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Hello,
Here's a new chapter. I hope the translation is good.
Two months later !
« You may kiss the bride ! »
They were the +1 of the other, but as friends only – in the eyes of others. Sitting next to each other, Chris and Street smiled and applauded when Tan leaned over to Bonnie to kiss her and seal their union. The secret couple got up, as did the rest of the guests, while the newlyweds got lost in their embrace. The last two months went by like a dream. The two S.W.A.T. officers were together in secret, and saw each other outside of work, paying attention in the places they frequented. They were professional at work. Blameless. No one suspected anything, or they waited for them to make the announcement themselves. Nothing prevented them from being a couple and working in the same unit. They had checked, but they liked their relationship as it was. Although some of them wanted to be able to hold hands when they were in public, and especially in daylight.
After the ceremony, they all met in the large reception room of a hotel that the bride and groom had booked for that great day. Tan and Bonnie opened the ball with their first dance, before sharing a dance with their parents. When the time came, the whole team of the newlywed made a small speech, when the turn of Street came, which concluded with :
« I'm glad you both found each other. And you can always count on me, whatever the circumstances. On all of us, because at the S.W.A.T., we are a big family. A family that takes care of one another, and now you are part of it, Bonnie. »
He raised his glass of champagne, and everyone toasted in honor of the newlyweds, while Bonnie wiped the corner of her eyes.
Staying back, and watching Street dance with Bonnie, Chris thinks back to the two months that had just passed. She had never felt so good. She had loved Kira, though, but it was a dead end despite Kira feeling the same way for Chris. She had refused to tell Ty and leave him, and Chris had left this polyamorous relationship that had done her more harm than good. With Street, it was new, with a slight taste of danger. Forbidden because he had been leaving his girlfriend only a month before she kissed him, and they both realized that they belonged to each other. Chris had, however, made it a rule not to date another police officer, since one of her previous relationships had gone wrong. But Street... Street had pierced all her barriers, but she had pushed him into Molly's arms, and she would always regret it. But that was a thing of the past, and today they were moving forward day by day, finding themselves in secret when they were not on call.
« He's very attractive in a suit. »
Chris came out of her thoughts and turned to Annie, who was wearing a beautiful beige dress with half-long sleeves. Chris, on the other hand, had opted for a burgundy dress with tight sleeves just under the shoulders, and a flared cut to the knees.
« Who ? » she asked.
« A certain S.W.A.T. officer, who's dancing with the bride. » says Annie. « Don't even try to deny it. »
« Does anyone else know ? » asked Chris.
« Not that I'm aware of. » Annie replied. « I told Deacon that you would eventually get together, but he is convinced that you are just friends. So, do I have to tell my husband that he owes me a pair of shoes ? »
Faced with a frown on Chris's face, Annie explained the discussion and the bet she had made with Deacon, the famous sunday that had followed Street's painful breakup. Chris shook her head, amused.
« So ? » asked Annie.
« Uh, not right away. We haven't decided to tell the rest of the team yet. » she replied. « We don't even know if Hicks will separate us or not. »
« I don't think he will. » says Annie. « If no one knows what's going on between Jimmy and you, and you've spent the last few weeks working like you've always done, then there's no reason to be afraid of Hicks. »
« Do you think we're crazy, to have gotten together so quickly ? » asked Chris. « When I kissed him, it had only been a month since he'd left Molly. »
« No, I think you love each other, that's all. » says Annie. « And there's no time to get together with someone after a breakup. Things happen because it's supposed to happen like this. »
« Ladies ! » Deacon, more than seductive in his suit, approached his wife and Chris. « May I interrupt you and take my wife dancing ? »
« Yes, go ahead ! » smiles Chris.
She watched them walk away and mingle with the guests on the dancefloor. It was there that she saw that Street was no longer part of it. Before even taking a step forward to look for him, a hand with a familiar touch wrapped around her waist.
« Come with me ! »
Slipping her hand into his, Chris let herself be dragged out of the reception room. No one noticed them leaving the noisy and festive room. Street took them to an empty room, provided only with a table and sink. The young man pushed the door lock, and lifted Chris to sit her on the said table, and slip between his legs.
