A/N: Okay, so I have picked up steam with this story now! Woohoo! Time to power through it!
The Next Morning...
Alex awoke in Casey's arms. Opening her eyes to the light coming in from the windows, she instantly regrets drinking as much as she did the previous night. Burying her head into Casey's neck, she hears Casey chuckle.
"Your head spinning, babe?" Casey asks.
"Yes...what happened?" Alex groans.
"Before or after the amazing sex..."
"Oh...that's right." Alex whispers, "We are moving in together, and you...oh my god! You told your mom."
Holding Alex tight, Casey kissed her. Breaking the kiss, she calmly said, "Don't worry baby, everything will be fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, baby, I am sure. I love you, I want to be with you, and I am so excited to move in with you." Casey said kissing Alex softly. "Now, get in the shower and I will make you some breakfast. We can go to work together."
"Okay, babe." Listening to Casey walk downstairs, Alex couldn't believe she was as lucky as she was...loving Casey was the best thing ever.
Casey got to her office after settling Alex into hers. Leaning back in her chair, she pulled out her cell phone. Sighing she mumbled to herself, "No time like the present."
Finding her mother's number she presses send. "Hi Mom," Casey says as she hers Sharon answer.
"Hello Casey. So what was this cryptic message about you dating Alex Cabot?" Sharon asks while sitting at her office desk.
"It wasn't a cryptic message Mom, it's the truth."
Sharon scowls at her daughter's words. "Why Casey?"
"Why not? I am in love with her."
"In love, Casey? How long have you been dating?"
Sighing as she stands to pace her own office, Casey says, "Mom, we have been dating for two months. I don't know what your issue with Alex is, but I am in love with her so I wish you'd let it go."
"She's not right for you Casey." Sharon states firmly.
"Well, I am sorry you think that Mom, because it's not your choice. I have to go."
"Okay darling. I love you." Sharon says softly.
"I love you too." Casey says hanging up the phone. Powering up her laptop, Casey sees the picture of her and Alex on her cell phone. Smiling at her and the beautiful blonde, Casey knows she is right. She has found the woman she loves and nothing will come between that.
Walking off the elevator, Alex cringed beneath her sunglasses at the light in the Major Crimes Unit. Why was it so bright here? She was already nervous as all get out from being called in to make a deal today, but the light was causing her headache from the morning to come back. Today out of all days she needed to be on par for Sharon. It was time to really impress Casey's mother.
Walking into the opening of the squad room, Alex bit the bullet and took off her sunglasses. "Okay, what's the situation," Alex asked. The looks from the detectives told her they were shocked to see her...not a good sign.
"Ms. Cabot," she heard Sharon say from behind her, "Right this way please, I like a brief word."
Alex tried to put on a cordial smile, "Of course Captain." Following Sharon down the hallway to an interrogation room, Alex began to say Hail Mary's in her head. She would surely need all the strength she could get at this moment.
Entering the room, Sharon pointed to a seat, "Please sit and make yourself comfortable."
Alex did as told, however, while setting her bag down beside her she suddenly felt cold metal wrap around her hand that she had placed on the table quickly followed by it being locked onto the table. Looking to her now cuffed wrist and then to the smug look on Sharon's face, Alex's jaw dropped, "You have to be kidding me right?" Closing her eyes, she willed every polite fiber within her to the surface, "Please tell me that you did not just handcuff me to the table..."
"I handcuffed you to the table." Sharon said coolly pulling out the chair opposite to Alex and sitting down, "What are you intentions with my daughter Cabot?"
"Remove the handcuffs and I will tell you." Alex replied with a smirk.
"Tell me or I will leave you here."
"Leave me here and I will call the police chief. We will see what he thinks of your stunt."
Sharon smirked at the blonde, "Well that would be an interesting conversation for Christmas dinner don't you think? You will still be around by Christmas right? It's three months away, I understand that's a big commitment. Are you committed to Casey, Alex?"
"I am in love with your daughter ma'am. I will be around at Christmas time as long as Casey still wants me." Alex replies realizing she better play along if she ever wants to get out of here.
"How do I know I can trust you?" Sharon questions.
"You don't, it's the point of trust."
"I don't like you Cabot. I probably never will."
Sighing, Alex replies, "I don't care. It's not my job to make you like me, it's my job to make sure Casey loves me. Let me go." Alex replies.
