"Benson." The now Sergeant answered as she picked up her phone, not paying attention to the caller ID.

"Hi, Sarge." A sweet, southern voice wafted through the speaker, causing Olivia to smile and sit back in her chair.

"Well, hello. How's everything going?"

"It's good. I just wanted to let you know that one of the Chicago Detectives is on her way to you to dig into our files a bit more. You should be getting a call from their Sarge soon, but I just wanted to give you a heads up." The blonde said through the phone.

"Well I appreciate that, thank you."

"Of course. I should let you get back to your paperwork, Liv." Amanda said knowingly as Olivia chuckled.

"Sounds good. I'll talk to you soon, yeah?"

"Yeah, tonight." The blonde confirmed before she hung up, leaving Olivia in a better mood already.

A few short hours later, Olivia looked up from her paperwork when she heard a knock on the door. The woman looked rather young, but she smiled as she stood in the doorway for a second before she started talking.

"Sergeant Benson? I'm Detective Erin Lindsay, Chicago PD. My Captain sent me." The detective reminded the older brunette.

"Oh, of course. I understand you just left some of my own team?" She added with a smirk.

"Yes, ma'am. You've got a great team in those two."

"I really do. Why don't you sit down, Lindsay?"

"Of course, thanks Sergeant." The young detective smiled sweetly.

"So how can I help you? You need all the files that we've got? The profile that was drawn up?"

"I'll take anything you've got that you think will help, Sarge."

"Feel free to call me Olivia, or Benson." The brunette said with a smile.

"Continue calling me Lindsay then, I don't think anyone has called me Erin in years." The other brunette said, causing them both to chuckle.

"Oh, I know how that goes." Benson said fondly.

"I'm only in town for the night, so I'll take whatever information I can have or get through in that time."

"I can help you go through all of our files and we can brainstorm together if you'd like?" Liv offered up as Lindsay smiled happily.

"That'd be great, Benson. As long as I'm not taking you away from anything."

"Not at all. I'd be happy to do it. What do you say I grab all the files and we can grab dinner? I'm sure you're itching for some food that isn't airplane food."

"That'd actually be great, Benson." Lindsay said, following Olivia's move and standing up herself.

"Perfect. Chinese?"

"Sounds great." The younger brunette said with a small smile.

"You ready? I was thinking we could grab the food and bring it back here actually. Set up in an interrogation room? Lots of desk space." Liv said, putting on her coat on.

"Good with me."

"Oh, actually, I just remembered something. I'm watching Detective Rollins' dog while she's gone. I need to let her out and feed her. Do you just want to get started here and I'll bring the food back for us?"

"That's fine with me. What kind of dog does she have?" Lindsay asked as Olivia smiled kindly.

"She's got a pit bull named Frannie." Benson said fondly.

"Oh, I love pit bulls. I had one as a kid and I want to get another one, hopefully soon." The brunette said, starting to take her coat off.

"Well if you want, you can come with me and meet her."

"Really?" The brunette asked with a big smile.

"Yeah, why not? You came all this way; may as well get some dog time and good food. Lets get out of here." Benson said with a smile, locking her office once they were both out the door.

They got to Amanda's apartment and Olivia unlocked the door and opened it, greeted by a very happy Frannie. She grabbed the dog's collar and walked her further into the apartment so Lindsay could walk in and close the front door.

"She's gorgeous." The young detective said as she sat down on the floor, petting the happy dog in front of her.

"Yeah, she's a great girl. I just need to grab her stuff and we can go."

About 20 minutes later, they had placed their orders and had decided to walk to the nearest park to throw a ball for Frannie while they waited for their food to be ready.

"So how old is Frannie?" Lindsay asked after she threw the ball and watched the dog take off after it.

"She's about five, I think. She's really a great dog."

"Yeah, I love pits. I really want to get one, but my hours are just so weird."

"Yeah, so are Amanda's, but it works with Frannie. Rollins takes her for a run when she gets home, or sometimes she takes her in the morning. And Frannie always gets to play fetch at the end of the day. It's not ideal, but she's a good dog, so it works."

