Sonny sauntered into the precinct with a smug smile plastered on his face, a box of donuts in hand. Amanda watched as he made his way over to the desk and sipped on her coffee. He sat on the edge of her desk and stared at her expectantly. She raised her eyebrows but looked away.
"I'm not asking you about anything." She reached out to take a donut from the box he sat down.
At that moment Rafael marched in with his usual no-nonsense demeanor. He almost smiled when he saw Sonny but quickly hid it behind his sarcastic facade.
"How was your night ?" he asked briskly. Sonny grinned at being asked and Amanda groaned.
"Since when do you care about Carisi and life?" She screwed her lips together.
Both men eyed her, noting her pissy mood.
" Al ain't no fling!" Sonny crossed his arms.
Amanda visibly pouted at his words though Sonny nor Rafael were looking at her anymore.
"Anyway, dah falls were beautiful and it was freezing, but we had a good time. Thanks for askin' Rafael. You want a donut?"
Rafael gave him a faint smile, his mind on his own significant other. He coughed a resumed his business-like demeanor and shook his head.
"Where is Liv?" Sonny asked pulling a cruller from the box.
"Behind you," said a female voice and Barba with Amanda and Carisi turned around to see Benson
"You alright?" Carisi started as Olivia walked in, staring at him inquisitively. "You look like you did when Finn threatened you taking cannoli away"
"About yesterday "
Olivia blinked, staring at her partner."Your sister."
"My sister." He repeated, shaking his head in disbelief. "Bastiana's gonna kill me."
"Why that? "Olivia frowned, pursing her lips as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"I tried to protect them."He muttered, taking a deep breath as Olivia leaned into the office, clearly having been selected by the others to see what was going on.
Olivia started to say weakly, "Protect..." but his voice trailed away. She noticed Carisi's use of the word 'them'.
"Soooo" Rollins has begun to say. "You have a sister which you never told us and I can imagine why Bastiana Wolf is defending people as we try caught..."
Carisi sat up suddenly, clenching his fists. Amanda stopped at mid-sentence, arching both of her eyebrows as Sonny breathed in and out doing his best for keeping his cool.
"In case you want to know, Amanda, I am not ashamed. I have been trying to protect my family for years keeping out of my work ..."
"You lied to us" He couldn't believe all that bullshit was coming from his blonde friend.
"I know I was there every time. I have every right to do that but please tell me, you lied to us about your sister and your gambling problem and I can understand why I must tell you about my life." he was quick in defending his self.
"Calm down, guys, "Olivia said, just as her phone started ringing.
"Benson," she answered" Yes, Thank office. Of course," she paused, glancing at them
"Case?" Rollins asked as Olivia hung up.
"Police just found a victim W 150th St. near the Saint Gerasimos Greek Orthodox Church," she said and they sighed..
"Snowwoman?"
Jessica steps fully into Harvey's office, sway up to the front of his desk. Mike is standing just off to her right side now, having backed up when she entered, staring at both of them with an open mouth and furrowed eyebrows. Jessica doesn't so much as a glance in his direction.
"Excuse me?"
She folds her hands in front of her. "The defender lawyer goes by the nickname Snowwoman."
"What?"Harvey rolls his eyes. "She will turn into Elsa and sing Let it go?"
Harvey smirks to himself, satisfied, and looks over at Mike, who's still watching the pair of them with nervous eyes. Which is, quite honestly, his natural state whenever Jessica's near.
Smart, really.
"It is not funny, Harvey. ." Her smile grows as her eyebrow lifts. "I have been told that she is very cruel during trials shows no mercy."
Harvey steps around the desk, bites out, "You afraid that I will lose? "
"She is out for blood and wants some of our clients. I don't know even her name and I already dislike her. To give you a motivation I you lose Mike is mine for two weeks"
Harvey stares after her, watches as Donna stands from her chair, looks in through the glass with wide eyes. Harvey nods his head minutely at her. There's no use pretending she wasn't listening in the whole time.
He circles back around to behind his desk looks at Donna as he says, "I want everything for that snowwoman."
Donna gives him a little smirk before she strides off down the hall with purpose.
"Harvey..."
Harvey looks back at Mike, still standing in the spot he took when Jessica walked into Harvey's office, jaw clenched, shoulders pulled in. Mike looks away, swallows.
"Mike." Mike looks back at him. "You're not going anywhere. Understand?"
Mike pauses, nods once.
A smile begins to grow on Harvey's face as he slips around his desk, walks up to Mike. "They don't call me New York's Greatest Closer for nothing." His smile is bright now, blinding. "This woman has no idea what's coming her way."
It was a nice day and Neal was having a big smile over his face while was walking on the floor of White Collar. Last night Dana and he dine at his wife's favorite restaurant discussing their future, planning and dreaming and big gallery in the heart of Paris and the law office for Dana. They wanted to escape New York's madness and the Pink Panthers and they want to have a normal life.
