Jay was first out of the car, slamming the door behind him and making his way round to Erin's side. She smiled at him softly as he opened the door at her end. Erin swung herself from the car and stood, quietly taking in her surroundings. Her jaw dropped slightly as she gazed at where he'd brought her.

The place in front of her was beautiful. It was a tiny building if somebody didn't know it was there, they would walk straight past it. There was a small glass door a couple of paces in front of her and the whole thing was decorated with multi-colored lights. With the evening dusk setting in, the place looked idyllic.

Erin snapped from her daze when she felt Jay take her hand into his own.

"It's nothing much," Jay started towards the entrance. "But I like it here, and I figured you would too."

"Jay, this is beautiful." She said it like she meant it and let Jay lead the way into the building. Erin fought to bring her lower lip to normal level, but it refused.

When they were both inside, Jay closed the door and Erin let her eyes dance around the room. She was right about the place being small, but that wasn't a bad thing. The room he'd taken her to was dimly lit with candles, and there seemed to be nobody else around. Erin beamed, it was totally intimate and Jay had clearly gone to so much effort.

He guided her to the far end of the room to where there was a table and two chairs. Then his hand dropped from hers and slowly to her waist. He pulled out the chair with his other hand for Erin to sit. Erin dropped herself to the seat, watching as Jay moved to the opposite side and sat down.

For a second, Jay moved his eyes away from her and nodded. He didn't hesitate to turn back to her though.

He chuckled. "I guess this is kinda cheating. You cooked for me, and I'm not the one cooking for you." He looked around the deserted room for a second and Erin noticed the background music for the first time. Jay continued. "This used to be a regular spot for me before I got drafted."

Erin watched as a smartly-dressed guy made his way over to their table. "It's amazing, but what even is this place? I've never even seen it before." She paused to smile as their waiter poured them both a glass of red wine before leaving the bottle in the middle of the table, and hurrying away. She noticed he'd also left a menu in front of her. Her eyes scanned the list, and she felt hungry already. "Oh God, Chinese food. How did you know?"

Jay took a small sip of wine. "Know what?"

"Chinese food. It's one of my favorites."

"Oh," He grinned at her. "Lucky guess, I suppose." But he lifted his glass to his lips again so she got suspicious. His gaze dropped to the table. "Okay, maybe I called Hank-"

The wine almost spurted from her mouth, her eyes widening in surprise. "You did what?!" It was the last thing she'd expected, Hank hadn't even said a thing about it. He hadn't even mentioned Jay.

Her reaction resulted in a laugh from her company. Jay realized she was still waiting for an explanation when he'd finished laughing. He reached for her hand across the table, taking her small palm in the grip of his own.

"I told you.. I had to make this up to you. I couldn't just take you to any old place, ya know?" He laughed again. "Obviously there'd have to be something wrong with you if you didn't like Chinese food but," Jay took in another mouthful of wine with his free hand. "I wanted to check in case. I didn't want to ruin this."

Erin was still dumbfounded that he had spoken with Hank. She raised her eyebrows. "And how did that conversation go for you?" She knew all too well how Hank could sometimes sound over the phone.

Jay laughed again, but there was a nervousness in the tone of it this time. "Oh Erin, it was like the third degree. I could feel myself sweating, he asked me so many questions."

She nodded as the words left his mouth. Yup, that sounds like Hank. "Honestly, he's fine really."

"He must care about you a lot."

"Yeah," Erin continued to nod. "Yeah, he does." She thought about him for a second, finding herself surprised that Hank had actually told Jay her favorite choice of food. She had no idea how the conversation went down but she wished so bad she'd heard it. She focused her attention back on her date.

"Wait, you didn't mention last weekend to him did you?"

Jay's body seemed to stiffen. "Are you crazy? I dread to think of what he'd do to me if he knew I left you like that." He lowered his head. "Erin, he doesn't need to know about that, especially if tonight is my chance for a do-over." Eyes back up at Erin, quickly moving up the top half of her body and then looking deep into her gaze. "So, how am I doing?"

