Chapter 9
The next day, Amanda is at SVU with her squad and she is trying to get ideas from her wedding. The gang tells her that they can help her as much as they can with the wedding planning. Amanda says that she appreciates them wanting to help her with planning her wedding and then she talks about her shopping trip with her sister.
"My sister and I went to the store to buy a dress for her to wear to the wedding and as soon as she showed me the dress, she started crying." Amanda says.
"What was she crying about?" Fin asks.
"She thought that she would never get to go shopping with me to buy a dress to wear at my wedding." Amanda replies.
Amanda tells the gang that seeing her sister cry was sad. She also says that she hasn't seen Kim cry since the day she told her that their father killed themselves but Kim knew that he was going to rehab for attempting suicide. They tell her that she and Kim has been through a lot over the years. Amanda and her sister are in healthy relationships with men who they can love and trust.
"I haven't seen Kim happy since the day that we went to live with our aunt and uncle. Our parents had separate lives after the divorce and our mom told us that we couldn't see our dad. After my mom went to rehab when I was 15, we got to see our dad all the time. I practically raised her." Amanda says.
"Yeah, with your father's gambling addiction and your mother's drinking, of course you had to take care of your sister." Olivia says.
"She's my kid sister. I practically raised her. Don't tell my father I said that. He would have a heart attack." Amanda replies.
Olivia tells Amanda that she should be taken care of instead of taking care of everyone around her. Amanda says that Declan takes care of her. She also says that she likes being taken care of. Olivia and Reese tell Amanda that they'll take care of her on her wedding day.
"We want you to have the best wedding day ever." Reese says.
"Your wedding will be a day to remember." Olivia says.
A few hours later, the SVU team leaves to go home and Carisi and Amanda are still in the squad room. She is sitting at her desk checking her phone and she is also looking at her ring. All Amanda can think about is planning the wedding. Carisi sees her at her desk looking at her notebook.
"Shouldn't you be at home with your fiancé?" Carisi asks.
"I'm waiting for him. He's picking me up." Amanda replies.
Carisi wonders why Declan is picking Amanda up from work. Amanda says that he dropped her off at work because that's what gentlemen do. Carisi tells Amanda that Declan must really love her. Amanda says that Declan loves her more than anything else.
"When are you going to start the wedding planning?" Carisi asks.
"Probably tonight. I went on one, two or three different websites." Amanda responds.
Amanda shows Carisi her notebook with wedding ideas. He sees that the notebook has about 18 pages filled up. She says that she has shown Declan the notebook and he agreed with her. Carisi says that Amanda is really committed into planning her wedding. She and Carisi start talking about their love lives.
"Have you and Reese had sex yet?" Amanda asks.
"No. We had our first kiss a few days ago." Carisi replies.
Carisi says that Reese isn't quite ready for sex because of her rape that happened before they met. Amanda wonders if Carisi has asked Reese to meet his parents. Reese has met Bella around the time they started a relationship and they became fast friends.
"My parents want to meet Reese." Carisi says.
"I remember when I first met Declan's parents. He took me and Jesse to their house and they made Italian food. I met the rest of his family too and they were nice. So when, you take Reese to meet your parents, ask them to make Italian food." Amanda responds.
Carisi thanks Amanda for the advice and he says that Italian food is the best. Amanda tells him that he should know because he and his family are Italian. Carisi tells her that she should know because her father owns an Italian restaurant. He then talks to Amanda about her sex life with Declan.
"How's your sex life with Murphy?" Carisi asks.
"It's good. After the party for Jesse, we went home and went into our bedroom and we started making out. We had sex but all we did was kiss each other's lips. Now that Declan and I are engaged, we just want to be with each other all the time. Why are you asking about my sex life?" Amanda responds.
"I figured that since you and Murphy are engaged, you guys would be having sex all the time." Carisi replies.
Amanda looks at her phone and she sees that Declan has texted her saying that he's in the car. She gets her stuff and she gets ready to leave the squad room. Carisi gets his stuff too and he takes Amanda to Declan. Reese texts Carisi, telling him that she's waiting outside for him.
"Declan's here. He's waiting in the car." Amanda says.
"I'll go with you. Reese is waiting for me outside." Carisi says.
Carisi and Amanda walk to Declan's car and she gets in the car. Reese comes up to the gang to say goodbye to Amanda and Declan. He drives and then he and Amanda decide to get Chinese takeout to bring home. Carisi and Reese are walking to his car and they're holding hands.
"He really loves her." Reese says.
"You know what I love?" Carisi asks.
"No. What?" Reese asks.
"You." Carisi replies.
"I love you, too." Reese responds.
Reese and Carisi share a kiss and then he wraps his arms around her. She loves how he holds her. Reese tells Carisi that she feels safe with him. Carisi tells Reese that she's safe with him.
"Do you want to come back to my place?" Reese asks.
"Okay. We'll grab some Chinese takeout on the way." Carisi replies.
Carisi and Reese get in the car and they start driving. They get to the Chinese restaurant and they order the food. A few minutes later, the food is ready and they take it back to Reese's apartment where they eat the food and watch TV.