A/N: I can't believe January is almost over already, crazy. Any way its another week and time for the next chapter. Please leave me a review if you like the chapter.
Chapter 7:
It was boiling hot today and summer was only just getting started. The triplets were on Summer Vacation and spending their days at in summer programs, or rotating between Rosa and Allie's. Scotty was hoping to take some time off to spend with the kids but it was only getting busier at work especially now that his attachment to the FBI had ended and he was back on the streets working buy and busts, and raids with the DEA.
Lilly hadn't had much luck either getting time off, she managed to get a few days off but Stillman couldn't spare her for longer than that. She even had to go back out on the line to work fresh jobs as the other homicide detectives were overstretched as it is with the criminal element of Philadelphia seemingly going crazier in the heat.
Scotty walked into the precinct on one particularly sweltering Monday morning, whistling happily to himself. With Lilly currently ovulating and he and his wife had to find ways of staying cool whilst still trying to get pregnant; last night they had made love in the shower. Scotty couldn't help but replay the images over and over again in his mind. The way she was biting his earlobe as trust in and out of her, the way her nails dug into his back, hearing her moaning his name as she climaxed. Subsequently he was grinning broadly as he walked into the break room.
"You're in a good mood Valens" one of the uniformed officers commented.
"I just had a great weekend is all" Scotty replied, grabbing his 'world's greatest Dad' mug that the triplets had given him last father's day and pouring a cup of coffee for himself.
The officer chuckled "with that gorgeous wife of yours I bet, how long have you been together?"
"Married for 5, but we've been together nearly 9"
The officer shuddered "man, 9 years with the same woman…" he began "…don't know how you do it Valens, I couldn't go longer than a few months"
Scotty chuckled "I am surprised that woman put up with you for that long Bertoli"
Officer Bertoli laughed heartily as he stood up and downed the rest of his coffee "well I better go, got patrol in half an hour" Scotty nodded and started to pour milk and sugar into his cup.
"Hey Valens, you got a minute?"
Scotty turned and saw Agent Jack Schneider leaning against the doorframe of the break room "Hey Agent Schneider, thought you we're done here"
Agent Schneider shrugged "I am, I wanted to talk to you about something though" he replied
"Sure" Scotty said "I have a few minutes"
Jack sighed "It might take more than a few minutes Scotty" Agent Schneider stepped inside and closed the door; Scotty had a really ominous feeling. Had something happened to Lil, or one of the kids?
"You're starting to scare me man" Scotty replied, his eyes searching Jack's face for any tell-tale sign that he had bad news.
Jack smiled "It's nothing bad, in fact I think it's really good"
Scotty breathed a sigh of relief "thank God, sit down man. You want a coffee?"
Jack snorted "No thanks; that shit tastes like battery acid" Scotty chuckled and to two of them sat down.
"So what's this about?"
Jack cleared his throat "I was talking to the SAIC yesterday..."
"The what?"
"…Special agent in charge" Jack clarified "anyway, I was talking to him about you actually and he is interested in meeting with you about a possible job opening in the federal gang division"
Scotty was speechless, was Jack actually offering him a job? As an FBI agent?
"I made you an appointment for tomorrow morning at 10 with Special Agent Carter. He's the SAIC for the Philadelphia gang crimes"
"Are you sure you want me?" Scotty asked in surprise
"Yes, Scotty you're a brilliant Detective and you are too good to be wasted on buy and busts. Think about it, and I'll meet you in the lobby of the bureau" Jack stood up and held out a hand to Scotty who shook it, still a little unsure of what he had just heard.
"Thanks man" he finally replied as he found his voice.
"No problem, you deserve it" Jack walked out of the room, leaving a still bewildered Scotty in his wake.
Laura sat by the large bay window, waiting for her father to come home. She like waiting for her dad, she like to be the first one to give him a hug when he walked through the door and this was the first time in weeks he was coming home before she had to go to bed.
"Daddy's home" she cried out as his car pulled into the driveway.
She jumped off her seat and ran to the door, flinging it open.
