Of Look-Alikes and Baby Talks (And a Concert)
"You've got to admit there's something there. You guys look just the same!"
For the umpteenth time that night – and even before that day – Charles gets closer to Jake so that he can hear him through the loud music of the concert playing in front of them. It's a gift he offered him for his birthday; two tickets for a live show of The Lonely Island in Brooklyn, for him and Amy to go on a 'double-date' with the Boyle-Mirren-Carter couple. Jake has been a fan of the comedians for a while now and introduced them to Charles a few months ago.
He quickly regretted it though, because ever since that day, Charles hasn't stopped insisting he and one of the members of the band – Jorma Taccone's the name – look just the same.
Which isn't true, according to Jake (and pretty much everyone else in the squad when the other detective tried to seek other people's approval).
"We have nothing in common, Charles!" he denies once again.
He doesn't bother looking at his best friend as he speaks, eyes stuck on the scene where the three artists are currently singing one of their hit songs, The Creep. Now more than ever, as he gets to see him with his own eyes, he's sure the two of them are completely different.
"Well, I didn't see it either but now…" Amy trails off in a teasing tone. It makes Jake turn his attention towards her – how dare his own wife betray him?! She lets out a small chuckle. "In this outfit, he kinda reminds me of you when you dressed up as a pervert with Kevin," she mocks and he gasps.
When he glances at the stage, Jake can see the three men behind The Lonely Island band standing still and smiling creepily at the crowd as the song just came to an end. He still can't see any resemblance between the two of them, even when wearing his own disguise and weird mustache.
He wants to argue but before he can muster a single word, as if on cue, Jorma starts talking. It cuts Jake short in his will to defend himself.
"Alright, you guys know what time it is. Get your hands in the sky, everybody! Who wants a T-shirt?"
Previous conversations are suddenly forgotten as the three colleagues and Genevieve put their hands up as an attempt to grab one of the T-shirts thrown at them. It doesn't take them long to get caught up in the little game.
"Ah-ha! I got one and not you!" It's Jake's turn to tease Amy with a huge grin and daring look on his face when he grabs a T-shirt almost immediately while she doesn't.
She simply shakes her head in return.
"Just a quick disclaimer on the T-shirts, you guys: there was a bit of an issue with the printer, so these are all blank," the artists warn.
It makes Amy laugh. "Wow, what an amazing gift you grabbed, babe."
"You're saying that because you're jealous." He holds tighter onto the piece of clothing. No matter what, he's still pretty proud of himself for this 'prize' he won.
"There's a little bit of a sizing issue as well: if you catch a T-shirt, it's either gonna be a quadruple extra-large or a baby onesie."
This time, it's Charles who reacts to the words. Indeed, it's all it takes for him to forget about the game and turn his full attention to his best friend. He stares deeply at the small white T-shirt folded inside Jake's arms. It makes him frown in confusion.
"Which one did you get?!" Charles asks. There's a hopeful glow shining inside his eyes that's visible even in the dark of the room.
"Uh… A baby onesie, I guess." Jake shrugs – it's too small to be anything else. He doesn't really get why the other man is acting so weird, though. Especially when he squeals at his answer.
"You know what they say. Whoever grabs a onesie, gets a baby within the year…" He gives Jake and Amy a knowing look.
"Nobody says that," Jake is quick to correct him.
For once though, he doesn't feel as annoyed as he might have been in the past every time Charles implied he and his wife should have children. To be honest, it's quite the opposite – as he lets his eyes wander onto the small piece of clothing, a dreamy smile comes curving up the corners of his mouth.
His smile only grows bigger and fonder when she looks at Amy. Some kind of understanding passes between the two of them.
They've been talking about babies a lot, lately – ever since they first mentioned it during their 'casecation.' Even more so after Amy made him believe she was pregnant during their annual heist and his heart literally exploded with happiness before he learned this was just a ruse. He realized then he might have been more ready to be a father than he previously thought he was.
They're still not actively trying yet, though. They're doing this step by step, planning things first. It's an actually very exciting process, which helps Jake relax a little more every time the baby topic comes up between him and his wife. The more it goes, the more ready to welcome a third member inside their little family he feels.
So yes, learning she's pregnant before the end of the year sounds like something truly appealing to him – to the both of them, if he's to trust the expression on Amy's face as they keep looking at each other.
They don't tell Charles, though. They're too afraid he might faint right there in the middle of the theater if they do. But for once, they hope he and his made-up phrases are right.
(Which turns out they are, in the end, as Amy does get pregnant before the end of the year after the both of them decide it's time to try for good once they're home from the concert and put away the little onesie Jake won.)