I am very sorry about the confusion. I had to publish it again cause I had problems accessing the fic, the site's been giving me a lot of problems but it seems to be working fine and I hope it's gonna be smooth sailing from now on.

Here's a quick update to make it up to you, I hope you'll like it. Rollaro meet again and…well…more things happen.

Amanda unlocked the door to the motel room, she was exhausted walking the entire way from Nick's room to hers.

"And then I…" she saw that Alice was talking on the phone "Ben, Amanda's here we'll talk later"

"Don't hang up" Amanda shook her head "we still have some time before we have to check out, right?"

"Yeah, a couple of hours" Alice said.

"Good" Amanda mumbled and climbed into the bed, kicking the flip flops away but not bothering to change her clothes. She still had to drive back to Atlanta later and wanted to catch up on some sleep. Resting her head on the pillow Amanda felt something in the pit of her stomach, the feeling traveled all over her body and Amanda tried to ignore it, hoping it would go away. It was sadness.

"England, ha?" Donnie asked.

The guys decided to go out for breakfast and question Toby about the move. They tried to ask Nick about the previous night, specially after seeing that their things were all over the floor. Nick kept his mouth shut and they let it go.

"Sorry I didn't say anything sooner, but I wanted us to have fun" he exchanged another look with Donnie.

"I had a great time, and I hate that it's over…but…" he leaned back in his chair and smiled at the waitress who brought them water "now that the boys of summer are gone, the love won't go on…"

"What are you talking about?" Toby raised frowned at him "the song? That's not how it goes…it's the opposite"

"No, he can't see her and can't tell her the love will be strong…"

"Yes he can see her and he can tell that, you have a hearing problem" he looked at Nick "you know that song? Who's right?"

Nick shrugged, he heard them but his mind was somewhere else, he was thinking of Amanda, the way she kissed him before leaving, the way she touched him.

"And then it goes I thought I knew what love was, what did I know? Those days are gone forever, I should just let them go…"

"No" Nick jumped in, he didn't want to let go of this night but realized he had no idea what they were talking about.

The guys gave him a puzzled look "he's right about that part Nicky, that's how the song goes" Donnie said "but I'm sure that…"

"Doesn't matter" Toby stopped him "I'll look into it when I get home and prove I'm right"

"Home to England?" Nick had to join in the conversation, thinking about Amanda wasn't very useful now. He had almost no time left with his friends before his flight back to New York.

"Mom?" Nick walked into the apartment. Having a low income forced him to live with his mother, something that had it's pros and cons. He loved Cesaria and appreciated everything she did for him, but he wasn't a kid anymore and needed his own space.

"Nicky!" she greeted him "how was your vacation?"

"It was great, tiring too, but I had fun" he looked at his bag "I'm gonna take a shower and put my clothes in the washing machine"

Cesaria checked in on him after he was done with the shower "don't forget to empty the pockets" he was placing the clothes in the machine.

"I know mom" to prove it he took a pair of jeans and checked if there was anything left in them.

Nick was a little surprised to feel something in the back pocket. A piece of paper.

"What is it?" she asked seeing that Nick smiled when he took it out.

"Just the paper from a fortune cookie, I got an empty one" he explained "probably a little oversight"

"That is the best thing, now it could be anything you want it to" Cesaria was pleased he was careful with the machine and left him alone.

Once Nick was done he walked to his bedroom and looked at the blank paper. Maybe his mother had a point. It could be whatever he wanted.

Nick took a pen and wrote 'you will meet Amanda again' he was certain she had a place in his future.

Spring of 2000

Nick parked the police vehicle not far from the diner and walked inside. Toby called him a couple of days ago to let him know he'd be visiting New York. He moved to England less than two weeks after the vacation in Florida so Nick was glad to see him.

They haven't spoken much since the move, with work, different time zones and life happening it wasn't too surprising.

