Author's note: Okay this is my first attempt at a CO so go easy on me, but please do review if enough people show interest in this story I'll probably update. I hope you like it but feel free to tell me any ways I could improve!

Disclaimer: I don't own law and order SVU or any of its characters I am just borrowing them for none profit purposes.

Cold air suddenly hit her face; Casey grimaced slightly as she stepped outside. Night had come and a pale sliver of the moon hung in the sky. It was a crisp November night, that kind of time when you're not sure whether it's fall or winter. But it didn't matter it was just cold to Casey.

She was glad to finally be done with the day, although she didn't have any cases to work on that day there was still a lot of paperwork to be finished. She was almost done it, almost, but she'd been ordered to go home and she wasn't one to complain over such an order. Olivia on the other hand, well, she was a different story. No doubt she was fighting to stay longer, like it would really help in the long run.

Casey checked her watch, it was only 9:00, but regrettably she didn't actually have much to do. Fin, Elliot and Munch would probably be at a bar down the street, that is if Elliot hadn't decided to, like Olivia, stay working at the precinct until midnight. Either way Fin and Munch would be interesting company. At least drinking and listening to Munch and Fin bicker was something to do.

She started walking towards the bar, even if no one she knew was there at least she could drown her worries in beer, which let's face it, has its benefits.

All around her the city buzzed with people, leaving work or going out clubbing. Above her head a single star was visible in the night sky, although it was hard to tell if it was actually a star or spacecraft of sorts sending television signals down to earth. Then again, she thought, it could be one of Munch's government spy thingies.

She finally got to the bar and pushed open the doors, sure enough Fin, Munch and Elliot were all there and even Olivia. She felt twang of regret form inside her chest, of course they were all there, without her. She suddenly just felt like going home, maybe finish up the last of her vodka. She almost turned and left but as if on cue Elliot got up to go to the bathroom and saw her.

"Hey case'." He said loudly over the buzz of the bar. Olivia turned her head and smiled, but Fin and Munch were too deep in argument to notice anything. She was trapped, so much for going home.

"Hey" she replied walking over to a booth they were all sharing. Olivia made room for her well Elliot excused himself, walking towards the washrooms.

"What brings you to our humble establishment?" Munch asked finally finishing his conversation with Fin.

"They forced me out of work early." She responded with a wry smile.

"Ah you too eh? They did the same to us, makes me wonder what they're really up to."

"Right," Fin said, "Leave it to you to make this into some huge conspiracy."

Munch rolled his eyes and he and Fin started arguing, again. Olivia smiled at Casey who awkwardly smiled back. Casey had always felt slightly uneasy around Olivia, though she couldn't quite place why. It was something about the way she talked, even her facial expressions made Casey's head go spinning. She couldn't but feel immeasurably stupid around Olivia.

She liked being with her though, she wasn't sure why, maybe it was just the fact that Olivia was one of Casey's few remaining female friends. Elliot came back and took a seat. The three chatted for a little while over simple things like the weather, not over anything important like their cases, because they had long ago made an unspoken agreement not to bring their work life into the bar.

She ordered herself a beer, as did everyone else, and of course a plate of chicken wings. It was something they did whenever all four detectives were there, although Casey didn't realize because she rarely went to the bar with them, or was invited for that matter. She sighed feeling that familiar awkwardness creep over her.

"Something the matter counselor?" Elliot asked. Casey shook her head ignoring the fact that Elliot had managed not to call her by her real name. "Well I had better go; I need to catch some sleep."

"It's only 10 o'clock." Olivia replied smirking.

"Yeah well ya gotta get to bed early if you wanna grow big and strong."

"Uh huh, well you have fun with that." Olivia said. Once Elliot was gone she and Casey started talking again, Olivia was telling the tale of her last failed attempt at dating, but Casey wasn't really paying attention her mind was wondering off, wondering how Olivia ever managed to date when she hadn't had so much as a one night stand in over a year.

An image of her old fiancé drifted into her mind, she quickly shrugged it off trying to only focus on Olivia. She looked at Olivia's dark brown eyes, taking in all of Olivia's face from each perfect feature, those perfect lips, that perfect nose, those perfect brows, those perfect everythings. She wanted all at once to kiss her to feel what it was like to have Olivia's lips under hers.

She tried shrugging off the thought, feeling slightly startled by where her imagination had taken her. Had she for one moment felt a longing for Olivia? No surely not, surely it was just a completely random thought. She desperately tried to push it out of her mind. She made a quick check around the table, Munch and Fin were still arguing and Olivia was rambling, no one had noticed anything, they'd never know what she just thought.

Casey tried clueing into what Olivia was saying, "He was pretty good looking and everything, but he was a complete jerk, honestly I don't know how men put up with themselves." Casey managed to catch.

"Mhm." Casey agreed hoping Olivia didn't realize that she hadn't a clue who Olivia was talking about.

Olivia stopped talking for a few seconds, her gaze looking strange and distant. "Well me and Munchkin over here had better head out." Fin said.

"Since when have you made the decisions for me?" Munch retorted.

"Since you have already had enough to drink."

"Oh so you think I'm drunk?"

"I know you're drunk, if you weren't then you'd have yelled at me for calling you Munchkin."

"Right." Munch replied, but he stopped arguing and the two left the bar.

Casey smirked, "You know I had better head home too." She said.

"I suppose so." Olivia walked Casey outside, "See you tomorrow then."

"Yeah bye." Casey muttered walking away; her head was spinning with images of Olivia. She couldn't like Olivia, she just couldn't. She tried to steady her breathing but she felt herself panicking, she walked faster, as much to escape the cold as it was to escape her own thoughts.

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Okidoke that's all for today folks tell me if you liked it and how I can improve!