Title: A Night Out (4/?)
"Casey I'm not sure about this."

"Livy, it'll be fine. I promise. Now go pack."

"Why can't I have a normal girlfriend? One who likes to go to, oh I don't know Hawaii or someplace like that when on vacation not to her parents house in Virginia."

"Being normal is vastly overrated besides it cost to much and I'd rather not burn and I promised my family that they could meet you before things get more serious between us."

"What if they don't like me?"

"They're going to love you."

"You said they hated Sarah. I'll do it but it doesn't mean I have to like it."

"Quit being a baby. They're not going to tar and feather you. I won't let them." Casey said giggling.

"Ha. Ha. Very funny. I love you."

"I love you too. And we're still going."

"This should be fun a whole week with five men and your mother."

"That's Novak men besides there wives and girlfriends will be there. So for once in their lives they'll be out numbered. Liv come here." Liv walked up to Casey. "Listen to me baby, it's going to be okay just be yourself and everything will be fine. Now maybe I can help you relax."

"Oh yeah and how are you going to do that?"

Casey hooked her fingers into Olivia's jeans. "Oh I have an idea or two." Casey said wagging her eyebrows suggestively.

"I bet you do."

On the road
"So let me get this straight. Sean and Christopher are the oldest then Michael then James then you."

"Yeah except Christopher is older than Sean by a minute."

"So both Sean and Christopher are married."

"Yup. Kellie's Christopher's wife and Lillian is Sean's."

"So Victoria is James' girlfriend and Melanie's Michael's."

"Other way around babe. Melanie's James' girlfriend and Victoria's Michael's."

"Fuck! I'm never going to remember this shit when we get there."

Casey laughed. "You'll do fine."

"Okay your father's name is David and your mother's name is Stacey."

"Yup."

"Baby can I ask you a few questions?"

"Sure sweetie, go ahead."

"Did your parents flip out when you came out? And if so who flipped out more? I'm guessing your mom but I don't know."

"Actually they were both pretty cool with it until they met Sarah. Daddy didn't have to worry about some punk who knocked up his little girl and took off. Mom said whatever made me happy made her happy; except for Sarah I guess."

"What did your brothers think?"

"The twins and Michael didn't really make a fuss but James the ass I swear."

"Why? What did he say?"

"'Jeez Case, I know you look up to us but you don't have to do everything we do.'"

"What did you tell him?"

"I politely told him to go fuck himself, because my girlfriends would probably be prettier and hotter than any of his girlfriends would ever be."

Liv laughed. "Politely?"

"Well as politely as one can say that statement."

"So does he still give you grief?"

"Yeah but it stopped when I brought Sarah home. Then he started when we broke up for the last time. He said that I couldn't do it again."

"So he's still giving you grief now?"

"Yeah but he won't when he sees you."

Liv smiled. "I love you."

"I love you too. We're almost there babe! About an hour more."

"Great." Liv said sarcastically.

"Livy, please."

"Okay, I promise I'll be on my best behavior from now on."

"Thank you."

Liv closed her eyes and fell asleep. Casey looked at Olivia and smiled. Casey pulled up to the house. "Liv, honey we're here. Wake up baby." Casey grinned, got out of the car and opened the trunk.

"Hey Case."

"Sean!" Casey ran over to her brother and gave him a hug. "I missed you."

"I missed you too sis. You need help?"

"Yeah, that would be great."

"So where's your girlfriend?"

"She's in the car sleeping. Where's your wife?"

"Picking up the kids from school. How much did you guys pack?"

"About a week and a half's worth of clothes. Why is it really that heavy? She didn't say anything when she put it in the car."

"No, it's not heavy at all, maybe the two of you could teach Lillian how to pack."

Casey laughed and shook her head. She opened the passenger side door and kneeled. "Liv come on sweetie."

"Huh."

"We're here."

"Okay." Liv unbuckled her seat belt and Casey closed the door.

"Olivia this is Sean. Sean this is Olivia."

"Hi." Sean said shaking Olivia's hand.

"Hi."

"Are mom and dad home?"

"Yep. Chris, Kellie, Amy, Mickey, Vicky, James and Mel are all in there too the last time I checked. Mom wanted me to get something from the store."

Olivia yawned. "I can get the bags."

"No, it's okay I got it. Anything for my baby sis."

Casey smiled. "Come on Liv, let's go inside."

Olivia followed closely behind Casey. 'Get a grip Benson. You're a New York City detective you handle the scum of the earth. They're just your girlfriend's family. God I haven't met a partner's family in years. It's going to fine.'

