AN: Sorry for the wait, guys. I had a hard time figuring out how to get from chapter 9 to the last chapter. I have the ending all figured out. It's the middle part that I'm having trouble with. Hmm….any idea's, anyone?
Disclaimer: I was just told that I do indeed own SVU….NOT!!! geez…one would think that people would get that by now…lol
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"I hate paper work." Fin muttered to himself as he tossed another finished paper aside.
"Maybe you should get a secretary." Dani teased, looking over a report before placing it in the 'finally done with this dumb piece of shit' pile…and yes, it really was labeled that.
"Why? You offerin'?" Fin said dryly, glancing up to see her reaction.
She shrugged. "Depends. How much money do you have?"
Fin eyed her for a bit before chuckling. Munch and Olivia shared a surprised look. Fin just laughed was the thought on both minds.
Dani just smirked before turning back to the paper work. "The sooner we finish this dumb paperwork, the sooner we can all go get something to eat."
"Amen!" Olivia agreed wholeheartedly. "Say, what do you say to a girl's only night tonight, Dani?"
"I'd love that, Liv." She said excitedly, using the nickname absentmindedly. "You want me to call Casey?"
Olivia said nothing about the nickname. "Sure, and I'll call Melinda. It's been awhile since we've done anything with her. I bet she needs some down time, seeing as all she sees are dead people."
"Whoa! She can see dead people?" Dani deadpanned.
"She sees them everyday." Olivia replied without missing a beat.
Both Munch and Fin's eyes got huge. "What?" They exclaimed in unison.
The two female detectives snickered. "That's what you get for listening in on a conversation." Olivia announced. "Melinda. She's the mortician. Now stay out, this is girl talk." Dani and Olivia returned to making plans for the evening.
"Where do we want to meet?" Dani questioned, filing another paper.
Olivia thought for a moment as she stuck another folder into the cabinet. "My apartment. It's big enough to fit all four of us. Call Casey; tell her to meet us there at 5 o'clock. I'll call Melinda and tell her likewise. You all know how to get to my place, so it shouldn't be a problem. I'm staying at Elliot's old apartment."
"Done! Okay, sounds good. Yeah, I was at his apartment once. As soon as Casey and the Cap come back, I'll talk to her." Dani leaned back in her seat, finally done with her paperwork.
Munch and Fin were having their own conversation, not hearing anything the girls were saying.
"It's a conspiracy. They're plotting something." Munch whispered.
For once, Fin agreed. "Damn females." He muttered.
Munch grinned. "You like her, don't you?"
"Who?"
"Dani."
"Don't be ridiculous." Fin waved his hand absentmindedly.
Munch chuckled. Yes he is so screwed. He winked at Olivia.
She smiled and stood up. "Yes, I'm finally finished! Sounds good Dani. I'm going to go talk to Melinda right now." She gave Dani a smile and grabbed Munch's arm. "Hey Munch, you want to tell me more about that conspiracy about Over the Hedge?" She dragged Munch out of the room with him sputtering in what he hoped sounded like confusion, leaving Dani and Fin alone in the room.
Fin just sat there wide eyed, Munch's voice still heard. Dani just shook her head, a soft smile on her face. His face relaxed after he realized that they weren't going to burst back into the room. He leaned back and smiled back at Dani. "So."
"So." She copied him, leaning back in her own chair and smirking at him. "Here we are."
"Alone." He said with a suggestive waggle of his eyebrows.
Dani just laughed. "Are you suggesting something, Detective Tutola?"
"Why? You offerin'?" He repeated his comment from earlier, this time being serious.
"Maybe I am." She said softly, her eyes never leaving his.
Fin didn't say anything; he just walked over to Dani and pulled her up to him. He hesitated slightly before kissing her gently. It was an ideal first kiss; tender, sweet, gentle, and unpresumptuous, and it left them both breathless.
Dani was the first to pull away. The drunken kiss with Elliot was nothing compared to what she was feeling now. She was dizzy with the unknown feeling and she didn't know what to say.