"Pink Panthers."Neal thought sadly. The Pink Panthers are an organization of thieves led by Alan Woodford. White-Collar wants to set a trap for them using Neal, he will do undercover and put them in jail winning his freedom. The only people who know about this plan were Dana, Spencer and him but if Bastiana finds out about his plan, Dana will be a young widow or she will kill them all.
Neal found Peter sitting in his office talking to his wife through their phone. Neal knows that Elizabeth knows and he is afraid if Keller or Woodford finds out.
Something caught the young man's eye over Peter's desk. It was a file with red letters written on it: Confident
Open the folder and see photos, dates, locations, and cases and the name of his sister.
"Oh fuck." Neal thought, as he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. 'He didn't- they didn't- what did they- if he did!' Neal growled loudly and narrowed his eyes at the ground.
"You will stay the hell away from my sister.!" Neal roared.
Peter jumped and turned his head to watch as Neal's face turned red from anger, he was glaring and cursing under his breath, it was sort of scary.
"N-Neal?" Peter stuttered, blinking in confusion.
"You made you reached for my sister."
Neal had gone cold and was shaking as he trailed off. Peter stared at him in horrid fascination as he realized that Neal was wearing a look of absolute terror.
Neal loves all his siblings but Bastiana was his twin. His other half. His moon. Neal was born as the sun was rising on October 31 and Bastana was born as the moon was setting on October 31. Apollo, whom Neal was named after, was the Greek mythological sun god, and Artemis' twin brother and Artemis, whom Bastian was named after, was the Greek mythological moon goddess, and Apollo's twin sister.
Peter looked up at him in shock. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "Neal, I wanted help... "
"Help?" the blue-eyed man asked incredulously. The alien concept shocking him to the point his voice took on a normal volume. "You want to help?. Stay the hell away from my family."
"It is not a big deal."
"I put my life in the line for you, "Neal screamed, finally snapping. "Woodford or Keller can find out about my family and kill them. My sister doesn't know about Keller instead she thinks that I am just a CI and I am trying to protect my family and you screwed everything. "
Neal panted as Peter digested the information. Now that he'd started Neal couldn't stop the flow of words." I should be with my wife planning for our future and not having a stressed wife at home waiting for a call by you saying her that I died."
The room went eerily silent and Neal continued in a low hiss "You are a selfish bastard"
More silence.
"You keep saying that I am your friend I must trust you but you didn't do the same. "
The anger Peter had expected, but not the hurt. It made him realize how thoughtless his actions had been.
"I trust you" Peter responded quietly."You are my.."
"I swear if the word "friend" or other such bull shit comes out of your mouth-" Neal began then stopped when he noticed the guilt in Peter's eyes.
" How the hell you found this file?"Neal shot him a look over his friend. Bastiana's file is the best-kept secret in New York and no one even Donald Trump or CIA could reach it.
"I can have friends in high places too you know."
Now this statement wasn't particularly surprising because Neal knew that Peter had friends in high places.
Peter could see the difficulty of his friend holding on to his emotions. He knows the feeling of having a dangerous job like theirs, and a lot of times Elizabeth was worried about him. He knows the feeling to keep his family safe and to do everyone to keep his wife away from his job.
He found information for Spencer Reid, Dominic Carisi , Mike Ross and Bastiana Wolf. It was impressive by Neal's family and their life, especially her work but sadly couldn't find something from her personal life. Peter asked around for information and found out that a lot of people were afraid of her and the others hate her, she was cruel and cunning but fierce when her cases involving a rape victim.
Peter was all ready to say something, Diana storm into his office cutting their chat.
"Keller"
Harvey Specter stood in front of the courthouse door waiting for the other lawyer to come in for the trial.
Snowwoman.
Snowwoman.
He could not find anything for her , even Donna does not found something for her . He asked around and found out that she had reputation of the cold woman which cold run over her veins, cool and calculating. He foudn everything but not her name.
How the fuck he will win if he doesn't not know the enemy?. Why Jessica did this to him?
Because she's a vicious, sanctimonious, self-righteous snake, Harvey thinks. Because she has it in for me.
He might be Jessica's favorite, but Harvey Specter knows something about battles, and this is one he won't win. No, he's just going to have to be a good boy and make nice for mommy – at least for one evening. Harvey's lips curl into a grin as he imagines Jessica's reaction to being called "Mommy." He decides to try it at the earliest opportunity; the woman's expression might just be worth the ass-kicking to follow. Mood lightened, hearing footsteps.
lick-clack click-clack click-click
Harvey heard the click-clack of heels first before he noticed anything was abyss. Nothing special. There was Jessica Pearson and Donna Paulson to name a few powerful women on the firm. Heels were a given. What he didn't expect, however, was the voice that followed.
"What we have here?"
