A/N: Errrr not the best thing I've ever written but whatever. Enjoy.

"Should I be afraid that our date is starting approximately at a time where most dates should be ending?" Alex inquires as she glances at her watch, taking note that it is just now beginning to be ten o'clock. "And why won't you tell me where we're going?"

"It's a surprise." Casey responds with a smirk, mimicking a tone of voice that Alex uses quite frequently as she doesn't take her eyes off the road. "Don't worry though. I'm sure you'll enjoy it."

Alex purses her lips and simply hums in response as she continues to study the beautiful redhead in the driver's seat. She lets he eyes roam over Casey's facial features, admiring the emerald hue of her eyes down to the way her lips curl whenever she smiles. It is then that she notices the hanging silver locket around the attorney's neck.

"You're wearing your present." Alex points out, feeling her insides go fuzzy.

Casey looks down at the locket before briefly making eye contact with Alex, a sincere smile stretching across her face. "I am." She repeats before bringing one hand up to her neck to grasp the piece of jewelry. "It's really beautiful. I love it. Who knew that you could turn out to be a hopeless romantic when you really tried."

Alex chuckles at this, any and all of her prior nerves disappear at hearing the smile in Casey's voice. "Well as I told you before, I'm just full of surprises." She begins, pausing as she looks out of the passenger side window. "And apparently, so are you considering you have yet to give e any kind of inkling on where we're going. Now I have to be the one to ask, are you taking me out to some random field so you can kill me? Because I'm a cop you know."

"Sure," Casey replies with a dramatic eye roll though she smirks once again. "And I'm sure you will use your advent officer skills to defend yourself from little ole me. Just be patient, we're almost there."

They settle into a comfortable silence once more as Alex once again lets her eyes drift over to the driver's side of the car. This time she lets her eyes wander a little lower as she takes in Casey's casual blue sweater all the way down to her dark jeans that hug her curves in all the right places. "You're really beautiful," she says before she can even stop herself so she decides to go on. "You know that?"

Casey feels a heated blush immediately color her cheeks before she smiles bashfully in a school girl like fashion. "Thank you." she responds, once again giving Alex another eye contact glance before turning her eyes back to the road. "You're really not so bad yourself."

"Why thank you, Counselor."

"Anytime, Officer. Now c'mon, we're here."

Alex raises her eye brows as she sees them turning into the parking lot of what she knows to be an old, abandoned insane asylum. "Casey, uh, are you lost? This is an old mental hospital." She states, turning fully in her seat when Casey shuts the car off. "Casey?"

"We're not lost. I scheduled for us to be here. Now c'mon!" The attorney exclaims with an odd amount of excitement as she gets out of the car.

Alex stares up at the eerie, dimly lit institution before she slowly manages to get out of the car, barely managing to swallow the thick lump in her throat in the process. "Honestly Casey this is the first and the last time I let you plan the date."

Casey turns around with her hands on her hips as she quirks an eyebrow. "Oh wait a second, don't tell me you're scared?" she questions with her own trademark smirk stretched across her face.

"Me? Scared? Definitely not! Let's go!" Alex exclaims, holding up her head as she takes Casey's hand, dragging her towards the small group of people waiting by the entrance.

"Casey! Glad to see you could make it!" one of the women in the group exclaims, wrapping the redhead into a hug upon her arrival. "I was beginning to wonder if you were too scared and backed out."

Casey rolls her eyes at the shorter brunette woman despite the chuckle that escapes her lips. "No chance, Janet. I was just running a little late." She explains before tugging the silent blonde behind her forward. "Alex, this is Janet. She's a friend of mine who works at the hospital. Janet, this is Alex."

The woman, Janet gives Casey a smug look before grinning broadly and shaking the officer's hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you Officer Cabot. Believe me when I say that I've heard so much about you."

"Have you now?" Alex hums, giving Casey a look of pride, though it is extinguished when she receives a pinch to her side. "Ow! Hey!"

"Oh don't be a baby. C'mon, it's about to start." Casey states, pulling Alex with her as she and Janet follow the group of people inside the abandoned hospital.

Alex completely zones out on the tour guide's explanation on various facts about the old establishment. She only catches brief words like 'deaths', 'haunts', and 'spirits' which only succeeds in making the hairs on the back of her neck stand on edge. On more than one occasion she finds herself swallowing thickly as her eyes ghost over the deteriorating walls, tarnished floors, and dark creepy hallways.

As the group shuffles out of one of the rooms after hearing a terrifying story about a certain little girl who still lives there, Alex still keeps her widened eyes transfixed on the dingy white sheet covered bed in the corner of the room. She gulps audibly before turning to follow the group out of the room when she finds herself face to face with another shadowed outline, causing her to scream rather loudly.

Casey immediately begins cracking up and she has to put her hand over her mouth to keep from bursting out in full blown laughter. "I thought you said you weren't scared?"

