A/N: givemecookies: I think she'd be mad at him for a while 'cause she was mad at him for quite a long time because of Chris and now she is mad at him for her own sake. But I don't know if I can stand her being mad at him so long…

Chapter four: Everything I do

Don't tell me it's not worth fightin' for
I can't help it there's nothin' I want more
Ya know it's true
Everything I do - I do it for you
(Brian Adams)

Scotty and Lilly sat in her office and read Hope's 49 report. It has turned out that Hope's daughter Gwen was also the daughter of her boyfriend's brother.

"He had immediately confessed that he had abused her," said Scotty. "The case was closed in a day's time. Lucky men. We have all this work to do."

He tried to cheer Lil up, but she didn't talk to him as much, she didn't even yell at him, showed no emotions. Scotty thought he would become crazy.

"Lil, talk to me." He finally said.
"We have an interview to do. Those two certainly are suspects. What is the boyfriend's brother's name?" she tried to avoid the subject.
"Mike Green… but Lil we have to talk. We are partners. Do you want to be mad at me all the time?"
"Perhaps and yes we are partners and as those we have work to do." said she as she took her coat on.

Scotty moaned and also took his coat on. Without any doubt, she didn't want to talk about it. His mood became really bad when he went to his car to drive her to their suspect.

Mike Green lived in a small village near Philadelphia, but the only word that could really describe that village was – ironically- green. All there was full of nature. In Lil's opinion this place was the best place to get married and to start a family. She noticed how lonely she really was when she saw a father who played soccer with his little son. All here was perfect, but it also was kind of dark as she thought of Mike, whom she frightened a bit especially when she thought about her own childhood and the role men took place in it.

Lil hasn't noticedthat Scotty's car has stopped. She looked out of the window and was in bitter thoughts. Scotty just watched her. He couldn't stand that Lil was angry at him especially when he hasn't done anything. It was just not fair. There was this gorgeous girl in his car, but she didn't talk to him, she didn't even seem to like him. He wanted to be angry with her as well, but he couldn't. Actually, he'd love to kiss her. That'd be his chance; perhaps she wouldn't be mad with him anymore, when he'd just kiss those adorable lips, touch her blonde, soft looking hair. What was he thinking of? Kissing Lilly Rush would be his death. She would actually kill him if he would kiss her. Anyway, why did he think of kissing his partner? He had never had such thoughts before. Why now, at the moment she couldn't stand him? She has said that she would hate him. That wasn't exactly the best condition to kiss her! Indeed, she was really pretty, he had known this since the first time he had ever seen her; but was there more than just friendship?

Suddenly, his thoughts were interrupted by a hand that touched his shoulder. Her hand. Scotty turned round to see her smiling at him. A warm feeling spread to his body. She touched him and smiled at him. He was the luckiest man on earth. Perhaps she wasn't mad at him anymore after all she smiled at him… 'God Scotty, Calm down! She is just your partner. There's nothing more between us and there'll never be more. It's just a fancy; you don't love her! You're just irritated!', he said to himself.

"C'mon, Scotty. It's time. I want to go home soon." said she in a rather emotionless tone.

Scotty left his car, headed to Mike Green's house, Lilly at his feet and rang the bell. After a minute a rather small, blonde man with dark eyes opened the door. Scotty thought he looked a bit like a gnome.

"Mike Green?" asked Scotty.
"That's me."
"Detective Valens and Rush. We're from homicide department. We think you're able to tell us something about Hope Collins."
"Not that bitch again. I was in jail for two years, that's enough…"
"We want to know if you can tell us something about her murder." replied Lilly.
"I suppose I can, honey. Come in."

Scotty hated the gnome by this time. The man flirted with his partner. He certainly was in a 'bad cop' mood. Who did this guy think he was?
They went into a small living-room that didn't fit into the picture of the house from the outside. It was rather shabby and didn't look comfortable.

"Want some coffee?" asked the gnome.
"Thanks, but no!" replied Scotty seriously.
"I've asked the lady."
"Sorry. Hope you don't mind that I've answered."
"No." said Lil harshly.

Lil hated all those guys who thought they could influence her through a few compliments. She wasn't a Barbie and she wasn't weak. She didn't want Scotty to protect her from this guy neither. She didn't need help in this respect and in those she would need some no-one was there to guard her.

She watched the man sitting in a sofa while Scotty seated himself next to her. What did he want to show? That she was his and this Mike guy hasn't any chance to get her? Sometimes this was kind of effective, but she didn't want him to play her boyfriend. God, she didn't need him.

"Why have you raped your brother's girlfriend twelve years ago?" began Lil their interrogation.
"That fucking bitch was so arrogant. She thought she was better than my brother and me. I wanted to show her that she's nothing."
"Hope was twelve!" said Lil indignantly.
"She wasn't twelve at all. She acted like she was sixteen. Her friends were all about sixteen and she wasn't a virgin anymore, so I wasn't the first one who got her, if ya know what I mean."
Scotty sighed as Mike blinked at Lilly. "Have you known that she was pregnant?"
"What has this to do with this topic?"
"Because we're investigating her murder and if you had known, you could be her murderer."
Mike became nervous and screamed: "I haven't killed her!"

Lil was scared at Mike's screaming and she nearly jumped in Scotty's lap. Be cool! She said to herself. Since that George-thing Lil dreaded every noise. She definitely needed some medicine! When Lilly became aware of the distance between Scotty and her, she blushed. That situation was so embarrassing. She tried to avoid Scotty as much as possible and now she was almost sitting on him. But as unpleasant the situation seemed to be it also had a positive effect.

"You two?" asked Mike who has calmed down again.
Scotty nodded a bit when Lil pretended to smile happily about their relationship.
"Oh…"
"So, to come back to the topic… Have you known of Hope's pregnancy?" said Lil even more embarrassed as she noticed that she has really chosen Scotty to protect her.
"No because I was imprisoned. That evening I had raped her was the last time I've seen her and as I've said: She wasn't a virgin anymore. She had fucked almost the entire high-school."

Lil looked at Scotty. In her opinion Mike couldn't help them anymore. Scotty seemed to think the same for getting up of their seat.

"That's all for now." said he and helped Lil up.

They went to the door where they were dismissed by Mike who said something like "If he doesn't satisfy you: I'm here, honey!" to the blonde detective. Scotty couldn't help grinning as he and Lil get in his car.

"And are you going to call the gnome, Lil?" he asked playfully, but she didn't even look at him.

Scotty just wanted to get her talking to him so he kept trying.

"I think we should try it…" he started.
"What?" she asked.
"Us! Aren't we a great couple? You and me, we're both definitely handsome. Weren't you flirting with me when you nearly jumped on me?"
"Are you kiddin'? This definitely is the least that'll ever happen. I'll never date you."
"Be cool, Lil. I was just teasing you."

Lil was mad at Scotty. She has been frightened and he thought he was attractive to her! He was nuts. That was what she talked herself into, but a little voice in her head said that he really was attractive to her, that she wanted nothing more than him next to her, that she enjoyed being with him and that there had been a strange, warm feeling when she had touched him that noontime or when had helped her up.

Scotty tried to smile when he made her and himself believe that he was just joking, but he really was hurt. Mainly, he was teasing her when he talked about a relationship, but something in him has hoped that she would say yes, but she really seemed to hate him. Was he so repulsive that dating him was so unbelievable to her? He had never thought that her answer would hurt him so deeply… He tried to make himself believe that his feelings were just a fancy, but he couldn't help feeling more than friendship for his partner…