanda says.
The gang is done planning the christening. All they have to do now is plan the party for Jesse at Olivia house. Amanda doesn't know anything about the party planning. Amanda decides to leave SVU to see her baby girl. Reese and Carisi return to the squad room and she has a shopping bag.
"What's in the bag?" Olivia asks.
"I got a new dress and shoes for the christening." Reese replies.
Declan, Tony, Tucker and Barba enter the squad room and they see the squad there so that they can plan the party and Declan's proposal. They talk about how the party will be planned. After discussing the party planning, the SVU team discusses how Declan will propose to Amanda.
"How would you guys like to have coffee at my restaurant? I can get you a discount." Tony says.
"I went there with Amanda, Murphy and Carisi for dinner and we got a discount there. Her father owns the place." Fin says.
"I could use some coffee." Olivia says.
"Same here. I was up all last night with the baby." Declan says.
"Let's go grab coffee at Mr. Rollins' restaurant." Carisi says.
The whole SVU team, Declan, Tony. Tucker and Barba leave SVU to go to Tony's restaurant in order to get coffee. They decide that they'll talk about planning the party for Jesse and they'll also help Declan plan a proposal so that Declan can propose to Amanda on the day of the party.