"I'm not." Alex replies with a frown as she clears her throat, feeling as if her ego has been once again severely damaged. "I was just…you know, testing the acoustics." Lame Cabot. Lame.

"Right." Casey responds with a quirked eyebrow before she giggles quietly and nods her head towards the door. "We should catch up with the group before we end up getting left behind."

Alex shakily nods her head, being sure to keep as close to Casey as possible as they find their way back to the tour group. Upon coming to another haunted looking room, the typically upbeat officer finds herself fallen completely silent as they are told yet another terrifying tale of things that may or may not have happened while the asylum was up and running.

At the end of the official tour, the guide gives them permission to explore some on their own and much to Alex's hidden distress, Casey jumps at the idea. She finds herself being pulled along as the attorney sets about to explore the more dark crevices of the hospital.

"You know, I'm a bit worried you're having so much fun with this." The blonde states, shuddering when she swears she feels some kind of chill in the air.

"I've always wanted to visit one of these places, and I really never had the courage to go alone." Casey admits rather shyly before she shrugs. "Plus, I just wanted to be different for our second date. Do something that's out of the ordinary."

"Well believe me Miss Novak, touring an insane asylum is very out of the ordinary." Alex teases before her laugh turns sincere as she cautiously slips her hand into Casey's. "But I'm glad that I'm here because that means I get to spend some time with you."

Casey grins and it's then that she notices how Alex has taken an interest in her lips. Her eyes slowly drift shut as she slightly angles her head up and she can practically feel the distance closing between them. Right when she is sure that their lips are about to meet, there is a loud foreign banging from somewhere in the room that they're in which is soon followed by a sharp yelp. Casey opens her eyes just in time to see Alex sprinting out of the room before she puts her hands on her hips and shakes her head, all the while giggling quietly.

"My knight in shining armor…"

Meanwhile…

"I love it when you cook, you should really do it more often." Serena hums as she plops down on her best friend's couch after putting her selected movie in. "Seriously. I can't even remember the last time I've eaten a home cooked meal like that. Sucks that Casey had to miss it. Where is she again?"

"She had a date with Alex." Kim responds, taking her seat on the opposite end of the sofa. "Remember she told us she scheduled that tour for that old insane asylum in the middle of dead nowhere?"

Serena's eyes widen with excitement before she begins laughing. "That's right! I can't believe I forgot about that. Casey has been trying to get me to go to one of those things for years. I can only feel so bad for poor Alex."

"Alex is a tough cop," Kim answers with a nonchalant shrug. "I'm sure that she'll be alright."

"Sounds like you enjoyed your time with 'Officer Clueless' more than I thought."

"What? No, I was just saying that I'm sure their date is going well."

"Relax Kimberly, I'm only teasing you."

Kim falls silent once again before she begins nervously wringing her hands, a habit she's hand for as long as she can remember. "How are you holding up?" she asks sincerely, albeit cautiously because she is still not yet sure if she is stepping into dangerous territory.

Immediately knowing what her friend is referring to, Serena simply shrugs with a smile tugging at her lips. "To be honest, I'm doing great." She admits honestly. "When Abbie and I broke up, it was kind of a mutual decision more than anything else. We decided that we were both kind of settling because it was comfortable, not because we really loved each other so in the end we both agreed that we were really better off being friends. I guess I was just more in to the relationship for the thrill and after we lost that, things just kinda tapered off."

"You told me you felt that Abbie was 'Mrs. Right Now', so I was kinda wondering what you were looking for in 'Mrs. Right'?" The brunette asks cautiously.

Serena hums as she thinks for a moment and shrugs her shoulders. "Someone who really gets me I guess. You know, someone I can share all my interests with and they can share theirs and they're kinda the same. Someone I just click with, I guess. Why?"

Kim blinks for a moment before she clears her throat and looks away. "No reason. Just curious." She answers, averting her eyes to the television when she sees the disc menu for the movie they're about to watch. "Oh Serena, seriously!? Again?"

"You knew I was gonna pick it!" Serena exclaims in her defense. "Besides, Olaf is cute and I like the part when you cry."

"First off, that's just cruel. Secondly, I'm not watching this again." Kim deadpans, picking up the remote to eject the disc from her player. "Pick something else."

"But Kiiiiiiiiim!"

"But nothing! I don't wanna watch it."

"No!" Serena exclaims before she lunches across the length of the sofa and tackles Kim against the cushions, beginning a brawl for the remote.

"Serena, stop it!"

"No! Not if you're gonna turn it off!"

"Get off!"

"Gimme the remote and I will!

"Serena, seriously!"

"Give me the remote Kim!"

As their scuffle comes to an end, Serena is left pinning the brunette to the sofa with her full body weight, all the while clutching the remote in her right hand. "I win," she announces smugly, as she wears a rather triumphant smirk.

