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A/N: I forgot to mention in the last chapter that the cases Greer talks about are real, two year old James Bulger was abducted from a shopping mall by two ten year old boys. He was led on a long walk around Liverpool, England while being tortured and finally killed. JonBenét Ramsey died in 1995 in her Boulder, Colorado home after being strangled with a garotte. Her murder remains unsolved.

Lilly woke slowly, trying to get her bearings. The cats were missing, and this was definitely not her bed and she was sprawled, quite comfortably, across a warm body. Memories of the previous day pushed their way into her mind and she sighed, the short respite sleeping in Scotty's arms had afforded from the horrible images was over and the memories came back. Scotty must have felt her move because he woke and turned his head to look at the clock, the red LED glowing 3:54am.

"Hey Lil," he whispered, "You have another dream?" His hands gently rubbed her back, she was touched by his concern.

"No...I guess I'm just used to sleeping with Liv and Tripod," she told him.

"What I'm not a good replacement?" he joked. Lil rewarded him with a soft laugh,

"No you're great." Scotty smiled, knowing that there was a lot left unsaid. The logical part of Lil's brain told her that she should sleep on the couch, or at the very least on the opposite side of the bed, not curled into Scotty's side. They were friends and colleagues after all, not lovers. An imagined image of a bloody little boy flashed through her mind and she shivered, closing her eyes and willing it away. Scotty noticed her tense,

"Lil?" she didn't respond, "Lilly what's wrong?"

"Nothing, I'm fine Scotty," she told him, the gruesome images of little Rily fading from her mind.

"Lil..." Scotty sighed.

"I was thinking about Rily," she admitted. Scotty pulled her body closer to his and continued to rub her back, soothing her tortured thoughts.

"It's over Lil. They're gonna pay for what they did to him," Scotty whispered into her hair, inhaling the sweet scent of her shampoo mixed with something distinctly Lilly.

"I know Scotty. It's just hard –," Lil's voice caught as she swallowed back tears.

"Let it out Lilly," Scotty whispered quietly, tears of his own making their way down his cheeks and into her hair. She cried softly into his chest and they lay holding each other until there were no more tears left to cry.

"I'm sorry Scotty," she whispered, embarrassed at her emotional outpouring, something she normally reserved solely for her cats.

"Lilly," he whispered, "Look at me." Lil tilted her head to look into Scotty's eyes, "Don't ever think that you have to apologize for getting upset. We deal with some pretty bad stuff and it's always harder when it's a kid. Don't be sorry Lil," he told her. Lil smiled at him, noticing for the first time that he too had been crying. She reached up and gently wiped away the remaining tears, pulling her hand back sharply when she realized what she was doing. Scotty was pleasantly surprised when she didn't move away from him after her tender slip-up. She laid her head back down on his chest, fingers tracing absent patterns. "Get some sleep Lil," he whispered, still holding her close.

"'Night Scotty," Lil said through a yawn, her fingers stilling on his chest.

"'Night Lilly," Scotty kissed the top of her head gently as they both succumbed to the pull of sleep.

Scotty woke the next morning at nine am to a most pleasant sight. Lilly Rush was sprawled across his chest, features relaxed in sleep, hair mussed. He smiled, trying his best to remain still and not wake her, grateful that it was the weekend and neither had to get up. He felt Lil move, slowly waking up, eyes still closed she yawned, seemingly unaware that Scotty was watching her. She turned to look at him, gasping when she saw that he was awake.

"Morning Lil," he said softly.

"Morning," she replied, blushing under his intense gaze. She went to pull away from him, trying to regain some of the dignity that she had lost the night before but Scotty's arms tightened around her, keeping her close. "Scotty?" she questioned.

"Stay," he whispered. She swallowed hard, putting her head back down on his chest, a minute flicker of fear passing through her blue eyes at his sudden dominance. Scotty noticed the fear and her muscles tensing under his touch.

"I'm not gonna hurt you Lilly," he assured her, feeling her relax slightly. "You had a hard day yesterday, you deserve to relax for a while." Lilly's eyes welled up with tears again as she thought about the cold and callous demeanor of Greer, what is wrong with me? She thought, I shouldn't be so emotional over a case! Scotty felt her hot tears drip onto his shoulder, "It'll be okay Lil, I promise," he whispered into her hair. When she stopped crying she did something that surprised them both, she kissed him.

He was taken aback and didn't respond at first. She took his lack of response as a sign that he didn't want her like this, that the sparks she'd felt were only one sided. Lil pulled away, choking back a sob and moving to get up off the bed. "Lilly wait!" Scotty said, she stopped but didn't turn to him. "Lil...Lilly look at me...please?"

