Casey Novak had been the Assistant District Attorney for the 1-6 precinct for almost 5 years and although the job was hard at times she didn't want a change, she was close to the detectives at the unit especially detective benson, Casey never told them about her life outside of work though she was never ashamed of it, it just never crossed her mind to tell them, not even that she had a child.
It was 7 o'clock in the morning and Casey's Alarm went off which meant she had to get up for work, she was never a morning person but getting up was one of the things she knew she had to do. She got up and exited her bedroom, she went into the kitchen and put the coffee machine on and made her way to the bathroom then her daughters room. She opened the door smiling at her beautiful 16 year old daughter asleep, she pushed her curtains open letting the daylight in.
"Rise and shine Aoife Belle, it's time for school" Casey said walking round to her daughter sitting next to her on the bed.
Aoife turned around with her back to her mother "go away" she said in a sleepy voice
Aoife had been more moody than she had ever been before and it was confusing Casey a hell of a lot.
"Come on Baby you have to go to school" Casey stroked Aoife's hair causing her to jump out of bed and run to the bathroom.
Casey didn't have the strength to argue with Aoife instead she walked out of her room and back into her own to get ready for work, five minutes later Casey came out dressed her makeup done and her hair up, walking into the kitchen she poured some coffee and waited for her daughter to come out, Aoife came out and headed straight into her bedroom and came out minutes later wearing her school uniform.
"Ready to go to my private shit school" Aoife glared at Casey.
"Aoife Belle Novak less of the swearing" Casey said raising her voice a little.
They both headed out of the door and was on their way to Aoife's school, the car ride was quiet it hurt Casey to see her daughter like this she didn't know if she was hurt or if she was just being a typical teenager, Aoife was usually a talkative bubbly lively girl, Casey gave Aoife whatever she wanted, and it had always been Mother and daughter
"Are you going to tell me what's going on or do I have to guess" Casey asked.
Aoife didn't say anything she just sat there looking out of the window, she was desperate to tell her mother what she was planning and why but she couldn't she didn't want to make her cry, she hated to see her mom cry, she knew not talking to her was making her upset.
Aoife turned her head and smiled "I'm ok I promise" Casey pulled up outside the school, Aoife opened the door stepped out and closed it again.
"I'm staying at Sharlotte's tonight, I love you I'll see you tomorrow"
Casey stared at Aoife as she walked in school smiling, she let Her daughter get away with everything and she knew she had to stop though that wasn't easy with having her wrapped round her little finger. She put on the radio and listened to hers and her daughters favourite song and started singing along 'oh you never seem to fail to make me laugh Belle' she thought to herself.
Casey sat in her office doing paper work after convicting a man who raped a young girl same age as Aoife Belle, she always found these kind of cases hard she promised herself that she would never let anyone hurt her daughter but she couldn't stop thinking about what if it was her baby laying there, she couldn't talk to Olivia or Alex because they didn't know about Aoife and they would constantly ask her why she didn't tell them, it's not that she didn't want to it's because she couldn't, the father of her child didn't know he was a father and Casey thought if anyone ever found out who he was they would be disgusted in her, Casey snapped out of her thoughts when she heard a knock at her door.
"Come in" she asked the person behind the door.
The door opened and a women popped out from the side "hey case it's me" Olivia said coming in and closed the door.
"Oh hey Liv, what can I do you for" she smiled hiding the pictures of Belle.
"I've just bought some lunch, lex and Mel will be down soon" she said noticing Casey hide some pictures and she always wondered why she did that she just never asked.
Once Alex and Melinda arrived the girls started eating and talking about stuff, Casey knew what Olivia wanted to ask her but she was glad the question wasn't coming out of her mouth, Casey smiled at Melinda.
"So Mel got anything planned for tonight" Olivia asked
"Hmm not much probably just sit on the couch and watch a movie or just get an early night" she replied "what about you case" she asked Casey.
Casey was in her own thoughts and didn't hear Melinda talking to her.
"Case, casey, are you ok" Melinda asked
Casey snapped out of her thoughts and smiled "sorry what did you say" she replied
"She asked what you was up to tonight" Olivia said
"Oh erm, probably just get an early night" she said looking down
Casey got home and shoved her things on the floor next to the couch and checked the answering machine and went to the kitchen to get a drink of water, she walked to the couch and sat down getting out her phone to message Aoife forgetting she told her she was staying out.
'Aoife what time are you coming home x - mom'
She put her phone down and turned on the tv flicking through the channels when she found nothing to watch she got up and put a movie on when her cell phone went off.
'I told you I'm staying at Sharlotte's tonight, belle'
After reading the message Casey put her phone back down and lay down on the sofa trying to watch the movie while thinking about what Aoife would be up to now, she closed her eyes not knowing that them text messages would be the last time she would speak to her daughter again and that everyone at the 1-6 precinct would find out she has a daughter and who the father is.