Chapter Five" M.E Time.
Rosa lay in bed. She had done some yoga. She had read her book, and was waiting for Jake to come home. It was almost 1am when the door opened, and in walked some heavy footsteps which she recognised as Jake's. He walked into her room, and walked up to her.
"Where have you been?" She asked
"On a date" He replied
"Oh?" Rosa asked raising an eyebrow. They weren't dating. They knew that. And on occasion they dated others. Slept with other people. It wasn't that common, but it did occur, they both knew that. They agreed that when they started this.
"Don't worry. She walked out on me" Jake said
"Why?" Rosa asked
"Because I spent like 90% of the date ruining Amy's" He said
"Why?" She asked
"Well. We just happened to be in the same restaurant, so I saw an opportunity" Jake said
"Can you go one day without fucking with her?" Rosa asked
"Are you jealous? Or pissed off that I ruined her date?" Jake asked
"What do you think?" She asked
"Yeah. Ok I know. I'm sorry" He said, leaning over to kiss her, she leaned away from him
"What? You won't kiss me now?" He asked sadly
"Why would I do that?" She asked
"Because. If you kiss me, I'll kiss you in that place you like" He said suggestively as he ran his hand up her thigh. She rolled away from him.
"Come on. Seriously?" He asked
"Jake. You had a date with a woman. You know I don't mind that. But you ruined that girls' night, as well as Amy's. Amy's date, and now mine" She said
"Alright. I'm sorry" He said
"Let's just go to sleep" She said sighing. She got into bed, and under the covers, rolling away from him. Jake sighed. He undressed to his boxers, and got under the sheets. Trying to sleep.
"I'm sorry" He whispered to her after a few minutes. He knew that she wasn't asleep. But she didn't reply.
-The Next Day-
Waking up, Jake knew that he was in trouble. Rosa had, as usual got up. WAY before him. Usually she had worked out, or done some yoga. Made her lunch and put a pot of coffee on by the time he woke up.
This time however, he awoke to find her apartment empty. He sighed, got up and dressed. The coffee in the pot was lukewarm. He figured that she had left about half an hour before he got up. He looked at the clock, and decided to go straight to work, as he was closer here than he was at his place.
Walking into the precinct he couldn't find her anywhere. It wasn't until that morning when the briefing was called that he found her. He sat beside her before anyone else could sit there.
"We need to talk" He said
"We have nothing to talk about' She said dismissively
"Bullshit Rosa. I hate having you mad at me" He said
"I'm not mad" She said in a monotone
"Yes, you are. You're treating me the way you treat everyone else" He said
"You treat me the same way that you treat everyone else" She said as the room started filling, and it was no longer possible to have a private conversation.
"You should know better than anyone that I treat you differently" He said lowly. She rolled her eyes.
"Morning everyone. Jake, I believe you had an announcement?" Terry asked, as Jake walked up to the front.
"Yes, in case anyone was wondering, I solved the Grinton murder, which was, a-yes. My fifth solve this week. And with a record five felonies solved in one week, Peralta pulls ahead" Jake said amending the tally on the board. "Did you guys hear that I solved five felonies in one week?" he asked the entire briefing room.
"We heard" Amy said flatly.
"Really how?" Jake asked sarcastically, referring to when he announced it with a cola-Mentos experiment in the middle of the bull pen. His eyes kept darting to Rosa who looked at him with an unreadable expression.
Jake started walking back to his seat, looking directly to Rosa, whilst licking his fingers,sSomething that he always did after fingering her. She clearly got what he was implying. That was one way he treated her different to anyone else. He would ALWAYS put her first.
"You should shower more" she said harshly to him. Jake kept his eyes on her. Knowing that she was pissed off with him.
"Yep" He agreed, sitting beside her, as Terry walked to the front of the room.
"Ok. Updates on open cases" He said
"I just got a DOA on Bessemer Street" Boyle said
"You're the primary, you're in charge. Take Diaz and Peralta" Terry instructed
"Yes!" Charles celebrated, not noticing Rosa and Jake avoiding each other's gaze. "My fantasy threesome" He said. Jake and Rosa looked up at Charles questioningly. "Of cops on a case" He backtracked quickly
"Detectives, our monthly crime statistics are due" Holt said walking in. "I want all paperwork on your closed cases by tomorrow" He said walking to join Terry at the front of the room. Jake drowned out as Holt rambled on about cases and crime stats. He tried playing the game his way, but Rosa was not reciprocating. So instead, Jake decided a new tactic. He was still unsure as to whether it was him dating other women, or him going on a date to piss off Amy. Or something else. When Rosa was pissed off, she closed herself up. A LOT. She was, by far the hardest case to crack. Jake knew from experience that sometimes the way to crack her, is to close up himself. To play her game.
