Chapter Thirteen: The Pontiac Bandit
It had been almost 2 months since Boyle had been shot. Rosa and Jake went home one night, both feeling excited
"He's back tomorrow. Things can finally return to normal and I can stop feeling so guilty" Rosa said
"I know. We should have some sort of celebration" Jake said
"What are you thinking? Some banners, steamers and balloons?" She asked
"That's exactly what I'm thinking" Jake said
"Great. I think I have some crafts here" Rosa said walking off towards her storage room
"Wow. If anyone else ever saw you at home, they would think you're a different person" Jake commented
"And you?" She asked
"I already know how incredible you are" He said with a wink. She smiled at him, happily. They continued to plan, prep, and make their posters and banners in celebration of Boyle. Whilst Rosa was in the shower that night, Jake got to his phone and sent a message to the squad text chain. He told them that he was planning on doing something of a celebration the next day. They all agreed.
-The Next Morning-
Jake and Rosa arrived at work early the next morning, but not too long before everyone else. At most half an hour early for their shift. As everyone else walked in
"That's it?" Amy asked, looking upon Jake and Rosa's banner in disgust
"What. Welcome back Boyle" Jake said reading the sign
"One sign and three lousy balloons?" She asked
"Hey! I had to go to a balloon store and everything. That's helium in there, not just air I breathed in. That's why they're floating" Jake said
"Whatever" Amy said. As she took the sign from Jake, who went to watch when he came in. He watched from the window as Charles arrived outside and ran back to join the squad. The squad watched as he tried, and failed to make a cup of coffee then burn himself on it. Rosa now feeling guiltier than she did before. None the less, after the briefing, Rosa took a uniformed officer out to catch an identity thief.
Jake watched her leave after the briefing and arrive back at 9:30. 30 minutes to track down, catch and detain a criminal. Jake was impressed. She went off to the interrogation room, and didn't come out. Jake assumed that the perp just wasn't a talker... That was, until the uniform came out to him at his own desk.
"Detective Peralta?" He asked
"Yes" Jake said looking up from his computer
"Detective Diaz wants to see you in Interrogation Room 2" He said
"Ok. Thanks" Jake said turning off his computer screen, and starting to walk away, when the uniform stopped him
"Detective" He called Jake turned to face him "She's in the room behind glass... Wait that's not very specific. In the room that looks onto the interrogation room" He said
"She's in the witness room. I figured" Jake replied walking off, and walking into the room
"Hey" He greeted as he walked in. "What's going on?" Jake asked
"Just picked him up on a dozen counts of identity theft" Rosa said as they watched the guy inside the room. "His name's Doug Judy. You ever seen him before?" She asked. Jake anaylsed him.
"No" he replied, as he started singing her name
"I think he's into me" She said. Jake couldn't blame him
"What do you do to these perps?" He asked
"Fear is a powerful aphrodisiac" She said. He had to agree with her, he usually found her terrifying side quite intoxicating. Like at Halloween when she floored the guy in half a second. Or when she took down Ratko.
"Anyway" She said breaking him from his memories
"He said he wants to speak to a 'John or... Jack Peralta or whatever'" She read
"What does he want with me?" Jake asked "And should I change my name to Jack? It sounds badass. Jack Peralta, Crocodile hunter" He said in his deep voice
"Yeah" Rosa agreed, she was always a sucker for his husky tone, before snapping back into work mode
"He said he wants a deal. He says he has some information on some dude who steals Pontiacs" She said. Jake perked up at this,
"Pontiacs? He knows about the Pontiac bandit" Jake said excitedly, turning to Rosa and grabbing her arms, firmly, but still soft "Listen to me. He specifically said he knows a guy who steals Pontiacs?" Jake asked
"Yeah man, I just said that. Chill" She said. His close proximity making her breathing shorter and her words came out more rushed than she would have liked. Their conversation ended on a series of slaps to one another.
"Hey Diaz! Come in here and talk to me" The perp shouted. Turning their attention back to real problems
"This dude is super horny" Jake said, almost jealous. He wanted Rosa, especially now.