But from the little he did know, Toby was happy there. Donnie always said he'd be successful, he was good with numbers, good with people, good with everything. Nick was happy for him, he deserved success. Nick just wanted to have good news of his own.

Being a rookie cop wasn't easy, not that he expected it to be, he just hoped his instructor would actually care. His best advice was 'if you see a crime - try to stop it, or call back up'. So much for a mentor.

"Nick" Toby spotted him and Nick walked to the table, exchanging a quick hug with his friend before sitting down.

"How's it going?"

"Not too bad" Toby smiled "how are you? You've found out if women love men in uniform?"

"Funny" Nick chuckled and looked at the menu.

A waitress took their order and walked to the kitchen. Toby told him about England, he mostly had good things to say, he loved his job, his apartment, the girl he's been dating.

"What about you?" Toby asked "seeing anyone?"

"Too busy, with work and all that" he shrugged, trying to brush it off. He didn't want to date anyone.

"I get it...it's good that you're focused"

"I have to be, cause let me tell you Toby" the waitress brought them the food and they thanked her "it's not easy, not that I thought it would be, but…"

"It's different" Toby finished the sentence and Nick nodded "look, I'm gonna tell you something but don't act all weird, ok?" Nick stopped eating and looked at his friend, wondering what he was about to say "you're the best man I know, you care about people and want to help them. This is why you joined the police, you could have done something else, with better benefits and a better paycheck. Still, you chose this" he gestured at Nick's uniform "it might take more time, but it will get better. If not, I'll get you a job at my firm"

"Thanks" Nick turned his attention back to his food.

"You really haven't been seeing anyone? Kinda lonely, isn't it?"

"There was someone…but I lost contact and don't know much about her"

"You're a cop, can't you find out?" Toby sipped from his drink.

"I know her name and where she's from. Doubt there's only one Amanda in Atlanta"

Toby was about to ask where he met this Amanda from Atlanta when he realized he was there the night they'd met "you've gotta be kidding me" he said "that girl you hooked up with in Florida?"

Nick didn't say anything, confirming Toby's suspicion.

"Nick Amaro, sleeping with a girl he knows nothing about" he whispered, not wanting to embarrass his friend.

"Yeah well…" Nick had no words, it was the first time he admitted out loud that she meant more to him, that one night should have lead to more.

"Didn't she have a friend?" Toby asked.

"Yeah, her name's Alice, but again, there's probably more than just one"

"Alice?" Toby looked away "Donnie and I talked to her for a sec before you two disappeared…Alice…Baker, that's her last name she goes to Georgia State"

Nick stared at his friend, he spent the entire night with Amanda and knew no personal details about her and Toby got this info in a few seconds.

"That's helpful"

"You're gonna go there?" Toby looked at him.

"I have no idea" Nick took another bite, he needed a moment to think and not talk.

All this time he thought it wasn't going to happen, how could he find her when he had almost zero information. But now he had more. They were probably going to the same school and if not, he could talk to this Alice…he sounded crazy…

"You're already planning the flight, ha?" Toby remarked "since I know you're not some crazy stalker I won't say anything to change your mind, but think about it, ok?"

"Yeah" Nick swallowed the food. Could he do that? Just fly over there?

Using the NYPD's database for personal use wasn't exactly encouraged. But as Toby mentioned, Nick wasn't some crazy stalker. He felt something for her, maybe she felt something too. But how could they find one another?

Having a bit more info Nick was able to find Alice Baker. Now he had to go, this could be his only chance. If he can't find her, if this turns out to be a mistake – he's gonna let her go, not forget, but accept that it was not meant to be.

He took a few days off and booked a flight to Atlanta.

"I'd love to go to a movie this weekend, you can choose and it's gonna be a surprise" Alice said.

"Last time I did it you hated the movie"

"Well maybe this time I won't…if you choose something good, maybe a…" there was a knock on the door and Alice looked at it, wondering who it could be "go open it"

"Can I help you?" the man opened the door.