"Wow. Then I guess this little reminder isn't for you" Holt said sharply to Amy, bringing Jake out of his daydream, and into his new plan.
"Wow. Looks like he hates you even more than me" Jake said quietly to her
"No, he doesn't We have a good relationship. We're on the same page" Amy said to Jake, when Holt turned the room's attention back to her.
"Something to share with the rest of us? Santiago?" He asked
"No Sir. I wasn't... Peralta was the one that was talking" She said accusatory
"God. You must have been the worst Fourth Grader ever" Jake said
"Jokes on you, I skipped fourth grade" She said
"Anything else, Santiago?" Holt asked. Then they were dismissed.
Jake beamed in success. He had beaten Santiago, and had started playing Rosa's games.
Rosa on the other hand was trying to stop her blood boiling, but was failing miserably
She overheard, as walking out of the briefing, Amy say to Boyle.
"Hey Boyle, I know you haven't had Peralta as a secondary for a while. Be careful. It can be rough" As she walked to her desk. Rosa decided not to defend Jake, and to stay at her own desk, as Jake tried helplessly to defend himself.
Rosa drove up separately, and waited a short while before driving up herself. She watched Amy walk past hunch backed.
"What do you need Quasimodo?" She asked trying to insult Amy. Despite not wanting to defend Jake, she still didn't appreciate Amy saying what she did. "I gotta go meet Boyle and Peralta" She said. She started going on about Holt, and not being able to read him. Rosa answered with the standard responses, planning how she was going to get through an entire day with Jake. She could be professional.
Rosa pulled up at the DOA, wondering if it was going to be an exciting one or not. DOA was Dead on Arrival, so it was 50/50 natural causes or murder. She parked up, and met Boyle and Peralta waiting outside, as they waited for crime techs to be done.
"Wow. This guy must have weighed 500 pounds" Jake said walking in. "I think I have an idea what killed him, spoiler alert. It was not starvation" Jake said as they saw the body sheeted up on the floor. At that point, a uniformed officer walked up.
"What do we got?" Jake asked the same time as Boyle. Rosa rolled her eyes. She hated to admit it, but Amy was right. Jake was terrible at giving up control. She laughed a little as she thought of a way that she knew she could get Jake to give up control.
"Sorry, sorry You're the primary. You're in charge" Jake said
"Frank Pattison. 58 years old. Married, no children. Wife wound him this morning and called it in" He read
"Any signs of forced entry or a struggle?" Boyle asked
"No" The officer said
"You sure about that?" Jake chimed up. Rosa fought very hard not to slap him. "It looks like maybe his belt had a pretty epic struggle with his stomach. The officer laughed at Jake's joke. Rosa shook her head, trying to bring everyone's attention back to the case.
"What are you thinking Boyle?" She asked
"All ri-" Boyle started when Jake interrupted
"I'm calling natural causes" Jake said "We got heart medicine over here, home defibrillator. And a frequent customer gift basket from the Cardiac wing of Brooklyn Methodist. This case is open and shut. Just like his mouth was. Constantly" Jake said "That was my last fat joke" He promised. Rosa tried to bite back half a laugh, half frustration. "okay" He said
"Diaz, check and see if there's any more meds in the bathroom, Boyle, see what you can find in the bedroom. I'll take the kitchen" Jake said walking off. Rosa stared after him. Horrified. She knew he had a habit of taking control but this was beyond his normal level of control. She wondered what he was playing at, Charles made up some excuse about how Jake said exactly what he was thinking.
Rosa finished the bathroom, making notes of everything that she found. She decided then to go and find Jake, have a word to him, as Boyle was still searching the bedroom, it was the most private they could get.
"So far, you've managed to tell three fat jokes, and completely bulldozed Charles. Is that your idea of being a good secondary?" She asked. She hated herself, because while she was trying to be pissed off with Jake, she couldn't help but keep her voice soft. Almost like it was when they were alone. She was taken aback though, by his own harsh tone. It was not like him to be this serious, and harsh.
"First of all... I've told four. Second, I'm helping. I mean I started cataloguing the contents of the fridge but it turns out there's not enough paper on earth. Five fat jokes" He said thanking Arnie the officer for laughing. "See. Arnie think's I'm doing great" Jake added, realising that despite Rosa being a bit more her usual self around him, she wasn't laughing at is jokes like she usually was. She was still really pissed with him, and honestly he hated that.
"Arnie. Shut up" She said, not taking her eyes off Jake.
