He sat at his desk trying to catch up on reports, the last few weeks had been hectic and calls were coming in at a steadier rate. He tried his best to stay focused on his cases, the more focused he was the quicker they could be solved seemed to be his most recent philosophy.

But today staying focused was hard to do; this morning when he glanced at his phone he took notice of the date, it had been 2 months since he had last seen Amanda at Liv's place. As hard as it had been, he pretty much accepted that she wanted nothing to do with him. Although a piece of him still hoped she would change her mind.

A month ago, he and Maria had signed divorce papers in front of their lawyers, agreed to joint custody, and his name was removed from the new house she was now solely responsible for. He didn't always understand her materialistic ways; like the reasoning for such a big house. But he accepted the fact that some things in life weren't meant to be understood. He and Zara felt right at home in their little 3 bedroom house.

Nick's mind went back to the night he told Liv about what had been going on with Amanda. She was so angry with him mainly because he had kept it from her. She told him they were partners for life and he should have been able to tell her anything, even if it was against regulations. Once she got over the initial shock and anger, she punched him and told him he was an asshole for cheating on his wife but she probably would have done the same thing if she had been married to Maria.

After he had come clean with Liv, he began to confide in her about Amanda his fears, insecurities and his love for her. When Amanda wouldn't return his calls or texts, Liv insisted that she just needed some time. Something inside him told him she was over him but he felt he could change her mind if she would just give him some of her time.

Amanda stepped into the elevator and jabbed the button with the orange glowing 6 on it, she took several deep breaths, wiped her sweaty palms on her jeans, somehow she had managed to avoid him for the last couple of months but now here she was riding the elevator up to his floor, feeling like she needed to puke. As the elevator doors opened she hoped he wouldn't be at his desk and she would be able to just drop the file off and run before anyone noticed her. She rounded the corner toward his desk and her mouth went dry, her legs felt like Jell-O when she saw him there typing away on his keyboard. His brow was furrowed and he bit down on his bottom lip in complete concentration. She smiled to herself at the adorable way he whisper read files when he was deeply focused on a case.

"Excuse me, can I help you?" a woman asked. Amanda thought she looked like a detective.

"Uh no, I found who I was looking for." She glanced at Nick who had yet to notice her.

"Him?" the female detective asked, pointing at Nick, "Amaro?"

Amanda nodded her head, his head shot up when he heard his name and they locked eyes. Neither was able to break their lock until the detective woman spoke up and moved closer to Nick. She ran her hand across his shoulders, "he's my crush." She smiled a big toothy grin at Nick. Nick stood up ignoring the other detective, "Amanda, hey…"

"Hi" she nervously waved, "I came to drop these off." She held out a few file folders. "Somehow they were mailed to SVU, I was in your neighborhood interviewing a witness so I figured I should drop them off to you…"

"I'm glad you did…" he glanced down at the seat beside his desk and quickly picked up stacks of files, "sorry, I have such a mess…sit down, please?"

Amanda glanced over his shoulder at the woman who stood beside him, "I'm actually on my way out. I just wanted to make sure you got these."

He took a step closer to her, "Can I walk you out, at least?"

Amanda nodded her head and Nick followed her to the elevator, it was an awkward silence while they waited for the doors to ding open. Nick glanced at her from the corner of his eye; he noticed she had lost some weight and her hair was much longer than before. In that moment he wanted nothing more than to hug her from behind and deeply inhale the scent of her hair.

They rode the elevator in silence, Nick was unsure of what to say. So many thoughts were swirling around; he didn't know where to start. He held the door open for her as they entered the parking garage.

"Well, it was good seeing you. Take care of yourself, Nick." She gave him a small wave and turned toward her car.

"Wait, Amanda…I know you don't have much time but please give me one minute, that's all I'm asking for."

"I'm not sure it's a good-"

"Just one minute, please?" he said cutting her off.

She crossed her arms, "What do you want?"

"Look, I've accepted that you don't want anything to do with me, I'll respect that." Amanda shook her head and turned her face away from him. "But I want you to know that I miss working with you, seeing you every day…your friendship." He stood a few feet from her, looking for some sort of reaction other than her unavailable stance. "Look at me, please."

Amanda nervously shifted her feet and quickly glanced at him before looking past his shoulder. Everything inside her told her to grab onto this man and never let him go, but he hurt her. She tried for so many months to think of what they had was just a sex fling and nothing more, but she had to stop lying to herself. It was much more than that, she loved Nick and even now, after all this time apart she still loved him. She could still hear his voice saying "I love you" when he left a message on her phone the night of Liv's last dinner party.

"Well, you don't seem to care. I'll let you be on your way." Amanda sat down in the driver's seat of her car. Nick held onto the door and just before he closed it he said, "Take care of yourself and I'm sorry it had to come to this."

He watched her pull the car out in reverse and drive around the parking garage; she drove past him once more towards the exit. Nick headed back towards the building but stopped when he heard her call his name. Amanda reversed the car a few feet and Nick met her half ways.

