a/n: yep, Olivia's Kate's birthmom. :) and thanks for the reviews you guys :)

Later on, Liv watched Jon and Kate giggle about some joke she didn't know. Kate really did seem happy with the boy, and her friends really did give rave reviews of the boy. She felt a little guilty about checking up on him, but better safe than sorry she thought.

"So, what do you think?" Kate asked, because Jon was obviously somewhere else, despite being two feet away. Liv laughed,

"Well, other than the deer in headlights look he gets with me, I think I like him."

"He's really quite nice, normally."

"I know, I know. I usually have this affect on guys. They hear 'sex cop' and …"she trailed off, "Makes dating hard."

"What are you talking about?" Kate's disbelief beat out her sense of decency, "how you could you possibly have trouble…? Anyway, I thought you and your partner…" Liv was shaking her head,

"We're just partners." Kate raised an eyebrow.

"Right, and Pluto's a planet." Liv just blinked at her.

"It's not?" Kate laughed and shook her head, catching sight of her boyfriend, "look at him, wonder what he's thinking about."

Jon watched them talk. Kate and Liv got along so well. And it was amazing how similar they were. Nature vs. nurture, he supposed. And then two identical sets of brown eyes were staring at him.

"What?"

"We've been asking you the same thing." Kate said. Liv looked amused.

"Sorry, I was just thinking how similar you guys are, and not just how you look."

"How so?" they both settled their chins on their hands, and he had to laugh. They did too when they realized what they'd done.

"You both gesture when you talk. And you have the same laugh. And you both move the same way."

"When did you see us move?"

"When you left me out in the dust in the street. You walk the same way." Kate smiled at the thought; she loved how her mom walked.

Jon finally felt himself relax, even keep his food down. He'd never had this much trouble meeting a girl's parent before. He wasn't sure what had come over him. 'Maybe it's because you really want this one to work,' his mind told him. 'Nothing like putting yourself under extra pressure.' He took a deep breath.

"How'd you find her?" he asked Kate.

"She's the one who arrested Andrea." Jon howled with laughter.

"That's too perfect. Well, at least one good thing came out of that whole situation."

"What do you mean?" Liv asked.

"Oh, she was just a horrible roommate all around. I'm happy she's out of that house." Jon answered instead of Kate.

"Why?"

"Because we never stopped complaining about her." Kate supplied.

"Yeah, what are you going to complain about now?" Jon asked her.

"Oh don't you worry, I'll find something." Kate assured him. Jon nodded his head and took a drink.

Liv came back into the squad room.

"So, how did it go?" Elliot asked her.

"Pretty good, I guess. He really is a nice guy, and good to her." Elliot nodded in approval.

"Did he manage to talk at all?" he teased. Liv smiled.

"Once he relaxed a little."

"A little? Liv, he looked like he was going to shit his pants when he met you!" Liv did her best not to look too pleased with herself. She shrugged her shoulders.

"She could do worse. I'm happy for her." She said, gave him one last look and left the room. Elliot's brain perked up. Liv had sounded sad, and what was in that last look? Elliot got up and followed her down to the stacks, determined to settle some things between them.

Tbc?