I walk into the station and everyone is going about their normal day. Olivia is in the Captains office or her office I guess. I walk to my desk and Fin glances up at me with a knowing smirk. You can't keep any secrets from that man.
"How is Liv?" He asks, while handing me the file he was reading.
"She is fine and dandy. But I can't say the same for Alex Cabot." I say hiding my face behind the file and holding back a fit of laughter.
Fin reaches over and pushes the folder out of my face. "Wait, Alex is back as in the Alex Cabot? What did you do to her 'manda?" He looks at me expectantly.
I replay the events that occurred in the bathroom to him and by the end his mouth is hanging wide open. He can't seem to get any words out. I reach for his coffee and take a sip just as he is able to respond. "You and Liv made out in the bathroom!" He whispers.
I almost spit up the coffee from laughing so much. Of course that's all he can say. "Yes we did." I reply smirking.
"If that's how you reacted to Cabot you are gonna hate who else is back." He says smirking back at me.
before I have time to reply or question Fin I hear the clicking of heels coming down the hallway. Fin yanks back the folder he gave me so he looks busy and I don't. "Speak of the devil." He mumbles barely audible.
In walks a woman I know all to well. The famously infamous Casey Novak. Guess Fin's not a big fan. Guess I shouldn't be either. I've seen pictures of her and I've heard of her from around the station and in fact from other stations.
She always lived in the shadow of Alex Cabot so why should I react worse to her than to Alex. Sometimes Fin makes absolutely no sense. I see Casey walk to Liv's office and Fin starts motioning me to go that direction. He hands me a big file that I haven't looked at before so I don't seen suspicious going into the captains office for no reason.
I walk to Liv's door, the one Casey shut behind her no more than 30 seconds ago, and walk into her office. Casey is leaning over the desk whispering something to Olivia. Olivia looks very agitated.
"Um if this is a bad time I can come back later." I say, not sure what to do in this situation. They both just seem to notice I'm in the room the moment I speak.
all of a sudden I notice that all the blinds on the windows are shut so no one can see into Liv's office. I turn to walk out but Liv's voice stops me. "No! No, it's fine. Everything is fine. Casey this is Amanda Rollins and 'manda this is Casey Novak."
"You know Liv now might not be a good time for strangers to listen in to our conversation." Casey says coldly and bitterly. She seems so different from Alex. There is no fire and seduction in her voice. I know they call Alex the Ice Queen but damn Casey could freeze the universe with that voice.
"Amanda is no stranger, Casey. And in case you've forgotten you left me behind in New York. You left, not me. I have to work with you but I don't have to have a personal conversation with you." Growls Liv, rising from her chair and waking over to me to take the file out of my hands.
"Don't get angry Liv." I whisper ironically. Saying what she said earlier this morning not too long ago.
"you know I heard you were with Cassidy and that it didn't work out so I came down to New York from Maryland. Then I heard Alex Cabot was back but I never thought you would go back to that life of lies and secrets." Says Casey snorting at Liv.
Liv barely manages not to drop the file and goes back standing behind her desk. "I'm not with Cassidy or Cabot so stop making accusations you know nothing about." Liv says angrily back.
"well someone's making you hide your relationship if you are in one or else I would have heard of it. So who's the bitch that is making you hide who you are?" She replies back smirking.
Casey spent all her years at SVU and with Liv in the shadow of Alex Cabot. She was never able to be free of not being as good at her job as Alex or as pretty as Alex or as wonderful to Olivia as Alex, but she didn't make Liv hide like Alex made her do. So I almost felt bad for Casey... Almost.
"I'd watch my mouth if I were you, darling." I say smirking at her. Liv shoots me a glare and Casey just kind of looks at me like I am insane.
"Why don't you run on home back to the south Amanda." She says making sure to pronounce my name in a bad southern accent.
"And why don't you run away again, or better yet get disbarred. Again." I say stepping towards Liv's desk.
"You gave your captain the file now scamper on back to your desk." She says, standing up straight so that she is taller than me.
i almost held my tongue then... Almost. "My captain! Oh now that's a hoot. Do you here this Liv? My captain!"
"Amanda!" Olivia shouts quietly. She almost jumps out of her chair. But she takes a second and calmly gets up and walks to the blinds to make sure they are all shut. She turns to look at me and Casey who are now glaring at each other.
"What, I'm not jealous and there's no blood anywhere." I mumble not taking my eyes off of Casey.
"I'm not worried about you hurting Casey I'm worried about Casey hurting you." She whispers to me. Casey is to wrapped up in the glaring contest to hear.
"You really have to stop dating people you work with, Liv." She snaps at Liv.
"I didn't promise no bruises." I growl to Liv. Liv grabs my shoulders before I can lunge at Casey.
"Stop and calm down 'manda!" She says trying to stop me from doing something rash.
"Fine but she has to apologize for calling me a bitch." I say soothed by her hands on my shoulders.