"Excellent work team, absolutely excellent!"Ted said smiling at his two stalwarts Steve and Kate and to the few members of MIT present in the room at the time.
"I cant believe we have managed to recover the murder weapon from the Jackie Laverty case, CPS are processing the new information now".
"Great working with you ma'am" Kate said to the diminutive Scotswoman who had taken up so much of her thoughts recently.
"Yes you too DI Fleming, you really are a credit to your unit", Jo held her hand out to shake Kates, as she does a smile graces Kates lips and Jo feels her grasp her hand to shake it back, blue eyes shining brightly up at her, realising that the handshake may have gone on an little longer than was socially acceptable, breaking their hands apart it was not lost on either of them how their fingers brushed against one another or how a shy smile broke on Jo's lips as her eyes drew away from Kates and fell to the floor.
"Maybe we will get the chance to work together again in the future?"
Kate offered, another smile, Kate could feel her insides melting a little inside at seeing this. Since working with the detective chief inspector over the past few months she had found her mind drifting more and more to thoughts of Jo, both in work and more and more outside of work.
OoO
Flashback
At the beginning of the joint project Kate had found Jo crying in the ladies, Jo had confided that her relationship had recently broken down and was certainly less than amicable, the early morning encounter had been as a result of Jo picking up the remains of her belongings from her ex's, remains being the operative word, Kate having seen a shredded leather jacket dumped in the bin. Realising how important a tough exterior was to maintain Kate had scooped up the bag of belongings and Jo and whisked them both outside to her car, she dumped the bag in her boot and they drove to the nearest drive thru to get some much needed coffee.
As they parked up Jo absent mindedly picked at a croissant Kate had added to her order and the sniffing subsided.
"Thanks Kate" her voice wavered as she choked out the words, "don't mention it boss, you'd have done the same thing for me I'm sure and them bastards in there don't need to see you upset, she glanced at her watch, I bet we still beat some of them in", Kate smiled at her attempt at humour and was relieved to see Jo manage a weak smile back, as she looked at her she saw her mascara strewn face, here she said trying to brush the worst clump off with the pad of her thumb before lunging towards her DCI, Jo slightly taken aback by this didn't move, Kate rummaged behind the front seats to retrieve a pack of face wipes from her handbag, as she was stretching across Jo took in the delicate scent of her, a mixture of perfume, shampoo and shower gel she deduced but a smell typically of Kate, she noticed how the seatbelt pulled and accentuated the swell of her breast hidden from view in a trademark turtleneck sweater, Kate returned to sit properly to her seat, Jo found herself snapped out of her thoughts as Kate proffered a wipe, here, lets get you looking gorgeous again, there it is again another weak smile.
Jo took the wipe and with the aid of the little vanity mirror managed to make herself look presentable at least, she shook her hair out before returning it to a tight bun.
"Thanks Kate, you've been a life saver" she gently squeezed Kates hand whilst saying this as if to convey her innermost feelings in one gentle touch.
"Anytime boss, anytime" Kate said before restarting the engine
"You ok if we get going?"
"Yes" another smile, Kate felt a warm glow inside, she shook her head as if to dismiss the feeling, the drive back Kate felt it was safe enough to engage Jo in conversation but decided it best to stick to a safe topic so went over the case and Jo discussed her plans for the day.
Pulling her service vehicle into the car park Kate waved as she saw Steve walking across the car park.
"Alright mate"
"Yes mate"
Steve eyed Jo cautiously as he saw her climb out of the passenger side "what have you two been up to?" Steve asked with a wry smile
"Coffee said Jo holding up her cup in evidence.
"Don't be a tit mate" Kate hissed towards him under her breath.
Jo strode ahead of the two and went straight to her office, closing the door to before opening her laptop.
Kate sat at her desk, as her computer whirred into life once more she thought how professional appearance Jo and personal appearance Jo differed so much.
Following what Jo described as her knight in shining armour moment the two worked closely together on their linked case, often visiting scenes together, this spark of friendship lead to Jo asking Kate if she fancied getting something to eat together after one particularly long day, she had been pleased when Kate had said yes. This one time lead to more, as the case was drawing towards a close one Friday Jo had taken the bold move of booking them a table at a nice new start up restaurant, she had been a little dismayed to see them given a table in the middle of the row, she had pictured being tucked away in a dark corner with Kate where she could revel in her beauty as the candle light highlighted her cheek bones. When a couple of guys at the next table hit on them she pulled out her trademark move and flashed them her badge, she then apologised to Kate realising that although she might not have welcomed their advances Kate might, after all she was separated from her partner, she could have jumped up and danced a jig when Kate replied with a smile a shake of the head and 'not my type'. They finished their drinks and made their way to their respective flats not before setting up plans to meet again over the weekend.
