After two full minutes where nobody said a thing, Emily broke their hug and announced she was going to her bedroom to try to rest and refresh her mind from what happened.

"Oi Em," Cal stopped her and she turned around to face him. "I'm here if you need somethin'" He was so concerned about his daughter's feelings right now. She starred at him for a moment and then nodded, making her way eventually upstairs.

"She will be fine." Said out of the blue Gillian seeing the worry in Cal's face.

"What, love?" He came back to rality and finally looked at her. She gave him a quick smile, thinking that she found the vulnerable Cal so cute.

"She just needs time to understand what we told her, but everything will be fine." It was beautiful to see that her positivity was coming back. He starred at her and thought of how his life would be without a person like her, realizing what an hell it would be. He wanted to tell her all of this and so much more, but found watching her untill it was awkward easier. "Again with the starring game?"

"By the way of that, what were you sayin' while makin' pizza?" His body approaching to hers always more.

"Why don't we talk about what you were saying this morning?" Lightman saw her pupils slightly dilating and that she held her breath. He saw all the love and desire, with a hint of melancholy.

"I meant it." He dropped his mask and let her see he was telling the truth. She got kinda surprised by the veradicity of his sentence and she felt her cheeks burn.

"I meant it too." Cal smiled and his face was always closer, his lips stopped an inch from hers. His gaze on her mouth and then on her eyes. She didn't know what was going to happen, but in any case she didn't want it to stop. Soon she felt his kiss on her cheek, almost on the corner of her lips and his hand on her back.

"Do you want to help me with the dishes, love?" He whispered in her ear. She nodded slowly and they broke their distance.

The next hour was spent with them talking about random things or about the fact that everything that happened was over, while cleaning the mess around.

"I should be leaving." Said Gillian making her way to her coat. "Thank you for the dinner." Before she could do another step, he took her arm.

"Please, stay for the night." He knew she still needed someone who cared for her, but he also wanted her with him.

"It is okay Cal. I'm feeling better now." As much as it was true, he saw there was something left unsaid.

"I can see in your eyes you want it, too."

"I don't know Cal." Since she wasn't going to say anything more, he decided to be the first to start the conversation on what she wanted to talk about so badly since today.

"About the kiss." He started and felt her body tense and her breath incrase.

"You don't have to apologize, we got the truth." Her gaze at the floor.

"I didn't want to apologize." With this her eyes were finally on him.

"Then what?" She was so scared of that question, but wanted to see how far this was going to be. He positioned himself right in front of her, placing his hand previously on her arm, now on her hip.

"I liked kissing you. No, I adored it." His eyes glued on hers, showing all of his emotions.

"Yeah, I noticed it." She said referring to what she felt under her on his lap. Lightman aimed a slight smile and placed two finger on her cheekbone, caressing her scar gently, placing eventually both hands firmly on her cheek. His face was always closer, untill he met her lips once again, but this time it wasn't because of a case. This time he showed her all the love and desire he hid during all these years. She did the same, without esitation, thinking how much time this took. She felt his tounge asking for permission and she gave it, letting their tounges melt together. Her hands messing with his hair, and his hands now travelling up and down her arms with, this time, a strong passion. It seemed as the time stopped, untill they heard Emily's voice saying out loud,

"Finally!"