"Yeah" She agreed
"Maybe I am too" He added
"I would love to go now. But I want to get this case solved" She said
"Oh my God! The case. I almost forgot" Jake said, he walked out, picked up his box of records on the Pontiac Bandit and walked back inside, this time to the interrogation room.
"Peralta. Good to meet you" He said trying to extend his hand but getting caught on the handcuffs.
"You know info on the Pontiac Bandit?" Jake said, slamming the box on the desk and pulling out papers. Rosa sat beside Jake while he opted to remain standing.
"I used to work at a chop shop. It was chill. Decent hours, good benefits. You can work while you were high" He said "...Which I never did 'cus that's irresponsible" He added
"Anyway, we did a lot of work for this dude who stole Pontiacs" He said
"The Pontiac Bandit" Jake interjected
"Okay, we called him Bill but whatever" Judy said
"No. Not whatever, the Pontiac Bandit is my nemesis" Jake said passionately "I've been chasing this guy for 8 years" He said "He's stolen hundreds of cars. All of them Pontiacs. He's never left any evidence and he's never been caught on camera. This guy is a ghost!" Jake said
"Super ghost" Judy interjected
"He's a super ghost" Jake said to Rosa
"BEFORE we go any further" She said to stop them egging one another on "We need to know if your for real. Describe the guy" Rosa said. And Judy gave a description which Rosa had to admit sounded a lot like Jake's description. And was even able to ID him from a composite sketch.
"So, all you know is what a bunch of other mopes have said over the years. Anything else?" Rosa asked
"Yeah. I know how to get in touch with the guy" He said. Jake nearly jumped up and down in excitement.
"DOUG JUDY!" He said high fiving him. Opting for a more professional tone.
"Jake" Rosa said, and they walked out of the toom.
"Let's get Holt" she agreed. Jake nodded. And she walked off, leaving jake to set up a board on the Pontiac Bandit
"What's this?" Holt asked walking in with Diaz
"So the burner phone that Doug Judy used to contact the Pontiac Bandit is at his mom's house. He's agreed to help us catch the Bandit if we drop all charges against him" Jake said
"How many card would you say this Pontiac Bandit has stolen?" Holt asked
"230, that I know of. But the real number could be in the millions" Jake said, feeling he went over the top with his exageration.
"You're not very good at math" Holt said "What are the charges against Judy?" Holt asked
"12 Counts of identity theft. But I have been chasing this guy for a month" Rosa said
"Oh a month! I've been trying to catch the Pontiac Bandit for 8 years. Do you know how many months that is?" Jake asked
"96" Rosa replied, as Jake stumbled to answer and Holt suggested he get a math tutor.
"I'm on the fence here. Diaz caught him. It's your call" He said to her.
"Look. This guy's for real. 1000 push ups" Jake said
"1,000 push ups? Really?" Rosa asked "Ok. I'm in" she agreed
"What's 1000 push ups?" Holt asked
Flashback.
They were three months in to the Academy. They had done all the learning, and we're doing patrols around the site, dealing with incidents as they arose. On this occasion, Jake and Rosa were walking when they witnessed a thug come out of no where, and grab a woman's purse. Rosa radioed it through whilst they persued on foot.
They lost the guy in an alley, but found the door open. The door to the stairs was open, but so was the one which led to the ground floor.
"Up or down?" Rosa asked
"Up" Jake replied.
"Are you sure?" She asked
"Positive" Jake replied
"I think it's down" She said
"It's up. And if I'm wrong, I will fuck you until you are sweatier than if you had just done 1000 push ups" He said
"1000 push ups? Really?" Rosa asked.
"Fuck yes" Jake replied with a wink. And they went upstairs, and found the criminal, hiding in a room.
Of course, Jake and Rosa could not say the real reason, so Jake made something up on the spot. Something which he was remarkably good at.