Harvey turned around to see Bastiana Wolf in her blood red knee-length Dior, standing a few feet away from him. She wears a barely there make-up, with the exception of the blood red lipstick. She's a good looking woman, but what strikes him the most is her eyes. Her eyes resembles Mike's in every other way, except hers looks sharper and fiercer. She screams danger.
The first thought of Harvey was that Mike is going to die.
After Harvey is done with his assessment, he offers his hand, and introduces himself.
Bastiana gave him a fake smile and pulled out her hand for a handshake saying. 'Bastiana Wolf''
''Harvey Specter' 'He said took a hold of her hand and kissed it lightly.
"You're Harvey Specter?" she asked.
"That's what I'm told," he replied cautiously.
"I thought you'd be nicer," Bastiana wrinkled her nose. The look on Harvey 's face, one of disbelief and complete bafflement was enough to make the woman wish she had a camera in her hands.
"Oh" Harvey offered as he lowered his voice and leaned over to get closer to Bastiana."You must see me during the trial."
"Why do you have to be such a cocky son of a bitch?" Bastiana asked irritably.
"I'll have you know that I'm actually a handsome, cocky son of a bitch," Harvey returned with his trademark smirk.
Bastiana just looked at him in what was a mixture of contempt and amazement, which he clearly picked up on and pointed out to her. "Oh, yes. I am amazed," she remarked, her voice saccharinely sweet to the point of unveiled sarcasm. "I am amazed that your arrogance has by far exceeded my expectations."
"You can not beat me."She paused in her footing and turned around sharply to give him a piece of her mind when she took in his confident smirk. " This is a criminal law case. You are in my filed, boy."
"What about a private lesson and my win.?" Harvey retorted, his smirk becoming more cocky if that was even possible.
"It's funny, because I used to be a straight A student but I an not longer straight and I continued to had A," she whispered before straightening up, giving Harvey a saucy wink and sauntering into the court room.
"Damn," Harvey muttered to himself, his eyes glued to Bastiana's backside as she walked away from him.
After a long trial " the jury read their verdict of "not guilty" on all counts, Bastiana breathed a sigh of relief and then tended to her client, who collapsed against her in broken sobs. She got him collected, then they both went out and made a brief statement to the assembled press. Bastiana shook Jeremy's hand and wished him well, and then she stood a moment in the weak April sunlight.
She descended the steps of the courthouse slowly, one at a time, and thought about what she should do.
Today was Dana's birthday and they will celebrate in her favorite bar. She bought her a pair of high-heels Louboutin, Dana had see them two days ago while their stopping trip.
She looked at her clock and said," Maybe I have time for launch with my brother. "
She had started walking toward her car when she heard someone calling her. Bastiana turned around when sje heard the incensed voice behind her. It was the loser.
Harvey walked toward het and they were so close almost kissing. She could literally feel Harvey breath on her neck.
"You lost."Bastiana said, shooting Harvey a seductive smirk.
"You cheated"Harvey spat.
"Winners don't blame the ball, or the rim, or the wind speed."Bastiana said with a grin."I am a lawyer."
"So am I" Harvey confirmed with a nod."But I have never saw a lawyer fighting like that."
"Because you never went against to a true lawyer."Bastiana laughed. "Secondly, tge case."
"The case?." Harvey questioned with a frown
A small ringing noise made Harvey start and Bastiana reached a hand down into her pocket. She pulled out a cell phone and held it up to her ear.
"You had better have a good reason for this," she growled dangerously not moving back. A small pout formed on Harvey's lips. They were having a moment dammit! Why'd someone have to ruin that?
"I'll be right there," Bastiana said snapping the phone shut. Shee gave a sigh, her breath fanning the man's face.
"Next time Lecter" she winked at him before turning and walked out leaving Harvey staring at her retreating back, he heard her on the phone,
"Hey Dominic, are you ready?
It was a peaceful day at BAU's building. The team was at the meeting room waiting for a case or their doctor to show up. They were still upset about Reid's secret family but they tried to get over it expect Morgan and JJ.
The blonde was jealous believing Reid was in love with her and during the time she falls in love with him as well. Spencer Reid was supposed to be here and not some bitch who shows up from nowhere. She had convinced herself that this was just a fling and soon enough and he would be together making blue-eyed, blonde-haired babies. But apparently, Reid's babies were going to have brown eyes and bushy brown hair. No, Spencer Reid belongs to her and she will do anything to have him.
On the other hand, Morgan could see how close and comfortable Reid and his family seemed to be and feeling slightly jealous of their close relationship. BAU was supposed to be the only family Reid ever had and Morgan his only brother. Ever since Reid's "family" showed up, the young man had spent less time with his co-workers.
Garcia storms into the meeting room broke the silence and all the heads turned toward her. The Computer Queen was holding her laptop while her eyes was sparkling , she sat into a chair saying." I found information about my G-Muffin family."
"What?" Rossi narrows his eyes at her suspiciously.
"You did WHAT?"
