Disclaimer: I do not own 21 Jump Street or its characters. They belong to Stephen J. Cannell and Patrick Hasburgh. I'm just borrowing them.
Chapter 2
Tom slid his arms around Judy's waist scooping her up off of the ground with force making her land on her back as his hands broke her fall. "Smooth move, Hanson" Judy briefly scrunched up her face after landing underneath him on the cold lush grass in the park. "Do you know how many dates it takes to be where you are?" She smiled as she opened her legs allowing Tom to settle in tightly between them before she quickly wrapped her legs around his waist rolling him over, relaxing as she straddled him.
A slow smile spread across his face in anticipation. "How many?"
"Let's just say…" She tilted her head as she hovered over him so close that the tips of their noses touched. "You're gonna have to work a lot harder than that for a first down."
"Then we're in luck," Hanson raised his brow and grinned as she continued to stare into his eyes while standing up over him extending her arm to help him up. "I'm a hard worker." He accepted her hand as Judy smiled coyly while jerking him to his feet.
"You okay Peaches?" Jenko seemed to appear out of thin air as he gently grabbed Judy's shoulders simultaneously while giving her a once over.
"Yeah, Jenk I'm okay." Judy smiled as she dusted off her clothes still keeping her eyes locked on Hanson while he continued to gaze into hers.
"The name of the game is like flag football, Sport." Jenko announced. "There's no tackling." Jenko shifted his eyes between his two officers and chuckled as he slapped Tom on the back. "She didn't even have the ball Sherlock, Ioki did." He pointed to the other side of the field at Harry. "Good licks, Hanson." Jenko put his hands at his hips and shook his head while glancing at the ground. "Gooood licks."
"Sorry, Coach." Hanson scratched the back of his head as an innocent expression graced his face. "I thought I saw her catch the ball."
"Uh…huh." Jenko nodded as Judy walked backwards allowing her to maintain eye contact with Hanson a little longer before getting in position for the next play. "Hey…Like save it, Sport. If you like her, then ask her out….Cause she digs you man, I can tell." Jenko backhanded Tom in the chest as Tom traded flirtatious smiles with Judy. "You're the one I don't have to worry about. I know you'll be good to her….And, man is she ever good for you." He chuckled as he lined up for the next play. "Just don't wait 'til it's too late to tell her how you feel." Jenko smirked when he noticed how they were still looking at each other. "Life's too short…ya'dig?" He winked as he held his hand out to catch the football.
Three days later….
Judy opened the door to her apartment. "Hey" She softly answered. Her eyes were red and watery as she tried to fight back the tears that would inevitably fall again.
"Hey" Hanson somberly replied as he slowly stepped into her apartment causing her to step back a bit, so he could close the door. "Come here" He requested as he pulled her into a tight embrace for several minutes allowing her to cry. She wrapped her arms around his back and held on to him as if he were her life line. Once he felt like she was beginning to calm down, he began to pull away from her enough to look into her eyes without letting her go. She used the tissue to wipe the tears from her face. "Judy, I'm sorry." Tom slowly traced his fingertips down the side of her face from her temple to her chin. "I know you and Jenk were close."
"Thanks Hanson" She dropped her head before making eye contact with him again. He cupped her face while using his thumbs to push way the stray tears that escaped her eyes. She closed her eyes briefly in an effort to gain her composure. "You were close to him too." She opened her eyes as he nodded. "I just can't believe some drunken idiot could just" She burrowed her brows in confusion and pain. "Get behind the wheel and end someone's life so quickly." She shook her head as she dried her face with the tissue. "And for what?"
"(Sigh) I don't know" He shook his head in disbelief as he put his arm around her shoulder and walked her to the couch.
"How are you holding up?" She asked as she sat next to him and leaned her head against his chest.
"It's difficult." He slowly bobbed his head in thought. "But," He took a deep breath before letting it out. "I was more concern with you." Tom confessed as he looked down at her while his chin rested at the top of her curly brown mane.
She gradually pushed off of him to get a better look at him. "Why?" She sweetly asked. "Because, I'm a girl?" Judy raised a brow.
"No" He sympathetically answered. "Because of the way you left the Chapel after they told us about Jenk and then the possibility of dismantling the program." He brushed the hair out of her face as he looked adoringly at her. "I just wanted to make sure you were alright."
