This took so long because VampirePrincess86 wouldn't update Life or Death. But now she has, so… it's sequel time!

This is the sequel to Her flame wouldn't die, and the last in the series. For those who don't want to read the first two, short summary: In Running Away (first one) Casey is raped by her ex-boyfriend. She ends up getting shot when she confronts him, and when her rapist rapes somebody else, ADA Abbie Carmichael gets a conviction. No romance, but alot of CO and some EC friendship. In Her flame wouldn't die, a year later, Casey and Elliot are dating and so are Alex Cabot and Olivia. Casey is SVU's ADA while Alex is Bureau Chief for White Collar. Casey's rapist escapes from prison and kidnaps her, and SVU races to find her before time runs out. Nine days later, they arrive just in time, managing to both save her life and kill her rapist. While Casey is in the hospital, Elliot decides he wants to marry her and tells Olivia to propose to Alex before it's too late. Her flame wouldn't die leaves off with both Casey and Alex accepting their respective proposals.

This one will obviously be EC and AO, though it will focus on EC. Maybe some other relationships will crop up, but I don't expect to make this 'Casey cheats on Elliot, now they have to decide if they should get a divorce' story. Or 'blank cheats on blank, now blankedy blank blank blank.' Or 'Kathy is jealous blank blank blank.' So... yeah, I don't know if this needs anything else... here we go!

Sorry, I have to add something. This is for Mizuno-kun's sake- Casey is the redhead lawyer. She and Elliot, the sensitive cop, are married. Alex is the blond lawyer. She and Olivia- the butch cop- are engaged. Now let's go even more basic- Casey=female. Casey=straight. Alex and Olivia= female. Alex and Olivia= lesbian. Elliot= male. Elliot= straight… hey, don't give me that look! You know I love you too

Disclaimer: doink doink owns these guys

Spoilers: none

The following takes place a year after Her flame wouldn't die

Chapter 1

Casey Novak Stabler modeled her brand new maternity power suit for Elliot, collapsing into laughter as his blue eyes widened in shock. "Oh god, the pregnancy hormones," he muttered as he rolled over, letting her fall onto the bed.

"I look ridiculous," she said into a pillow, and Elliot just started rubbing her back gently, his smile widening. "Now everybody's going to know I'm pregnant."

"Well, SVU and your boss already know, Casey," he said, trying to get her to look at him. "And I'm sure some of the ADAs know as well. Besides, I think everybody already knows just by looking at you."

"Elliot, stop it! I feel fat enough already."

"Hey, it's natural! Don't go after me! Besides, you're not fat, you're just..." Casey's head shot up as she gave him a death glare, green eyes sharp and cold as she waited for his answer. Elliot silently berated himself for saying anything as he fumbled for a way to make his words sound nice rather than insulting. "Um... look, Case, you're carrying a baby, if you didn't get a little fat, then-"

Casey huffed as she got up, stalking into the other room and shouting over her shoulder, "You suck!"

Elliot groaned and hurried after her, mumbling, "Stupid pregnancy hormones," again. "Casey, come on, don't get mad at me, I don't think you're fat, it was just a slip of the tongue, seriously..."

Casey kept her back to him, but a smile was already tugging at her lips. Elliot really was adorable when he was desperate. She rubbed the large bump on her stomach affectionately, jolting when she felt the baby kick.

After their honeymoon eight months ago, Casey had found out she was pregnant. Several months later, Casey and Elliot had gotten their first ultrasound and learned they having a son. Now, however, Casey was getting more self-conscious about being pregnant and already thought she looked ridiculous, even though Elliot vehemently disagreed every time she voiced this opinion.

"Come on, Casey, please..." Elliot begged from behind her, making Casey remember she hadn't told Elliot he was forgiven yet.

Pretending to still be mad, she turned back around and said, "Fine. Maybe I'll forgive you... If you take me to my softball game. That I forgot about. That's half an hour away. In ten minutes." *

He groaned, staring at her in shock. "Casey! ... ugh. You know what, you can be a real pain sometime."

"Thank you thank you thank you!" she cried, throwing herself at him and trying to kiss him.

Elliot let her have her fun for a moment before pulling away, exclaiming, "If you want to play softball, I suggest we get going. Of course, I'm all for doing something else... but you said no sex while we're pregnant, because it's creepy. So, unless you want to take back your words..."

