Fin arrived early the next morning and handed a disc to Amanda.

"Mr. Alphonso handed this in this morning at the front desk. Said he'd heard detectives were looking from CCTV from the morning Max lost it, but he'd been closed the day they visited. Wanted to help out. Kinda makes me think they're on our side sometimes."

The audio came to life on the fourth video and took them by surprise because the volume was up to the max on the TV. The previous three hadn't had any sound, but Mr. Alphonso had had his store robbed twice, once at gunpoint, so he had fitted the most high-tech equipment available."

They found the remote and turned it down, but not before the fake Australian accent that Kelly Reagan had mentioned boomed over the speakers.

Amanda paused the video and rewound it a few seconds. She'd noticed the correlation just as Carisi turned the sound down.

"Tell me if I'm crazy but does it look like he freezes the minute he hears that voice and just before he bolts?"

Carisi looked at the footage again. "Yeah, I think you're onto something there Rollins. It looks like it's the voice that spooks him."

"Right I'm going to that store."

"I'll come with."

Amanda nodded and shouted Olivia's name. She appeared in the squad room a minute later.

"Think we've got something." Olivia looked at the paused on the TV. "Max freezes the minute he hears the voice of that promo guy. Could be nothing but I want to check it out."

"Go. I'll ring Mrs. Reagan, see if it means anything to her.

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Amanda's phone rang as they reached the store. It was Olivia.

"Hey… Ok thanks…Yeah, you too"

"Short and sweet, she got anything?" Carisi asked.

"No, it meant nothing to Kelly Reagan."

They entered the shop and asked for the manager. A well-dressed man in his mid-forties appeared and they showed their badges.

"Officers what can I do for you?"
"Detective's" Amanda corrected.

"Mr. Jones we have a couple of questions to ask you about a promotion you're running."

"Does the NYPD need new computers? I'm flattered. I think a complete re-kit out of your whole system is outside my scope, but I can certainly go department by department."

"Mr. Jones we're not here about computers. We're here about a promotion you're running." Stephen Jones looked confused.

"We're running a few, you'll need to be more specific."

"The Australian guy who was outside a few days back, who is he?" Carisi asked. The manager of the store merely shrugged.

"Dime a dozen extra from a local stage school. We paid him by the hour and that was all I know."

"His name was Felix." The young woman who was restocking shelves answered from behind them. "He's not Australian, he's from Queens. He flirted even with his wedding ring on."

Amanda turned her attention to the young woman. "Do you have a surname?"
"No sorry, but I know he lives over in that new apartment block that used to be a hardware store. He told me to 'drop by some time for a good time' Jasmine did the air quotes for effect."

Carisi had continued to question Stephen Jones about the promotion while Amanda spoke to Jasmine. "If he comes back in can you ring me straight away." She handed her card to Jasmine who nodded and put it in her uniform pocket.

"Anything from the boss man?" Amanda asked as they walked towards the exit.

"Nothin'. You get anything from the girl?"
"Yeah I got an address."

"Why do I get the feeling this is gona be a very long day?" Carisi asked as they walked to the car.

"Aren't they all?" Amanda sighed as she sat into the car. She was already tired and it was only 10 a.m. Jessy hadn't slept and it was after 2 a.m. when Amanda got to sleep and was awoken almost every hour after. She wanted to cry with Jessy by the time the sun was beginning to rise. It was going to be a very very long day.

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A bag was placed on her desk and it took a second to shake off the double vision to look up and see Olivia smiling at her.

"Eat."

Amanda looked down at the clock in the corner of her computer screen. It was nine hours since breakfast – a slice of toast – and she was starving.

"Thanks."

"Anything?"
"No. Flatmate said he hadn't seen him for 2 days and apparently it's not unusual for him to disappear for a week. No answer from his cell. I hate waiting – I've told you that right? I hate waiting?"

"Only about 29 million times but thanks for the reminder. Now eat."

Olivia sat down at Fin's desk and opened the other bag with containers of rice and chicken. He had left for the evening and she and Amanda were the only ones left in the squad room.

"So if you won the lottery tomorrow."

"How much?"
"Let's say $50 million; what would you do with it?"

"I'd buy an island."

