Title: Perceptions of Love
Fandom: Law & Order: SVU
Pairing: Casey/OC
Rating: T
Spoilers: N/A (Well, for the actual series anyway… Spoilers for my story 'Shnovak')
Disclaimers: I only own Mr. Shag, everyone else belongs to Dick…
AN: Well, my second fanfic, and I hope you all enjoy.
Basically, it's other people's view on Silas and Casey's relationship. It takes place during 'Shnovak', but they're just kinda… stand-alone one-shots, I guess. But still, I'd advise reading my other story, just so you know what's going on.
Also be warned, it's going to be very cheesy, and fluffy… YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
Stabler
Elliot looked around the restaurant; Silas Shag was not only rich, but he had good taste.
A few weeks ago, Kathy had come into the precinct to give him a new shirt and bumped into Casey. The two got talking (Kathy was very excited to hear that she and Silas had stopped fighting and were actually dating), and Casey said something along the lines of 'double date' and Kathy was all over it.
Now here the four of them were, in the fanciest restaurant Elliot had ever seen being led to a private table by a waiter who knew Silas and Casey by name.
"Here you are, Mr. Shag, Ms. Novak, Mr. and Mrs. Stabler." The waiter motioned to a table. Silas and Casey sat on one side, Elliot and Kathy on the other.
"Shall I start you off with drinks?" The waiter asked.
"The usual for both of us." Casey said, motioning to Silas.
"Oh," Kathy smiled. "They have a usual!"
"I'll have whatever's on tap." Elliot was a simple Irish man; he just wanted a beer.
Kathy picked up a thick leather bound book filled with drinks. "Look, El! They have a whole book just for the drinks!"
Elliot smiled a bit. "I see that."
"Casey, what do you recommend?"
"The Merlot '47 is fantastic, as is the Barbaresco '54." She looked at the elderly waiter. "But my opinion is nothing compared to Maurice's."
"What do you have for white wines?" Kathy asked Maurice.
Maurice smiled. "I have just the thing for you. I shall return shortly."
As the waiter walked away, Elliot looked at his wife. "You are just loving this."
Kathy smiled. "This place is fantastic. I can't believe you two come here all the time!"
Casey smiled at Silas. "He took me here on our first date."
Elliot picked up the menu. "Holy Jesus!" His eyebrows shot up. "This stuff sound great, but…"
"But don't worry about the prices." Silas pushed his menu away a bit; he already knew what he was getting. "I've got that covered."
"Oh, no." Kathy shook her head. "You can't pay for us!"
"It doesn't help to argue." Casey laughed and threaded her fingers into Silas'; Elliot had seen them peck each other on the cheek every now and then, but they didn't get too intimate at work, so it was a kind of weird seeing them act all… couplely.
Maurice was back with their drinks; a glass of whiskey was set before of Silas, a glass of red for Casey, a tall foaming beer in front of Elliot, and a glass of white for Kathy.
"May I take your orders?" He asked.
"The usual." Silas said between sips of his whiskey.
"Ug, you always get the salmon." Casey rolled her eyes.
"Hey just because you don't like fish, doesn't mean you need to take it out on my love for salmon." He looked at the Stablers. "I've been on the quest for the perfect salmon."
"We are ranked second after a place out in Sicily." Maurice interjected. "We're still tweaking our recipe trying to get the number one spot."
"Well if Silas is paying, I'll have the thirty-two ounce rib-eye." Elliot said, handing his menu to Maurice.
"I'll have… the chicken pasta with alfredo." Kathy handed Maurice her menu.
"I guess I'll have the usual too." Casey said.
"I want a bite." Silas let her know.
"Of what?" Elliot asked.
"Shrimp and angel hair with some fantastic sauce I can't even pronounce." She looked at Silas. "And no, you may not have a bite." Silas just rolled his eyes.
"Sounds delicious." Kathy smiled taking a sip of her drink. "Wow, this is fantastic!"
Elliot took a sip of his drink; he was expecting a name brand, but this was no normal beer. It was easily the best beer he'd ever had. "You're right; this is fantastic."
"Probably the Oktoberfest brew." Silas examined the beer. "Yep, it is. It's lighter than the winter brew."
"They brew their own beer here?" Elliot was impressed.
"Yessir."
"So," Kathy looked over the young couple. "I'm so glad you two are finally together, after all those months of fighting. Elliot used to come home, frustrated at how you two would go at it like cats and dogs."
"How did you two get together?" Elliot asked; Olivia and Casey had alluded to it a few times, but he had never heard the whole story.
"Well, do you remember that summer when it was so hot, the generator overheated and we lost power?" Silas asked.
"How could I forget?"
"Well, Casey and I got stuck in one together." Silas chuckled. "We were in that elevator for… an hour?"
"An eternity." Casey corrected. "Things got heated up and…"
Kathy raised an eyebrow. "And…?"
"And now we're here." Silas said quickly, so they wouldn't have to go into detail about exactly how they had gotten together.
Kathy nodded her head, with a sly smiled. "We'll come back to that later."
Maurice had returned and set each of their plates in front of their respective owners, and it took all of Elliot's self-control not to devour the beautiful looking steak in front of him.
Once Maurice left, Kathy held up her glass. "A toast; to Silas' deep pockets, fantastic drinks, and fine dinning."
"Chin-chin." They all clinked glasses, and tucked into their meals.
Silas and Casey went to take a bit of their dishes when their elbows knocked. Elliot had known it, but never really put it together; Silas was a lefty. Silas and Casey looked at each other then burst out laughing.
"We've never had this problem before!" Casey laughed.
"Well it is customary for couples to sit across from each other." Silas smiled.
Elliot smiled at the laughing couple. They reminded Elliot of him and Kathy when they first started dating; he hoped that they could stay like this for the rest of their lives.
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Well, do you like it? Do you get the jist of it? Or should I just delete it? Let me know!