Title: The Biggest Mistake - Scott
Rating: T
Summary: The biggest mistake you could make with Scott is to think he is a womaniser…
Notes: Scott's a charmer and a flirt but it rarely goes beyond that… He is definitely not a man-whore. Well that's how I see Scott's character anyway.
Disclaimer: I don't own Thunderbirds.

The Biggest Mistake - Scott

The biggest mistake you could make with Scott is to think he is a womaniser…

2057 (Before IR)

Piper Taylor watched as the cop car drove away, "Let me guess," she told the man standing next to her, "You flirted with her and she got the wrong idea."

"It wasn't intentional believe me," the man replied. "I was only being polite, how was I to know that she was going to go fatal attraction on me."

"There are times when you're too much like your father Scott," Piper snapped back at him. "Just because a person has tits, doesn't mean you have to be flirty with them."

"It doesn't seem to work with you though." Scott muttered under his breath.

"I grew up with you, idiot," Piper growled. "I know most of your tricks, so I know when you are not being serious." Piper sighed, "Besides you only think of me as a sister, so why should it matter?"

Scott groaned, "Why are you here Pipe? Because I don't think you came out here just to comment on my flirting skills and to help get rid of unwanted company."

"I'm officially joining GDF search and rescue, as a chopper pilot, at the end of the month." Piper showed Scott a copy of her orders. "I also heard that you were due to start working for your father in a couple of months, I wonder how many pretty girls, for you to flirt with, will be working with you?"

"What!?" Scott sputtered, "No matter what my squad mates say, I do not dip my pen in the company ink." Scott shook his head, "I rarely dip my 'pen' in any ink - I am not Gordon."

"Could have fooled me." Piper muttered.

"And I know who I am going to be working with and - trust me on this - any of the women I'm going to be working with would have my balls for earrings if I even looked at them funny." Scott continued, shuddering at the thought, "I do want to have kids, that aren't my brothers or closest friends, one day you – wait you're joining GDF search and rescue!?" Scott screeched.

Piper rolled her eyes, she had hoped to cut the smother hen off at the pass. Scott had the same reaction whenever he believed one of his chicks (basically anyone younger than Scott that he considered family) could be in danger. "Don't look at me like that, your father suggested it -"

"That meddling bastard!" Scott roared, "I told him -"

"Told him what Scott?" Piper cut him off.

Scott seemed to realize what he was saying and suddenly calmed down. "Nothing, old argument," Scott answered, through gritted teeth. "Don't worry about it."

Piper didn't believe Scott for a second, but she knew she wouldn't get a straight answer from him (although looking back, Piper was kind of wished she did press him then, it would have saved her from wondering for more than five years what in world Scott and his brothers were doing for their father – but then again, considering the massive fight she had with him, as well what happened in the aftermath, after she found out… yeah well maybe it was a good thing she didn't find out then and there), so she continued to explain her decision. "As I said, your father suggested it." she said, "He said I would still be able to fly and it would be safer than flying choppers into a combat zone, with the added bonus of knowing that you are going to help save the lives of people that could have died otherwise, surely you can't argue with that?"

Scott muttered something under his breath, then he spoke up, "No, I cannot," he conceded. "Just be careful okay? I don't want you to get hurt."

Piper laughed and kissed Scott's cheek, "I'm not as YOLO as you, Scott, and I can look after myself." Piper's stomach rumbled. "And besides you owe me dinner, for helping you deal with that crazy homicidal bitch, before she boiled your bunny."

"Not funny, Pipe." Scott replied, as he put an arm around Piper's shoulders and kissed her forehead. "If Gordon hears about this I'm never going to live it down." Scott smiled at her, "What would m'lady like for dinner?"

"Anything as long it is not rabbit." Piper replied with a laugh.

Notes: I've hinted about my OC Pipe in at least two stories prior to this one. Piper Harriet Taylor is the niece of Lee Taylor, she was raised by her grandmother and basically grew up with the Tracy Brothers, being only a couple of months older than Virgil. Pipe is Scott's best - non blood relative - 'friend,' which was strained in their teenage years due to the four year age difference. At this stage Pipe works as a chopper pilot for the GDF.