Casey's face soured as she grabbed her bat and headed for the door, shaking her head. "No way, Stabler. It is creepy. Now, come on! I don't want to be late again, Alex'll kill me."

SVUSVUSVU

Tossing the ball between her hands, Casey shared a look with Abbie before turning her gaze back to home plate. When she hit the six month mark, Casey had been remanded to the position of pitcher, and this was her last game until she gave birth. Right now, she was playing with on one the lawyer teams- Alex, Abbie, Serena, Tracey, Kelly, and herself. They were going against a team made of SVU and homicide, and, to Casey's delight, the lawyer's were winning by two.

"Olivia!" she called as the detective walked up, bat in hand. "Ready to taste my curveball?"

"Only if you're ready to taste defeat!" she shouted back. Chuckling under her breath, Casey tossed the ball upwards as she cracked her knuckles, glancing around at the bases uncomfortably. One good hit and the cops would score four points.

"Well, I'm going to make sure that doesn't happen," she muttered under her breath before catching the ball, relaxing her shoulders, then throwing the ball to Olivia. The detective hit the ball with a loud crack and took off around the bases, and Casey's hands shot up to protect her face as the ball soared straight for her. Last thing she saw before she blacked out was the baseball bouncing off her forehead...

SVUSVUSVU

"Caaaasey..."

Casey heard someone calling softly for her and groaned, shaking her head. "Uh-uh. Five more minutes..."

"You're not asleep, Casey," someone said and this time, there were other people mumbling things as well.

"'M sorry, Your Honor... whatever you say..."

People chuckled quietly and someone tugged on her arm. "You're not in court, Case... guess again."

Growing annoyed with whoever was keeping her from sleep, Casey forced her eyes open and instantly recoiled from the bright light, holding a hand over her eyes. People sighed in relief and whoever had been talking to her earlier let go of her arm. "Unhh... where am I?"

"Softball game."

"Softball game?" Casey repeated in confusion, struggling to sit up and groaning when she felt a headache starting to come on. Lawyers and cops alike all moved back except for Olivia, who was kneeling next to her and watching her with an expression mixed with amusement and concern. "Why am I on the ground?"

Alex laughed and stepped forward when Olivia reverted her gaze to the ground and blushed, exclaiming, "My fiancé' hit you in the head. She hit the ball and it went straight for you. If I didn't know any better I would say she was aiming for you."

"Alex!" Olivia hissed, glaring at her before looking back at Casey. "Yeah, sorry. How do you feel?"

Grimacing, Casey slowly managed to get to her feet, swaying slightly before Olivia caught her. "Ow. I am going home and putting ice on my face."

The lawyers and cops exchanged nervous glances before Olivia prompted, "Um... Case? I really don't think you should be going home. Look." She put her hand on Casey's head for a second, then showed it to her-

"Oh my god! What the hell?" she exclaimed, feeling the wound for herself before staring at the scarlet blood on her dusty hands. "What the- I thought you guys said- how-"

"It hasn't stopped bleeding since I hit you a couple minutes ago. We probably should get you checked out at the hospital."

"No... Elly can drive me home. I'm fine."

Alex and Olivia stared at each other for a moment before the latter said, "Elly? Yeah, we definitely need to get you to a doctor. Alex, a little help here?" The blond nodded and led the way off the field while Olivia put her hand on the small of Casey's back, steadying her when she almost fell down again.

"Casey- Casey, no, not that way," Alex said, her voice torn between laughter and worry as the ADA almost pitched forward, grabbing her hand and pulling her upright. "First she calls Elliot 'Elly' and now she can't walk? Wow. You really did a number on her, Liv."

"Shut up, Lex," Olivia muttered, wiping the blood guiltily on her shirt. "You're the one who won't have to deal with her husband glaring at you all day tomorrow."

"I thought Elly was at a conference," Alex said, smirking as she said what was likely to become Elliot's new nickname."

"No, he will be, in half an hour. And he gets back tomorrow at noon. No, I don't know what genius thought up an all-night conference and why Cragen decided to make Elliot be the one to go, since he's the one with the pregnant wife, but none of us were going to dispute his decision. We all cheered."

Alex hesitated when they got to her car, then pulled Casey with her to the back and called, "If this one gets any blood on my leather interior, Olivia, you are so going to pay. This car was expensive."