"Hey Princesa" Scotty cried happily as he walked up the front steps and swept her up into his arms, kissing her cheek.
She giggled "hey Daddy" she flung her arms around his neck and kissed him back.
"Where are your brothers?"
"Matthew is out the back playing with his stupid baseball and James is up in his room, reading again"
Scotty chuckled and lowered her back down to the ground "and where's Mummy?"
"In the kitchen"
Scotty pulled his gun holster off his belt and stored it in the lock box and then walked down the hallway to the kitchen. Lilly was busying herself at the kitchen bench, pouring over a cookbook.
"Hey gorgeous" Scotty whispered as he slid his arms around her waist.
"Hi" she murmured as she leant back, turning her head to the side to kiss him.
"What are you cooking, smells good"
Lilly sighed "I am trying to make that gravy that your mum made last Thanksgiving, to go with the roast chicken" Lilly ran a hand through her hair "But I can't seem to get it right"
"You want me to give it a go?"
Lilly nodded "Yeah why not, it can't be any worse"
Scotty chuckled and kissed her cheek "Why don't you sit down and tell me about your day"
Lilly nodded "want a glass of wine?"
"Sounds good" Lilly poured two glasses of wine as she started to tell her husband about her day. But Scotty was only half listening, he was still thinking about Jack's offer. "…so what about you? How was your day?"
"Huh? Oh interesting…..I got a job offer"
Lilly's eyebrows rose "A job offer, where?"
"With the FBI, the gang unit"
Lilly frowned "Oh, I thought you were trying out for that vacant spot in Homicide?"
Scotty sighed "Come on Lil, they ain't gonna give it to me"
"Why not?"
Scotty scoffed "I pissed too many of the brass of over the years, they ain't gonna do me any favours. I'll be in Narc until I retire, I was lucky to make Detective first grade"
Lilly slid off the bar stool and came around the kitchen bench again "is this really what you want?" she asked him, leaning back against the bench her arms folded across her chest. Scotty shrugged and tried his best to look non-committal but Lilly could tell that he had already made up his mind. "I have a meeting with the Special Agent in charge tomorrow morning, an agent Carter"
"But you've already made up your mind haven't you?"
Scotty grinned "Lil, it's the gang unit. Its better work than buy and busts in German Town"
Lilly smiled "If it's what you want then you should go for it"
"Really? You think so?"
Lilly nodded again and slid her arms around his waist "I want you to be happy Scotty, and if joining the FBI is gonna make you happy then you should do it"
Scotty leaned down and kissed her lightly on the lips "thank you baby"
Scotty looked around the lobby, at all the well-tailored suits that were walking in and out of the Philadelphia bureau of investigations. He checked his watch again, he was due back at the precinct in an hour "Scotty!" he heard his name being called and he looked up to see Jack walking over to him. Scotty stood up and walked over to greet him, shaking his hand.
"Hey man, let's go" Scotty followed Jack past the security desk and over to the elevators "you nervous?"
"A little I guess"
"Don't worry about it Scotty, it's as good as done" He and Jack stepped into the elevator and Jack hit the button for the fifteenth floor.
The doors opened on a large and expansive floor, cubicles in the centre and offices lining the walls. "Nice digs" Scotty commented as he looked around the room.
Jack grinned "you want some coffee before you go in?"
"Sure, thanks"
Jack and Scotty walked into the break room and over to the overly extravagant coffee machine. "Wow, now I know why you thought our coffee stank"
Jack grinned "well the Feds have a slightly bigger budget than the PPD" He pulled two coffee cups off the hooks on the wall and busied himself making coffee.
After a quick cup of coffee, Scotty was shown into an office at the end of the hall; Jack knocked on the door and was told to enter.
Special Agent Carter was a middle aged, dark haired man with horn rimmed glasses. He looked up from his paperwork and fixed them both with a thin-lipped smile.
"Agent Schneider, is this the Narcotics Detective you were telling me about?"
"Yes, this is Detective Scotty Valens, Valens this is Special Agent Liam Carter"
Scotty shook his hand "Please take a seat Detective Valens"
Scotty did as he was told, taking a seat in a leather chair that stood opposite the oak desk.
