Summary: Lilly and Scotty have been dating for the past two years and are very much in love, what happens next? Will they be happy? Find out. Read and review

A/n: In this story the whole Scotty/Chris debacle never happened and if I owned the characters they'd still be on TV and Lilly and Scotty would have at least kissed by now.

Precious Gift

Scotty Valens was in love, for the past two years he'd been dating the most remarkable woman he had ever met. He had never been this happy before, even in his first few years of his relationships with Elisa. About a week ago he realised that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.

So that was why, He, Vera and Jefferies were standing in a jewellery store at 10'oclock on a Saturday morning. "So which one do you think Lil would like?" Scotty asked as he leaned down to observe the large selection of stunning diamond engagement rings. Jefferies chuckled and placed a hand on Scotty's shoulder "You're not nervous, are you Scotty?"

"Me, Nah" he replied and then after catching a look form his two best friends he sighed "Kinda, I just want this to be perfect you know" As his eyes travelled over to the next case, mentally rejecting several rings, That ones to gaudy, that one's too big, that one's not big enough. "What about this one?" Vera said from across the room. Scotty walked over to him and looked at the one He was pointing to. It was gold with a few diamonds dotted across its surface. "Nah, Lil doesn't like gold" Scotty said and he sighed "I didn't think this would be this hard, when I proposed to Elisa I just bought the first one I saw" He explained "But this, this is different"

He wasn't sure why he brought Will and Nick of all people to help him pick out a ring for Lilly; he supposed it was because they'd both been married before. Or maybe it was because they both knew and love Lilly almost as much as he did, but know he was starting to regret his decision. He sighed again and was about to suggest that they try one more store, when he saw it. Not too big, not too small simple and yet not plain. It was perfect, a delicate silver band with fourteen small diamonds set in the band. "Can I help you sir?" A woman asked him from across the other side of the counter.

"Yeah can I get a better look at that one?" he asked pointing to it, she nodded and fished out some keys from her pocket. Finding the right one, she opened the cabinet and took out the small velvet box. "They are all two and a half carat diamonds" she said

"Found one?" Will asked as he came up behind him

"Yeah I think I have" He said as he turned to face Will "How much?" he asked the saleswoman.

"That one is $8300" she said

"Ouch" Vera replied "That's more than my first car"

Scotty sighed, the ring was a little out of his price range but he also knew that he wouldn't find anything better or more perfect than this ring "I'll take it" he said defiantly

"Excellent choice sir" she said and she took the box from him and slipped it into a small bag as Scotty reached for his wallet. "Just hope you know what you're doin?" Vera asked his friend as his credit card swiped.

"I have never been more sure of anything else in my life" Scotty began "I love her so much and I wanna spend the rest of my life with her" He took the bag from the sales girl and she smiled at him

"Good luck to you sir" she said

"Thanks, I am gonna need it"

Lilly sighed, feeling a little overwhelmed as she looked at the recipe books in front of her, Chris and her new boyfriend Jake were coming over for dinner and now she was wondering why she insisted on cooking. Lilly heard the front door open and turned around as she heard Scotty's familiar voice greeting the cats. "Hey Cariño" he said as he walked into the kitchen and kissed her cheek. She smiled at him; she loved it when he called her that. "What are you doing here?" she asked him curiously

"I live here silly" he exclaimed, grinning at her cheekily. Lilly rolled her eyes and shook her head

"No, I mean I thought you were going to the game with the guys"

Scotty shrugged "Change of plans" he simply said "I rather spend time with you anyway, speakin of which how about I take you to dinner tomorrow night?"

"Sounds great" She said, Lilly smiled at him again and leaned into press a kiss to his lips "So what are you doin?" he asked as her saw the various open cookbooks on the bench.

"Chris and her new boyfriend Jake are coming over for dinner and I am trying to cook"

"Great, need a hand?" he asked

"Maybe you can help me with the food; I ain't the best cook in the world"

Scotty wanted to tell her that she wasn't the worst cook in the world, that he had had worse but he simply chuckled "Sure, why don't you go and get ready and I'll handle dinner"

Lilly nodded and pressed a kiss to his cheek and brushed past him. Scotty shrugged out of his jacket and lay it on the table "Right, let's see what we can do"

Twenty minutes later, Lilly came down stairs and she sniffed the air, taking in the delicious aroma that was Scotty's spaghetti sauce. She walked back into the kitchen and Found Scotty chopping up mushrooms to add to the sauce. "Smells great" she commented, wrapping her arms around his waist and kissing his shoulder. "That's just you" he said

"Need a hand?"