Kim growls somewhere deep in her throat right before she grasps Serena's right wrist and hooks her leg around her waist, shifting her own weight to the side which succeeds in sends them tumbling off of the sofa. They land on the floor with a gentle thud, while Kim sits atop Serena, straddling her while keeping her wrists pinned to the floor.

It isn't until then that the more blunt of the two attorneys realizes the position that she has put herself in. She remembers the whole reason for this planned evening and she remembers what she is supposed to be doing, though her emotions have been fighting her practically all night; something that makes her feel vulnerable, which she hates.

She notices their dangerously close proximity and their heaving chests, as the only thing that can be heard in the room aside from the television is their heavy breathing. Kim can practically feel her throat closing up which each passing second, and as her brain sends the message to her limbs to move, Serena's firm voice causes her to freeze solid.

"Do it."

Kim is typically silent by her own choice and her own standards, but it is on very few, very rare occasions that she is actually rendered speechless just like she is now. She has to fight to swallow the rock sized lump in her throat as she glances down at the blonde who is staring up at her with firm intensity. It's even more unnerving because she knows exactly what Serena is referring to, just by the look in her eyes.

"Serena I…"

"No Kim. Do it."

Exhaling softly, Kim slowly begins to close the tiny bit of distance that is separating them. Once they are about a millimeters distance away, Kim holds the position for a moment, giving Serena the opportunity to back away. When she sees that it's not going to happen, she presses her lips against the blonde's in a tentative kiss that sets off about a million fireworks. What thoroughly takes her off guard is when Serena lifts her chin and actually begins to kiss back.

After a moment or two, Kim pulls away first, keeping her eyes closed, because she feels like if she opens them, everything that has just happened will be some sort of sick figment of her imagination. It isn't until Serena starts speaking again that she realized it really happened.

"Do you know how long I have been waiting around for you to finally do that?" Serena states as she raises an eyebrow for good measure. "I honestly thought I was going to have to print out a sign and put it on my face or something."

"You were…" Kim has to pause and clear her throat when she realizes how hoarse her voice has strangely become. "You were with Abbie and you seemed happy and I didn't wanna mess that up. I thought I was pretty good at covering up y feelings."

Serena actually chuckles at this as she nods vigorously. "Oh you are. In fact, I actually think you're better at hiding your feelings than Casey and we all know how much of a brick she is. I just know you better than anyone else. I think I know you better than you know you. I was able to pick up on the little things. I saw the brief look that would pass over your face whenever Abbie would touch me."

"I just didn't want to ruin things." Kim murmurs, shaking her head and looking away.

"And what if I wanted you to?" Serena cuts in quickly. "You know, Abbie and I talked about this. I told her how you felt about me because I knew. And she told me to go for it. But I decided not to. I decide that I wanted you to come to me."

"If you felt the same way, then why did you wait this long?"

"Because I wanted you to get over your fear. I wanted you to submit to you feelings and go for it. You were close tonight, but I got really tired of waiting for it."

Kim sighs heavily as she once again looks away. "I guess that means that you wouldn't want to be with me then. Since I'm such a coward."

"I never said that." Serena replies as she arches a finely sculpted eyebrow once again. "I think that simply the fact that I'm allowing for you to sit on me right now speaks volumes."

"Serena, I don't know…is this really what you want?"

"How about you kiss me again so I can give you my answer?"

"You were so scared."

"Was not."

"Was too."

Alex simply rolls her eyes at the teasing comment. "I was only pretending to be scared so you wouldn't have to be scared all by yourself." She responds, lightly bumping shoulders with Casey.

"Sure." Casey responds, unconvinced before she takes Alex's hand, intertwining their fingers as they continue to slowly wander their way down the street, enjoying the nightlife of New York. Before she met Alex, she would have be extremely appalled by the idea of walking around New York after midnight, but there's something about being in the officer's presence that makes her feels safe and at ease.

"I really had a good time with you tonight." Casey speaks seriously as she pulls them to a stop underneath the street lamps by a park. "You have no idea how at ease I feel when I'm with you."

"I could say the same." Alex grins as she wraps her arms around Casey's waist and places a passionate kiss to her lips. She smirks into the kiss when Casey moans in pleasure and moves her arms up to wrap them around Alex's neck, succeeding in deepening the kiss even more.

"Are we dating, Casey?" the officer whispers seriously and a little hopefully after they've broken their heated lip lock. "I need to know what to tell people if they ask about you and…well, I really don't want to pretend."

Casey's heart slams to a halt for a brief moment as she hears the sincerity in Alex's voice. "I…I don't want to pretend either." She answers as she wraps her arms around Alex's torso, pulling her into a hug as she rests her head on her shoulder."

"So I guess we're dating then?"

"I guess we are."

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