"I hope so" Nick said "I'm looking for Alice"

"You're looking for Alice?" he wasn't pleased with the answer, why was an unfamiliar man looking for her?

"Someone's looking for me?" she walked to the door and looked confused.

"Who are you?" the other man asked.

"My name's Nick, I've met you and your friend Amanda…"

"In Florida!" Alice almost gasped, she turned to the man standing next to her "Ben, that's the guy Amanda…met on our vacation"

"Oh" Ben relaxed a bit, still not sure why he just appeared at the door. But he moved so Nick could walk into the room.

Nick was able to find out the name of Alice's dorms but had to ask around until someone gave him the room number. There were no names on the door and he had no idea if Amanda was there. He decided it would be best to explain himself before she'd ask him anything.

"I know it's kind of weird, but the way we left things…I just…you know" explaining turned out to be harder than he thought.

Alice smiled at Ben, she wasn't going to say anything about how Amanda refused to give her any details about that night. First Alice thought something bad had happened and pushed hard, not accepting the silence, so Amanda told her some parts, Alice was certain some she kept to herself. But it was clear she liked the guy. The problem was the distance, she didn't believe in long distance anything.

"So you found her?" she asked.

"Kinda" Nick figured Ben was her boyfriend and wasn't sure if he should mention how he was able to find actually find Alice "is she here?"

"She's at practice, she's on the track team"

"Cool, I didn't know that" he didn't know anything.

"How about we go there" she smiled, not sure how Amanda would react, no one has ever done something like this for her. She wasn't going to miss that meeting.

"Yeah, I'll go with you" Ben said and handed Alice her jacket. He wasn't about to let his girlfriend go with this guy he knew nothing about, even if he was interested in Amanda, she was still Alice's best friend so he didn't want anything happening to her too.

"Thank you" Nick walked out of the room feeling a little light headed. Was this really happening? He was going to see Amanda.

She was talking to an older man, the coach, as Alice explained. Wearing leggings and a shirt with a panther on it.

All these months, all the uncertainty and now he was here, looking at her. It felt surreal, he felt like he was about to wake up. He flew all the way from New York to see her, after searching for her friend…how comes it didn't feel wrong?

Ben and Alice started talking about something, he wasn't listening, his gaze was focused on her. The coach walked away and another girl walked over, they stretched for a few minutes and Amanda waved at her, walking to a near by bench to take her things.

"Come on" Alice said and walked towards Amanda.

What would Amanda do? Nick asked himself. Would she scream? Ran away, maybe ran to him. He wouldn't mind if she does that.

They were close enough and once Amanda looked up she saw them. She saw him.

Alice grabbed Ben's hand and forced him to stop, she thought it would be best if they kept some distance from them.

Amanda stood there, staring at Nick so he walked to her.

"Hey" it was the first thing he could think of, sure, he had a whole speech planned, but only that word came to his brain when he finally found himself standing in front of her.

"Nick" the fact she remembered his name was a good sign, but the silence that followed didn't make him feel better.

"I have some explaining to do" Nick was starting to remember that speech.

"Ok" she felt like she had to do something, make some kind of a movement so she switched hands, now holding the bag in her left hand.

"I had to see you again" that wasn't the plan, but screw that, he was just going to say whatever comes up.

"Ok" she still looked at him, a bit shocked.

"Because I had to, in an absolutely not creepy or crazy way, to see you. It took some time but…I'm here"

"I can see that" the bag felt heavy, and she needed a shower after practice and…Nick was standing there, she could touch him if she wanted to. She thought they'd never meet again and…he was there.

"Can we maybe go talk somewhere?" he could have been wrong, she didn't want to see him, it was just an almost one night stand for her, nothing more.

"Yeah" she nodded "but I have to shower and change first"

"Of course, I'll wait" he tried to control the excitement, she didn't think he was too crazy to talk to.

"You can walk to the dorms with me…us" she noticed Alice and Ben were not too far "wait somewhere"

"I'd love that, thanks" she started walking and he followed.

