The idea to this story actually came when I watched the 9th episode of Ereuka's season 4.
I loved the ending scene when Zane asked Jo, what they were to each other ... I was a bit sad that she didn't told him the truth and instead she just said "Nothing".
But the kiss he gave her was just awesome ...
After leaving the sheriff's office, Jo went back to GD. In her office were still some protocols left, she wanted to check. Jo sat down behind her desk, taking one of the protocols and opened it. She tried to concentrate on it but she failed. All she could think about was the kiss. This awesome kiss Zane gave her just a few minutes ago. She forgot how good it felt being held and kissed by him. She really needed this, but also knew that this is not going to happen again even though she wished it. But he is with Zoe now and the last thing, she would do is getting in her way. If he wants to date her, he should go ahead with it. She would suffer in silence, watching him picking her up, smiling at her and maybe he soon will give her the same kiss he gave her. Jo couldn't stop thinking about all this. She couldn't concentrate on any single protocol and decided to go home. Carter would be at Allison's so she could watch her soap.
After a sleepless night with too many thoughts in her head, she decided to go to office a couple hours earlier. It wouldn't matter because laying alone in her bed thinking about Zane didn't make things any better. She tried to work out the protocols again. She had to do them until weekend and she still had to write the protocol about the DED theft.
"Yo Lupo!" Jo looked up and saw Zane standing in the door.
"Ehm, hey Zane. Can I do anything for you?" Jo asked with an unsure voice.
"I just wondered why you hadn't come around today." Zane entered the room trying to keep eye contact with Jo which she avoided.
"Ehm, should I have any reason to come around?"
"Actually you used to walk in my lab like ten times a day just to check if I'd do anything criminal."
"Well, may a just try not to be passive aggressive?" Jo still tried to avoid his eye contact which Zane had already noticed.
"Maybe you are just trying to get out of my way?" Zane asked taking a few steps closer. Jo didn't know what to answer and Zane sat down on the chair in front of her office trying to keep eye contact. Jo wasn't able to avoid it any longer and couldn't resist his beautiful eyes. The eyes she fell in love with tons of times. Every time he watched at her the way he did right know she couldn't resist him. Jo actually didn't recognized how she stared at him.
"Jo? Everything OK?" Zane asked her waking her up from her kind of day dream.
"Yes." She said trying to work on anything on her desk just to avoid his views.
"So, why are avoiding me?" Zane asked without getting an answer.
"Jo-Jo, c'mon tell me what is wrong."
"Would you stop calling me Jo-Jo and please … just stop this way looking at me." Jo yelled at him. She was frustrated. She had no idea what to do. She didn't want to react that way but she did because she was overstrained with her feelings for him. She tried not to show it but it failed. She stood up from her desk walking towards the door.
"I am busy, I have to go." Jo said. Zane stood up quickly to stop her from leaving the office. He grabbed her arm and pulled her to himself.
"Don't leave me, Lupo. Please!" Zane whispered. He looked deeply in her eyes and Jo couldn't avoid him any longer. He wanted to kiss her but she turned away.
"I can't. I'm sorry." She said addled. "You are still dating Zoe. I could never do this to her even though …" Jo stopped talking.
"Even though what?" Zane asked.
"Nothing" Jo stood still with her back to Zane so he could not see her face. Her eyes filled slowly with tears which she hardly tried to hide.
"Whatever were between us" Zane said making a step in front of her to fondle her shoulder softly "I am not going to let a matter rest." Jo still tried to hide her tears. She could never do this to Zoe whatever she felt for Zane, he still was dating her.
"I talked to Zoe yesterday to clarify things" Zane said. Jo looked up, still with her back to him and listened. She hoped so much for the right words. Afraid of what he might answer she asked: "To clarify what?"
Zane took a deep breath "I told her that I do not feel the same way for her as she feels for me. That nothing will happen between us and that it is just a crush which will be forgotten when she'll be back in Harvard."
Jo was shocked. These were exactly the words, she wanted to hear. But however she couldn't move. She couldn't even think clearly. Why did he do that? Did he do that for her? Does he love her? Too many things ran through her head and all she got for him as an answer was a simple and emotionless "Why?"
"That's all you have to say? A 'Why'?" Zane was a bit shocked. He actually thought that Jo would be a bit happier about that "OK if you still didn't get it, let me clarify" He turned her around and gave her a deep kiss. Even deeper than the one yesterday because now Jo could enjoy it because he wasn't with Zoe anymore and he sort of let her know what he felt for her. It was a long, intimate kiss. As their lips released slowly, they leaned their forehead onto each other. Their eyes were still closed. Zane and Jo enjoyed this feeling and the silence between them. Both looked very satisfied. Jo still couldn't believe all this. She was afraid and hoped that this wasn't just a dream.
OK guys, I hope you'll like it. Sorry for my non-perfect English but I am actually German. But I hope you'll like it.
