A/N: I know…I'm terrible. All the stuff I need to finish and here I am with a new story. That's what writer's block does to people. But with the more stories I have, the more variety of updates you'll get! Yay…I guess. Anyway, I don't know where I came up with this concept, it just kind of happened I guess. I know that you guys strangely fell in love with the Alex/Casey/JJ love triangle concept so I decided to bring it back with a different perspective and view point. Since you guys can tolerate Casey/JJ I've decided to go all out on their romance this time since the last times I was kinda testing the water with how you guys would feel about it, but since I know you guys are comfortable with it, I'll be more comfortable with my writing in regards to it. It will be Alex/Casey endgame though.
On a side note, last time when I wrote Repercussions, I did kinda say that I was gonna switch up the pairings a little bit for my own personal amusement, and I kinda did on the Liv/Serena part which I though was hilarious. I didn't really go into anything on the Abbie/Kim pairing because I stupidly made Kim new and Abbie a bitch so it was hard to get into that relationship, but I've brought it back to give it a try!
Lastly, this isn't going to be easy saying this BUT in this story there will be minor, minor, MINOR sprinkles of…cheating for lack of a better term. It will not be anything hardcore like sleeping with someone else or anything like that but really, if you look at it, there is really no way to write a love triangle without something like that happening. It's nearly impossible.
I suppose that is enough of my babbling for now, and I hope you guys come to enjoy reading this story as much as I will enjoy writing it. Thanks for the reviews, favorites, follows, and just the over all support I get from you guys. It means a lot to mean as a writer and I am thankful that I can provide you guys with what you actually consider good writing, Lol. Enjoy the story!
Disclaimer: As always the Law and Order characters are not mine. In this case, The Criminal Minds characters aren't mine either.
Casey Novak fingers the corner of her book as she unintentionally gnaws down on her bottom lips. If she doesn't know any better, she would say that she has most definitely read the same paragraph over and over again at least seven times. She shifts up further against the headboard of the bed as she tries to get back into her book. Green numbers shine in the corner of her eyes and she adjusts her gaze towards the clock sitting on her side of the bed. She can't help but let out an exhausted sigh as she sees that it's well past midnight and is nearing to be a quarter past one a.m.
Right as she's been able to move on from that one dreaded paragraph in her book, she hears the front door open and close from downstairs. She doesn't move as she hears various amounts of rustling, movement, and other kinds of noises that one would make when they are just returning home from the daily grime that is known as a 'job'.
Footsteps ascend the stairs and soon Casey is greeted with the sight of her very exhausted looking lover entering their bedroom. A small smile graces her lips as she watches Jennifer Jareau, or JJ as she preferred to be called, slinks across the bedroom leaving a trail of her discarded clothing behind her as she makes her way over to the dresser.
"Case, it's late…what're you still doing up?" JJ questions, failing to stifle a yawn as she slides into a t-shirt and a pair of shorts before she makes her way over to the bed and collapses face first onto the mattress.
"I could be asking you the same question about work." Casey responds as she marks her book and places it on the nightstand. "You weren't away on a case. What could have possibly kept you at the office well past midnight? It's past one o'clock Jay…"
JJ mumbles something tiredly and inaudibly into the pillow before she turns her head and looks at her girlfriend. "Paperwork…a lot of it. I couldn't find a time to really get out of the office I guess." She replies before she yawns once again.
Casey smiles and gently traces her thumb down the side of her lover's face. "You push yourself way to hard." She states as she lies down to where she and JJ are facing each other. She moves forward and places a kiss on JJ's lips, not really surprised when the blonde eagerly returns it despite her drowsy state.
"Mmm, what's that for?" JJ purrs, a smile gracing her lips even though she keeps her eyes closed.
"No reason. I missed you today."
"I missed you too. I always miss you."
A small blush creeps upon Casey's face and she smiles as she reaches over to place the loose locks of blonde hair behind Jennifer's ear. "So…I know this is a lot to ask of you right now; but I'm taking the day off tomorrow…and I'm wondering if it's at all possible for you to do the same."
There is silence in response right as JJ's eyes pop open. There is more silence before she sighs and rolls over onto her back to stare at the ceiling. "Casey, you know I can't do that. I have so much work that still needs to be done." she responds before she sighs once again. "Why did you want me to take the day off?"
Casey's heart sinks drastically as she sits up in bed, a look of shock and worry plastered across her face. "Jayje it's…it's our anniversary…" she nearly whispers her heart sinking again at the reaction she receives from the statement.
A flicker of realization flashes across JJ's face but as soon as it's there, it's gone. She squeezes her eyes shut and reaches up to rub her forehead. 'Shit…' "Right. I know that Casey, I swear I do but…listen. I won't stay later tomorrow. I'll come home and I'll spend the entire evening with you and only you." she promises as she sits up to where she is facing her lover. "Does that sound okay?"
Even though she's still slightly disappointed, Casey realizes that she's going to take whatever she can get at this point. She smiles sadly but nods her head in confirmation. "That's fine. I realize how much and how hard work is on you most of the time. I'm sorry for asking…"
JJ shakes her head before she leans forward and captures her girlfriend's lips with her own. The kiss is chaste, short and sweet. "You know I love you so much right? More than anything?"
