Firstly, I absolutely need to say THANK YOU to each person that has read, shared, and reviewed my fic! I was completely floored when I saw this fic has over 1,300 views! Please continue to read and review, I love when you review and suggest! I definitely plan to use the suggestions so be on the lookout for Amanda and Zara, Amanda and Liv, Nick and Fin, a bar scene with Laurel, Nick and Noah, Romantic weekend at the cabin, pregnancy?, Amanda and Maria…lots more to come! I may break it all into another installment…unsure… Once again, THANK YOU! And enjoy!

The day had started off quick and hectic, Amanda and Nick had just entered the squad room when Liv handed Fin a slip of paper saying, "You and Rollins, go!"

Fin drove and attempted conversation but Amanda could only give short answers, she had a hard time staying focused. She was extremely nervous about telling Fin over thinking how he would react. Would he be happy she was happy or would he be upset that is was someone from work? Many times, he advised her not to mix work with love or love with work. Would it make a difference even though it was with Nick? She stayed lost in thought until she felt a nudge on the side of her head.

"Huh?"

Fin glanced at her, "Where the hell are you?"

"What?" she cleared her throat, "What are you talking about?"

"Amanda, don't play me."

She exhaled loudly, "I have a lot on my mind. I'm sorry."

"What's going on? Are you okay?"

"Yes, never better actually. I have to tell you something."

"Go ahead."

She cleared her throat, "Well I'm not sure how to say it because I think you might be upset when I tell you. Are you going to be upset?" She looked over at him with worry on her face.

"I'm gettin' upset because you're takin' forever to tell me," he said with wide, serious eyes.

"Okay…well for the last couple of months… I've been seeing someone, it's gettin' kinda serious, ya know?"

"Who?"

"He asked me to meet his kid next weekend, I met her once before, but I guess he means like hang out, ya know?"

"How many kids?" His voice was stern, he had a feeling who the guy could be.

"One. A daughter." She glanced at him through the corner of her eye.

"Amaro?" Fin looked at her, displeased.

"Mmhmm" She said in confirmation.

"Nick Amaro? You're dating Nick?" he asked again.

"Yes, Nick and I are…dating."

"Since y'all went on that lil vacation, huh?"

Amanda looked surprised, "What the hell? Why do you think that?"

"You two came back acting different. All nice and not biting each other's heads off!"

Fin and Amanda laughed together, "I guess we were pretty vicious at times."

"Everyone knew it was sexual tension. So when you two came back joking and happy together, Liv and I suspected something."

"Liv suspected it?"

"At first no, took her a bit to admit it seemed like something was going on. Drinks after work to celebrate?"

"You're okay with it?" She asked with her surprised evident.

"Yeah, as long as you're happy, Boo. Amaro's a good dude, I like him, but if he makes you cry I will beat his ass!"

"Just don't hit his face, it's too good looking!" she joked.

"I never figured you would go for his type."

"What type is he?" She asked.

"Pretty boy, wholesome, college frat football, lotta baby mama's, but still manages to be a saint typa dude."

Amanda rolled her eyes, but felt butterflies take flight in her belly. "He has two baby mama's, two is not a lot."

Fin walked into the station behind Amanda and made a beeline straight to Nick. He got so close to his face that if he puckered his lips would reach Nick's cheek, "If you hurt her, I will fuck. you. up."

Nick pulled his head away from Fin, "Understandable."

The two men shook hands and Fin offered his congratulations. Amanda noticed Liv watching the men and she figured she might as well accept that Liv would be around… a lot.

"Hey Liv, the guys and I are heading to Mulligan's for dinner and drinks, care to join us?" Amanda tried to sound casual.

Liv glanced at her watch, "Sure. I have some time."

Later that evening, after the four detectives finished their dinner they headed to other side of the restaurant that was more of a bar.

Amanda loved how much of a gentleman Nick was, he guided her with his hand on the small of her back and pulled out the barstool for her. He pulled out Liv's barstool too. "I'll be back, I need to piss," he leaned in and softly kissed her lips and squeezed her thigh.

