Title: Fly
Fandom: Law and Order Criminal Intent
Characters: Alex Eames, Robert Goren
Prompt: #36-Fly
Word Count: 347
Rating: PG
Summary: "Did you ever wish you could fly as a kid?"
Author's Notes: I /should/ once again be working on Nanowrimo, but alas I'm a lazy bum and have all these other stories to type up at teh moment. Much more well-written than my last couple, I'm proud of it.

"Did you ever wish you could fly as a kid?" Bobby asked his partner one fall afternoon as they say together at a table at a quaint little outdoor café.
"Yup, I even tried jumping out of a tree once with costume angel wings on when I was a kid." Alex answered, smiling fondly at the memory.
"Are you serious?" Goren asked, glancing at Eames, who just smiled.
"Yup, broke my arm and bruised everything else. Are you telling me you never tried to fly?"

Taking a sip of his coffee, Bobby shrugged, gazing up at the daft sky.
"Nope. I was aware it was physically impossible for any human bring to fly on their own accord."
"You were a kid, how'd you know that?" Eames inquired.
"I read books on it. Plus, it's simple logic. I can't float. Humans are heavier than air so what difference would it make whether I jump off of someplace high or if I jump a few feet off the ground? I won't be able to fly, period. I knew it and never tried."
"So you never wished you could fly?" Alex asked."I didn't say that." He commented, looking over at her. "I always wished I could fly, I just knew it was logically impossible.
Eames laughed softly, shaking her head.

"Even as a kid you were a logical thinker. Will you ever change?"
"I have, actually." He answered after a moment. "Thanks to you." He looked away, back up at the sky.
"Me?"
"You've changed my perspective. I don't see clouds as big gatherings of ice and water crystals in the atmosphere anymore but as animals, and shapes. My dreams are more beautiful." His cheeks had taken on a light shade of red. He stood after a moment, offering her his hand. "Come fly with me." He stated softly, gazing down at her.

"As long as I don't have to jump out of any trees."
"No tree jumping involved." He answered softly.
"Then let's fly." She took his hand and the two left hand in hand, their coffee forgotten.