3 – Lipstick
A/N: This 2018 drabble was inspired by the lipstick colors Assassin, Outlaw, Undercover, Naked Truth and Fate that Iman Cosmetics created for TPH's film Proud Mary:
Jocelyn Carter sighed as she watched John Reese head towards her in the exclusive department store. "Do I wanna know why you're here, John?"
He shook his head. "You'd just have to arrest me, Detective." His tall frame loomed over her as he leaned against the cosmetics counter. "Assassin…" Reese smirked at the name on the tube that Joss held in her slender fingers. "Planning on killing somebody, Carter?"
She gave him that look, as she picked up the color Outlaw. "Every day."
"The Machine might have something to say about that, Detective."
Now it was her turn to smirk, as she picked up the color Undercover. "The Machine's a woman. She'd understand."
Reese nodded. "She'd probably help you." He slid closer to her. "I'm surprised you're not in the baby section, Carter – the way you were drooling all over that guy – what's his name, Billy Brown, in those Proud Mary ads, you should bring a bib when you see the movie."
Joss pointed to his bag. "Sure you don't have one in there? I saw the way you were drooling at Taraji."
He grinned. "I just like the way she handles her weapons."
Joss snorted. "You just want her to handle," her eyes flickered downward, "your weapon, John."
Reese slid even closer. "She is a badass, but she can't even begin to compete with…" he picked up the color Naked Truth, "the badass woman by my side." Reaching into his pants pocket, Reese pulled a credit card out of his wallet. "She'll take them all," he said to the clerk, who hurried over.
As the clerk headed to the register, Reese murmured in Joss' ear, "I'll expect to see you at home tonight, Mrs. Reese, wearing nothing but…" he ran one long finger slowly over her mouth, "one of these lipstick colors. Oh, and a pair of heels." Kissing her temple, he went to join the clerk at the register to complete the transaction, then with a wink at his wife, he slipped away.
The clerk handed Joss a bag with all of the lipstick colors inside. "He's somethin', huh?"
"Yeah…" with a soft smile, Joss opened the color Fate, "He's everything."
She put the color on her lips, then picked up the bag and walked away.
A/N: While we know that Joss probably wants to Assassinate her Outlaw husband every day – and would get some Undercover help from The Machine, the Naked Truth is that no other man will do it for her – she knows that John Reese - and being Mrs. John Reese - is her Fate!
The next drabble, Changes, will be posted on January 23