For Disclaimer see chapter 1.

Casey sat in her office coughing as she tried to read up on the case she was currently working on. She had started coughing not long after she left Olivia's that morning. She also felt like she was fighting a fever. However, she just resorted to the fact that she might be catching the flu. It was flu season after all.

Casey had just gone into another round of coughing when Serena stepped into her office after knocking. "Casey I was wondering if you had any…Are you okay?" the blonde asked cautiously. Casey nodded gasping for air after her coughing fit. "I'm fine…what do you need?" she managed to say hoarsely.

Serena dismissed her previous question and continued down a different track. "Are you sure you're all right?" she asked again. "Yes I'm positive I'm alright. It's probably just the flu or something. God it's freezing in here."

'Casey you're sweating.' Serena pointed out. Casey sniffled and went back to trying to read her paperwork. "Serena please, I told you I'm fine. Like I said, it's probably just the flu." The redhead stated as sternly as she could. "I really think you should go home. You look terrible."

'Serena! For the last time I'm fine!'

"But I just think that…look, if you need any thing call me okay?"

'Thanks Rena."

The blonde was turning to leave when she heard Casey call her name. "What's up?" she asked. She watched as Casey chewed her lip for a moment as if deep in thought. "Is it bad that I kissed a certain detective last night?" she asked quietly.

Serena's eyes widened in shock and surprise. "Oh my god." Was all she could say. Not because of the news itself but because her thoughts went immediately went to Alex. She had noticed how her best friend had been off the radar for a few weeks but still seemed to see damn near everything that goes on. "What about Alex? You know how she and Liv are…" 'Don't…just don't talk about Alex…I don't want to talk about Alex. I just…you know what? Forget I even brought it up." She then went into another fit of coughs as Serena left her office.

Addy slipped in to the courtroom several days later wearing dark sunglasses, her blonde hair pulled back into a tight ponytail. She smiled as she saw the detectives of the Special Victims Unit sitting in front of her glaring deadly at the defendant. She noticed how the defendant was creepily gazing at every male in the court room. This made Addy cringe.

Her eyes then fell on the judge. Her godmother; or former godmother. She thought she was so high and mighty up there. She knew that Liz had to know the truth about what happened. She had to have known. She scoffed to herself drawing the conclusion as to why Alex was so successful. Her godmother was her boss. There had to be no doubt some sort of favoritism there.

"The people request for no bail your honor." A barely six year old Addy stated as she stood in front of Liz who was seated at her judges podium in an empty courtroom. "On what grounds counselor?" Liz asked motioning for Addy to continue.

"Your honor, the defendant has committed a terrible crime." She stated boldly. "The defendant has stolen my favorite Barbie." She concluded glaring at her sister who stuck her tongue out from the other bench.

"Objection!" Alex shouted, "Spec…spec…Speculation! The prosecution has no evidence!" she said. "Sustained." Liz offered. Addy huffed, and continued. "Your honor, I saw her take my Barbie from my room! I promise she did" she whined.

Liz thought for another moment. "Alex did you take her doll…" she asked softly. Alex pouted. "No…" she mumbled. "Liar!" Addy shouted. Liz chuckled as she watched her goddaughters began to bicker over the doll. "Girls…Girls!" she shouted over the two trying and failing to get their attention.

Banging the gavel, Liz called order to the 'court' startling the twins out of their bickering. "Now, Alexandra, did you take Addison's doll?" Liz asked in all seriousness. She couldn't express the headache she got when they fought. Alex put her hands behind her back and suddenly became interested in her shoes. "Yes Ma'am…" she said softly.

Addy crossed her arms and huffed. She hated it when her sister took her stuff. But she had assumed that's what sisters were supposed to do; be royal pains. "I want her back!" she mumbled. Alex turned towards her sister, and smirked. "I'll give her back, but I will make a deal with you counselor. I will give her back, if you eat all of my green veggies for the next…six months!"

Addy scrunched up her face in disgust. She thought for a moment, "How about I do you spelling homework for the next five months?"

"Six!"

'Five…'

"Six!"

"Four…"

"….five. Deal." The two girls went and shook hands as if they had just made a professional deal. Liz smiled at her two goddaughters. She knew that they were both

going to make excellent lawyers one day.

End Flashback

Addy opened her eyes willing away the flashback she was having of her childhood. She couldn't express enough how she hated when she had flashbacks of when she and Alex were children. It always made a small part of her feel almost guilty for what she was doing. Almost being the key word. She turned her attention back to the trial as a very exhausted Casey began questioning a witness.

"So Ms. McDonald, you say that your son has never seen Mr. Royal before?" Casey asked. The woman on the stand nodded. "Yes, that's correct. David had never had any contact with him." She added. Casey nodded before going into a fit of intense coughing, gripping the stand for support.

"Um, Miss Novak?" the witness asked hesitantly. Casey could only continue coughing. Ms. McDonald gasped and stood from her seat as she saw the attorney was beginning to cough up blood. Casey suddenly collapsed onto the floor as blood continued to spurt from her mouth and she began to wheeze for air.

Addy watched as several things happened at once. The bailiffs took the defendant away incase he tried to make an escape. Liz stood from her podium and was making her way down to the fallen lawyer. Everyone else stood from their seats trying to figure out what was going on. And Olivia was at Casey's side in a flash, calling for the EMTs.

She watched as they loaded the attorney onto a gurney and wheeled her out with the SVU squad following in hot pursuit. Smirking, she glanced back at the awestruck courtroom before making her way out the door.

"Olivia! Is she alright?" Serena asked hastily as she practically ran into the emergency room waiting area. She caught sight of the detective pacing. Olivia looked up at the blonde's sudden arrival. 'I don't know…I haven't heard anything yet."

Serena sighed. "God I knew she was sick…I told her to go home but she wouldn't listen to me. What happened to her?" she asked. "She was coughing a lot but she swore she could go on with the trial. She collapsed in court coughing up a lot of blood. God Serena there was so much blood!" Olivia groaned sitting down in the chair and buried her face in her hands.

"Hey, I'm sure she's alright. I remember sitting here almost a month ago freaking out about Abbie. Casey's strong. She's gonna be alright." Serena said wrapping her arm around the detective's shoulder.

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