Chapter 10: Comming in out of the cold

Scotty turned as he heard the locks click and the door creaked open, Lilly stood in the doorway looking at him up and down. He got to his feet quickly and brushed off the snow from his shoulders.

"Hey" he said nervously

"The neighbours are starting to complain about you" Lilly said "Had to stop them from calling the cops" Scotty chuckled slightly.

Lilly sighed "Scotty why are you here?" she asked softly

"To apologise Lil" He said shivering slightly and she noticed that all he had on was a sweater.

"God Scotty its freezing out here" She said compassionately

"It's really fine" Scotty said his breath steaming in front of him.

"Your lips are blue for god sake" Lilly replied and she stood back from the door and gestured inside "Look, just come in before you freeze to death"

Scotty nodded and followed her inside her warm townhouse, shutting the door behind her. Scotty cleared his throat and ran a hand through his hair, dusting the snow out of it and settled down on the couch beside her.

"Lil, you gotta know how sorry I am, for what I said" he began "You ain't anythin like your mother Lil" Lilly got off the couch and started to pace, she was angry...good anger he could deal with anger.

"What you said really hurt me Scotty" she said forcefully "Because I beginning to realise you where right, I am exactly like her"

"No you ain't Lil" Scotty protested

"Yes I am, I may not be an alcoholic but I am a workaholic. I don't let anyone get close to me because I am constantly afraid I'll get hurt because it's happened before." Lilly took a breath and continued "And because I do that I am all alone and I hate being alone Scotty"

"You ain't alone Lil" he said standing up to walk over to her "You got me" he tried to put a hand on her shoulder but she pulled away. "But we can't Scotty; you know what my track records like. I'll do something or say something and then you'll be running for the hills and I wouldn't blame you, but then I really will be all alone because I won't have you" she could feel tears welling up in her eyes again and she turned away from him, sobbing quietly.

He came up behind her and put his hands on her shoulders "Your never gonna lose me Lil, you hear me...never" and before she could protest he pulled her into his arms, wrapping his arms around her. Lilly clutched at his shirt and let her tears poor down her cheeks, soaking into his clothing.

And he held her for what felt like hours, never lessening his grip on her, he wanted to prove he was going nowhere. He pressed a kiss onto the top of her head, breathing in the scent of her shampoo and that intoxicating aroma that was just her. This was the time to tell her, now was his chance. He pulled back and lifted her chin so he could look her in her sapphire eyes. "I am in love with you Lil, I love you so much" she smiled through her tears as he lowered his head to kiss her. She moaned softly as she felt the gentle pressure of his tongue against her lips. Lilly's heart was pounding against her ribs and she pulled him closer, deepening the kiss as his hand journeyed their way from her waist, up her back and into her hair. He pulled back, out of breath but a grin plastered to his face and she smiled right back at him. "I love you too Scotty" Lilly whispered and he pulled her back into another kiss as they moved off down the hall to her bedroom.

...

Lilly pillowed her head on his chest, trailing her fingers of the vast expanses of his defined torso and sighed contentedly. "That was amazing" she said pressing a kiss to his skin and he wrapped her in his arms again, kissing her forehead. "Yes it was" he replied sleepily.

"Definitely something we have to repeat on a regular basis" Lilly replied dreamily and Scotty chuckled.

"Definitely" Scotty agreed.

And they drifted off to a very satisfying sleep

...

Scotty came down the next morning and found Lilly in the kitchen clad only in his t-shirt and he crept up behind her as she was making coffee, wrapping his arms around her.

"Mornin beautiful" he whispered as he pressed kisses to her neck.

"Morning handsome" Lilly replied happily and she turned to face him, draping her arms around his neck.

"So what did you wanna do today?" Scotty asked pulling her closer to him and wiggling his eyebrows at her.

"Don't you have to go back to your parents, it's Christmas Eve" Lilly said with slight disappointment. Scotty considered her for a few moments before pulling her out of the kitchen towards her bedroom. "Scotty what are you doing?" she asked as he pulled out a pair of Lilly's jeans and a t-shirt and thrust them at her.

"Well if I am goin so are you" Scotty said as he slipped into his pants.

Lilly shook her head violently and backed away from him "Scotty I can't"

"Why not Lil?" he asked curiously

"Because...its embarrassing Scotty we had a fight"

"So, We all fight from time to time, my parents will understand Lil"

"But...we lied to them Scotty...we told them that we were together" she protested as he slipped into his shoes.

"So, we're together now ain't we?" Scotty crossed the room and wrapped her in his arms.

"Yeah, but Scotty..." he silenced her by pressing his lips against hers.

"You and me Lil...we are family now and I want you to come with me...I wanna spend Christmas with you" He whispered to her, his forehead leaning against hers, his thumbs caressing her cheeks. Sighing, Lilly finally relented and got changed, following him down the hall and out to his car.

...

To Lilly's surprise, no one even brought up the fight between her and Scotty. In fact they were all acting like it didn't happen. Scotty was beaming, all night long he had his arms around her, or was kissing her cheek and as they retired to their bedroom, he pulled her into his arms as they collapsed with exhaustion into the bed. "I love you Lil" he murmured as his eyes slid closed.

"I love you too Scotty"

...

Christmas day and Lilly woke up in Scotty's arms. For the first time Lilly didn't flip out, instead she sighed happily and snuggled closer to him, pressing a kiss to his chest. Scotty stirred and looked down at the enigmatic blonde in his arms; he had to remind himself that he wasn't dreaming that she was really here and that she was willing to give them a try.

"Merry Christmas Lil" he murmured

"Merry Christmas Scotty" Lilly replied

"Did you sleep well?" He asked her as she lifted her head of his shoulder to look him in the eyes.

"Yeah, I did" she answered softly and leaned in to kiss him. Scotty threaded his fingers through her hair. He broke the kiss and smiled at her "Did you want your Christmas present now" he asked, his grin spreading across his face. Lilly's heart dropped to her stomach, she hadn't gotten him anything.

"You got me a present...but I didn't get you anything" she protested.

Scotty just shook his head and kissed her lips quickly again "You already got me the best present ever Lil" he said and when she looked confusedly at him he chuckled "I got you Lil and that's the best present I have every gotten" Lilly blushed at the sentiment. Scotty slid out of bed and walked over to his suitcase, pulling out the little bag that he had with him at the mall, the bag he had said contained a present for his mother. Her heart instant was overwhelmed with more love for him than she'd ever felt for anyone and she felt tears stinging her eyes. He had gotten her a present even when they were only partners; they had never exchanged gifts before not even for birthdays. Her trembling fingers took the bags and opened it. A rectangular, red velvet box was inside and she looked up at him seeing that cocky grin that was plastered across his face.

"Go on Lil, open it" he said as he got back into bed. She obeyed and her breath caught in her throat as she saw what was in it.

A delicate silver necklace, with a small locket attached to it "I was get it engraved, but I didn't have time" He said. Tears welled up in her eyes as she pick up the necklace in her hands.

"It's beautiful Scotty" she said and he took it from her hand and draped it over her neck, doing up the clasp.

"Not as beautiful as you" he said kissing her again.

She wrapped her arms around him and they fell backwards against the pillows.