She looked into his soft brown eyes, "I can give you some time. Come by my place later." She watched his mouth spread into his heart-melting boyish grin. She smiled back at him thinking to herself how beautiful he was.

Amanda quickly finished up her day in a few hours then rushed home to clean up her place and make it smell more like her than Frannie. She stopped at the market on her way home and bought a few items to fill her fridge. Nick always hated to see her fridge empty. She bought a small pack of his favorite beer and all the items she would need to make him dinner; fried chicken, smashed potatoes and collard greens, her southern specialty.

As she was gathering and preparing for Nick, she showered and decided that she would have sex with him tonight. She would forgive him, admit to loving him all along, and vow to live for him and their relationship. But the longer she stayed in the shower the more she began to think or overthink. She was dressing in front of her mirror when it hit her… what if Nick wasn't looking for a relationship? Who was that detective that said he was her crush? What if all he really did want was a friendship? What if he decided he didn't love her anymore and here she was already planning the rest of their life together? The buzz of her door brought her back to reality; she opened her door with a shaky hand and her smile wouldn't let her hide her happiness.

"Am I too late?" he asked with a charming smile.

"No, come in. Are you hungry? I made dinner." She took his jacket from him.

"Yes. It smells delicious."

They sat and exchanged small talk over dinner. Nick couldn't stop himself from picturing her out of her clothes, he still remembered exactly how she looked, how she felt, smelled and tasted. Amanda got up and made her way around the table, picking up dishes and empty bottles. He watched her stand in front of the fridge and bend over to reach for another round of beer. When she got closer to him he swiftly pulled her down onto his lap. She squealed with surprise at his spontaneous action. He gently tickled her torso before kissing the tip of her nose and brushing the hair from her face.

"Amanda, I really did love you and I'm sorry for not saying it then and for the decisions that I made. I'm sorry for hurting you, I don't know if you regret getting involved with me, but I don't regret a single moment with you. I never meant to hurt you. I need you to know that."

Amanda pulled his head to hers and met his lips with hers; they kissed lightly before she felt his hot breath on her neck, followed by his warm tongue tasting her neck and collar bone. Small moans escaped her mouth as she felt him bite into her neck and suck on the sensitive area. She felt him harden against her ass "Nick…" she moaned, "I don't regret you."

He stood up, carrying her from under her arms; she wrapped her legs around his waist and let out a small gasp when he backed her into the wall. He devoured her lips, jaw, neck and shoulders like a sex starved animal. It turned her on knowing how much he wanted her; it was as if she was irresistible to him. She felt him slide his hand under her blouse and cup her breast, he pinched her nipple. She helped him pull her blouse off; he pulled off her bra and caught her breast in his mouth suckling on her with desperate need. He stopped suddenly, looked deep into her eyes and whispered, "I love you." Amanda crashed her mouth into his neck, sucking on it vigorously. She heard him yelp from her intensity but she also felt him harden even more. She unwrapped her legs from his waist to loosen his slacks and free him from his "too tight for a hard dick" underwear. She dropped to her knees, pushed up his shirt and ran her hands over his hard body while his cock poked her neck and face. She teased the head by running it against her lips and giving it small pecks. Finally, she sucked on the head and he let out a deep groan like it was what he had been waiting for. She cupped his ass and pulled his cock deeper into her mouth. Nick loved feeling the inside of her hot mouth with his cock; he grabbed a fistful of her hair and guided her head back and forth over his extremely engorged cock.

Nick backed away from her, feeling like he would explode in her mouth if he let her continue. Amanda stood up to him, "I love you." She said into his mouth as she kissed him. Nick led her to her bed, laid her down gently before pulled off her pants and black lacy panties. He had her naked with wide spread legs, waiting for him to fill her with his love. He took a few moments to admire the beauty of the woman who owned his heart. He propped himself above her and gently guided himself deeper and deeper into her, with each thrust he promised her, "I'll always be here for you. I will do anything for you. I will keep you happy. I'll never stop loving you." Amanda took him all in, the pleasure was too intense, she couldn't respond to anything he was saying. All she could do was bite down on her lip between moans. She and Nick stared into each other eyes the entire time. Eventually she felt her body shake from the erupting pleasure, a few seconds later he breathing picked up, he thrust into her three more times, each time saying "I love you… I love you… love you." He groaned roughly and she felt hot liquid spill into her and onto her inner thighs.

Nick stayed propped on his elbows until their breathing evened out, he felt himself go soft inside Amanda but he couldn't bring himself to pull out of her. He nestled himself between her legs, interlocked both of his hands with hers and together they both drifted off into a restful slumber.

The end.

I am very sorry for the long wait. Life has been hectic for me these last few months. But don't worry, I never once forgot about my readers or Rollaro.

I thank you all for your patience as well as for the requests for updates and the messages asking after my wellbeing.

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