"Nah, sweetie got it all under control"

"Okay then, I'll set the table" Scotty nodded and turned down the bubbling sauce.

"Think I'll go get ready" He said and he walked out off their kitchen and headed upstairs to take a shower.

Lilly had finished setting the table by the time Scotty was coming back down stairs, he crept up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck. "Hi" she said, running her hands over his hands.

"Hi" he said moving his lips up her neck to the outer shell of her ear. The doorbell rang and he sighed "Guess we'll pick this up later" He said as Lilly slipped out of his grip and walked over to the front door. She opened it, finding Chris with her arm around a tall, well built sandy haired man next to her "Hey Lil" Chris exclaimed and her arm dropped from around his side and she hugged her older sister.

"Hey Chris" Lilly replied

Chris pulled back and wrapped her arms around the man again "Lil, this is my boyfriend Jake, Jake this is my big sister Lilly"

Jake grinned widely "Hey" he said sticking out his hand "Heard so much about you" She studied him and finally shook his proffered hand "Come on in" she said and she stood back "Jake this is my boyfriend Scotty Valens, Scotty this is Jake..."

"Jake Davidson" he answered her unanswered question "nice to meet you man" Scotty shook his hand and then Scotty gave Chris a quick hug "You guys hungry?" Lilly asked "Scotty made dinner"

"Great" Chris replied "I am starving"

Scotty and Lilly walked back into the kitchen as Chris and Jake sat down at the table. They came back in a few minutes later carrying two bowls each. "This looks great Scotty" Chris said as he placed a bowl in front of her.

"Scotty's a great cook" Lilly replied as she sat down and Scotty smiled at her. He poured everybody a glass of wine and then took a seat next to Lilly.

Conversation started up as they all began to eat and drink "So how did you two meet?" Lilly asked as she looked at her little sister. "We went to the same yoga class for months and one night we started talking and went for a drink" She said reaching over and placing her hand on Jake's arm "One thing lead to another and the rest is history" Jake smiled down at Chris

"Your sister is a great girl, Lilly" he said happily "What about the two of you"

"We work together" Lilly replied "We are both in the same homicide squad"

"That's gotta be tricky, livin and working together" he commented

Scotty shrugged "It's a bit tricky sometimes but we make it work" Scotty replied and Lilly grinned.

Lilly couldn't put her finger on it but something was telling her that something wasn't quite right with this guy, he was an EMT and he volunteered down at the youth centre in Fishtown, he seemed on the up and up but still she couldn't stop her cop brain, trying to find a hole in his story.

When Chris and Jake left a few hours later and Lilly and Scotty were getting ready for bed, Lilly brought up her concerns. "Jake seemed like a nice guy" Scotty said as he shrugged out of his shirt and tossed it into the clothes basket. "Yeah, I suppose" Lilly replied thoughtfully and she opened the drawer and took out Scotty's old t-shirt out of the drawer that she wore as pyjamas. "You don't think so?" Scotty asked as he walked in to the bathroom and picked up his toothbrush.

"There's just something about him that...that doesn't seem right" Lilly said as she leant against the doorframe and stared at him. Scotty finished brushing his teeth then wiped his mouth and looked up at her "He seemed fine with me Lil, Chris seems to love him"

"Still" Lilly sighed "Maybe we should run a background check on him?" Lilly suggested

"No baby, you're just over-protective of your little sister" Scotty said soothingly

"I am not over-protective Scotty, he seems dodgy" Scotty turned off the light and pushed past her, pulling back the covers on the bed he sat down and began to take off his pants. Lilly sat down beside him and stared down at her hands "I am just worried about her Scotty; she's never had the best taste in men"

Scotty looked over at his girlfriend and in that moment he had never been more in love with her. "Lil, Chris can take care of herself"

"I guess" He pressed a kiss to her forehead

"Come on, let's just get some sleep. Things will be better tomorrow"

"Fine" She got up and walked around to her side of the bed, sliding in beside him and snuggling up to him. "Goodnight" He whispered

"Night" she replied