DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything of Cold Case.

Author's note: This is a little what if about Lilly and Scotty. The thing between Scotty and Christina never happened and it took place some time later after the fifth season. I hope you like it.

Slowly, Lilly woke up, smelling the scent of fresh coffee hanging in the air

Slowly, Lilly woke up, smelling the scent of fresh coffee hanging in the air. She breathed in deeply, enjoying that smell, and opened her eyes with a soft grin in her face.

What time is it? She thought, sitting straight in bed. She looked at the watch: it was just 6 o'clock. Thank God, she wasn't late for work. In fact, she had plenty of time to take a quick shower and drink a well needed cup of coffee, before headed to the office.

Lilly got up and went to the bathroom. She came out twenty minutes later, wearing nothing but a white towel to cover her skinny body. At the same time, her bedroom door opened and a tall man entered the room, bringing her the cup of coffee that she wanted so bad.

-Good morning, beautiful –he said, before giving her a deep kiss, with his free hand grabbing her by the wrist.

-Hi, gorgeous –she said back, taking the cup out off his hands-. Did you have a good night sleep? –she add.

-Well... –he maid a gesture of thinking-. Not that much... Not with a certain blonde that kept me awake part of the night.

Lilly giggled mischeaviously while they sat on the bed.

-Oh, yeah, sorry about that –she said, with an innocent look on her eyes-. I just had a tough day at work.

-Well, today is Friday: is the best day of the week, because is the last one.

-Mmmm... -was Lilly's response. For her, Friday wasn't much of a big deal, because she had to work on weekends so many times, that now she was used to it.

After drinking the coffee, both started to dress so they could start the day. Lilly finished first, and watched him while he dressed up. He was so handsome... He had brown eyes, dark hair and a big white smile that reminded her of Scotty. That smile was so shiny and happy, that it was contagious some times.

-Oh, before I forgot. Tonight I have a reunion with my family. I can't skip it, but I'll feel much better if you come with me.

Lilly's smile faded away.

-Julian... You know how this is, we had this conversation several times...

-I know, but I want you to meet my family. It's important to me. Besides, we've been dating for a couple of months now and I think is a good time to meet them... Maybe it's too soon, but I have a good feeling about us –he said, with pleading eyes.

Lilly looked at him, not knowing what to do. How she could say no, when he had that look that totally melted her? It was so damn hard... He was so good with her, so honest... This is one of her best relation-ships and she didn't want to blow it up like she did with the other ones... But the truth was that she was scared... Scared of how things could be in the future... Or how people could react about them... Specially him...

-I don't know –she said, not conviced at all.

-C'mon, it's not that difficult. You just come with me, meet everybody and then we can eat all what we want –he add, with a half smile dancing on his lips.

-But...

-Please...

His puppy eyes were so convincent that Lilly finally said yes. Even so, she wasn't that sure. Julian jumped out of joy and hugged her.

-You're not going to regret it, I promise. And I know that my family would love you. Just like I do.

-We'll see –said Lilly, nervous.

During the trip to the office, she didn't stop thinking about that night's reunion. She wasn't that sure that everything will be fine, like Julian said. After all, she didn't tell him about them. So, what was bothering her was: how Scotty's going to react when he found out that she was dating his brother?

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-'Morning, Lil –she was greeted by Scotty when she got to Philly's PPD.

-'Morning, Scotty –she said back, without making eye contact with him. That surprised him.

-Are you alright? –he asked. She always said hi! With a lovely smile.

-Yeah, of course –she answered, a little bit tense-. Why wouldn't I be...

She was cutted off by Stilman, that came out of his office, followed by a short lady in her sixties. She was wearing a grey skirt and a black shirt; and she looked sad and lonely.

-Ok, everybody, listen up –Stillman firmly said, gathering the cold case squad around him-. This is Mrs. Andrews. She's here because she needs help to solve her son's case. Mrs Andrews –he add, looking to the lady-. Those are my best detectives, they'll help you.

-Thank you –said Mrs Andrews, in a shy tone.

-Please, Mrs Andrews, come here, and tell us about your son –Lilly said, showing her the seat in front of a desk. Scotty and the others surrounded them, willing to listen to the story.

-Ok. My son is dead: we found him thirteen years ago dead in his house. He was raped and murdered, and he was dumped in his backyard. The other detectives thought that he may tried to scape when he saw the murderer, but he didn't make it. And that's why he was in the backyard... –now her face filled with tears at the memories of those painfull days.

