Chapter XVII
"Where are we going? We just lost our only lead." Olivia spoke as she zipped up her jacket to the top as she shivered ever so slightly. Connor looked over to his partner and frowned once he saw that she was cold. He debated giving her his jacket, but he just assumed that the cheesy movies he had watched on his free time is starting to get to him. The trio was walking down the street, towards a joint Hank claimed he knows - Olivia only hoped it was santarity.
A small trailer stood on the sidewalk and on the grass, a few tables with umbrellas and chairs stood not too far away from the store. Lights filled the street, the sound of a game coming from inside the restaurant. They were trying to find other leads, since their sole lead was now dead and they had gained absolutely nothing from the Android.
Hank grinned as they all walked to the joint. Connor stood beside the Lieutenant and the other detective as all three of them read over the menu. Olivia put her hands in her jacket as she bit her lip thoughtfully. It's been awhile she had eaten some fast food.
"Best burgers in town." Hank commented as he leaned towards Olivia. The detective nodded, telling Hank to order her one as she turned away and started making her way towards the tables. The Android followed Olivia, placing his hands behind his back as they looked for a place to sit.
"The Android follows her now?" The worker asked Hank, handing the older man his order. Hank chuckled, shaking his head.
"Better her than me." Hank responded in his Hank-ish way, taking his order and going to other two in his group. Connor and Olivia found an empty table, that was surprisingly clean, and they were sitting across from each other. Olivia was laughing loudly as Connor smirked with a small blush at his cheeks.
Hank took a seat beside Connor, placing the bag of food down and handing the drinks out. Olivia grabbed the soda with a quick thanks before she quickly started to sip on the large drink. Hank chuckled as he put the rest of the food out of the bag and on the table.
Connor tilted his head to the side in confusion, his brows raised as he looked at the extra drink and food. The human detectives were too engrossed to noticed the Android's hesitation.
"Hank?" Connor asked timidly. The older Lieutenant tore his eyes away from the delicious burger before him to look at Connor. He raised a brow as he continued to chew the bite. Olivia, now aware of the situation, continued watching silently as she too wondered the same thing.
"Why did you get an extra burger?"
Hank didn't respond right away, both Connor and Olivia's eyes on him as he chewed at a slower pace. It was a reflex, he just got him a burger without remembering that he doesn't need to eat.
Connor noted the hesitation and smiled. He grabbed the burger and the drink with both hands as he pulled it closer to himself. He took a sip of the drink, his sensors telling him that it was a carbonated beverage and had way too many calories that an average human should intake. He turned off his sensors for a moment, letting him just feel and taste the food, not just analyze it.
"This is rather good." Connor noted offhandedly. Hank raised a brow as he watched. The Android looked over to the Lieutenant with a knowing look. "Still has too many calories for you, Lieutenant."
The older man chuckled, shaking his head as he took another bite. Olivia grinned to herself as she took a sip of her drink. It was cute how they interacted, like a father and son. Olivia wondered if Hank had a personal life, an actual son, but she definitely wasn't going to ask.
"Y'all are cute." Olivia said, the smile never leaving her face as she took another bite of her burger. The two snapped over and looked at Olivia, seemingly forgetting she was here but she doubted that Connor could forget much.
Hank scoffed, flipping her off as she smiled harder. Connor turned to Olivia, smiling as he slightly bowed his head.
"Thank you, Olivia."
Olivia gestured to Connor with her drink, looking at Hank as she looked accusingly. "You could learn a thing or two from him."
Hank rolled his eyes. "I outrank you!"
The detective shot him a look. "Low blow bring up rank. Doesn't even matter, does it look like we are on duty?"
Hank didn't respond as he finished eating her burger, despite his eyes on hers. Connor was eating his burger at a faster pace, but she doubted that he was noticing he was. Olivia grinned victoriously but she knew better than to gloat.
Finishing up her burger, Olivia grabbed a napkin and cleaned her hands before she grabbed her drink and leisurely drank the soda. She took a moment to relax, analyzing the two before her. The woman's eyes automatically landed on Connor, soaking in his features.
Her feelings for him were confusing to say the least, but she knew one thing - she wanted to be with him. Not in that way (would he even... nevermind), maybe that way, but Olivia felt something for him and it was something she had yet to feel in her life. Jason made sure she wouldn't feel those emotions as long as he was around.
Olivia knew Connor had emotions and felt almost everything, but she knew there was something that was insatiable within him and he had yet to explore that side. And Olivia was planning to do just that.
The problem was bring up this sensitive subject to the oblivious Android. Should she be blunt and confess all of her feelings, albeit her not knowing the extent of them, or should she be subtler? Lord knows subtlety was not something in Connor's programming, so it brought Olivia all the way back to square one.
Olivia's eyes never left Connor's perfectly sculpted face, how his cheekbones casted a powerful shadow and made his jaw look much more powerful. Noticing that the rookie detective was entranced by the Android, Hank smirked as he cleaned up where he ate. He watched her for another moment, seeing how long it would take before she would actually notice that he was staring at her as she ogled their partner.
It took about a minute at least before Olivia noticed the white haired man smirking and watching her. She blushed a deep red and dropped her gaze to her drink. He chuckled loudly, grabbing Connor's attention.
"Close your mouth next time, you'll catch flies." Hank said knowingly, taking a sip of his drink. The Android raised a brow, tilting his head to the side in confusion.
