The buzzing of the alarm roused Sara from her deep slumber. She reached over, hitting the button to silence the alarm. The apartment was silent, then there was a crash. Sara rolled over, dropping to the floor. She reached up, opening the drawer to her nightstand. Not taking her eyes off the door, she reached around until her hand closed around her gun.
Standing slowly, she slipped quietly out of the bedroom. She heard another noise come from the kitchen. Carefully, she crept down the hall towards the kitchen. She heard another noise come from behind the counter. Aiming her gun towards the counter, she said
"I don't know who you are or what you are doing here but stand up slowly with your hands on your head."
"Pez…its me." A familiar voice said
"Jake?"
Slowly he stood up. Sara's eyes fixed on his bare chest, then after a moment dropped to the floor.
"Mind if I ask what you are doing half dressed in my apartment."
"You don't remember last night?"
Sara looked up, seeing that he had pulled his sweatshirt over his head.
"Last…night?"
She closed her eyes, trying to remember. Suddenly everything came back to her.
Jake came over under the guise of making sure she remembered her meeting with his boss today. They talked for a few minutes, then he started to leave. As she was about to close the door, he turned and something happened. The kiss happened.
But did anything else?
She looked at him, trying to read his expression. Unfortunately, he gave her no clue. He held out a coffee cup, which she accepted.
"I also made some eggs. Would you like some."
"Sure."
He scrapped some from the pan and onto a plate, then passed it to her. She walked over to the table and sat down. After a moment, he joined her. Looking down at her plate, she began to eat. Finally it got the best of her. She set her fork down and looked up.
"Jake, about last night…"
"Nothing happened." He interrupted
"Nothing…happened."
"Well not the something you are thinking about." He said, "I slept on your couch last night."
Sara turned back to the couch to see a blanket folded neatly on the cushion. Turning back to him, she started to speak when he said
"I know I haven't given you many reason to trust me Sara but when I said I loved you, I meant it."
Sara didn't know what to say. Looking away, she tried to think of what to day. She couldn't deny that she had feelings for Jake but she knew that she couldn't act on those feelings because he was her partner. However, now that the truth was out, she could tell him the truth.
Finally, she turned back to him. Her eyes locked on his and she opened her mouth slowly.
Yes…yet another cliffhanger. What will Sara say…Stay tuned.