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Chapter 21

He drove like a maniac; he forgot that Lilly had no ride back home. He almost went back but decided that telling Daniel took priority tonight. He knocked on the door and a weary Daniel opened the door.

"I got them Dan." He said with a smile on his face.

Daniel cried and hugged him. "It's going to be fine." Scotty made his way into the apartment. He sat on the couch and watched as Daniel went into the kitchen and made tea for them.

"Tell me who did it." The doctor looked better now. He drank from his cup. "It was one of her interns. Brian Lee, he raped her and then killed her. Natalia Rookwood, she saw what happened. She'll be charged too."

The detective told him most of what the residents told him. He omitted the worst parts. Daniel looked deeply confused, "but Lee, it can't be. He trailed after Lil like a puppy."

"He was jealous, he's a very perturbed individual." Scotty stopped him from his musings.

"I just I can't be here anymore. This city, everything reminds me of her. I'm staying with my sister. The drinking problem, it's getting worse. I need support." He seemed to be talking to himself rather than to Scotty.

"I have to go Daniel. I hope everything works out for you." Scotty clapped him on the back.

"Thank you detective. I'm sorry for losing my cool earlier. Thank you again."

"Are you sure you don't want to stay for the trial?" Scotty asked. Daniel shook his head. "No, at first I just wanted them to pay for what they did to Lil. I wanted revenge. I was sure it would fill this void I have but then you said that Lil wouldn't have wanted me to be like this. She used to say I was the best man she ever knew. I can't let her go detective but living like this, in this apartment is breaking me."

"I understand Daniel." Scotty took out one of his business cards. "Keep in touch, don't be a stranger." The man smiled and closed the door after the detective left.

Scotty drove back to the precinct. He went in and took Lillian Shepherd's box back to storage. He wrote, "CLOSED" and placed the box in the shelves. He went back to the office, checked on the final reports for the D.A. and left for home.

He felt so relieved, he was on autopilot, he just wanted to crash on the bed and have Lilly by his side. He parked the car in front of their house. He closed the car door and thought he saw Lillian Shepherd waving away. It had happened to him before with Brent's parents, Ana Castilla, Greg Vizcaino. Scotty smiled sadly and went inside the house.

He smelled food cooking. He was the one who usually cooked when they were tired of take out. He went into the kitchen and found her stirring tomato sauce. Scotty embraced her, kissed her neck. "What you making?" He nuzzled her neck and lowered her hoodie zipper. He didn't realize how hungry he was until the moment he smelled food.

She turned and kissed his lips briefly. "The only thing I can make without setting the house on fire, spaghetti and meat balls." He squeezed her and dropped a few more quick kisses on her check, neck and shoulder. "I'm taking a shower Cielo, want to join me?" he whispered close to her ear and toyed with the sweatpants' drawstrings.

She shivered, "No, I'll finish dinner. I know you're hungry Scotty." She gave him one last peck before he left for the shower.

He felt the water sooth him and rinse away the weariness he felt ever since they investigated Lillian Shepherd's case. He dried off and put on some sweatpants. When he got to the dining room Lil had already set his plate. He smiled; they ate in relative silence until Lilly couldn't hold it anymore. He knew her. She was practically combusting. "He's still going to London, being here is not healthy for him. I gave him my number, I told him to keep in touch."

Lilly nodded, "Didn't he want to stay for the trial?" Lilly scooped some spaghetti. Scotty shook his head and finished his last bite. "No, he said that he needed help. He's been drinking a lot and he plans to stop before he screws his life."

He stood up and motioned to wash up the dishes. It was Lilly who stood up and kissed his bare back, "let's go to bed. I miss you." She rested her head against his back. Her hands drew patterns on his chest. He couldn't remember the last time they were together. He turned around and kissed her sweetly. He enjoyed the feel of her lips against his. He rested his forehead against hers. "Thank you mi Cielo, for being here. For putting up with me, for loving me." He kissed her again, and again. He couldn't get enough of her. She responded with the same or more fervor. "I thought you would never come back to me Scotty." She couldn't get enough of him either. She touched his chest, abs, whatever she could.

He pulled up her dark blue shirt, she wore nothing underneath; Scotty felt idiotic. He couldn't remember the last time he saw her topless. "I'm so sorry Cielo, mi amor," He kissed her heatedly. "I'll never do this to us again. I promise." He caressed her cheeks, and kissed her repeatedly.

They went up to their bedroom. The cats scampered away from the bed. They didn't care. He ran his hands over her clothed hips and thighs. "Lift Cielo," he said huskily. She raised her hips. He removed their pants. He was about to get her ready when Lilly interrupted him, "that won't be necessary." She opened her legs a little. That little gesture drove Scotty wild with desire. He touched her folds. She was soaking wet. "Lil, where are the condoms?" He teased one of her nipples. "Where they always are." She answered raising her hips; she was trying to have some contact with him. Scotty moved quickly to the side drawer. He reached for one of them. His hand connected with emptiness. "Lil, please tell me we have more condoms somewhere else." He moaned when she rubbed him.

She shook her head. "We don't." She kissed him some more and flipped them until she was on top of him. "Let's risk it." She said while grabbing his cock, she stroked him from base to tip. Scotty kissed her passionately; he was too distracted by her hands to think things through. He nodded; she moved and teased herself with his erection. "Lil, I want you bad." She moaned breathlessly when she impaled herself on him.

"That's so good." He moaned back. She moved up and down on his cock. It felt incredible to be inside of Lilly again. It was pure bliss to have this woman love him so unconditionally. She moved faster and faster. He loved every single second of the encounter. Lil couldn't help but let out a string of sighs, moans and other equally satisfied sounds when she reached her peak.

Scotty looked at her flushed face, he rolled them over, she whined. "Lil, I love you." he whispered softly to her ear and rammed into her. She sought his lips, she looked into his eyes, "I love you too Scotty." She kissed him, whatever she could reach. He moaned and let his orgasm overwhelm him. Lilly crossed her legs and arms around his body.

She massaged his shoulders and back. He kissed her neck and minded the fact that she breathed shallowly. He slipped out of her and lie next to her. "You could never lose me Cielo." He said truthfully. She turned to face him, "you don't know that Scotty. Maybe in a few years, you'll get tired of me or you could get hurt." Scotty frowned. He pulled her to his chest, "you're right, I can get hurt but I would never be tired of you." She didn't look too convinced. Scotty kissed her forehead. "Even when I'm mad and I obsess over cases I'll still be here Lil. I could never step away from you because when I don't see your face at least for five minutes every day it hurts. You've ruined me Lilly."

She smiled so openly at him, and then kissed him. "You mean it?" she asked still sporting the biggest grin he'd ever seen from her.

"I do." He smiled back and kissed her lips playfully.

She caressed his hair, "Boss asked me about us." She looked nervous.

"He asked me about us too. I told him there was nothing going on." Scotty knew that the moment PPD knew about their relationship they would either be fired or transferred. He loved his job and he was sure Lilly wouldn't want to get another partner.

"I said the same thing Scotty." She smiled at him. "I don't want you to think that what we have is not important Scotty." He kissed her some more. "I know you love me Rush. What's not to love?" he said cockily. She smirked and moved over his body.