Hey guys! Thanks for all the reviews of the first chapter. I'm so grateful for everything that you've said. Sorry I haven't posted for so long but I haven't had much time due all the exams we are having to do at the moment. This week though we are off so I will hopefully be able to write the next chapter and post it either tonight or sometime at the beginning of this week.

Most of you have said that Walter and Paige need to go together. As I told you before, I am a complete Waige shipper and for the purpose of this story I have chosen him for the date (sorry for the spoiler). But to make it a little more interesting, there is a slight plot twist - hence the name of the story.

I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! Please review and comment your thoughts. Every comment helps me, gives me more confidence and will probably mean I may write more in the future if I have some good ideas.

Valentine's Disaster

Walter's last words just kept replaying in my mind. Had he really just asked me to dinner? Tomorrow was Valentine's Day and he had just asked me out to dinner! I couldn't believe it! I knew he had humanely evolved over the last year but this was another step.

Thoughts of the previous year rushed through my head – when I was being held hostage on that boat and Walter saved me, not for the first time I might add. The only disappointment from that would have been the fact that Walter and I didn't end up going for that meal. He was adamant that it was just a 'business dinner' but we both knew that his intentions weren't to go over some data entry protocol. It just wasn't going to happen!

Twisting my body to face him, he was gazing at me with those big hazel eyes he always throws my way. I tried so hard to voice my opinions but I just couldn't. Yet again the power this man had over me was impeccable! I couldn't speak to save my life at the moment. He gazed at me with such passion that I thought about just grabbing his cheeks and planting a long and passionate kiss upon his lips but I thought that might scare him to no end. Even though he has become more human over the past year, there was still a long way to go before he was ready for anything like that.

When I finally managed to speak, the only thing I could say was: "I'll think about it." The moment I said this, I felt completely and utterly stupid. I couldn't believe I had just said that to the man whom I have adored for what feels like forever!

After a few moments of staring lovingly into each other's eyes, I turned away and again placed my head on his shoulder and begun to close my eyes. The next thing I knew, Walter 'I don't have emotions' O'Brien, planted a short kiss to my forehead which set off fireworks in my heart. At this point, there was one thing for sure, my decision for who to go for a meal with tomorrow night had become a lot easier.

-Scorpion-

By the time we got back to the garage, it was quite late but I wasn't particularly tired. All I can remember from the journey back was falling asleep on Walter's shoulder with his arm protectively wrapped around me as well as obviously the big question Walter presented me with.

Grabbing my keys and heading out the door was all I had time to do when we got back as I realised I had to pick Ralph up from his sitter as it would be unfair on the sitter to leave him there on his own all night. Before I left however, I saw Walter standing above his desk studying a small piece of paper, a different colour to the one he held earlier. The only peculiar thing was the fact that his face was making weird gestures; as if he was trying to figure something out from it. Due to my lack of time, I dismissed the idea of asking him and gave myself a mental note to ask in the morning.

-Scorpion-

Driving back to my apartment in the half dark Los Angeles lighting, every radio station was playing all types of love songs due to the fact of it being Valentine's Day in a matter of hours.

Gently cruising along was quite peaceful as I ran through the drama of today's case. The only thing bothering me was the fact that I still had to make up my mind about who to go to dinner with. I was leaning more towards Walter. Not only would has he saved my life on a few occasions, but he is also the most unusual but incredible guy I will probably ever meet in my life. One more thing would be that the last time I went for dinner with Drew was probably about 10 years ago and from what I can remember of that, I was cut short due to one of his managers calling him to go and play for a game last minute. I couldn't have someone do that to me again. As much as I respected Drew for coming to try and connect to his genius son again, the thoughts of the failed relationship with him beforehand made me think that there was a better chance with having dinner with a genius. At least he might actually turn up and be there for the whole date.

The second I made my mind up, there were almighty screeches of tyres and then BANG!