Chapter Forty-Four: AC/DC:
"What the Hell?" Rosa asked as she walked into the apartment to see Jake sitting on the couch, clearly in pain.
"It. Was. AWESOME! My perp ran, in perused, it ended up being a chase on top of cars" He said
"Sweet" Rosa commented
"So sweet. Until I fell in through an open sunroof" He said
"Ah. And how badly did you hurt yourself?" She asked
"Aside from my hip, leg, abs, arm, hand and neck, I'm ok" He said
"So, nothing big or important then" She said sarcastically
"Exactly" He replied.
"What did the doctor say?" She asked
"He said I was fine" Jake replied, rather unconvincingly
"What did he actually say?" Rosa asked
"3 cracked ribs, and 3 broken toes, hairline fracture in my thumb" Jake said
"You weren't cleared, weren't you?" She asked
"No" He admitted
"So... How long are you off for" She asked.
"He doesn't know. I have another check up in a week, he'll assess me then" He said.
"So. What does that mean?" she asked
"I means' I'm staying at home" He said.
-The Next Morning-
When she got up for work, he was still fast asleep, so she crept out. She had packed him a lunch out of habit, but left it in the refrigerator for him.
She was surprised, when Jake walked in to work. She went to get up and speak to him, but Terry stopped him first. She moved over and walked to the kitchen so she could hear him better, and overheard when he spoke to Terry.
She didn't get to hear anything past Jake tell Terry about his thumb fracture, when a uniform called out for Rosa to go to Holt's office.
Marcus had pre-warned her about the dinner, which he seemed desperate to get them to do, whilst Rosa was against it. Marcus, Jake and Rosa had planned the approaches and Holt's aversion to it, also made it easier to implement.
Jake was sent home soon after, and Rosa found out from Terry and Boyle. She went home that night, not surprised to see Jake working.
"Don't say anything. I know what you're going to say" He said
"I know. I know. I know the story; I know the case. I'm here to work it with you. Everything you know, everything you need. If you need a file. If you need a trace, or a warrant, I will do it for you. I will help you" She said. Jake smiled up at her
"Thank you" He said. She knelt down beside him, and pressed a kiss to her lips before standing up, walking to the kitchen and grabbing two beers, for them.
"You're amazing" he said, wrapping his arm around her, as they started working on their case.
-4 Days Later-
Rosa was not surprised when Jake walked into the Precinct, in a Hawiian shirt. She had planned it with Jake. She knew the risks, but she also knew how important it was for Jake not to take some time off. They had studied CCTV, they had studied followed leads. They had chased up C.I's and they had spent the days building an incredible strong case against him.
She watched the interaction with Terry, and happily announced that he was taking Boyle on the holiday. As much as Jake had wanted to let Charles in on their agreement, Rosa convinced him otherwise. She knew that Boyle was terrible at keeping secrets, and by telling him before he would have more than enough opportunity to tell others, and if anyone found out, then Rosa and Jake could be up for discipline.
-That Evening-
Rosa was not enjoying her hellish evening with Holt and Kevin. She found it hard enough to pretend to be in love with Marcus, when he was so different to Jake.
It was when Kevin mentioned family, that her mind stopped. Her sister had just told her that she was pregnant. She had to leave. She paced around the living room, as Holt walked out.
"Good call. Take a breather, that was way too personal. No one needs to know that you have sisters. New topic. The moons of Jupiter?" Holt said
"I think I might be pregnant" She said.
Holt's reaction was worse than she could have anticipated.
She thought. She was showing some early symptoms. And she was late. She hadn't slept with anyone other than Jake for years. There was no doubt about the fact that it was Jake's. She started talking out loud to Holt, who brought her back by asking some personal and inciting questions.
"Before you spiral any further, why don't you take a pregnancy test?" Holt asked
"Yes. Smart. Immediately" She said, as Holt said as they made excuses and walked off. She went to the drug store, and picked up two tests, and went back home. She took the tests, and waited anxiously.
How the hell do I tell Jake. What if it's positive. 14 Years, we've never spoken about this. We've never spoken about anything more. What if he didn't want it? What would I do? Abortion? Adopt? How do I explain that? Everyone will ask. People will think Its Marcus' kid. But if it is. Unless I break up with Marcus, but that's a web I don't need. How do I tell Jake.
She let herself spiral until a beeping disturbed her, and she looked down at the tests. Both negative.
She breathed, feeling numb. Trying to consider how she felt. Her initial feeling was relief. But once that subsided, she was left with something else. This tiny empty feeling in her chest. Did a part of her want it to be true?
She had a shower and put herself to bed, trying to ignore the feeling inside her. She awoke to her phone ringing at 3am, waking her up, adjusting her eyes, she saw it was Jake.
"What?" She asked
"I'm in the hospital" He said. By the end of his sentence she was already up and getting dressed.
"What happened?" She asked
"I'm at Brooklyn Methodical. Room 202" He said
"I'm on my way" She said, as she hung up, slipped on her shoes and grabbed her bag. She arrived at the hospital about ten minutes.
She walked in the room and was surprised to see Jake hooked up to drips, with bandages
"We got him" He said happily
"You did? That's great. Well done!" She said "So how does this come into play?" She asked pointing to his bandaged body
"I may have been hit by a car" He admitted
"May have?" She asked
"Definitely have" He said, wincing as she placed a hand on his shoulder.
"How's your evening been?" He asked. She opened her mouth to reply to his question, all intending to tell him about her scare, but she decided against it. Not in his condition. Not here. Not now.
"Dull" she replied
"How was your family dinner?" He asked
"Holt and I came up with a solution to get us out" She said
"Well. I think that's a good day's work for us both" He said. She leant in and kissed him.