Fin just smoothed a hand over her wavy hair and smiled softly, his eyes crinkling a little at the corners. He released her and moved away, once again clacking away on his computer.
Dani just stood there, still in shock. She moved slowly over to where Fin was sitting, a smile still on his face. She placed her arms around his neck loosely and placed her chin on top of his head. He reached up and placed on hand on hers and used the other to type. Contentment filled the room and no words were needed to express what each was feeling.
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The moment Olivia and Munch were out of hearing range of the office, they burst out laughing. "Do you think it worked?" Olivia gasped out.
"I'm sure as hell not going back there to find out!" Munch replied, his eyes wide.
"Well, if it worked, you so owe me one hundred bucks." Olivia bantered, shoving him lightly.
"And if it didn't, you owe me." Munch pushed back just as lightly. "Now, go find Melinda. I'm going to go sulk on the roof. Maybe the thunder-god will have pity on me and hit me. Either that, or Cragen and Casey will come back." His eyes lit up at Casey's name.
Olivia hit his arm. "It's would actually be the lightening-god, and guess what, big bro? You have it just as bad as Fin does." She was in the elevator heading down to Melinda's office before he could reply. The last thing she saw before the doors closed was Munch's astonished face gaping like a fish out of water. Two in one day. I'm on a roll. I wonder if Don is interested in anyone…
The doors opened to the morgue and Olivia spotted Melinda bent over a microscope. A mischivious smirk crossed the detective's face, and she snuck up behind the examiner. Taking a deep breath, she grabbed Melinda's arms and yelled 'boo' at the same time.
Melinda shrieked, swinging around to see Olivia leaning on the table behind her, who was laughing so hard that tears were escaping. "Olivia Benson! Do NOT do that again! You DO realize that I work with DEAD people, don't you?" She tried to catch her breath from her scare.
Olivia, still gasping for air and the tears still streaming down her face, finally stopped enough to explain. "That was the funniest thing that I've done in a long time. The look on your face." She sobered slightly at the angered look still on the examiner's face. "Eh, sorry Melinda. I actually did come down here for a reason."
"You have another body you need examined or something?"
"No, nothing like that. Dani, Casey, and I are going to have a girls' night and we want you to come as well."
"So I'm the afterthought? Geez, maybe I don't want to come."
"Melinda! Of course not! In fact, Casey has no clue as to our plans yet." Olivia said indignantly.
Melinda just laughed. "I'm joking, Benson. Of course I'll come. What time?"
"Five o'clock. You've been to Elliot's apartment, right?" When Melinda nodded, Olivia grinned. "That's where I live now. Bring a change of clothes if you have one here, because with us girls, you never know what will happen." Olivia extended the verbal invitation.
Melinda accepted Olivia's branch of friendship. "Sounds good. I'll see you at five then." She gestured to her microscope. "The sooner I get back to this, the sooner I'll be able to go. So scoot!"
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"Thanks Boss. Yes, we'll be there in five." Casey clicked her phone closed and returned it to her belt.
"So Casey, how are things going down in your side of the office?" The captain and the ADA were walking towards her office.
"Hell. I swear that my boss is Hitler reincarnated." Casey muttered, throwing Don a grin. "Just kidding about the Hitler remark. But seriously, about living hell. I can't do anything right for him. First I solve too many cases. But when I lose one, boy do I have hell to pay!" Casey was starting to fume.
Don just grinned. Wonder if John knows what he's getting into?
Casey Novak's office was littered with papers and empty file folders. "Sorry about the mess." She muttered, stacking papers on one corner and folders on the other corner of her desk. "I haven't had much time to clean up." Her boss came barreling in at that moment.
"Miss Novak, why the blazes did you call me down here?!" He seethed, not noticing Cragen sitting in the corner of the office. Casey just raised an eyebrow and cocked her head in Don's direction. Her boss flushed slightly. "What can I do for you, Captain Cragen?"
"We have a dilemma." He said simply. "About one of our detectives."
