A/N-Want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. Wasn't planning a sequel, but there was a lot of interest and then LaughingLadybug wanted to make a deal. I wanted her to continue her Unusuals story, The Mistakes We've Made, in exchange she wanted a sequel for I'll Be Coming Around. So here we have it. Please read, enjoy, and review.

You Had to be There

"I merely think it would be a better idea to look into other options." Estelle Schraeger said as she delicately crossed her ankles and slid them under the chair she sat at as they enjoyed the spring sunshine at the Plaza.

Casey meanwhile tried very hard not to grind her teeth. She took a deep breath and counted to ten before answering her mother, "I don't want to consider other options, mom. I'm in love with Jason, he's in love with me. We are engaged, we are going to have an engagement party, and we are planning on getting married."

"I realize you're grateful to the man for saving your life Casey, but this… I mean it is his job after all. " her mother said gently.

"Actually Mom, we sort of saved each other." said Casey calmly, even though she was beginning to feel her blood boil, "and just in case it slipped your mind, we both have the same job."

"Really, the man was a baseball player, and now he's a police detective. That seems to be taking a step back not forward." continued Estelle blithely ignoring her daughters comments. "I still don't understand why you broke up with Davis. Now there was a man with potential…"

"Mother," said Casey through clenched teeth, "there is nothing wrong with wanting to make a difference in the world. That's what Jason wants to do, it's what I want to do, that just proves my point that we fit together. As for Davis, we had different goals, different ambitions, different needs, we didn't fit together. We both realized that and broke it off before it got to the point where we completely hated each other."

Once again taking a deep breath, Casey took a sip of her tea and very carefully set the cup back down on the saucer, before she said, "Now can we get back to the engagement party please?"

"Very well," said her mother with a slight huff of exasperation at the continued stubborness of her only child. "Your father will be back from his business trip in ten days, I believe the weekend after that should be perfect."

"Yeah, that should work," Casey said, crossing her arms on the table and tapping her chin with her left forefinger thoughtfully. "Jason and I are both off that weekend. Its far enough ahead we should be able to have Brown work out the scheduling so that most of the other detectives should be able to get time off too."

"Honestly Casey," Estelle said in an exasperated tone, "you might as well invite the criminals as well. What are our friends going to think when they discover they're rubbing elbows with the police?"

"Probably that they're at the safest party on Park Avenue." Casey said flippantly. She knew it would annoy her mother, but really the woman was giving her a migraine.

"Oh really and what will your fathers friends think?" her mother said barely keeping her voice to a normal speaking tone.

"I don't really care mom. This isn't about them. It's about Jason and me, our engagement. Remember?" Casey said with a growl, before adding under her breath. "I knew we should have eloped."

"Casey Beatrice Schraeger, are you pregnant?" Estelle actually did shriek then.

"No mother, we are not pregnant. Jason and I discussed it, we won't be having kids until at least a couple of years after we get married." Casey replied matter-of-factly.

Her mothers mouth actually hung open slightly in shock, then snapped closed as she stammered, "I would have thought you and Jason…." she paused and visibly collected herself before continuing. "Well I would have thought that you would quit the police force after you were married. To start a family."

Casey actually laughed at her mothers expression, the woman was looking disappointed as she realized her daughter was going to remain a cop after her marriage. Casey shook her head as she told her mother, "Funny, I wouldn't have thought you would be so eager to become a nana, Mom?"

Estelle Schraeger sputtered indignantly at her daughter as Casey broke into a fit of laughter.