I do need to apologize to all of you. This chapter has been sitting on my flashdrive for almost a year. I forgot I wrote it. I'm trying to pick up this story again. Who knows, maybe it will go somewhere, maybe it won't.

But, without further delay, Chapter 8!

Casey woke the next morning and reached out to the other side of the bed. She found it empty but still warm. She pulled Alex's pillow to her chest and inhaled the scent of Alex's shampoo. She sighed as the sounds of Owl City hit her ears. She rolled over and climbed out of bed. She slowly padded out of her bedroom.

Alex was leaning against the counter reading the paper and drinking coffee. She smiled when she saw Casey. "Good morning."

"Morning," Casey said as she entered the kitchen. She kissed Alex.

"You really don't strike me as the kind of girl who would listen to Owl City," Alex said. "Especially since I heard the German Rock you were listening to last night."

Casey smiled as she poured herself a cup of coffee. "It relaxes me after a stressful day."

"How many of those do you have anymore?" Alex asked.

Casey sighed. "Not nearly as many as I used to." She turned Alex around and pressed her against the counter. She kissed her again. "Alexandra Cabot, I do believe that I could fall in love with you."

Alex smiled. "It took you all night, but I'm glad you found the words."

Casey smiled. "It's this song. It turns me into a sap."

Alex's smile turned into a smirk. "You're joking?"

Casey pushed Alex away. "Fine, think I'm joking. Music is an expression. This song expresses how I feel about you." Casey tried her best to pretend to be upset, but it wasn't working out as well as she wanted it to.

Alex put her hands on Casey's hips and pulled her back in. "Okay, okay, I'm sorry. For me, music is just something to block out the sounds of the city when I go running."

"Owl City is too calming to work out to," Casey said. She pulled Alex away from the counter and swayed to the music. "So tell me darling do you wish we'd fall in love?" she whispered the words to the song in Alex's ear.

"All the time," Alex responded, matching the song.

Casey kissed Alex's mouth. Casey's hands slipped beneath Alex's shirt, resting on the soft skin of Alex's lower back. "You are so beautiful."

"You're beautiful," Alex said. "I don't know what I'd do without you."