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Chapter seventeen: Desk Duty
Lilly and Scotty came into work the next day brimming over with happiness. Seeing her babies for the first time made it so much more real and she couldn't wait to tell them the news she was expecting twins.
"Mornin" Scotty said cheerily guiding Lilly to her seat
"Mornin" Nick said "You look overly cheerily for a Monday morning" He commented
"Just got some good news is all" He said kissing the top of Lilly's head and moving off to get a coffee
"Really, care to share?" he asked grinning over at him
"Later, when everyone else is here" Lilly said picking up the note on her desk
"Looks like Kite got us that warrant for the School records" Lilly said scanning the document
"Yeah, Boss wants Jefferies and I to go over there when Will gets in" Nick said sipping his coffee
"Why you, I thought Scotty and I were on this one?" Lilly said starting to get annoyed
"Don't bite my head off Rush, Boss said he wants to talk to you two this mornin" Vera replied
"Why does he want to talk to us?
"I don't know, maybe it has something to do with the bombshell you dropped on us on Friday" Nick replied sarcastically and Lilly glared across at him.
"Boss wants to talk to us" Lilly said as Scotty came back over to her
"What about?" he asked
"I think it's about the baby" Lilly said
"Well babies" Scotty whispered and they headed off to Stillman's office
"Boss, you wanted to talk to us?" Scotty said walking in behind Lilly and closing to the door behind him.
"Yes, sit down both of you" Stillman said pointing to the chairs in front of the desk one of them already occupied by someone "Lil, Scotty this is Agent Warner he is from IAD he wants to talk to you" Stillman said. There was a slight bitterness to his voice that suggested that agent Warner's presence was not his idea.
"Detectives, please take a seat"
"I think I'd prefer to stand" Scotty said eyeing the agent. Agent Warner shrugged "Whatever you like" The agent looked towards Lilly "I understand congratulations are in order, I hear your pregnant" He said looking Lilly up and down which made Scotty's blood begin to boil "I have also know that you and your partner have been dating for the last six months" Warner continued "You are aware that this is against policy?" He continued
"I have already discussed that matter with the commissioner Agent Warner, he has agreed to allow it as long as they continue to work well together and keep it out of work which they have, I can vouch for both of my detectives that they have acted professionally and their work has not suffered. I fact if anything they have gotten better at their jobs, Which I sure you can't complain about"
"We are aware of your agreement with the Commissioner Lieutenant Stillman, our issue is with Detective Rush not revelling she was pregnant when she found out"
"I..." Lilly began but Stillman cut her off
"She did, she told me the day she found out" Stillman said. Lilly looked over at her boss did he just lie to protect her
"You knew?" Warner stated looking across at Stillman
"Yes, I knew and I was the one who waited to report it to IAD" Stillman said "Both she and Scotty were unaware that I hadn't told IAD" he continued
Agent Warner looked over at Stillman and then back to Lilly and Scotty he wasn't sure he believed them.
"I suppose that now that it has been reported we can over look it, You are aware however Detective Rush that now you will be placed on light duties as we can't have a pregnant detective on the line, would leave the city up for law suits if anything should happen while on duty" He said icily and Scotty wanted nothing more than to wipe the smile off Warner's face
"I was going to discuss this with Lilly this morning agent Warner. Now if there isn't anything else I think you should leave" Stillman said his tone indicating it wasn't a request.
"I'll leave, once again congratulations" he said the smirk on his face made Scotty clench his fists, Lilly placed a hand on his arm and squeezed it gently and he relaxed.
"Boss what's this about me being on light duties?" Lilly asked
"I am sorry Lil, my hands are tied its department policy and the Commissioner said he won't over look this for you, It was lucky for you he agreed to let you keep working together once you started dating. It was only because I assured him that it wouldn't affect your work, but on this issue he won't budge." Stillman said walking over to Lilly
"So what, I am stuck behind a desk for the next seven months" Lilly said angrily
"I am sorry Lil, but we'll keep you busy here" Stillman placed a hand on her shoulder "How did the sonogram go?" he asked
"Fantastic actually, we got some news we want to share with everyone" Scotty said looking out the window of Stillman's office "Looks like everyone is here, so let's go" Scotty replied kissing Lilly's cheek and leading her out.
