Writing Exercise #7

Legit, I wrote this in like, ten minutes. I have absolutely no idea where it came from.

Prompt: motorcycle
Fandom: Law & Order: SVU
Character(s): Olivia Benson, Casey Novak

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“You’ve been on the back of a motorcycle?” Olivia Benson asked, raising her eyebrows at Casey Novak.

“I think I’m offended that you look so shocked,” Casey snickered as she poured more wine into her glass. She motioned to top off Olivia’s glass, but the detective shook her head, indicating that she’d had enough for the moment.

“It’s not that I’m shocked--” Casey raised a single eyebrow at the detective, who smiled sheepishly. “All right, it’s that I’m shocked. When were you on the back of a motorcycle?”

“Right when Charlie first started getting sick,” she answered. When Olivia winced, Casey waved a dismissive hand. “No, this is actually a fun memory. Looking back in it, I suppose I should have realized something was going on, but at the time, it just seemed like he was being impulsive.”

“What’d he do?”

“He’d had his eye on a motorcycle for a couple of months, but I’d always managed to talk him out of buying it. One day, he came by my apartment, rang the buzzer, and told me to come outside. When I got downstairs, he was sitting on it; he’d bought it right before he came to see me. He told me to hop on, so I did. I mean, all we did was drive around the block a couple of times, but yes, I have been on the back of a motorcycle. So there.”

Olivia smiled. “Did you like it?”

“Not particularly,” Casey laughed. “It was fun that once, but he drove a little fast for my tastes. Maybe it would have been different if I’d been driving--you know me, always like to be in control--but I didn’t know how. Still don’t, actually.”

“Eh, you’re not missing much.”

Casey’s eyebrows shot up in surprise. “You know how to drive a motorcycle?”

Olivia gave the ADA a wide grin, snatched the bottle of wine from Casey’s desk, and topped off her glass. “Why, Counselor, I think I’m offended that you look so shocked.”