Olivia just rolled her eyes, starting the engine and driving off to the nearest hospital.

SVUSVUSVU

"She just has a minor concussion, but her baby is just fine. We stitched up her head, but we're going to have keep her here for observation overnight unless she has someone to go home with...?"

"We'll take her," Olivia said automatically. Alex glanced at her and nodded slightly, and the doctor smiled gratefully.

"Good, because she was putting up one hell of a fight about staying here. I'll take you to her and get her discharge papers." The doctor led them to one of the exam rooms and opened the door for them, then left.

Casey was sitting on the exam table, her back to them, tapping her finger impatiently on her leg. The moment she heard the door open, she jumped to the ground and whirled around. The cut on her head was covered by a white bandage and she seemed paler then usual, but other then that, she was fine. "Liv, Alex! You guys gotta help me! The doctor wants to make me sleep here! Come on, please, you've gotta spring me, I'm begging you here."

"I don't know, Case," Alex said doubtfully, a teasing smile starting to spread across her face. "A night in the hospital could do you some good. And Olivia and I did have plans tonight..."

Casey blanched and shook her head desperately, crying, "I swear I won't bother you guys- hell, if you want to tie me up in you living room and blindfold me, I don't care, I'll let you, I promise I'll be absolutely silent and won't say a word, but please let me go home with you!"

"Tie you up and blindfold you? You know, Casey, that's always been a fantasy of mine..." Alex said seductively and Casey paled, eyes widening in shock as she took a hesitant step backwards.

"Um, you know what, you can just tell the doctor you're taking me home and then I'll split and go to my apartment, really, it doesn't really-"

"Oh, relax, Casey," Olivia said, smiling slightly at Alex before continuing, "You're coming home with us and that's final. Don't worry, no one's going to be tied up or having sex in the next room- but you have to tell one of us if you get dizzy or nauseous at all, all right?"

"Yes, mother."

"Hey, I'm just remembering last time I brought you home from the hospital with a concussion. You didn't mention anything to me but I wake up in the middle of the night to find you throwing up on the floor. I don't want to have to find a new maid of honor."

Casey smiled, displaying herself to the detective. "Hey, you know me- if you want this package to be picture perfect for your guys' wedding, then you're going to have to take care of me, because I'm certainly not going to do it."

Olivia was about to reply when Alex said, "That doctor better hurry up before my fiancé falls for someone who said she was straight. Are you sure you've never hit on a girl, Casey, because you're good at it."

"Well, there was this one time, but she was the tuition girl and I needed an extension, so I- oh, snap... um, I have a concussion, I don't know what I'm saying." Alex and Olivia were both staring at her in shock, so she quickly tried to change the subject. "So, um, what's up with your apartment nowadays? Still got that leak?"

"First of all, utter failure, Casey. Second of all- you hit on a girl? That's it, spill it now, Miss 'I'm straight'!' Casey groaned, then perked up when the doctor walked in, smiling in relief. "Don't think we're not getting this out of you later, girl," Alex muttered, winking at Olivia before looking up at the doctor.

"Here you go, Mrs. Stabler just sign here, here, and here, and come back a week from now to get your stitches removed. Now, if you start bleeding again or feel especially dizzy or nauseous, then you need to come back to the hospital right away. Also, you can't be driving right now, so someone's going to have to drive you around. I wouldn't advise going to work, but hey, it's your choice. I suppose that's it, so, have a good rest of the night, Mrs. Stabler."

Casey sprawled her signature across the pages then led the way outside, almost bumping in the door. Rattling off a list of swear words under her breath, which grew even louder at Alex and Olivia's snickers, Casey stomped out towards the registration desk and practically threw them at the nurse before pointing at Olivia and saying, "You. Are. Dead. Just wait, Benson. I have my softball bat in your car and believe me, I am not afraid to use it!"

"Please, I have a gun. Case closed."

"We'll see about that..."

Coming up next: Olivia assumes the worst and Casey overreacts to a visitor in her office.

*I know a woman eight months pregnant wouldn't be playing softball or doing half the stuff Casey did in this chapter. See, here's the thing- when I was writing the first several chapters of this thing, Casey was four months pregnant. Then I had to change it for something you'll find out later. But I didn't want to rewrite the first half of the story. So, sorry it's so unrealistic