Eric pulled up outside Pip's apartment building and smiled to himself. He thought the address sounded familiar. Getting out of his car, he spotted a familiar canary yellow motorcycle parked outside the building. He looked to his right and saw Lauren's car. Pip Downey lived in the same apartment complex as Lauren. Lauren's apartment was on the third floor; Pip's apartment was on the fourth floor in room.

Heading towards the elevator, Eric groaned upon seeing the out of order signs. Eric heard two sets of footsteps as he reached the second floor. It was Lauren and Speed.

"Eric, what are you doing here?" Lauren asked. She hoped everything was all right.

"Dinner date on the forth floor with, Pip Downey."

"She lives here? I've never seen her before. Well, have fun Eric. Speed and I are heading down to the pool. See you tomorrow," Lauren said taking Speed by the hand making him follow her.

Eric found Pip's apartment and knocked on the door. "Hey, you're early," Pip said opening the door, and letting him into her neat apartment.

"I got off of work early. Something smells good," he replied handing her a bottle of wine he had bought on the way over.

"Thanks. I hope you like Chicken Parmesan with a Tomato and basil sauce. This wine will go great with it," she said cheerfully.

Down by the pool, Lauren and Speed had set their towels on one of the lounge chairs, and were about to jump in the pool. "You think the waters warm?" Lauren asked as she walked over to the side of the pool. Speed watched her.

"I'm not sure. Why don't you test it out?" Speed said walking up behind Lauren, and giving her a little push into the pool. Lauren hit the water with a big splash.

"TIMOTHY JAMES SPEEDLE!" Lauren shouted breaking the surface. Speed started laughing. "You think you're funny don't you?" Speed dove in and surfaced beside her. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and planted a kiss on her soft, wet lips.

"You know..." He kissed her lips again. "I was thinking about us last night, and I know it's kind of fast..." He kissed her lips again. "But what do you think about us moving in together. I have one month left on my apartment lease," he said kissing her again as he held her close to his body.

Lauren smiled and said, "I would love that, but you're going to have to deal with my crazy mother. She likes to drop by unannounced especially when there is a guy involved." Lauren broke their embrace, and started swimming toward the shallow end of the pool.

"I can handle her," Speed said swimming after her. They stopped at the steps and sat down. Lauren and Speed were happy no one else was there. They wanted the pool to themselves.

Back in Pip's apartment, Eric was reading through the quiz questions she had prepared for her students. "These are great. Would you like me to add a couple more questions about fingerprints?" Eric asked.

"Sure, that will test their brain cells," Pip giggled placing a plate of food in front of Eric.

Eric took a forkful of the food. He looked at Pip. "This is really good. I should give this recipe to Speed." Eric thought Speed could make this for Lauren. He knew she loved chicken Parmesan.

"Who's Speed?" Pip asked looking puzzled. Eric chuckled, he just realized she didn't know Tim's nickname.

"Tim Speedle, he works with Lauren and me at the lab. You met him the other day at our mini lunch date."

"Oh, why do you call him Speed and not just, Tim?" Pip was wondering why someone would call someone, Speed.

"Well, his last name is Speedle. So, Speed for short, and he rides motorcycles," Eric explained.

"Oh! Like the one parked out in the parking lot?" Pip asked.

"Yeah, that would be his."

Pip looked at him and asked another question, "He lives here in my apartment block?"

"No, Lauren does, he's staying with her."

"Lauren Wolfe, the detective that was with you at the school?"

Eric smiled and said, "Yeah, that would be her."

Sometime later, Pip cleared away the plates before getting comfortable on her sofa. Eric sat beside her and looked at the test questions again. "Why is he living with her?" Pip asked making Eric look up from reading the quiz questions.

Eric cleared his throat. "Um, a little while back, Speed was shot. Lauren's helping him get back on his feet," he said softly.

"Oh wow. I take it the shooting was bad." Eric put down the test questions, leaned over, cupped her jaw with one hand, and went to plant a kiss on her lips. Pip moved her head to the side. "I'm not ready, Eric! I don't even know what to do or how to kiss a man," Pip said looking at her hands.

"That's okay. Let the teacher be taught then. What do you think?" Eric asked. She nodded. Eric gently cupped her face, and planted a small but gentle kiss to her lips. Eric leaned in for another one, but Pip pulls away from him.

Pip got up. "Eric would you like a coffee?"

Eric nodded, and watched her walk into her kitchen. He thought to himself, 'Why is she so scared of me?' Eric got up and followed her into the kitchen. "Are you nervous?"

"Yes," Pip said. Eric walked up behind her and turned her so she was facing him.

"There is plenty of time for that later. The important thing is for you to be comfortable with me."

"Eric, I'm nervous and scared. Scared because I don't know how to go about a relationship," Pip fiddling with her hair.

"It's all right, Pip," Eric said rubbing her back. "They don't call me Dr. Love for nothing. I'll help you all the way through it." Pip started laughing. Eric was a smooth talker.

Eric flashed his famous Delko grin. "Let's get the coffee, and go look at the quiz questions." Pip agreed, and put a fresh pot of coffee on.

"Hey Eric, I think Lauren and Tim are more than just friends," Pip said taking the coffee cups out of the cupboard. She had been looking out the window in her kitchen; it overlooked the pool area.

Eric joined her and looked down. He shook his head and laughed. "Hey you two, get a room!" he yelled through the opened window.

Speed looked up and saw Eric. "You could always come and join us!" Speed yelled back.

"Nah, that's all right. I've had enough water for today. I'm good up here."

"You working your charm up there, Dr. Love!" Lauren shouted. "Never mind you don't need to answer that question, I already know."

"Now leave us alone!" Tim yelled.

"Sure, Speed." Eric laughed and shut the window. "Yeah, I know they're a couple. I just never mentioned it." He leaned back on the counter. "Shall we go back in the living area and chat?"

"Sure," Pip said smiling at him as she gave him a kiss on the cheek.