Disclaimer: I do not own Law & Order: CI.
"Are we done yet? I'm getting hungry and my feet hurt from all the stores we've been through."
Bobby ignored his partner's complaints as he ruffled through a rack of women's petite dresses. "No we're not done. You still don't have a dress or shoes."
"Can't we at least take a break and grab a bite to eat?" Alex asked at she looked through a neighboring rack of clothes. "I think I just heard my stomach growl. It's saying 'feed me.' Can't you hear it?"
Smirking at her he continued searching until he found a dress that might work the big detective pulled it out of the rack and held it up for the blond to see. "How about this one?"
Alex scrunched up her face in disapproval at the obnoxiously bright yellow knee length dress. "I'd look like a giant sunflower in that. I might actually attract bees."
"That bad?" She nodded and he put it back. A few minutes later he displayed another one that he thought she might like. This time it was a light blue with a bead design along the collar. "What do you think about this one?"
She smirked. "It doesn't go with your eyes."
He looked down to find that he was holding it so that it was against his front and he looked like he was modeling it. He hung it back up. "Ha. Ha. Very funny."
"I thought so." This time Alex found one that might work and after a small struggle of untangling it from the dress next to it she finally managed to free the gown. Pressing it against he small frame she faced her male companion and swayed from side to side as she awaited his opinion. "Okay so what about this?"
It was Bobby's turn to tease about the dress she chose. "Well, I suppose it depends on the look you're going for. Are you trying to look like a peacock?"
"What if I am?" Alex asked with a straight face though her eyes revealed that she was only kidding.
He shook his head and turned back to the formal clothing he was shifting through. "Put it back."
He heard her mumble something under her breath as she did what she was told. Bobby was just about to give up and suggest that they go out for a burger when something caught his eye. Moving the other dresses aside he pulled out an ankle length form fitting black gown. It was simple with no beads but it did have a velvet sash that wrapped around right above the hips and was pinned with a rose made of cloth. Somehow he felt that this was the one.
"Hey, Alex?"
"Yeah?" Upon hearing her name she turned around...
...Only to be face to face with the perfect dress.
Her eyes widened and a small smile found it's way to her lips as she ran her hands over the smooth material. "Bobby this is wonderful! It's perfect and I think I already have the shoes to go with it at home."
"So you like it?" Bobby could almost feel his ego grow at her obvious approval.
She took it out of his hands and beamed. "I love it! Let me try it on and then we can go grab lunch. My treat."
As his partner changed in the lady's dressing room, Bobby sat in one of the provided department store chairs and bounced his knee. He was contemplating what he was going to wear to the auction when he heard someone clearing their throat. Looking up his eyes widened at the sight of Alex standing barefoot before him in the dress that he had picked out.
She smiled at his reaction. "Judging from your expression I take it that you like what you see?"
He nodded and she ducked back into her stall to change back ingot her regular clothes. What on earth had he gotten himself into?