Here is Chapter 8...as always, mistakes are mine. I hope that you like this chapter. It kinda took a direction I didn't anticipate when I sat down to write it.

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Chapter 8

The pair sat in an awkward silence as they waited for the pizza to be delivered; each stealing small glances at the other when they believed the other wasn't looking. More often than not, they would catch the other staring at them and then both look away quickly as if it didn't happen.

"Um… you did great today by the way." Walsh started with what he thought was a safe enough subject.

"Thanks." Casey smiled at him, "you really helped me a lot. I don't know what I would have done without you."

"No problem. It's the least I could do for my partner." He stepped closer to her.

"Right." Casey got a grin on her face as she suddenly remembered something. "So, you looked awfully happy on the stand. What is it that you were thinking about that is better than the World Series? Can you tell me now? Whatever it is makes you pretty damn happy."

Walsh's mind went back to what he had been thinking about on the stand. He had been thinking about her of course. But not just hanging out with her. Today the daydream on the stand had gone to a whole other level. It had started out with him going after her in the court room and finding her in the bathroom stall to him pressing himself into her against that very still as his tongue battled against hers and his hands roamed her naked body.

Walsh realized he was turning a bright shade of red and had yet to answer her. This is definitely something I can never tell her.

"Are you going to tell me?" she questioned.

So much for a safe topic. "Well….I would but then I would have to kill you. And I'm a cop so I could get away with it."

Casey laughed, "Like you could."

"I can take you Shraeger, you know I can!"

Before he knew what was happening she had grabbed his beer out of his hand as to not spill something else and had pushed his feet out from under him, sending him tumbling to the newly cleaned floor. Realizing what was happening just a second to late, Walsh reached out and grabbed her by the waist, taking her down with him.

The two landed with Casey laying draped over Walsh's body, their faces merely inches from each other.

They started at each other for a moment, neither wanted to break eye contact but they didn't know what to say.

"At least I didn't spill the beers." Casey laughed, rubbing her chest even closer to Walsh. She held up the two that she had managed to keep upright in her hands on her tumble downward.

Walsh gripped her waist tighter with one hand and reached up with the other to move the hair that had fallen into her face back behind her ear. His hand lingered on her cheek as he started to bring her face closer to his. His lips had just grazed hers when someone started knocking on the door.

Walsh laid his head back against the ground with a heavy sigh. "Pizza's here."

Casey shifted her weight off of Walsh's body. Walsh jumped to his feet and then pulled up Casey beside him. "I'll be right back."

Walsh pulled out his wallet and walked towards the front door of the diner. "How much?" he grunted as he unlocked and pulled open the door, frustrated that he had been interrupted just as he was finally going to kiss Casey.

"I'm sorry?" answered the voice of Eddie Alvarez.

Walsh looked up to see Eddie and Nicole standing outside the door of the diner with questioning looks on their faces.

"Sorry, I thought you were the pizza guy. What's up?"

"We were in the neighborhood, thought we would stop by to see what you were up to on a Friday night." Eddie replied as Nicole pushed passed Walsh and into the diner.

"Great job in court today by the way, I know we will get a guilty verdict after you and Casey's testimonies. Both were pretty damming." Nicole replied as she spotted Casey sitting at the counter. "Well speak of the devil." Nicole smiled and walked towards Casey.

"What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same question Nicole." Casey plastered a fake smile on her face as he old 'friend' took a seat next to her.

"What on earth are you wearing?" Nicole raked her eyes over the well-worn Yankee's tee. "I know that is not your shirt and why aren't you wearing a bra? Wait….are you and Walsh…" She made a gesture with her hand indicating the two of them together.

Casey immediately shushed Nicole. "No, we are not together. I had a little accident and he let me borrow a shirt. That's all."

"Right…the looks the two of you were giving each other in court today contradicts that little story of yours." Nicole smirked. "He's cute. He will never be Chief of Police like Eddie will someday and he runs this dreadful diner. But you could do worse I guess. What about that other guy you were seeing?" She replied as she looked Walsh over who was still standing at the door talking with Eddie.

"Davis and I broke up; he just manages my trust fund now."

"Never diddle the help, it causes issues when you need them to do something for you."

"You are a snob and a half Nicole."

"What fun is it being rich if you can't use it to your advantage?" Nicole laughed.

"You will never change will you?" Casey rolled her eyes but laughed, Nicole would always be Nicole.

"I don't have to. So, how is he in the sack?" Nicole wagged her eyes towards Walsh. "And what about Beaumont?"

"We aren't sleeping together and they broke up, big drama about him being in love with someone else. So see, nothing is going on with us, he wants someone else."

"Who?"

"I have no idea."

"Well then obviously it's you. It's only noticeable to everyone who has eyes. I think Eddie even mentioned it once. Walsh is head-over-heels in love with you. If you knew him before he knew you, you could tell the difference."

"You think?" Casey smiled.

"Duh, he's totally into you. Trust me." Nicole then turned to her husband and spoke up, "We need to get going if we are going to make it to our reservation on time sweetheart."

"We still have over an hour." Eddie looked confused as he turned towards his wife.

"Yes, but I wanted to stop by Tiffany's to get a little reward for doing so well in court today." Nicole walked back towards her husband and linked her arm through his. "You two have fun with your beer and pizza." Nicole winked at Casey then ushered her husband back through the front door almost bumping into the Pizza guy that had just arrived.

"Pay for their pizza sweetie." Nicole nudged her husband towards the pizza man.

"What, why?"

"Because they helped me win in court today, now do it."

Alvarez pulled out his wallet and paid for the pizza. Walsh laughed and took the pizza from Alvarez, "Thanks."

"No problem. Have a good night." Nicole somehow managed to make that comment sound dirty then pulled her husband back out the door, closing it behind her.

"They are weird." Walsh replied as he locked the door back.

"At least we got free pizza out of the deal." Casey took the box from him and sat back down at the bar. "I'm starving." She took out a slice of pepperoni and began eating, avoiding eye contact. She knew that as soon as they were finished eating that they would have to discuss what was going on and what had nearly just happened. She just hoped that Nicole was right and that it was her he was in love with.

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