A.N. Luis is still a police officer, he wasn't suspended because of the whole Sheridan in the mental hospital thing, and Rebecca didn't make it where Luis couldn't get his job back.

A.N. 2: This fic isn't going to be very long. It's going to jump sometimes from one week to another week. Or it might go up a month but the first 3 chapters are going to be held on the same day then it will start jumping ahead.

Part 2

Luis and Hank's Household

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald comes out of the bathroom fresh out of the shower. His unbuttoned pants hung on his hips threatening to fall down, and the water is forming droplets on his hair till they're heavy enough to fall onto his chest.

He was happy he had the day off, he hadn't had a day off in almost 3 weeks. Sam saw how ragged he was and took pity on him. Hank, his friend and roommate, is coming back toady after a short vacation. Luis had to admit that he liked how quiet the place had gotten.

Luis grabs the towel that was draped over a chair and dries his hair and chest. Tossing the towel back onto the chair he makes his way to his room to get a shirt, but before he can get there a knock sounded on the door. He stares at the door in slightly confusion, he wasn't expecting anyone today.

Without thinking about his state of undress he goes to the door and answers it. Standing there with her daughter in her arms is Kay. "Hey Kay what are you doing here?" He hadn't realized how beautiful she had become.

"Umm, Hank said he wanted to see me when he came home, and he said that he was going to be coming home around 11 today." She looks at Luis's hot body still slightly slick from his shower. "Just took a shower?" She smiles and blushes lightly.

"Oh," he stares down at himself, "yea actually. Sorry I wasn't thinking."

"It's cool. You do look hot though." Her blush deepens, she can't believe she said that too him. "Umm, I'm just going to go and come back later."

Luis laughs good-naturedly. "No Kay, stay, Hank will be here soon so there's no point in leaving. He'd be happy to see you when he gets home." Luis moves aside and lets Kay in. "Let me just throw on a shirt." He leaves Kay in the living room with Maria, hurrying to his room. It was nice to know that the attraction was mutual at least physically.

He shrugs on a snug black t-shirt, buttons his jeans up, and puts his shoes on. Tying the quickly he stands and makes his way back to the living room. Kay playing with a giggling Maria was the sight that greeted him; the smile of pure joy on Kay's face gave Luis a small glimpse into Kay. She was like Mama, she didn't have much but seeing joy on her child's face made everything suddenly all right.

Mama could talk for hours about the delight all her children had brought her over the years and continue to bring her. "I thought Miguel was going to spend time with Maria today?"

The light that had been shining so brightly in her eyes flickered out until they became ice cold. "Actually he canceled on me again. Something about Charity as usual." She sits Maria on her lap and plays with her light brown hair. It was embarrassing telling Luis about Miguel, but she somehow felt comfortable with him.

"He just canceled? How many times has he bailed on you?" Luis sits on the couch. This wasn't the way Miguel was raised.

"This is lucky number five. He continues to say that he's going to take Maria to the park, the zoo, or just come over and color with her but Charity snaps her fingers and he forgets all about his daughter. If he had to go work to fill in for someone or need the extra hours I wouldn't mind. Or if he only canceled once in a blue moon, but he hasn't seen her in a month, spent a day with her in 2 months." Kay sighs in frustration.

"There are days when Miguel has a day off and I don't. He tells me that he'll be here to spend time with Maria, so I take the day off as well, what happens something happens with Charity and he has to spend time with her. I lose the money I could have made if I was working and Maria loses her chance to see her father." Kay closes her eyes and breathes deeply. "I'm sorry, I know he's brother and all but…"

"No it's alright, I'm not thinking to highly of him at the moment. I'm sorry Kay. I never knew he was shirking his duty with Maria."

"It's not your fault." She puts her hand on Luis's thigh. "All the canceling is purely on his shoulders."

Kay's hand is warm on his thigh. The heat causes stirring in his groin, he can't remember being this turned on by just a touch, except with Sheridan. He still misses her of course, but he can't hold onto a fantasy forever. Luis swallows thickly past the lump in his throat. "Why don't we go down to the park? I'd love to spend time with and Maria."

"You don't have to do that."

"I know, but I miss hanging with you. Before when you and my brother were closer, you would be at the house, Hank would come over and want to hang, and you would want to tag along. You would dance to absolutely nothing while we were walking down the street and Hank and I pretended to ignore you and act like you weren't with us…"

"And then I'd do something so adorable that you'd apologize for ignoring me." She grins wide at the memory. "To tell you the truth I miss hanging out with you too…and Hank of course."

Kay, with her daughter in her arms, and Luis stand up, he goes to the coat rack next to the door and shrugs on his coat, Maria and Kay already had their jackets on. All bundled up they head out into the crisp cool day. "Where would you like to go?" Luis shoves his hands into his pockets.

"How about the park? Maria has some friends that are there sometimes during the week." The two walk in silence only speaking when Maria popped up with a comment about one thing or another.

Spotting the park the young child glances up at her mother. "Down mommy." She wiggles around in Kay's embrace, forcing her mother to let her down. As soon as her little feet hit the pavement she takes off running toward her play ground companions.

"She's an active little girl isn't she?"

"Oh yea. Around one in the afternoon she has her nap though, so then she's not active. It gives me a moment to catch my breath. But then she's up and ready to go no more than an hour later. Ok so enough about me and my life. What have you been up too?" Kay spares Luis a quick glance but keeps her attention glued to her daughter whose happily getting pushed on the swing by Mrs. Waterson, Erica's mother.

The couple finds a bench and sit down, they continue to talk about everything under the sun. Luis about his job, his family (leaving out Miguel), even briefly about Sheridan. Kay tells him about her new job, something that Luis wasn't too thrilled about, he didn't like the idea of Kay working at Jake's. Some of Jake's clientele weren't the best of people.

What he also didn't like was what Kay was planning on doing when she had enough money. "You're going to leave Harmony?" It was a shock to him that he felt pain at this. Yes, he cares about Kay but it shouldn't hurt this much.

"Not right away, but yah, maybe. My mom doesn't want anything to do with Maria or I, Dad's been distracted lately, Jessica never really liked me, Simone and I don't have anything to talk about anymore. I'm worried about what kinds of diapers are better for my baby, she's concerned about who she's going to go out with on a Friday night. And Miguel, well he's doing Gods know what. Nothing's holding me here, not really." She sighs with a sad forlorn expression.

Kay glances at her watch and it's almost 3 o'clock. "Luis would you mind if we leave? I have to give Maria a bath and I won't have time tonight." She fidgets with her fingers.

"Yah, not a problem." He stands and watches as Kay retrieves Maria. She stops for a moment to talk to the mothers and grandparents. Mrs. Truman says something to make Kay laugh and nuzzle her nose against her daughter's cheek. Kay waves good-bye and strides back over to Luis.

On their way out of the park Luis almost bumps into somebody, literally. Kay is shocked to see them here, although she shouldn't be surprised.

"Kay, what are you doing here with Luis?"

TBC