"What Scotty?" she turned to him, expression flat and blue eyes as cold as ice. She squeaked in surprise when Scotty's lips captured hers and after a moment's hesitation she responded to him with equal fervour. When they parted, gasping for air, she smiled at him before resting her head on his shoulder. Scotty laid back down, his heart nearly pounding out of his chest, knowing Lil was feeling the same thing. They lay silent for a few moments while they each processed what had just occurred, it had been a sweet kiss, nothing insistent or demanding, just...sweet. "I should go," Lil whispered, sliding out of Scotty's arms and off the bed.

"Lil," Scotty called after her as she left the room, a furious blush staining her normally pale cheeks. "Lilly," he repeated, she didn't look back but the falter in her steps when he used her full name told him all he needed to know. He sighed and rolled out of bed when he heard the door shut, deciding to give her until dinner to think things over, then he'd call her.

Lilly Rush did not lose her cool this easily. But when Scotty had kissed her she'd felt like she'd melt right then and there. She wasn't innocent, she had a few serious boyfriends scattered about her past but not one of them had ever kissed her like that. She leaned her head against the cool window of the cab that was bringing her home, feeling the blush return as she thought about Scotty. She paid her cab fare and walked up to her apartment, searching though her purse and pockets for her keys. When she couldn't find them she realized that she'd left them on Scotty's coffee table and if she wanted into her place today she was going to have to face him far sooner than she'd anticipated.

She turned and waved back the cab, asking him to bring her back to where he had just picked her up from and ignoring the strange look he gave her. She took a deep breath and raised a fist to knock on Scotty's door. He opened the door, unable to mask his surprise at her being there.

"Lil? What are you doing back?" he asked.

"I forgot my keys," she whispered, eyes downcast. She flinched when she felt Scotty's hand tilting her chin up so he could look into her eyes.

"Lilly," he sighed, "I'm sorry about earlier, you were emotional and I took advantage."

"No! Scotty! It's my fault, I kissed you remember?" Scotty's hand was still tilting her face to his, her breath caught when he began to slowly lower his lips to hers. He gave her plenty of time to pull away, she knew he would never force her to do anything she didn't want to. The realization hit her as their lips connected, she really, like really,wanted this. Lil moaned softly into his mouth, parting her lips as his tongue demanded access. Scotty pulled her into the apartment, closing the door and pressing her against it. She shivered as the cool wood connected with the nape of her neck, Scotty's hands moving to her hair and letting it down. He pulled her into his arms, his hands wanting to touch all of her at once, his body craving her touch. They moved clumsily to the couch, the kiss breaking as they fell unceremoniously down, Lil landing in Scotty's lap.

"God Lilly," he breathed, his hands venturing under her shirt. He looked into her eyes as he began to pull the buttons open, moving slowly so she could stop him if she wanted. Her hands moved from his hair downwards, fingers playing gently with the zipper to his pants. Scotty groaned as she undid his pants, his head falling back as he momentarily forgot about undressing her. Lilly stopped, her embarrassment getting the better of her. Scotty opened his eyes and smiled at her, slowly undoing the buttons of her blouse. He pushed it gently off her shoulders, watching it pool on the floor before turning his attention back to her. His fingertips skated lightly across the now exposed flesh, a carnal hunger burning in his eyes as he reached around and unclasped her bra. The silky material slipped off her body, her arms immediately going to cover herself. Scotty caught her hands and smiled reassuringly at her, "You are so beautiful Lilly." She blushed deeper, giggling when he stood with her in his arms. He walked slowly towards the bedroom, laying her gently on the bed, grinning down at the angelic picture that was Lilly Rush.

"Scotty?" she questioned his hesitation, not realizing he was just taking a moment to make sure he was really awake and this was really happening. He smiled at her, climbing into the bed.

"Are you sure about this Lil?" he didn't want to push her too far, too fast. She looked up at him, uncertainty in her eyes.

"I don't know," she whispered, feeling guilty. Scotty smiled at her and pushed her hair out of her eyes.

"Lilly if you're not sure then we're not doing this," he told her, going to his dresser and tossing her one of his t-shirts. He sat back down on the edge of the bed as she pulled the shirt on, "It's okay Lil," he told her.

"I'm so sorry Scotty," she whispered, ducking her head and avoiding his eyes.

