"Tell Jules I'm sorry, alright?"
"For what?"
"Ah, an extra long shift." When Greg saw Ed's confused look he decided to clarify. "What? I thought tonight was date night?"*
"She knows the drill. When we started dating we knew that work would get in the way sometimes. Besides, lots of time for date night when I'm old and feeble."
"What like me?" Ed sensed the seriousness in Greg and didn't want his friend to start a pity party.
"Buddy, my understanding you have to have a date before you can blow off date night." Ed said lightening the mood a little.
"Oh, that." Greg said going along with his friend's diversion. The two friends parted ways with a grin and Ed went to find is girlfriend. Ed knocked and waited for Jules to give him the okay before entering the women's locker room.
"You do look very handsome." Jules said referring to the team's teasing earlier in the briefing room. She was standing in front of the mirror doing her make up in dress pants and nice tank top while her suit jacket was hanging in her open locker.
"And you look beautiful." Ed replied slipping behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist.
"I thought we said not at work." Jules leaned back against him despite her words.
"Greg said to tell you he's sorry about the extra long shift and that we're missing date night." Jules turned around so she could face Ed and slipped her arms behind his neck while his slipped low behind her back.
"It's alright. We can order a pizza, have a beer, and light some candles. Ta-da! Date night." The only female in the SRU punctuated the end of her sentence with a kiss and smiled at Ed's stunned look.
"You are truly amazing. I'll make it up to you I promise." Ed leaned down and gave Jules a quick peck but leaned in for another when he saw her smoldering gaze. Their kiss deepened and Ed picked her up and set her on the counter. The two officers froze as someone tried to open the door and Ed sent up a silent thank you that he had remembered to lock the door.
"Jules? You almost ready to go?" They heard Sam call from the other side of the door.
"Yeah, Sam, I'll be right there." Jules kissed Ed once more before sliding down the counter, fixing her clothes, and pulling her suit jacket on.
"He's really starting to get on my nerves." Ed growled, glaring at the door. Jules once again slipped her arms around his neck and pulled him down for a kiss.
"Relax. Tonight you, me, pizza, beer, and candles."
"What about dessert?" Ed asked wrapping his arms around her.
"I'm sure we can figure something out." Jules gave him one more kiss before leaving with a smirk and an extra sway in her hips.
"Can we get a little focus here." Jules sent a thankful look to Greg for interrupting Sam's latest attempt to flirt with her. In the four months since Greg had found out about Ed and Jules, he had made sure to curb Sam when he could and the other guys took over when he couldn't. The three focused back on the monitor and Jules was slightly frustrated that they couldn't hear anything unless Ed used his com to communicate.
"No, you are not having the steak frites for lunch, because we had steak last night for dinner." Ed hid his grin at how much Mrs. Graham sounded like Jules in that moment.
"It's a nice choice." Ed said to her husband. "My girlfriend says the same thing. A little omega-3 and the crossword if you want to live to be 70."
"She's aiming for a hundred. 14 years she's been taking care of me and ever since I met her, everything's been better. It's usually steamed but it's still better." The two men shared a smile of understanding.
As Ed held the elevator for Jules he half listened to Mrs. Graham and half checked the surroundings.
"So, what does your girlfriend think of all of this."*
"All of what?"
"Well, it's a dangerous job you do. I mean, knock on wood, not tonight, but..."
"Right, well, she's okay with it."
"Really? Is she a police officer as well?"
"Yeah, she's pretty incredible. This is Jules; she's with us." Jules and the Grahams exchanged hellos before Jules turned around to face the closing elevator doors. Mrs. Graham noticed the two turn their heads just enough to smile at each other. Once the elevator opened and Ed brought the Grahams to the bar while Jules and the rest of the team secured the exits.
"We'll be gone by 8:00. Our suite's already paid for. Why don't you bring your girlfriend in for the night? Fridge full of champagne, room service..."*
"Lovely idea."
"Very kind, very kind, but I..."
"Can't take favors. I get it. One of the ironies of having money, everything costs less. I'll get you my corporate rate. It's practically free."
"Sir, you know, you're very generous with the rest of the world. I just wouldn't feel comfortable..."
"Ed, Ed, word to the wise. Don't try and fight him on this."
"Let me guess. You don't have enough time. Tough job, long hours. You're great at what you do, Ed, but I got a few years on you. Trust me, one thing money can't buy is enough time. Say yes. Call your girlfriend."
"it's a wonderful idea. Surprise her, give her a call. Come on, go ahead." Ed tried to call Jules but she didn't answer and he would have been worried if he didn't see her checking the I.D. of a man. He listened as the Grahams talked to each other a bit to him.
"Eyes on Two. And I have a way to make it up to you." Ed said lowly as he followed Mr. Graham out to the lobby. As the man told him about a suite on the fourth floor an explosion rocked the building.
Ed led a blindfolded Jules through the hotel and to the suite on the fourth floor.
"Ed, what's going on?" Jules asked with a laugh.
"It's a surprise." He unlocked the door before leading her to stand in just far enough to see the whole room before taking off her blindfold. Jules gasped as she took in the suite. The only light in the room came from candles scattered throughout the main area where a pizza box and two beers sat at the main table. Through a door to the right Jules could see a massive bed surrounded by candles with rose petals scattered on top.
"Thank you, so much." Jules wrapped her arms around Ed's neck and leaned up to kiss him.
"I love you." Ed said and Jules' eyes filled up with tears. He told her almost every night that he loved her but only after he thought she was fast asleep. This was the first time he had said it when he knew she was awake.
"I love you too." Jules said and leaned forward for a kiss.
* I changed these lines slightly to fit the story.
Awwww, their first awake I love you's *dabs eyes with tissue*
I'm completely ignoring the last Sam/Jules scene from the episode because...well...I don't like it and yeah, that's all I got.
Stephanie-BB-JISBON-CASKETT, I know the date night and PDA wasn't exactly what you were hoping for but I hope everything else makes up for it.