His stare was burning her insides, in the best way possible. "I'd say you're off to a pretty good start."

Jay's smile appeared to widen. "I am?" Again, he turned his back to her temporarily, but Erin couldn't see what he was doing. "I think it's about to get a whole lot better."

She didn't have time to ask him what he was referring to before their waiter was back, accompanied with another guy and trays of food.

"So I know he brought menus over to you," Jay separated their hands so there was room on the table. "But I figured this food is so good, you have to sample most of it." He signalled to the table where their servers had put the dishes. "I hope you're hungry."

It turns out, she was hungry and Erin ate way more than she thought she ever could. It was probably a good idea though, if Jay's plan had anything to do with continuing to drink.

"Okay, I can't stomach any more," Jay backed his body away from the table, in a bid to escape from the remaining food. He washed away his final mouthful of food with the last drop of wine. They'd gotten through the first bottle with their food. He noticed Erin had finished eating too. He wiped his face clean with the provided napkin and pointed to her almost empty plate. "Clearly you hated the food then."

"Clearly," She laughed and looked up, their eyes locking once again. "But seriously, the food here is amazing."

"I'm glad you liked it. So, is another bottle of wine a bad idea?"

Erin felt herself shaking her head although she probably should have nodded. She was never going to be able to see soon, if she kept drinking red wine. Though she was pretty full from the Chinese food, she couldn't ignore the effects of the alcohol making her slightly light-headed. She didn't want to ruin the evening by declining his offer, so watched as Jay summoned over another bottle.

"Or we could take it with us?"

She furrowed her brow. "Where are we going?"

His nervous laugh was back. "I actually hadn't thought-"

"We could go back to where you're staying?" She definitely wanted to spend more time with him, but was still apprehensive about having him back at her apartment. Perhaps his place was a better option.

Jay looked surprised she'd suggested such a thing. "Really? You're sure?"

"Yes," Erin nodded her head, also to reassure herself. "We should get that wine to go."

Jay stood from his seat. "Perfect." He slipped his jacket from his chair and laid it across Erin's shoulders. They weren't outside yet, but the night-time temperature was bound to have set in. "We're actually not far from there, if you don't mind a small walk?"

Erin pulled his jacket further around her body, she wasn't cold yet but appreciated his gesture. "I don't mind." As she said the words, Jay held out a hand for her to hold. Erin didn't hesitate to do so, feeling as though she could fall over if she didn't.

Jay took the bottle from their server and moved towards the exit. When he opened the door, he found he was right about the temperature. His grip on Erin's hand tightened and he attempted to pull her close, to shield her from the cold.

"We're almost there, are you cold?"

"I'm okay," She was lying though, Jay could feel her shivering under his hold.

Erin was relieved when she recognized the surroundings of Jay's building. He took the lead to enter the building and turned to face her.

"Wait here," Jay whispered into her ear before turning a corner and leaving her for a second in the lobby. Erin took it upon herself to occupy one of the seats while she was waiting.

She thought to herself whilst she was there. Jay had totally pulled out all of the stops tonight. It really looked as though he'd hired the entire restaurant for the two of them. And it definitely was some of the best food she'd ever tasted, her taste-buds were still tingling.

There was no way she couldn't forgive him after their date. The meal had been perfect, and now she was back at his place. She thought it meant they would get little privacy but at least she was still in his company. And she was beginning to love that more than anything.

Jay wasn't gone for five minutes before he came back into her view. She'd wondered where he disappeared to but all that mattered was he was walking back to her now, and he was still armed with the bottle of wine.

"Hey, sorry." Jay outstretched his free hand to pull Erin from the chair. Erin smiled at him, gladly taking the offer of his palm. She followed him quietly through the lobby and up the stairs to his room.

When Jay unlocked the door, Erin found herself delighted that the roommate wasn't there. It meant they had the bedroom to themselves, and she was more than happy about that.