Liv saw Nick walk off and asked Amanda, "Where's he going?"

"Restroom." Amanda suddenly felt awkward as it was just her and Liv, Fin had gone over to talk to the bartender.

Nick left the men's room and accidently bumped into a woman causing her drink to spill on his tie, "I'm sorry" he said to her.

"No, it was my fault, I guess I can't text and walk."

"It's okay." He finally looked up at the woman and an uneasy feeling arose in his gut.

"Nick! How are you? I haven't seen you since that weekend." Laurel smiled at him and placed her hand on his bicep.

"Hey…Amanda's here."

"Are you having a work thing here? You look good all dressed up." She grinned at him.

"No, Amanda and I had dinner here…" He brushed at his tie again.

"Here let me help you." She took hold of his tie and tried pulling him into her.

"No thanks, I got it." He smiled nicely but backed away from her grasp.

She grabbed his arm to keep him from leaving. "Hey" he snapped at her.

"When are we going to hang out?

Amanda headed to the restroom and noticed Nick talking to Laurel. "Hey girl! What are you doing here?" She leaned in and gave her friend a hug.

"Hey Amanda, I'm here with some co-workers. I was just asking Nick about you."

"Why'd you come here? You don't even work in Manhattan."

"One of the girls heard it was a nice spot, so we wanted to try it out."

Nick grabbed Amanda's hand and pulled her back towards the bar. "We should get back." He quietly told her.

"Alright, girl, I'll see you tomorrow night. Be careful tonight." She called out as Nick pulled her away from Laurel.

Once they were back at their table, Nick chugged his beer. Amanda noticed and asked if everything was okay. Nick nodded his head as he drank from his second beer. He wanted to tell her Laurel made him feel uncomfortable but he didn't want to create any problems for her and her friends. He figured the less he saw of Laurel the better off he and Amanda would be. But he wasn't sure if that counted as not being honest. He figured he would ask Liv if it was something worth mentioning.

"Nick, you okay?" Liv asked.

"I'm good, Liv." He smiled at her reassuringly.

That night back at Amanda's apartment, Nick watched Amanda undress down to her panties, chuck her bra into the closet and put her camisole back on. She noticed him watching, went over to him and pulled off his tie, kissed him passionately, and pushed him down onto the bed. She had caught a buzz and giggled flirtatiously as she straddled Nick. She suffocated him with kisses, unbuttoned his shirt, pulled up his undershirt and lightly bit and sucked on his abdomen. She grabbed his junk and squeezed, Nick let out a slight groan, not expecting that much pressure.

"Mmm 'Manda…" he moaned.

"You like that?"

"Yes, but you're drunk, baby." He he sat up but allowed her to stay on his lap.

"So what?"

"I don't feel right making love to you while you're drunk."

"You never had this problem before." She felt rejected and got up from his lap.

"We were both drunk then, it was different. You're drunk, I'm sober and if anything happens I'd feel like a creep."

"Fuck off, Nick!" She threw a pillow at him.

"C'mon, you know I want you." He went over to her and pulled her towards the bathroom, "Let's shower and sober you up, then I'll give you a taste of this chorizo." He put her hand on his fattie and led her to the shower.

Nick pulled her into the shower with him; he kept her under the cool water. He allowed her to kiss him, he sucked on her neck trying hard not to leave any marks. Once he felt she had sobered up some, he wrapped her in her robe and brought her a bottled water to drink. While she finished her water, Nick rubbed her feet and shoulders. Amanda lay on her back as Nick straddled her from behind and massaged her back.

"That feels so good." She let out soft moans, his muscular hands felt amazing on her tense muscles.

"You feeling better?"

"Mmmhmmm…Saint Nick." She laughed when he slapped her ass. "Hey what were you and Laurel talking about earlier? You looked upset."

"Ummm…I don't remember." He leaned forward and kissed her from the base of her back up to her neck and jaw, "Can I eat your peach?" He whispered in her ear.