Emily's horrified scream echoed through the bullpen. Heads swivelled as people turned to stare at the normally put-together women.
"Um...did I say something wrong?" Garcia felt her brow furrow in confusion. Emily was one of the people she got along with most at the BAU, and the women was usually so professional and calm. It was uncharacteristic of her to get this upset for no reason.
"You didn't just say something wrong!" Emily snapped, almost hysterically. "You remember what happens two days ago?"
"You over-reacting" Garcia shrugged her shoulders.
Emily felt her temper flair. " Reid is still angry at us for question him and now, you are telling me you made reached for his family."
"Yes."Garcia said, sharply,"Why did Reid not tell us about his family ?"
"We all have our own secrets and the reason why. Are you going to tell us that we know everything about you and your family." countered Rossi.
Morgan turned to Rossi. "We have the right to know about his family. We are his friends."He turned back to Garcia." What did you find?"
"Well."Garcia, typing away at whatever file or document she found."In 1977 Bastiana and Neal Ross were born by James and Nina Ross. At the age of 18 and after their death Neal went into foster care and adopted by George and Maria Caffrey. Life as a con artist, Neal came to New York City in his early twenties and pulling a long con on a CEO named Vincent Adler. For approximately six months, Neal worked at Adler Financial Management under the alias Nicholas Halden but Before Neal could complete the con, Adler figured out Neal's true identity and his con and ran off with a billion dollars, leaving all of his employees jobless. After that, he began running cons with his girlfriend and Adler's assistant, Kate Moreau but something happens and Neal left for Copenhagen while she stayed in New York. The FBI eventually tracks her down and realizes that Neal has no idea where Kate is, so they set up a trap for him to find her. This is how Agent Peter Burke eventually catches him. He became a CI and known crimes: He stole Raphael's "St. George and the Dragon" in April 2005 worth $15 million. I also stole Catherine the Great's amber music box from the Italian Embassy and the list going. He married Dana Scott three years ago."
"What a nice brother," said JJ.
Prentiss' cheeks flush, "He is hot"
Morgan looked at them not wanting to blow them the bubble in which they lived but."He is a criminal."
"The other one is the younger, Mike Ross born in April 1984 and he was 11 years old when his parents died in a car crash. He was then taken in by his paternal grandmother, Edith Ross. When to Harvard and graduated been the top of his class. He had hired by Harvey Specter's associate and left after four years to work for Sidwell Investment Group, but turned back to Pearson-Specter becoming a junior partner. He has a photographic memory and in a relationship with Logan Sanders."
"Another genius, "Rossi said sharing a small laugh as he poured himself more water. He had a feeling that this conversation would take a while.
"What about Lola Kinney?" JJ muttered, thinking deeply about it. It is true, he was jealous of whomever this "Lola" was.
"They are the same,"Garcia whispered softly.
"What?" The blonde asked in annoyance.
Garcia sighed and begun reading.
"Lola Kinney born in 1985 in Nebraska. Her parents, her father was a doctor named Luke Kinney and her mother was a professor at a local school as mathematic but they died during a plane crash. She was 14 years old when her aunt took her under her wings and sent her to college which she took a degree in mathematics, biology, and physics. Fout arrest for alcohol, drugs and high speed but her school file is full of detentions for fights, skipping classes, threatening teachers and studies, set on fire a whole class and more."
"A troublemaker." Prentiss said, blinking in confusion." If you set aside the bad things, the woman is a good match for Reid."
JJ turned to glance at Prentiss before glare at Garcia's PC wanting to smash it. She would not stand a chance against Lola Kinney, JJ was beautiful and smart but not like Reid or Kinney and of course, Reid will be attractive to someone like him.
"I found something strange. "She hesitates a moment, her eyes wide and shiny, reaching out to them.
"What do you mean?"Derek asked while wagging his eyebrows.
Garcia shrugged her shoulders with a drawn-out "Their files has someone else in it. Dominic Carisi."
Dominic Carisi Another one? Just great, thought Morgan.
"Dominic Carisi born in 1988 and he was 15 when got adopted by Dominic and Talia Carisi and grow with the other three girls. He graduated from Police Academy and two years later became a detective, he was in Staten Island SVU for two months, Brooklyn for almost a month and Queens for a week before transferred into the precinct of New York. He attended night classes at Fordham Law and passed his bar exam in 2016."
Rossi's eyes bore into Gracia's ."He was not in the hospital with the others"
Garcia keeps her eyes on the screen, types even faster if possible. "According to the file, he was into undercover mission and took the days off after that."
"What about his sister?" asked Morgan trying to not think about how hot Bastiana Wolf looked.
"Nothing."
Rossi, JJ, Morgan, and Prentiss looked at Garcia with wide-open eyes.
"What do you mean?"JJ droned and the very sound of her voice grated against his already peeved off nerves.
