A/n: I am sorry I took me awhile to post this, Damm writers block (I swear it's like a virus). Now this is where I may get some places wrong, so I apologise. Any who if there are any sightseeing spots or things you guys want our two detectives to see or do let me know and I will try to work them in.

Chapter 7: Road Trip And Realisations

Lilly's POV

We are now stuck in a car together for the next two days, sure we have been getting on okay but I am not sure that I can deal with Scotty for two days straight in a car. Scotty as usual, insisted on driving which was okay but it meant I had to navigate and that was definitely not one of my strong suits.

Whenever Ray and I went for a ride on his bike we never had a plan we just went wherever the road took us. We ended up in Nashville on time that's when we decided to get married. But we chickened out and when we got back to Philly and Ray had left again for the umpteenth time, it was then I enrolled in the police academy deciding I needed some stability in my life. Irony really since I joined the force my life got even less stable.

"Which route should we take?" Scotty asked

"Whatever you wanna route you wanna take, you're the one driving" I said a little more tersely than I should of.

"Alright...hey we can stop off in Vegas and gamble at the casinos." Scotty said and I chuckle.

"I am sure Boss will love that" I say

"Hey what he doesn't know won't hurt him." Scotty said. We pull out on to the interstate 15, heading towards Vegas

Scotty turns the radio up and I grin as the only stations we can seem to pick up consist of nothing but country music.

"I can't stand country" he wines and turns the radio off.

"I don't mind it" I reply and I flick the radio back on and start to sing along to the song.

Four and a half hours later and we start to see the outskirts of Vegas. "Can we stop somewhere?" Scotty asks "I am starving" I grin and look over at him.

"You're always hungry" I say and he shrugs.

We find a small cafe and Scotty pulls over "Come on let's get something to eat, maybe hit the casinos" He suggested

"I am gonna call Boss let him know where we are" I say and I take out my phone and dial Boss's number.

"Hey Lil" I hear him say "There a problem?" he asked

"Nah, just letting you know we are just stopping to get something to eat, any leads on the parking permit?" I ask

"We are still running down some leads, there was a couple of green SUV's we are tracking down owners but the DMV computers are down at the moment so records are taking awhile" Boss says

"Oh, okay"

"Lil are you okay, you don't sound like yourself. You and Scotty getting along okay?" he asks

"We...were fine I am just tired" I replied and I sigh "I gotta go Boss were about to get some lunch, I'll call you when we fine somewhere to stay the night"

"That's okay Lil, just call me if you need anything okay... I mean it Lil even if you just wanna talk" I smile; Boss was always looking out for me. Ever since that horrible night when I was ten and he helped, get the guy that hurt me he has always been like a father to me. When I joined the police force he wanted me to come to homicide, I guess it was his way of looking out for me and I appreciated knowing that I'd never be able to fully express to him how much it meant to me.

"Thanks Boss" I hang up and walk into the diner after Scotty.

I sit down across from Scotty and pick up my menu.

"What did Boss say?" he asked

"They are following down some leads" I say

"Okay, well what do you wanna eat?"

"I am not sure" I say and I stare at the menu in front of me

"Those burgers sound good" Scotty said

"I guess" I say and I can see that he is getting frustrated with me, but I don't care. I had asked him not to do anything and he almost punched Peter out in the middle of the godamm police department.

The waitress comes back and we place our orders, I avoid Scotty's eyes and look around the cafe

"Lil, are you mad at me?" Scotty asked

"Of course not" I replied sarcastically

"Look I know I said I wouldn't do anything stupid about Peter but I couldn't let that scumbag think he could get away with it" He lowered his menu and reached across and grabbed my hand running his thumb across the back of my hand.

I felt a jolt of electricity running through my veins and that long unfelt feeling in the pit of my stomach. Could it be...oh god I have feelings for my partner, well that's just perfect I have a crush on my sister's boyfriend. I yanked my hand out of his grip and he sighed.

"I am gonna go to the bathroom" I say and I stand up and leave him alone at the table. I watch him as I push open the door of the bathroom and I see him running a hand through his hair, I catch a glimpse of his face and am surprised by the hurt I see in his eyes.

A/n: I know this chapter is short but I am gonna post a bigger on next time and maybe some unresolved feelings might get resolved. Please read and review