"Shut up." Olivia managed in a quiet voice as she didn't dare look Hank nor Connor in the eye. Hank grinned, teasing his partner as she continued to blush and drink silently. Connor said nothing as he finished his food and drink.
"Don't we have bank robbers to catch or something?" Olivia spoke as she grabbed her trash and walked to the trash. Hank followed her, the smile never leaving his face as he grabbed Connor's trash as well. The Android thanked him and remained seated as the older lieutenant and detective went to the trash.
Olivia quickened her pace, trying her hardest to avoid probably the most awkward conversation of her life. She threw away the trash in records time and then turned around to avoid the Lieutenant but ultimately failed.
The older man was standing right in front of her, the shit-eating grin still plastered on his face. Olivia blushed even harder, if that was even possible. Hank threw away his trash but still lingered around the horribly smelling area.
Olivia turned to leave, praying Hank wouldn't stop her and just let he be, but alas, nothing ever goes her way.
"Olivia, wait up."
There it was. The junior detective winced as she heard his voice, debating if she should ignore it and keep on going or answer. Olivia exhaled outwardly and turned around.
"Sir?"
Hank raised a brow, a chuckle escaping his lips as Olivia couldn't help but laugh with him. He licked his lips before continuing.
"Are we going to talk about what happened?" Hank asked as he ran a hand through his hair. Olivia bit the inside of her cheek as she leaned from side to side.
"I would prefer if we didn't."
"Well, I don't give a damn about what you prefer." Hank's tone changed as he stood up straighter. Olivia wasn't going to lie and say she wasn't threatened by her superior. She bit the inside of her cheek as a small feeling nagged at the pit of her stomach.
"Are you serious?" Hank asked, looking straight at the young detective, trying to find anything she was letting through her facade.
"Excuse me?"
"I've seen y'all... doing things in the interrogation room," Oh god he watched us make out. "And he seemed more than happy to oblige, but damnit, if all you want to do is walk all over him - I will not stand for that. You want to go have sex with an android, you take your ass down to the Eden's Club."
Olivia's jaw was on the floor. Hank's eyes held a fire in his eyes, his protective nature taking full control as he warned her. Hank was not going to let somebody take Connor for granted just because he is still young - despite looking at peak perfection, he didn't know everything.
"Hank, Olivia, is everything alright?" The sound of the man in question's voice quickly grabbed both of the detectives attention from the rather tense conversation. His LED was yellow, concern all over his face.
Olivia quickly covered up her stunned expression and plastered a smile on her face as she nodded. The older man followed her lead, mimicking her actions.
"Yeah, I sure hope so." Hank's gruff voice cut the air as he started walking down the sidewalk without waiting for the other two. Olivia watched his retreating back before her eyes went over to Connor. The Android was watching her as well, his calculating eyes trying to figure out what was happening in her mind.
"Connor?" Olivia fully turned to Connor, anxiety creeping up within her as nervousness started to find its way in Olivia's mind.
"Yes, Liv?" He looked so innocent, so pure. Olivia had to hold herself from grabbing his face and feeling his lips against hers just one more time.
"I-" She sighed, trying to get her racing thoughts in order before she said what she wanted to say. She hoped he didn't screw this up.
Could she even bring herself to confront the obvious fact that... she defied Jason. He told her every single day that she was worthless and deserved nothing, least of all, love. She didn't know what it meant to love somebody, but this feeling was pretty damn close.
"Do you feel love, Connor?"
The Android paused. His brows furrowed ever so slightly as she noted the yellow LED on the side of his face. He was processing what she had asked him.
Connor opened his mouth to respond, his eyes focusing back on the beautiful woman before him. What was he going to say, his programming told him there was something wrong in his mechanical heart or his deviant side that told him he was mimicking love?
"I-I don't understand what this is, but I feel something every time I look at you."
If Olivia didn't feel like a lovesick teenager already, that definitely did it. She didn't know if Hank pep-talked Connor beforehand, but damn was that smooth. A fully blown grin passed on her face, showing her pearly whites as the Android could feel the whirr of his heart in his ears. There it was again.
Connor's lips pulled into a smile, his beautiful face becoming something Olivia couldn't live without. His hazelnut eyes burned into her green ones and Olivia vaguely felt somebody else's eyes on them.
"Oh, crap." Olivia closed her eyes as she shook her head. She looked to the left, past the very confused Android to look at the Lieutenant down the street and standing by the car. His arms were crossed as he watched the two intently.
"Did I say something wrong, Detective?"
Olivia's eyes widen as she quickly shook her head. She looked back at Connor, putting her hand on his shoulder in a comforting manner.
"No, no, no! It's just... big brother is watching." Olivia gestured to Hank with her head, trying her hardest to not look at Hank, but it was becoming increasingly harder by the second. Connor turned and looked at Hank, an unreadable expression playing at his features as he nodded.
"We should get going then." Connor said, turning away, putting his hand on Olivia's as he dragged it down his arm and linked hands. The woman was stunned as the two walked down the sidewalk towards the older man, hand in hand.
The smile never left her face as she grinned like an idiot and the Android walked with a small smirk on his face.
"Let's go before I start throwing up. And no kissing when I'm around!" Hank yelled, entering the driver's seat with a roll of his eyes. But, Connor could see the small smile appear on his father figure's face.
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