Gqrcia finally looked up from her computer screen over to them."I mean that Bastiana Wolf came from nowhere ten years ago and is name and managing partner of Wolf-Wilson law firm. Nothing about her personal life or her childhood. "
"I still think that it is a bad idea" Prentiss said, shooting a cold look at Garcia.
"What is the worst thing that he will do?"Morgan snapped.
"Hey guys." JJ and Morgan turned to stare at each other, horror present in both of their eyes. Rossi dove under a nearby desk. Emily sank to the floor.
Garcia turned around to face the doorway of the bullpen. She never thought she'd ever be afraid of that goofy, innocent smile that Reid always seemed to have, but she could feel the beginnings of fear growing inside of her as she stared at him.
"What's going on?" Reid looked around the bullpen, still smiling. Seaver bit back a scream. "Everyone looks like they've seen a ghost."
And then he snapped.
"WHAT THE FUCKING HELL YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?"
None of them knew what to say, it wasn't everyday Reid snapped at someone.
"Why?"Reid practically yelled.
"But we..." Garcia started but when Spencer looked at her sharply, she stopped.
"I don't want to hear the word family come out of your mouth. I have family. I have brothers and sisters who they have my back. I have friends. I have a life outside of BAU."Spencer knew what their answer was going to be. He looked at Morgan and Rossi. Their faces told him. "I don't tell everyone because I don't trust everyone."
"If they have your back. Why they didn't show up when you were at hospital? "Morgan asked before Rossi could say a word.
"Don't talk for things that you don't understand. "Spencer uncharacteristically snapped, "Even they didn't been at the hospital, they were always next to me."
The young doctor's eyes were fixed on the watch which was in his right hand. The watch was hand-making, with red, blue, green, yellow and white small diamonds which they representing the five siblings.
Red was represented fire, Bastiana favorite.
Blue was represented sky, Neal favorite.
Green was represented nature ,Mike favorite.
Yellow was represented lightning , Dominic favorite.
White was represented air ,Spencer favorite
Each one of them have a jewellery with those five small diamonds.
Bastiana has a pair of earrings.
Mike has a ring.
Neal has a necklace.
Dominic has a bracelet.
Spencre has a watch.
The phrase :'I against my siblings. My siblings and me against you.' was engraved on all jewelry. The meaning of all this was that even they were not next to each other, the jewerly gave that feeling.
"Spence.."
Ha Ha You're Dead by Green Day interrupted what JJ was trying to say.
How do you get your sleep at night?
How did you get your noose so tight?
Like chewing on tinfoil, it's so much fun
Gonna be dead before your gone
Cause look how things have gotten
And I'll be happy so I won't pretend
Reid withdrew his phone and quickly accepted the call after seeing Dominic's name flashing on the screen.
"Dominic, is something wrong?"
"You know, you could just say 'Hello' when you answer the phone, brother," Carisi voice laughed back through the speaker. Spencer felt the knot in his chest loosen ever so slightly.
"Very funny"Said Reid rolling his eyes at his brother's antics.
"Of cource not."
...
"I know"
...
"She will kill them. Neal?"
...
"Bye"
Reid quickly hung up the phone and before anyone could reply, Stauss' voice sounded from behind them."What is everyone doing standing around? There is paperwork to be done, cases to be solved!"
Everyone turned to sees Erin Staruss standing at the top of the stairs and look towards them as if it was a child who broke her favorite vase mom.
"All cases have been put temporarily on hold," Reid said.
Stauss narrowed her eyes."Says who?"
"Erin," Reid whispered. "They know"
Erin Strauss glared at the team. They were in trouble.
"You are Snowwoman?"
Bastiana was downing her drink impressively for a human. She kept on ordering drinks after drinks and that didn't go unnoticed by a pair of brown eyes who had been observing him or the past couple of hours.
Snowwoman
The lady wanted to laugh. She no longer remembers it the last time she was called
by this nickname.
Snowwoman
They gave her during her first year as an associate at Lorca -Venhils-Fovio law firm in London. She was the associate of Gregory Fovio, the former managing partner and the last time she saw him it was when she kicked them out of the firm and became the new managing partner with Cody Wilson.
Anyway. They gave this nickname because if her blue eyes, he was cold and cruel during her puts her everything into her cases—her anger, her hate, her passion, her fury. She has been hated by every lawyer, judge or prosecutor because of her reputation. She was extremely arrogant and self-centered with little time for anybody beyond herself and her younger brothers.
Her brothers.
Neal Caffrey.
Dominic Carisi
Spencer Reid
Mike Ross
The four people in this world who will never turn their back on her. Whatever happened between them would remain between them. They could and would hurt each other. But when a threat against their family rose, they always stood together. 'I against my brothers. My brothers and me against you.'
They never saw the sarcastic, rude, usually selfish and power-lusting, no-nonsense and down-to-earth, and somewhat narcissistic woman which everyone talks about. Bastiana has a special bond with every one of them but Neal was the brother who she was more close than the other three.
