Beep Beep. Beep Beep. Beep Beep.
Huh? Oh no. Oh no. Please no. It's not morning already? Why? Why…
"Seriously woman with that God forsaken alarm!" Jack groaned, bringing his hands up to rub the sleep from his eyes.
He really was a big baby sometimes.
Nikki giggled and sat up, shutting off her alarm. 6.30AM. Every morning she got up at this time (if she hadn't already been awake) and Jack was new to the concept of alarm clocks. If he had it his way he'd sleep all day every day and never wake up. Nikki had raised her eyebrows when he'd suggested that and told him he'd have plenty of time to sleep when he was dead. He'd rolled his eyes but eventually agreed with a half hearted 'true.'
It was still dark outside, which made the get up harder. Especially when she had a half naked man in her bed…and that man was Jack. She decided to take the luxury and snuggled back down next to him, pretending not to catch his knowing smile as she did so.
Jack groaned again. "I'm sooo tired."
Oh for goodness sake man, get a grip. Jack was at the best of times like a teenager and it amused her more than she'd care to admit. He rolled towards her, big bear arms coming to wrap around her waist. He placed a small kiss to the top of her head.
"Probably because you didn't sleep much last night." She smiled up at him.
His mind raced back to their antics the night before. He smirked. Yeah, that might well be why, he thought.
If he'd known that flowers where the way to Nikki's heart he'd have bought her them a long time ago.
When he'd first met Nikki 5 years ago (back on the Briggs case) he'd imagined what she looked like first thing in the morning, what she was like to wake up to. He'd allowed himself the guilty pleasure of envisioning it. And when Leo had asked him to join the team permanently he'd jumped at the chance to work with her everyday.
He'd taken her down into London's sewers on their 'first date'…always the romantic! She'd not been overly keen on the idea but when he was down there with her, he wanted the world to disappear. Only Nikki could make being in London's sewer a turn on.
Jack had always liked Nikki, and he was sure that had been obvious to everyone around them at the time. But he also felt a little out of his league. She was Dr. Nikki Alexander - in his opinion the best pathologist in the UK, and he was…Jack.
Jack was pulled from his reverie when Nikki reached up to kiss him.
Yep, this would do.
He didn't waste any more time questioning the wrongs and rights of it, and just let himself get caught up in her. He was falling in love, and that was OK. That was great, actually.
Yep, this would do.