Casey was shocked to return to the DA's office and hear the sound of laughter come from Delva's office. "Renee?" Casey peeked her head inside and was surprised and angered to see Alex sitting on corner of Renee's desk and laughing about some joke that she hadn't heard.

"Hey Casey!" Renee exclaimed, jumping up to welcome her. "How was the case?"

"Guilty, on 3 out of 5 counts. 25 years." Casey said, quickly stealing a piece of chocolate from the bowl on the desk and popping it into her mouth. "You two seem to be getting along."

"Well, I just wondered who this woman was, who could change your attitude so easily and quickly, and I found her to be quite charming." Alex said with a devilish smirk.

"Change my attitude?" said Casey, narrowing her eyes.

Alex said nothing more to her. She said goodbye to Renee and strutted out of the office, leaving the bristling redhead with her favorite brunette.

"Casey?" Renee said. "You alright?"

"What? Oh yeah, I'm fine." Casey said. Renee's look of concern didn't leave her face. "I'm fine." Casey assured her. "Alex wasn't bothering you, was she?"

"No, she was nice." Renee answered. "A bit flirty though. Is she a lesbian or something?"

"Yes." Casey grumbled.

"Did you two ever…"

"A few times, but it was nothing." Casey dismissively.

"Well, that explains quite a bit." said the brunette with a sigh, but she quickly smiled at the redhead. "Do you have any plans for tonight? I mean, I know you're busy and you have to work, but I was wondering if we could have dinner, to celebrate your win today?" Renee sighed again. "I rambled the hell out of that sentence. Just, will you have dinner with me tonight?"

Casey smiled. "Of course. Just name the time and place."

"Great! Okay, how about I pick you up? There's something I really need to talk to you about." She looked almost shy as she said the last part.

"Is something wrong?" Casey asked.

"No, everything's great, it's just…" She ran her fingers through her hair and looked down for a moment. "Nothing, I'll see you tonight." She turned her back to the brunette and Casey took that as her cue to leave, but she reached out to touch Renee's shoulder.

"Hey, if there's anything you need to talk to me about, you know I'm all ears. You can tell me anything."

"Thank you, Case, I'll see you tonight." Renee smiled at her and touched her hand but didn't say anything else.

Casey went back to her office and found Alex sitting regally on her desk. "Don't get upset. I did knock, but you weren't back yet and I thought we should have a little talk." Casey said nothing, just closed the door and leaned against it. "You and her are…"

"Friends." said Casey.

"Just friends? Are you lying to me or yourself?"

"You know what Cabot," Casey sighed. Alex raised her eyebrows expectantly. "Go to hell. I don't have to explain anything to you. You're no longer my boss and I don't have to report to you anymore."

"Calm down, Casey. I just wanted to know if Miss Delva was taken. Since she's not…well, I might just have to do something about that." Alex smirked when the redhead stiffened involuntarily. "So you do like her. Have the two of you even been out yet?"

"Get out, Cabot." Casey hissed. Alex sighed and strutted out and the redhead slammed her door. She sat down at her desk and rubbed her temples, trying to fight down the overwhelming anger at Alex's gall. She wanted to punch the blonde for acting as though she still ran things. Cabot's return would only bring trouble, that she knew, but she would be damned if she would let Alex have Renee. The brunette deserved better than the Ice Queen. Even now, she could hear Alex trying to flirt with her. Casey needed to get out or she would do something she'd regret. She quickly exited the building and went out to her car, calling Melinda Warner on her phone.

"You got good timing, Novak, just went on my break. What's up?"

"Cabot's back and is being a complete bitch."

Mel laughed. "No surprise there. You sound a little fired up, what happened?"

"She had the nerve to ask me is there anything going on between me and Renee."

"Is there? You two have been spending a lot of time together." Mel commented. "I know you like her, Novak."

"It's still none of her damn business." Casey pouted.

"Not denying it, are we? I knew it. But about Cabot, don't let her piss you off and get you fired. We both know how vicious you can be with your mean streak. I don't need Cabot on my table because of a baseball bat to the head."

"She'd deserve it."

"I don't doubt that, but still, talk to Renee and see how she feels, then you won't be so upset with Cabot anymore."

"Okay, thanks, Mel."

"Anytime Case."

Casey sighed and tossed her phone into the next seat and ran her hands through her hair, calming herself. She went back inside and back into her office without talking to anyone and locked her door. She worked until the end of the day without any break and finally she could be with Renee. She went home, showered and dressed herself in a red dress that stopped at her thighs and sleeves that stopped at her elbows. She chose a pair of diamond studs and a diamond necklace as accessories and by then, Renee was outside.