"Oh. We were in the Academy together and we hated all the drills, no now when we're on a case and one of us says' 1000 push ups, it means I'm so sure I'm right, that if I'm wrong I'll do 1000 push ups" Jake said
"It's a pact we made. It really just means trust me" Rosa said, joining in on Jake's lie, before she turned to face Jake "And I do" she replied honestly
"Ok. Make the deal" Holt approved
"YES! I've got you now Pontiac Bandit" Jake celebrated. "Feels good to finally say that in front of actual people, not just a mirror" Jake said. Holt walked out soon after
"Ready?" Jake asked Rosa
"Let's go" She agreed
"Alright. So, we grab the burner, catch the bandit, become police legends" Jake said. Rosa smiled at that
"My mom's car's here. She's home. You got to take these cuffs off" He said
"No way" Rosa replied
"She doesn't know I'm a criminal. She thinks I own an architecture firm, with all white employees" Doug Judy said
"That's racist" Jake replied
"Why stop there? Why not tell her you're an astronaut?" Rosa asked
"Because space is Scary" Doug Judy started. Much to her dismay, Jake started to join in on his obsession with staying on the ground.
"Come on, Rosa. We can play-act with his mom for two minutes to get a lead" Jake said
"Fine" She said pulling out her keys "One false move, and I Tase you in front of your mom" she said. Watching as Judy leant in to kiss her. She leant back and Jake smiled a bit. She never leant away from him.
Rosa led the way, whilst Jake followed behind with Judy.
"Hey Peralta" He said, quiet enough for Rosa not to hear.
"What?" Jake replied back in the same tone
"Fair plan man" He said
"What?" Jake asked confused.
"Tapping that" He said nodding to Diaz.
"What are you on about?" Jake asked
"Come on Peralta. I'm not stupid. I know you tappin' that ass. And hey. She likes you back" Judy said, but before Jake could ask more, they walked inside.
Jake found an excuse, as quick as he could to get Judy and him away. Firstly, because he didn't want to leave Judy and Rosa alone, but also, he wanted to know why Judy thought that.
"What makes you think there's something between me and Diaz?" Jake asked once they were alone
"I see the way you look at her. I see the way she looks at you. I see your chemistry. I just know you want to bend her over the hood of your car and smoosh until dusk turns to dawn" He said. Jake looked at him for a short while
"You're insane Judy" He said trying to laugh it off
"Nah. I know you Peralta. Don't worry though. I'll keep your secret safe" He said with a wink, as he tossed Jake his phone.
"How do you normally word your messages?" Jake asked
"Ask to meet. Say you're back in the game" Judy said. Jake started to craft a message, before getting side tracked by laserdiscs.
Rosa heard come shouting coming from in the room, and excused herself from an awkward interaction with Judy's mom. Walking in, she interrupted what appeared a pleasant conversation, but she did notice Jake tense up when he saw her
"You guys having fun?" She asked "Cus' I'm not" She finished "His mom put this stupid blade in my hair" She said pulling on it.
"Looks beautiful" Judy complimented
"Yeah it looks kind of cute" Jake finished. Rosa pulled out her knife, keeping eyes locked with Jake as she cut it off. Jake's breath caught in his throat. The look in her eye. The danger of her actions. She was not even watching where the blade was, she just cut. Jake was so attracted to her right then. He loved her dangerous side. She was right. Fear was a powerful aphrodisiac.
"Have my children" Judy whispered to her. She looked over to him, as Judy flicked his eyes over to Jake, between Jake and Diaz and winked at him. Jake was about to respond when the phone vibrated, bringing him back to the case.
"Parking lot on Flatbush and Vanderbilt in 15 minutes" Jake said "Let's go" He said
"Wait, wait, wait" Judy interjected. "Diaz looks like a dirty criminal, but you look like a cop man. You gotts change" Judy said
"What do you have in mind?" Jake asked
"I gotta suit here somewhere" He said, walking to a wardrobe, and pulling out a suit. Jake changed quickly, Rosa never taking her eyes off his body.
Rosa sat in the car with Judy and Jake, trying to ignore their conversation, but had to interject to bring Jake's mind back to the case at hand, before Jake reminded her of the 1,000 push ups deal. Reluctantly she agreed. But something felt off about the dude in a car. He drove off, and Jake got frustrated and walked out of the car in frustration. Rosa sighed and got out. Judy sat on the bonnet, Rosa leant against the car, watching Jake pace up and down in the parking lot for a short while.
"Alright. It's worth the risk. We send him in alone" He said
"No. Something doesn't smell right to me" Rosa said, as Judy interjected something about his dad dying in the suit, and the phone chiming.
