A/N: Here is chapter 8! The date… I'm honestly not a fan of writing romance. I love reading it, it just seems when I try and write it down it never…works. Let me know if it's alright! Once again you should go check out Piper Chris Melinda Halliwell's Absent Love. I beta it and it's amazing :-) Enjoy chapter 8, everything goes to its rightful owners!

The rest of Monday went by agonizingly slow for Olivia. She kept trying to tell herself it was just a little date; it wasn't anything to be getting this excited over. But she couldn't seem to convince herself. Calvin picked up on her behavior chance during dinner Monday night.

"You're doing it again," He told her, popping a chicken nugget into his mouth.

"Doing what?" She asked him after taking a sip of water.

"Smiling because of nothing, you've done it at least three times today."

"Hmm."

"So what're you smiling about?"

"Nothing," She smiled at him.

"Aw, come on," He whined.

"You really want to know?"

"Yes."

"You really really want to know?"

"Yes."

"I have a date tomorrow."

Calvin wrinkled his nose. "Ew."

"Told you."

"Who do you…have a date with?"

Olivia laughed quietly. "Not telling you yet."

"That means I know him right? Or her," He added.

"Him, definitely a him," She provided. "But I'm still not telling you anything."

"Hmph. When can I know?"

"When I tell you."

"Fine," He told her groaning.

Olivia quickly changed the subject. "Did you get all of your homework finished?"

"Yes. Dickie only had to help me twice."

"Great job."

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If Olivia thought Monday was going slow, compared to Tuesday, Monday was like a race car. Like usual she dropped Calvin off at school, and headed to work. And of course, Elliot wouldn't leave her alone.

"Why must you do this to me?" She finally asked, unable to ignore him any longer.

"Not every day you have a date. It's what brothers do to their sisters."

"I'm kind of glad I don't have any full siblings sometimes."

"I'm sure you are… where are you going for the date?"

"Confidential."

"You afraid we'll follow you or something?"

"Wouldn't surprise me one bit."

Elliot faked a hurt expression then laughed, "Good point. Okay, all joking put aside. I'm really happy for you, Liv."

She narrowed her eyes at him, expecting another joke to come. When one didn't, her expression softened and she smiled at him, "Thanks, El."

"What does Calvin think about all of this?"

"I haven't actually told him yet."

He glanced at her, "Why not?"

"It's only the first date. I don't even know if it'll work out."

"You still should've told him."

"Too late now, I'll tell him if it works out."

"Okay."

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Lunch time rolled around and Olivia was nervously waiting in her car outside of the café for Marcus to show up. Her mind kicked into overdrive. What if he doesn't show up? She asked herself. Don't be silly, why wouldn't he? Glancing at the clock she assured herself he had two minutes to get there before being considered 'late.' A knock on her car window pulled her out of her thoughts and made her jump.

Marcus stood there, wearing an apologetic smile.

She turned off her car and got out.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." He told her.

"No, no, I wasn't paying attention."

"Shall we?" He gestured towards the café.

Olivia nodded and followed him to the door. Marcus quickly walked ahead of her, grabbing the door and holding it open for her in the process. "Thank you," She said smiling, stepping through the door.

"My pleasure, and order whatever you want. It's on me."

"Are you sure?"

He nodded.

"Well alright." They both ordered the lunch special: a turkey sandwich with a cup of coffee. Marcus paid for their meal while Olivia went and picked out a table.

He flashed her a smile when he sat down at the table. "So, do you have in family in the area?"

"No, it's just Calvin and I. What about you?"

He nodded, "My parents live about twenty minutes away. And I have two sisters, one older, one younger, they both live in the area as well."

"That must be nice," She commented.

He grinned, "At times, I suppose. They always want to know everything about my private life."

"At least they care," Olivia said smiling.

"That's a good point. Is Calvin your only child?"

"Yes…he's my adopted son."

"Adopted?" He questioned. A waitress brought their food and coffee.

"Long story short, I met Calvin's mother on a case. She's made some choices that are not wise. Calvin was in a situation that wasn't appropriate. So I adopted him, I was completely smitten with him."

"That's really neat. How long have you had him?"

"Uhh…legally, four months now. Do you have any kids?"

"No, I do have four nieces and nephews though." His eyes lit up, "I love them. Three girls and a boy, I try to do something with them every other weekend."

"Aw," She took a bite of her sandwich.

"You know what I do, I know you're a cop, but what department do you work in?"

Olivia swallowed her bite of sandwich before answering slowly, "Sex Crimes, Special Victims."

"Sex Crimes?" He repeated.

She nodded.

"How is that?"

"Hard," She answered truthfully.

"How long have you been working there?"

"Over thirteen years," She answered with a sigh.

Surprise flickered through Marcus' eyes, "Why so long?"

"Someone needs to do it. I like to think I'm actually helping a little bit."

"I'm positive you are."

Olivia wanted to know more about him now, "What do you spend your time doing when you're not being a principal?"

He ran a hair nervously across his sleek brown hair. "It's pretty boring," He admitted.

"Go on," She urged.

"I'm a big reader. I like going to the movies as well if there's something good. I enjoy walking my dog," he added.

"You have a dog?"

He finished the last of his sandwich before answering, "Mhm. Abby, she's a Golden Retriever."

"How cute, Calvin's been dropping hints about a dog, it's not going to happen."

"You don't like dogs?"

"I don't have anything against dogs; they're just a lot of trouble with Calvin plus my job."

"I understand completely." Marcus' phone started ringing. "Do you mind?" He asked her.

"Not at all."

Marcus answered his phone at the table and Olivia took this time to study Marcus out of the corner of her eye. His short but not cropped dark brown hair was darker than her and Calvin's hair. His vibrant green eyes stared intensely out the window while he was talking quietly into the phone. He was wearing white dress shirt, with a deep blue tie, and black dress pants. He cleared his throat after his shut his phone.

"I'm so sorry," He started. "They need me back at the school."

"Don't worry about it," She reassured him. "This is actually one of the few dates that I wasn't called back into work."

He smiled softly at her. "We should do this again."

"I'd like that."

"Until next time, Olivia." He stood up, bending down to kiss her cheek, and then with one more smile at her, he left.

Olivia bit her lip, feeling a smile grow across her face.

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After returning to work for the remainder of the afternoon, and being pestered by Fin and Elliot that she preferred not to think about, she was waiting to pick Calvin up.

He came out of the school a few minutes after the bell rang. Spotting her, he made his way over and got in the car. "Hey," He told her cheerfully.

"Hi, buddy. How was school?"

"Good but weird," He answered.

"Why weird?" She questioned.

"Principal Wright was unusually nice to me."

"Really?" Olivia asked slowly.

"Yeah…oh! So who was your date with?" He demanded.

She bit her lip.

"Olivia?"

"It was with… Marcus."

"Marcus? Who's Marcus?"

"Marcus is…Principal Wright's first name." She glanced at Calvin at the red light.

His face remained motionless. "You had a date with my principal?"

Olivia nodded.

"Oh." He didn't say anything more.

Olivia just let him think it over. They pulled up to their apartment and climbed the stairs in silence. She unlocked the door and Calvin walked in, went to his room, and slammed his door.