Legal: I borrowed Olivia to give her some much needed happiness, totally plan to return unharmed. I own nothing. I also don't own Nickelback.. or their amazing talent…..

Author's Notes: So, its been forever since an update, and I do apologize for that. But I am back in the action. So thank you all for continuing to read.. lets get into some good stuff now. Thank yous! – To my beta KK… she rocks it! I know she wants this sucker to move along as well.

Chapter 7 Part One – This Afternoon – Olivia POV

Finn and I rode in silence for a little while. I was thinking about the case, and then my mind started to wander to an unexpected subject… Munch. I shook my head as if to make sure I was still myself, but the thoughts were still there. It was interesting how in the last week, he seemed to preoccupy my mind more than he had ever before.

Finn must have caught a glimpse of me shaking my head because he soon spoke up. "Something bothering you, Liv?"

I looked over at him, and he had this strange look on his face that was a combination of mischievous and worry. I just burst out laughing, since when I get tired I tend to either get silly or bitchy. Thankfully today I was just full of the giggles.

"Well, for someone who just got kicked out of the squad room, you sure are in a good mood. That's certainly different for you." He said laughing along with me.

I took a deep breath to control my laughing, and responded, "It sucks. But Cragen was right. I am exhausted and spinning my wheels. Normally, I would fight him, but I figure its best to listen to "Dad" these days until this week blows over."

Finn just laughed harder. "You are probably right." He choked out. Suddenly he turned to me and simply said, "You know he's loved you for years, right?"

My head nearly spun off my neck as I turned to face him. He shocked the hell right out of me. "Who? I know a lot of hims." I stammered.

He just shook his head and said, "You know who I am referring to. You need to just go for it. He thinks you won't give him the time of day."

"Why would anyone think that about me? Wait, who are you talking about? What are you talking about?" I spat out, wanting to understand what he was saying.

"Come on, Liv. You are not that clueless are you?" He paused and looked at me. I am guessing that my expression told him everything because he continued, "You ARE that clueless. Damn! Munch."

I did a double take and just barely whispered, "What?"

"You heard me. We have not had a direct conversation about it, but he truly loves you. He just doesn't think that you would have time for him. After all, there is the slight age difference, and also you tend to go for guys of a different personality."

I laughed a nervous laugh and just shook my head. I couldn't tell if I was just in shock or if I truly was in a state of disbelief. Then slowly I felt the heat creeping up in my face as the excitement tingled into my being as the words that Finn had just said seeped in.

Unfortunately, Finn caught a glimpse of the red creeping into my face. "It interests you. I knew it." He said smiling to himself. If we had not arrived at my apartment building, I am sure that I would have never heard the end of it. But instead I merely heard "I will see you in the morning, baby girl."

I nodded and laughed as I got out of the car and headed inside. While I was exhausted, my brain would not give up trying to figure out the case at work. So instead of heading to bed, I merely curled up on the couch with some background noise and a glass of water. I stared out the window and reviewed every piece of evidence as if it was in front of me, but it was inside my head. It was upsetting to me that I could not figure out a way to crack the case and break Donovan. I always found a way.

I was interrupted from my thoughts by the vibrating of my cell. I looked down and saw that I had two new text messages. The first text message came from Elliot, and I rolled my eyes as I opened it. "Liv, we need to talk. We need to fix this." I gagged and moved onto the next message. This one was from Munch. "Wanna grab a coffee? I know you are not sleeping."

I laughed and responded, "Sure when and where?" I shook my hands as I noticed a slight bit of shake to them as a twinge of excitement ran through me. I nearly dropped the phone as it vibrated with his response. "Lucys in 20 minutes."

I hopped up and grabbed a quick shower to freshen up, but not look like I had made a huge effort. Then I grabbed my belongings and took off out the door.