Disclaimer: Cold case is not mine; unfortunately I do own the bastard that shot Scotty
Chapter 11: It can't be over
Stillman drove in silence behind the ambulance occasionally shooting a look towards Lilly only to see the pain and terror etched in her face.
"So" he paused "How long have you and Scotty been seeing each other" Lilly's head snapped up and she looked at her Boss.
"How did you know" she said softly
"I may be old Lil, but I am not stupid. When I came by his apartment the other day and you were there... I kind of figured it out, unless Valens had started to wear lipstick" Lilly smiled
"Didn't think we'd keep it from you for too long" she wiped her eyes "Boss I can't lose him, he just has to be alright" Stillman reached a hand over a placed it in her shoulder.
"It's gonna be okay Lil" he said softly as they arrived at the hospital and Lilly nodded before heading out of the car to follow the EMT'S into the ER.
"I am sorry Ma'am you can't come back here" A nurse said stopping Lilly from entering the emergency ward.
"Please that's my boyfriend I have to stay with him" She said but the nurse refused to let her past.
"I will get the doctor to come and give you an update" the nurse said heading off after the gurney and Lilly slumped down into the plastic chair by the doors and Stillman sat beside her.
Lilly sat there not moving ignoring Stillman's offer for a drink or something to eat. Nick, Will and Kat arrived a few minutes later and upon seeing Lilly and Stillman hurried over to them.
"Have you heard anything Boss" Vera asked and Stillman shook his head.
"Has someone called his parents" Kat asked and Stillman nodded
"They should be here soon"
"What a way to meet to meet your boyfriend's parents hey" Jefferies said looking towards Lilly.
"Dὁnde está mi bebé, mi bebé recibió un disparo. Mi hijo, donde se" (where is my baby, my baby was shot. My son, where is he)
Mrs. Valens came running over to Stillman.
"You are my son's Boss" Stillman nodded
"You must know how he is?" She said as she clutched at his arm.
"The doctor has yet to give us an update" He said and Scotty's mother dissolved into tears and Mr. Valens pulled his wife into a hug.
"Lieutenant Stillman?" A man in a white coat emerged from the ward
"Yes" Stillman replied
"I am Doctor Haines. I am working on Detective Valens" they all stood up and Lilly stood up and moved towards the doctor.
"How is he?" she asked softly
"He has a collapsed lung and some internal bleeding we are taking him into surgery now"
"Is my son going to be okay" Mr Valens asked
"He is not out of the woods yet but we have our best Doctor's on this case Sir, we will let you know when we have any news" the doctor left and Lilly sank down back in the chair again.
"You must be Lilly" Mr and Mrs Valens moved to sit beside her and she nodded. "He talks about you a lot" Mr Valens said putting a hand on her shoulder "He loves you, you know". Lilly nodded and tears began to stream down her face and Mr Valens pulled her into a hug.
"Not the best way to meet your boyfriends parents" He said and she laughed
"No, not how I expected it" Lilly replied
"I am Ramiro and this is my wife Rosa" the old man said. Stillman and the others decided to leave them waiting and went to the cafeteria to get some coffee.
"So how did you find out about Lil and Scotty" Vera asked Stillman and he chuckled
"I have been a detective longer than you could walk Nick" and Kat chuckled
"Are you gonna split them up?" She asked
"No, they work well together why would I break up a good team"
"I hope he'll be alright, I don't think Lil could cope with losin anyone else in her life" Nick said and Stillman placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I hope so to Nick" Will said.
Lilly and Scotty's parents stayed in the emergency room and she listened to Ramiro tell stories of what Scotty and Mike used to get up to when they where little. She laughed at the thought of her boyfriend and his brother causing trouble and sneaking out at night for Scotty to meet up with Elisa.
Scotty's doctor's came out to tell them that they had managed to reinflate his lung and repair the damage and that he should pull through just fine. Lilly breathed a sigh of relief and accepted a hug from Scotty's mother.
Scotty came out of surgery and was wheeled into the recovery ward Lilly was by his side so fast and was so adamant she wasn't leaving him the doctor's gave up trying to force her to go. Lilly and Scotty's parents stayed by his side, Stillman bringing them coffee and something to eat although Lilly still refused to eat. The doctor's told them that he may still be out of it for a couple of hours and that they might as well go home. Lilly shifted her chair closer to Scotty and looked up at the doctor. "I am fine where I am thanks"
Around midnight Scotty woke up and looked around his room seeing his parents on the small couch asleep and he looked to his side, Lilly was fast asleep her head resting on the bed her hand on his and he smiled down at her.
"Lil" he whispered, he shook her gently and she stirred
"Scotty" she said sleepily and she smiled and kissed his hand "Oh god I thought I'd lost you" she said quietly tears streaming down her face again. He wiped her tears from her cheeks
"You ain't gettin rid of me that easy Rush" he whispered and she grinned and leaned in to kiss him.
"I love you Lil" he said brushing her hair away from her face
"I know, I love you too"
"You been here all night" he asked keeping his voice low so as not to wake his parents, the last thing he needed was to have his mother fussing all over him.
"Yeah, I couldn't face going home without you" she whispered
"Oh mi bebé de su despertar. Usted está en el hombre joven problemas tan grandes que dio a su anciana madre de un susto" (Oh my baby your wake. You're in big trouble young man you gave your mother such a fright) His mother cried running over and kissing her son's cheek.
"Mamá. Estoy bien ¿ podria dejar de babying me" (Mama I am alright will you stop babying me) Scotty cried out trying to free himself from his mother's grip and his father chuckled.
"Deja al niño solo Rosa. ¿Lo estás embarazosa frente a su novia" (Leave the boy alone Rosa you are embarrassing him in front of his girlfriend) Ramiro scolded "We will leave you two alone. I am so glad you are alright my son"
Lilly giggled as Scotty's mother was dragged out of the room under protest.
"Didn't realise you were such a mommy's boy Valens" she teased
"Shut up Rush" he said and he kissed her his hands threading through her hair.