"Lilly," he said, his hand tilting her face up to him, "Don't be sorry. I have no problem with taking things slow." She smiled at him, acutely aware of where his hand being under her chin had led the last time, only minutes ago. He leaned down and kissed her forehead softly, "I'm gonna go shower...you gonna stick around for a bit?" She nodded, flopping back onto the bed when he disappeared into the bathroom, covering her burning face with her hands. She didn't know how long she lay like that, trying to slow her pounding heart and cool the arousal that had built during her foray into untested waters with Scotty. She took a deep, shaky breath and sat up, head flicking towards the bathroom as the door opened. "You wanna shower Lil?" Scotty asked, "Or do you just want me to bring you home?"

"I'll shower," she said, noticing the smile that spread across Scotty's face, "And then maybe we can go to my place so I can get clean clothes and feed my girls?"

"Sure," he agreed, "And then I can take you out to breakfast."

"Scotty, you don't have to..." Scotty crossed the room and placed a finger on her lips, effectively silencing her.

"I want to Lil," he smiled at her, removing his finger and placing a light kiss on her lips. She smiled at him as he pulled away before getting up to shower.

Lilly and Scotty sat in a quaint restaurant called Cora's looking over the enormous menu in silence.

"Well Lil have you decided?" Scotty asked her.

"It all looks so good!" she replied, "But I think I'm going to have the Zack's Stack." Scotty leaned across the table to read her menu, not bothering to find it on his own.

"French toasted chocolate brioche with bananas and syrup," he read, "Sounds delicious Lil. I think I'm going to have the April '89, a big crepe stuffed with fresh fruit and English custard."

"Mmm, that sounds good too!"

"Are you two ready to order?" the waitress asked. Scotty looked at Lilly, letting her order first.

"I'll have the Zack's Stack and a latte," Lil told her.

"Okay and you?"

"April '89 and latte as well," Scotty said.

"Alright," the waitress walked off. Lil avoided Scotty's eyes, still feeling guilty at stopping earlier. Scotty sensed her embarrassment,

"Lil," he said softly, waiting until she looked up at him, "What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry Scotty," she said softly, dropping her eyes back to the placemat.

"Lil...Lilly," she looked at him when he used her full name, "Don't be sorry babe. If you're not ready I'm not gonna push you. I love you Lil, that means we take this as slow or fast as you want." Lilly's heart skipped a beat, Did Scotty just say he loves me! She looked at him, trying to decide if he'd meant to say that. "I do babe," he smiled at her, reading her thoughts. She swallowed hard,

"I–," she started, unsure of what to say.

"You don't have to say anything Lil, I just wanted you to know." Scotty didn't know when he'd gone from being her partner to falling head-over-heels in love with her but he knew that he wanted to do anything and everything to make her happy. Lil leaned across the table and kissed him hard, neither noticing when the waitress came back and placed their latte's on the table. They parted, Lilly's eyes remaining closed as she mouthed the words "I love you too" to Scotty. He leaned back across the table and kissed her again, both pulling away guiltily when the waitress returned with their orders.

The waitress smiled at them as she sat the plates down, "Enjoy your breakfast!" The couple sat in silence, eating their delicious food and contemplating the revelations that they had just made. They finished breakfast, which Scotty insisted on paying for and started to walk back to Lilly's place. After a few quiet moments Lil, took Scotty's hand in her own, interlacing their fingers and smiling coyly at him when he turned to look at her. Scotty smiled back at her, pressing a gentle kiss to her temple as they walked, silently thinking about how absolutely perfect her hand felt in his. They reached her apartment,

"Wanna come in?" she asked him shyly.

"Sure," he smiled at her, following her into the apartment, chuckling softly when the cats came running to greet her. Lilly bent and scratched each cat between the ears in turn, watching as they approached Scotty and sniffed him curiously. Liv was the first to rub her head across his pant leg, leaving fur all over. Scotty bent over and offered his hand for her to sniff before scratching both the cats between the ears like Lil had done.

"They like you," she told him quietly. Scotty smiled at the cats and followed Lil into her living room, sitting beside her on the couch. Lilly giggled when she saw the fur spread across Scotty's pants, bending and attempting to brush it away, "Sorry," she smiled, "Guess the girls are shedding."

"Don't worry about it Lil," he told her, swallowing hard when she sat up and looked deep into his eyes.

"Scotty?" she whispered.

"Yeah Lil?"

"Kiss me."

A/N2: Cora's does exist and those two dishes are on their menu and it is the best restaurant! As you can probably tell my computer difficulties have been solved and I have my computer back so I made this update a little longer as a thank-you for putting up with my slowness!