The Bet
Chapter Seventeen
By: Lizzie B
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Author's Note: Ah, I feel a little sad. You readers will soon find out who wins The Bet, and then I only have plans for one more chapter. Man, what am I going to do with out this to entertain me?
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"Hey, hey, hey!" John Munch called over the laughter and chit-chat, "It's time to announce the winners of The Bet!" A cheer went up and John motioned for the crowd to be quiet. "First, I'd like to thank the guests of honor, Elliot and Olivia, who without this bet would not be possible."
"I'm still going to get my revenge, John!" Olivia Benson called from the crowd.
"And I wait with bated breath," John held a hand over his heart and fluttered his eye-lashes.
"Just get on with it!" Ed Green called and John laughed.
"All right, all right. So, here's how it works, those who guesses were closest to the actual date of…conception." Elliot Stabler threw a pretzel at John, "Will split the winnings. Now, my lovely assistant, Detective Tutuola has already collected the money from all of you, so with out further a due, here we go."
"With the closest bet, Captain Donald Cragen!" The crowd cheered, and Cragen waved, "Off by only a month, incredible Cap."
"Suck up!" Andy snorted, loud enough so the whole bar heard.
"Don't mind Detective Viviano, she's a sore loser."
"And you're a drama queen. Get on with it," Andy shot back.
"Ha, ha. Well, in second we have Dr. Warner! Who, let me say, was skeptical at first, but made an excellent recovery. Third we have a tie, Casey Novak and Jack McCoy, both squeaked in. We cut it off at a month, so if you were off by a month or more, no money for you. If you'd like to refute our math, there's a lovely chat over by Fin. Winners, you may collect your money at any time during tonight."
"Ah, ah, ah, that's not all," Andy got up and came to stand next to John, "Everyone knows Olivia should really be back working at the 1-6, but because of some pesky little rules, she's pretty much stuck in Computer Crimes, and while I miss my squad back at the 5-5, I had a little talk with Captain Cragen. Olivia, if you want it, my position at the 5-5 is yours."
Olivia stared in shock at the older woman, "Really?"
"Sure," Andy said with a careless shrug, "You want to be with Elliot, and you want to work special victims. So, we switch."
"Hey, thanks Andy," Elliot smiled at his partner, "Who knew you had it in you to be nice?"
"This old dog can still learn some tricks."
"Hey, I got a question for ya," Mike Logan called, "What are you betting on next?"
Fin and John shared a look and grinned, "Well, since you brought it up, the next bet is how long it takes Elliot here to propose."
"John," Elliot groaned, hiding his face in his hand, "You already asked me my intentions, can't you just leave it at that?"
"He asked about your intentions?" Olivia looked at John, then Elliot and then back to John, "I don't know if I should hit you or be touched."
"My vote's for touched," John smiled charmingly.
"I say hit him," Fin laughed.
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Author's Note: And I know a lot of you don't care for Andy, but now you see the real reason I brought her in. I just couldn't have Liv and El working together if they were together, since I'm a stickler for the fraternizing rule. Darn criminal justice major-ness, lol.