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Chapter 5

Over the next few days both ADAs had been seeing each other at random times, for lunch, for coffee, or just walking together to the subway, even though both women were really haughty, that didn't stop them from enjoying each other's company, but then again neither of them would admit that aloud, in fact neither of them would admit that even for themselves.

Unbeknown to them those days elapsed into weeks, both of them continue with their own affairs at court, at special victims, at white collar; but things were not as before, now they could confide with each other and that felt different but good.

It was a windy Friday evening, Alexandra Cabot was walking hurried, she'd had a horrible day at court, she had finally been able to finish to close that heinous case of child pornography, pedophiles and organs trafficking; it has been a whopping victory for the people of New York, but it came at a very high price according to the blue eyed attorney; "How dare I do that to a little girl? Her testimony was crucial for the case, but I must had found another way around to get that conviction, I make her remember and tell everything she had been through, I had no right to that, even less to a kid, maybe justice is not equal at the end", she stopped her self-inflicted rebuke when she got to the building she was looking for.

She stepped out of the elevator and felt unsure about where to go, right or left, she just knew she was looking for Apartment 792, or at least is what she remembered at the moment, after a couple more of minutes wandering over the halls she came front to front with the place she had been searching, suddenly she started to felt nervous, all of her fears coming to her, once again she thought she couldn't allowed anyone to watch her in that shattered state, she didn't dare to knock on the door; "I'd rather be alone", she was turning on her heels when a deep, husky voice called from the other side of the corridor; "Alex?" asked Casey Novak who was approaching the blonde one, "How much have you been waiting? Sorry, I was at court", at the moment Alex had Casey in front of her; she couldn't spit a single word, and just reached out for the taller woman and hugged her tightly.

At the sole feeling of Alex's embrace, Casey dropped her briefcase and wrapped her arms over the other attorney, suddenly she felt Alex increased breathing, and so she knew the blonde was crying; she just decided to hold her a little tighter, letting Alex know she wasn't alone.

When Alex stopped sobbing, Casey look straight into her eyes and offered her a sweet, tender smile, "Come on in, you need some rest", now they were entering into Casey's realm.

Casey led Alex to the sofa while she took of her coat and hanged it on a hook rack over the door, the blonde attorney watched slowly every inch of Casey's home, there were 2 bookshelves with a lot of books on them, mostly law related articles; right in front of her was a little cozy coffee table, passed the table stood a nice furniture with a TV on top of it, on the same furniture she spotted a long collection of DVD's she almost laughed when she noticed most of them were comedies and cartoons; "Mmmph whom could tell?"; behind the couch she was seated, there was a really pretty dining table, and on the room of the room she caught sight of a bar separating the dining from the kitchen, to the left she just got a glimpse of a small corridor, she thought it might lead to the bedroom and the bath.

She was son entertained peering over the apartment that she didn't feel Casey sitting beside her, matter of fact she wasn't even hearing her; "Alex, Alex" said the woman with louder voice, "Oh sorry, it's just I was thinking all over what happened today" was all Alex answered.

"Can I get you a cup of coffee, maybe some tea to calm you down? You really look battered", said the red head; "Yeah, tea is fine" said the older woman.

Casey went to the kitchen and prepared all the stuff for Alex's tea, she looked over her shoulder into the living-dining room, and notice Alex had leaned on the couch, "What could had happened? Lost the case? Don't think so, the last time she talked about that, said the evidence was rock solid maybe…." She was pulled back into reality by the whining coming from the kettle.

When she went back to the couch found that Alex had fallen asleep, it was already late so she just decided to get her a pillow and some blankets. She tried to lay down Alex without awaking her but she failed; blue eyes open suddenly and the owner felt disoriented, however when she saw Casey everything felt on place; "Sorry Casey, I never meant to crashed at your place like this, I better get going" was all she was able to natter; "Ssssh don't worry, there's nothing to apologize for, besides it's getting late and is a long walk to the subway, perhaps it's better for you to stay here for tonight" offered Casey while she knelt down beside the attorney.

"Thank you for being such a great friend" Alex genuinely said, Casey just replied by giving Alex a light squeeze on her hand, "I'll leave you alone so you can continue sleeping, oh I forgot, the tea is on the table but it might already be cold" called the taller woman as she went to her bedroom.

As soon as Casey was out of her sight, Alex sat back again and reached for the tea offered to her earlier, she smile when she saw the other woman had put some biscuits on the tray too, she was really grateful since she hadn't had dinner, but above anything she was happy for allowing herself calling Casey friend, sure they confide in each other but before this all she could called the red head was a confident; but that had changed, well at least for today.