It was a cloudy, dull morning when Casey awoke to the loud ringing of her cell phone which resided on her nightstand. She sat up with a groan, and grabbed her phone. There was no name, but the number was easy to recognize, too easy.

"Hello?" she asked groggily, not knowing exactly who it was on the other end. She knew the number, but that didn't mean she knew exactly who it was that was calling.

"Hey baby girl, it's Bobby. Listen, I need you to come back home to Detroit. Ma's dead…" he said, trailing off towards the end. Casey could hear him sniffle softly in the background and all she wanted to do now was reach through her phone and hold him.

"I'll be right there as soon as I can hun." she said, hanging up the phone shortly after. She climbed out of her bed quickly and started packing before heading to the airport. She booked the earliest flight she could get from LA to Detroit then got on the plane. She tried to sleep while she was on the plane but she found it quite impossible to do. When she arrived at the airport, Casey caught a cab and went to Mercer's house and left her bags there while changing as well in a proper black skirt, white shirt, and black jacket. She then got in the cab again, and went to the cemetery.

Tears threatened to fall down Casey's cheeks as she listened to the eulogies. She was sitting next to Bobby, and lifted her head when he rose to thank everyone for coming and to turn all the attention off of the weeping Jack. Casey rose from where she was and joined the two brothers, wrapping her arms tightly around Cracker Jack and holding him tightly in her arms, sighing as he cried into her shoulder.

"Come on Cracker Jack" she said, pulling back and taking his hand as they went to the cars and piled into them, heading for Jerry's house. Casey spent most of her time in the house, helping Camille while the others talked in the backyard. She waited the conversation between the boys and the police officers, but she didn't go outside. Fowler scared her, and she wasn't really sure she wanted to go out there when he was out there.

Hours later, Casey arrived back at the Mercer's house with the boys, and climbed out of the car. They entered the house and were greeted by a freezing Angel. Casey hugged him tightly, kissing the side of his cheek.

"Man Case! You sure have grown!" he said with a laugh, walking inside with her. Casey laughed along with him, looking around the house silently with the others. Nothing seemed to have changed since she was last there which wasn't that big of a surprise. Casey cleared her throat softly, trying to help herself and the boys get through the silence.

"Jack, you and Angel take your own rooms. I'm gonna sleep in Ma's" said Bobby as he climbed the stairs but stopped about halfway up and turned, glancing down at Casey. "Oh right, baby girl doesn't have her own room."

"I'll be fine, I'll just go find a hotel room or something," retorted Casey, watching as the boys slowly spread out throughout the house.

"No way, baby girl, you're sleeping in Ma's room with me" said Bobby and before she could respond or argue with him, he fled up the stairs and went into the bedroom. Casey sighed gently and watched as Jack and Angel go upstairs to their own rooms, leaving Casey and Jerry downstairs. She grabbed her bags with a sigh, and climbed the stairs with a heavy heart, turning down the hall and heading into the bedroom that she now had to share with Bobby. She froze though, hearing him in the bathroom. She dropped her bags quietly and went into the bathroom, staring at his reflection as he cried.

Casey didn't speak a word as she walked up behind him, and placed her hand on his back. He turned to her and she silently wrapped her arms around him, holding him tightly as she rubbed his back, a few tears rolling down her own cheeks. They stayed like that for about five minutes before Bobby pulled away, and gently planted a soft kiss on Casey's forehead before leaving her to go see the others. Casey sighed gently and changed into her pajamas before climbing into the bed, staring at the wall as she waited for sleep to overtake her and it did a few hours later.