« You're so beautiful. » One hand around her waist, the other on her cheek, he kissed her. « And I really want to take off your dress, but I want our first time together to be in a bed. »
« Do you think I would be able to slip into your house without Luca noticing ? » she asked, her hands wrapping around his waist, under his suit jacket.
« Yeah, hopefully one of the bridesmaids will take him home. » Street says. « Are you sure you want to go back with me tonight ? »
« Oh yes, we waited long enough. » she says.
Since the beginning of their secret affair, they had been content with only romantic evenings here and there and shared kisses. But the call of the other's body was very strong, as if the last three years were catching up with them head-on.
« We'd better go back to the party. » Street says.
She nodded. He went out first, then Chris made a detour to the toilet before returning to the party. Bonnie immediately came to take her by the hands and dragged her to the dancefloor. There she whispered in her ear :
« Don't think I didn't see you spinning quietly. »
Bonnie strayed away and winked at her before imitating a zipper on her lips. Their secret was safe, with Bonnie. When a ballad was heard, the couples found each other and Chris came out of the circle, but Street came towards her.
« Can I have this dance ? » he asked.
« Yes, with pleasure ! » she replied.
Cuddled up against each other, they moved to the rhythm of a love song*, one hand around Chris's hips, or on Street's shoulder, and their other hand tied to each other. They shared a moment of grace, just to them in the midst of all this crowd, which did not seem to pay attention to them. They must have looked like two friends dancing with one another, nothing more. They forced themselves to break contact, and Chris put her head against his shoulder. There, Street saw Bonnie give him a discreet sign, thumbs up and a smile.
« Why do I feel like Bonnie knows something ? » he asked Chris.
« She saw us leave. » she replied. « Can we talk about it later ? »
He nodded. The evening continued, and when midnight rang, everyone accompanied the bride and groom in front of the hotel, where a car was waiting for them to bring them to the airport. Before getting into the car, Bonnie turned her back on the crowd and threw her bouquet of flowers, which landed in Chris's arms. The bride rehed and took Chris in her arms, whispering to her again :
« I'm happy for both of you. »
There, she walked away, tiptoed up, and kissed Street on the cheek before running to find her husband.
« I think Bonnie forced a little bit on the champagne. » Luca amused.
« Yes, probably. » said Street.
At Deacon and Annie's, twenty minutes later !
The first thing Annie did when she came home was to remove her heels. The house was quiet. The children were at Annie's mother, which they would not pick up until the next day in the late morning.
« You're not the only married member of your unit now. » she tells her husband.
« No, i'm not. » he smiled as he took the jacket out of his suit. « Fortunately, nothing spoiled Tan's wedding. »
« No, and I can tell you that I spotted a beautiful pair of boots the other day. » She wrapped her arms around her husband's neck, and added, « Nothing needs to come out of here, but Chris has confirmed what I already suspected. She and Jim Street are in a relationship. »
« Remind me never to bet against you again. » he said.
« Oh yes, and you're going to promise me that you'll do as if you don't know anything. » she told him. « They are not yet ready to let it be known because they do not want to be changed units. Do you assure me that they are not violating the Rules of Procedure, by dating one another ? »
« They both have the same rank, even though Chris has more seniority than Street. » says Deacon. « There is nothing to prevent two colleagues from having an affair, provided that it does not taint their work within the S.W.A.T. »
« And, have you noticed something different in the way they work in the last few weeks ? » asked Annie.
« Um, no. I didn't notice anything strange. » he replied.
« Well, then we stop talking about it, and when the time comes, I'll take you to the mall for this pair of boots. » smiled his wife, who kissed him. « In the meantime, what if we took advantage of the children's absence ? »
Deacon thought the idea was excellent, and lifted his wife in his arms to take her to their room.
On the side of Street and Chris !
