A/N: Okay. No excuses. That whole "I'm sorry, I had…" routine is getting OLD. Hopefully, I'll get this piece of crap up on Wendsday. Well, on with it.
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Lil Rush walked into the office with a sigh and a look of determination on her face. Stillman had told her to stay hands off, and she was going to try her hardest to obey. She really had been disregarding his orders lately and she was going to stop that right then and there…and then she noticed Vera and Jeffries talking quietly and her self control went out the window as fast as it had after Scottie had been so comforting last night. She sighed, trying to rein herself in again. She felt the brush of a hand on her lower back as Scottie walked past her towards his desk.
"Hey guys," he greeted, them with a smile.
"Hey Scottie. I hear you met the cats last night," Vera teased. Scottie smirked at Lil, muttering, "Yeah, they're something," but when she gave only a small smile in return, his disappeared.
"So tell me. Where are you guys in the Laura Hilson investigation?" Scottie voiced the question he knew Lil was dying to ask. But, Lil didn't like the answer.
"Well, until we get the rape kit back, we're looking at the parents." Lil's eyes flashed, and Scottie stepped in between her and Jeffries.
"Lil…"
"No Scottie. The only thing those poor people are guilty of is losing their only daughter. You know as well as I do that they didn't do anything." She glared at him, daring him to challenge her. He sighed, shaking his head a little to let her know that he wasn't going to. She turned on her heel, storming off towards the break room. Scottie sighed, then followed her.
"Yeah know, caffeine is only going to make it worse." Lil sighed.
"I'm sorry I bitched you out."
"Don't worry about it. You gonna be okay?" Lil sighed and nodded.
"I guess, but it just pisses me off that we have to put those people through being suspected of their daughter's rape and murder if they didn't do it. Which they didn't. I have no doubt about that."
"No, I know Lil. Just let Vera and Elvis do their jobs without you getting on their cases. They don't want the parents hurt any more then you do, okay?" She sighed again.
"I know," she admitted, letting Scottie pull her into a hug.
"What'd ya say we go downstairs and see what we can find to work on, eh?" She smiled at him.
"Have I told you how much I love the way you think?" He smirked, trying weakly to hide it.
"Is that it Rush? My mind?" he demanded, feigning hurt. She pretended to consider it, a smile on her face.
"Well…I guess your eyes are okay," she teased, her mind silently adding things to the list.
"Admit it. You're just using me because of my close ties to Elvis." She burst out laughing, shaking her head. Scottie took in the rare sight with glee, knowing he'd caused it. After she'd collected herself, he asked, "So, let's see what we can find shall we?"
They went downstairs, both determined to find something that would keep their minds off Laura Hilson's death.
LSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSThe day actually flew by quickly, much to Lil's surprise, and she was relieved when she realized it was five o'clock. She was packing up her things, ready to set aside the case she and Scottie had been working on until tomorrow (there wasn't anything time sensitive), when Vera and Jeffries walked in.
"Hey Will, Vera," she greeted them amiably. They nodded to her, Vera coming over. It may have been Lil's imagination, but he seemed a little cold. But then, Vera normally did, so she quickly ignored it.
"Just the person we were looking for. I know you're not supposed to be on this case, but we're stumped. We got a list of contacts and friends from the Hilsons and we were wondering if you could sort of point us in the right direction. See if a name jumps out at you." She could not have been happier (okay may she could have, but that's besides the point). Eagerly, she nodded.
"Of course," she said, taking the proffered piece of paper out of Vera's hands. Skimming the page, she didn't see anything at first. But then the name Ridley Scott caught her attention. But where did she know it from…She sighed frowning.
"What's up?" demanded Scottie, coming back from where ever he had gone.
"Vera and Jeffries got a list of names from Laura's parents, and I'm looking it over. None of the names seem fimilar, except for this one. Ridley Scott."
"Yeah. I know it too, but from where?" She could see his mind working and she allowed herself a small little smile at the look of contemplation on his face. But soon she was trying to pull the name out of her head as well. Something recent…Most likely work related if Scottie knew it as well…Another case perhaps…Or…Maybe. At the same time they both had it, blurting out similtaniously "The owner of Unlimited Pawn." They stared at each other in slight shock for a second, but quickly turned to Vera. Ut Vera was already grabbing his things, and following Jeffries to the elevators. Lil sighed. "This is the hard part. Watching other people nail your suspect." Scottie gave her shoulder a reassuring squeeze, smiling at her.
"How about we go home and watch a movie?"
"Home, huh? After only a night?" She teased.
"Watch out for my fingers Rush," he teased back, managing to keep a straight face.
"You wouldn't. Not here."
"Wouldn't I?"
LSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSI'm sorry this is so short. Hope you enjoy it none-the-less. I will try and get the next chapter up by the end of the week, but no promises. I'm sure half of you know what teachers and homework are like.
stwbrryCSI- I'm always up for talking CSI, but you knew that. GumDrops ROCKED. Even without that. Laura was the other vic.
justawriter- yeah, I hope so too. It wasn't hard.
Nix- I'm not going to bother to respond to that cuz I have, and it's been so fing long. But do you recognize Chip?
kawaii-peach14- yeha, I guess it kinda went away on it's own (the cold). Hope you like this one too. As for Laura's death...WHERE THE HELL DID THAT COME FROM?
CanadainCowgirl-Anagrams rock, don't they?
rudaxf- Kite? Are you kidding me? I mean, okay he's not THAT bad, but Lil is SCOTTIE'S!
XDareXDevilX- God, I need to work on updating faster. hope you like this as well. It'll give you something to think about at least.
Abby909-How can you "LOV LOV LOV" this piece of crap? But thanks anyways.