"They sent the location" Jake said
"Man, this dude is cautious. If we're a minute late of I'm not alone, he's done with me" Judy said "This is your last shot" He finished
"I can't let the Pontiac Bandit get away" Jake said. Rosa was worried now that Jake was struggling with Tunnel Vision. He forgot he was relying on a criminal to help him. "Put a wire on him, get a Tactical Team in as back up" Jake said Rosa knew that this was getting out of hand. Way too far." It's the only way" He insisted to Rosa's sceptical look. "Doug Judy and I know this guy. You have to trust us" Jake insisted. Rosa noticed that Jake was getting agitated now.
Rosa knew how to handle him, she had to get just as irrational as he was being so he could see how bad he was himself.
"Do I? She asked, "One of you is a criminal, and the other is dressed like Steve Harvey" She said. "It's over, I'm ending this now." She said, feeling guilty looking at his expression. "Sorry Jake" She added, having to turn away from his heartbroken look.
"Seriously?" He asked. Getting Angry. Rosa had to retaliate
"Yeah. 1,000 Push Ups" She said
"Well I raise you. Teo Thousand push ups" He said. She was taken aback by that.
"What? That's not how this works. I said 1,000 Push ups, you have to back me up. That's the pact. End of story" She said
Jake looked at her. Dead in the eye. Seriousness on his face. It had been a while since she saw him so serious.
"Well I break the pact" He said. Her heart stoped as her blood boiled
"I hope you know how serious this is to me"
"Come on Rosa" Jake said, as it dawned on him that he really had fucked up "Can't you read between the lines, man?" He asked, hoping to bring back memories of one of the many, MANY times they had watched Die Hard together.
"DON'T Quote Die Hard" Rosa said, her voice cold. Jake knew he was beyond screwed here.
"Sorry" Jake replied, sincerely. "But we're still sending him in alone" Jake said in a finalised tone. Rosa hated how he could walk all over her. But she hated the thought of him not liking her more. That's what love does to you. It makes you weak.
Jake walked off and Rosa followed. They drove in silence back to the precinct, and locked Judy in a holding cell whilst they walked off togther to get changed ready for their sting.
"Here" Jake said breaking the tension, and passing her, her bullet proof vest. She took it without a word. They dressed, grabebd the Van got Judy from holding and drove to the site without saying a word.
"Ok Rosa. Fight on Hold, we need to be cops now" Jake said, extending his hand "Temporary truce?" He asked. She lookde between his hands and his eyes, and shook his hand.
"Deal" She replied. Thye then turned their attention to Judy
"We need to get him talking, so ask questions about money, cars, specifics.
"I'm getting kind of nervous man, this dude is for real" Judy said "You sure you've got everything covered?" He asked
"Yeah. There's a body on the back door, eyes on the side door, and two guys out front" Jake explained "You're gonna be fine" Jake promised. His calm voice taking away all of Rosa's tension straight away. No tension. No fear. All her anger dissipated at his words 'You're gonna be fine' She bit back a smile, trying to remain official, and pissed off.
"What about choppers, you got choppers? With snipers and Rockett?" He asked
"No one has rocket choppers Although that does sound amazing" Jake said. The silence once more resumed, until Jake and Judy started talking about films, and shit.
It was an hour later when Rosa got the message.
"We've got eyes on the Bandit. He's a block away" She said
"You ready?" Jake asked
"You and me Jakey, we were born ready" He said
"Go, Judy go" Jake replied. His voice that calm encouragement. Rosa knew how excited he must've been. How long he's been fighting for this Bandit. She always respected how well he was able to keep his composure in situations like that. Or when undercover, how he could make stuff up on the spot. She envied those qualities about him.
Jake asked Judy to rest the wire, and he replied by asking Rosa out. She looked at Jake, who raised an eyebrow at her.
"The Mic works" He said
Rosa and Jake listened whilst Judy went on and on about cars. Something wasn't right.
"That's it. I'm calling it" Rosa interjected.
"NO!" Jake complained but it was too late
"Move people, we're going in now" Rosa said to the mic, and they grabbed their guns and ran towards the building
Jake took the door position, Rosa behind him. Jake nodded to the officer at the door, and he opened it. In they went.
