Chapter 2

The sunlight came in through Casey's bedroom window, causing the beautiful red-head to stir slightly. Casey mumbled something incoherently and pushed her face further into the warmth beside her, causing Olivia to moan lightly and turn her body around so she was facing Casey; unaware of the fact she was sleeping in the same bed as the woman of her dreams. Casey woke up from a wonderful dream about Olivia and her; in her dream they got married in the park just down the street and they were expecting a little bundle of joy. Casey didn't want to wake up until she finished her dream, but who can sleep when they have the real thing beside them?

Sighing contently, Casey gently nudged Olivia awake so they could get ready for work. Olivia looked at Casey with a grin playing on her lips and said, "God, I feel like I'm dreaming. This can't be real; I'm in bed with the woman of my dreams." Smiling, Casey replied with a mischievous expression written all over her face, "Oh really? If this is a dream, did you feel that?" Right after she said that, Casey tweaked Olivia's nipple, causing Olivia to cover her breast defensively.

Olivia looked at Casey with a shocked look beginning to play out on her face and giggled, which caused Casey to giggle. "You know it," Olivia said waggling her eyebrows. Looking down at Olivia's chest after Liv moved her hand away, the sight causing Casey to laugh, "Oh come on, Liv! You got turned on just because I tweaked your nipple?" Casey asked her lover incredulously. Blushing, Olivia replied, "The only reason I'm that easy to get turned on is because you're doing it to me. If it was someone else my body wouldn't respond the same way; it would have taken a lot more touching to get the same effect."

"I feel so special," Casey told Olivia with a smirk. Olivia laughed and sat up on the bed; her long, tan legs hanging off the edge.

When Olivia stood up, she heard Casey stifle a laugh and imediately became curious of Casey's laughter. "What is it, Honey?" Olivia asked the red-head.

"Well...you're wearing a thong. Did you get that when we stopped by your apartment?" Casey asked Olivia, curiously. Olivia blushed crimson, "Yeah. I figured it might come in handy last night, but we were too emotional and I didn't want to take advantage of your vulnerable state." "Aww, Livia. That's so sweet!" Casey said while standing up from her comfortable, warm bed to hug Olivia from behind. "I put it on when I changed last night before bed; under my black pajamas," Olivia admitted to her red-headed lover. "Mmm...you look so good, Baby. This will come in handy later, but first it's off to work for another wonderful day of paperwork for me and perp-chasing for you," Casey said sarcastically, making Olivia groan at the thought of going to work today.

"Think of it this way, the sooner we go to work the sooner we can see each other when I take you out for your lunch break," Casey told Olivia, smiling at her lover's sudden eagerness to get to work just then.

"Where is my Baby taking me for lunch?"

"I can't tell you," Casey smiled. She whispered the last statement in Olivia's ear like she was telling Olivia confidential information, "It's a secret." Shivering excitedly when she felt Casey's hot breath on her ear, dangerously increasing her want to take Casey right then and there. They got ready for work and ate a quick breakfast of chocolate-chip pancakes and Olivia drove them to the squad; Casey coming with her too because she had to talk to Cragen about a case and go over paperwork, which she could do right at Olivia's desk easily. She didn't need to go to her office for anything today; she had it all at the squad room.

They walked in the squad room with Casey's arm wrapped around Olivia's hip loosely and Olivia's hand in Casey's back pocket of her jeans. Everyone stared at the sight before them as if they saw a ghost. The new couple looked back at their friends and both asked, "What?" in unison. Cragen came forth first and congradulated their relationship, which caused everyone else (Munch, Fin, and a very hurt Elliot) to congradulate them also. When Elliot congradulated the couple half-heartedly, he never made eyecontact; instead choosing to stare at the floor. Both women noticing the hurt, distant look in Stabler's eyes as he quietly sat back down at his some-what messy desk, pretending to work.