Amanda turned over and answered him by spreading her legs; Nick fingered the lace on her panties. He kissed her thighs and cupped her ass in his hands, he deeply inhaled the sweet scent that came from between her thighs and in one swift move he tore her panties open. Amanda yelped with surprise, she didn't expect him to tear her panties off. Nick plunged his tongue into her throbbing pussy; he flicked at her clit with his tongue and sucked at it. He could feel Amanda's hips wiggling underneath his tongue, he knew she was experiencing sensory overload as he attacked her with his tongue but he was determined to get her off using only his tongue. He slid his tongue up her slit, swallowing as much of her sweet juices as he could. He darted his tongue in and out of her before flicking her clit again. Her breathing was heavy; she reached for the top of his head, trying to push his tongue further into her. He bit, sucked and traced figure eights over her clit until he felt her tremble and let out a long, loud moan.

The following night, he went straight to Liv's after work. Amanda went home to get ready for her night out with the girls. He had casually mentioned to both ladies that they should spend some time together, both agreed but neither had initiated any plans. In time he figured one of them would. He took off his gun and holster and set it on top of Liv's doorway closet.

"Hey big boy!" Nick scooped Noah up and kissed his cheeks several times. "I missed you so much but you need a diaper change!" He walked towards his room and laid the baby on the changing table. "Hey buddy, Zara's coming next weekend. Where do you think we should take her? Yesterday she was telling me about a new princess movie she wants to see…I don't like princess movies but one day you learn when a girl asks for something, it's always better to give in to her. Otherwise they turn into angry, scary creatures that cry."

The baby giggled and cooed at Nick.

"I'm not jokin'. Women are complicated…we, as men, will never figure them out or how they manage to always smell so good!"

"Don't be puttin' bad things about women into his mind already." Liv teased.

"I don't want him growing up with false hope." Nick chucked at his own joke.

"Thank you for changing him." She came up and patted Nick's back. "You hungry?"

"Yup!"

"Pizza?"

"Actually…I think you make the best tacos." He gave her his best "good boy" smile.

"Fine. I'll cook but you're on baby duty."

"I can live with that." Nick took Noah to the living room and lay on the floor with him. The baby crawled over him, found his tie and began to chew on it. Noah had a new habit of sticking whatever he could find in his mouth. "Liv, toss me the teething ring." He yelled to Liv.

"Heads up," she said right as Nick caught the teething ring in his hand. "Is he chewing again?"

"Yeah…on everything!"

"Sorry, he's really into exploring and tasting his surroundings right now."

Nick turned on the TV and found SportsCenter, "C'mon Noah, let's watch the Knicks game." Nick felt his phone vibrate. He saw it was a text from Amanda.

Amanda: Hey Handsome, I'm heading out now.

Nick: U guys picked a place?

Amanda: Yeah, the girls chose The Standard.

Nick: A club? What happened to drinks at a bar?

Amanda: Idk, r u ok w me going to a club?

Nick: Yes, be careful n call if u need me to get u.

Amanda: Ok. O and I'm not gettin drunk so we can meet up later…can't stop thinkin about jesus!

Nick: bad girl! Don't get me started…

Amanda: u at liv's?

Nick: Ya just got here. What time r u leaving the club?

Amanda: Idk, ill let u know before I leave..

Nick: ok. love u…behave yourself.

Amanda: I'll be good until I see u ;) love u

"Hey who are you texting?" Liv leaned against the counter with a cooking spoon in her hand.

"Amanda, she's going to a club."

"What happened to going to a bar?"

"I dunno. She just said the girls wanted to go to a club…"

"Are you okay with that?"

Nick sensed the concern in her voice, "Yeah, I trust her. I might have to scoot out early if she needs a ride, though."

"Not before dinner." Liv set his plate on the table and poured him a glass of wine. She took Noah from him and sat the baby in his high chair; he chewed happily on his frozen teething ring. Then she sat with Nick and enjoyed dinner with him.

"Hey so next weekend I'm gonna tell Zara about Amanda."

"What? Really?" Liv's eyes bulged in surprise.

"Yeah…She needs to know that her mom and I aren't getting back together. I know it's going to hurt her but aren't I hurting her more by not being honest?"

"You have a point. How does Amanda feel about her knowing?"