"Jake. For once, just hang back and let Boyle do his job" She said. She turned her voice back to soft. To quiet. The kind she always used when they were alone.
Jake groaned, unable to resist her
"Fine" He agreed. "Unless I get a direct order from Boyle, I will stand here motionless like a wise, old oak tree" Jake said. Rosa rolled her eyes. There was clearly no getting through to him.
"You look like an idiot" She said, turning and walking away. Thinking about how she was going to talk to Jake later. This couldn't continue. She knew it would end in a blazing row. It always did.
Jake lasted all of about 5 minutes standing still, when something caught his attention. Or more like. Someone. Jake decided that if Rosa saw him flirting with another woman, it would help change her tone.
"Motion reactivated" He said to himself, introducing himself to the medical examiner
That evening, after work. Rosa went straight home. Needing to cool her head after a long day. She went home, and took a long bath, waiting for Jake.
Jake on the other hand, sat at a delightful dinner with the medical examiner. She was a nice person, and was quite funny. But all Jake could think about was how much he wished that It was Rosa he was on a date with. He hated being in an argument with her.
Rosa stayed up for most of the night. At first, she was angry that he wasn't home. He left work the same time that she did. 10pm came, and she was more concerned then angry. By 1am, she was only worried. She considered calling him but every time she typed his number into her phone, she found some reason to back out.
At 3am, she text Jake a simple message. 99. It was their code word. When they both started in the 99, they decided that if they were ever in danger, or worried, or had some emergency, to message the other 99. It meant 'priority'. The message refused to send. She became more worried.
At some point in her worry, she fell asleep, waking up every ten minutes, then back asleep for a few hours. She finally gave up on sleeping at 5am, and decided to have a hot shower, to try and clear her head. Keeping her phone beside her, not knowing if or when he may call.
She decided that as they were having a fight, he may be ignoring her or his phone may be off. Although if he was ignoring her, he would never ignore a '99' message. It wasn't in his nature. She concluded that if he was not at work, then she would tell someone. But until then, she could do nothing but hope that he was at his house.
She dressed and watched the clock, as it was only 7am, she debated going to his house and trying to sort this out before work. But she knew that this row would not be over before work started, and she didn't want to work a day with him in the middle of a fight.
Instead she did some yoga, read a book and tried to make time pass as quick as she could.
Eventually she was able to go to work, and settled in to her job, 15 minutes early. It was 8:02 when Jake walked in, and as angry as Rosa was that he ignored her messages, she was overcome with relief that he was alive. He sat at his desk, sending out obligatory good mornings to his co-workers inside. His eyes glanced to her, but he didn't say anything. Instead he held a look of … Guilt? Rosa looked away and tried not to think into it.
Charles came in and asked Jake if he had heard back from the M.E, the medical examiner. Hearing their case mentioned, Rosa decided to join Jake and Amy at their desks, standing closer to Amy as Jake told Charles that he would let him know when she called.
"Hey" Jake said to Rosa and Amy once Charles was out of ear shot. "Can I ask you guys osmething?" He asked. Still looking at Rosa but saying 'guys' as he wanted to make sure Rosa knew that he wasn't just talking to her. Jake knew he was going to say this, his plan, admittedly had back fired a bit. But he had to tell her. "Can you keep a secret?" He asked
"Do you know anything about my life?" Rosa asked. Yes. A lot. Most of it. But I see what you mean. Our secret affair. No one knows. Ok. Fair point. Jake thought.
"No, I do not. Good point" Jake said. "Ok so you know the new medical examiner?" He asked, looking at Rosa the whole time. "I kinda had sex with her last night" Jake said Rosa's heart fell, and she suddenly forgot hoe to breathe. Her chest and stomach feeling as though they had hundred-pound weights in them. It was at that moment; Jake knew that he had fucked up. He looked away from her. The only thing he could think of saying was a joke. Bring Amy in. Make it seem like a joke. Change the subject. He could see nothing but anger and hurt in Rosas eyes.
"What?" Amy asked. Perfect! An opening
"Oh. Sorry I forgot who I was taking to. Sex is something that two adults do with their bodies when they're attracted to each other" Jake said. Rosa, who was numb from that revelation chimed in to Jake's joke.
"He's right, Santiago. Did you not know that?" She asked. Amazed at how calm her voice was when she was so angry.
"I meant... What were you thinking?" Amy asked "She's supposed to be doing an autopsy for your primary... Charles" She said
"The guy died of natural causes. What's the big deal?" Jake asked. He noticed that Rosa was shaking slightly, and realised that he had to explain.