She smiled as she climbed into the black SUV. "Hey." She said to the brunette, noting the sexy little black number that she was wearing. Renee hadn't looked up at her. "Ren-" Renee suddenly leaned across the seat and kissed her.

Xxxxxxxx

Casey moaned against Renee's lips as she felt the brunette's hands slowly sliding down her breasts. Her hands grabbed at her, trying to bring the redhead closer, but unable to do so in the cramped space of the car. "Casey." She whimpered.

Casey surprised her by grabbing her and pulling her across the seat and into her lap. She slipped a hand under her dress, clawing at her thigh. Renee moaned, giving Casey's tongue full access to her mouth.

"Casey, I'm sorry." Renee whispered, lips against her forehead as the need to breathe forced their lips apart.

"For what?" Casey panted, tilting her head back to look into the brunette's eyes. She couldn't help but smile. Renee was so soft and warm and she smelled like chocolate and coffee. It was a mesmerizing feel to finally have her in a way that she thought she never would. Casey hadn't thought Renee even liked women. That little thought was just thrown out the window.

"I didn't mean to, I just thought... I got angry at Alex, you two were..." Casey kissed her again to hush her rambling and began kissing her neck, nipping and licking at the tender flesh. Renee dug her fingers into auburn hair as Casey drove her mad with lust.

"Alex and I were never...together. It was just sex." Casey said into her flesh. Damn, she needed to get Renee out of this car and into her bed. "I don't want that with you." She looked up at the brunette. "I want you, I want all of you."

"You were the reason I didn't want to leave. You are Mon Feu, my fire, the reason I burn."

Casey immediately opened the door and pulled the brunette out of it. Renee wasn't wearing any shoes, having already kicked them off when Casey pulled her across the seat, so it was easy for her to run around and cut off the car and take the keys. Casey kicked off her own and made her way back to her door and quickly unlocked it, pulling Renee inside. They practically tore each other's dresses off and Casey shoved Renee back onto her bed.

"Casey." Renee's eyes were black with lust. She looked so inviting, laying there with her legs spread, completely exposed. She nearly vaulted off the bed when Casey walked out of the room, only to return moments later with a bottle of chocolate syrup and whipped cream. Renee licked her lips and reached forward to remove Casey's bra. She took her time with the black thong and finally the redhead was naked. Chocolate syrup was poured over the redhead and Renee smiled at the thought of eating her favorite thing off of her favorite person.

Xxxxxxx

Casey was awoken by the sound of the alarm on her phone and she gasped at what time it was. She tried to sit up and groaned at the ache in her stomach. It felt like she'd done a thousand push ups, but a smile graced her lips as she remembered the true cause of it. Renee was curled up in her arms, both of them sticking together from dried juices and chocolate. She smiled at the sight of Renee's sleeping form. She was so beautiful, so perfect. Casey extracted herself from Renee, got her phone and went into the bathroom. She noticed that there were at least 10 calls from Jack, 2 from Cabot and 4 from Warner. She decided to call Jack first.

"Novak, where the hell are you?!" Jack snapped after the first ring.

"I'm so sorry, I was up all night working and I overslept. Just let me use one of my vacation days I have and let Cabot handle my part of the docket."

"Fine, but this will be discussed the moment you return. Where's Delva?"

"She's...with me. We were working together." Casey looked up as Renee peeked into the bathroom and mouthed "I have to pee." Casey smirked and nodded, rising to leave. She was fully aware of the long look that Renee gave her backside as she stepped outside. "Let her use one of mine too."

"You're lucky Delva already had this covered."

"What?"

"She set up for you two to miss this day, but I expect you both back in court tomorrow."

"Yes sir." Casey closed her phone. Jack knew what happened last night?! She waited impatiently for Renee to come back out of the bathroom.

"Something wrong, Case?"

"You set this up?" Casey demanded.

Renee's eyes flashed with fear. "No, I- not this, I…" She took a deep breath. "I wanted the old Casey Novak back, the one I used to hear about being this badass lawyer, that was the original plan. Even Jack was in on it because he wanted you back the way you were too. But then...I got to know you. Look, I didn't plan on sleeping with you last night, but I...hoped we would. You told me about you and Cabot and I just wanted to punch the hell out of her for touching you and...it's complicated. I'm so sorry."

Casey wrapped her arms around the brunette and kissed her lips. "Thank you."

"You're not mad?" Renee asked.

"Of course not. I may be a little annoyed that Jack was in on this but we both know that my being upset with you won't last very long." The redhead smiled. "So where does this leave us now?"

"I don't know." Renee admitted.

"How about we go take a shower and talk about it over breakfast?" Casey asked.

Renee grinned. "Race you there."

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