"I bet. Thank you for letting me meet her and for helping me out with this case."

"Hey, I'm happy to do it." The brunette said as Frannie ran back to them with her ball.

"Well hi there, Frannie!" The desk sergeant said happily as he stood up and pet the dog over the desk as Benson and Lindsay walked into the precinct with the dog, Lindsay holding their food. "Hi Benson, how are you?"

"I'm good, Ed, thanks. This is Detective Erin Lindsay, Chicago PD." She said, introducing them.

"Nice to meet you, Detective. You ladies up for a late night of working?" He asked with a grimace, still petting Frannie.

"We sure are. Have a good night, Ed."

"I'll pretend that you didn't just walk in here with a dog, Olivia. Only because I enjoy Frannie's company." He said as Liv looked back at him and smiled.

"Thanks, Grayson. I appreciate it."

"Why don't you get settled here and I'll be back in a few minutes with the files. You can let Frannie off her leash if you want, she won't do anything." Benson offered as she walked to where the files should be.

She was in the middle of grabbing the many files they had about this case when her phone started ringing on the table.

"If that's Rollins, can you answer it please?" Olivia asked as Lindsay looked at the detective's phone.

"Benson's phone, Detective Lindsay speaking." The young detective answered quickly and professionally.

"Hi Detective, it's Amanda Rollins. How are you?" The blonde asked politely.

"I'm doing well, thanks. Your Sarge is just grabbing some case files for me right now, but she should be down in a minute."

"Okay, no worries. So how are you liking New York?"

"I love New York. Just about to dig into these case files and some really good Chinese food."

"Well I'm glad our Sarge is treating you well; I'll be awake, so if you have any questions about the case, feel free to call me."

"Thanks so much. Oh, here's Benson. I'll hand the phone back to her." Lindsay said as she handed Olivia the phone.

"Hey, Amanda. How's everything going?" Liv asked with a big smile, sitting down across from Lindsay.

"It's good, babe. How are you and Frannie doing?"

"We're good. I might have to keep an eye on Lindsay though, she might try to steal Miss Frannie." Liv joked, winking at the brunette in front of her.

"Oh, Frannie's with you?"

"Yeah, she's hanging with us in the precinct. I thought she'd enjoy a change of view."

"I'm sure you're right, babe."

"Are you going out to dinner or anything tonight?"

"Yeah, I'm just about to leave my hotel room. Fin and I are going to go out with some of the CPD guys."

"Oh, great! Have fun! And watch your six." Liv said as Amanda smiled on the other side of the phone.

"Will do Sarge. I love you." The blonde said, knowing that Liv wouldn't say it back since she was with someone else.

"You, too." The older detective said before she hung up with a smile.

"It's really nice of you to watch your girlfriend's dog." Lindsay said with a smirk as she looked up at Olivia, who was fighting a grin.

"You're a really good detective, you know that? Your Sarge was right about you." She said honestly as Erin smiled at her.

"You smile a lot more and just seemed really comfortable with her on the phone." The detective explained quickly as Olivia nodded.

"So do you want to tackle those files and I'll do these ones?" Benson suggested, opening one of the files.

"Yup, good with me."

Two nights later, Olivia was woken up by Frannie hopping off the bed and running out of the bedroom.

"Amanda?" The brunette called out huskily as she heard her girlfriend quietly whispering to her dog.

"Hey, I didn't want to wake you." The blonde said apologetically as she walked into her bedroom.

"I didn't know that you were coming back already. How'd it go?"

"We caught a break once Lindsay got back and we powered through. I wanted to surprise you." The blonde replied, sitting on the edge of the bed and running her hand through Olivia's hair, leaning forward to connect their lips softly.

"I missed you." Liv said honestly as she wrapped her arms around Amanda's shoulders and pulled her onto the bed and on top of her.

"I missed you, too." The blonde replied, leaning forward and connecting their lips happily as Olivia tightened her hold on the blonde.