Chapter Ten: Sal's Pizza
Rosa had been quiet all day. Jake was wondering why. He knew he couldn't just go and ask. She was making sure that she was around someone all day, intentionally making it almost impossible for him to talk to her.
He could take the hint though, and avoided her in return. That was, until the end of the day, when he went back to hers. He knocked on the door. Something that he rarely did. He had a key, but he was unsure if she wanted to see him or not. At least this way it gave her the option, to his surprise, she opened the door, and stepped aside, letting him come in.
"Hey" She greeted in her monotone voice she used with everyone, not her actual voice which she had when it was just the two of them.
"Hey. What's wrong?" He asked. She said nothing, but handed him a piece of paper. An email, printed.
Dear Ms. Diaz.
Congratulations, you have passed the requirements, and we are pleased to offer you the role as Captain of Ropesburg PD.
Please return email, or contact the numbers below for more information
Kind regards,
Matha Price
"You got the job?" Jake asked. He remembered about a month ago, the job came out and Rosa applied for it. They had kept it quiet. No one at work knew. Infact only they knew
"I don't know if I should take it" She said
"Why not?" He asked
"I'd have to move away. I'd have to leave the Nine-nine" She said
"Yeah, but you would be a captain!" Jake said
"Jake, you know as well as I do, that I never wanetd to be captain. Back at the academy. We only joined to be detectives, to solve crimes and puta way bad guys, like we're doing now" She said
"But Rosa. You would be one of the few high ranking female officers we have" Jake said "And you would be brilliant at it" He added
"Jake... What do I do?" She asked
"How long do you have to decide?" He asked
"28 days" She said
"Let's start looking for properties in Ropesburg. Maybe if you find a house you love it will help you make your decision" He said
"Would you be ok with me leaving?" she asked
"No. But it would be so good for you, I could get over it" Jake said
"I don't think I'm ready to leave the NYPD. State police is something else entirely" She said
"Let's look. I don't want you to look back in this decision in a few years time and regret it" He said, picking up his laptop. She looked over to him. Little did he knew but as long as she was with him, she would never regret anything.
-Two Weeks Later-
"Oh, this is amazing. This is so amazing!" Jake said pulling papers from the printer. Rosa sat opposite him, watching him. He started explaining what was so good, and handed Rosa the first copy of the papers, before handing them around to everyone else, reading out various searches.
"What about you, searching for the cheapest date possible" Amy read, Rosa looked over to him with a knowing look.
Flashback
"I want to do something tonight" She said
"Like what?" Jake asked
"A date. But I'm trying to save up, I don't want to spend a million bucks" She said
"Give me an hour. End of the shift I'll take you to the cheapest date possible" He said
"You're on. You have $5!" She said handing him a note. He took it and smiled.
At the end of their shift Rosa went home. Jake had told her to dress in something smart but not fancy. She had opted for jeans and a nice top. She had no idea what time Jake was meting her, so she was ready as soon as she got home from work. She hung around in her apartment until the door rang at 8:30. Behind which was Jake, clutching a bouquet of flowers, with the $5 label still attached.
"For you, my darling" He said. Rosa smiled and placed them in a vase with some water.
"What are we doing?" she asked
"Come with me, my love" He said holding out his arm. She took it, and they walked out together.
"Walking?" She asked
"Fuel costs money" He said
"Smart" She replied.
"How energetic are you feeling?" He asked. She raised an eyebrow at him
"What do you have in mind?" She asked. Walking into a fiels. From his pockey, he pulled a carrier bag. They walked up to a few rows of trees, and Jake started picking the fresh fruit. Apples, pears, berries.
"Peralta it should be a given but nothing illegal This is stealing" She said
"Well. It's not. I know a few guys and one owns this farm. Says I can help myself whenever I want" Jake said. Once they had their bag of food, they walked through a few more fields, and climbed to the top of a steep hill.
"Bloody Hell Jake! What are you trying to do? Kill me?" Rosa asked. Despite her peak level of fitness, her legs were aching and she was short of breath. Jake was in a much worse condition though, and couldn't even reply with a word. Once they reached the top of the hill, Rosa saw it. A beautiful view, with a picnic mat on the floor, under a tree
"Ah Jake" She said, he turned to her, now with his breath back. He admired her, beautiful. Bathed in the moonlight. He leant in and kissed her.
They kissed for what felt like hours, until a low bass sound broke them up
"God! I completely forgot about that" Jake said
"What?" Rosa asked
"Here" Jake said, sitting her up. Looking down the hill, they saw that the field below was full of cars. A drive-in cinema. Rosa looked at Jake.
"What movie?" She asked
"Psycho" He replied. Rosa smiled, leaned in and kissed him again. They watched the film, between eating their fruit, and making out. Towards the end, Jake noticed that she was getting cold, so wrapped her in his jacket. As she leant her head on his chest.
"You did it" She said
"I know. And it would have been free if I hadn't of bought you those flowers" He replied
"It was my five bucks" She said
"Nah. I bought them" He said pulling a five dollar note from his pocket and passing it to her. She kissed him again. Happy. Content. She was in love, and she could easily have spent the rest of her life with this man.
"And I wear that search as a badge of honour" Jake said
Jake called for Charles and rushed off without a second look. Rosa was worried, she knew that he never did that, as Rosa was called in to Holt's office. Which led to her and Amy talking and Amy finding out about Rosa's adventure to New Jersey.
