Chapter 9
It had been five months since their partnership had officially ended, but to their relief, Stillman still allowed them to do interviews and interrogations together.
One cold November afternoon, Lilly and Kat were sitting in the Bullpen waiting for Scotty and Nick to come back from an interview. "You two gonna come to Jones' tonight?" Kat asked
Lilly shook her head "No, we are having dinner with Scotty's parents"
"Dinner with the in-laws" Kat said "Sounds like fun" she added, sarcasm evident in her voice.
Lilly chuckled "There okay, except for Rosa asking me if I am pregnant yet, every time we get together"
Kat chuckled slightly "See that's why I never gonna get married, V's enough for me"
Lilly smiled "Surely you would want to get married if the right guy came along, thought you we're getting pretty close with ADA Bell"
Kat's head shot up from her paperwork and she stared at her "How'd you know that?" she asked cautiously.
Lilly chuckled "Scotty and I we're out having dinner last month and saw the two of you walking out of a movie together, you just seemed pretty...close is all" Lilly teased "Besides Scotty told me about the moment you two had in the elevator"
Kat rolled her eyes "Your husband needs to learn to keep his nose outta my business"
Lilly chuckled again "Do you honestly think he'll listen if I tell him that?"
Kat was about to respond when the elevator doors opened and the boys walked out and were placing their guns in their respective lockers.
"Were back!" Scotty called cheerily and he made his way over to them.
"Nick said you got the confession" Lilly said as she looked up at her husband.
"Yeah, the daughter confessed" He replied, putting his hand on his Lilly's shoulder "Now tell me cause I forget, who said it was the daughter" he said sarcastically.
Lilly rolled her eyes and Scotty chuckled "Yeah, yeah alright so you got it right" Lilly replied as she stood up "There's a first time for everything" she added as she swept past him.
Kat laughed at the look on Scotty's face, he shook his head and followed Lilly into the break room.
He came up behind her. Wrapping his arms around her waist and pressing a kiss to the back of her head "What time are we meeting your parents again?" Lilly asked, as she washed out he coffee mug and put it on the side of the sink to dry.
"Seven" Came Scotty's muffled reply, his face buried in the crook of her neck, breathing in the scent of her perfume. She looked at her watch again "Well we better get going soon then" she reminded him. He sighed and pulled away from her "Yeah okay, I'll go ditch my interview notes on Vera and meet you down stairs" He said
Lilly smiled and leant in, pressing a quick kiss to his lips. "I'll meet you downstairs then"
Scotty watched her leave then took a steadying breath, now he only needed to convince Vera to do all the paperwork.
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Scotty pulled up outside their townhouse and they hurried inside "Come on we've only got half an hour till we have to leave" Lilly ordered as she hung her coat on the back of the door.
"I have a suggestion" Scotty said as he pulled his holster from his belt and put it on the table "Why don't we share a shower, cut the time in half" Lilly placed her gun beside his and shook her head.
"We are trying to be quick, not be here for hours"
"You worried you won't be able to control yourself around me Rush" he murmured seductively and Lilly chuckled "You take first shower, I gotta feed the girls"
He laughed at her non-answer and walked up the stairs to their bedroom. Lilly walked into the kitchen, finding the cats waiting patiently on the counter top for their master to return and open the cat food can. "Hey Livy, hey Tripod" she lifted the cats off the counter and they wrapped themselves languidly around her legs. Once her furry children were eating and happy she headed upstairs to take her shower.
Scotty was just emerging from the bathroom when she entered the room, steam billowing out from the open door behind him. Beads of water chased each other down the perfectly defined ridges of his abdomen and were absorbed by the towel around his waist. "Showers all yours baby" He said, rubbing his hair with another towel.
"Thanks" she said her eyes locked on his chest, she'd never get over his well-defined body. He looked like a Greek God, especially when he was dripping in sweat or wet from a shower. He caught her checking him out and crossed the room
"Told you we should have showered together"
Lilly groaned and closed her eyes "I am going to take a shower and when I come out, you better be wearing clothes" He grinned as she walked into the bathroom and shut the door.
Stepping into the shower she allowed the water to cascade over her and she closed her eyes, savouring the warmth of the water.
