Chapter 2: She's A Lady
A/N: This was originally part of chapter one, but I decided to separate them. Sorry that it took so long to get this up, technical difficulties, damn I hate computers sometimes!
Thanks heaps to everyone who reviewed.
Dammit, he thought as he paced along the concrete, where the hell was she? He retreated back over to the front steps and sighed deeply before sitting on the steps. He'd called her home number and just got the machine, he called her mobile and was told by an automated message that it was switched off.
Lilly turned into her street feeling really good. She had been shopping, she'd done something for herself, bought things for herself and it felt good. She hardly ever got an opportunity to just spend a day doing whatever she wanted, going where she wanted, when she wanted and it was awesome.
Okay, so it hadn't all been peaches and cream. She wasn't exactly used to having to wait in lines for things all day, one flash of the badge and she could get straight into almost anything, straight to the front of any line. Of course today she couldn't but it didn't bother her now. She was on the home straight.
The sound of approaching footsteps caused Scotty to rise to his feet. He felt both relieved and annoyed at the same time. But these emotions melted away as he took in the whole picture. She looked so happy, and that was a rarity in itself after their last case. He was surprised to see her carrying shopping bags, not grocery bags, but actually shopping bags from clothing stores. He hadn't figured her to be much of a 'shopping girl' type. He supposed there were a lot of things he didn't know about her. She still hadn't noticed him, her gaze directed straight ahead. She is so beautiful, he thought to himself. He had hardly ever seen her with her hair down; she should definitely leave it that way more often. Reality kicked in and he went down the steps and onto the street to greet her.
Lilly nearly dropped the bags she was carrying when she saw Scotty appear on the sidewalk in front of her. Though the words that he spoke would have once sounded like a challenge, now they seemed more like a comfort. Her near death experience had changed her.
"Where have you been?" he said trying hard to keep the annoyance and anxiousness that he felt out of his voice. He knew that if she thought he was trying to control her that she would just react with anger and retreat back into her shell.
"Nice to see you too," she replied.
He looked slightly shocked, her reaction not being what he had anticipated. She smiled at the look of surprise on his face before continuing up her front steps. Before he knew it she had unlocked the front door and was standing in the doorway looking at him.
"You just gonna stand there or are you going to come in?"
He went up the steps and followed her in closing and locking the door behind him.
"How'd you do that?" he asked.
"Do what?"
"Open the door that fast with all those bags. I don't even remember seeing you put the down." Lilly almost started laughing when she saw the look of pure amazement on his face.
" You get good at quickly doing things like those when you're by yourself," she said smirking slightly.
"I'm going take a quick shower, think you can amuse yourself for a few minutes?"
"Yes ma'am," he said with a mock salute, before sliding down onto her couch.
She left him alone in the living room, walking through the house until she reached her bedroom. She dropped the bags on her bed before heading into the adjoining bathroom. Stepping into the shower, she rejoiced at the feeling of the hot water cascading down her back. After a couple of minutes of just standing under the warm spray she remembered that Scotty was still sitting in her living room.
Ten minutes and a change of clothes later she was ready to join him. Her hair hung to her shoulders, only towel dried. She hadn't bothered with make-up and was wearing black track-pants and a red hooded jacket.
When she re-entered the living room she saw Scotty having a whispered conversation with Olivia, clearly she hadn't forgotten him. Olivia looked up at Lilly as she entered the room and Scotty followed suit.
"Nice to see you got dressed up for me," he said smiling.
She scowled at him before picking up a cushion from the end of the couch and throwing it at him. "Well I was going to offer you something to drink, but now I'm not so sure," she said walking into the kitchen.
Scotty hurriedly got up from the couch and headed into the kitchen, sitting down on one of the stools against the kitchen bench.
"If I say I'm sorry and that you look lovely can I have that drink?"
She stood and looked at him for a moment, as if she was thinking it over before saying, "Yeah there's drinks in the fridge, help yourself," she stated with a playful expression on her face.
They went back into the living room and sat down on the couch. "So, uh, how long had you been waiting outside?"
"Not long…" was all he managed to get out before he burst out laughing.
"What the hell is so funny?" asked Lilly, smiling herself. She couldn't help it; his laughter was infectious.
"Your…your nails," was all he could get out before starting laughing again.
"Yeah what about them," she said stubbornly.
"They're pink; very pink." He started laughing again then said, "Wait till I tell Nick, he'd love this."
"You wouldn't," she said trying hard to suppress the smile that was determined to break through.
"Yeah, they probably wouldn't believe me anyway, you know what cops are like they need evidence."
Lilly stared at him, trying to figure out where he was going with this.
"I guess it's lucky that I have this with me," he said pulling out his cell phone, coincidentally also a camera phone.
Before she had time to react, he'd snapped a picture and seconds later Lilly's nails appeared on the screen.
"You little…" Lilly started before throwing herself forward in an attempt to grab the phone. Scotty held it just out of her reach as the fought for it on the couch. They were both laughing now and as she tried to stand on the couch he knocked her leg out from under her and she toppled forward landing on top of him.
"Ouch."
"Don't complain to me it's your fault," she said looking at him. Shyly she went to move off him, but he pulled her back down so he could kiss her. She tried again to move but he wouldn't let her. Finally she gave in and kissed back. He pulled back for a moment and gently whispered in her ear, "Don't worry Lil, your secrets safe with me," before returning his attention back to her lips. Although she'd showered he could still faintly taste the lipstick she had been wearing.
Suddenly she jumped up, a mischievous look on her face. She smiled coyly gesturing towards the phone she now held in her hand. But before she could do anything with it, it began to ring. Checking the display, she handed the phone back to Scotty, simply saying "Stillman."
Feeling slightly dejected she slumped back down on the coach, listening to his half of the conversation.
"Don't worry Lil," he said snapping his phone shut and sliding it back into his pocket, "you'll be back soon."
"Yeah," she said almost disbelievingly.
"Anyway I've got to get going, I told Stillman I'd be there within half an hour."
Lilly almost felt like asking him to take her with him but she knew that if she did she'd be looking at more time off. Stillman didn't take kindly to people disobeying his orders.
She was distracted from her thoughts by his lips once again brushing against her. He went to pull away but she steered his head back towards hers. She suddenly realised she didn't want him to leave, not yet. She didn't want to be alone.
Scotty was perplexed to say the least. Usually she was a bit shy about kissing him, and when he pulled away she always averted her gaze. But this time she was looking straight into his eyes. There was a look in her eyes that he couldn't place. He hadn't seen it before.
"I'll call you later and fill you in on what's happening."
She nodded and got up to open the door for him. They said their goodbyes and he left her standing in her doorway looking out onto an empty street.
A/N: I've started on the third chapter and it was be up ASAP. I've got lots of assignments due and exams coming up but I'll update as frequently as possible.