(AN: This is a one-shot I wrote about an hour ago. I was flipping through a book with writing exercises that my uncle has and one about a person going through a photo album and finding something that shocks them. This popped into my head the second I read it. I just wanted to share. Here it is. Please Review.)
Olivia opened up the photo album and Fin and John pulled their chairs closer to her. "I just finished this last night." She said as they looked at the photos.
"How many parties are in there?" John asked as he looked at some of the pictures.
"I think there's a couple in here. Look there's the first time George ever went to one."
Fin smiled. "I remember when Elliot stole your camera to take that."
"Yeah he was all giddy about the doc being uncomfortable," the older detective said as he reached over and turned a page.
They all laughed at a picture with Cragen who was glaring at the camera because of the fruit punch on his shirt. There was another one where John had cake in his hair and Fin was laughing at him.
John glared at Fin and Fin shrugged back at him. Olivia shook her head at both of them.
The next page was turned and they gasped as their eyes fell on one of the pictures. "I don't remember taking that picture," Olivia said as she blinked trying to figure out whether it was real or not.
"I didn't take it. Fin?"
Fin shook his head. "It wasn't me, man."
Elliot walked into the room and they all turned to look at him. He blinked and his eyebrows furrowed.
"What?" They all pointed to the picture and Elliot's eyes followed their fingers.
He frowned and then smiled slightly as his eyes softened. "I don't remember that," he said as he reached for the picture. Olivia pulled it out and handed it to Elliot.
"Don't you two hate each other?" John asked as Elliot looked at the picture.
"I guess we do. I'll bring this back, Liv. I wonder if the doc remembers this."
They watched him walk out of the room with the picture. "I have forty that says they've been dating since then," John said with a smug smile.
"Same on them dating before the picture." Olivia shakes her head at the two men but pulls out money.
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George watches his door open and he looks up to see Elliot. "Hey."
Elliot smiles at him. He sits in the chair in front of the desk.
"Do you remember this?" The detective asked.
George looks at the picture before he reaches over and takes it. His eyes widened and he smiled softly.
"I didn't know there was a picture. It was pretty dark." Elliot nodded and smiled.
"That picture is two years old."
"I remember. We pulled each other's names for Secret Santa. You got me that figurine of a dragon."
"Yeah and you got me that tie with the three Stooges."
George chuckled. "We really didn't care but you like that tie."
"And you like the dragon." The doctor shrugged and looked at the picture again.
He got up and walked around the desk and sat in front of Elliot.
"I got it from Olivia. She likes to take pictures but I'm sure she didn't take it. Neither did Fin or John."
Elliot stood and kissed George before pulling away.
"Well I guess they know now based on that photo. Want to formally tell them?" George nodded him head before pulling Elliot back towards him for another kiss.
The picture lay forgotten on the desk. Two men facing each other, arms wrapped around each other. Neither noticing anything else except the other. Dancing together in their own world in a softly lit room.