Mike was the younger sibling. Their relationship... It's complicated, but they respect each other. There's definitely a history between them. The relationship between Bastiana and Mike is unstable as Mike has been thought for years that Bastiana was the bad guy in their story after the death of their parents. Mike and Bastiana both have a short temper. They seem to argue every time they talk to each other, but in the end, they are family.
Spencer was the fourth child of the family and the smart one but wear his heart on his sleeve. She is closest to him and very protective of him. Bastiana cares very deeply for Spencer, but she seems to have a lot of difficulty showing him that it is true. They are loyal to each other.
Dominic. Her relationship with him has been very dysfunctional. Dominic is in the habit of being very critical towards Bastiana due to her actions. Dominic is without a doubt the brother Bastiana respects most out of all her brothers. They seem really close, because of no matter what they still love each other. Dominic truly cares about her and protects her.
And there was Neal. Her sun, her other half of her soul and heart. They share a very positive and stable family relationship. They are the older siblings and love doing mischief together. Neal is the only member of the family, who, despite personal differences, takes Bastiana's side. Ne is the person who knows seemingly Bastiana better than anyone else, he knows about her favorite holidays, when she's lying, or when she's telling the truth. He is her partner in crime. They have never left each other's side and stood by one another through thick and thin.
Her mother once said' Don't set yourself on fire trying to keep others warm' but Bastiana was able to kill and burn herself, burn her own firm, destroy her life and happiness to protect her brothers. It was always them, every tear, every action of her, every step all for them.
A voice cut her out of her own thoughts.
"Fancy meeting you here," Harvey Specter said quietly, ignoring the way Bastiana visibly tensed as he sat down.
"I've become predictable in my old age," Bastiana muttered before downing the remainder of her drink, flagging the bartender for another
"You should celebrate, "Harvey said with a smart grin, before heading order a drink."You won."
Harvey looked at her with a broad smile his brilliant teeth in contrast with his tan skin.."You are Bastiana Wolf." He smiled even bigger impressed with the woman sitting next to him.
Harvey stood in awe at the female lawyer standing in front of him wearing a smug smile."Do you want an autograph? "
Harvey glared at Bastiana, giving her his famously fake smile as he answered, "He never told me about you. "
Bastiana turned to the bartender who was watching this play out with wide eyes, "Allen, would you please give me your stronger drink you have?" she gave him a meltingly warm smile that caused him to blush.
Bastiana pressed her lips into a tight line as she looked away from Harvey, closing her eyes slowly." No one should know about us. We tried to keep a secret."
"Why?"Harvey said curiously.
"Blackmail."She ground out, failing to sound casual." You know that people like us should not have a weak spot or people will come over you."
" I know the feeling. " he whispered."But why?" he asked.
"You want to know?"She demanded the rage rising to the surface. The woman growled, glaring back with just as much venom as the other. The two had a staredown until Allen gave Bastiana her drink."Why?"
Harvey raised a brow at her in confusion."Curiosity. "
"Curiosity killed the cat" Bastiana smiled sweetly at her. Harvey muttered under his breath.
"But satisfaction brought it back"
"I am not a cat"Harvey mumbled, catching Bastiana's attention.
"Too bad for us, "Bastiana smirked and looked at the man smugly.
"It is true? "Harvey questioned with a frown. "That you are not straight."
"Sapiosexual." Bastiana says dryly. "A person who is sexually attracted to a person's intellect or mind before appearance."
"What's your story? You single?"
Bastiana frowned and turned around to face him. Harvey looks at Bastiana, with an equally as amused look on his face. recognizes it as a playfully sexy face, she uses it when she's bartering who chooses her next meal.
"You want a shot." she offered, watching the man closely.
Harvey actually seemed satisfied with her answers. Bastiana's heart nearly stopped when he pulled a card out of his pocket and handed it to her," Call me and we can have a good time..."
"Best closer in the city" She read the card but then torn the card into two pieces, " and gone."
Harvey stared in terror as the torn card fell from her hand and descended on the floor.
As she walked away she saw the sour look on Harvey's face, Bastiana had beaten him to the punch yet again, and he really was getting annoyed at her behavior. What she did not see was a man looking at her retreating figure. For once someone intrigued him.
Logan Sanders was not the relationship kind of guy, he didn't have the time or even desire to date. Now, the opportunity to get married actually presented itself very often;Businessmen constantly tried convincing him to marry their daughters.
Now, Logan understood that it was a common practice - but that didn't stop his distaste for it. He didn't understand why fellow tycoons wouldn't bother to groom their daughters to be heirs right from the beginning, rather than wait for a potential son-in-law to marry them off too. It was as much of a waste of time and potential gamble as it was disrespectful to the 'fairer sex'. He always declined these offers because if he would be married to someone, it would be with someone who did not let someone else make decisions on their behalf and because he just didn't have any interest in women.
