"Oh come on, you know you'd hit this," Maggie teased looking back at him with a smirk.

OA paused in shock. Partly because he knew she was right and partly because Jubal's head snapped in their direction indicating he'd heard her. OA shook his head and went to catch up with his partner waiting for him by the elevators. He stood silently beside her, even as they entered the elevator until the doors closed.

"Just so you know, Jubal heard you," He said with a satisfied smirk. Maggie looked up at him, horrified.

"He did not," She exclaimed.

"Oh, he did. His head whipped toward us as soon as you said it."

"Well shit," She replied with a nervous chuckle. He chuckled and followed her out of the elevator when it reached the ground floor.

"You want me to drop you off?" OA asked as they continued to walk. Maggie saw something in his eyes that made her say yes.

"Yeah, okay." She replied. She still rolled her eyes when he opened his truck's passenger door for her. He flashed her a thousand-watt grin and waited for her to get in before closing the door and walking around to get in.

"OA, I don't know what it is, but I know that you have something to say," Maggie said gently offering him the opportunity to talk.

"I do, would you mind if we picked up takeout on the way to your place and talked there?"

"That's fine. Whatever you want to eat is good, my treat," She responded with a smile and when he went to argue, she stopped him. "Don't bother, I got it."

"Alright, how about that burger spot around the corner from your place?" He suggested.

"Yeah, okay, you want your usual?" She asked.

"Yes, please," He replied as he pulled over to the side once they arrived at the restaurant. Maggie got out and went to order their food. As she waited for their food to be prepared she wondered what OA might want to talk about.

She knew there hadn't been anything specific about their last few cases that bothered him and she didn't know of anything outside of work that could be bothering him, unless… She shook her head, no that wasn't it. No matter how badly she might wish it was, there was no way he reciprocated her feelings for him. And he sure as hell didn't know about her feelings in the first place. A few minutes later she pushed herself off the wall when she heard her name signaling that their order was ready. She had already paid so she went back outside and got in the truck.

"All set?" He asked.

"Yeah, we're good," She replied. OA pulled back into the traffic flow and drove just around the corner before parking in front of Maggie's building. He got out and walked around the truck to meet her on the other side. He opened the door and took the food from her so she could unlock the door and let them into her apartment.

Once they were inside he set the food on the coffee table where they always sat together and then he went to grab a couple of beers from the fridge as she grabbed plates and napkins. They walked back to the living room together and stood by the coffee table. She set everything down and took the beers from him.

"OA, I'm here to listen. Whatever it is, I'm here," Maggie whispered as she placed a hand on his forearm.

"I know that Mags, you always are," He said as he sat down on the couch and motioned for her to join him.

"Omar… is everything alright?"

"Yeah, I'm alright. I just don't exactly know the best way to put this into words," He replied in a tone very unlike him. She could see, hear, and feel the anxiety radiating off of him. She fell to her knees in front of him and placed her hands on his face.

"Omar, you're scaring me, what's wrong?"

"Nothing is wrong. But what I have to say will change us no matter what you say, it will change us in some way and I don't want to force that upon you because you don't deserve that, Mags."

"Hey, tell me anyway. It's clearly bothering you, and I won't stand for something bothering my partner like this."

"You were right earlier. What you said in the office but it's so much more than that Maggie. I love you. Like I am head over heels in love with you. And I don't want to disrupt our partnership because our partnership is the most important relationship in my life but…"

Maggie interrupted him by climbing into his lap and pressing a kiss to his lips. He moved his hands to her waist and pulled her closer to him. Moments later they pulled back for air and OA smiled as he brushed a piece of hair behind her ear.

"I love you too, you idiot. I never thought you'd ever in a million years feel the same way," Maggie smiled.

"How could I not? I mean have you met you? You're incredibly smart, independent, generous, and kind. You're always there when I need to talk or just sit in silence, Maggie you never fail to amaze me. No matter how cheesy this sounds, I mean it, there is no universe where I didn't fall for you." Maggie smiled and placed a gentle, chaste kiss on his lips.

"You're cute when you ramble," She replied and he chuckled.

"You wanna eat now?" He asks despite not wanting her to move but he knows how she feels about cold food and warm beer. He couldn't help to agree, but still, he found it amusing how much it seemed to bother her.

"I think we could reheat the burgers later. The beers can be replaced with fresh ones from the fridge and we can put those back for another time," Maggie replied as she trailed kisses down his neck.

"Mags, I don't want you to feel…"

"I know, but I don't feel forced and I don't feel rushed. If you do, then tell me now, otherwise I suggest we move to the bedroom." She replied before continuing her trail of kisses back up to his jaw.