Chapter 35:

Scotty and Lilly's two year anniversary was coming up and Scotty wanted to do something romantic, something amazing for her. Now that Dr Colburn had given their baby a clean bill of health, and it looked as though they were finally going to have their family, he wanted to do something extraordinary.

Lilly had noticed that he seemed to be deeper in thought lately and he'd been taking longer runs on Saturdays than he normally did and she wondered what her husband was up to. But whenever she questioned him, he'd either chance the subject or deny anything was going on.

Scotty wanted it to be a surprise, he wanted this present to be the best she'd ever gotten and after a long hard search with the help of his Father and Brother, he finally found it. He was almost too excited to sleep the night before. He waited as long as he could before waking her up with butterfly kisses across her cheek. "Lil. Wake up" he whispered in her ear.

She groaned loudly and rolled further away from him "No" she murmured.

"You gotta get up; I have a surprise for you"

Lilly rolled over on her back and looked up at him blearily "Can't it wait till later?"

Scotty grinned and looked down at her "I kinda said that we'd be there by ten" he replied.

"Be where?" Lilly replied in confusion

Scotty simply shook his head and got out of bed "Come on Lil"

Lilly sighed and slowly sat up "Okay fine" she said as she walked over to the bathroom to take a shower "this better be worth it though" she said as she shut the door.

Scotty chuckled as he pulled on a pair of jeans "You have no idea Lil" he muttered.

Half an hour later, Lilly, Chris and Scotty where heading outside to Scotty's car. Scotty reached into his back pocket and pulled out a blindfold "Here, put this on" he said holding it out to her.

Lilly frowned and looked from him to the blindfold and back again. "Why?" she asked

Scotty smiled cryptically at her and dangled the blindfold in front of her. She sighed and took it from him, turning around so that he could tie it behind her head. "This feels so strange" Lilly said as Scotty guided her into the passenger seat of the car.

Lilly sat in the front seat of the car, and felt a little un-nerved that she couldn't see where they were going. She raised a hand to tug the blindfold off and felt Scotty's hand on her shoulder "Hey, this has to stay on" he said with a hint of amusement.

"Scotty, this is stupid can't you just tell me where we are going?"

"Trust me Lil, this is a good surprise" Chris said from the back seat "just relax"

Lilly sighed again and lowered her hand back to her lap "fine" she said. Scotty chuckled and took her hand in his, gently stroking the back of it with his thumb.

"We are almost there Lil, only a few minutes longer"

She felt the car stop a little while later and the engine turn off, heard Scotty's door open and close and then heard her door open and felt Scotty's hand on her shoulder, helping her out of the car. "There's a step up Lil" he informed her and she nodded and followed his instructions as he guided her over what felt like grass "Okay Lil, I am gonna take off the blindfold but keep your eyes closed until I say so, okay?"

Lilly nodded again and Scotty removed the blindfold, resting his hands on her shoulders. "Can I look now?" she asked

"On the count of three" he said leaning in and pressing a kiss to the back of her head "One" his hand fell from her shoulders "Two" she could tell he'd now moved to her side "Three, open them"

Lilly opened her eyes and she took in the her surroundings, they were standing on a well kept lawn on a quiet leafy street. She turned to Scotty and shrugged "Okay, what's the surprise?" she asked.

He grinned "How do you like this neighbourhood?" he asked casually

Lilly frowned "Ahhh, it looks okay" she replied "Why?"

Scotty ignored her question and kept going "What 'bout this house?" he asked pointing at the house standing in front of them. Lilly turned her attention to the quaint, two story house. It was tan with large bay windows. The large oak tree beside them, casting a shadow over the house and green ivy, snaked its way over its surface. "It's nice" Lilly said "again, why are we here?" she asked

Scotty moved till he was standing in front of her and she noticed that he was wearing that same cocky grin he always wore when he was pleased with himself and Lilly raised an eyebrow. "Scotty, what's going on?" she asked.

Scotty reached into his pocket and brandished a set of keys, dangling them in front of her and suddenly everything clicked into place. The blindfold, the questions about the house and the neighbourhood and the small sold sign, spiked into the front lawn "Oh my God" Lilly breathed.

"Happy anniversary Cariño" he said

"You bought a house?" she asked "you bought us a house?"

He nodded "With the baby coming and all, I figured that it's time we get something a little bigger and in a more family friendly neighbourhood"

Lilly felt tears welling up in her eyes and she threw herself into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him tightly. Scotty returned her embrace and pressed a kiss to her lips. After a few minutes they broke apart and Scotty's arms dropped from around her waist "Wanna take the tour?" he asked and she nodded eagerly "come on then" he said and he turned to Chris "You gonna come with us?" he asked her.

"Wouldn't miss it" she replied and she followed them up the footpath and onto the front porch.

Scotty slid the key into the lock and opened the door; Lilly followed him into the living room and her mouth fell open, her eyes widened. "Oh wow" she breathed. The living room opened up into the kitchen and the large fireplace in the centre of them room was inviting. Lilly always wanted a fire place, so romantic. "So, what do you wanna see first?" he asked resting his hand on her shoulder "The kitchen, the bedroom?"

Lilly smiled, her eyes still scanning the room, taking in every detail "Surprise me" she said and he chuckled "well, let me show you our bedroom" he said and she followed him up the stairs to the second floor.

Their bedroom was huge, much bigger than their current bedroom. Lilly looked towards the large bay windows that looked over the backyard, and then towards the walk in closet that lead to the en suite. It was painted a soft beige colour and it went well with the new white carpet "What do you think?" Scotty asked proudly.

"It's….it's gorgeous" Lilly replied, her eyes still wide.

"You haven't seen the best part yet" he said and he took her hand and led her towards the bathroom.

Lilly found it hard to believe that the best part of their new house was in a bathroom, but she followed him anyway. Lilly was about to question his definition of 'best part' when her eyes fell on the rather large bath. "Holy crap" she said "are those hot tub jets"

Scotty nodded and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder. "Uh-huh" he replied

"It looks big enough for two" Lilly said, turning around in his arms and linking her hands behind his head, toying with his hair.

"Uh-huh" he said again, his face moving closer and closer to hers.

Lilly smiled up at him "When can we move in?" she asked

"Escrow closes in a month"

"Can't wait"

"Neither can I"

"I love you Scotty" Lilly whispered before she pressed a kiss to his lips

"I love you too Lil" Scotty muttered against her lips.