Peter got in to his apartment and went straight to the kitchen to make himself something to eat... he felt hungry and made himself a quick stir fry. Pouring himself a whiskey he set about chopping up vegetables and thinking about Olivia and Fin having a drink at Albie's... perhaps he should have gone but he hadn't felt like it with Fin being there. He always wanted Olivia to himself and knew they were friends so would feel a bit out of place... he was too tired for that tonight.
Olivia got home later than usual and she started making something quick heating up a chicken and asparagus pie in the oven. She had felt nervous most of the day being around Peter as she felt they had been avoiding each other over the last week... at work... whenever she was in the precient Peter seemed busy elsewhere and whenever Peter was there she found herself not wanting to be alone with her at the moment... the tension was becoming too much for her and she had chickened out of progressing things...
Today things had felt lighter... more back on the right track... god she missed spending time with Peter...
Peter watched some TV and sorted out his work clothes... he wondered whether to text Olivia... he felt they had been avoiding each other at work last week but they still text each other in the evenings... that was now a permanent thing... he loved it...
He thought back over the day... teasing Fin with Olivia.. her partner in crime... they were quite a pair...
Olivia ate tea quietly her mind flicked back to her telling Fin she was interested in Peter... oh god... would she regret doing that tomorrow... why had she said something...
When they had toasted to 'another roll of the dice' at the bar he went back to asking her what had happened so far between them as Olivia had been 'vague' with him. She had mentioned a kiss and Fin's eyebrows shot up... "Oh... mmm... ok... and...?" Olivia had blushed further and grinned which Fin took to mean it was pretty good.
"he kissed you...?" Fin had asked her now they had both had a drink... "Yes..." Olivia had felt her cheeks burn and looked down at the bar counter. "And... how did it feel...?" Fin still probed and Olivia hadn't really cared now she had actually told someone out loud that she was interested in Peter. "It felt..." she had sighed... "Amazing..."
Fin had grinned at her... "So... you said it is complicated... why? Mr Stone likes you and you like him... so...?" Olivia had told him about what Peter had said in the office about her being uncomfortable and Fin had asked her if she was... Olivia had said she was a bit.
She had said... "I have... feelings... for him... it's not just a crush..." and Fin had nodded and said... "Well I think you need to tell him that... not me Olivia..." She had smiled at him and said... "Thank you for... you know... being nice and supportive...". He had touched her shoulder and said... "We all deserve to be happy... and to follow our hearts...".
Olivia cleared the plates and put the kettle on... her mind turning to Peter... of course.. like it did most of the time now... she wondered what slhe was doing tonight and reached for her mobile...
She typed... 'Hope you are having a nice evening, O x'.
She sipped her cup of tea she was pretty certain things were going to come to a head shortly... tension was building and building and soon something would happen again... she remembered Peter gazing at her in the office this afternoon when she had said 'It's nice to see romance blossoming' she had meant for Fin but of course she had looked at Peter to give him the hint that... yes... that would be nice for the pair of them too!
Peter read Olivia's text and chuckled typing back... 'I'm ok... just tired not sleeping much at the moment, we will go for that drink soon I promise, Peter'.
He pressed send and ironed some of his work shirts... he found ironing relaxing. He had some documentary on the TV and waited for a text from Olivia...
Olivia blushed she did want to go for a drink with Peter asap... her feelings were taking over her mind and it was becoming harder not to blurt things out to Peter just to get them out of her head...
'Sorry you are not sleeping much, me neither at the moment because of obvious reasons, we need to have that drink very soon! O x'.
There... she needed to be more flirty to show Peter that she Olivia Benson was not as 'uncomfortable' as Peter thought!
Peter smiled at the text... ok... what to type back... 'We are a right pair aren't we! Drink tomorrow? x'.
So Olivia wasn't sleeping much either Peter thought to himself... ok was this because she was thinking about him or nerves...? He was pretty sure by now that Olivia liked him as more than a friend and wanted something to progress but... a relationship? A proper relationship between the two of them... like being a couple...? How would that work with them working together as well? What about sex? Did Serena want to sleep with him? She wasn't sure either way... god the pressure... there was a lot at stake here...
Olivia grinned at the text.
She typed back... 'Sounds great and yes we need to talk... about us, O x'.
Peter read the text as a positive... Olivia had been quite flirty with him today and the long gazing looks were increasing... he replied one last message before going for a hot shower... 'Yes we do :) let me take you for a quiet drink Olivia x'.
Olivia beamed at this text... butterflies in her stomach.. tomorrow then they would sort things out... she typed back...
'Can't wait, sleep well, O x'.
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