Logan was far too self-assured to be ashamed of his sexuality because of something as trivial and meaningless as social stigma, but he considered such a thing a private and personal matter and didn't feel the need to make it public. However, the constant pressure to find a partner was getting tiring after seven years - now twenty-five, the hounding from other CEO's only got worse, his constant turning down of arranged marriages had caused a lot of strained relationships, and sometimes even cut ties with other companies
"Penny for your thoughts."
The soft whisper startled Logan and he spun to meet the steady brown gaze of Dana Scott.
"What-" Logan couldn't finish the thought.
"Penny for your thoughts" it's a term used by English speakers to ask what on your mind," Dana informed him.
"I know that" Logan called out, smiling brightly as he turned towards his family. Lola, Bastiana, Mike, Spencer and he were at Dana's favorite bar celebrating her birthday and waited for Carisi and Neal to come.
All the family was having a good time and Logan couldn't believe his luck. He was in a relationship with a wonderful man and it was love from first sight, at least for him. It had taken him weeks to confess his love to Mike and then days to convince the blonde, he was serious. after that, their relationship had thrived. Of course, there were some bumps along the way, but nothing they couldn't handle.
Mike isn't what Logan expected. That's not entirely accurate, because Mike is, in a lot of ways, exactly what Logan expected. He's almost unbearably smart, snarky, compassionate, and broken, and Harvey could've told you all those things about him five seconds after their first meeting.
''B"Mike and Lola said and everybody laughed so loud that the other patrons were beginning to glare at them. Not that they could do anything. Their family could've easily bought and sold Chef's Table and everybody in it.
Dana followed the direction of Logan's gaze saying. "It always about a Ross!"
"Legally you're a Ross too."
Dana smiles softly to herself, slips her hands into her pockets.
"Whatever."
"You want to marry him."She hesitates a moment, her eyes wide and shiny, reaching out to him. "They say when you marry someone, you marry the whole family.
Logan and Dana look at their family. The three siblings all sat down and act like little kids again. They all sat down and talk and talk and play games.
"You're a dick"
"That's enough out of both you."
"It's not my fault he's weird."
"I'm not weird! I'm just different."
"It's different!"
"All you have to do is say those three magic words."
"Fuck you"
"Language"
"Whom the actual sexual intercourse?"
"What?"
Dana rubbed the back of her head, "You still want to marry into this crazy family?"
Wolf-Caffrey-Ross-Carisi-Reid was crazy and everyone had a role. Mike was the crazy and wild one that made everything sound dirty. Spencer was the silent and tough-looking one, who turned out to be a bit of a softie. Dominic was the one who gave great relationship advice but was still single. Neal was the level-headed one, the one who took responsibility for everyone. Bastiana was that one that shifted in and out of their group and was the one they like to rant in displeasure about the most.
They were crazy but he loves them.
Logan reaches out and grabs Mike's hand, curls his fingers into Mike's palm. Mike looks over at him, meets his eyes, flips his hand over and laces their fingers together.
"Absolutely."
From the other side of the bar, the SVU tram was enjoying themselves after a hard case. Fin was already at the bar, chatting up with Amanda, , Olivia, and Barba were at the table waiting for them to bring back the second round of drinks.
"You will tell him?"Olivia Benson asks her best friend and DA, Rafael Barba.
" I don't know what you are talking about.?"
Rafael Barba and his denial.
"Really?. Blue eyes, blonde hair, goofy smile."
"I don't like him."
"Seriously Rafael I get it, you have unresolved issues with the fact that you're just a little bit gay for Carisi. Personally I don't see what the problem is just ask him out. And if you need to have your gay freak out you don't need to hide behind picking on Carisi, I'm the best person to talk to about this kind of stuff."said Benson.
"I don't like Carisi." Barba growls.
"Well that's good."
"Why?"asked Barba.
"He is here"
"Liv!"
"What? You don't like Carisi like that so it shouldn't be a problem."said Benson with a smirk
"I hate you."he growls at his friend.
"I'll be mentioning the Great Rafael Barba Breakdown of 2017 when I give my toast and your wedding reception."
"You are a terrible friend."said Barba as he stared his face in the glass to see if his hair was good.
Detective Dominic Carisi came but not for them and not alone. Barba took a good look at the man who was walking next to Carisi. He was about an inch taller than Carisi; he had brown hair and blue eyes. The man was wearing a nicely tailored suit, like Carisi.
I am not jealous. I am not jealous. I am not jealous. I am not-
Barba watched as Carisi and the man started laughing at some inside joke.
Hell, I am NOT jealous.
Carisi and the man walked to a table seated by the detective's sister with other six unknown people. The three men hugged Carisi and the three women gave him a kiss.
Benson, Rita, Rollins and Finn were watching the blonde man laughing with the others while Barba felt his cheeks flush, his fists clench and his patience wear thin. Why was this man touching his detective?
