"Elliot?"
"Olivia?"
"Bobby?"
"Jack?"
"Liv?"
"Farrah Fawcett!" Munch said and everyone turned to face him. "Oh, I thought we were playing the name game." Fin and Casey laughed, but I just kept looking at Olivia and Jack in disbelief.
Jack laughed after a minute and sighed, "Please don't tell me you two ever-"
Olivia interrupted him, "Bobby, this is my partner; Elliot. How do you two… I mean I know how you two know each other- Elliot's told me about you, I just didn't know you were YOU. I mean I know who you are but I didn't think you were also Elliot's, I mean… I don't know."
They all laughed and I had to join in.
"I still don't understand," Fin said after a moment. Then added; "Are you Jack or Bobby?"
"Well my name is Bobby Jack Galantine (junior) and since everyone used to call my father Bobby, everyone called me Jack. But now everyone knows me as Bobby, except for my old friends." He patted my shoulder as he said the last part.
"I don't know seems kinda suspicious" Munch said and Casey elbowed him.
Olivia laughed and sat down next to Fin, "well then this should be an interesting night." Jack slid in next to her, sitting across from me, John, and Casey.
After everyone got another round of drinks the conversation started up again.
"So how did you two meet?" Casey asked causing both Olivia and Jack to burst out laughing.
"I was at a bar one day- in a real shitty mood, and Bobby here," she patted his leg under the table, "decided I needed company."
"No you're telling it wrong," Jack laughed. "I walk into the bar and I see this gorgeous woman sitting there drinking vodka (of all things) and all the men are staring at her. I saw some guys starting to inch closer to the empty seat near her and she looked pissed, so I thought; hell let me just save her the trouble. So I come up to her and say 'is this seat free?' and she says-"
"Yes, but if you sit there, this one will be too." Olivia chimed in laughing.
Jack laughed too. "So I'm like; 'you look really familiar; haven't I seen you some place before?' and she still isn't looking at me and she smirks and says-"
"Yeah, that's why I don't go there anymore." Olivia grinned.
We all started to laugh as I add, "Yeah, that's our Liv."
Jack smirks and continues, "So I try a new approach; I go up to the bartender and I'm like 'You need to call the police! Because that girl, over there' and I point to Olivia 'stole my heart' and then all of a sudden she looks up and- I don't know if it was the alcohol or what- but she burst out laughing. So I think I've finally won her over, so I make my way back to her-grinning like an idiot, and she says-"
Olivia takes over; "'the police are already here'. And then I show him my gun, but then he's still standing there like an idiot so I tell him he can sit down. And I guess we just hit it off"
And the night went on like that; the mood was light, conversation easy, and I wanted so badly to be happy for them- and I was; because they both deserved to be happy. But still there was this tiny pang in my chest every time I saw them touch, or heard her laugh at one of his corny jokes, or just saw them look into each other's eyes. But the night was approaching an end, so I shoved these thoughts out of my mind.
We all stood up to leave as Casey handed Olivia a small bag, she opened it and smiled. "Thanks, Case!" Olivia gave Casey a hug. I peaked in the bag and saw a bunch of perfumes and body washes; I will never understand a woman's need for crap like that.
Munch and Fin came up to her next. Fin handed her a small box and said, "Happy birthday, baby girl." He was probably the only man I knew that could get away with something like that, and just because he was Fin. He gave her a small hug and a quick kiss on the temple; never one for showing much PDA. She smiled at him and opened the box. I leaned against the table sitting beside Jack, folded my arms over my chest and yawned.
"It's from all of us; even Cragen chipped in." Munch said as she looked at her new iPhone. As he said that she looked up and caught my eye, she looked so happy, I couldn't help but smile back.
"Thanks guys, you're the best!"
John nodded, "we know".
After a little while Fin, Munch, and Casey went home- leaving Jack, Liv, and me alone.
"So…" Liv broke the silence.
"So- jinx" Jack and I said at the same time, then laughed.
"I said it first" Jack exclaimed.
"No, I said it first!"
"You guys are like twins" Olivia laughed.
"Yeah except I'm way better looking" Jack ran a hand up and down his body- jokingly.
"How much have you had to drink tonight?" I kicked him lightly.
"Not more than you, you were throwing them back and now you can barely keep your eyes open." Jack patted my shoulder.
"Yeah El, you shouldn't be driving home. You can stay in my place."
"Oh no, I don't want to interrupt your birthday se-" my words sounded slurred- even to me.
"El you're gonna be on the couch, so whatever goes on in the bedroom I guarantee you won't interrupt. "Now come on". And just like that we were walking to her apartment.