"Anyways, back to last night" He said. Deciding that the only way to get himself out of the hole which he had dug, was to make his sex into a joke. An embarrassment. He knew it was, but he needed her to know it too. He turned his attention solely back to Rosa. "As you would imagine, I'm normally up for pretty much anything in the bedroom. But I can't tell if what happened was sexy or weird" He said, explaining about how she iced his lips before she kissed him.
"Not that weird" Rosa said, thinking of the many times that she had used Ice with Jake.
"Cold? Like a dead guy?" Jake asked
"You're reading into that" Amy confirmed
"Am I?" He asked, talking about how she would like to crack open his chest.
"EW! Please tell me you ran out of there" Amy said
I wish to GOD you ran out of there Rosa thought
"No. Actually. For some reason I kinda started getting into it" Jake said, talking about how he then played the corpse.
"Stop, stop, stop. Weird, weird, weird" Amy said
"Rosa, what's your call. Weird or sexy?" He asked
"Weird" She replied. No longer shaking, but still pissed off with him
"Ah! I knew it" He said "But also kinda sexy?" He asked hopefully. Rosa knew him well enough to know that he wasn't asking if it was sexy. He was asking if he had forgiven him. All Rosa needed to know he was asking that question was the tone of his voice.
"No. Weird" she confirmed. "But more importantly. That's what you were doing while Charles was grinding through paperwork?" She asked
"Told ya. Worst secondary in the unit" Amy said
The conversation continued, But then Charles came along and it got disrupted
"Boyle. Where's that paperwork on the DOA?" Hole asked, walking into the bullpen
"Supposed to come in first thing this morning, but so far, nothing" Charles said
"This is unacceptable. I'll call the M.E And find out what heppened" Holt said
Jake jumped up at that point, interrupting him, and telling Holt that he would go down there himslelf.
Rosa didn't know where Jake had gone. When she came back from her break, he was no longer in the precinct.
"Rosa, can I show you something?" Charles walked up to her desk
"What's up?" She asked
"Patterson's wife told me that they were going on a cruise together next month, but her credit card bill shows only one ticket booked. Either she's lying, or she knew he was gonna die" He said
"Huh. Nice find Boyle" Rosa complimented
"This could be a murder" He said "Where's that sutopsy? Jake went down to the M.E An hour and a half ago" Charles said "Still hasn't got back to me" Charles added
"Jake went to get the autopsy report?" Rosa asked. She had a headache from being so pissed at him
"I know isn't he the best? He's really coming into his own as a secondary. I wanna get him something nice. Does he come across more as a Pinot guy or more of a shiraz?" Charles asked.
Neither. He likes beer Rosa thought before a cruel thought crossed her mind
"You know what?" Rosa asked interrupting him. "We'd better go down there. See what's holding him up" She said, walking off.
"Detctives" Dr. Rossi greeted as they walked inside
"Shirt's buttoned wrong" Rosa observed. Already angry at this woman.
"Huh. So, it is" Well. How can I help you?" She asked
"We came by to get that autopsy report" Charles said "is Detective Peralta here?" Charles added
"I have not seen him. Thanks for coming by" She said. Rosa smelt something. Something familiar. Jake's cologne. She tapped lightly on one of the drawers, and Jake coughed in response.
"Hold on. Found him" She said pulling him out.
"Oh. Thank goodness you're here I am so lost" Jake said, unconvincingly "Do you know where the vending machines are?" He asked
"OUT!" Rosa replied harshly. Jake reluctantly got out of the drawers, and Rosa handed him a sheet to tie around himself
"Look. It's not what it looks like" Jake said
"Yes, it is" Rosa replied harshly
"Yes, it is" Jake confirmed "Here's what happened. I came down here to get the autopsy report, and in conclusion, here we are. Now if you'll excuse me-" He said
"Cut the crap, Peralta" Rosa said. Jake knew that he had overstepped a line
"I'm sorry I slowed down the autopsy results. But everyone knows its natural causes" Jake said
"Not anymore. We think it could be a murder" Charles said
"Wait like a murder, murder, or like his mouth murdered him by making him eat so much food that his heart exploded?" Jake asked
"Murder, Murder" Rosa confirmed "We need the autopsy to be sure" She said
"I... Have not gotten to that yet" Dr. Rossi said
Jake and Charles had a bit of a row, whilst Rosa looked at Dr. Rossi with daggers in her eyes, as Rossi checked out Jake in his sheet.
