The next Friday the three couples were planning on going out again. This time they had a friend for Fin. They didn't know Fin's reason for swearing off dating the first time they talked about it but they were going to find out very soon.
Fin: You what!
Casey: I set you up for tonight. Her name is Alex Borgia and she is real sweet girl. She is an ADA like me. You will like her, trust me.
Fin: No! I don't want to be set up! I don't want anyone! I have to go.
Olivia: You always go every day at the exact same time. Where do you run off to in such a hurry?
Fin: I visit a friend. She is in the hospital.
Olivia: Is she why you don't date.
Fin: Yeah, I guess she is.
Elliot: Who is she?
Fin: An old friend of all of ours. Monique Jeffries.
John: I thought I heard that she died.
Fin: No, she is in a coma at Mercy General.
Olivia: Oh-My-Gosh. How long has she been there?
Fin: She was shot about three years now. She never woke up after her surgery. Even after she left SVU her and I kept in touch. We dated a few times and then she went on that stupid case chasing those gangs of druggies into that warehouse.
Alex: So they did the same thing for Monique as they did for me. They kept her identity and whereabouts secret.
Fin: Yeah, but a friend owed me one and that's how I've known all this time.
John: Come on. We'll all go and see her.
They go to the hospital and go into Monique's room. She is just lying there lifeless and pale. Fin goes and sits down next to her like he always does and the others stand around her bed.
Fin: Hey Monique. The whole SVU team is here to see you today. How about that?
Just then Fin put his hand on the edge of the bed and Monique's hand reached out and squeezed his tightly.
Fin: Monique!
Slowly but surely she opened her eyes and smiled softly at Fin. Then she looked around at everyone else. She still didn't say a word but they knew that they were all there to see her and that they were happy to see that she was ok.
Olivia: Hey Monique, remember me.
She shook her head as to say yes and she looked at her left hand and made a motion as to point at her wedding ring.
Olivia: Yeah, El and I got married this past Christmas.
She smiled in approval. Then she looked at Brian and Casey.
Brian: Us too!
They all spent hours telling Monique about everything she had missed over the years. Then as they were leaving she gave everyone a hug then her and Fin shared a kiss.