A/N: Well, I couldn't very well not continue after that reaction. Besides, I think I planned on continuing along smirks. So…here you are.
Disclaimer: I lost all rights in a bet with my friend…shouldn't have taken the bait.
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"Hey Scottie?" Lil asked as they sat at their desks later that day. They were working on paper work, having just finished a case.
"Yeah?" he called, not looking up from his work.
"Can I talk to you for a sec?"
"Sure. What's up?" he asked, setting his paper work down and giving her his full attention.
"No, can I…talk to you?" she said, nodding towards an empty observation room. He glanced around, getting up and walking over when no one was looking. Footsteps told him she was right behind him. He turned to her, as she closed the door. It was then that he realized that there were tears in her eyes.
"Hey, what's wrong?" he asked, pulling her into his open arms. "Shh…" he murmured, holding her as she cried. After a while, she pulled away.
"Hey Scottie?"
"Yeah?"
"You remember when we were working that case with that kid, Colin?"
"Yeah."
"You know what I said to you after I finished interigating Liegha? After Chrissy told me about you two?" He smirked.
"How could I forget? I think it was along the lines of 'Horning it up with a dumb cocktail waitress is not going to bring back your dead girlfriend.' Why?"
"I am SO sorry I ever said that to you." By now, she was crying again, and Scottie held her.
"It's okay Lil. It's in the past." She shook her head.
"No, it's not okay Scottie. I've had to live with that for weeks. Then, after…last night, I need you to know that I never meant that. Never. After…well, after Alyssa died, I was…I was so worried about you Scottie. But, for the life of me, I couldn't make myself check up on you. Then, along comes Christina, the last person in the world I want to see. And then you turned to her. That nearly killed me Scottie. I could have shot myself. I had no right to take my anger at myself out on you. I'm sorry." He pulled her into his arms, not because she was crying, but for the heck of it.
Kissing the top of her head, he said, "Really Lil, it's okay. When you said that, you said exactly what I needed to hear." She pulled back, frowning at him, but he shook his head.
"No, really. After Alyssa's death, I found myself wishing you would come over…It's okay…I even sat outside your building a few times. Then, when I was with Chris, it took my mind off Alyssa, and she helped my through that. But when she told you and you stonewalled me, it hurt. It hurt so bad. Then, when you said what you said, you let me know exactly what I needed to know. You showed me you were hurt, and I know you cared. I know how to read you by now, Lil. I knew exactly what was behind that blow up." Scottie found her lips on his, and at first he was shocked. But, he quickly recovered, and returned her passion. All too soon she pulled away, albeit reluctantly.
"I love you Scottie." He smiled down at her. He'd wanted so bad to hear that this morning. When she'd finished her breakfast in silence, not making eye contact, then put her dishes in the sink, murmured, "thanks", and left, he'd known he'd pushed too hard. Now, he was nicely surprised. Leaning down, he kissed her deeply, his arms, catching her when her knees buckled (A/N:too cheesy?) But, when her tongue demanded entry, he pulled away.
"Scottie!" she whined. He smiled.
"I love you too Lil, but I hardly think that this is the place or the time to show you that. Do you?" She sighed.
"You're right. Of course."
"Come on, let's get back to work."
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The rest of the day was great. Scottie amused himself with trying to catch Lil watching him, then watching her blush when he did. Lil spent her time watching Scottie, who every once in a while would smile to himself, knowing he was thinking of their kiss, and she couldn't help but grin back. She was still smiling when she headed to her car at the end of the day. Her smile grew when she heard a firmilar voice call out, "Hey Lil!" She turned around to face Scottie.
"Thought you would get away without saying bye?" he teased.
"Ahh, but you're to quick for me, aren't you?" He grinned.
"So you wanna do dinner. Then maybe we could… uh… finish what we started upstairs." She grinned.
"You're assuming I want to," she teased.
"Oh, you know you want to," he teased back, his tone (not to mention his words) overly suggestive. She laughed.
"Where are we having dinner?" she asked, letting him know he'd hit the nail.
"Up to you." He shrugged.
"Pizza and a movie, at my place, that is if you like cats." He smiled.
"Sounds great. I'll go get the pizza, you pick the movie, and I'll see you in about 45 minutes?" She glanced around, kissing him before hopping in her car with a smile on her face.
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Squilly: HERE IS YOUR UPDATE
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