A/N: Kept falling asleep while writing this. Excuse errors, hehe, enjoy!
"You really seem to recover fast." Alex states as she glances around her best friend's living room, seeing no sign of anyone who has any kind of an illness. "What did you say was wrong with you again?"
"I didn't." Serena replies quickly as she folds her arms around her body and takes her seat on the sofa. "It was more of a migraine than anything else. I knew that I wouldn't be able to get anything done with how badly my head was aching, so I just felt it was in my best interest to work from home."
"Yeah well, you're headache aided to my headache." Kim mumbles as she flops down onto the sofa and begins massaging her temples. "Today was hell. I felt like I was practically swimming in paperwork with you and Abbie gone on the same, which mind you, can NEVER happen again. But not only was I drowning in paperwork, I was paid a special visit by the FBI who needed a case file! So not only did I had to go through Abbie's mess cluttered desk to find the file, I had to deal with an overly nosey agent who decided she was going to take an interest in the things at my desk. As you can see, it was not a good day for me."
Serena chuckles quietly as she brings her unfinished glass of wine to her lips. "I find it to be extremely amusing is that the day that I'm not there, you get a federal visit. I'm sure those poor agents were scared out of their wits."
"Not even. Like I said, one was just extremely nosey and the other was…weird. She didn't say much the entire time, she just kept staring at me like she was a lost puppy expecting something. It was starting to weird me out to the point to where I was about to verbally question it, but I decided it was probably in best interest not to. I just kept my mouth shut the whole time and gave them what they needed before sending them on their way."
"Sounds like you." Serena chuckles before she notices that her blonde friend has fallen rather silent. Something that is completely unusual for her. "What's gotten you so quiet? It's not like you to be this silent."
Breaking out of her mental stupor, Alex leans back into the comfort of the chair cushions and anxiously crosses one leg over the other. She gnaws down nervously on her bottom lip as she continues to shakily wring her hands. It's not every day that she gets nervous like this, especially when things come to her best friends, but she supposes that every moment does have its firsts right?
"I want to ask Casey to marry me." she begins nervously as she angles her shameful gaze to the ground. "But I really don't know how."
The other two women in the room are silent for the longest of moments before Kim is the first to speak up. "That's it? You're afraid to propose?" she repeats before exhaling heavily and relaxing back into the sofa. "Oh god Alex, you had me thinking you were about to tell us that you had some kind of terminal illness or something. But knowing that you're just afraid to pop the question isn't so bad."
"Isn't so bad?!" Alex screeches, her voice rising to an embarrassingly high octave. "I've had the ring for four and a half months."
Once again, the blonde's comment has stunned her two best friends into complete silence only this time Serena is the one who speaks up first. "Alex I-well first of all, I can't believe that you would actually go out and buy an engagement ring with full intent to propose to her all without telling us first. Secondly, I think that there needs to be some serious evaluation if you've had the ring for nearly five months and you have yet to 'pop the question' as it was so eloquently put."
Alex sighs heavily and drags her hands through her hair before she rests her elbows on her knees, cupping her head in her hands. "It's just…I love her so much you guys, I really do, but then when I feel like I'm ready to ask he, my mind starts playing out all of the scenarios about it. Like what if she says no and she doesn't want to get married? What if she does and we get married and we decide to have kids? Are we ready for kids? Do we have time for kids considering our careers and the things that we see every day? Can we handle being joined together as one in that aspect of our lives? The questions are endless you guys and it all immediately goes back to my number one initial fear; what if she says no?"
"What are the odds of Casey saying no to you?" Kim deadpans as she arches a finely sculpted eyebrow. "When has there ever been a time where she HAS said no to you?"
"This isn't the same Kimberly. This isn't just me going up to her and asking her if she wants Pizza or Chinese for dinner. This isn't me going up to her and asking if she would like her steak medium rare or well done. This is me asking her if she is willing to spend the rest of her life with me and only me. It's probably the most important question that she has ever been asked in her entire life and her sane mind will require for her to answer honestly. What if that honest answer is a no?"
"Well, you never know until you try. Like Kim said, when has there ever been a time where Casey has denied you something? I realize that this is by far the most important decision you've ever had to think about in your life, but Al, the woman loves you; more than anything. Anyone can see it. I personally think that proposing to her would be a great idea. I really don't have any doubt in my mind that she would say yes."
"There's that but I…" Alex pauses, mentally cursing herself when she feels a blush begin to slowly creep its way down her neck. "I stink at being romantic. I want to ask her in a romantic and unique way because I know that the proposal should be one of the most important moments in someone's life. I just don't want to mess it up."
Kim smiles a rare reassuring smile as she reaches over and gives her best friend's hand a firm squeeze. "Don't worry. When the time is right, you'll know exactly what to do."
"And if that moment comes and I still don't know what I'm doing?"
"Well, uh, improvise?"
