This is one of those adorable one-shot things I just kind of slid in there for you all.
Some shout-outs:
7Seven7- Yes, it is a lot, but don't worry they'll all come into play later…
VampirePrincess86- Bad things shall be happening soon, don't you worry… buhahaha…
I'm Learning To Breathe (VIII)
"Silas, I swear, I'm fine!" Casey was struggling to get out of the multiple layers of blankets her boyfriend had piled on her. "I'm going to work!"
Silas, who was held up by an old-fashioned black cane since he was still recovering from his gunshot wound he received only a few weeks ago, gently pushed her back down. "You're sick; I think you've got the flu. You are certainly not going to work!"
Casey sighed, defeated. She had been feeling like crap all week, getting the chills and was achy all over. Silas had taken her temperature this morning and it was 101 degrees; she was defiantly not going to work today.
"I'll call in for you." Silas leaned down and kissed her forehead, which was burning.
"I used all my sick days already!" Casey insisted.
"I'm sure Donnelly won't want you infecting everyone in the DA's office." He hobbled over to the large TV in front of the couch where Casey lay. "Now, all you have to worry about today is which movies you want to watch." He held up three DVDs. "We have here the classic Clint Eastwood trilogy, A Fistful of Dollars, A Few Dollars More, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly."
Casey frowned. "I don't like watching them without you here to quote the whole movie in your cute southern accent."
"How about The Magnificent Seven?" Silas held up another DVD.
Casey rolled her eyes. "Fine."
He stuck the DVD in, and tossed her the remote. "I'll call Donnelly for you, ok?" He hobbled back over to her, and gave her one last kiss. "I'll try to be home early, and I'll call to see how you're doing… Be sure to drink lots of fluids, and there's soup in the fridge."
Casey rolled her eyes again. "I know, I know. Have a good day at work."
"I'll try. Before I go I need to borrow your phone to call your boss; I'm not special enough to have Donnelly's number."
"Sure."
"Alright. Love you."
"Love you too."
Silas limped into the kitchen and picked up Casey's cell phone. He flipped through her contacts until her found 'E. Donnelly'.
After a few rings, she picked up. "Donnelly."
"Hello, Elizabeth." Silas said, turning on the southern charm. "It's Silas Shag."
Donnelly paused. "Hello, Agent." She sounded confused.
"Casey won't be able to come into work today; I think she's got the flu."
Donnelly was silent again. "Alright…"
"She just wanted me to call and let you know."
Another pause. "Well… I hope she feels better."
"I'll let her know. Have a good day."
"You as well, Agent…" Donnelly hung up.
Silas poked his head back in the living room. "Congrats; you now have the day off."
"Great…" Casey drawled. "What'd she have to say?"
"Not much. She sounded confused, though."
"Wonder why?"
XXX
"And he called for her?" Lena Petrovsky exclaimed.
"That's right!" Liz Donnelly nodded.
"I thought those two were at each other's throats all the time?"
"Who?" Judge Karen Taten asked as she walked into the ladies room in the courthouse.
"Special Agent Shag and Casey Novak." Liz explained. "He called me on her phone saying she was sick and couldn't come into work today."
Karen looked at the other two quizzically. "That's odd."
"Odd indeed." Lena agreed. "Maybe they're having an affair?"
"No, they're always fighting; even when he's on the stand, they're at each other's throats." Karen said.
The bathroom door opened and who walked in but Detective Olivia Benson. "Detective!" Liz motioned her over.
Olivia came over, caution on her face. "Yes?"
"What is going on between Agent Shag and Ms. Novak?" Lena asked.
Olivia looked relieved as if she thought they were going to ask her something else. "They've been dating for a while; they were outed after the court house shooting a few weeks ago."
The three older women looked at each other, all of them confused. "For how long?"
"Over a year." Olivia said. "They did a damn good job of keeping it covered up, with their fighting and what not."
Liz crossed her arms. "Very interesting…"
Olivia couldn't help but smile a bit; she couldn't wait to tell Casey.
XXX
"Oh my God, you have got to be kidding me!" Casey groaned, blowing her nose and lazily tossing the tissue to the wastebasket a few feet away from her; it missed, of course. "They really were talking about it, in the bathroom?"
"Like a bunch of high-school girls." Olivia chuckled over the phone. "I can't believe they didn't know; Silas is always over at your office for lunch now."
"Well we don't broadcast it; and when he's over we usually have all the blinds drawn."
"Office sex. Kinky." Olivia chuckled. "I could arrest you for that."
"You have no evidence. Anything I say to you is hearsay, detective." Casey heard the door open. "Well, the mighty FBI agent is home to baby me, when it is he who needs to be babied!" Casey said the last part loud enough for him to hear before she started into a coughing fit.
Olivia laughed. "Well feel better, Counselor. I'll be sure to bring over some of my famous chicken noodle soup sometime."
"Thanks, Liv, please do!" As soon as Silas staggered in, she shut the phone, and gave him a weak smile.
"I am not the one who needs to be babied," Silas corrected, sitting on the arm of the couch, by her feet. "You look even worse than you did when I left you. Did you drink a lot of fluids?"
Casey rolled her eyes. "Yes, mom." She nodded her head towards the cane. "At least I can walk if I wanted to."
"Hey!" Silas shucked his suit jacket and tossed it aside. "So, what'd Liv want?"
"About that…" She propped herself up and smiled. "Guess who was the topic of the judge's bathroom gossip?"
Silas cocked an eyebrow. "Who?"
"We were."
Silas leaned back a bit and exhaled. "Why were they talking about us?"
"Donnelly was confused about why you called her for me on my phone." Casey coughed a bit again. "All of them still thought we hated each other. They didn't know we were a couple."
Silas let out a low whistle. "I don't know if I should feel flattered or creeped out."
"Me too. Guess everyone in the DA's office will know all about us soon." She patted the spot on the couch near her waist.
"Guess so." Silas limped over to her and sat down. "How are you feeling?" He pressed a hand to her forehead; she was still hot.
Casey shrugged. "Ok…"
"I'll go get you some soup." He stood up. "After… do you want to watch the 'Man-With-No-Name' trilogy with me quoting the whole movie with my adorable southern accent?" He poured said accent on each word like honey.
"I would." Casey smiled; she tugged on his pant leg a bit. "I want a kiss first."
Silas scrunched up his nose. "You're going to infect me!"
"Fine." Casey rolled her eyes. "Then just tell me that you love me then."
Silas smiled a bit. "You know I love you."
"I just like hearing you say it."
"I love you."
Casey smiled; it felt so good to say it to him and loved it when Silas told her how much he loved her. "I love you, too."
XXX
Cute huh? Yep, thought so. I'm a HUGE western fan and as cliché as it is, I could watch 'The-Man-With-No-Name' trilogy for the rest of my life and be content.
Next chapter: Someone both from SVU and Silas' past comes back. How will everyone react? How will Silas and Casey's relationship handle it?
Reviews are nice. :)