After Jake finished talking to Boyle about Boone, we went over to Rosa, who was looking up at him
"Alright? You ran off pretty quick" She said
"Sal's has burned down" Jake said sadly
"Oh no!" Rosa replied. She knew how much Sal's meant to Jake. Sal didn't know but he had his suspicions about Jake and Rosa, as they had been there, off duty, and together on many occasions. However, as a loyal friend to Jake, he asked no questions and told no one.
"Jake" Charles called, calling Jake away from Rosa's desk, watching the firemen walk in.
Jake sat at his desk, and started working harder than Rosa had seen in a long time. She carried on with her work, her eyes flicking to Jake over and over, regularly. She knew he was upset and angry, and was worried for him. Especially when Sal walked into the precinct and sat at Jake's desk.
After Sal had given Jake and Charles a lead, and they had checked it out, they returned to the precinct, when Amy walked over to them.
"Jake, do you think I would make a good captain?" She asked
"Sure" Jake replied. Too pissed off to come up with a witty remark. Amy recognised this, and decided to push the boat.
"What about Rosa?" She asked. At the mention of her name, Rosa got up and walked over to Amy.
"Yeah she'd be great too" Jake said rummaging through papers. \
"If you had to offer a Captain position to anyone, who would you?" She asked
"Holt" Jake replied not looking up.
"Ok. Jake you're not really working with me here. Rosa was offered a role as Captain in New Jersey" Amy said. Jake didn't care as he knew this already. "And she turned it down!" Amy added. This made Jake stop and look up at Rosa, who looked straight at him, eyes guilty
"What?" He asked her.
"I know! I mean of all people... Why?" Amy asked
"No. What? Why turn it down?" Jake asked her
"Maybe she knew there were better people for the job" Amy said, but neither Jake or Rosa were listening
"I had my reasons" Rosa replied.
"Jake. If we want to go check out that crime scene, we have to go now" Charles said. Jake was torn, but with Amy's snide comments, and Rosa's guilty expression. Jake had no option but to go.
"This is not over" He said as he walked out.
Jake solved the case. Rosa alleviated her Amy problem. They finished the shift that night, and went home. Separate. He walked into her apartment, and she turned to face him. She knew already that this would be a fight. He walked straight to her, stopping inches from her, when he stopped.
"What?" she spat. She had time to think about it during her trip with Amy. It was her decision. Why is she feeling guilty about it? The more she thought about it, the more she got angry with Jake for getting angry with her. Truth of it was, yes. Being Captain would be great. But it would take her away from Jake, and she couldn't do that.
Jake, however took her by surprise by leaning in and kissing her
"Thank you" He whispered to the crook of her neck, as his lips moved across
"What for?" She asked
"Not leaving me" He replied, as he let his emotions of the day out, in trails of soft, passionate kisses. They quickly moved to her bedroom, and she made a point of pleasuring him, deciding that he needed it now.
She took her time to undress him, her lips barely leaving his, but her body moving against his in such an erotically charged way, it drove them both wild. He knew that he was in for one hell of a night.
The door closed on her bedroom, and it became a frenzy fo wandering hand, bated breath and passionate kisses. He placed her on the bed, and pulled off her top and bra. Kissing every available inch of skin he could find. He kissed down to her pubic bone and pulled er jeans and underwear off. Now naked, he brought his lips back up to hers, and his hands down her body, caressing her wet slit of her pussy.
She moaned and withered below him, inching closer and closer to her orgasm. But she fought against it. With great willpower, she pulled her body to sitting upright, causing Jake to question her. She ran her fingers over his shoulders, and down his arms. Pulling of his shirt and T shirt. Admiring his chest. As she moved lower, her hands grazed, ever so lightly, his member causing him to hiss at the contact. She looked up at him while biting her lip, and caressed his member.
"Do you know what I want with this big hard dick?" She asked him in a sultry voice, as she pulled away his boxers, releasing the hard member from its confines.
"Tell me" He breathed
"Do you have any idea, how good you taste?" She asked, her bot breath being blown onto his member, causing him to shiver. He watched as she brought her tongue out, and traced the head. Teasing
"Fuck! Rosa" He said
"Mmm. That's what I had in mind too" She replied with a smirk. In a heartbeat, she had flipped Jake, so he was laying on his back on the bed, looking up at her as she straddled him, and lowered her dripping core onto his member.
Tight, wet. And the sounds she was making made it impossibly hard for Jake to hold on. Only a few minutes in and he was already feeling like he was going to finish. He watched as her face fell to that perfect O, showing she had found that spot which drove her wild.
Jake used the opportunity to flip her, so she was not on her back, looking up at him. He maintained eye contact as he thrust into her. One long sweep and he was shafted inside her. He was always bigger from this angle, and already Rosa was clamping on him
"Please. Fuck me Jake" She moaned.
"That was that I had in mind" He replied, copying her, as he increased his pace to faster. He made sure to angle his hips with every thrust, as she wrapped her legs around his hips, pulling him in even deeper.
She was close, and she could feel that he was too. She moaned his name, over and over until she reached her climax, her tightness prompting his own release.
Once down from their high, they lay in bed beside one another, when she turned to him
"I couldn't leave you anyway" She said
"You could. And you would be great" He said
"I didn't want to leave you" She admitted. Jake stayed silence for a few moments
"I didn't want you to leave either" He said, bringing his lips onto hers for one more kiss.