Luck was on their side. Luca was, effectively gone with one of Bonnie's bridesmaids, who was Bonnie's best friend. The neighborhood was quiet, apart from a couple of barks a few blocks away. Hand in hand, the couple entered the house, and locked themselves in it. Chris hurried to take off her shoes.
« My feet are hurting. » she sighed, dropping herself onto the couch.
« Do you want a massage ? » proposed Street.
« No thank you, it's going to be okay. » she smiled, when he came to sit next to her.
« So Bonnie knows about us. » he says, suddenly.
« And Annie. » added Chris, who explained to Street how she had known, or rather guessed.
« This woman will always amaze me. She has the gift to sniff everything for miles. » Street said.
« Do you mind that they found out, with Bonnie ? » asked Chris.
« No, and I think we should tell them, for both of us. » he replied. « To the team first, and then to the Commander. If you feel like it, of course. »
« Yes, I'm tired of secrets. » she straightened up and sat down on him. The skirt of her dress went up on her thighs, drawing Street's hands onto her skin. « No rules have been broken, and I am not ashamed to be with you. I know it's only been three months since you broke up with... »
Street didn't want to talk about her, not tonight. Not at that moment, so he cut Chris off by kissing her. He got up from the couch, holding her in his arms and took her to his room.
« There's only you and me tonight, and no one else. » he said, closing the door with his foot.
He rested Chris, who took off his jacket, unhinged his tie and unbuttoned his shirt. All this, finished on the ground. Street gently pushed Chris towards the bed, then turned her back on him and lowered the zipper behind her back. It was the moment they were both waiting for, but he didn't want to hurry. Their team was not on call the next day, so they had all night to discover the body of the other. Street put his mouth in Chris' neck, who tilted his head to the side to give him more space. While kissing her neck, he pushed the straps of her dress, lowered the bustier to show a bright red strapless bra. The dress lands on the floor. The young man took Chris' face in one hand, turned her face towards his own to kiss him while sliding his other hand on her flat and perfect belly. She was perfect, whole. With her athletic build, her short black hair. He turned her in his arms, and Chris took the opportunity to undo his pants. When he found himself in his underwear, he lifted her in his arms, her legs closed around his waist, and he lay them on the bed, without their lips peeling off the languid kiss they shared. Arching her back, Chris taking her bra off, freeing her chest from Street's eyes, for the very first time. He looked at her as if she was the most beautiful creature he had ever seen in his life. He wanted to devour her, to go through every corner of her body, which he did. He inhaled the hardened tips of her nipples between his lips, tearing off squeaks that drove him crazy. He went down lower, took off her panties and plunged between her legs to kiss the inside of her thighs. He wanted to do her good, show her how his desire for her had no limits, so he put a kiss on her sex. He looked up at her, and their eyes crossed and Chris just nodded. Then Street slipped his tongue between her soaked folds. He tasted her exquisite flavor, titillated her button of pleasure slowly until he made her come around his middle finger that he had slipped into her. He grabbed a condom, tore off the package with his teeth and wrapped it around him before sneaking into Chris's still sensitive entrance. He waited for her to open her eyes. Sparkling eyes still from the first orgasm.
« Chris... » he breathed.
She liced him by the neck for a kiss, and wrapped a leg around him. Street did not need a verbal response. Chris wanted it, as much as he wanted it, so he penetrated her with a fluid movement. An electric shock went through them. Without breaking their kiss, Street moved into her, swallowing her moans until they missed the breath. There, he swung into her neck and continued to come and go in her, stroking her body with one hand while Chris's lost in his hair, in his back while moving her hips to meet those of her lover. She felt a second orgasm approaching, but she pushed him away, wanting to come at the same time as Street.
« Chris... I'm going to... »
« Me too... »
He came out of her neck, penetrated her again, twice, three times before pouring into the condom, at the same time as Chris's vaginal walls were closing around him as a sign of deliverance.
When Chris came out of the bathroom, Street's shirt half buttoned around her, she found her boyfriend in the kitchen, who had put his boxer back on. He was drinking a glass of water, so she approached him and took the glass from his hands to finish it off before putting it in the sink.
