Soooo...it has been a while since I updated a new chapter for this story (and the others as well)
I'm sorry to keep you guys waiting.
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Kat sighed, deep in thought. Today was Friday. The day that Mark wanted to talk to her mother about their relationship before they went on their date tonight. The teen had told her best friend, Joe, about what Mark wanted to do. The blonde found it romantic and cute. Mark overhead their friend's comment and smirked at her. He told her that even Joe thought it was a good idea.
Kat had rolled her eyes at his suggestion, but didn't argue with him. He informed her that he wanted to do things the old fashioned way. Knowing that this was something that he wanted to do, she had agreed. She hoped that he wouldn't be too nervous tonight just like she was on how to break the news to her mother.
She heard clapping nearby and saw that the instructor was the one that was clapping. She glanced up the wall, and noticed that her mother had reached the top. She fidgeted with her hands, as her mother started to come down. Her restlessness was noticed by Olivia when she had finally reached the bottom.
As the instructor helped the detective take off the gear, Olivia couldn't help but wonder if her daughter had injured herself. She started to worry when Kat looked down and frowned slightly at her hands. Once the instructor was done, Olivia thanked him and walked towards the teen.
"Did you hurt yourself?" Olivia sat down beside Kat and gently grasped her daughter's hands to inspect them. Her eyes roamed around the hands, trying to find a cut or any single of blood. She mentally sighed in relief when she didn't see anything.
"I'm just nervous," Kat mumbled lowly that Olivia almost missed what the teen said.
"This is not your first rock climb," Olivia stared at her daughter in confusion, letting go of her hands. "Why are you nervous?"
Kat let out shaky breath, something that the detective noticed. It just made the older woman more worried about her daughter. She reached one of the teen's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze, letting her know that she will listen when she was ready to talk.
A few minutes passed before Kat blurted, "Mark and I are dating." She winced at her words at soon as they came out of her mouth. She wished she could have put it more nicely.
Olivia blinked and stared at her daughter, not knowing what to say. She knew that this day would have come sooner or later. She just wished it was a bit more later. The detective knew that Mark was a good young man and is very respectful. But a part of her still cautious about any young man that came close to her daughter.
The sixteen year old nervously chewed her bottom lip,, waiting for her mother to say something. As the silence grew, the more she became nervous. Was her mother really against on the thought of her dating Mark? Her mother was ok when she found out about Dickie….well after she found out. Kat continued to stare at her mother, waiting anxiously for the detective to say something.
Olivia blinked quickly a few times before she smiled sadly. "I should have been prepared for this day to come again. Especially since you dated before."
Kat blushed and looked down, remembering about Dickie again.
"How long have you been dating Mark?" Olivia curiously asked her daughter.
"Today makes two days," the dark haired teen smiled slightly towards her mother. "Mark's parents found out yesterday. His mother overheard him talking on the phone with his brother to tell him that we were dating. Then she told Mark's dad afterwards."
"And how did his parents take the news?"
"They were ecstatic," Kat laughed lightly, "especially his mom."
Olivia smiled softly at the teenager.
"Mark actually wants to talk to you tonight," the teen explained. "He says that he wants to do things the old fashioned way."
The detective was secretly pleased that Mark still wanted to ask her daughter out on a date, even if Kat had already agreed on it. But that doesn't mean that she won't go easy on him either. She will have a few questions for him tonight before he takes her daughter out.
"He can come over tonight," Olivia told her daughter. "I need to talk to him before you two go out on your date.
Kat grins at her mother and hugs her tightly. "Thank you mom!"
Olivia chuckled lowly and returned the hug, kissing the top of her daughter's head. It made her worry how fast her daughter was growing.
The young brunette tilted her head slightly to the side. It's been awhile since she has gone on a date and she was slightly nervous. She didn't want things to go wrong tonight.
Kay sighed and checked her outfit again. Her black skater shirt was just above knees. The dark red shirt went perfectly with the skirt. She was still debating whether or not to take the grey cardigan, in case it got chilly later on.
She thought about it for another moment longer before grabbing it from the top of her bed. She would take it just in case. She nodded to herself at her reflection, before she walked towards her bed stand. She noticed the time on her phone and smiled. Mark would be there any minute.
She quickly put on her black ankle boots. After putting her boots, she grabbed her cardigan and phone and walked out of her bedroom.
The teen noticed her mother sitting on the armchair in the living room. Riddler was laying down on the floor, by her mother's feet.
"You're just doing that to scare him off," Kat rolled her eyes at her mother.
Olivia sent a small smirk towards her daughter. "I have no idea what you are talking about, my child."
The teen let out a small chuckle as she shook her head. A few seconds later, somebody was knocking on the front door. Kat immediately smiled, knowing that it was her boyfriend. Riddler sat tall and proud next to the detective as Kat went to open the door. Olivia noticed and murmured a quick "good boy" before Kat opened the door.
Mark was nervously tugging the collar of his dark blue plaid shirt with one hand while the other was hidden behind his back. The shirt was buttoned up, minus the top button with the sleeves rolled up just below his elbows. Kat noticed the shirt was tucked in, showing off the black leather belt looped around the black denim pants belt loops.
"M'lady," Mark jokingly said, bringing his hand out from behind his back holding a red carnation. He slightly bowed his head, without taking his light brown eyes from her. "You look beautiful."