"Hey Amanda" Alice smiled "you're going back to the dorms?"

"Yeah, I gotta…"

"Ben has to go to work but I'll go with you" she gave Ben a kiss and he said goodbye to them. Alice convinced him it would be fine.

The walk to the dorm was silent and uncomfortable, Nick waited for Amanda to say anything and she tried to ignore the looks Alice kept on throwing her. They reached the building and Nick offered to wait outside, not wanting to impose.

"I'll be down soon, ok?" she looked at him.

"I'll be here"

The girls disappeared and Nick sat down on the grass. It felt almost too much, but he had to talk to her. She was on his mind and he felt something he couldn't explain.

"Oh my god Amanda…" Alice had a huge smile on her face when they walked inside, making their way to the room.

"What about him?" Amanda asked, she knew Alice would make a comment about this but she needed to think, to realize what she was supposed to do.

"Must have been one crazy night if he found you after all these months" Alice had a romantic side to her, the one that got excited over romantic comedies and if it happened in reality.

"Alice" Amanda looked at her before opening the door "please shut up"

Alice wasn't insulted, this just proved her point, it meant something to Amanda.

After about twenty minutes Amanda emerged from the building. She was wearing a pair of torn up jeans and a red shirt. Her hair was wet and up in a bun.

He stood up when he saw her but when she got near him Amanda sat down and he did the same.

He smiled at her, trying to lighten the mood.

"So…" she smiled back "you came all this way from New York"

"To find you"

"Yeah?" she asked.

"Yeah" he nodded.

"It's kinda…" he didn't give her a chance to say more.

"I knew nothing about you, so it took a lot of time"

"I don't know if that helps your point" she chuckled.

"I'm gonna confess" he said and she raised her brows a bit, looking interested in this confession "I work at the NYPD, I'm an cop, so it was a little easier to find you"

"Is this about that beer? Are you here to arrest me?" her voice was serious but there was a smile in her eyes.

"I have no jurisdiction, so you're safe" he laughed, the awkwardness was slowly diffusing.

"How do I know it's true? You have your badge here?"

"I left it at home, sorry" he apologized.

"You have a cop's vibe so I'm gonna take your word…this time" she grinned and he felt like they were back at that beach, maybe he could kiss her again.

"Good to see you're alive, the computers didn't take over" she remembered their Y2K talk all those months ago.

"A few tried but I fought them off"

"Saved the day?" she started playing with the grass and Nick smiled, thinking about how those fingers played over his skin.

"Kinda…" he leaned closer and whispered "the city of New York was very grateful"

Amanda chuckled and was about to say something when she heard her name.

"Hey Mand" somebody called and Amanda turned around to see her friend Ashley.

"Hi Ashley" Amanda waved at her, hoping she'd go away, she wanted to talk to Nick without interruptions.

But the other woman had a different plan and she walked over to them "are you coming to our party tonight? You can bring your friend" she glanced at Nick.

"I don't know Ashley, I'll think about it"

"No, no, no" Ashley sat down next to her "you promised"

"There will be a lot of people there without me…but I'll think about it, so…" she wanted her to leave.

"Come on, it's gonna be fun" Ashley tried to persuade Amanda and turned to Nick "tell her to go to the party"

"Not if you continue to bug me" she rolled her eyes at her.

"Alright, fine" Ashley stood up "I hope to see you there, bye" she waved and walked away.

"A friend of yours?" Nick asked.

"More like an acquaintance" she shrugged "she's got a party at her sorority"

"You want to go? She invited me too so you could be my date" he offered.

"You're asking me out?"

"I'm not here for the peaches" he raised his eyebrows a little.

"Oh, I feel bad for them"

"You wanna go grab something to eat?" it was the first time Nick realized how hungry he's been.

She nodded and Nick quickly stood up, extending his right hand to help her up. Amanda grabbed it and Nick pulled her up, closer to him. They were inches apart, looking into the other's eyes. This time Nick didn't ask anything, he leaned even closer and kissed her. It was a soft kiss, he didn't want to make out in front of the students walking around.