"My knight and shining armor…huh?" She smiled as she looked him with equal adoration.
"That wasn't my intent for coming over here." He nervously leaned forward resting his forearms on his thighs. "But, now that you mentioned it." Hanson lightly tapped her knee as he raised his brows while turning his head to look into her eyes. "I'd like to be." He stated with sincerity.
A bright smile spread across her face as she dropped her head and blushed. "Do you want a soda?" She asked as she stood up trying not to let him see how flattered and embarrassed she was. He smiled when he saw her reaction and the possibility that there might be a chance for their relationship to develop into more than just friends.
Two months later…
"Judy, you didn't have to stay and help me clean up." Hanson smiled as he dried the plate that she had just washed.
"I know" She handed him another dish for him to dry and put up. "I just felt bad, because Penhall and Ioki left you here with a mess." She briefly glanced around the room. "It's no big deal. There isn't a lot to do." She shrugged as she smiled back at him. "You feel any better about going to work for Fuller?"
"I don't know." Hanson frowned. "We just met him this morning and he had us cleaning the Chapel by this afternoon." He scoffed. "I'm still not sure how to take him yet. Since, he spent the rest of the day in his office." Hanson stated as he put the dishes up. "What do you think?"
"He's a little stand-offish." She nodded. "But, this was his first day and we didn't exactly welcome him with open arms." Judy stated as she rinsed the bubbles out of the sink. "I just hope he doesn't change things too much."
"Well, we have a week before he starts assigning us to cases." Hanson took a rag and started to clean off the counters. "I have a feeling that it's going to take awhile to figure him out." He cleared his throat and ran his hand over his mouth as he watched Judy pick up the trash on his living room table. "You know" He nervously scratched the back of his head. "When I got my orders to come back, I wasn't sure if you were coming back too." He tossed the rag into the sink.
"I wasn't sure what to expect either." Judy admitted as she tossed the trash into the trash bag. "But, I was so glad that they called us all back." She glanced up at the ceiling in irritation. "Urgh..I hated working vice." She turned her attention to Hanson as she smiled. "And, I missed you guys."
He walked over to her and took the bag out of her hand and let it drop behind him as he searched her eyes. "I missed you."
She gave way to a bashful grin as she looked into his eyes. "You know, if I didn't know any better Officer Hanson." She tilted her head to the side as she continued to make eye contact with him. "I'd think that you were hitting on me." She flirtatiously confessed.
"Never" Hanson subtly shook his head before leaning in and kissing her lips softly and once he felt her kiss him back, he slid his arms around her waist slowly bringing her closer to him. Judy allowed her hands to glide up his arms and around his neck as the kiss intensified.
"Well, it took you long enough." She smiled.
"Yeah…it did." He admitted as they dropped their heads in laughter.
She sighed as she gazed into his eyes. "Is your timing always this bad?"
"Meaning?" He frowned in confusion as he continued to hold her.
She shook her head. "Hanson, you know we can't date if were working together."
"Why not?" He pushed his head back a little in curiosity.
"Because, Fuller might have us reassigned and I don't want to work vice again, and I know you don't want to go back to headquarters." Judy stroked the hair on the back of his head as she thought. "Jenk might have been cool with it, but we don't know enough about this new dude."
"Listen…I've wanted to be with you since the day we met and I know you've felt the same way." She nodded as he lightly ran his fingertips from her temple to her chin while looking into her eyes. "Do you want to keep denying there's something between us or do you want to see where it goes?" She licked her lips as she shifted her eyes down in thought. He slid his two fingers under her chin and gently lifted her head to look at him. "Judy, as long as we're honest with each other about how we feel everything will be okay."
"So, what happens if Fuller finds out?" She asked worriedly.
"Don't worry about that. I'll handle it." He confidently answered, even though he was unsure about how he would handle it, and at the moment he didn't care. The only thing he cared about was finally being with Judy Hoffs.
"You'll handle it?" Judy smiled while nodding. "How?" She frowned in curiosity.
"We just won't tell him or anyone else." He smiled. "Or at least until we get married, buy a nice little house in the suburbs, have a kid or two when we're ready." He sarcastically added as she shook her head and giggled.
"Okay, we'll try it your way." She smiled as he reclaimed her lips kissing her slowly and deliberately.