"I don't know. I haven't mentioned it to her."

"I'm sure everything will go good."

After dinner, Nick sat on the sofa and let Noah crawl around while Liv cleaned up the kitchen. Liv asked him to find a movie they'd both enjoy. For Nick, that was a hard task. He loved action packed movies while Liv preferred romantic comedies or dramas. Dramas made Nick fall asleep and action movies made Liv turn to her book while Nick watched alone. Liv finished with the kitchen and joined Nick on the sofa with the bottle of wine she opened earlier.

"Hey can I ask you somethin'? Nick asked while taking a drink from his wine glass.

"What's up?"

"Amanda has a friend, she makes me uncomfortable…"

"Why?"

"When Amanda isn't around she flirts, I think."

"And when Amanda isn't around?"

"She doesn't say too much to me, like last night, I accidently bumped into her coming out of the restroom and she touches my arm and my tie, when I tried walking away she grabbed my arm and asked when we were going to hang out."

"Like hang out as in with Amanda, too?"

"I got the feeling she meant without Amanda."

"So her picking up on you makes you feel uncomfortable?"

"Yes. So I wanted to ask you, is this something I should mention to Amanda or is it something that shouldn't matter?"

"Hmm…well if it was one of your friends hitting on Amanda behind your back, would you care to know?"

"Yeah…So I guess I should mention it to her?"

"I'd think so, I would want to know."

"Do you think it would cause problems for their friendship?"

"That's tough, depends on how strong their friendship is. Who knows, maybe she'll just be more mindful about leaving you alone with her."

"But I'm not the one hittin on her…"

"I meant, mindful to not leave you alone with her so she doesn't make you feel uncomfortable!"

"Oh, yeah that makes sense."

Liv playful slapped his arm and laughed at his airheadedness. The two friends sat in silence watching the beginning of The Fighter, it was a good compromise…action for Nick and love for Liv. Noah wandered from shelf to shelf and sofa to chair trying to stick whatever he could into his mouth. He had just learned to pull himself up against the furniture, so he was entertained.

"So tomorrow I was thinking of inviting Amanda to lunch…" Liv casually mentioned.

"That's great, Liv. Please be nice to her."

"I don't intend to be mean, Nick!"

"I know…just…please?"

"I will be nice, I promise." She laid back on the sofa and put her feet in Nick's lap. "So you two have had sex, right?"

"What?" He looked at her confused. He did didn't see that question coming.

"Have you?"

"Why?" He took her feet in his hands and squeezed.

"Curious. Are you guys using protection?"

Nick didn't answer; instead he looked down at her feet and began massaging them.

"No?"

He shook his head, "No. We don't."

"Are you crazy?" She exclaimed.

"We've never talked about it, it hasn't come up."

"Wow…I thought you were more responsible when it came to things like that. What happens if you get her pregnant? You know pulling out isn't effective, right?"

Nick stayed quiet and focused on her feet.

"Nick?"

"What Liv? What do you want me to say? If she gets pregnant then she and I will deal with it, we'll work it out if it comes down to that."

"Alright, I guess you know what you're doing."

Liv turned to the TV and pretended to be interested in the movie; she pulled her feet way from Nick and sat up.

"So now you're mad?" he asked.

"No. I just think you're being irresponsible. I don't agree with it but I'm not mad."

Just then Nick's phone rang; he dug it out of his pocket and talked to Amanda.

He rose from the sofa, "Well get over it." He picked up Noah who was chewing on his toys and kissed him. "I'm not gonna start using a condom just because you don't agree."

Liv got up and took Noah from him. "I'm not asking you too. I'm just surprised you aren't worried about STI's…"

"Liv, I trust Amanda and that's all there is to it. She hasn't asked me to use a condom and I'm not offering. Now sex with another woman isn't something I wanna talk to you about." He went to the doorway closet and pulled on his shoes.

"Whatever Nick…"

He walked back to her and brought her into a hug, "I don't wanna fight with you. Thanks for dinner and for letting me hang out. I love you. I'm gonna go pick up Amanda and take her home." He pecked her on the cheek before he left.

To be continued…