A little fic, in France there is a replay of the last three seasons of Law and Order. So this will follow up on the Dignity episode, when Jack makes it clear to Mike and Connie that they need to work out their issues. I don't own any Law and Order characters

Since 8am Mike Cutter has been alone on a date with a witness, Connie and he have been on terrible terms since the trial for the murder of Dr. Benning Connie hadn't moved to another office, Mike just asked her to stay with Jack, and he enjoyed working with her.

Connie had asked Mike to be less obtuse, to be flexible, he nodded but she knew deep down that the man was not going to change or very little.

During the interview Mike observes one of the children with a trace of bruising on the forearm, mechanically asking the child what had happened to him. The little boy looks at his father and mother and simply says I fell on a bicycle. Mike remembers having the same bruises when his father came home without work, without a penny, Mike became his outlet.

The boy's father comes back with a gun, and tells Mike he's pausing too many questions and shooting Mike, his wife. Mike succeeds without quite knowing how the little boy pushed and tells him to go get help.

The man locks Mike up in a room, there he takes a piece of paper from his pocket and writes a note for Connie. Connie if you are reading these lines is that I did not make it out

Connie you're the woman so I'm in love

If you read between my lines you will see my pain

I don't have so much courage and desire anymore

I'm waiting for this courage and this madness

So if I can still love you for a few hours

If I want to stay outside and wait for you

I wanted to build a career, but the sight of you I chose to love you

You sowed doubt in me I would have liked to lead to the altar

But I never had the courage to tell you I love you

I preferred not to put you in an awkward position

So sometimes not to show my love, I'd rather be tough on you

I would have liked to know happiness with you

MC

The police intervene, Olivia would have liked to talk to the man but it reminds her of Dodds death. The SWAT enters the house, but no gunshots, the police in turn enter. He finds the man dead, he has committed suicide, he goes upstairs, a baby wiggles in his bed, Finn picks him up and comes out to rescue the child.

Olivia, Barbas and Rollins look for Cutter, he finds him in the cellar, lying unconscious, when the rescue takes him the letter for Connie falls, Barba, takes it, puts it in an envelope and asks Lupo and Bernard to give it to Connie.

Jack and Anita wait at the hospital, quickly joined by Connie. She explains why she didn't go with him. Anita smirked, saying I would have done the same, unless I knocked her out with her baseball bat.

Hold Connie the AD Barba gave this for you. Connie reads Mike's note, suddenly she needs to sit down, every word touches her heart. Jack comes to see her, is everyone okay?

Connie looks at him with tears in her eyes, any news from Mike? He's going to be operated on, but why should he be okay?

Because he finally said sensible things, words that I wanted to hear … ..

Connie stays in the hospital until Mike wakes up, and walks into her room.

Mike not too bad?

No everything is fine (he doesn't know that Connie got his message)

You lie very badly on this one, yet you know how to hide your feelings, I would have liked you to tell me that instead

Tell you … we gave you my word

Yes then Mikael Cutter, know that loves you, and yes despite all what sometimes happens at work, the jury, our disagreements, I love you

Connie leans in and lips touch, their tongues explore, Connie leans in even more to be closer to him. At this moment outside Anita and Jack are smiling … .Anita says "you are going to have some problems to deal with, because at their rare age she is in love, so preparing for a wedding but above all imagine the headaches you are having. will have when they have full of little Mike Cutter ….

I can't even imagine Anita, /

End