"Well I gotta get back to work, I'll see you later"
Jack closed the door, leaving Scotty alone with Liam Carter.
Agent Carter, lowered himself down into his own chair "So, Agent Schneider tells me that you are a brilliant Detective and that you work with the gang taskforce was outstanding"
"Thank you, I enjoyed working with Agent Schneider as well"
"He tells me that you were key in busting open a drug running syndicate a few years back"
Scotty shook his head "It wasn't just me sir, we have a good team over at West"
"Are you interested in joining us here at the FBI?"
"Yes sir"
"I trust Agent Schneider's judgement and I have review your file" Agent Carter said, patting the file in front of him "I also spoke to your Captain at West, he also sings your praises"
"He's a good Captain, I've learned a lot from him"
"Well I suppose I should ask you some questions, what would you say is your biggest weakness" Agent Carter asked.
Scotty sighed; he hated those questions "I guess I get too emotionally involved in my work, its tough working the same areas that you grew up in"
Liam Carter frowned "what do you mean?"
"I grew up in Francis Ville and most of the guys I grew up in are either in street gangs or in Jail. My brother and I, we were some of the lucky ones, we got out. But now, working those same streets as a cop it's difficult to have to bust the kids of the guys I grew up with, the guys that never had a chance"
Agent Carter smiled "I can see why Agent Schneider was so adamant that I meet with you." He stood up "I am willing to offer you a position here in our unit Detective Valens and I am sure that you will bring the same tenacity and dedication to the job as you have with the PPD"
Scotty nodded "Thank you sir" Scotty replied, shaking Agent Carter's hand again "I won't let you down"
Carter grinned "I am sure you won't Detective Valens, or should I say Agent Valens" Scotty couldn't help the smile that spread across his face "Given your academy training and your years on the force you'll only need to attend Quantico for a few weeks of Agent training but I am sure that you'll do well with that"
"When do I start?"
"We have our next intake in a month so tie up your cases at West and we'll see you down at Quantico on the 15th of July"
"Yes sir" Scotty replied as he stood up to leave
"And Valens?"
"Yes sir?"
"You can call me Agent Carter or Liam you don't need to call me sir"
"Thanks Agent Carter"
Lilly rubbed her tired eyes, the paperwork seemed endless. It had been a long day and she was really looking forward to going home to her children and Scotty.
"Well I am outta here" Kat replied as she stood up "Veronica's recital is tonight and I promised I wouldn't miss it"
Lilly checked her watch "damn, I better go pick up the triplets from my mother-in-law's before they drive her crazy"
"Well I'll walk out with you" Kat added, they stepped into the elevator and Lilly pressed the button for the ground floor "Scotty had his interview with the FBI today?"
Lilly nodded "Yeah, I haven't heard how he did"
Kat cringed "that doesn't sound good"
"He's a great detective and maybe if he works his ass of he'll be lucky to make captain before he retires. Doherty hates him so it's unlikely he'll be able to move out of Narcotics"
"Deputy Commissioner Doherty is an ass" Kat muttered under her breath.
"Careful" Lilly warned "These walls have ears" They chuckled as the doors opened and Lilly found her husband standing in the lobby "Scotty! What are you doing here?"
Scotty grinned "I got some good news, was killing me not to tell you over the phone but I wanted to tell you in person"
"What?"
Scotty grinned "I got offered the job; I am going down to Quantico to start training in a month"
Lilly practically leapt into his arms "Scotty that's wonderful, I am so happy for you" She cried as she wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing his cheek.
"Congratulations Scotty"
"Thanks Kat"
"I better get going or Veronica will kill me" Kat walked off in the directions of the parking garage.
Lilly sighed "I am really proud of you" now sliding her arms around his waist and squeezing him.
"Thanks Lil, I was thinking that all of us, you, me and the kids, should go celebrate. What do you think?"
"Sounds like a good idea" Lilly replied
And the two of them walked out hand in hand towards Lilly's car.