"Will you ever hear me in the rain?" "...?" ***** #157 in Poetry February 12, 2016 #86 in Poetry February 14, 2016

Mazel Caplan, a woman raised in an Orthodox Community since she was born in Manhattan, New York, reached from her small community and went to college for Criminal Forensics, and became an officer of the law at nineteen. At age twenty-six she was bumped up the ranks as a detective for the sex crimes unit in Queens, with a very supportive and loving squad. But when there's an opening in Manhattan's SVU, and Queens recommends Mazel for the job, what will her new squad think of her?

Being Mates mean learning to love each other flawless or full of it. This is the story of Nicki and Royal.