"You're not so bad looking yourself," Kat let out a chuckled before accepting the flower. It was her favorite. She opened the door more wider, letting him pass. "I'll put it next to my bed," she said, closing the door behind him
Mark noticed the detective sitting on the armchair with Riddler standing next to her legs. He would be lying to himself that he wasn't a bit scared. Kat's mother was a nice person but she could sometimes be a bit intimidating. He sat on the couch as Kat went to her room.
"Kat told me that you are aware of our relationship," Mark said, trying to keep his voice calm.
Olivia nodded. "She has."
The young man glanced away when he heard footsteps approaching. He smiled upon seeing Kat walking towards him. She sat next to him and without any hesitation, lacing her fingers with him. She squeezed his hand in encouragement, knowing that he was slightly nervous tonight.
"Kat has already agreed to pursue a relationship with me," Mark turned to look back at the detective, "but I still wanted to tell you in person, Ms. Benson." He turned to look back at Kat and smiled softly at her. "I really like her and I want to make her happy."
The teenagers didn't notice Olivia observing them. The detective could see the way Mark was staring at her daughter. It was the same look that James gave her when they started dating. She felt the familiar small tug on her heart whenever she thought of him. She blinked before her eyes could get watery and cleared her throat, making the teens break eye contact.
"I'm glad that you decided to do things the old-fashioned way, Mark," Olivia gave the young man a small smile.
Mark turned to look at her and winked at her. Kat rolled her eyes but smiled back.
"I only ask of you Mark, to respect my daughter and not to do anything that she doesn't want to do," Olivia gave the young man a stern look. She knew that Mark will never do anything to hurt her daughter, but she still needed to tell him. "Not just during this date but throughout the whole relationship."
"You have my word Ms. Benson," Mark told the detective, not breaking eye contact with her. "I will never do anything to hurt her, whether is physical, emotional or mentally. I promise."
The brunette could see the sincerity in not only his voice, but in his expression as well. Olivia knew that her daughter was safe with Mark.
Kat glanced between her mother and Mark. She could see that her mother was still cautious about Mark but she understood why. Her mother have seen a lot of things been a detective. She has heard stories from Munch, since her mother would be very quiet about the cases that the precinct will work on. It was during the time she lived with Cragen, while her mother was undercover in Oregon, Munch started to tell her they things they would deal. Of course he wouldn't go to full detail but just enough for her to be careful around people and not to fully trust everyone.
"And what are plans for the date?" Olivia asked Mark, breaking the silence.
Mark smiled slightly at the detective. "The movies and then to get something to eat."
"Well, I don't to keep you two from watching a movie," Liv nodded to the door. "You two have fun and be careful."
"We will," Mark said as he stood up.
Kat stood as well and went to hug her mother. "Thank you," she whispered close to her mother's ear, "for trusting us."
Olivia hugs her daughter and kisses her cheek. "Have fun on your date and call me if you need anything."
The teen broke the hug and smiled at her mother reassuringly. "I will." She looked down and gave Riddler a scratch behind his ear before following Mark to the door.
Olivia waved at her daughter before the teens walked out of the apartment and closed the door gently behind them. She sat down back at the armchair, with RIddler placing his head on top of her legs, letting out a soft whine. She ran her fingers on top of his head as she let out a sigh.
"They grow up so fast," Liv said out loud in the empty apartment, minus Riddler. With a sigh, she grabbed the remote control and turned on the tv. She will call it a night once her daughter came back from her date.
Fin took his eyes from the laptop and turned to stare at Olivia. She was frowning, staring at the evidence board. She had been sitting for over an hour, in silence just staring and looking over her folders. He cleared his throat and slightly leaned forward, resting his arms on top of his desk. "So how did the date go between your kid and her boyfriend?"
Olivia slightly tensed. She didn't expected that question in the middle of their case. She glanced up briefly before looking down at her papers and then to the evidence board. "Mark brought her back just in time before curfew."
"Smart kid," Fin nodded and leaned back on his chair.
"So who made the first move on the asking the other out? Mark or Kat?" Munch asked, overhearing their conversation.
"Mark," Nick shrugged as he scribbled furiously on his papers. "He probably asked her during one of their classes together."
"Our money is on Kat," Amanda turned to look at Fin, who nodded in agreement with her. "She probably went up to him and asked him out in front of everyone."
"And kissed him too," Fin smirked towards Olivia, who had glanced away from the board of evidence and turned to glare at him. "In front of everyone. You can imagine what the other teenagers must have said."
"Well, it would be a big surprised if she kissed a boy in public," Munch shrugged. "I did caught her and Dickie one time kissing one time."
"Whose Dickie?" Amanda asked the older man.
Munch smirked as he leaned back on his chair, crossing his arms on top of his chest. "Dickie is the son of Stabler."
"Kat and Dickie dated?!" Fin turned to look at the older detective. "How come you never told me?"
"I thought you already knew," Munch shrugged. "It was pretty obvious. Even Cragen knew about it. Hell, he knew before I did."
Nick let out a small chuckle. "So your daughter ended up dating your former partner's son and kept it a secret from you? Now that's pretty sneaky of her."
"Where did you see them, Munch?" Olivia said, ignoring the smirks from Nick and Fin.
Munch frowned to himself, trying to remember that day. "I was coming from the restroom when I heard giggling coming from cribs. I got curious and opened the door. They were in the middle of kissing when I interrupted them. They begged me not to say anything to you or Elliot."
Fin and Nick let out a laugh while Olivia frowned. She wondered whether she should give Kat the talk again, now that she was dating Mark.
I apologize for making everyone who is reading this story wait. My apologies. Will try to update as soon as possible.
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