A/N: So, another one, bit small, I'm sorry, today. ^^ Enjoy. The next one will be longer I guess (they still have to date sometimes and I made up something already, so.. we'll see).

Casey was in the tunnel again. Only Alex wasn't there this time. A silhouette was. It wasn't quite an actual person, it was like a shade. It was whispering things.

"You don't love her, Casey. You are not capable of loving. You remember Charlie? You didn't save him. You couldn't. You ran away from him and his problems. His schizophrenia. You could have helped him, Casey. You loved him. It's your fault he died. Run away from Alex before it's too late.."

"No.. I couldn't.. I-I.. I won't walk away from her. I love her." she yelled. "I couldn't have saved him. I didn't love him enough.."

"Enough? When do you love someone enough to not leave him.. or in your case, her? How do you know? Can you trust yourself after what you did to Charlie? Could you really look at yourself in the mirror and tell you won't leave Alex? You love her whatever happens?"

"I don't know that! Neither do you, whoever you are.. Whatever you are." Casey started to get mad, but also scared, because those were her feelings talking. How is it possible anybody else knows about her thoughts? Unless it's herself talking. This is a dream.. It's not real..

"Casey, wake up. You're shaking and mumbling and sweating." When Casey finally woke up, she was thrashing about. She saw Alex holding her nose and blood all over the sheets.

"What did I do?" Casey asked conscious of guilt.

"I tried to wake you, because you were heavily shaking and you seemed to be fighting and kept mumbling something about.. me. And you accidentally hit my nose." she saw Casey's face. "It's okay, it's just a nosebleed. It's not broken or something."

"I am so sorry, Alex. I really am. I didn't mean to-"

"I know that, sweetie. I know you never want to hurt me. But tell me, what's wrong? You mumbled something about me.."

"Oh.. just.. a bad dream." Casey said, avoiding Alex, who tried to lock eyes with her.

"Are you going to tell me what it was about, or does it have to stay a mystery to me? Because this is the second time you dreamed bad and last time you vomited on your office's floor. So.. It must have been pretty bad, hasn't it?" Alex grabbed Casey's hand. It was very sweaty.

"I-I.. don't know. You would hate me."

"I won't ever hate you, Case. You know that." she squeezed her hand.

"You wouldn't be so sure after you hear it." Casey told Alex what she saw in her dream. When she was done, Alex sighed. But she was a bit relieved, Casey could tell.

"First of all, thanks you told me. I appreciate that. I expected worse. This scary dreams.. I think you have them because you have the fever. They will be exaggerated. But they tell you you're afraid to commit. I guess. And I guess you don't think you deserve me, do you? And I think you love me, but you are pretty scared, because of what happened with Charlie. Well, I have no scary disorders that I'm aware of." she smiled.

"You're not mad at me?"

"No, of course not. Why would I?" Alex seemed to be thinking.

"What are you thinking about, Alex?" Casey asked, finally looking in Alex's eyes again.

"Well, it has nothing to do with this." she frowned. "But you asked me why I lured you into my office a couple of weeks ago. Our first time. But.. you never told me, why you decided to do it."

Casey thought. She didn't know exactly why she did it. "I don't know for sure. Maybe I was just curious. You are very sexy and seductive you know?"

"I can be very overwhelming."

"I've always been curious. I think the idea wandered around in my head since I met you. You're way of walking always intrigued me. Since the day I met you."

"I thought you loathed me, because I was the ADA they liked and you took my job."

"Yeah, before I met you I did, but when I actually met you.. You convinced me you were really nice."

Alex smirked. "If you weren't vomiting for hours, I would kiss you right now."

Casey pouted. "I think I withdraw my statement. You're not nice."

"Oh, I'm hurt. I was under the impression that you loved me." She tickled Casey's side.

"I won't withdraw that." Casey grinned.

"So, you're saying you like bad people, Ms. Novak?" Alex teased.

"Not plural, counselor. Singular. I like a bad person." she pinned Alex down on the bed, leaning with each hand on Alex's wrists, straddling Alex's thighs, so Alex couldn't move. "What are you going to do now, Ms. Cabot?"

"Just pout and hope you don't kiss me." she grinned.

"You fail. You cannot pout that well." Casey teased.

Alex pouted, and the moment she did that, Casey took her chance. She caught Alex's bottom-lip between her teeth and ran her tongue across it. Alex looked deep in Casey's eyes and Casey could see her pupils dilated. Alex flipped Casey over and started to kiss back. Casey tangled her fingers in Alex's hair. Their tongues entwined.

"Not that horrible, huh?" Casey asked.

"Oh, it is." Alex grinned.

"Again, you are not nice, Ms. Cabot."

"So why are you kissing me?" Alex teased.

'Because I can. And people do weird things." Casey answered. She suddenly remembered she had to go to work. "Oh god! I forgot to go to work."

"You didn't. You've taken sick. I took care of it. I took a day off to, to take care of you."

"But Donnelly.."

"I took care of it. I told her I had to take care of my girlfriend. She understood." Alex smirked.

"You what?"

"You heard me."

"I did, but I believe you just called me your girlfriend."

Alex frowned. "Well, you are, right?"

"We didn't make that official, did we?"

"Well, then I will change some things. Will you be my girlfriend?" Alex grinned.

"All right then." But she grinned. Alex kissed Casey on the lips.

"And I seal it with this disgusting vomit-kiss." Alex smirked. Casey pouted.

"I'm not disgusting."

"True, but I like to exaggerate." Alex smirked. "I can't even taste you vomited, actually. So.."

"You.. I am so pissed! I'm gonna punish you for that! Or at least you have to make it up to me." Casey pretended to be mad, but she failed. She burst out laughing.

"You are evil. You're at least as evil as I am."

"That's not true."

"Oh it is. But maybe that's why we love each other." Alex stated. "I'm gonna get you some soup. You shouldn't be eating solid food yet." she laid her hand on Casey's forehead. "You still have the fever. A few days rest and it will be over. Are you still nauseous?"

"A bit. But it went better when my stomach was empty. So I don't know how it's gonna be when I've eaten."

"We'll see." Alex pushed Casey back in the bed and tucked her in. "You have to stay warm." She walked out to the kitchen to make her some soup.

Not so inappropriate anymore. Right?