"NYPD! Down, Down!" Rosa called. Trying not to get turned on by Jake's deep shout of
'ON YOUR KNEES'
"Hands behind your head!" She called
"Gotcha Pontiac Bandit" Jake said "Where's Doug Judy?" Jake asked
"He went to the bathroom" The British Man said. Jake looked over to Rosa, who went off to check the bathroom. "I'm just here to give him a haircut. I don't know what's going on" He said
"A likely story Pontiac... Actually you do have a lot of hair products" Jake said, lowering his gun
"He's gone. He ran" Rosa said walking back into the room, realising now that Judy was the Bandit all along. She was waiting to see how long it took Jake to work it out.
"Why would he do that? He helped us catch the Pontiac Bandit, that was the deal" Jake said "That doesn't make sense unless-" Jake said before a revelation hit him "Doug Judy is the Pontiac Bandit" Jake finished disheartened. He walked outside. Rosa at his heel
"Put out an APB. Seal off everything in a 20 Block Radius" Jake said to some uniforms, when his voice came over the radio
"Yeah. Don't bother looking for me. I'm in the wind" He said
"If your close enough for me to hear you, you're close enough for me to catch you" Jake said
"Nah. I got a relay set up brother" Judy said
"If you're the Pontiac Bandit, who's this joker?" Jake asked
"A couple of years ago, you were getting really close, so I told all my associates that if they Ever got caught, to describe me the way I described Bill" Judy said
"And then you hired a guy that matched that description" Jake said
"No, no, no, no, no. He actually is my barber. Norman Lee. He actually gave me the idea. You know, you should actually use him whilst your there. He'll give you a dope fade" Judy said
"I get dope enough fades from my current barber. Thank you" Jake replied. Rosa felt her anger return, and her blood boil. "So, you dragged us over here, went in there, pretended to talk and snuck out the basement. Am I right?" Jake asked
"A basement, connected to another basement, which connected to a garage, which is where my boy picked me up" Judy said
"Your boy? The guy from the Meet-up!" Jake said "He works for you. He pretended to be spooked by me and Diaz to make sure we let you go to the next meet up alone!" Jake said
"DING, DING, DING. You win a teddy bear" Judy replied
"You lied to me Doug Judy. Gotta be honest, I'm pretty disappointed right now" Jake repleid "I mean, what that even really your mom?" Jake asked
"Hell yeah that was my real mom. I wanted to see her one last time before I disappeared. I told you I was sensitive Rosa" He said
"Yeah you did" Rosa said, an idea forming in her mind. "Why don't you come back ehre and take me out to dinner?" she asked. It may have been Jake's disappointment, but her voice had never sounded so sultry.
"AHH! I know you're trying to trap me. But crazy thing is... I'm TEMPTED!" He called "That's how hot I find you" He added. "Sorry it had to go down like this Peralta. We could've been friends in another world. If I hadn't just fooled you. LIKE A LITTLE BITCH!" Judy replied, when the line went dea.
Rosa, furious walked over to Jake and shoved him. Hard.
"Kay" Jake repleid. Knowing he deserved that.
They took separate rides back. Rosa taking the van, without Jake. Who caught a lift with a uniform, deciding that she really didn't want to see him, so instead he went back to Judy's mom's house. Surprising her by the announcement that he was a cop, he did a search, finding nothing.
Back at the precinct, Jake saw Rosa already back at her desk. Taking a deep breath, he walked over to her.
"Hey. So. I went back and searched the mom's house. Unsurprisingly, a dead end" Jake said
"I got a lot of work to do. Peralta" Rosa said. Jake knew that when she used his last name, alone he was in trouble. Especially in that tone.
"Wait. I want to say something" Jake said. She turned to him "We've worked together long enough to know that I know how much you hate apologies. I just want to ask you to join the Doug Judy case. Officially. As partners" Jake asked. Rosa knew how much that meant to him. He loved being an individual. His nemesis was his nemesis. To offer to share the eventual glory of catching him with her was huge. "I want to catch this guy, and I can't do it without you" He admitted. Another confession that she knew he meant. He would never normally admit something like that.