Jo got home and flopped onto the couch, she felt a little tipsy from the wine but her head swirled with thoughts of Kate, was she really flirting with her? There had been odd moments but as a lifelong lesbian she knew how easy it was to mistake a show of friendship for low key flirting, 'not my type'
'Not my type'
'NOT my type'
The words danced around her head, she smiled as she lay there feeling happy, that's right happy, for the first time in a long time she felt happy!
Kate got in and slumped against her front door, she had said it, she had in her mind all but come out to Jo and she couldn't be more relieved. Walking to the fridge she pulled out a bottle of wine and poured herself another glass.
Deciding to watch TV in bed she headed straight there, before putting her phone on the side she decided to drop Jo a quick text,
Thanks for this evening, had a really lovely time K xx
As Kate sat in bed, not really paying attention to what was on TV she replayed her day, or more specifically the latter part of her day.
After she and Mark had split up Kate had ironically thrown herself into work even more, she had had slight flirtations with guys but more and more she found herself realising that she might not be 100% straight, one drunken night she had confessed this to her sister who instead of looking at her like she had two heads reassured her and explained that she thought everyone was bisexual to a greater or lesser extent, 99.9% straight at one end of the spectrum, 99.9% gay at the other end of the spectrum with bisexuality sitting right in the middle. She had since then had maybe a handful of dates with both guys and girls but none of them had ever come to anything meaningful, Kate had noted though how she preferred to kiss women, the softness of their lips instead of bristly harshness, other than a quick grope this was the most action with another adult she had had since Mark, by herself thought she loved to masturbate, she found it soothed her after a long day at work and eased her into sleep when it eluded her, although not a great lover of porn she sometimes chose to watch but on the whole she tended to prefer the written word and the imagery that this generated in her mind. One area that Kate had been increasingly more interested in was the use of toys.
Following a long day at work Kate made her way to the supermarket, opening the boot to retrieve some carrier bags she glanced upon the tattered black bin bag which lay in there from earlier that day, shit she thought to herself, Jo's stuff, making a mental note to drop it off for her she went about her shopping, it was only when she returned home and inadvertently grabbed that bag as well along with her shopping that her interest was piqued.
After putting her shopping away she went to move the bin bag to the front door so she would remember to take it in for Jo, but the thin plastic of the bag gave way and the contents spilled onto her kitchen floor, an array of clothes spilled out in front of her, most in the same state as the jacket but some untouched, a lacy bra remained intact, Kate smiled as she hadn't pegged her boss as a lacy underwear kind of girl as she went to stuff the clothes into a new bag she felt something hard under her touch, checking it wasn't something breakable she moved the t shirt that was covering it to one side and was shocked to find herself holding a 6 inch bright pink vibrator, she dropped the item out of shock and then felt instantly guilty about invading Jos personal items, all be it unintentionally. Shit shit shit she thought, racing to her cupboard to find a similar bin bag so she could stuff all the items back in so as not to embarrass Jo further.
Shaking her from her thoughts Kates phone buzzed beside her,
Thank you Kate had a lovely night, you're a truly lovely person :) XxX
You're great company, cant wait to see you again K xx
Shit too bold Kate thought the three little dots appeared and then disappeared on her screen.
Sorry boss, Kate typed out but before she could hit send she received a message
Me neither Kate, I was wondering if you fancied coming round to mine tomorrow instead of us going out, I can cook for us XxX
I mean no pressure if you prefer to eat out that's fine XxX
Argh 'eat out' two words Kate didn't need swirling round her mind at the moment
Kate smiled as she felt that familiar clench at the bottom of her stomach
That would be great :) cant wait K xx
It's a date XxX
Wetness was pooling now and Kate slid her hand down and into her knickers ready to tease herself in the most delicious way, eyes unable to focus on reading Kate decided to use the next best thing and searched her phone for some porn, her recent search history brought up what she had been craving recently, seeing the vibrator working away on the woman's slit as she moaned was the extra push Kate needed, soon she was moaning out her own orgasm and drifted off to sleep with thoughts of Jo at the forefront of her mind.
OoO
Present Day
Both women were jolted out of whatever moment they were both held in as Lomax caught them in either arm, "right then ladies are we off out to celebrate?"
Raising his voice louder to encompass the other members of the team "whose up for a few beers?"