Casey sensed Olivia's nervousness and whispered "Don't worry, everything is going to be fine, baby." Olivia nodded as they walked into the house.

"Sean? Did you get it?"

"Get what mom?

'Wow Casey looks like her mom.'

"Casey!"

"Hi mom. Where's daddy?" Casey asked hugging her mother.

"DAVID!"

"Yeah."

"Get in here." David Novak walked in to the room.

"Is that my little lady bug?"

"Daddy!" Casey ran into her father's out stretched arms.

"You must be Olivia." Stacey Novak said looking at Olivia.

"Oh yeah, I'm sorry babe. Mom, dad this is Olivia, Olivia this is my mom; Stacey Novak and dad; David Novak."

"Mr. and Mrs. Novak."

"It's finally nice to meet you. We've heard so much about you." Liv gave Casey's parents a nervous smile.

"So my little lady bug tells us you two work together."

"Yes, sir for the last three years now."

"Daddy where is everybody?"

"Well, Christopher, Kellie, and Amy are upstairs. James and Melanie went for a walk and Michael and Victoria are in the backyard. Are you going to say hello?"

"Yep."

"Well why don't you and Olivia get settled and you can introduce her to everyone at dinner."

"Okay daddy."

"Sean, take Casey and Olivia's bags up to Casey's room."

"I can do that."

"No, you won't you're a guest in this house and I told Sean to do it. Besides I'm sure the two of you are pretty exhausted so why don't you and Casey rest and we'll call you when dinner is ready." "That sounds great dad. Come on Liv, my room's this way." Casey said grabbing Olivia's hand and leading her to her room."

"I like her already. She offered to carry their bags. Sarah never offered to do anything."

"David."

"What? It's true."

Sean opened the door to Casey's bedroom and put the bags down. "Well I guess we'll see you at dinner." Sean closed the door and headed downstairs.

Olivia looked around the room. It was a light pink with a canopy bed in the middle of the room. It looked like a princesses bedroom. "Mom said dad painted it when they found out that they were going to have a girl. The bed I've had since I was 15. I know it's not really me but how do you tell you're dad that you hate the color of your bedroom when he painted if for you before you were born."

"It could be worse."

"Livy I didn't mean..."

"I know baby. It's okay. I was talking about the color anyway. Where's the bathroom."

"Over there." Casey pointed to a door next to the closet.

"You have your own bathroom?"

"Well mom thought that it was necessary since I was the only girl other than her in the house."

"You're a little spoiled you know that?"

"Yeah, but that's what you get when you're the youngest and not to mention the only girl."

"Sure, I'm going to take a shower."

"Want some company?"

"As tempting as that sounds I'm going to have to say no but I would like a towel."

"Sure thing baby." Casey walked out into the hallway to grab two towels.

"Hey Case."

"Chris!" Casey screamed running into her brother's arms.

"Where's this new girlfriend of yours?"

"She's taking a shower."

"Case you know I love you but please tell me she's nothing like Sarah."

"She's not. She's great, but you should see for yourself." Casey walked back to her room and closed the door. Just as Casey walked into the bathroom Olivia stepped out of the shower. "Here sweetie." Casey said handing Olivia a towel.

"Thanks babe." Olivia said taking the towel and drying herself off. Casey walked over to Olivia gave her a kiss and started to undress. When Olivia was dressed she laid on Casey's bed. When Casey came out of the shower she noticed that Liv was asleep again. Casey got into bed with Olivia and fell asleep. When Casey woke up she noticed that Liv was sitting on the edge of the bed fiddling with something.

Sean knocked on the door. "Come in."

"Hey guys dinner's ready."

"Thanks Sean we'll be down in a minute." Sean closed the door. "Baby are you okay? You seem a little distracted."

"I'm fine sweetie, just a little nervous I guess."

"Okay if you're sure that's all. We should head downstairs."

"'Kay. Let's go."

Casey and Olivia entered the dinning room. "Everybody this is Olivia, Olivia that's Christopher or Chris his wife Kellie and their daughter Amy, that's Michael or Mickey and his girlfriend Victoria or Vicky, that one over there is James and his girlfriend Melanie or Mel, you met Sean but this his wife Lillian or Lilly and their children Dayna, Austin, and Johnny. And of course you already met mom and dad."

Olivia smiled nervously and said "Hello."

Everyone nodded hello.

"So Olivia, Casey tells us you were born in New York."

"Yes and please call me Liv."

"So are you a New Yorker through and through?"

"I'm not exactly sure what you're asking me."

"Well most New Yorker's are mean, bitter, insensitive, jerks."

