I know I've got another story on the go - but I just had this idea and had to get it down on paper - I promise I'll try to update both.

I own nothing of cold case, but as you know a girl can dream, and right now it's of me being in the show and telling Lily and Scotty to get together already. Lol. If you sue me, I will cry, so please don't and we will all be happy. ;-p

Summary: What if Lily was the younger sister?

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"Can I get you anything?" The blond woman asked the detectives as they sat at the table nearby.

"Yeah, I'll have a bottle of your cheapest wine. We got stuff to celebrate." The raspy vice of Nick Vera came.

"Make that two." Came another voice as a younger man joined the group, an attractive woman by his side. "Everyone, I'd like you to meet Elisa." His voice came clear.

"Who's this? You never mentioned you worked with a woman - She's pretty."

"Honey, this is the waitress." To this both women flushed lightly. "Sorry." He turned to her.

"That's alright. It makes a nice change." She smiled sadly.

His brows furrowing slightly, he turned from her to the sound of his name.

"So Scotty, you gonna tell us your big surprise, or you gonna wait for Kelly?"

"I thought you said you didn't work with a woman?" Elisa looked suspicious.

"That's Brian's last name - Kelly." Scotty explained.

"Oh, is Brian coming? He already knows." Her face lit up.

Elisa seemed very simple to the waitress. She also seemed very sincere. And, under different circumstances, she thought she could have liked this woman. But it was not right for her to interfere in a celebration now was it?

"Come on Scotty, just tell us." Stillman looked out towards the waitress that returned with their drinks. "What do you think?" He asked her.

"Who me?" She asked dumbfounded. "About what?"

"Do you think he should just tell us now, or wait until his partner gets here?"

"If he already knows, I don't see the harm."

"How-?" Scotty began to ask.

"Slow night. An empty bar plus loud voices means I hear everything." She joked.

"So, is this bar yours?" a third voice joined the questioning. "I'm Will by the way." He held his hand out.

She took it. "Lily Rush, and no it's not. I do live here though."

"You live and work here but it's not yours, how does that work?" Elisa spoke up.

"I get to live upstairs by working here, and, of course minimum pay, maximum hours."

"So, how does a beautiful girl like you end up living in a dump like this?" Asked Vera.

"Long story short, I basically grew up here - and the owner knows me." She smiled. "So it I were you detective, I'd tell the people what they want to know, because you've retorted them to talking aimlessly with a barmaid."

"Right." He said and turned to address the group, as Lily slowly made her way back behind the bar. "Elisa and I got engaged."

The group congratulated the couple and talked for a long time. The sight was of joy and laughter. All Lily had when she returned to bed that night was the little boy lying asleep in her armchair.

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So, I'm planning on continuing with this. There's plenty I could work with here. I'm gonna try to involve you readers of mine with this one - kind of like a poll.

How do you think I should take this?

Have Lily lead a separate life to the cold case unit?

Be a suspect or a lead in an investigation?

Report a crime for them to investigate?

Be there for Scotty when Elisa dies (Confidant)?