"You aren't right for her." Sharon says coldly.
"Who are you to say that? I treat Casey like a princess. I adore her and I would protect her no matter what, so how am I not right for her?"
"You Cabot's are all the same. Take my word for it, if you break her heart you will have me to deal with and I will make your life a living hell. Got it?" Sharon says firmly.
"Got it uncuff me now." Alex demands.
Sharon uncuffs the blonde only to have Alex immediately grab her things and walk to the door. Looking at Sharon as she opens it, Alex says, "If you try to pull a stunt like this again, I will report you to the IAB for misuse of power."
Leaving the building, Alex goes straight to her car and then home. Unlocking the door to her apartment she sighs as she sees Casey's things already there. "Case?"
Running down the stairs, Casey exclaims, "Alex! I had a great idea. I am so excited you came home early! I was so excited about it I took a half day to check things out."
"Wow, you are excited. What is it?" Alex says letting the mess with Sharon go. Telling Casey would only cause problems anyway. Alex could handle Sharon.
"I know you asked me to move in with you, baby, but what if we got a place of our own?"
"Okay, I am liking this idea...did you find a place?" Alex asks. Her day was already greatly improving.
"I did, and I want to show you! Come on!" Casey said excitedly pulling Alex towards the stairs.
"Okay, but first I want to do this..." Alex says pulling Casey into her arms for a kiss. She loves her apartment, but she is in love with Casey and would do anything to make her happy. All the redhead ever need to do is ask...
Wrapping her arms around Alex's neck, Casey pulled back just enough to look into Alex's eyes. "I am so in love with you, Alex."
"Good, because I am madly in love with you, Casey. Now, show me the places you found!"
Running up the stairs, the two jumped into bed and situated themselves with Casey's laptop between them. Casey showed Alex some really awesome apartments, all containing terraces of some sort since Casey knew just how much Alex liked being able to enjoy the city from her current one. As they picked a few to go see over the weekend, Alex noticed Casey had a townhouse saved.
"What's that one, babe?" She asked.
Casey shrugged, "It's a dream house. Nothing really, plus it's way to big for us, it has like three bedrooms. We don't need that much room."
"Show me. I want to see your dream house." Alex laughed nudging her shoulder into Casey. "Dream with me, Case."
"You are so cheesy and I love it." Casey laughed as she showed Alex the house. It was a beautiful townhouse, with a big nice size living room and open kitchen, a small dining room, a large master bedroom with walk-in closets and a gorgeous bathroom, an office across the hall and two bedroom each with their own bath on the third floor. The best part was it had a little garden area in the back with a stoned patio, tree and little area of grass.
"Casey, it's beautiful. I love it." Alex breathed looking at all the photos again.
"Now you see why it's my dream house," the redhead laughed as she snuggled into Alex's side. "All it's missing is the family to go with it."
"Do you want to have kids, Casey?"
"Yeah, two or three."
"Me too." Alex said as she kissed Casey's head and still looked at the pictures. She could easily see Casey and her living happily in this house with their kids one day. "Casey..."
"Yeah, baby," Casey answered with her head on Alex's chest watching the pictures with the blonde.
Biting her lip, Alex took the plunge and said, "I am going to buy us this house, if you are okay with it."
Pushing up on her elbows with wide eyes, Casey asked, "What? Why?"
"I love you, Casey. I can easily see us living in this house for years to come with our family...that might sound crazy..." Alex said quietly, feeling as if she'd jumped into shark infested waters waiting for Casey to reply.
"You want to have kids with me?" Casey asked with a smile.
"Yeah. Do you want to have them with me?" Alex asked pushing a stray lock of hair from Casey's face.
"Absolutely." Casey replied. "Everything is moving so fast Alex and I am so comfortable with it. Is that crazy?"
"I don't think so. So as long as we know we are still sane I think we are okay."
Curling into each other's arms, they looked back through the pictures of the townhouse once more. Finally Alex spoke, "So, you are okay if I buy the house for us?"
"No," Casey said firmly pushing up on her elbows. "I am okay with us buying the house together."
"Really!" Alex beamed.
"Really!"
"We are buying a house!" Alex said excitedly pulling her phone out to take a picture of them at this moment. It could sit in a frame on their new fireplace. Life was really seeming good at this moment.