"I know. I love you too." Casey responds as she steals another quick kiss before shuffling down under the blankets. "You need to get some sleep. You've gotta get up in a few hours."
JJ nods her head and eyes Casey curiously as the redhead shuffles under the covers with her back to her. She leans over to turn out her bedside lap before she shuffles under the covers her self. She scoots closer to Casey and wraps an arm around her waist, mentally sighing in relief when the redhead relaxes into her embrace. Closing her eyes, she falls asleep completely unaware that Casey lies away staring at the wall for hours and hours.
The Next Day
"Who the hell spends six hours making a freaking dinner entrée…" Abbie Carmichael wonders aloud as she removes the lid of a pot cooking on the stove. She is about to stick her finger in it to get a taste of the sauce when she suddenly feels a wooden spoon connecting harshly with the back of her hand. "Ow! Shit! Damnit!"
Casey glares at her best friend before she points the wooden spoon at her. "It takes six hours to make this and I am not about to have it ruined because someone couldn't be mature and keep her hands away from the pot! Now I'm going to have to treat you like a little kid and banish you to the living room. Go." She concludes sternly, pointing the spoon towards the door of the kitchen.
Abbie rolls her eyes but obeys nonetheless as she makes her way out of the kitchen and into the living room. "Kimberly, you should hold me." she sings in a high pitched faux falsetto voice as she stretches across the couch.
Kim Greylek looks up from her magazine that she was reading and rolls her eyes. "Yeah, right. You wait on that." she replies bluntly before turning back to her magazine. "Perhaps if you didn't act like a child you wouldn't feel the need to be held like one."
"…you still love me though right?" Abbie pouts, smirking when she sees the blush slowly creeping down the brunette's neck. "Ahh, see! I made you blush. God, I love doing that."
Kim huffs and roughly closes her magazine. "Now do you see why I make her sleep on the couch half the time?!" she exclaims looking to Casey who is sitting on the opposite side of the room, barely able to hide her snickers of humor.
"To be honest, for me it's relatively hard to believe that the two of you are actually a couple. You're so different, but yet you balance each other out so well it's almost perfect." Casey responds through her giggling and snickering. Her giggles turn into a burst of laughter when she sees the glare that Kim is attempting to give but she is failing miserably because of her unique blushing.
"I'm going to the bathroom…" Kim murmurs as she stands up from her seat on the couch and makes her way to the bathroom, leaving the remaining to attorneys to have a laugh at her expense.
"She's so blunt, I can't help but love her, ya know?" Abbie states with a small shrug. "It's hard to get her to smile sometimes but when she does it's amazing."
Casey releases a faux gasp and places her hand over her mouth. "You mean she smiles? Aside from the obnoxious smirk that comes with her typically snide and sarcastic remark? Say it isn't so!"
Abbie chuckles at her best friends remarks but puts her finger to her lips. "Hey, watch it alright? You might not believe it but she has ears like bat. She can hear anything and then some." She chuckles again before moving on. "So what's going on with you lately? I'm surprised you and JJ aren't pent up in the bedroom all day today ravishing yourselves with each other's presence."
"You're so vulgar sometimes." Casey mumbles as she shakes her head in the negative. "No. She's…she had to work today. I asked her if she'd stay the day off but she insisted that she had so much work to do. She'll be here this evening though and we'll celebrate then."
"Whoa, you mean she wouldn't take the day for your anniversary? That's messed up Case."
"It's not her fault…I might not be able to fully understand it, but I understand that her job is pretty important to her and what she does really make a difference. It does get very long distant from time to time when she's away on a case but we both find a way to deal with it. Like I said before, it's not her fault that she has a lot of work to do. I don't know what I was thinking when I asked."
"You were thinking that you were going to be spending the day celebrating your anniversary with your girlfriend. C'mon Case, she could've at least taken a day for you."
Casey shakes her head even though her shoulders slump. "It's not her fault Abbie. She tries for us okay? She gets up and drives three plus hours to work because she didn't want for me to have to quit my job. It's not like she's neglecting me or anything. She tries really hard Abbie…I know you don't like her but…she tries…"
Abbie shrugs her shoulders and stretches her arms across the back of the couch. "I'm just saying. It's your anniversary. The least she could do was be here for it."
"And she will be here. Later."
"I am not obnoxious…"
The two women are startled by the voice reentering the room and they fall silent as they see Kim looking at them with amused disapproval. She strolls across the room and instead of taking a seat on the couch once again, she simply opts for plopping down in Abbie's lap. "When are you ever gonna learn that I'm always gonna know whenever you're talking about me?"
"Probably never." Abbie retorts with a grin before she steals a kiss from her girlfriend. "Hey Casey, did JJ even remember that it was your anniversary today?"
"O-of course she remembered!" Casey stutters with minor hesitation that doesn't go unnoticed by her two best friends. "Why?"
"Just wonderin…"
"She remembered…" Casey mumbles, more to her self than to the other two women in the room. Of course she remembered, and even if it just slipped her mind, it isn't really that big of a deal anyway…right?