"And do what?"
"Live there. Oh no wait first I'd pay off all my debts."
"How much?"
"You don't want to know."
"Have you been…"

"Not since before Jessy was born."
"Ok, and then, what would you do on this island?"
"Build a home…"

"I didn't know you were a block layer."
"Ok wise ass, I'd buy an island and send you there."
Olivia stood and turned her back, turning her head to look over her shoulder and in a low voice whispered "But then you'd never get to see this ass in these trousers again."

Amanda groaned "I wish I'd never told you that."

Olivia laughed as she sat back down "Yeah you do, and might I just say that top you're wearing shows off your best assets very well."
"Did you just call my breasts my best assets?"
Olivia's cheeks turned a dusky pink colour. "Sorry that was crass."
"Yeah it was 10th grade behind the bike shed with Mike Colmey crass. However, I and my breasts thank you." Amanda winked and Olivia's blushed harder.

"Ok way off track. This Felix dude, he has no priors. He seems like a regular down on his luck actor, living pay cheque to pay cheque based on what his roommate said."
"Just means we haven't caught him before Rollins."

Amanda nodded and returned to staring at the phone on her desk.

"You know what they say about a watched pot."
"It burns if you leave it on too long."

Olivia threw one of the unused chopsticks that came with her dinner at the blonde.

"Hey, that could have had my eye out. Actually no, I've seen you try throw a basketball that night with Fin, I take it back, your aim is crap."

That comment resulted in the other chopstick flying through the air and missing her by inches.

"Better, maybe you should challenge him to a rematch."

The phone rang stopping Olivia's retort dead on her lips.

"Hello… Yes this is Detective Rollins. Hi Felix…" Amanda motioned for the notepad that she'd discarded earlier and which was now out of reach. Olivia grabbed it and this time, thankfully, her aim was better.

Amanda scribbled a few notes and put down the phone a few minutes later.

"Anything?"
"Nothin'. Well I'll double check his alibi but he says after he finished up the promo he took a Red Eye and spent the last 2 days filming some soft porn film. Only got back tonight."
"Seems like the kind of info you wouldn't offer up if you were trying to hide something."
Amanda raked her hands through her hair, sighing. "You're probably right."

"I'm always right."

Olivia was trying to take some of the heaviness out of the mood and the small smile she got from Amanda was an indication she'd been somewhat successful.

"I think it's time we went home to our kids." Amanda nodded, just about ready to fall into bed. She grabbed her bag and coat and waited as Olivia got her stuff from her office and locked the door.

"Thanks for dinner."
"No problem. Next time I might even cook for you."

Amanda linked arms with her as they walked towards the elevator. Olivia tensed slightly but relaxed into it when she realised the floor was deserted.

"Sorry." Amanda tried to remove her arm but Olivia held it in place.

"Don't be. I'm just not used to PDA's, they make me nervous." She drew the blonde tighter to her side; "But this is nice, I needed this, thank you."

As they exited the elevator and reached the street they knew they'd have to part ways to get home but both were reluctant to leave the other.

Amanda walked a block in the wrong direction just so she could spend a bit longer with the woman she was growing increasingly fond of.

"When they reached Olivia's subway station the Amanda pulled her into an embrace and leaned up slightly, claiming soft cold lips in a kiss, that even to passers-by looked passionate.

"Woah, that was…" she was slightly lost for words as she pulled Amanda closer, resting her forehead against hers.

"Yes it was. And just so you know when I finally get you alone I don't plan on stopping at that."

Olivia shivered and it was nothing to do with the cold night air.

"Thanks, that's going to make the ride home much easier to tolerate."

Amanda smiled and leaned in for another brief kiss. "Goodnight Liv."
"Night Amanda."

She watched the blonde turn and walk away, only to turn back 50 meters away and give a brief wave before being gone into the darkness. Olivia realised her heart was beating a mile a minute. "Just from a kiss," she whispered to herself. On the ride home she imagined all the ways she could get the smaller woman alone so they could do far more than just kiss.

Her phone buzzed just as she got in the door. "Home safe, you?"

She typed a quick "Yes" as she bid Gina goodnight.

"Wish you were here."

It was the same text that she had received from Amanda the night before and she realised it was even more true now than it was then. A simple "Me too" followed as Olivia climbed into her pyjamas and into bed.

"Soon?" Amanda's next text read.
"Very Soon."

The simple texts they signed off with were now standard and indicated they were both ready to sleep;

"Night beautiful x"
"Night gorgeous x"

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