Shouts of approval rang out across the room.
"Sir are you coming out?"
"Aye son I think it would be very well deserved, first rounds on me!"
The group headed out of the building, Kate walking in step with Steve and Jo with Chris and Chloe
"Great work mate"
"Yes mate, I can't believe we've done it"
Kate grinned across at Steve, "did you have plans for this evening?" "Nah, I don't think I will be driving to Liverpool again, its not wise",
"Aww Steve, do you not think its worth giving it a go?
"No I think it was a pipe dream, in reality we could never make it work"
"How about you?" Kate looked at him quizzically, "Come on mate I can see you two have grown close", Kate blushed and looked to the floor, "sorry mate, I, I, didn't mean to say anything out of line", Kate flashed him a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes, " I don't know mate I just don't think the feelings mutual, I mean we have moments when I think were on the same page but then nothing progresses"
Steve wasn't blind and for all Kate thought she was keeping things under wraps he had noticed the glances between the two, the little quips which brought a smile to the others lips and how they seemed to enjoy each other's company.
"Have you talked to her?"
"Yeah we talk but not about that"
"Maybe you should, nothing ventured, nothing gained" He caught Kate with a one armed hug as they walked along the street, "you deserve to be happy" he said quietly.
On reaching the pub the gaffer true to his word got the first round in, the gang piled into a semi circular booth, with a stools pulled over to accommodate Ted and the others who couldn't fit in.
It was a tight squeeze Kate and Jo were sandwiched in the middle with Steve and Chloe acting as book ends.
Their thighs were pressed together and as Kate twisted to take of her bag and Kate Jo smelt the scent that was uniquely Kate and was reminded of time she had shown her such kindness following the fall out from Farida.
Chris and Ted came over from the bar carrying a variety of drinks, Chris moved to slide in next to Chloe pushing the girls even closer together, Chris had been enamoured with Chloe as they worked together and was looking forward to using this opportunity to get to know her a little better, Kate and Steve smiled as they realised the motives for him declining to sit on one of the stools.
Conversation flowed freely as did the drinks, Steve and Chris were at the bar getting the next round"You think they will get it on then?" Steve looked back at Chris but didn't answer "Ah come on you must have noticed", he turned round and smiled back at the table, "I think they're good for each other, they both deserve a bit of happiness" Steve, still fiercely loyal to Kate, had not joined in this so far one sided conversation and just chose to answer with a smile.
Chris's chances of spending the entire evening with Chloe were smashed when Ted offered to share a taxi back with her, they bid their farewells to the group.
Chris and an increasingly drunk Steve stayed and the four continued to drink, "Ere, come on over on the bandit Ste" Chris stumbled out and made his way over to the hypnotic flashing lights, both women moved apart slightly, glad of the extra room yet remained turned towards each other and focussed only on the other, they laughed and chatted, Kate hadn't flinched when Jo's hand had landed on her, touching both of their legs, nor had she missed the slight stroking motion of her fingers on her thigh when she thought no one was watching. To Kates delight the flirtations between the pair had ramped up throughout the course of the evening, both becoming a little braver thanks to alcohol.
Steve came back across first, "were off to get a curry do you want to come?"
Both women looked at each other, as if reading each other's mind 'no' and 'nah mate' came out simultaneously. Jo mooted that she would be getting off after her drink, Chris had barrelled back over and he smirked at the innocent innuendo, "I bet you do", he said firing a a smirk at Kate.
"Right were off"said Steve and he and Chris headed off into the night air.
"Do you really have to go?" Kate said, hoping that it hadn't coming out sounding as desperate as it might have.
" What do you have in mind?" Jo asked smiling back up with the sweetest of smiles
"I don't know I wondered if it you fancied carrying on somewhere?"
"Well it's not a school night so I guess I could be a dirty stop out"
"Great boss"
"Ack Kate what have I told you about calling me that outside of work"
Kate smiled back the most glorious of smiles which made Jos insides melt
Kate went to hold Jos hand as it lay on the table, "Tell me if I'm reading this wrong but I'd really really like to carrying on seeing you, outside of work Jo", Jos eyes travelled up from where she had been looking at their fingers intertwined to catch Kates eye, the same wide smile graced her lips "I'd like that, Kate, I'd like to get to know the real you, I... I had worried you were just pretending to like me" her voice barely above a whisper shocked Kate to her core, her smile dropping "Jo I, I could never do that to you"
"I" Jo stammered out, "I've been wrong before that's all", the Scottish woman looked so small as she shrank back into the seat behind her.
