A/N: I'm not even sure where I am going with this story anymore. I don't own any of the characters.

Several months had passed. Olivia had been busy with cases and hadn't seen much of Charles lately. He had been busy with work as well. She had a couple free hours, so she thought she would go to Empirical and see if he wanted to have lunch with her. She headed over and went up. She got off the elevator and walked toward his office. The first person she saw was Liza. Kelsey and Diana were standing by her desk.

"Hey, Olivia."

"Hey. Is Charles here?"

"No. He's out of the office all day."

"I guess that's what happens when I don't call. We haven't seen much of each other lately. I've been busy with cases and apparently he's been busy with work too. I guess I'll go then."

"We were just discussing where we were going to go to lunch. Why don't you come with us?"

"Are you sure?"

"Of course."

"Ok."

Kelsey and Diana went to get their stuff and then the four of them left for lunch. They got outside and Olivia's cruiser was parked out front.

"I'll drive."

"Why don't we get our own car? If you get a call, you don't have to worry about getting us back."

"Ok."

"Liza, order a car."

"On it."

Liza ordered a car and then they decided where they were headed. Olivia went ahead to get a table and then once the other car arrived, they headed to the restaurant. When they arrived, they got out of their vehicle and went inside. They saw Olivia right away.

"Hey."

"Hey."

Everyone sat down and then they had their drink order taken. They looked to see what they wanted to eat and then they had their order taken.

"How are things going with you and Charles?"

"Pretty good. We haven't seen much of each other lately. That gets hard sometimes. I know Pauline has the girls every other weekend. There is something about that woman that I don't trust. Who could walk out on her husband and children the way she did, especially a man like Charles?"

"You seem to get along with the girls pretty well though."

"They're great. Noah gets along with them pretty well too."

Olivia had gotten a text and it turned out to be from Charles. He told her he had gone to the Precinct but she wasn't there. She replied to him saying she went to Empirical but he wasn't there either. He asked her where she was, so she told him. A little while later, Charles showed up not expecting Diana, Kelsey and Liza to be there.

"Hello, ladies."

"Hey, Charles."

Charles went over and kissed Olivia.

"You could have told me you weren't alone."

"You could have told me you were coming here."

"Ok. You got me. Let's not start an argument. Mind if I join you?"

"Yes, you can join us."

Charles sat down next to Olivia and decided what he wanted, so his order was taken.

"I thought you had meetings all day."

"I do but I had some free time before my next one."

"Ok."

"Olivia, have you ever thought writing a book about your experiences as a cop?"

"Not really. I don't really have the time. Maybe I will when I decide to retire but most of it will be from memory. I've been through a lot and some of it would be stirring up a lot of bad memories for me. I was held hostage for 4 days with pills and booze shoved down my throat and burns from anything he could get his hands on, wire hangers, keys, etc. He was sent to prison, escaped and then he lured me to an abandoned granary where we played Russian roulette. The bullet was meant for me but he shot himself instead after playing mind games with me. My emotional recovery from that has not been easy."

Olivia told them about what had happened with William Lewis.

"Wow!"

"My sentiments exactly."

"Did you know about this, Charles?"

"Yeah, I did. She wanted me to know about it before we got close."

"Are you two spending the holidays together?"

"We're planning on it. The girls are spending the actual holiday with Pauline and then after Christmas until the kids all go back to school, we're going to the Bahamas. Pauline's parents are in Florida, so she is taking them there and then Olivia, Noah and I will head down there the day after Christmas. We'll celebrate with them before they go to Florida. I did have them for Thanksgiving, so Pauline would have gotten them for Christmas anyway."

"Noah is looking forward to our vacation. It's all he can talk about lately. Honestly we haven't seen much of each other lately."

"Yeah, I know we haven't. That's why we need this. Are you busy this weekend?"

"No, actually, I'm not. Noah is with a friend tonight through late Sunday afternoon."

"Do you want to go to Pound Ridge for the weekend? Pauline has the girls anyway."

"That sounds like a plan."

"Good."

"I better let Lucy know in case we're not back before Noah is."

"My offer to babysit still stands."

"Ok. Great. I will put you second on my list to call if Lucy can't get him."

"That's fine."

Their food arrived and everyone ate. They talked for a little longer. Charles paid for lunch and after he kissed Olivia and told her when he'd pick her up, he went to his next meeting, Diana, Liza and Kelsey went back to Empirical and Olivia went back to the Precinct.

Olivia couldn't wait to be alone all weekend with Charles. She told Fin that she was going to be gone and she texted Lucy just in case. She told Lucy that if she couldn't get him for some reason, she would call Liza, who has offered to watch him. Noah was going to his friend's straight from school but she met him outside school and told him that she as going to be with Charles at Pound Ridge for the weekend. He said he would call her before he came home. She told him that was fine and if they weren't back yet, she would let Lucy know. She also said that if Lucy couldn't get him, she would call Liza. He kissed her goodbye and then he went to his friend's. Olivia went home and packed a bag for the weekend. Charles called her when he was on his way to get her. Olivia went downstairs and outside just as Charles' car pulled up. Charles got out, kissed her and took her bag for her. They both got into the car and headed to Pound Ridge. Just before they arrived, they grabbed something to eat. As soon as they arrived at the house, Charles took the bags in and they went inside. Olivia was starting to feel anxious. She loved this man so much.

"You ok?"

"I'm just anxious to be with you. It seems like it has been so long."

"I know it has."

Charles wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. He took her hand and they headed up to the bedroom. They undressed each other got on the bed and made love. Afterwards Charles was holding her and she had her head on his chest.

"I love you, Olivia."

"I love you too, Charles. So very much."

"I don't like that we go long periods without seeing each other but I don't want to push you into making a decision to move in with me until you're ready. It's a big step."

"I know it is and I can't say it hasn't crossed my mind because it has."

"I've been thinking about getting another place."

"Smaller?"

"Not necessarily but I don't really want to be where I once lived with Pauline when I'm with you. We need somewhere where the five of us can make our own memories."

"I have some decisions to make anyway. My lease is up pretty soon. Noah has even started asking if moving in with you and the girls is the next step, since we seem to be there more than we're not lately. The only thing is, we haven't even been together for 6 months yet. I have gone this route before and the relationship didn't work out."

"It's funny you should say that Noah asked if you two would be moving in with us soon because the girls have asked when we're going to get married."

I can't say that hasn't crossed my mind either. It has. I know I love you and you're the one I see a future with."

"I feel the same way. I'm glad to know that we are on the same page with this."

They kissed each other and made love again before falling asleep in each other's arms. The remainder of the weekend was pretty lazy for them. They just wanted to be close to and reconnect with each other the entire weekend. They arrived back in the city before Noah home. Charles picked up the girls at Pauline's and then the five of them had dinner together. Charles and Olivia loved seeing their children interact with each other. To them it meant that they liked being a part of each other's lives. They both knew that it would only be a matter of time before the five of them were together all the time.

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