Okay so this is my very first fanfic, never done one before but always seem to have lots of ideas floating around in my head so thought I'd finally type one of them.

Now I should warn that if you don't like the idea of Lilly and Scotty do not read. Mega fluff and some intense details to come so not for the young!

As I said before I don't own Cold Case but if I did I'd give Kathryn Morris a pay rise! Love that girl!

There's no case stuff in here really, so sorry about that and the story takes place in Blank Generation, after Scotty has found out that Elisa is dead and Lilly's house has just been broken into.

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Scotty heard a fumbling on the other side of the door, which caught his attention and refocused him back on the front door. He was relieved to hear that Lilly obviously had good security measures in place there.

Lilly opened the door and partially stood behind it, just exposing her head and shoulders to Scotty.

"Hey."

"Hey," he said in return. He winced a little, feeling a little awkward that he was at her house so late. He noticed her hair was still damp and that she too looked tired. "I, uh, heard about the break in."

"You did," Lilly said looking surprised but offering a smile.

"Yeah." They looked at each other silently for a few seconds before Lilly shook her head slightly. "Oh, I'm sorry, come in, you must be freezing." She opened the door wider to let him through and pushed the door closed behind him, locking it again. After scanning the room briefly Scotty turned to face her.

"I'm sorry, its late I shouldn't have come," he said as he noticed Lilly was wearing her pyjamas.

"Its okay Scotty, I doubt I'd get much sleep anyway," she replied smiling at him. "I'm glad you're here."

"I got your message… sorry I didn't call back…." Scotty lowered his head "…I was with her family, you know."

"Scotty, I'm so sorry," Lilly said lowering her head as well to try and catch his gaze.

"Tell me what I can do to help."

Scotty looked up. "You don't need to do anything Lil. I should be helping you; watching out for you." His face was so full of pain and helplessness.

"Scotty, you should be thinking of yourself right now, I –

"- I know what your gonna say, you don't need anyone looking out for you," he said interrupting her.

Lilly tilted her head and bit the corner of her lip. She looked at Scotty and pressed her lips together to give a smile. Scotty stepped closer and reached out taking Lilly's hands in his. He took a deep breath and looked at her. She looked right back at him but found it difficult to look into his eyes.

"It feels strange Scotty. I don't feel in control somehow. I don't like the thought of someone being in my house; looking through my things," she said in an angry tone.

Scotty could see how hard Lilly was trying to keep hold of her emotions but he couldn't any longer. He let go of her hands and pulled her towards him, wrapping one arm around her waist and placing his other hand on the back of her neck. He pulled her into him more and held her. Lilly put her arms around Scotty and squeezed him firmly. Neither of them said anything, they just took comfort from one another.

"I won't let anyone hurt you Lil, I promise." He sighed and kept holding her close to him. Lilly's hands moved up across Scotty back as he stroked the back of her head, running his fingers through her almost dried hair.

His hand gradually moved from the back of her head to her face where he continued to stroke her hair with his fingers and with his thumb stroke her face. He released his grip on her and took a step back so he could look at her, but kept his hand in place. Lilly had her eyes closed gently and her mouth was slightly open. He smiled as he looked at her as he could tell she was comfortable with what was happening. Lilly opened her eyes and looked up to him. She gave Scotty a shy smile and bit her lip. She felt as though she a million thoughts rushing around out of control in her head as she realised that she wanted to be as close to him as she could.

"Get some things together and come stay at my place tonight. I don't want you here in case someone comes back for more," Scotty said with a concerned voice.

"I can't leave the girls Scotty," she replied whilst slowly shaking her head.

"Just for tonight. I don't feel comfortable with you being here," he said, this time with a more insistent tone.

"Scotty, I'm not gonna let someone scare me out of my own house." She looked determined not to be defeated by some crazy person who wanted to try and frighten her and get her to back off the case. Scotty removed his hand from Lilly's face and rubbed his own before letting it rest at his side.

"Okay then, I'll stay here. Sleep on the couch. At least that way I know you'll be safe." His eyes were wide and he nodded his head. He clenched his jaw, waiting for Lilly's response.

Lilly felt awkward about his proposition but at the same time thought she'd at least get a better night's sleep knowing he was here. She also got the impression that Scotty had suggested he stay as didn't want to be alone either. Her eyes fluttered quickly, her mouth opened and her head titled slightly to one side. No noise came out, so she closed her mouth and pressed her lips together still looking at him. She smiled and drew in a large breath. "Okay," she said, releasing her breath at the same time. She looked nervous and awkward now, but Scotty didn't care, all he wanted to do was to make sure she was safe tonight. He knew she'd never admit that she was feeling vulnerable and at risk, and knew never to ask her to talk about how she was feeling.

"You wanna drink?" Lilly said as she walked by Scotty, brushing against his arm, towards the kitchen.

"Nah, I'm good," He replied, turning and walking towards the couch. "I've already disturbed you, you're tired, I don't wanna keep you up."

"I'm glad you're here," Lilly said half looking at him and half looking towards the floor. Scotty smiled but said nothing. He could tell that was something Lilly had found difficult to say and he didn't want to make a big deal about it.

"Goodnight Scotty."

"Night Lil."

He watched her disappear up the dark staircase and stood still for a few moments before looking at his bed for the night and seeing two cats curled up fast asleep. He gave out a quiet laugh. "Girls, you're gonna have to move," he whispered as he picked up first Olivia with one arm and Tripod with the other and moved them to their baskets by the kitchen counter. He wasn't surprised by the way the cats looked as he had heard all about them before.

He returned to the couch and sat down. He removed his shoes and socks, then his sweatshirt and then his pants, leaving him in just his black boxers and a plain white t-shirt. There was a cushion on the couch for him to rest his head on and a blanket draped across the back that he pulled over himself. It wasn't to dark in the room due to a street lamp just outside the window, so he could see the two cats get comfortable in their baskets and go back to sleep. There was no noise apart from the distant sound of cars. He couldn't hear Lilly so assumed she had quickly drifted off to sleep. Scotty realised he had barely thought about Elisa in the time he had been here at Lilly's and smiled, happy that his mind had been given respite from thinking about her. As he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep he thought about how good it felt holding Lilly in his arms: her allowing him to comfort her.