3.
They arrived together the next morning and went straight to Nikki's office. Neither of them checked that it was empty...
They kissed each other passionately and laughed together before they heard a small cough.
They stopped abruptly. They pulled away and stared at each other not daring to turn their heads and see the accusing eyes of Clarissa staring back.
"Busted!" Said Jack smiling before turning round to Clarissa.
"Good morning Clarissa! Let me introduce you to my girlfriend Nikki." Jack said cheerily, "Nikki, meet Clarissa, one of my best friends and a work colleague."
Nikki just stared at Jack. As did Clarissa. The three of them stood speechless.
"Well, Clarissa I know that you will be curious so I will explain. Sorry if this is embarrassing for you Nikki. Basically last Friday at the pub Nikki and I got quite drunk during a game of truth or dare and ended up having sex. Neither of us regretted it and we spent the weekend together. So here we are. Clarissa this is my girlfriend Nikki." Jack explained.
"Hi Nikki, nice to meet you." Clarissa laughed going over.
"Hi," Nikki said smiling.
"What's going on here?" Thomas asked as he came into the room and saw Nikki and Clarissa shaking hands and greeting each other as they had only just met.
"Thomas! Meet my girlfriend." Jack exclaimed.
"Girlfriend?" Thomas asked confused, "who, I don't see anyone new here?"
"Hi Thomas, I'm Jack's girlfriend. Pleased to meet you!" Nikki introduced.
"You two!" Thomas smiled. "Finally!"
"What do you mean finally?" Nikki asked.
"You two have been flitting about each other for months, I mean when I first came here I thought you were together already."
"Really, we only got together last Friday."
"Well however long it took you, congratulations. I wish you both the best."
"Thanks mate." Jack smiled.
"Now shall we get back to work?"
"Yeah. That brings me to the reason I was in your office in the first place Nikki. There was a fire last night in a warehouse, a body was found inside and its your job to go and expect it, take lover boy with you, I've text you the address." Clarissa explained.
The week went by as did the case. Nikki had been on call most nights but her and Jack had still managed to get some alone time together. Jack hadn't stayed at his house since Monday.
Friday came by and the four at the Lyell centre went off to the pub once again.
"So Jack, you never told us what this game of truth or dare involved." Thomas started.
"You want to find out?" Jack challenged.
"I'm up for it if you are." Thomas replied.
"Oh absolutely. 6 shots coming up." Jack smiled and went to the bar.
Clarissa and Nikki smiled at each other. Nikki was on call this week and Clarissa didn't fancy joining in with the game.
"All righty then!" Jack exclaimed putting the shots down in the table. "You want to go first?"
"No, Jack, truth or dare?" Thomas asked.
"Truth."
"Ok, when did you first realise that you liked Nikki."
"Oh, tricky one. I've liked Nikki from the moment that we first met, but I don't think that you mean that like so I will continue," Jack said. "I started to realise that I like liked Nikki when we were in Afghanistan with Leo. It was a cold night and we ended up in the same bed to try and conserve our body heat. that was the first time that I wished we could spend every night like that. So therefore the moment that I stated to like like Nikki." Jack smiled, taking a shot, he kissed her.
"Alright alright!" Thomas declared. "Enough of the mushy stuff."
"Truth or dare Thomas?" Jack asked
"Dare."
"Ok, I dare you to go over to that woman sitting alone and get her number."
"Fine."
Thomas went over and came back not thirty seconds later with a bar mat with her number. Jack swore that he saw her eyes flicker over towards them for a moment.
"Wow mate, didn't think you would do that that quickly." Jack confessed.
"Oh you know me mate. I'm a wonder with the women." Thomas smiled and took his shot.
"You two are going to end up so drunk!" Nikki said, their voices were loud and they had already had a few drinks before. "You'd better not throw up in my car on the way home."
"Oh I'd never." They both declared at the same time.
"Truth or dare Jack?" Thomas asked.
"Dare."
"I dare you to buy a pint and down it in one breath."
"Easy! Easy!" Jack laughed.
"I'll go buy it, they won't serve you, you're too drunk," Nikki sighed.
She came back and gave it to Jack, who downed it immediately.
"Oh yeah!" He exclaimed. Downing his shot. "Truth or dare Thomas?"
"Truth."
"How long is it since you went on a date?"
"About eighteen months." Thomas confessed.
"Eighteen months!" Jack exclaimed, "too long. Much too long."
"I haven't had time, I started at the Lyell and my divorce finally came through." Thomas defended himself.
"Fine fine! Drink up my boy." Jack smiled.
"Truth or dare?" Thomas asked after taking his shot.
"Truth."
"Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
Jack glanced at Nikki before answering.
"Married with kids. Hopefully with a better paying job."
"Sounds idyllic." Thomas asked.
"Truth or dare?" Jack asked after he downed his shot.
"Dare."
"I dare you to come out with me tomorrow so that I can find you a girlfriend." Jack said.
"Ok," Thomas replied.
The evening ended shortly after Jack and Thomas had finished their game of truth or dare because both the boys were starting to feel the effects of the alcohol. Nikki dropped Thomas and Clarissa home before taking Jack back to hers.
When they arrived Jack felt sick and so Nikki directed him to the bathroom before leaving him to go and get some sleep herself, not knowing whether she would be called out later that night or early the next morning.
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