This is the last chapter, I finished it sooner than expected and didn't want to make you wait. Hope you like this and hope you enjoyed the story as a whole.

Thank you so much for reading.

Amanda gave her statement, handed them the phone so they could download the video. The captain nodded at her, didn't say a word while she spoke. He kept the warden's name out of it, if he was only trying to help her she didn't want him to get hurt by it. They asked her to stay another day in case they needed more and Amanda agreed. She called Fin and told him about everything.

"Hey" Nick said when she sat in his car, giving him his phone.

"Can you drive me to the car? I think I should get my phone back"

After checking her messages she drove the rental car to Nick's place. He made her some eat from the leftovers and they ate quietly.

"I called the station" he confessed and she looked up at him "I know you didn't want me to get involved and I left an anonymous tip, I'm sorry but…" he knew Kate was dead and knowing Amanda she'd blame herself for it.

"You did the right thing" she said "I should have…done something else, and now we don't even know why, Moore isn't going to talk"

Nick nodded and finished the food, he was about to take her empty plate to the sink but she stopped him.

"It's my turn" she said and smiled.

Nick followed her to the kitchen and wrapped his arms around her as she finished washing them. She turned around after she wiped her hands. Amanda caressed his back, her touch was tender and Nick loved it.

She needed more of him and pulled his mouth onto hers. The kiss was gentle so he knew it wasn't about forgetting, it was about being with each other, they didn't have much time left and he wasn't going to waste it. Nick lifted her up in her arms and carried her to his bedroom.

She started working on his shirt the moment they were inside and Nick helped her getting it off. Once his chest was bare Amanda's lips moved to taste his skin. Nick didn't mind taking it slow, he enjoyed the way she kissed his collar bone while her hands rested on his lower back. He was lost in her movements and didn't notice she started working on his belt, freeing him from his pants. She pushed him onto the bed and undressed him.

She smiled looking at his naked body and he reached for her, wanting to take her clothes off. She straddled him, kissing the side of his face. Nick pulled her shirt off and she found her way back to his mouth while he worked on taking her bra off. The moment it was on the floor Nick turned them around and laid her on the bed. He parted from her lips and made his way down her body, he kissed her neck, nibbled on her collar bone, teased her nipples and took his time tasting her lower abdomen until he reached her pants. He opened the belt and unzipped them with his lips attached to her skin. The only thing on his mind was her, the way she tasted, the way she made him feel.

He took her clothes off, leaving them both completely exposed. He loved looking at her, it wasn't just her beauty, there was no denying she was absolutely gorgeous. But he felt like now that she was so close he was able to breath, in a way he hasn't been able to for a long time.

Nick lay on top of her, feeling her skin under his "I love you" he whispered and entered her, Nick didn't look for a reply, the moan she let out told him everything.

They stayed in bed for a while, kissing, touching each other. It was hard for them to stay away.

"I can't get enough of you" he nibbled on her ear.

"Good thing you don't have to" she turned her face to him and he captured her lips. Her phone rang and he pulled away.

"Maybe you should answer" he said "it's the third time already"

She didn't want to leave the bed or Nick's embrace but whoever it was, he's been trying to reach her for a while. Amanda wrapped the blanket around her body and walked to the living room.

"Rollins" she answered.

"It's captain Charles" the man on the other line said "I'm calling to ask you to come by tomorrow morning, around ten a.m."

"Ok, I'll be there"

"Good, see you then" he hung up and Amanda sat down on the couch. What now? She told them everything, almost everything. But they were stuck, Kate was dead and whatever proof she had - there was no way for them to find it. Moore was experienced so he probably looked everywhere for it, used the time she was imprisoned, tried to force her to talk after she fled.

They had no idea who was the man he was talking to and Moore refused to help. He wasn't going to testify against whoever he worked for.

"Who was that?" Nick walked out of the bedroom, wearing only his boxers.

"The captain asked me to come by the station tomorrow" Nick sat down beside her and she leaned into him "the airline must hate me with all the times I've changed my flight"

He wanted to tell her to cancel it altogether but didn't get a chance to speak as Amanda fell asleep in his arms.

Amanda woke up to the smell of coffee and got out of bed. She realized Nick must have taken her back here after she fall asleep on the couch. She put on one of his shirts and walked to the bathroom before joining him.

"Morning" Nick smiled when she walked into the kitchen "no omelets today" he greeted her with a kiss.

"Finally" she teased.

"I had time to do some shopping after you fell asleep" Nick handed her a cup of coffee.

"I'm not really hungry, but the coffee is much appreciated" it tasted good.

They sat at the table and Nick ate a sandwich while she finished her drink "you want me to drive you to the station later?"

"Don't you have to work?" she smiled "I have the rental car so it's gonna be fine"

"I had fun driving you around" he finished with the food and looked at her "I had fun with you"

"We weren't supposed to, but yeah, we had some fun"

"Amanda" he got serious "we need to decide what we're doing, we agreed to try this long distance thing and…"

"You changed you mind?"

"No way" he shook his head, afraid she might have "you?"

"No, I just don't want to make to many plans, I don't know if it works for us, all the planning ahead. How about we just see each other once in a while, you come by to New York, I'll fly here" she shrugged "let's not over think this, or else we might not like the conclusion"

"Tell you what, next weekend you have off I'll fly over there and we can…have fun again"

"I like the sound of that" she got up and planted a kiss on his lips.