Lilly handed her a tissue and asked:

What's your son's name?

-Brian Nichols. He was 25 when he died... He was so young... I still can't believe what happened.

-Mrs. Andrews, do you think of anybody that could probably wanted to hurt Brian? –asked Scotty, carefully.

-No, I don't... He was a popular man... He had a lot of friends and I know he didn't have troubles with not a single one of them.

-You said that your son's name is Brian Nichols? –Lilly intervined. The lady said yes with a move of her head-. Then why is your name Mrs. Andrews?

-Because Brian is the son of my first husband. I have my second husband's name, Arthur Andrews.

-Look this is just routine, but where were you the night of the murder? –asked Lilly, hating this part of her job.

-I was home... Sleeping. With Arthur. He can confirm it.

-Ok, thanks, Mrs. Andrews –said Scotty, leading her to the exit-. We'll look trough your son's case and we'll call you if we find anything new.

When he came back, all of the detectives looked at each other, wondering.

-So, where do we start? –asked Jeffries.

-Let's go see if we find the case file. If it's a cold one, it surely is at the warehouse.

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That night, Lilly was heading Julian's house, to meet his family. At least, part of it... She was so tense, that she was practily sweating.

-Relax... My family doesn't bite, you know? –Julian teased her.

-I know... But I didn't tell Scotty about us, and I'm not sure what he may think...

-Don't worry, he's not that tough like he seems. It's a good man.

-I know, I've worked with him every day for the past five years... –when she realiced that that was rude, she apologized.

-It's ok. It's just that I don't understand why you're making such a big deal out of nowhere... After all, he's not your owner or anything.

-Yeah, but he's my partner and my friend, and I don't want to loose that.

Julian didn't have time to answered back, because they arrived to their destination. With a feeling of resignation, Lilly got out of the car and accepted Julian's arm. Her hands were trembling and her heart was racing at a high speed. Julian reassured her and then he knocked the doorbell. He was greeted by a loud grup of women, that kissed him everywhere.

-Julian! –said the older one-. Thanks God you came this time. You're even harder than Scotty, and he's the tough one! Come and give your mother a hug.

While Julian did what his mother said, Lilly watched her, suddenly realising that this was Scotty's family too... She didn't think about it until now, and that shoked her a little bit. She never thought she would meet his family because they barely talked about their personal life. They knew so little about the other's life... But now, she would cross the line... Maybe she already did that, when she started to date with his brother. Now it was too late to take it back.

-So, this is the young lady that is driving my little boy crazy? –said Mrs. Valens, looking at her with a sweet smile-. It's nice to meet you finally.

-Thank you, Mrs. Valens... It's nice to meet you too –Lilly add, looking to the floor, suddenly shy.

-Please, call me Camilla. That's my name. And I can call you Lilly, Ms. Rush?

-Sure...

-Mmm, Lilly Rush... Why is that name so familiar to me... –wondered Mrs. Valens, thinking. Lilly tensed again-. Mmm, wait a minute... Are you the same Lilly Rush that work with my oldest son, Scotty?

-Yes, she is, mom –said Julian in that moment, interrumpting-. Now you see why Scotty always talks about her? –he add, with a smirk.

-Oh, yes... I think she's great.

Lilly didn't heard that, because she was thinking about the last frase of Julian. Scotty always talks about her with his family? Why is that? This is weird... She didn't have a clue about that and she talked about him with no one. Lilly didn't have enough time to analize this new discovery about him because the doorbell rang again. Mrs. Valens went to open and Lilly could heard her partner's voice.

-Hi, mom. I'll got you that speciall cake you asked me. Where do you want me to put it?

-Leave it here, honey. Come say HI to your brother's girlfriend –she said, leading Scotty by the arm to where Lilly was standing, sweating again.

-Julian had a girlfriend? –he sound surprised again-. Who girl could be so nuts to go out with...

His words died when he saw her. He totally frozed, not wanting to believe what he was seeing. He wanted to say something, but his words didn't come out. He was completly paralized. All he could think of was: Lilly is Julian's girlfriend?

So this is chapter number one... This is my first story with a case on it, so don't be so hard on me, please. And I know it didn't have too much of it in this first chapter, but I wanted to settle down the bases for the story. Revews, please, they are important to me. Really. )