Chapter 16-New Beginning

Summary: Alex comes home for good! Casey also finds her way into someone's arms.

MARISKA'S BACK! MARISKA'S BACK! MARISKA'S BACK! YAY! YAY! YAY!

"They got them! They got them!" Alex rushes into Don's office waving a newspaper.

"Wait! What?" He laughs at the crazy woman spinning around his office.

"I'm free! They arrested the men associated with the man who shot me and now I out of the Witness Protection Program! I'm free!" She jumped and spun around and fell into John arms. He had rushed in after hearing her screaming. She smiled up at him and they kissed. "I'm home for good, babe," she whispered in his ear.

"First my daughter and Elliot and now you two. What next?" He shakes his head and rubs his face with his one hand.

"How about me and your friend Brian?" Casey says walking in hand-in-hand with him and her other hand up to her mouth biting her thumbnail.

""Holy shit!" Don looks up and them and smiles. He laughs to himself and then Elliot and Olivia walk in with the twins.

"Say 'hi grandpa'!" Olivia hands Serena to her father and he kisses the baby girl on the forehead. "What's up everyone?" She looks around at the group. John and Alex were all over each other, which was not surprising, and Casey's hand was clench to Brian's. "You two?" She looked at them wide eyed.

"Are you mad?" Casey looked nervously at her friend.

"Mad? No! I am happy for you. Both of you deserve to be happy. If being together makes you happy then so be it." She smiled at them and Casey rushes over and gives her a hug.

"Thank you," she said in Olivia's ear. "Thank you for introducing us, thank you for understanding." She looked into Olivia's big chocolate brown eyes and smiles. She walks back over to Brian who wraps an arm around her.

"So what about you two crazy kids?" Elliot laughs and smiles at Alex and John gazing into each other's eyes.

"Huh?" John looks up at the group. "Alex is out of the WPP and she is moving in with me." John turns his stare back to Alex.

"Oh-My-God Alex that is great!" Olivia smiles at Alex who had pulled away from John long enough to give her a hug.

"I know! I am so happy to be free." John pulls her back to him and entangles her in a passionate kiss. They all just shake their heads.

Elliot walks over to Don and puts Junior on his other knee next to his sister. Don kisses the top of his grandson's head and smiles. "My beautiful grandchildren." Everyone smiles at him.

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After work John and Alex go home and immediately run into the bedroom.

"I love you John," she said softly as they lie in each other's arms on the bed.

"I love you too Alex. You are smart and funny and beautiful and I know I don't deserve you knowing that I am not good with relationships and women in general but I missed you and now that you are home I never want to lose you again." He gets up off of the bed and kneels down on the floor. He pulls a small black box from his pocket. "I hoped and prayed to God that you would be taken off of Witness Protection so we could be together and my prayers were answered. I love you Alexandra Cabot, will you marry me?" He opened the box and inside was a beautiful ring with a small diamond surrounded by three other stones, her birthstone.

"John…I…" She looks at him speechless. "I love you John and I would love to marry you!" She smiles at him and she wraps her arms around his neck. He kisses her tenderly and then pulls back slowly to put the ring on her finger.

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Casey and Brian are at his apartment. He made them dinner and then they sat down on the couch and he poured them wine. They were watching a movie when he made a drastic decision and move. He leaned over her and she looked back at him. He kissed her passionately. He knew that this was a new relationship and that he should probably take it slow but she didn't seem to object as she wrapped her hand around his neck to deepen the kiss. He reached with his one free hand to shut off the TV. He then scooped her up in his arms and took her to the bedroom.

"I love you Casey," Brian said as he laid her back onto his bed and looked into her eyes.

"I love you too Brian," she smiled and pulled him to her.

He unbuttoned his shirt as she pulled hers over her head. He unbuckled his belt and she unbuttoned her pants and pulled them off. He pulled his pants off and then brought himself down to her. He lifted her into a kiss and meanwhile unclipped her braw. She giggled shyly and then moaned as he caressed her bare breast. He rolled both of their under wears down and he lowered himself into her. She moaned as he began to move himself back and forth. She moved her hips with his rhythm and leaned her head forward to kiss his neck. He brought his head around and bit her shoulder. She moaned with pleasure.