L&O fic: All Will Be Well
Title: All Will Be Well
Fandom: Law & Order
Characters: Mike Cutter/Connie Rubirosa
Word Count: 417
Rating: G
Summary: You got to keep it up and don't give up / And chase your dreams and you will find / All in time.
Author's note: Ridiculously fluffy. Thank you to neojess for the initial idea and for the beta.
Mike stood in the doorway of Connie’s office for a good minute or so before he finally cleared his throat. He’d meant to just knock on the door frame and go in, but he took pause when he noticed the expression on her face as she typed at her computer. She was frowning. Her face was determined, but not without frustration, as evidenced by the tap-tap-tap of her pencil against the keyboard. When he ahem-ed, she looked up, with a sigh.
“Yes?” she asked.
“Problem?” He stepped into her workspace and was in front of her desk in a couple of strides.
“Not a big one,” Connie said.
“Even so, it looks frustrating,” the EADA finished.
“Just trying to finish my prep work for tomorrow’s cross.” She turned away from her computer to face him fully. “I know what I should be saying…it’s just a matter of getting it out there.”
He nodded, leaning in a little toward her. “You should take a break. Clear your head.”
“I was hoping to get done with it before six,” Connie checked the time on her BlackBerry, “so we could go to dinner without having to worry about work for once.”
“In that case…” Mike got up. “Hold on. I’ll be right back.”
Connie raised a brow and watched him as he hurried to his office. A minute later, he returned, holding a smallish rectangular box.
“I was going to wait till we were at dinner,” he said, sitting back down. “But it looks like you could use it now.” Mike pushed the box toward her.
“…okay,” Connie couldn’t help but smile, her curiosity evident, as she opened the box. Inside, nestled in tissue paper, was a wooden kaleidoscope that had a delicate cherry blossom branch carved into it. She picked it up. “Is this-” She held the kaleidoscope up to her eye and looked into it, turning the bottom as she did so. As the room turned into a myriad of colored shapes, Connie’s grin grew wider.
As he watched her, Mike smiled too, glad to see her relax.
“You got me a kaleidoscope,” Connie said when she finally put the toy down, still smiling.
“I did.” He kept his eyes on her.
She looked back at him, gaze softening. “Thanks.” Her voice was quieter.
“I should thank you, too,” he said.
Connie gave him another quizzical look.
Mike looked at the kaleidoscope and then back at her. “Sometimes…it helps to see the world from a different perspective…”
Fandom: Law & Order
Characters: Mike Cutter/Connie Rubirosa
Word Count: 417
Rating: G
Summary: You got to keep it up and don't give up / And chase your dreams and you will find / All in time.
Author's note: Ridiculously fluffy. Thank you to neojess for the initial idea and for the beta.
Mike stood in the doorway of Connie’s office for a good minute or so before he finally cleared his throat. He’d meant to just knock on the door frame and go in, but he took pause when he noticed the expression on her face as she typed at her computer. She was frowning. Her face was determined, but not without frustration, as evidenced by the tap-tap-tap of her pencil against the keyboard. When he ahem-ed, she looked up, with a sigh.
“Yes?” she asked.
“Problem?” He stepped into her workspace and was in front of her desk in a couple of strides.
“Not a big one,” Connie said.
“Even so, it looks frustrating,” the EADA finished.
“Just trying to finish my prep work for tomorrow’s cross.” She turned away from her computer to face him fully. “I know what I should be saying…it’s just a matter of getting it out there.”
He nodded, leaning in a little toward her. “You should take a break. Clear your head.”
“I was hoping to get done with it before six,” Connie checked the time on her BlackBerry, “so we could go to dinner without having to worry about work for once.”
“In that case…” Mike got up. “Hold on. I’ll be right back.”
Connie raised a brow and watched him as he hurried to his office. A minute later, he returned, holding a smallish rectangular box.
“I was going to wait till we were at dinner,” he said, sitting back down. “But it looks like you could use it now.” Mike pushed the box toward her.
“…okay,” Connie couldn’t help but smile, her curiosity evident, as she opened the box. Inside, nestled in tissue paper, was a wooden kaleidoscope that had a delicate cherry blossom branch carved into it. She picked it up. “Is this-” She held the kaleidoscope up to her eye and looked into it, turning the bottom as she did so. As the room turned into a myriad of colored shapes, Connie’s grin grew wider.
As he watched her, Mike smiled too, glad to see her relax.
“You got me a kaleidoscope,” Connie said when she finally put the toy down, still smiling.
“I did.” He kept his eyes on her.
She looked back at him, gaze softening. “Thanks.” Her voice was quieter.
“I should thank you, too,” he said.
Connie gave him another quizzical look.
Mike looked at the kaleidoscope and then back at her. “Sometimes…it helps to see the world from a different perspective…”