"No. You can't" Rosa admitted with a smile.
"Now. I believe I owe you 1,000 push ups" He said, They were at work, so he started to get to his knees, when she stopped him
"I don't care about the push ups Jake. I care that you didn't honour our pact. I've always trusted you, and when you did that It made me feel that you didn't trust me" She said
"I know, and I'm sorry. It won't happen again" Jake promised. Rosa could see the sincerity in his voice.
"No. It won't. Now get down on the floor" She said
"What? You just said you didn't care about the push ups" Jake asked
"I changed my mind" she said, enjoying the sight of watching him do push ups. His muscles, his breathing. She watched him until the end of her shift. Jake stayed until everyone had gone, then he got up, and practically ran back to her house.
He let himself inside, and walked in on her watching TV in her room, his eyes wandered the length of her body, she saw him and smiled. She pulled off her robe, to reveal her naked form, laying on the bed, waiting for him. His mouth dropped at the sight of her.
"I was wondering when you would come home" She said with a smirk, standing up and walking over to him.
"Holt wouldn't leave" Jake replied quickly, before he was unable to hold himself back any longer. He pounced on Rosa, his lips matching hers, kissing deeply. Passionately. He pushed her gently, back into the bed, and brought one of his knees between her legs, she moaned at the contact.
"Jake" she moaned, as her fingers pulled off his shirt and brought her hand under his pants. Her passion and eagerness only turned him on more, as he helped her to quickly remove his clothes, tossing them onto the floor. Now naked he lowered himself to between her legs, and put his masterful tongue to work.
Rosa was screaming in pleasure, in no time at all. His tongue stroking her clit, his fingers curling upwards to hit her G Spot. Jake knew how to make her sweat. And the key with Rosa was to tease her to the edge, then stop, millimetres before, and to leave her for a bit. Build her up, so many times until she was begging for him. And he meant begging.
She could feel her inner walls tighten, but he didn't stop. No, he was bringing her closer and closer. She knew he was teasing her. She knew that he would not let her climax just yet. But it didn't stop her feeling such insane amounts of pleasure that any rational thought left her mind.
"Jake. Jake!" She moaned, as his mouth, and fingers coaxed her further towards an orgasm. She was losing it now. Her breathing was unattainable. Her moans, her body now spiralling out of control. No one ever made her feel this good. She would forgive Jake for anything now. He could bring out such a side of her that the stupid argument from that day was so insignificant she couldn't even remember what it was.
Then he pulled away, just as she was about to. He had skills, to know when she was on the edge, and he had balls to stop. She tried to control her breathing, but it was impossible, as Jake brought his hands up and down her thighs and ass, nails scratching at her skin, rows of pain only increasing her pleasure.
He looked down at her with nothing but lust in his eyes. She looked up at him, watching as his eyes ran the length of her body.
"Fuck me, Diaz. You are stunning" He growled, that deep voice which made her swoon. He jerked his member a few times, watching her body, before he picked her up, and positioned her onto her hands and knees, and with one powerful swoop, he entered her from behind.
"Fuuuuckkk" Rosa moaned as she felt her body being deliciously stretched by his huge member. She rocked her hips against his, causing him to hiss as his balls slapped her clit with every hard thrust.
"Jake! Fuck Jake, please!" She begged, he had brought her so close, and despite the pleasure he was giving her from fucking her, she knew he was intentionally angling his hips away from her G spot.
Her begging managed to break through to him though, and he gave in. His hips thrusting into hers harder and faster than before, getting deeper. He made sire to hit her G spot every time, and she lost all control, as her body left her. Overcome with pleasure like no other. She felt Jake come inside her, she felt her body collapse on the bed.
She was amazed, when Jake started kissing down her body, bringing his fingers to her sensitive clit. She moaned as he started stroking her again.
"Relax babe. We're not even at 100 yet" He said seductively. That night, he made her sweat definitely more than his promised 1,000 push ups, before they eventually passed out at almost 3am.
He awoke with her early morning, and snuck back to work before everyone else turned up, so it would appear he had been doing push ups all night.
It was when Rosa came into work the next day that he reminded him that he said 2,000. Which he took as a repeat of last night, that night.