"I don't know what kind of shitbags you've met before but that's not me Jo, what you see is what you get", Jos eyes lift to catch Kates once more,"I like you, like really like you" Kate winced at her words, sounding like she was back at college the smile on Jos lips grew "I really like like you too"
Aware that the pub had become a lot busier as the evening had progressed Kate had suggested they move on, neither woman was hungry for food so as they arrived at a non descript door which led to the club both women's heart were beating fast.
Kate had suggested the place after being taken there one disastrous date, she hoped this evening would go better, the club was busy, both women standing to the edge of the dance floor clutching their drinks, grateful to have left their bags in their cars and having checked their coats at the door both women felt freer, this could have been due to the amount of alcohol coursing through their veins or the earlier confession, whatever the reason any bystander looking at the pair could not mistake the energy radiating from them.
Downing her drink, Kates beer long finished, Jo grabbed Kates hand and pulled her towards the dance floor, shaking her head but smiling non the less Kate allowed herself to be pulled into the crowd of sweaty bodies, the pair danced and laughed, oh how they laughed, both women glad of the excuse of the noise for having to lean in closer, Kate had noticed how drunk Jo was also quite handsy Jo, her hand happy resting just above Kates breast, long since having slid from her shoulder. As they looked into each other's eyes it was as if no one else mattered, their lips crashed into one another Jos senses overwhelmed by the scent of Kate, the softness of her lips, finally the feel of her arms pulling her closer still, she felt safe, opening her mouth to deepen the kiss she delighted in the feel of Kates tongue swirling and battling with her own, so much pent up desire, held back over weeks poured out of both women into that kiss, finally drawing apart to catch their breath, eyes never leaving the other both women knew that neither was pretending.
Kate had never been more grateful to see that Jo had chosen to wear a dress to work that day, she moved her jean clad leg forward slightly so that it nestled between Jos, they continued dancing and kissing like a pair of horny teenagers, laughing and revelling in each other. The unmistakable sounds of Milkshake came booming out, Jo broke away from Kate who at first was taken aback before she realised Jo was reenacting the dance from OITNB, if it had been hot with Alex and Piper, fuck this was hotter with Jo Davidson sliding up and down her body Kate thought, trying to remember some of the moves Kate was mesmerised, before the song ended she had caught Jo up in a hug which led to another round of kissing, unable to take anymore Kate took her hand and dragged her of the dance floor in the direction of the toilets. Spotting a free stall Kate dragged the pair in, pinning Jo up against the wall and assaulting her lips once more, Kates hands were on Jos breasts her leg once again firmly between Jos, she could feel the heat radiating from Jo as she ground down on her thigh, Kates hand travelled further down reaching the hem of Jos dress, breaking away from the kiss almost delirious but wanting to make sure Jo was happy with how things were progressing she looked deep into her eyes for acknowledgment to proceed, Jo thought she was about to combust having lost herself to Kates dominance she was confused to feel Kate no longer kissing her neck but instead pulling away, as she pulled herself back into the moment that look in her eyes conveyed exactly what Kate was trying to say, a small nod and a huge smile from Jo was all it took, Kate resumed her assault on Jos neck with her lips and her fingers ghosted oh so gently up her thigh, as she reached Jos core she could feel the heat and wetness radiating out through her panties and tights, Kates fingers pressed more firmly down on Jos core and embarrassingly she felt like she could come on the spot, Jos hands had snaked up Kates top and she could feel her rock hard nipple, wanting to feel more she dragged her bra cup down,
BANG BANG BANG
"Ladies I need you to get your arses out of there"
Both women sprang apart furious at the interruption.
BANG BANG BANG
"Ladies do not make me call the police" The irony not lost on either of them both women fought to straighten out their clothes, sliding the lock across Kate held Jos hand and the pair came out giggling like school girls.
"Ladies I'm going to have to ask you to leave the premises" the bouncer towered above the pair, choosing not to answer the pair exited the bathroom and headed to retrieve their coats.
The cool air outside of the club did nothing to some the women, "You're so fucking hot" Jo breathed out this time pushing Kate up against the wall lips crashing into lips without a care, Jo resumed her assault on Kate breast all be it this time over her clothing.
Breaking apart only when the need for oxygen overcame them, Kate breathed out "Your place or mine?"
AN - I hope you liked this little one shot, I think, like most, I had hoped for a little more from our ladies in the show, I am living with the pipe dream that Kate would have been aware of Jos safe house location and the pair would have had a chance at least.
Any ideas for one shots involving this pairing let me know.