Song: Who Are You When I'm Not Looking?

Artist: Blake Shelton

Characters: Catherine Willows/Lou Vartann

My oh my you're so good looking

But who are you when I'm not looking

Of The Heart

Lou walked into the apartment, shrugging off his jacket and dropping his briefcase on the floor. It had been a long day and all he wanted was to collapse onto the couch, forgetting all the death and sadness he had witnessed. He could hear Catherine's footsteps as she padded around in the kitchen and he stopped walking as he watched her glide across the linoleum floor. Her hair was tied up and she wore a pair of flannel pajama pants and one of his LVPD T-shirts.

She didn't know he was home and for a moment he was completely hypnotized. She had a beer in her hand and she hummed loudly to a song playing on the radio. He smiled and stifled his laughter, folding his arms across his chest. She spun in a circle and when she stopped they were face to face. Her cheeks turned a furious shade of red and as he met her blue eyes the two both began laughing. Catherine pursed her lips and sheepishly looked at Lou.

"I didn't hear you come in," she said, trying to hold back another laugh. He approached her and pulled her against him and kissed the top of her head.

"It's ok, I needed a laugh after today." he told her. She wound her slender arms around his neck and pressed her lips against his in a sweet kiss.

"Tell me all about it?" he smiled and kissed her back before gathering her in his arms and carrying her to the kitchen. He set her down on the counter and she watched him as he gathered a few things and set them down in front of her.

"After we make dinner," he told her, tweaking her nose with his finger. She smiled and hopped off the counter, reaching for a bowl under the sink.

"What are we making?" she asked, walking up behind him and wrapping her arms around his waist as she set the bowl down beside him.

"Pancakes" he answered, his eyes gleaming in the light as he added milk to the dry ingredients already in the bowl.

Catherine watched as he added everything else together and stirred the mixture in the bowl. He stopped for a moment and she could see the mischief reflecting in his eyes before he dipped his finger into the batter and smeared the concoction on her face. Her mouth formed a small o before she scooped some into her hand and flung it onto his shirt. He laughed and with one arm grabbed her by the waist and with the other held the bowl upside down and watched the batter as it was poured all over her before retreating to the safety of the living room.

Catherine followed him, batter dripping from her hair and clothes and before he could protest she wrapped him in a slimy hug as they both laughed. She leaned against him and looked up with a smile that could melt any mans heart. Lou reached a hand up and wiped the white mess from her cheek, resting his forehead against hers.

"I love you," he said kissing her. Her only response was to deepen the kiss, smiling as she did so.