"Where to?" he needed her to recommend a place to eat.

"How about Chinese? I have a feeling you like that"

Amanda and Nick ate and she showed him around. He held her hand in his as they walked and it felt good to be there with her.

"We should head back" she looked at him "I know you want to go to that party"

"It's cool if we don't, I want to spend time with you" he stopped and looked at her.

Amanda let go of his hand "Alice mentioned wanting to go so I think I should at least show up for a while"

"Ok" he nodded, following her back to the dorms.

Alice questioned them about their time alone but they didn't tell her much. Nick sat on one of the chairs while Amanda sat on her bed. They couldn't hide the little glances they kept throwing at each other and Alice was about to leave the two of them alone so they could do more. She didn't mind giving them privacy but the next thing Amanda said made Alice change her mind.

"We're going to Ashley's party" Amanda let her know.

"Really?" Alice was surprised.

"Nick really wants to go" Amanda winked at him and he smiled shyly.

"Really?" Alice asked skeptically "Ben's working the night shift so we'll go together" she gave Amanda another questioning look, wanting to make sure she really wanted to go to the party instead of spending time alone with Nick. But Amanda just nodded so Alice didn't say anything for a moment.

Nick took the opportunity to scan the room. There was a Braves shirt hanging on the other chair, two pairs of shoes thrown under Amanda's bed. The room seemed tidy, but he had a feeling it was due to his presence and not because they kept it that way. He turned his attention to the books. Somehow, even during the time they've been spending together since he arrived to Georgia, they barely exchanged any personal information.

"What's this?" he raised one of the books, it was about crime scenes and he smiled looking at Amanda.

"It's called a book" she took it from him, knowing what he was about to say.

"What's your major?" Nick grinned at her, it was clearly a book for school and not light reading

"Forensic science" she replied quietly.

Nick took another book and chuckled. Alice gave Amanda another puzzled look, wondering what this was about.

A while later they were about to go to the party when Alice grabbed something from her desk.

"Why are you taking this old thing?" Amanda asked.

"I like it" she showed Nick the Polaroid camera "I know there are much better stuff, but I love this one"

Amanda shook her head and they left.

The place was filled with college kids and Nick felt a bit out of place, it hasn't been that long since he graduated. Alice left to talk to some of her friends and Amanda and Nick found a somewhat empty spot to talk at.

He loved the way she was smiling at him, it was loud so she had to lean closer to talk to him. Nick rested his hand on the small of her back which caused her to move even closer to him.

"I have a feeling you didn't go to parties too much…or go to many now" she said.

"Not too much, but I like spending time with you"

Amanda gave him another bright smile "I like that too" she stood on her toes and whispered in his ear "don't worry about that thing we didn't have last time"

Her voice sent shivers down his spine and a part of him wanted to just carry her out of there, he offered to get them a drink instead.

"Having fun?" Alice asked him when she spotted him.

"Yeah" Nick nodded.

"I have something for you" she handed him a photograph. It was the moment Amanda whispered to him.

"Thanks" he placed it in his back pocket.

"Sure" she played with her cup for a second and looked at him again "I have to ask you something"

"Of course"

"You and Amanda, what's that about?" she didn't give him a chance to reply "I can tell you like each other, and that's sweet. But is this a hookup? More?"

Nick wanted it to be more, but he had to discuss this with Amanda so he just shrugged.

"Amanda's my best friend and she's a good one too. But there's something you have to know" Nick looked at her curiously "she doesn't like distance, she has this thing about it ruining things…so…you're not kids, and it's not really my business, but…just know that, ok?" they both raised their eyes to look at Amanda and Alice muttered a curse seeing who she was talking to "you should go save your girl"

"Ha?" he was confused.

"That guy's a jerk, Carl Patton, he's a real…jerk" she handed him a fresh drink and gestured at her friend.