She looked beyond the top of her laptop screen and wondered if he ever thought about her. She knew that he was involved with someone on and off, but she did not see it going anywhere. To her, they did not seem to feel like a good fit. She really liked him and with that thought leaving her mind, she noticed him leave his desk and moving to her cubicle/tech room. She was working on her laptop to determine the current suspects whereabouts on last Friday. She had actually found a lead so they could question him more, as he walked up to her she said "I have street cam footage of your suspect" She got up off her chair taking in every inch of his toned muscles as he walked towards her. He was exactly like an Aztec god. Walking over to the large flat screen she showed him what she had found. She was a little shy when he asked: "Do you think that this will get us a confession"?
She looked towards him and said "Well detective I am not actually a detective like you are in the field, but my gut feeling is that he will roll over for you the second you bring him into the interrogation room. He looked back to her with a smile and thought she would be a great asset to our team as a detective. He wondered if she wanted to be in the field.
She dressed seductively for him only on days when she was working a case with his team, but secretly she thought about what a good team the two of them might make. She thought about Beckett and Castle and even though their relationship was on the down low, but she was not exactly a civilian investigator. But with the rules within the NYPD she was reserved a little. She wanted him but would not make herself out to be a fool if it went wrong. She gave him the information he needed to make his case rock solid.
Esposito wondered about her sometimes, why she was still single. She was a gorgeous woman and yet she never made any mention of any men in her life. He finally decided to grow a pair and walk over to her later and talk to her on a more personal level. He just needed a starting point to get the conversation going. So he decided that he would very confidently ask her out for dinner one night. He would start their conversation about his last Yankee game he went to hoping that she would be a fan.
He was walking over to her cubicle she sat firmly in her chair writing up a request for security footage for another case and thought this is it. He started to talk about last night's Yankee game and wondered if she caught any of it. She told him that she had watched about 3 innings of it on the TV but missed the end. Really it was a great ending of the series between Boston. They won 6 to 4. Thanks for the update have you always been a Yankee fan? He remembers when his father took off from work and they'd take in an afternoon game on a Thursday. He tells her "my dad loved them and so do I" Well maybe we should catch a game together sometime? Whoa, he was the one going to ask her out and she asks him to a game?. He likes the idea and asks when she would want to see a game. Tori thinks a second and checks the Yankee schedule on her computer "There is a Saturday game at 1:05 against the Texas Rangers how about that game?" He agrees and adds "Maybe after we beat up on Texas we can go on from the stadium to a great little place, not too far for dinner?" She likes the idea and tells him "It's a date" Should I meet you there or ...Tori what kind of man would I be if we met at the stadium, no I will pick you up around 10:30 on Saturday morning. "why so early?" she asks him raising an eyebrow. "I have my reasons it's going to be a surprise, just be ready okay?" She agrees and they go about their day. Saturday rolls around and he is at her door ringing the bell. Looking out the window her heart skips a beat or two. He looks up after she calls to him and tells him she will be right down. Checking herself in the bathroom mirror she is as ready as she will ever be. Opening the door and walking through he is surprised that they are both wearing Paul O'Neil pinstripe jerseys. He suppresses a laugh and so does she. "Is he your favorite player?" He asks. She nods yes and off they go.
Getting to the stadium he meets a detective from the 44th precinct and he gives them both all access to the playing field. They watch batting practice and talk with one of her favorite players Derek Jeter. Even though he is a baseball superstar he is a down to earth person and is a very private person. Talking to him like they knew him all of their lives they wish him a great game and move to take their seats. Finding their seats they are down the third base line and get settled in to watch a great game. They do all the touristy things, like foam fingers, hats, and of course Yankee pennants. She looks at him and asks "Was that my surprise?" He sees the yearning in her eyes and tells her "I'd thought you'd like it". She throws both arms around his neck pulls him in close and whispers "I loved it, thank you so much Javi". The Yankees destroy the Rangers with a score of 12 to 1. Feeling that this is going so well they move onto the next part of their date.
Walking about 4 blocks there is a small bistro that they were told had great pasta. She moves closer to him reaches down to his hand and intertwines their fingers together. He is comfortable with this and responds to her touch by squeezing her hand gently acknowledging her. She is happy with the way things are and thinks that he could be a man she could love. The arrive at the bistro and ask for a table for two. Sitting they look over the menu. When the waiter arrives they ask what the specials are, the waiter reads them off and after he finishes Javi asks what he would recommend. The waiter suggests they should try the Cajun chicken and linguine. It is a house specialty. They both agree and request a good wine to accompany their meal. The waiter retreats to the kitchen to place the order and return with the wine. She thinks now is a good time to get to know him and asks some general questions. So "I know you served in the Army what was your M.O.S.?" he looks a little stunned "How do you know about an M.O.S."? "My brother was 153Alpha he could fly any type of rotary aircraft". "Wow I always admired those guys it takes a lot of guts to do what they do". I was 180 Alpha. I was a Special Forces Warrant Officer.
"Did you like what you did?"
"Actually, I did, my job was to protect our troops on the ground. I did it with pride." She liked seeing him proud.
"Who is your favorite band?"
"I love anything older like Led Zep, The Doors, Aerosmith, bands like that".
"Are you the type of woman who likes Romantic movies or will anything do?"
"Romantic movies are good but even women get tired of them after a while"
The waiter returns with two glasses of Ceritas Chardonnay. Then presented them with their meal. It was a really great meal and the wine complimented the pasta excellently. Before they knew it they were done eating and decided that they could not fit anything else in so dessert was out of the question. Getting the attention of the waiter Javi asked for the check and happily paid for their food. This was a great night he thought to himself. Walking out into the crisp New York City air they hailed a cab and he took her home.
Arriving right they were 12 hours ago they both exited the cab. She took his hand in hers and wrapped her other hand around his neck and drew him in close, feeling her breath on his face she gently brushed her lips against his and kissed him ever so gently. He was in heaven she did things to him he only dreamed a woman could do to him. He responded by lightly returning her kiss and allowed her to enter his mouth. Her tongue hungrily explored what he gave her access to and standing there in front of her building she wanted more from him hoping that he felt the same she broke off their kiss. Leaving him was so hard for her that kiss was heaven. "Do you want to come up?" Every part of his body wants her so badly but he wants this to work for both of them and he honestly told her "as much as I want to be with you right this second, I want to do this right and not rush into anything" looking at him in a new light she regretfully agrees with his decision. The date was a great time and if this was any indication where they were headed then she would gladly wait for him.
He leans in once again and gently gives her a lingering soft kiss and tells her that he will see her on Monday at the 12th. But, if she needs someone to talk to she can always call him. He turns to walk her up to her apartment and watches her go into the building. Leaving her he catches a cab back to his place and wonders what she is doing right now...