Erin felt more at ease than she thought she would, being in his bedroom again. She stood at the doorway for a second, watching as Jay kicked off his shoes and walked to the other side of the room. She continued to watch as he worked on opening the bottle of wine and turned to face her. Jay leaned against the table he was using, folded his arms across his chest and looked at her.

"Are you okay?" There was concern in his tone, but it settled when she nodded. He picked up the bottle and shook it in her direction. "I have wine, get over here."

Erin was feeling slightly tipsy, giggling to herself as she made her way over to him. She took off her shoes, and lay her purse on his bed before she reached him. Jay offered her the glass of wine, she took a drink, and then he pointed to his couch. She walked and sat slowly and he followed her, pulling her bare legs over to rest on his own.

She felt goose-bumps break out on her entire body as his fingers circled her skin.

Jay took a gulp of his wine before he shuffled on the couch in a bid to feel closer to her. His hand movement stilled, but he kept a protective hold at the bottom of her leg.

"You were wrong, you know."

She looked confused, frowned at him. "About what?"

Jay bent to balance his wine glass on the floor then used both of his hands to pull her closer. Erin almost spilled her wine as he did so. It caused him to laugh, and he took her wine putting it with his own so both their hands were free.

"Earlier," Jay's eyes dropped to the lower half of her body, then he cautiously allowed them to work around her dress and then finally land again on her face. "You said the restaurant was beautiful." His pupils alternated between Erin's eyes and her lips. As they did so, he breathed out heavily. "That totally wasn't the beautiful thing there, here, tonight."

Erin inched herself closer to him with each word that left his lips. By the time he'd reached 'tonight', their faces were almost in contact. She found her arms leaving the side of her body, one winding itself around his neck and the other scrunching the material of his shirt into her fist. Within moments, she'd pulled the soldier on top of her own body.

She didn't know if it was the wine consumption, or her own desires or maybe it was the words he'd just said to her but suddenly she craved him. It was like a yearning, and it made her heart ache.

From the reaction she got from him, and from the erection she felt from his crotch area, Erin guessed he felt the same. She sensed that he was fighting hard not to put his full weight on her, but that was exactly what she wanted.

He reacted to the Detective pulling him closer. "Erin," His voice was breathless.

"Shh." The noise left her lips in a whisper and she tightened her grip around his neck. She couldn't move. The hand that had tugged his shirt came between them and she only summoned him nearer seductively with her finger. "Stop talking."

Jay finally didn't hold back, balancing his body on hers and kissing her hard. Erin's mouth parted in surprise and anticipation, Jay taking it as an invitation to delve deeper into the crevices beyond her lips. He allowed his tongue to make circular patterns with her own.

A few moments later when Jay forced himself away for breath, he shifted their position so she was over him this time. Both of Jay's arms snaked around her back to disregard any air between them, and in a messy attempt to work the zipper on her dress. His fingers eventually found the fastening and he quickly loosened it, causing the material to fall to around her waist.

Erin felt the cool air on her naked back soon replaced with the heat of Jay's skin as his hands roamed her shoulders and down her spine. She lifted herself further into his lap, her arms retracting their movement and moving slowly towards his chest. Her fingers teased his torso before she fought with the buckle fastened on his belt. The accessory was soon forgotten about and Erin threw it on the floor.

She could tell from the noises escaping his throat that this was definitely what he wanted too. Between the moans of pleasure and her name leaving his lips repetitively, it wasn't hard for Erin to work out how he felt.

The concept of her name on his lips heightened her emotions, turning her on even further. Erin worked on his shirt next, rapidly tearing at the buttons so they popped open quickly. She briefly released her mouth from Jay's, placing her lips across his shoulders and chest. Erin littered kisses across his battle scars, taking time to caress the flawed skin after her lips had left it.

Their position on the couch clearly wasn't enough for Jay. His hands moved to underneath her thighs and Erin wanted to scream at the contact. It was enough to drive her insane. She couldn't be sure if he did it on purpose, but she felt a pinch of skin next to her ass as he carried her.