The ADA captain nodded. "Stabler." He smirked at the shocked look on the other two's faces. "WP let me know about him already. They said that in no way was he to be part of the trial. You're covered. Defense won't even know that he's alive."
"There is still one problem, sir." Casey said slowly, pulling the file out of her briefcase and handing it to him.
He took the folder and flipped through it. "So?"
"That girl there?" She pointed to one picture. "That's Elizabeth Stabler. She was raped the other day and is in the hospital recovering."
"I see." Anyone could see that he was deep in thought. "As soon as we wrap the case, he can come home. Unless there is someone else out there." He eyed them from over the file before closing it and handing it back to Casey. "Don't worry, Novak. Detective Stabler won't be testifying. Detective Benson might have to, but Detective Stabler won't be. Now, if you will both excuse me, I have work to do and Novak has a case to plan." He left the office without a backwards glance.
Casey just sighed, annoyed beyond all belief. "Well that was helpful!" She growled.
Don pursed his lips in thought. "Don't let Olivia know that she might be required to testify. I don't want her to know unless it is imperative that she be involved."
Casey agreed. "Well, let's go back to the precinct. I have some things to run by Beck and Benson before I make the case against Jose." Her phone went off. "Hello? Oh, hi Dani. Olivia's apartment? 5 at the precinct? Sure, sounds great. Yeah, I'll be there." She smiled at Don who seemed confused. "Girl's night. Dani and Olivia's idea. Melinda is going to come, too." Don just nodded.
The pair headed back to the 1-6.
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The pair stayed in their position for 10 minutes with the exception of a 30 second phone call to Casey before Fin finished what he was typing. "Man, that takes twice as long when I have one hand available and an added, shall we say, 'distraction' in my presence." Fin stretched out the hand that had been typing for the past few minutes and tilted back his head, looking Dani in they eyes. "Well, Detective Beck. I'd say that we've earned ourselves a little break."
"And what sort of break do you have in mind, Detective Tutola?" Dani said coyly, a small smile gracing her features.
Instead of words, he reached up and gently pulled her face down to his. After a moment, he broke free and grinned.
"I see." Dani said, somewhat breathless. "That seems like a good break to me. Though, I'm not too fond of trying the Spiderman kiss." She maneuvered herself so that she was in front of him instead of behind him.
He pulled her down onto his lap and grinned at the little squeal she made. "Now I've got you exactly where I want you. And no spiders allowed."
Dani grinned, but didn't answer. She just framed his face with her hands and kissed him lightly. She wasn't surprised when he deepened the kiss and welcomed it gladly.
Neither of them heard the door bang open or the elevator ding. When they came up for air they saw four people in the room with them, two astonished, one gleeful, and the other disgruntled.
"Pay up, Munch." Olivia said gleefully. "I so called that one."
"What the blazes is going on in there?" Cragen demanded. Casey was beside him, her face a little green. Dani and Fin were turning red. Well, Dani was red, Fin was just darker than usual.
Munch grinned. "They were getting to know each other a little bit better, Captain." His arm found its way around Casey's shoulders who in turn slipped her arm around his waist, the look on her face slowly giving way to a brilliant smile.
Dani stood up quickly. "Casey, can Olivia and I have a short word with you, outside the room?" She threw Fin an apologetic look before scurrying out the door with Casey and Olivia close behind.
The moment the door was closed, Casey smiled at Dani. "So, you and Fin, huh?"
Before she could reply, Dani's pager went off. She frowned and then broke out into a huge grin. "It's Fin. He wants me to rescue him." She looked at the other girls. "What do you say, guys? Should I go or make him suffer a bit?"
Olivia smirked. "Let him suffer. But that's my opinion. Think about how long I've worked with him."
"Save him." Casey said at the same time. They looked at each other and laughed.
"I'll go rescue him. See you guys tonight."
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AN: awwww!! This is FUN! We're almost done with the story! Two, three, maybe four more chapters unless I decide otherwise. Thanks to all who review!!
Elliot is coming back, I promise! EO forever!
And yes, there will be more scenes between Olivia and the Stabler kids.