A/N This chapter is shorter then what i normally write but i figured I'd put it up anyway, and i am sad to say i am having a bit of writers block, I'm hoping it will go away quickly so i can finish this story, so enjoy this chapter and i will do what i normally do to keep my inspiration and keep writing :)

"So who did you want me to meet?" Casey asked as she took a seat at an empty table on the food court.

"You'll meet them soon don't worry" Ilsa said with a smile, she had been having a great day, although some parts were better then others like how she and Casey had been talking about anything that popped into their heads that was good Ilsa liked that part very much, how Casey had decided to go look at some shoes and spent the better part of thirty minutes trying to decide on a pair not so good, that wasn't Ilsa's cup of tea and she had gotten bored quickly looking around and wondering why someone would want to spend so much on shoes, but she stayed in her spot waiting for Casey because it would have been quite rude to wonder off, And Casey seemed like the kind of woman who really enjoyed her shoe shopping.

Casey was in much the same boat, loving that she and Ilsa could talk, but they had gone past a game shop and Ilsa had run in looking at all the games and other things on display while Casey looked around wondering what the big deal was. Ilsa had a big smile on her face and looked very much like a kid in a candy store as she started talking recent releases with the employs. 'She's like a big kid' Casey thought as she saw Ilsa face light up when handed the cover to some game and got into a big discussion about what system was better, or whatever they were on about, Casey wasn't really paying attention.
Casey shook her head and sighed but no one else seemed to notice, the boy Ilsa was talking to didn't seem to mind, though he did pretend to get upset when the two left without buying anything but Ilsa assured him she would be back in when some new game came out and he accepted that over, also asking if she would come back in just to see him.

"So you know that guy?" Casey asked as they continued on their way

Ilsa smiled "He's the manager, really nice guy, just about every time I go in there he's working and we start talking"

"Ah so you two really have a thing for video games"

Ilsa gave a sheepish smile "Guilty, I'm a gaming nerd I cant deny it"

It wasn't long before Casey's stomach began to growl and Ilsa just smiled as they made there way to the food court and went to order some lunch, taking a good look before deciding on anything, Ilsa was hungry and would eat just about anything, but Casey decided to look around before she chose.

Casey had come back with a salad, and shook her head at Ilsa who wondered back over with a giant sandwich, wondering how the other woman was even going to get her mouth around it Casey was about to eat some of her salad and to her shock, Ilsa managed to do just that, get her whole mouth around the sandwich and tear a big chunk off chewing with a very satisfied smile on her face.

"You have one big mouth detective" Casey said eating a mouthful of her salad
Ilsa was in the middle of taking another bite and just stopped and raised an eyebrow "Is that meant to be a complement?" she asked unsure of how to take the statement.

"what? Oh um…I'm just saying that you uh…" Casey muttered staring to get a little flustered; she hadn't meant to offend her.

Ilsa shook her head and chuckled at the look on Casey's face "Calm down woman, I'm only teasing, I eat a lot, trust me I'm like a bottomless pit I'm not offended in the least"

Casey pushed her remains around her plate as she waited for her friend to finish her monster of a sandwich "So where is he, or she? I'm still unsure as to who you want me to meet? Is it your boyfriend?"

Ilsa laughed "Have you forgotten already that I confided in you my attraction to the female persuasion?"

Casey covered her face "Right what I meant was, is it your girlfriend?" she corrected herself

"Yeah sure that's what you meant" Ilsa teased "But if he's a girl I'm going to be really really scared I mean I thought he was a boy"

"So just spill it, who do you want me to meet?" Casey questioned, trying to get the other woman to spill about who she was being dragged around to meet

Ilsa went to speak but stopped, debating her words "You know how…I don't talk much about my life much, well um…I've got a secret I think you should know and I don't know how to say it so I thought showing you would be better, I never get close to people so I don't see a point in telling them about my life, or even letting them in but I really like you Casey" Ilsa suddenly found the table rather interesting and didn't raise her head "And if I want have a friendship that actually has potential to be more then just mere acquaintance and a kind word here or there it's best to get this off my chest now I cant talk about a lot in my life but I think this is the easiest thing"

Casey was downright confused, she couldn't think of what Ilsa wanted her to know, she knew Ilsa didn't like to talk about herself, or her past or really much about anything to do with her at all, Casey was suddenly very curious as to who she was to meet, if they meant this much to Ilsa they must be very important 'maybe it is a girlfriend…wait why do I care if she has a girlfriend, its not I'm interested in her that way, she's just my friends, my incredibly confusing and odd friend'

"So this person means so much to me and it's an understatement to say I'd give anything for them" Ilsa finished her little speech