She was surprised when she felt her back touch the mattress and Erin wasted no time in scrambling up to the top of the bed. The dress and Jay's shirt were long gone, Erin now resting against his pillows in her underwear.

Jay followed her actions in no time, climbing after her and tossing his jeans whilst he did so. He took Erin in his embrace again, this time playing with the elastic on her underwear. He watched Erin's face as he slid his fingers between her thighs, watching as she threw her head back in pleasure and allowed soft moans to escape from her lips.

"Oh, God," Erin couldn't hide her delight from him as she felt his fingers play with her insides. "Stop Jay, you have to-"

"Stop?" Jay slowed his rhythm and Erin opened her eyes so they were looking at each other. "You don't like this?"

Erin's breathing was heavy. "No.. it's not that," She let her own hand fall to where his were, and she felt slightly deflated when he removed them. She toyed with the waistband of his pants, making it clear what she desired. "That's not... I need," She appeared to have lost the ability to form a coherent sentence. Her head threw itself back again, even though Jay had taken his fingers back, his hands were still roaming her body and his lips were claiming her.

Though she couldn't get the words out, he seemed to read her mind. Jay reached to the shelf above Erin's head, searching around a bit before he brought down a square, flat package.

She spent the next moments biting hard on her bottom lip as he tore open the wrapper in front of her. She watched as Jay quickly rolled the latex down himself and crawled back onto her.

Jay used one of his hands to separate her lower limbs, the other to caress her face. He was so lost in the moment but he still felt the desire to touch her, feel her.

Things couldn't go the way they went last week, that couldn't happen. He was in her bed right now and he needed to be with her.

"I want this, I want you." Jay lost any patience he had left- the intention to take anything slowly had disappeared from existence. He tore at her underwear, making the quickest work of throwing them on the floor.

It took a few moments for her body to stop shaking, but she didn't break their gaze throughout it. When her body seemed to settle, her voice was low and sultry.

"Have me," They were the last words she spoke to him before he fulfilled her wishes.


They refused to acknowledge the rapping at the door, before their time together was finished. Jay finally dropped to Erin's side, and their panting seemed to coincide. When Erin's chest lifted, so did Jay's. When Jay's chest fell, so did Erin's. It was like the two were completely in sync with one another.

Erin turned to her side, the side that Jay had dropped to.

She struggled to breathe at first, but then words eventually came to her. "Jay," The first word from her mouth after tonight had to be his name. "There's somebody at your door." Her tone was half anxious, half pissed that they'd been disturbed.

"Relax," Jay hoisted himself upon an elbow, in a bid to get a better look at her face. "It's probably just Mark, and I'm not in any hurry to let him in here." He lowered his face to the side of her cheek. "I'm not going to let him interrupt this." The backs of his fingers on his free hand caressed the side of her cheek tenderly.

Erin had totally forgotten about the prospect of the roommate, especially when they'd been making love. "Hmm Mark." She was pretty glad she hadn't had to cross paths with him yet today. "Maybe you should let him in… Maybe I should go."

A hurt look spread across Jay's face, he knew that was essentially what he'd done to her, but he figured everything was okay. "Go? Why would you do that?" Then he thought back to what he'd told her, when he'd spent an hour pondering what to say to her out in the rain. What he'd confessed the day after he'd been a jerk and left her with no answers. "You're scared I'm going to lash out, aren't you?" His tone was defeated Jay knew that was what she was anxious about. "Erin, please stay. I promise you my meds are working and I've been so much better this week. It's not difficult to work out that it's because of you," Jay moved to pull the comforter over their naked bodies, and pulled Erin even closer to him. "I'll spend the night on the couch even, I just can't … you can't leave me tonight."

Erin elevated her head from his pillow and kissed him long and hard. "It's okay," Her fingers soothed skin, and she felt like it soothed his emotions too. "It's okay, I won't go anywhere."

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