Title: Need

Author: KcRae

Words: 766

Rating: T

A/N: Casey's POV. I didn't continue it because the rating would go up but if you want to see more review and I may type up the proper end and post it to my livejournal.

The house was quiet. Ashleigh was still chasing her hotness monster with the rest of the ZBZ's in Myrtle Beach. Casey sighed deeply and snuggled her head squarely on her body pillow as she wrapped her leg around the other end. Rebecca was the only other ZBZ at Cypress Rhodes and Casey hadn't seen her come out of her room all day. She was either in there or hunkered down at the KT house with Cappie. A small surge of jealousy rushed through her at the thought of Cappie comforting the stupid girl who had said all those awful things to him. In truth Casey knew Rebecca needed Cappie and she'd only said those things because she was hurting, regardless of the fact that Cappie is clearly (at least to Casey) anything but beneath that spoiled brat Rebecca. The other Kappa Tau's knew it even if Cappie and the rest of the Greek system didn't.

This of course was all fine by Casey so long as she had some time to enjoy relaxing and being able to be Spring Break Cartwright for a few more days alone, which she fully planned on doing. Actually she'd originally planned on staying on the beach for the rest of Spring Break but once Cap and Rebecca had left and she'd found out Rusty had gone, she'd decided the next day to leave herself. She had no one else whom she really wanted to see but Ashleigh. Then there were the apparentlly true rumors about the burgeoning relationship between Evan and her Big Sis which finally helped to push her onto the first bus home. She wasn't really all there anyhow. She had been utterly engulfed in thoughts about Cappie and Evan and Rebecca and Frannie that she wasn't even having fun anymore, besides she'd finished her Spring Break list.

So instead Casey lay in her bed, wrapped up in the love affair between the indomitable Mr. Darcy and the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet. Whenever Casey's love life or just life in general was pushing her down, she would buy a pint of Cherry Garcia (frozen yogurt, not ice cream of course) and pop her copy of 'Pride and Prejudice' into the DVD player. Lately, though, she hadn't really had the time to indulge herself. So as the opening credits began to roll she pulled the lid off her favorite Ben and Jerry's creation and dug in.

"Case?" She opened her eyes. The first thing she noticed was the darkness. Her T.V. was off and she was surrounded by nothing but black. Then there was the heat. A body was pressed against the curve of her back and a hand was splayed against her stomach. She stiffened. But the smell was familiar. It was sweet and smooth and just so…

"Cap?" She questioned to the dark and she felt him snuggle against her, his soft hair brushing her exposed shoulder and his breath ghosting over her neck. She relaxed against him sleepily.

"Hey. How's my favorite president?" She smiled. His words were light but his tone was heavy. Tired. She turned over in his arms, it all felt so natural, she felt so comfortable.

"Just fine, thank you very much. How is she?" He smiled too, it was that crooked grin that said he respected her for the question but wished she'd have kept her mouth shut.

"She'll be alright." Casey felt instantly guilty. Rebecca needed him and he was here, with her.

"Cappie," She knew she sounded a little exasperated but she didn't want to hurt Rebecca even though the pledge deserved it.

"She's sleeping Case, she's gonna be okay." She shook her head as much as the space she had allowed her to.

"She needs you, you know." Cappie sighed and laid his head down heavily.

"I know." Then he looked at her so softly, with a small smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. He lifted his head up and propped it on his elbow, "But Case, I need you." His free hand stroked her hair from her eyes.

"Cap, this-this isn't like you. YOu shouldn't leave her." She couldn't get over his bedroom eyes, the glow in them, and the honesty. It made her stutter and sigh and forget herself in him.

"She's fine, you said it yourself, she's a big girl. Besides, needing you Casey, is very me." And then he kissed her.

It was warm and familiar and right and completely terrifyingly great. So she let him. She let him lay her down and smother her with his kisses, his love, and his need. She let him take her breath away again and again that night, without regret. She hadn't realized how badly she had needed him too, but he knew.