Casey pulled Olivia off to the side of the room and asked her to find out why Elliot was hurt by their growing relationship since she was Elliot's partner and best friend. "Yeah, I was just about to do that. Go ahead and talk to Cragen about that case and I'll take Elliot up to the roof to talk; that's his favorite place in the whole building. He always goes up there to think," Olivia told Casey, unknowingly about to make her best friend admit his deepest secret that he has hid for years.

Casey gave Olivia a soft kiss to reassure her lover about her plan, "Honey, whatever it is that's hurting Elliot, will you please tell me? I feel like it's all my fault somehow and I want to fix this."

"Sweetie, it's not your fault. Whatever it is, I'll tell you anyways." Olivia gave Casey a kiss on her soft lips before turning around to find Elliot walk up to the roof. Olivia followed Elliot to the roof and found him sitting on the wooden bench with his head in his hands slightly rocking his muscled body back and forth. "Hey, El. What's wrong, Buddy?" Olivia asked Elliot playfully, hoping for a famous 'Stabler smile'. He looked up at the brunette with tears flowing down his face, unable to stop them. Olivia hugged Elliot close to her to try to comfort the sad detective. "What's wrong, Elly?" Olivia asked teasingly using the nickname she came up with for Elliot. "I-I...I love y-you and w-when I-I saw y-you and Casey together...it hit m-me: I'd never g-get to be w-with you," Elliot admitted to his best friend whom he was in love with since he first met her eight years ago.

Incredulously, Olivia replied, "I had no idea...I'm sorry but I don't have those feelings for you. I consider you my best friend and I know now that this hurts you, but I have to follow my heart; and it says 'Casey'. I'm lesbian, not bisexual; I never had the slightest clue that you loved me, and I'm so sorry," Olivia told Elliot with tears threatening to pour down her face, knowing she hurt him unintentionally. "Elliot, I love you but not the same way you love me. Can't we just be friends and forget this ever happened?"

Elliot quickly dried up his tears and gave her a weak smile, "Sure. That would be for the best; my divorce isn't even final yet."

Olivia and Elliot chuckled at the thought of Kathy stomping into the squad room and demanding Elliot tell her what he was thinking; loving another woman.

"You going to come down now?" Olivia asked Elliot.

"No, go ahead. I'll be down later, Liv."

"Ok, if you ever need to talk, I'm here, El."

Elliot just nodded. Olivia walked back down to the squad room and found Casey waiting up for her with pleading eyes. "Was his pain caused by me?" Casey asked her lover. Olivia just kind of nodded and shook her head at the same time, unsure of whether she should tell her. "Liv--" was all Casey could manage to say before Olivia told her quickly hoping Casey wouldn't leave her, "He admitted he loved me," the beautiful detective sadly told her lover. "Oh. What did you say to him after he told you?"

"I told him I didn't have those same feelings for him, but for you. He just made a joke afterwards about how Kathy would react if she found out about him loving another woman when his divorce wasn't even final yet. I told him I was sorry, but I was happy with you, my little Red-Headed Beauty," Olivia told Casey, kissing her lover's forehead and hugging Casey close to her. "Come on, let's go to the cribs and take a nap, Livia."

"Ok, Baby, sure. I love sleeping in the same bed as you. Actually, for that matter, waking up to your beautiful face too."

Two hours later the women woke up from their nice little nap and Casey took Olivia out to her favorite restaurant, the Olive Garden. After work Olivia drove them to her apartment to grab some clothes quickly and they drove back to Casey's apartment. Casey fell asleep on Olivia's lap while they were watching Never Been Kissed starring Drew Barrymore. Olivia kissed Casey's lips sweetly before scooping the red-head up in her strong arms and carrying her to the bedroom and laying her down gently on the bed. Quickly undressing Casey and herself, until they were wearing their bras and panties, she got in bed and covered them up to their chests. Spooning Casey, she whispered in her ear, "I love you," before letting sleep consume her once again. She fell asleep tracing circles on Casey's stomache lazily.