"Now. Dr. Rossi, would you please preform the autopsy for us right now?" Jake asked
"Actually, with a body this size I'd need my assistant. And I gave him the rest of the afternoon off when Jake showed up" She admitted
"Guilty" Jake said. He caught Rosa's glare and broke under it "Ok. Fine. I will act as your assistant, because I am a wonderful secondary" Jake said "How gross could it be?" He asked
"Great. Well. I'll so set up. Jake, you go put on some scrubs. They're in the back room" Dr. Rossi said
"Ok" Jake said walking off. Charles said goodbye and went back to the car. Rosa followed, but turned back at the last second.
"Charles, I'm just going to find Jake, I won't be long" She said. Charles nodded and headed back to the car.
"Jake" Rosa hissed, pulling him into a supply closet
"What?" He asked, when she slapped him across the face. Hard.
"What the HELL Rosa?" He asked
"This time, I am pissed at you for not doing your job. Whenever we fucked it NEVER compromised an investigation!" She hissed
"Point taken. I fucked up. I know" He said
"Then why the hell did you do it again?" She asked. Jake opened his mouth but had no reply "You did it to piss me off, didn't you" she said. Again, Jake had no reply. "Ok. Do you even know why I'm mad at you?" She asked
"Yes" Jake said. Rosa raised an eyebrow "No" He replied
"Jake. I don't mind that you date and sleep with other women. I HATE the fact that you ruined Amy's date, and that girls date. As a woman, it is so offensive to use her like that, and you ruined Amy's night. That was why I was pissed off with you. You had no remorse. You didn't see why it was a big deal. But as a woman who had had a guy fuck up many relationships, that was low" She said
"I see that now. I'm sorry" He said, sincerely
"You will apologise to Amy too. I was pissed off that you slept with the M.E. I was MORE pissed off that you gloated about it, rubbed it in my face, and compromised an investigation. TWICE. I am FURIOUS that you ignored by '99' message. I don't mind if you don't stay at mine every night. But at least tell me if you're not so I know. I was so fucking worried." She said
"I know. Rosa, I know I fucked up" Jake said
"Do you know the reason I am pissed off, the most?" She asked
"Why?" Jake asked.
"Because I am jealous. Because I want nothing more than to rip your sheet off, and show you how the living fuck" She said. Jake had no reply, other than to lean down, and capture her lips in a mind blowing kiss. Rosa wrapped her arms around his neck, as the sheet fell, and she felt his naked body against hers. His memebr growing quickly for her.
"No one. I swear Rosa. NO ONE causes this reaction from me. No one except you" He said. Rosa, overcome with emotions felt her libido soar as he told her that. His words going straight to her core. He recognised the glazed look in her eyes. He recognised the way her body moved. He knew that she wanted more.
"No one is as good as you, Rosa. No one is as tight as you" He said pressing his knee between her thighs. "As wet as you" He said slipping a hand under her jeans and rubbing her sodden core.
"No one makes me this hard" He added as he thrust his member against her clothed body. He pulled off her leather jacket, and unzipped her jeans, pulling them down to her knees, followed by her underwear.
Not wasting any more time, he spun her around, and rubbed his member against her ass.
"And no one. NO ONE! Feels as good as this" He said slipping in between her folds. He meant every word.
"Jaake" She moaned in pleasure
"No one, moans my name like you do. No one makes me hard from a moan" He said, thrusting harshly into her, she rocked her hips against his, and got him in deeper
"No one feels as good as you Rosa" He said as she moaned his name over and over. She could feel herself getting tighter around him. He groaned as he got close too. She was so close to the edge when he whispered in her ear.
"Tonight, I will show you just how much you mean to me. Over, and over. I know how insatiable you are. I swear I will make you reach your limit. I'll make you cum as many times as you want" He swore as she climaxed around him.
"Is that a promise?" She asked flirtatiously once she had recovered from her climax. Jake laughed lightly.
"I promise" He said pressing a kiss to her lips. "Are we cool?" he asked
"Yeah. We're cool" She replied with a smile. A weight lifted from her shoulders. They dressed, kissed goodbye and carried on with their jobs.
It was two hours later when Jake rang Rosa
"What's up?" She asked
"Poisoning. Injected" Jake said
"Alright. Thanks. I'll tell Boyle" She said
Jake arrived back at the Precinct 20 minutes after that.
"Rosa" He hissed, pulling her in to the break room
"What?" She asked
"I broke up with Rossi" He said
"And?" Rosa asked, feeling relieved at his words, trying hard not to let them show
"Here" He said, handing her a report. They brought in Mrs. Patterson and got a full signed confession, and headed to the bar that night to celebrate.
Jake went off to send the files, and returned to the bar an hour later. Rosa had drunk his beer, but as soon as he arrived back, she bought him another. They celebrated with Boyle for a bit longer before going home. Back home. Together, where Jake lived up to his promise.