Casey didn't know what to say right now so she just sat quietly contemplating whether or not it was a mistake to be friends with this woman sitting across from her. Ilsa seemed harmless enough but after that little rant Casey just wasn't quite sure, she was probably just being paranoid 'yeah I'm sure she just wants me to meet a really good friend or maybe another sibling although I thought she only had her brother'

"They should be here soon, can you promise me something?" Ilsa asked

Casey nodded "What?" she asked

"Will you promise not to freak out get mad and hate me?" Ilsa asked biting her lower lip, she was nervous, she didn't let a lot of people in but Casey seemed like a good person, and Ilsa didn't really know why she wanted Casey to know about her she just did, so she crossed her fingers that Casey wouldn't up and bolt and never ever speak to her again 'I mean sure it's a big secret and it makes me seem like some crazy bitch for not telling people but I've got my reasons, might not be the best but I got them…Gods I sure hope Casey will still talk to me after this…'

Casey was silent, taking in what had been asked of her, listening to the loud noises of other shoppers "I um… I promise" she said finally though she wasn't sure if it was a good idea to promise such a thing.

Ilsa let out a breath she wasn't aware she had been holding "OK" she smiled and stood up "Are you done?" she asked with a faint smile

Casey nodded and got up with her

"They said they'd meet us by the pet shop" Ilsa said

"You keep saying they, how many people am I meeting"

"I think you've already met Sam, it's the person with him I want you to meet"

Casey followed Ilsa, still looking in store windows and thinking about buying that new coat or whatever else caught the young lawyers fancy as they made there way past the shops to the mystery person Casey was to meet.
'Wonder who it is' thought Casey as they continued to make their way through the crowd of shoppers, trying not to get to distracted, Casey was getting annoyed waiting to meet…whoever it was she was meeting.

A man waved at them, short blond hair and a bright smile, Ilsa could tell even from the distance it was her Sam, Casey turned and saw him waving at them, he lent down and started to talk to a young boy he had shaggy light brown hair and blue eyes 'who's that? He looks kind of like Ilsa' Casey smiled; she didn't know Sam that well but her seemed nice enough.

"Ilsa!" He exclaimed as he walked up to her, holding his arms out and crushing her in big hug "And hello to you Casey, enjoying your day?"
Casey nodded "Yeah it's been good" she said with a smile
"I can tell, you've got quite a few bags there, any shoe sales I should know about" he joked

Casey laughed "I think maybe I should be asking you that"

Ilsa smiled down at Josh "How's your day?" she asked as she bent he knees so she could get down to his level, or as close as she could get

Josh beamed "Great! We got a special collar made for my puppy, it's got her name on it and we got her a new chew toy!"

"Oh wow that is so cool! Have you spent all your birthday money yet?" Ilsa asked with a huge grin on her face.
Josh shook his head "Not yet I still got some left"

Casey looked over at the two and Ilsa caught the look, standing back up she cleared her throat
"Josh this is Casey Novak, we work together and she's one of my friends"
Josh smiled but sill stood close to his mother

"Casey this is Joshua…my son"

Casey blinked her eyes "I-I'm sorry your what?" she asked not quite sure if she heard right 'did she say son?'

"This is my son, I wanted you to meet him, I know I should have said something earlier and I'm sorry I didn't"

Josh and Sam just stood there quietly waiting to see Casey's reaction.

Josh walked over to the ADA and reached out his hand "Nice to meet you Miss Novak" he said shyly

Casey reached her hand out and shook his, not saying anything "You know I just realised I have some things I need to get done today" she said quickly they hurried off, Ilsa soon lost site of her friend in the crowd of people.

Ilsa sighed, she had hopped Casey would stay and she could explain, Josh tugged on his mothers shirt, trying to get her attention.
"Mum did I do something wrong?" he asked upset he might have upset the woman and lost his mother a friend

"No son" she said pulling him close and giving him a hug "I didn't tell her I had you so I guess she's a little surprised about it"

"Why didn't you tell her about me, don't you like me?"

Ilsa scoffed and shook her head "Of course I like you, I love you son I just never got around to telling her, I'm sorry, if it makes you feel better from now on I'll tell everyone I know I have you"

Josh smiled and squeezed his mother harder "Wanna come home with me and play with the puppy? She's so awesome!"

Ilsa nodded, she wanted to talk to Casey but knew that the lawyer probably wouldn't want to talk to her right now, if she would ever talk to her again, it was one of the only times Ilsa felt bad about not telling people about her son, or her life, hopefully after a little cool down period Casey would talk to her again, although she was a little mad that she had just met her son then run off, the least she could have done was say hello...Fixing this mess was going to be a bitch…

A/N I hope you all like it, if i can get the next chapter done it will be longer then this one (hopefully) and don't forget to let me know what you think Good, Bad somewhere in between, and i promise to try and get the next chapter done as soon as i can (But that doesn't mean tomorrow :) )