« Hi ! »
« Hi ! » Street surrounded her with his arms and stole a kiss from her. « Miss Alonso, you are extraordinary, and terribly sexy in my shirt. »
« Do you want me to take it off ? » she whispered against her mouth.
« Let's go back to the room, first. » he said, lifting her in his arms. « I don't want Luca to ask questions. He would risk swinging everything before we have a chance to do it ourselves. »
« Yes, you're right. It is better to be careful. »
Again in the room, he took off her shirt, got rid of his boxer, and then they lay under the sheets.
« Do you regret it, Chris ? »
« No, Jimmy ! » she replied. « I don't regret for a single second every day of the last two months that have just happened, let alone what's happening tonight. »
She kissed him and reversed their place.
The next morning, Street was awakened by the front door, which opened and closed. Damn ! He left the bed too quickly, waking Chris in the process. He put his hand against her mouth and whispered Luca, which made her eyes widen. He signaled her not to make any noise, put on a random jog and walked out of the room before closing the door.
« Hi man ! Already home ? »
Street saw the shoes Chris had worn at the wedding, near the couch. He took advantage of Luca having the head in the fridge, to take the shoes and hide them under a chair, away from the eyes of his roommate.
« Yes, I came to take a shower before going to my parents's house for lunch. » says Luca, who closed the fridge. « Are you okay, man ? »
« Yes, i'm fine. I just woke up that's all. » Street said. « I'm going to make coffee. You want some ? »
« No thanks. I quickly take a shower, and I'll leave in ten minutes. » said Luca.
He disappeared into the bathroom, and Street took Chris's shoes, when he saw her purse on the coffee table. He also took it, and returned to the room. Chris was still in bed, and she straightened up when she saw him enter as if he had the devil in his trail. When he showed her the shoes and bag she had left in the living room, she took back a laugh. He put it all down, approached her, and kissed her.
« I'm going to make breakfast. Luca will be gone soon, I promise. »
« Ok ! »
She layed back down when he left her, smiling and happy as ever. It had been a perfect night...
Street thought so too, as he turned on the coffee maker and prepared scrambled eggs. He had had the best night of his life. Being with Chris, making love to her, sleeping holding her against him... It all seemed so obvious. He had never felt so soothed after a night of love, and thinking about it, even with Molly it wasn't like that. Thinking about her was no longer 'painful'. It was not so much the breakup that was painful, but the betrayal. Today, this event in his life was only a distant memory. Rehashing the past would be of no use to him. He was only going to think about the present, with Chris. They were going to move forward day by day. When Luca finally left, Street waited to hear the car move away before announcing that the lane was clear. When Chris came out of the room, she was wearing the young man's shirt again, and breakfast was ready and put on the table.
« Are you sure he doesn't suspect anything ? » she asked. « I know that Deacon is aware through Annie and their bet... »
« Wow, what bet ? » When Chris had finished telling them, he burst out laughing. « Indeed, he owes her a pair of shoes. Going back to Luca, if he suspected something he would have already told me about it. »
« Maybe he's waiting for you to do it » she suggested.
« Maybe. » he said. « Listen, let's keep going. We continue to be cautious and we will talk to the team about it when Tan returns. It's only a short week. »
« Ok ! »
After breakfast, they went to take a shower, together. She dressed herself in her clothes from the day before, when Street offered her a walk on the beach. That she accepted. He first took her back to his uncle and aunt, and waited for her in the car. She had exchanged her beautiful dress and heels for jeans, a slightly tight top and a pair of sneakers. On the beach they spread out a blanket and sat there, side by side. The air was dry and warm, and Street had done well to take two bottles of water from the trunk of his car. Passing one arm under his, Chris placed her head against his shoulder.
« I don't want to change units. » she says.
