DISCLAIMER: SEE CHAPTER ONE FOR DISCLAIMER.

"Alex," You whisper softly, looking up at the blonde who stole your heart.

"Casey," she whispers back, just as softly.

Your daughter had just been put to bed by Alex, she cried until you said her "other mommy" could put her to bed. You stood in the doorway, watching her gently kiss the top of your daughter's head before reading her a bed time story.

You lay your head on her shoulder, closing your eyes. A silent "I love you," falls off your lips as you cuddle into her, and for a second you thought you felt her tense.

"I love you too," she whispers, kissing the top of your head.

The butterflies start to flutter in your stomach when you feel her lips touch the top of your head. Just tell her, you tell yourself, What's the worst that could happen? You open your eyes and they immediately fall on the snow collecting on the ground outside. "So beautiful," you whispers.

"I know you are," you hear her whisper. You look up at her, smiling slightly.

"Case- Casey, I-I'm in love with you. I have been for so, so long. The first time you bumped into me and spilled your coffee down my white blouse, when our eyes met, I fell so hard. I wanted to meet you, talk to you, be your friend, maybe even your girlfriend. Here I am, seven years later, and I've been your best friend for six and a half of those. I told myself I'd tell you years ago, but then you met Jason, you had Caroline, I thought you were happy. I couldn't ruin your happiness. But, I'm telling you now. I'm in love with you. I love you so much," she says softly, never breaking eye contact.

You wipe a single tear from her cheek before softly pressing your lips to hers. Her lips were soft, they tasted like the chocolate ice cream you had shared. You feel her hand on the back of your neck, and you tilt your head slightly, deepening the kiss. You moan slightly at the sweetness of the kiss, how her lips feel against yours.

"I love you too," a quiet mumbles falls off your lips, landing on hers.

She pulls away slowly, smiling down at you. "I love you so much." She kisses your cheek, then your nose before pecking your lips.

You smile up at her, "Will you be willing to accompany me on a date?" You smile cheekily before taking her hand. "And, stay the night?"

She nods slightly, kissing the back of your hand. "I would love to."

"You know, you're not going to just be dating me, you're going to be dating Caroline and I. Yes, we will be having dates that are just us, but she'll have to be at some of them. I won't leave her alone all the time, a good mother wouldn't do that to their child," you shake your head.

"I know," she smiles. "And I don't mind. I love her like she's my own daughter."

You nod slightly and smile, looking up at her. "Take me to bed, Miss Cabot," you whisper huskily.