"Sit down detective" captain Charles gestured at the chair in front of his desk, there was another woman in the office and she introduced herself.

"I'm ADA Laura Adler"

"Amanda Rollins" she shook her hand.

"I know" the ADA smiled and sat on the edge of the desk "I don't know if you saw the news, but the police chief had to make a statement last night, we've been trying to see how deep this was going but as you can guess detective Moore isn't saying a word"

"We're launching an investigation, we need to know exactly who's involved" Charles said.

"I suppose you have to" did he really have to ask her to the station for that?

"That's going to be the DA's office job" he continued "ADA Adler here will be in charge. But we're also gonna have to go through Moore's cases, since I doubt this was a one time thing we've been getting calls about other misconducts, lawyers will want to reopen closed cases, we will have a lot on our plate"

"You did have a dirty cop here for years"

"Yes, well" he took a deep breath "we are in a pickle here, but we aren't going to wait. There's going to be a team looking at his cases again, reinvestigating them, you could say"

Amanda nodded, she still had no idea why they bothered to tell her in person.

"What captain Charles is trying to say" Laura spoke "is that we're gonna need someone from outside to be in charge, this team will report to the captain here and to me"

"We think you can be that person" Charles looked at her, Amanda wasn't sure she heard right so he repeated the offer "since you're the one who ended up bringing this thing to light I believe you can do it, if you're interested"

"I understand you passed the sergeant exam back in New York and you will have to take it again here, but you will be the head of this team, it could be amazing for your career…" the ADA kept on talking about pros and cons but Amanda wasn't really listening anymore.

This could be a good opportunity, heading her own team. It would also mean a lot of paper work, politics, especially with something so high profiled.

"If you say yes we will forget about you pulling the fire alarm" the captain chuckled "but you don't have too much time to think about it"

"We want to have this team up and running soon, there's a lot to handle so we're gonna need an answer in the next couple of days" Laura stood up "Yes or no detective, the captain will wait for your call"

Amanda looked around at the people in the room, different genders, different ages. Some were already seated in a circle, others looked anxious as they paced or leaned on a wall. A few talked to each other. Two guys tasted the dull cookies on the table and a woman poured herself a cup of the tasteless coffee. Amanda already knew not to make that mistake and bought a cup on her way there. A few minutes later everybody took a seat and the meeting started.

"My name's Amanda and I'm a gambler" she said when it was her turn.

"Hey Amanda" everyone replied.

"A long time ago, when I was in one of my first meetings, an older man shared his story with us, how low he'd fallen, how he lost…everything. That word, everything, sometimes sound so simple, but for him, he really lost all he ever had, money, job, family. Then he told us how he got clean, turned his life around and…I remember sitting there, my feelings shifting from disbelief, jealousy to being happy for him. I left that meeting wondering if it's possible, if someone like me could get to that place and the answer is yes" she smiled shyly "the answer is that it can get better and I feel like it has for me. I know there's always going to be a struggle. It's always going to be a part of me, something I will have to overcome, but I know that I can handle it, I can fight it, because I have GA, I have people who care about me and I care about them, I have strength. We all do, even when it seems like we don't" Amanda smiled again, thinking about the last thing she wanted to say "and the part we've lost, we can get it back again, I know I have"

The GA meeting was over a while later and Amanda walked to her car, she had a text from Nick 'can you get more popcorn?"

Nick walked to the kitchen hearing Zara and Gil laughing "what's going on?" he gave them a questioning look.

"Nothing" Zara tried to calm down.

"Doesn't sound like it" he walked to them.

"She just dropped the entire popcorn bowl" Gil smiled.

Frannie walked over to the kids and smelled the food on the floor.

"Can she eat that?" Zara looked at Nick.

"I don't know, but let's not find out" he pulled Frannie away and patted her "in the meantime you two are going to clean this up"

"Do we have more, dad?"

"I'll check, why did you make it now, Amanda's not gonna be here for a while"

"We wanted to try it" Zara replied "can't have movie night with bad popcorn"

"Can't have it without any" Gil opened a few cupboards, trying to find more.

"I'll ask Amanda to buy more" he ruffled Zara's hair "didn't know you cared about it so much"

"She's the popcorn expert" Gil joked.

"Very funny" she gave him a light punch.

"You saved the day" Nick kissed Amanda when she showed up with the popcorn.

"Like always" she smiled and took her jacket off.

"Hey Amanda" Zara walked into the room "we've been dying to find out the movie dad chose"

"Me too" she smiled "don't know if he's gonna top Gil's choice from last time"

They all got comfortable in the living room, Zara sat down on the floor, Frannie in her lap, Gil was sitting on the armchair, holding the bowl and handing it to Zara once in a while.

Amanda and Nick were on the couch, she rested her head on his shoulder and played with the hair on the back of his neck. He gave her a peck and wrapped an arm around her. Movie night was their tradition, something they started when Amanda moved in with him.

Their long distance plan had to be scrapped, but neither felt bad about it. She took the job knowing it would be a good move for her career, but also a good thing for her personal life.

"Love you" she whispered in his ear as the movie started and he pulled her closer, loving how perfect if felt, how perfect she fit into his family.

-The end (or the beginning of another spin off)-