"James Andrew Novak!"

'I'll kill him when this dinner is over.'

"Liv I'm sorry about my son."

"It's okay Mr. Novak he's just looking out for his sister, I respect that." 'I could kill him.'

"So Liv, Casey also told us that your mother was an English professor."

"She was, but if you don't mind I'd rather not talk about my parents."

Casey whispered "I'm sorry sweetie."

"It's okay honey." Liv whispered back.

"Okay. Well what about work?"

"What would you like to know?"

"Why the Special Victims Unit."

"Daddy!"

"It's okay Case. Um I guess because I wanted to help people who need it the most."

"Casey says she enjoys working with your squad 'it's like a second family.'"

"We enjoy working with her too."

"Especially you I bet." Said Kellie.

Everyone laughed.

After dinner everyone went outside except David, Stacey, and Olivia. "Thank you so much for helping clean up you really didn't have to."

"It was my pleasure. Um Mr. and Mrs. Novak may I speak to you?"

"Sure Liv. What's wrong?"

"Nothing really. I know that I only met you today and you probably don't know that much about me. I don't like to talk about my past and I'm getting off track. As you already know I've been dating your daughter for almost a year now. And we've been living together for the past four months, but I've known her for the last three and I knew from the first case she worked with us that I loved her. I love her more than I've ever loved anyone and I know that this might seem sudden to you. But I'd like your permission to someday marry your daughter."

David Novak stared at Olivia for a moment then he looked at his wife. 'From what I can tell Liv really does love and treats Casey with respect and it's obvious that Casey loves her. She's also kind when she has every right to be mean. But I don't know much about her.' David thought to himself. "You seem like a nice person Liv but I'd like to know a little more about you before I give you my blessing."

"I understand sir. But if the two of you don't mind I'd rather keep this between us."

"What about Casey?"

"Anything I tell you Casey probably already knows in full detail. It's your other children; I'd rather them not know."

"Okay but you have to be completely honest with us."

"'Kay."

"Where's your father?"

"I have absolutely no idea. I know nothing about him except..."

"Except what?"

"That he raped my mother. I'm a product of rape. As for my mother well she drank all the time when I was little. Don't get me wrong I loved my mother but sometimes I couldn't take it. I think that knowing my father was a rapist was one of the main reason I became a cop. I wanted to prove to myself and my mother that I wasn't like him. Now I help victims like my mom and I know that I'm not like him."

"How and how old were you when you found out."

"I was eight, my mother was drunk, there was some father daughter thing coming up so I asked where my father was and that's when she told me."

"So Casey knows all of this?"

"Yes and some other things."

"So do have rings picked out?"

"Stacey!"

"I'm just asking."

"Actually I have these." Olivia reached into her pocket and pulled out a small box.

"Oh my god they're beautiful." Stacey Novak said opening the box.

"They're just promise rings I think that Casey should pick out her engagement ring. And I wanted to get your blessing before I gave or asked her anything. I know how much your opinions mean to her and I just want her to be happy."

David looked at his wife then back at Olivia. "We can see how happy you make our little girl. We see the way she looks at you and the way you look at her and there is no doubt in our minds that the two of you love each other. So I guess what I'm trying to say is you have my blessing."

"Our blessing." Stacey said handing the box back to Olivia.

"Our blessing."

"Thank you so much." Liv was starting to cry and at that very minute Casey walked in.

"Daddy what did you do? She's crying."

"No, I'm fine Case."

"Are you sure babe?"

"Yeah."

"We'll leave the two of you alone."

"No, please stay."

"Babe, what's going on?"

"Casey, sweetie, I love you so much."

"I know, I love you too, but that still doesn't answer my question."

"I loved you since day five." Casey laughed and Liv smiled. "No, but all kidding aside I love you with all of my heart, I always will. I know how important your mother and father's opinions are to you, so while you were outside catching up with your brothers. I asked your parents a question."

"A question?"

"Yes." Olivia got down on one knee. In that moment Casey knew what question Olivia had asked.

"Oh my god. That's why you were so nervous. You planned this all along didn't you?"

Olivia nodded and took a deep breath. "Casey Julianne Novak will you marry me?"

"YES! OF COURSE! I DO! I WILL! I LOVE YOU!" Casey screamed.

"They're just promise rings I'll buy you a real engagement ring when we get back to the city." Olivia said putting one of the rings on Casey's fingers.

"No you won't this is absolutely perfect." Casey took the other ring and placed it on Olivia's finger.

"Are you sure it's a little plain?"

"I'm sure."