Olivia soon stepped up and grabbed Barba by the hand saying."What about to say a hello."
At the bar , Finn started laughing at the other's misfortune, that is until Amanda grabbed him by his hand and did the same.
After a few seconds were standing in front of Carisi's table.
Carisi looks like he was on the verge of having a heart attack and a stroke at the same time.
"Dominic?"
Carisi wanted the ground to open up and swallow him.
"Hey, guys." It was the only thing that Carisi could say in a moment like that. Harvey Specter, BAU and White Collar had leard about them and now Carisi's team.
Karma is a bitch and loves Carisi.
Carisi stood up taking Dana with him.
"Guys, I want you to meet the SVU team." Carisi gently pushed Dana forward a few more steps then tucked her into his arm. She pressed against his side and sagged.
"That's Amanda and Fin. Lieutenant Benson and DA Raphael Barba ." Everyone nodded in turn as he pointed to them and gave their names. Bastiana stared right into their eyes as she said their name. Whatever she was searching for, she obviously didn't find and would relax just a bit before looking at the next new face.
Amanda's face was neutral but her 'bitch mode' as Carisi cautiously called it was nowhere in sight. Fin leered, dragging his eyes over her from ankles to earlobes and Bastiana felt her eyes narrow and fingers curl. But she dismissed him.
"Nice to meet you," Olivia said, shaking their hands. "How do you know Carisi?
But before someone from Carisi's family could answer, Dana said." What. You are Rafael Barba."
Lola nodded in agreement and gave the DA a sweet smile."The man who Sonny could not shut up about."
Barba could practically feel the butterflies flap around in his stomach, as his heart was beating hard against his chest.
Carisi turned to the two girls and frowned. "I hate you both."
They just laughed and hugged him tightly, cuddling their cheeks against his. "We love you as well, Sunshine."
Dana nodded and agreed with his her sister-in-law.
Mike smirked and patted Carisi's head softly, looking into his eyes with amusement. "Not even the apocalypse could stop those two from teasing you."
Finn cleaned his throat making all heads turned toward him. SVU team wants answers.
"We are his siblings."Bastiana, Mike, Logan, Neal, Dana, Spencer said unison.
As she entered the antechamber to Chief Strauss's office, Garcia noticed that Reid wasn't there. Taking a few deep breaths, Garcia knocked on Strauss's door and flinched when she heard a loud "Come In."
Seated behind her desk, Strauss coldly pointed to one of the chairs in front of her desk. Pulling out two files from her desk drawer, Strauss glared at Garcia and asked, "Miss Garcia, do you think that the FBI's resources exist to serve you personally?"
"No ... of course not," Garcia floundered. She hated feeling like a child in the Principal's office.
"Are you sure of that? Because looking through these files, it would appear that you do!" Strauss pushed one of the file folders towards Garcia and continued, "These files detail all of your past infractions. They range from tapping into the FBI Network computers and playing online games with a person who ends up hacking into our database, to misappropriation of federal funding in order to buy unauthorized and expensive tablets for your team, as well as various other infractions of your position. I had looked the other way because you're excellent at your job, but now you've gone too far."
Strauss laid open the second file folder and pushed it towards Garcia, "You know what this is, don't you?"
Garcia felt ready to faint when she recognized an old legal document with her signature at the bottom. Several years ago, she got caught and arrested by the FBI, Garcia signed a deal with the District Attorney and the FBI in lieu of imprisonment.
"When you signed that document, did you (or did you not) fully understand and accept that in exchange for your freedom, you would only use your hacking skills to serve our federal government ?" Strauss demanded.
Garcia's throat felt too dry to speak, so she rapidly nodded her head.
Strauss glared even harder and continued, "So why, earlier this afternoon, did you hacked into The FBI database to read Dr. Spencer Reid's personnel file?"
Garcia's first thought was, Oh, my god! I thought I cleared all traces of that. How the hell did she find out? Then it dawned on her that it was the FBI, who had originally caught her in the first place! She could barely pull herself together because the thought of prison horrified her. Her voice trembled badly as she rattled off, "Spencer ... I mean Dr. Reid ... he never told us about his family ... and I wanted to be sure he was okay ... I shouldn't have done it ... I'm so sorry ..."
Using her full voice, Strauss almost shouted, "That does NOT excuse your actions! You are a Technical Analyst for the FBI, NOT a Private Investigator."
Fully aware of the power of the pregnant pause, the Section Chief silently glared at Garcia before continuing, "For everyone else's sake, I suggest that you keep the details of this conversation to yourself. I'm not going to act on today's incident, but this is your FIRST and ONLY official warning. Believe me, the next time you cross that line, I will NOT let it slide. Have I made myself clear?"
"Yes, Ma'am," Garcia replied, as tears rolled freely.
"You're dismissed," Strauss commanded while staring straight into Garcia's eyes.
"Thank you, Ma'am," Garcia choked out and quickly scrambled out of there without looking back.