Author's Note: Here is the first sequel to Caged (=
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THE CHARACTERS!
Love and Lost
Chapter Two:
The next day at work was one of the toughest for Casey Novak. She was constantly running to the bathroom and throwing up everything she ate. 'This sucks. The baby's not even born yet and it's already affecting my work…' she thought.
For the fourth time that day, she walked out of the restroom popping a breath mint into her mouth. She continued down the hallway looking at her feet until she was greeted by John.
"Hey Case, I've been looking for you," he said.
Casey smiled, "Really? I've just been out and about."
John crossed his arms, "I thought you were supposed to be at home for the rest of the week."
"I didn't want to; I insisted that I came in to work. Besides, I'm fine now," Casey said.
"You're fine?" His voice became quieter, "Casey you were…"
I sighed, "I know I was raped! I don't care anymore!"
John continued, "But come on Casey, you can't be fine."
Casey became angry, "What is that supposed to mean? You know what-Just-Just leave me alone!"
Casey pushed John out of the way and began wiping the tears out of her eyes. She opened the door to her office and slammed it behind her. Casey leaned against the wooden frame and slowly slid down until she hit the floor. She sat there, with her head in her hands. She didn't cry or talk. She just sat there silently for hours until her work day was over.
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The next day was easier than the last for Casey. In fact today was the day Casey would tell everyone about her pregnancy, including John. She woke up that morning and had the idea after looking in the mirror and saw a tiny bump that began to show. She put on her normal attire, a suit with a nice blouse on underneath and went to work. Casey then walked into the SVU squad room nervously.
"Case, what are you doing here?" asked Fin who was sitting in his chair apparently talking to Melinda who was sitting on top of his desk.
"I'm still your A.D.A., remember? Besides I got something to tell you…" Casey talked slowly and took a deep breath. She then looked over at Olivia who gave her an encouraging grin and gestured with hand hands to just get it over with.
John then walked through the double doors and said, "Guess what? Jacob Richardson is missing! Now we can't interrogate him again! I was so sure he was our guy too…"
Casey turned away from John and hung her head low. She was drawing circles with her feet and then mumbled, "I got to go…"
Melinda stood up off of Fin's desk and ran over to Casey. Melinda grabbed her arm which caused Casey to jump. Melinda immediately removed her hand and said, "Casey, are you okay? If not, you can talk to me."
Melinda smiled and Casey returned it before walking away and finally out of the doors.
John walked over to his desk and threw his papers down. "What was that about?" asked Elliot.
"I don't know, she's mad at me for some reason. Why?" asked John.
Elliot shrugged, "She had to tell us something."
"Oh," mumbled John. Everyone got back to work and continued their day like they normally did, getting justice for victims.
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Casey walked out of the double doors and felt her head throbbing. She got back into her office and sat down at her desk and had her hands on her already swollen belly. She then opened her laptop and began searching up local OBGYNs. After finding one only 2 miles away from her house she heard a knock at the door. "Come in…" she said quietly.
The door opened slowly and in came Melinda. "Hey Case, feeling better?"
Casey took her hands off her waist and replied, "Yeah, I guess. It's just-"
"The hormones?" asked Melinda.
Casey was startled, "You know? Did Olivia tell you?"
Melinda laughed, "Casey, I've seen a lot of pregnant women in my day. They were usually dead-but still. And also, I was one."
Casey smiled and then sighed, "So, what do I do?"
Melinda shrugged, "Whatever you want to do. You could give it up for adoption or possibly keep the child."
Casey interrupted, "I definitely keeping the baby Melinda! I'll love it it's just…I don't know where to go from here. Like do I check out a bunch of books or do I go to some class or-"
"You'll know what to do. I did with Cara." Melinda stood up out of her chair and headed towards the door. "Take care," she said.
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Casey decided to take a cab home that night instead of walking and she got home 20 minutes earlier than she normally would have. She entered her apartment and locked all of the locks behind her, even the four new ones she got after the incident. She threw her stuff on the couch and walked into the guest bedroom. She'd never used it before except for the time a rape victim stayed in there after a death threat. She looked around the room and imagined in her mind the room turning into a baby's nursery. She wished she knew the baby's sex for the wall color, but she thought she would just paint it green and have it animal themed. But not a jungle green, a light green like the one she had when she was a child. She was lost in her thoughts until her cell began to ring. Casey ran to her purse and answered her phone.
"Hello?" she asked into the phone.
"Casey, can you hear me? We got a problem, a huge problem! Meet us down-on- the- rd- on-ton-street!" The phone cut off the last part but she could tell it was Olivia's voice.
"Olivia! Olivia where did you say I should I meet you?" Casey practically screamed in the phone. But it was too late, the phone call ended and Casey was left with all sorts of ideas in her mind of what happen.
Casey couldn't wait any longer so she decided to call John. She felt bad about earlier and wanted to apologize, but right now all she wanted was to figure out what had happened. The phone kept ringing and while it did Casey noticed her leg shaking ferociously. She placed her hand on her knee to stop the movement and her phone reached John's voicemail.
John's voice was heard, "Hi, you've reached the voicemail of John Munch. Leave a message after the beep with your name and-"
Casey hung up the phone and then decided to call Cragen. The phone rang twice before a deep voice answered the phone, "Hello? Who is this?"
"Captain! It's Casey, what's going on? Olivia told me there was a problem but I couldn't hear the address!" shouted Casey.
Cragen told her the address but not the problem which left Casey nervous and worried. Casey put her jacket back on and ran downstairs to the front entrance and out the front doors. She called for the nearest cab and hopped right in.
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After reaching the specified place, she thanked the cab driver and paid him with a twenty dollar bill right before almost leaping out of the car. She looked at the crowd of people who were huddling around something…She couldn't see what they were staring at so she ran up to the crowd but was stopped by Olivia. "Casey, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," she said holding Casey's shoulders.
Casey kept trying to look around Olivia and asked, "But-What-What's going on?"
Olivia kept holding Casey away from the crowd but Casey managed to get out of her grasped. She ran through the crowd and up to the police tape where she saw him. It was John, he had two bullet holes in his chest and he was in a pool of blood. "No, no, no. This isn't possible, he has to be alive!" she shouted. She crawled under the police tape to run to John's body when a police officer ran in front of her.
"Whoa, what are you doing lady! You're not supposed to be here! Get back!" he shouted at her.
"No, I love him! He can't be dead!" continued Casey. Her head was spinning and her vision was becoming blurry. Everything went black and she couldn't see anymore. She fell forwards in the policeman's arms after falling into unconsciousness.
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Author's note: Sorry I killed John. It felt wrong but also right at the same time…Weird uh? Anywho, I'm just about to start writing the Fin and Melinda one. It'll probably be out…eh…maybe Thursday or Friday. And the Elliot and Olivia one will probably be out Friday or Saturday. So yeah. OH! I'm writing a Harry Potter fanfic about Tonks and Remus in case you're interested. And, I can't wait until my BIRTHDAY! WOOHOO!