Chapter 12:

"Ma, this Is Lilly Rush, Lil this is my Ma ,Rosa" he said proudly

"Hi" Lilly said nervously

"Hello, my dear so lovely to meet you" Rosa gave her a hug and Lilly felt a little uncomfortable.

"It's lovely to meet you too"

"I can see you are a bit nervous" Rosa said

"It's just, I wasn't expecting to meet you like this" she replied

"Well, how about you and Scotty come to dinner tonight and we can meet each other properly then" She suggested

"Sounds great, what do you think Lil?"

"Yeah okay" she felt like she was being cornered and she didn't like the feeling of not being in control.

"Perfect, I'll see you both later adiós mi hijo" his mother kissed his cheek and left. Scotty smiled down at her "So Lil" he said sheepishly

"Don't even start Scotty, you railroaded me into that" she said angrily

"You could have said no"

"No I couldn't , and you know it" she headed off to his bedroom to pick up her jacket.

"Come on Lil, I am sorry but I really wanted my parents to meet you"

"So you thought you'd trap me into going" she said crossing her arms and shooting him her ice queen stare.

"I really am sorry Lil, can't you please forgive me" he said pouting and moving closer to her.

She rolled her eyes and sighed "Fine" she relented

"Great, now how about some breakfast" he said walking over to the tray by the bed

"How about we forget about breakfast and pick up where we left off" she said wriggling her eyebrows at him and he chuckled as she stepped into his arms leading him over to the bed.


Lilly was nervous about meeting Scotty's parents, his mother seemed genuinely nice and if she was honest with herself she was curious about meeting the rest of his family.

"You ready Lil" Scotty called up the stairs as

"Yeah" she called out "I guess" she added silently and she made her way down stairs.

"Wow, you look great" Scotty said taking in her outfit

"I wasn't sure what to wear"

"You look fine baby, trust me" he said and he kissed her cheek "Come on, Ma hates it when I am late" he replied and they headed out the door.


As they drove towards his parent's house she felt herself getting even more nervous.

"You alright Lil?" he asked casting a look in her direction

"Yeah, just a little nervous I guess" he placed a comforting hand on her thigh.

"Don't worry Lil, they will love you" he reassured her but she still wasn't completely comfortable.


"Hola mi hijo, y esto debe ser la famosa Lilly Rush" (Hello my son, and this must be the famous Lilly Rush) a man said as he opened the door spotting Scotty and Lilly.

"Hola papá " Scotty said "Yes this is Lilly, Lil this is my father Ramiro" Scotty said

"Hello, welcome please come in you two it's freezing out there, they say it might snow" Ramiro ushered them inside taking their coats.

"Can I get you two a drink?" he asked

"Yeah, Beer please" Scotty announced

"Same" Ramiro nodded and headed for the kitchen

"Come on Lil, I'll introduce you to Mike and Allie" He led her over to a couple sitting in the living room. Mike looked remarkably like Scotty and his wife Allie was gorgeous.

"Mike, Allie this is my girlfriend Lilly Rush, Lil this is my brother Mike and his wife Allie" Lilly shook Mike's hand and accepted a kiss on the cheek from Allie.

"You bring Em?" Scotty asked brightly

"Yeah, he's in the kitchen with Ma. She's spoiling him again" Mike rolled his eyes

"Oh leave your mother alone, Emilio is her only nieto" Allie said. Just then a high pitched squeal met their ears. "Uncle Scotty, Uncle Scotty" a little boy of about four threw himself around Scotty's legs. Scotty winched at the force "Hey Em" he groaned and Allie chuckled.

"Emilio loves his uncle Scotty" Allie said to Lilly and she giggled looking at her boyfriend picking up his nephew, with such joy on his face.

"Em, I want you to meet someone special, this is Lilly" he carried his nephew over to her.

"Hi Lilly, your pretty" he said and she giggled

"Thank you Emilio" She replied happily

Scotty's mother re entered the living room.

"La cena está lista" (Dinner is ready) She said happily

"Yeah, Tengo hambre" ( I am hungry) Emilio replied as Scotty put him down "Will you sit next to me Uncle Scotty" he said happily tugging on his Uncle's hand

"Sure" Scotty allowed himself to be dragged off to the dining room and Allie, Mike, Lilly and Ramiro followed laughing at the look on Scotty's face.

"So Lilly, how do you and Scotty know each other?" Mike asked

"We work together" Lilly replied and she noticed comprehenshion dawning on his face.

"Oh, you're that Lilly. Scotty's partner"

"Yeah" Lilly said cautiously

Noticing the look on her face Mike went on to explain "It's just Scotty talks about you all the time, every since he started workin at homicide"

"He did, did he" Lilly said grinning

"Oh yeah, I used to tease him that he must have a crush on you" Mike said and Lilly giggled and they walked into the dining room.

"What's so funny" Scotty said

"Nothing" Lilly said kissing his cheek as she sat down but he still looked curiously at his girlfriend.


Dinner was delicious and Lilly was ushered into the living room by Allie so they could have some as she put it 'girl talk'.

Scotty helped his mother wash up.

"So, Mi hijo are you happy?" his mother asked as she handed him a plate to dry

"Yeah, I am" he said and he leaned in to kiss his mother on the cheek.

"I am so happy for you Scotty" his mother said wiping her hands on the tea towel and gesturing for him to sit down. "You love her don't you" she said simply

"Yeah I do" he said happily

"Do you want to marry her" she asked

"We've only dating a month Ma" he said

"So, I knew the minute I met your father that I wanted to be with him forever" Rosa said

Scotty thought for a moment and then realised she was right, Lil was perfect for him and he did want to marry her.

"Yes, I wanna marry her" He smiled at his mother

"Good, then you can have this" and she hurried over to the drawer taking out a small velvet box.

"This ring was your Abuelas, My mother's she wanted you to have it to give to Tu amor" She said placing her hand on Scotty's cheek. Scotty opened the box and he smiled at the delicate sliver ring. It had a small diamond in the middle with a sapphire on either side.

"My father saved up for a year to by her that engagement ring. It would make her very happy if you took it" Rosa said and tears welled up in his eyes

"Gracias mamá " Scotty said happily

"Su bienvenida a mi hijo" (your welcome my son) Rosa said

When Scotty and Lilly left that evening he carried with him the small engagement ring that he planned to propose to Lilly with and as they drove home and he looked across at her and he realised that he was never more sure of anything in his life.