When she finally emerged from the bathroom, she was happy to see he had heeded her request as was wearing clothes. He was propped up on the pillows of the bed, the TV was on and he was watching the end of the news. "Hey" he said as he watched her walk over to the closet and pull out some clothes to wear.
"Hey" Lilly replied, pulling on a bra and panties "How much time do I have before we have to leave"
"Fifteen minutes" he said his eyes still glued to the TV.
"Great, I'll just dry my hair and put my make-up on and we can go" She said looking over at him, he nodded vaguely still staring at the TV. Lilly rolled her eyes and she picked up her towel and through it at him, laughing at the look of surprise on his face.
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Scotty's parents had chosen a restaurant near where they lived, a little hole in the wall Cuban place that Scotty said he always went to as a kid. It boasted the hottest food in the city; although Lilly wasn't a fan of spicy food Scotty loved it. They found a parking spot and started the short walk to the restaurant. "God its cold out here" Scotty said as he pulled his coat tighter around him.
"Tell me about it, they say it might snow later" Lilly replied.
"When was the last time it snowed in November, global warming my ass" He added
They walked into the warm, friendly atmosphere of the restaurant and Scotty helped Lilly out of her coat before shedding his. He handed them to one of the waiters and after a brief conversation in Spanish, ascertained that his parents were already there. He guided her over to his parent's usual table; they stood up when they saw them approach. "Holá Mi hijo" His mother said, pressing a kiss to each cheek before pulling him into a hug. "Holá Mama"
Ramiro gave Lilly a hug, before holding her at arm's length "You look even more beautiful every time I see you, but you are too skinny"
Lilly smiled at her father in law "Dad, leave her alone" Scotty said walking over to hug his father.
"What? I am just sayin' she needs eat more"
"Don't listen to him Mi hija you are perfectly fine" Rosa said warmly
Lilly walked over and gave Rosa a hug "Hi Rosa"
"Hello dear"
They sat down at the table and picked up the menus and quickly deciding what they wanted. Ramiro spoke in rapid Spanish to the waiter and placed their orders. Scotty excused himself to go to the bathroom, leaving Lilly alone with his parents "So how is work going?" Rosa asked
"Busy" Lilly replied "Been a bit snowed under lately"
"Only going to get busier when you start a family" Rosa hinted
Lilly smiled "Well it will be awhile before that happens" she replied "We want to wait a while before starting a family"
"But you're not getting any younger Mi hija; don't you want to have your babies when you are still able too?"
"Rosa, leave the girl alone"
"Hush Ramiro" she snapped at her husband "I just want to make sure you are sure, my sister waited and she found out she couldn't have children. I just don't want the same thing to happen to you"
Scotty came back over at that point and his mother fell silent "What's goin on?" he asked
"Nothing" Lilly replied "Your mother was just asking about work" Lilly replied smiling at him; Scotty rested his hand on top of her hand, giving it a gentle squeeze.
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After they left the restaurant Scotty began notice that his wife was acting a little weird, she hadn't said much during dinner "Are you alright Lil?" he asked softly.
"Yeah"
"Are you sure? You seem so quite" he asked in concern
"Yeah, just thinking" she replied
"'Bout what?"
"Something you mother said to me"
Scotty sighed "I told you to ignore her when she's pressuring you 'bout us havin a family" Scotty said
"I know it's just lately I've been thinking about it, maybe it's stupid for us to wait"
Scotty pulled over as they reached the townhouse and looked across at his wife curiously "What are you sayin' Lil?"
"I am saying that maybe we should be starting a family now, we can afford it and we do have the spare room and all"
Scotty smiled and leant over the centre console and kissed her "Are you sure Lil?" she nodded.
"Oh Lil, you are gonna be a great Mom"
Lilly leaned over and kissed him "You are going to be an amazing father"
He wrapped a hand around the back of her head and pulled her against him; he groaned loudly and closed his eyes. One hand slid between them and gently ran a hand over her breast. "Ummm, Scotty"
"Yeah" he whispered against her lips
"I don't think we should start trying in the car, maybe we should go inside"
He stopped kissing her and turned to open the door "Well let's get inside then"
