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Chapter 3

Lilly shivered as she neared the building. It had definitely gotten chillier over night. She blew hot air onto her hands and cursed herself for not having brought gloves. She could have taken the car but felt like she needed a walk to clear her mind before another consuming day at work. Besides, she enjoyed the quiet of Philly at this hour, before the city had started to come to life. She was always the first to arrive and the last to leave, however, this morning she was greeted by someone else as she headed into the office area. Scotty was sitting at his desk smiling at her as she entered; the sight of him and that sexy smile now made Lilly feel as if it was a hundred degrees inside.

Scotty had to admit that his intentions with being here were far from pure. He knew Lilly got here early and this was a chance for him to spend some alone time with her.

'Hey early bird. What brings you here at this hour?' Scotty teased her.

'I could ask the same to you.' Lilly quipped. God, think of something more intelligent to say Rush.

'Well, I had a sneaking suspicion I would run into you here, so I brought you a little something.' Scotty walked over to her desk and handed her a steaming to-go cup of hot chocolate.

Lilly was flattered; she didn't exactly know what to say. She was probably reading more into this than she should.

'Thanks Scotty. That was very sweet of you.' Lilly fought down embarrassment as a small flush crept into her cheeks. 'It's hot in here!' Was all she could come up with as an excuse to explain her sudden change of colour.

'It sure is.' Scotty replied, as he boldly looked her up and down. 'Yeah, definitely.' He added when Lilly's eyes widened.

She cleared her throat, 'Well, better get started on this case.' She quickly turned around to prevent him seeing her cheeks; now a whole deeper shade of red.

Scotty smiled. 'Yeah.' Though Lilly had turned around quickly, he could have sworn he had seen a slight smile form on her face.

Though Lilly tried to keep the façade of her on any normal day, inside her head, a whole new battle was raging. Ok, I might not be an expert when it comes to boys, but that sure as hell was flirting. Yes, that was Scotty flirting- with me. Lilly felt all giddy inside, but as usual, her rational side kicked in quickly.

Don't get too excited. It's probably him trying to make up for Christina. Lilly had noticed that Scotty was going above and beyond to repair the damage that had been caused by his relationship with Chris; but he had gained back her trust long ago. Yes he had fucked up- badly at that, but to his defence, he had been vulnerable and needed someone to be there, just like she felt herself needing someone after the incident with George. Her only friend then had been whatever comfort she could find in the bottom of a bottle; the parallel to her mother however, quickly got her off that track though.

Lilly should have known though, that Christina was the furthest thing on Scotty's mind. It was nearly loosing her to George that had given him the wake up call he needed not to waste any more time.

Lilly dared a glance in his direction. Scotty flashed her his winning smile; then to her surprise (and delight) gave her a wink as he cheekily wiped his brow as to indicate that it was hot. There was no mistaking that action. Scotty Valens was definitely flirting with her.

AN: I'm sorry this chapter isn't the longest in the world either, but the chapters next will be (I promise)! Please tell me what you think, good or bad:)