Later on that evening, Alex steps through the door of her apartment to be greeted with the warm smell of Italian cooking in the kitchen. A wide smile spreads across her face when she slides off her coat and steps into said kitchen where her eyes land on her beautiful girlfriend moving about the stove. At first glance, no one would think that Casey knew how to even work an over, but Alex quickly learned after their first date, not to make assumptions about the redhead.
She creeps of behind her lover and wraps her arms around her waist before she nuzzles cozily into her neck. "I didn't know you were making dinner today." She mumbles quietly before placing a gentle kiss to soft, pale flesh.
Casey smiles warmly and leans back into the loving embrace as she continues to stir the wooden spoon around a pot containing a rich, tomato sauce. "I wanted to surprise you." she responds, feeling her heart warm when she feels Alex place another kiss to her neck, but this time just below her ear. "I wanted this to be one day where you came home and I was making your dinner."
"You're too good to me." The blonde replies as she takes a moment to inhale the food once again.
"That and I don't want you to continuously attempt to live off of Chinese food for the rest of your life." Casey replies with a smug smirk before she raises the wooden spoon and gently blows on the glop of sauce that came with it. "Come taste?"
Alex moves her lips over the cooling spoonful of sauce before she takes it between her lips. A satisfying hum leaves her lips before she licks them, enjoying the taste as it enters her mouth. "That tastes amazing. But I can think of something that tastes even better." She hums with a grin before she claims her lover's lips in a gentle kiss that only lasts long enough for it to be innocent. "Strawberry?"
"Cherry." Casey replies with a grin as she licks her lips in reference to the flavor of her lip gloss for the day.
"Damn! I'm always so close. Anyway, how was court?"
"Guilty on all charges with the maximum sentence and no parole. I'm glad that the bastard is going to be locked up for the rest of his life. What he did to those little girls was awful."
"I know. And I'm glad you handled it the way you did." she hums, pulling Casey into her arms. She sighs happily, inhaling the comingle scent of Casey's body wash, shampoo, and the smell that is just naturally Casey. "I'm sorry I couldn't be there to support you. I had to help Kim around the office."
Casey pulls away from the embrace and quirks an eyebrow in confusion before tilting her head. "What was going on that Kim needed your help?"
"Abbie had taken the day off and Serena was sick." Alex replies before her frown from earlier that evening returns. "Speaking of which, something seems very off to me. Kim and I went over to Serena's apartment earlier to take her some things that would help her feel better, but when we got there, it seemed like she was perfectly fine. She was up drinking wine and watching television when we got there. Another thing that I noticed was she said she decided to work from home, but there was no kind of evidence around her apartment that she had been working."
Casey mulls things over in her mind before she hums in agreement. "I do agree with you that does sound a little strange, but why would Serena lie about being sick?"
"I don't know. That's the part that doesn't make any sense to me. What reason would she have to lie?"
"I'm sure that it's nothing and you're just over thinking again. Now go set the table. Dinner's almost done."
Alex nods and gives her girlfriend one last kiss to the corner of her mouth before she makes her way over to the cabinet to begin pulling out the dishes. She pauses briefly only to reach her hand into the left pocket of her blazer where her fingers connect with the velvet ring box. She glances over her shoulder and Casey and squeezes the box reassuringly in her hand before she turns her attention back to setting the table.
'Maybe some other time.'
Meanwhile…
Kim enters her shared apartment with her girlfriend only to be greeted by the sound of gunfire and explosions as well as Abbie's laughter and dialogue. She can't help but roll her eyes as she enters the living room and spots the brunette in question on the couch with her hands tightly gripping the Xbox controller. She shakes her head though there is a grin tugging at her lips. "You know, you're begin to make me wish I hadn't gotten you this thing for Christmas." She chuckles as she fully enters the living room. "Please tell me you did more than just play video games all day?"
Abbie grins as she puts her game on pause and stands up to greet her girlfriend. "Now if I did that I'd be lying and how could I lie to such a gorgeous face?" she drawls quietly, her accent coming out as seductive purr before lightly grazing the other woman's lips with her own. Not even enough to call it a kiss. "How was work?"
"Rough…" Kim groans as she recalls her day. "I had so much work to do with both you and Serena gone, not to mention the FBI popped in and paid an unexpected visit. You really do need to organize your desk by the way. When looking for the file they needed, I felt like I was literally looking for a needle in a haystack. You know it's hard to believe you're the supervising attorney. You who spends her time playing Call of Duty and snacking on pizza leftovers complete with your messy office."
"It's what makes you love me." Abbie hums in response before stepping away. "How about you go change out of your work clothes and I'll order some food for us?" she suggests before moving away quickly to flop down on the couch. She watches as her girlfriend disappears up the stairs before she pulls out her cell phone and resumes her text.
'Hey, she just got home. Afraid our conversation is gonna have to end here.' She types out before hitting the send button, only to receive a reply a few moments later.
'Damn. Her timing is always the worst.'
'I know. Listen Baby, I gotta go, but I'll message you again in an hour or two.'
'I'll be waiting ;)'
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