"Oh hey guys, was that an IAD agent in with you?" Kat asked
"Yeah, He has put Lil on desk duty until after the pregnancy , which is what we wanted to talk to you about" Scotty said as Lilly slumped down at her desk
"We found out yesterday that we are having twins" Scotty said happily placing his hands on Lilly's shoulders
"Oh congratulations guys" Will said patting Scotty on the back
"Wow Twins, sure you can handle that Valens" Kat said kissing Lilly's cheek. He chuckled
"Guess we'll find out in a few months"
"Well, we better go and talk to the school about this Julie, see what she can tell us" Nick stood up and Will followed.
"I'll be here staring at the wall" Lilly shot back. Scotty sighed and squatted down beside her.
"Don't worry Lil, I stay here with you" He said placing a hand on her thigh.
"No Scotty you don't have too, I want you out there"
"It doesn't matter Lil, you and the babies are what matters to me and if you're here I am here" he said pulling his chair to sit beside her. She sighed and looked over at him "I love you, you know that right?" Lilly said placing a hand on his leg
"Yeah I know that, and I love you too" Scotty said
"This is why I am telling you I want you to go, and you have to do what I say because I am carrying your children" Lilly finished and Scotty looked over at her
"Okay fine but the minute you change your mind I'll be here" He said pressing a kiss into her cheek.
"I won't change my mind but thanks"
Nick and Will came back in with a list of students names and found the Julie they were looking for.
"Here she is Julie Allen, was a student of James's back in 99 they were very competitive" Nick said
"One of the girls at the school said that Julie was up for the same audition as James that day for Laynard Record and she said that Julie was annoyed that James got the same audition because she knew he was a better singer." Nick said
"Well maybe we should bring her in, see if she can remember anything form that night." Will said
"Since I am stuck here, I want the interview when you bring her in" Lilly said
"Sure Lil, if Valens will let you" Nick joked
"Shut up Nick" Lilly said throwing a balled up piece of paper at him
Julie sat down in the interview room waiting. Playing with her hands on the desk when Lilly walked in.
"Hi, I am detective Rush" Lilly walked over to the desk but didn't sit down
"Hello, the other detective didn't really explain why I was here. I told the detectives I didn't know anything when they first investigated the case." Julie said and Lilly immediately picked up on the nervousness in her voice.
"You were pretty completive with James weren't you?" Lilly asked now walking to face Julie on the other side of the desk thumbing through the file
"Yeah, He and I had a great friendship we understood and respected each other's talent but he was a pain in the ass." Julie said
"You resented him getting that audition for Laynard Records didn't you?" Lilly asked causally
"What, no he got me an audition with them too why would I resent him"
"Because you knew he would get the record deal over you and you were tired of always comming in second" Lilly replied icily leaning over the desk to stare at her
"No...I...I, I didn't kill him" Julie said in a panicked voice
"But you wanted that record deal didn't you, and you were pissed that James was getting all the breaks that you weren't" Lilly said still staring at her, Lilly's eyes penetrating deep into Julie's
"Fine I was pissed, is that what you wanna here" Julie yelled
"When he came to tell you about that audition you stabbed him didn't you" Lilly said moving to stand right beside her
"Fine yes I stabbed him, the bastard was so cocky and I couldn't take him getting this deal and leaving me behind. He knew I was the better singer" She screamed
Bingo, Lilly wrote out the confession and Julie signed it. As Lilly slapped handcuffs on her and lead Julie out the uniform officers for processing she felt a sense of relief that this case was finally closed and that Charlie would have some closer over his brother's death after all these years. She also knew it was going to be a long seven months stuck behind her desk.