« It won't happen. » he reassured her. « And if Hicks decides to separate us, I'm the one who would go away. I wouldn't let you leave the team, you've been there longer than me. »
« How is he going to take it ? » she asked. « You left Molly and a month later, you and I got together. »
« I stopped feeling guilty for what she did for a long time. » he confessed, before looking at Chris. « And it opened my eyes to what I really wanted. I don't know if it would have lasted with Molly, because part of me remained in love with you. I don't know where you are in your feelings for me, but I love you, Chris. When you pushed me back the first time, and after that kiss when we were drunk, I made up my mind. Our friendship meant a lot to me, and it still matters. I don't want to mess up anything between us, but I love you. »
Chris took his face in one hand and kissed him.
« I never wanted to hurt you, when I pushed you away the first time. To me too, our friendship, what is between us, it means a lot to me. I will always be your best friend, Jim. » she said. « And even more than that. I love you too. »
Street's smile was lost in the kiss she beged. He wrapped an arm around her, and Chris kept his eyes closed, resting her head against his shoulder...
None of them noticed Hondo jogging on the edge of the beach. He was too far away for them to see him, but he had seen them. The head of the unit stopped, and saw them kissing, and snubbing each other. It explained some things he had noticed in the last few weeks, and at the wedding the day before. Instead of continuing on his way and risking passing in front of them – they probably didn't want their secret to be revealed in this way – Hondo turned around and resumed his race. He did not know how long his two youngest officers had been dating, and it was not his business but he was happy for them. Street and Chris had had their share of disappointment in love in recent months, and if they had decided to date, they were the ones it was concerning at. All he expected was for them to do their job. What was happening outside the S.W.A.T. did not matter to him. He would wait for them to come and talk to him.
« Are we going back ? » asked Street.
« I have a better idea. » says Chris. « Before leaving, my aunt told me that she was doing tamales for lunch. You want some ? »
« Hell yeah » he replied. « Wait, what do they know, exactly, about the two of us ? »
« Jim, my aunt will have noticed the very moment we walk through the door. » she says. « If I ask her, she won't tell anyone anything. »
« Okay, I just wanted to make sure she would enjoy seeing me with you. » Street said, as they both got up from the cover.
« She adores you. » she assured him.
Chris's aunt proved it when she kissed Street on both cheeks and had him sit at their table when they arrived at the Alonso family's house. She served him abundantly, and spent the lunch asking him questions. Under the table, Chris touched his leg to make him understand that she was there, next to him. He covered his hand with his own.
« When do we both marry you ? » asked Chris's aunt.
Street choked with his bite of tamales. Chris patted his back.
« Tia* ! » she scolded her.
« What ? » she said innocently.
« We've just got together. » Chris tells him.
« Yes, but you've known each other for what ? Four years ? » Street sighed. « Why wait, huh ? »
« Tia, please, forget this wedding story, okay ? » Chris said. « I didn't bring Jimmy here to put that kind of pressure on him. »
At the end of lunch, she drew Street into the bathroom, and pushed the lock.
« I'm really sorry, she went too far. »
« It's fine, don't worry about it. » he reassured her. « We can said that your aunt doesn't bother going easy on people. »
« She's been waiting for me to bring a man back for years. » says Chris, leaning against the door. « That's why she asked this question, she knows I don't take just anyone. »
« You didn't present any of your boyfriends to your family ? » he wondered.
« No, let alone the girlfriends. » she replied. « You're the first. »
« What an honour ! » he said, sinking his body to her own. « Should I expect her to ask me this kind of question again ? »
« Probably ! » Their lips touched. « You can still run away, you know ? »
« Never. You'll have to kill me to make me leave. » he said.
« You're lucky you're hot and damn good in bed. » she tells him.
He laughed. In the early afternoon, he thanked Chris's uncle and aunt for lunch, and promised to come back. Leaning against his car, the young couple was kissing after Chris retrieved Bonnie's bridal bouquet.
« I'm gonna miss you tonight. » he said.
« I could slip into your house at night, when Luca is not there, or when he's sleeping. » she suggested.
« Yeah, good idea ! » Another kiss... « I love you, Chris. »
« I love you too. »
Spanish lexicon :
- Tia : Tata
*Song on which Chris and Street dance at Tan and Bonnie's wedding: Thinking Out Loud, by Ed Sheeran
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