Later That Evening
Jennifer runs her fingers through her hair as she makes her way towards her apartment. To say that she's tired is a complete understatement but she knows that she has to push through the night despite how exhausted she is. She makes her way through the door and is immediately hit in the face with the most amazing aroma of Italian food, or maybe she's just super hungry. It could be one of the two.
Sitting her stuff down, JJ makes her way into the living room where she is met with the most amazing sight in the world. Casey stands before her in a form fitting midnight blue dress that compliments all of her curves perfectly and precisely with a plunging neckline that would make any man or woman's mouth water.
"Wow, Casey, you look…incredible." The agent breathes as she cross the room in what feels like two total steps.
"Happy anniversary Baby." Casey purrs as she leans in for a kiss. The kiss starts out innocent but quickly changes with both women's growing passion and need for one another.
"Mmm, now that was a greeting." JJ says as she pulls away from the kiss and licks her lips. "You got new lip gloss too. I love it when you taste like strawberries."
"We'll save the real strawberries for later." Casey whispers before she taps the blonde on the shoulder. "Come on, I made your favorite."
JJ raises her eyebrows as they make their way into the kitchen. "Case, that makes almost a bazillion hours to make! You really are the sweetest woman alive. I almost forgot. These are for you." she states as she holds out a bouquet of two dozen red roses.
Casey smiles widely as she accepts the roses. "That's super sweet of you."
"And this too." JJ continues on as she produces a long black velvet box. "I saw it and I immediately realized that you had to have it. But don't open it until later."
Casey nods her head as she moves around the kitchen to place her roses in some water. She places her gift on the counter before she returns to the candlelit table that houses her prepared meal for the evening.
"You're perfect you know that?" JJ states before she brings the wine glass to her lips to take a sip of the ruby liquid. "I mean it. There's no one more perfect in this world than you."
Casey blushes as she toys with the edge of the cloth on the table. "I am far from perfect but thank you…" she mutters bashfully but grateful for the compliment.
The two share a silent yet romantic exchange before JJ picks up her fork to begin eating. Right as she is about to bring the fork to her lips, the evening is interrupted by a loud blaring that causes the both of them to freeze.
Casey places her own fork back onto the plate and stares at her girlfriend with disapproval. "Did you really have to bring that thing to the table…" she mutters shaking her head.
JJ shrugs in apology as she brings her cell phone to her ear. "Jareau…" she mumbles into the phone.
"JJ, I'm really sorry to be interrupting your evening like this but…we have a case."
"What…come on…I literally just walked in the door…"
"I know and as I said before, I'm really sorry for interrupting, but this one doesn't look good JJ…"
"None of them ever look good Aaron…"
"Right. Well, I need you here as soon as you can get here."
"Hotch, come on…it's my anniversary."
"I'm really sorry but I need you here. Please send Casey my apologies."
"Fine...Fine, I'll be there…" the blonde mumbles before she abruptly ends the phone call and drops her head into her hands.
Casey could tell what was happening as soon as JJ's phone rang. She sits staring into the lit flame of the candle as if it's the only thing in the world to focus on. "You have to go don't you…" she says quietly in more of a comment rather than a question.
JJ sadly nods her head as she looks up at her lover. "Casey, I am so sorry. Really, I am. If I could do anything to stay I would but I-"
"I get it." Casey snaps, wincing when she realizes she used probably a little more force than she had intended. She stands up from her chair and smoothes out her dress. "Do you want me to wrap your food, so you can take it with you?"
JJ shakes her head as she stands up from her own chair. "I'll get something on the way." she says quietly as she approaches her lover, internally wincing when she sees the disappointment in the redhead's eyes. "I'm really sorry, really I am. If I could stay I swear to you that I would but I…I have to go."
Casey nods her head and accepts the kiss that is placed on her lips. As they pull away, she silently follows JJ back into the living room where she watches the blonde put her belt back on and re-holster her service weapon. "Please be careful."
"Always." JJ whispers as she kisses Casey another time before she grabs her jacket to depart. She casts her lover one last look and smile before she shamefully leaves out of the apartment to make yet another long drive.
Casey sighs audibly as she locks up and makes her way back into the kitchen. She sits down at the lonely table and stares down at the food she doesn't even feel like eating anymore. The food that took roughly six hours to make. The food that she had prepared for her special romantic night with her lover. A night that was supposed to be theirs and theirs alone.
No matter how hard she tries, Casey is unable to hide the violent sob that escapes her chest. She drops her head into her hands as her sobs begin to overtake her as she sits alone at a table set up for a romantic dinner for two on the night of her anniversary. Is that too much to ask for? Just one night? One night that they can spend together?
I have no idea why, but I feel like that was one of the best first chapters I have ever written. I just felt it went exactly the way I wanted it to. There were no things in the way, there were no blocked moments, everything just flowed perfectly. A successful intro on my part I must say.
Okay, I know it's weird but you gotta admit, Abbie and Kim is pretty damn hilarious. I mean, it's so illogical and impossible that I can actually picture it! I love it! Lol, what have I created.
Anyway, thanks for the reads! Don't forget to leave your lovely thoughts and feedback!