Diclaimer: See first chapter...

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Chapter 7

After dinner they were both pleasantly full. Scotty got up and helped Lilly out of her chair, picked up her coat and held it up for her to put on. With that they headed out of the restaurant, Papa Joes parting words of 'I'll cook for the reception, just tell me when!' Following them outside.

Their heads were buzzing, though it had nothing to do with the wine.

It had become, if possible, even colder outside and Lilly shivered involuntarily.

'You cold?' Scotty had a concerned look on his face.

'A little.' She responded a little shy. Before she knew what was happening, Scotty put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her to him. 'Feeling better?'

She smiled. 'A little.'

Scotty plucked up courage to ask the question that had been burning in his mind the entire evening. 'So what do you say we had back to my place for – drinks.' Scotty had a hopeful look on his face.

As much as Lilly wanted to, the rational side of her was telling her to say no. She wanted Scotty more than she was willing to admit and drinks at his place…

'I'd love to.' escaped her lips before she knew she'd said it.

'Great.' Scotty smiled and tightened his grip around her. Lilly instinctively leaned her head on his shoulder. She couldn't help but smile at howcomfortable it felt; unlike with Kite. There had never been this kind of natural chemistry between them; this was so easy, so right.

Scotty smiled down at her and couldn't resist but plant a soft kiss on the top of her head. They both knew this had, somewhere along the line, changed from friendly dinner to something more; Scotty's kiss being the final confirmation of this. Electric currents surged through Lilly as she registered what Scotty had just done. Both picked up the pace, eager to get back to the apartment.

They were walking up the stairs to Scotty's apartment door whenScotty just couldn't resist the urge to kiss Lilly anymore. In a swift move he turned around and lightly pressed Lilly into the wall. Standing there in the stairwell, he proceeded to tuck a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Lilly completely melted into him, letting him support her. He cupped her right cheek with his hand, running his thumb over her cheek, then her bottom lip.

God they looked delicious, Scotty smiled to himself. He looked into those deep blue eyes and dipped his head down slowly. His lips were an inch from hers, giving her a chance to move if she wanted.

Lilly couldn't believe what was happening, though she was in no rush to stop it. She decided to close the gap between the two.

Their lips connected softly. First they just held them there, relishing the feel of each others lips; this moment forever imprinting itself in their memories. They slowly broke an inch apart. Both had wanted this for longer than they cared to admit and now that it had happened, it amazed them both how they had managed so long without one another.

Lilly smiled up at Scotty, him smiling back. The loss of contact was almost unbearable and he bent down for another kiss; this one more urgent. He pushed himself flush against her, though not forcefully and slowly captured her lips. The kiss began tentatively as Scotty ran his tongue along Lilly's bottom lip asking for permission to deepen the kiss. Lilly opened her mouth and welcomed him; their tongues started feeling each other out, gently massaging and playing together. Lilly reached up and twined her fingers in his Scotty's hair becoming completely lost in the moment; however, the need to progress was also pressing- something perhaps not best to do out in the stairwell. She gently sucked Scotty's bottom lip and playfully bit it before ducking down under his arms and continued up the stairs, only turning back to give Scotty a cheeky but irresistibly sexy wink.

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