A/N Thanks for the reviews on chapter two, and here's the last chapter. I'm so so so sorry about having taken so long for this to be uploaded. Firstly I changed the idea for this around, then decided to watch Bones instead of writing, and then had a lot of birthday things to sort out. But, anyway, it's here now, and I really hope it's OK. I wanted it to be different, but couldn't seem to get it right.

Spoilers for 'The Road'. This is set immediately after they arrive back at PPD. Just a warning that I haven't seen 'The Road', at least I've only seen the part where Scotty beats up John Smith and then when they see the yellow light, but I hope this makes sense.

Disclaimer: I asked for Cold Case for my birthday, but nobody bought it for me. However, I'm totally open to belated presents, if anybody loves me enough? Until then, nothing's mine.

Oh, and this is dedicated to FloatingAmoeba. Because, well, it just is. -smiles-

I Love You

Scotty watched his partner out of the corner of his eye as she quickly collected her things and walked towards the door. They'd been back at the precinct for barely five minutes, but already she was desperate to escape. It had been a hard day for the both of them, and he knew Lilly hadn't taken it well. Hell, he hadn't taken it well, he couldn't even begin to imagine what was going through her head. He sighed heavily and sat down, resting his head in his hands.

Making her way towards the elevator, Lilly felt more and more tired with every step she took. She needed to sleep, to forget the past day, even if it was only for a few hours. She wished she'd driven to work that morning, not feeling like walking home. Reaching the elevator, she pressed the button and leant against the wall. After what felt like hours, the elevator arrived and she stepped in, glad to see there was nobody else inside. As the doors began to close, she started to breathe a sigh of relief, but her stopped herself when a hand slid between the doors and re-opened them.

"Sorry," Scotty muttered as he stepped inside next to her. He noticed the annoyed look cross her face, but didn't say anything. Instead, he took her lack of a reply as a hint that she didn't want to talk. As the doors closed and the elevator began to move, the silence grew even more tense, but still neither of the partners said anything.

When they reached the ground floor, Scotty turned to face her, but Lilly raised her hand to stop him from speaking.

"Don't, Scotty. Just leave it, okay?" She looked at the floor. Scotty shrugged.

"Fine," he replied, not bothering to hide the irritation in his voice. If Lilly had noticed it, however, she chose to ignore it. Before it had registered to Scotty that the doors had opened, Lilly was out of sight. Groaning, he followed her, not wanting to leave it at that.

"Hey, Lil, wait up," he called, quickening his pace. Lilly stopped and turned around slowly.

"What?" she snapped.

"You okay?" Scotty asked, stopping in front of her. She looked away.

"I just want to get home," she replied, avoiding his question.

"You want to talk 'bout what happened?" He knew he shouldn't push her, but he had to know how she was doing.

"Can't you just leave it alone?"

"No, I can't!" He paused, taking a step forwards, before continuing in a softer voice. "Lil, I just want to know you're okay." Lilly nodded.

"Honestly, I'm not even sure," she said hesitantly. "What Smith said, it just... It brought back a load of memories I wish I could forget."

"Well, if you need to talk..." He trailed off.

"I know. Just say hey, right?" Scotty chuckled.

"Yeah. Exactly." He placed a hand on her shoulder, and she looked up at him. "I mean it, Lil. Anytime."

"Thank you," she whispered.

"Need a ride home?"

"Sure," she replied, following Scotty towards his car. "Don't expect me to be good company, though."

"S'okay, we got the radio." He smiled.

Lilly groaned. "I think I'd rather walk."

As Scotty stopped the car outside of Lilly's house, she didn't make a move to open the door. She's been silent for most of the drive, only speaking once to tell him how bad his choice on radio station was. Scotty glanced over at her, worried she'd closed up again. He reached over and put a hand on her arm, and she jumped slightly.

"Sorry," he said quietly, and started to move his hand away, but stopped when she grabbed it and laced her fingers through his. She looked away again, resting their hands in her lap. They sat in silence for a while, Lilly watching the empty street outside and Scotty watching her. Finally, she broke the silence.

"I didn't know what to say. When he said I knew about running away. How did he know, Scotty?" She didn't take her eyes off the street in front of her.

"He was just tryin' to get to you."

"Well, he succeeded," she replied quickly.

"Hey, he got to me, too." Lilly looked around at him and smiled slightly.

"Kinda got that. Thanks for doing what you did, though." Scotty laughed.

"Anytime."

"Really?"

"If someone says somethin' like that to you, I wouldn't hesitate to do it again." He smiled, squeezing her hand. She looked away, suddenly overwhelmed by the intensity of his gaze.

"Let me walk you to the door," Scotty said, stepping out of the car. Lilly nodded and followed his lead.

They walked up to the door in silence. Lilly rummaged in her bag for a moment, trying to find her keys, before digging them out and unlocked the door. Before she could push the door open, however, Scotty grabbed her hand and pulled her around to face him. She collided with his chest, gasping and he moved his hand up to her face. Knowing there was no point in trying to pull away, she closed her eyes, leaning into his touch.

Scotty smiled at her lack of hesitancy, and leant forwards to touch his lips against hers. When she still didn't hesitate, he moved his other hand to her waist and pulled her closer, deepening the kiss. After a few moments, she pulled away, needing to breathe. She rested her hand on his chest, keeping some distance between them.

He took a deep breath, wondering if she'd changed her mind. He moved his hands down to hers, before taking a step backwards.

"Sorry, Lil. I'm just gonna go and..." He trailed off, turning away and walking down the steps. Lilly watched him, taking a few seconds to realise what had just happened.

"Where are you going?" she called after him, but he didn't stop.

"I'm sorry," he repeated.

"Scotty!" She started down the steps after him, grabbing his wrist. "Would you please wait?"

"Wha-" he started to say, but was cut off by her kissing him gently. "Lilly..."

"I love you." Lilly smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him. Burying his head into hair, Scotty smiled widely, holding her close against him.

"I love you, too," he whispered.

Pulling away, Lilly kissed his cheek before turning back and walking up the steps. When she got to the top, she stopped, looking over her shoulder at him.

"You coming?" she asked, smiling. Scotty nodded, running up the steps to join her.

"Definitely."

Aw, how cute! Don't you just love them? Well, I do! They're hard to write like that, though, because it's OOC. Sorry about that, but you have to love the fluffy-ness. Thanks to everyone who read, especially those who reviewed. One last review? Please? You know you want to.