Author's NoteSorry for the short update I just figured to do another while I had time.

Disclaimer I don't own any of the following material. The characters are a copyright of NBC/ Dick Wolf. The plot's all mine though

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Olivia sprinted out of the restaurant in a desperate pursuit of Casey.

"Casey! Casey!" she yelled once the woman was in her sight. "Casey…" she began as she place a hand gently on Casey's shoulder. Casey flinched away in fear.

"Please! Please don't touch me…" Casey said through tears.

Olivia immediately took her hand back and spoke. "Casey I'm so sorry! I didn't mean for-"

"how?" Casey interrupted. Olivia looked confused. "How did you find out?" Casey asked.

"Albany SVU had your file out when we went to get a perp"

"Fucking bunch of morons"

"Casey-"

"Just leave me alone Olivia. You've done enough for one night." Casey said as she walked away.

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Knock, knock, knock.

"Case?"

Knock, knock, knock.

Elliot used his key to Casey's apartment to open her door. He walked in to her crying on the couch curled up in a ball with Cara in her arms.

"Hey Case" he said gently as he took a seat in a nearby rocking chair. "Listen, It's none of our business and I wish we hadn't even seen the file. I'm so sorry that everyone had to find out- especially like this."

Casey sat still hugging her sleeping baby in her arms.

"I'm going to go now. Let you think. Let me know if you want to talk, or if you need help, or if you're looking for someone to take the baby" he said as he got up. He crossed Casey on his way out and she looked up and grabbed his arm.

"Elliot- help me" She said crying.

"Can I see Cara?" he asked gently.

Casey looked down at her sleeping baby and kissed her forehead. She then handed her to Elliot. Elliot put Cara in her crib, then returned to Casey.

"Elliot… I can't sleep, I hate to eat, I have nightmares, I think about it all the time, the images won't go away, I can't stop being afraid of everyone, and sometimes when I cant sleep or when Cara's asleep or when I think of it, i sit by the phone for hours dialing half of Albany SVU's number, but then I think no Casey, if they find him they'll call you. But then I think what if they lost my number or what if they're not ready to go to court and I just REALLY need to know! But I never call an I sit there and feel dumb and…" Casey trailed off from her fast talking rant and buried herself into Elliot's torso.

"Shhh" he whispered as he rubbed gentle circles into her back.