For three months running, Jake walked into work, smiling from ear to ear.
"That's it!" Cody exclaimed. "You have to tell us what's going on. You're never this happy."
"Even with being on assignment for a month, getting shot at, and mounds of paperwork, you're still smiling," Alex teased.
"Come on, Jake," Monica teased, "what's her name?"
"What makes you think it's a her?" he asked, sitting down at his desk, kicking his feet up.
"I'd hope it wasn't a him," Donovan said, walking up to the group. "I'd be worried."
"Oh, good one," Alex laughed, "Tell us."
"No," Jake protested, "I don't want Donovan to scare her away!"
"I knew it was a girl!" Cody smirked.
"Could've been a puppy," Jake muttered.
"You know we have ways to find out who she is," Donovan smirked. He couldn't help joining in on the teasing. Jake looked at Donovan, eyes wide with shock. "You better bring her on Sunday."
"Sunday?" Cody asked. "What's on Sunday?"
"I'm having a bbq at my home and I'm inviting all of you." Donovan smiled, enjoying the shocked looks on his team's faces.
"Your house?" Alex repeated, surprised.
"Party at Donovan's!" Cody smiled. Thinking of who was talking about a party, his smile faded fast. "What's the catch?"
"No catch," Donovan laughed, "I just have some surprises in store for you. I think you'll like it."
"I'm scared," Jake whispered into Monica's ear.
"And Jake," Donovan glared, over his shoulder, "don't even show up unless you bring your mystery girl."
"Damn, he's good!" Monica howled in laughter.
"He's gonna scare her off," Jake muttered, banging his head on the table.
"True," Cody admitted, "but Donovan's surprise is what scares me."
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Sunday afternoon
The sky was a beautiful blue with fluffy white clouds blowing by. The humidity was thick; you could smell the rain in the air.
Jake pulled his motorcycle up to the address Donovan gave him. He could see the smoke coming from the backyard. The smell of the food was starting to make him hungry.
Jake tried to fight the hunger. He was in a bad mood and didn't want to be there. He and Mia had a fight. He asked her to come with him. She refused.
"Come on," Jake huffed, "we can stay for an hour and then leave. My team is driving me insane wanting to meet you. Especially my boss."
"Baby, I wish I could," Mia replied, tracing her finger along his chest, "but I can't. I have other plans that I can't break."
After that, the conversation went down hill. Mia accusing Jake of keeping things from her. Jake accused Mia of hiding their relationship until it suited her to make it public.
Jake reached out to ring the bell and stopped himself. "Screw it," Jake mumbled to himself. He was going to go home and work on his house. He'd explain it to Donovan tomorrow.
"Going somewhere, Agent Shaw?" Donovan asked, leaning on Cody's Grand Am.
"I was just about to ring the bell," Jake coughed, embarrassed that Donovan caught him trying to leave.
"I'm sure you were," Donovan smirked, putting his arm around Jake, leading him into his house. "Where's that lucky girl you won't tell us about?"
"She, she had to work." Jake replied, looking around Donovan's living room.
"Work, right." Donovan repeated, giving Jake a look that told him he didn't believe him.
"She's a cop for CPD." Jake explained, "Too short notice to get the time off."
"Another time then," Donovan sighed. "You can put your helmet in the spare bedroom through there. Everyone's outside waiting for you."
Jake tossed his helmet onto the bed and made his way to the backyard. The smell of the barbeque was toying with his senses. Cody and Monica were laughing by the in ground pool Donovan had. Alex was talking to a woman. Jake couldn't see her face, but something about her was familiar.
Donovan walked up to the woman and placed arm around her waist. He leaned over and placed a kiss on top of her head.
"Okay, since the rebel has finally showed up," Donovan joked, "it's time for a surprise."
Jake hung back inside the doorway to the house, waiting for the surprise. He couldn't believe it when the woman turned around.
"I want to introduce someone special to me," Donovan beamed, "my wife, Mia."
"That's it!" Cody exclaimed. "You have to tell us what's going on. You're never this happy."
"Even with being on assignment for a month, getting shot at, and mounds of paperwork, you're still smiling," Alex teased.
"Come on, Jake," Monica teased, "what's her name?"
"What makes you think it's a her?" he asked, sitting down at his desk, kicking his feet up.
"I'd hope it wasn't a him," Donovan said, walking up to the group. "I'd be worried."
"Oh, good one," Alex laughed, "Tell us."
"No," Jake protested, "I don't want Donovan to scare her away!"
"I knew it was a girl!" Cody smirked.
"Could've been a puppy," Jake muttered.
"You know we have ways to find out who she is," Donovan smirked. He couldn't help joining in on the teasing. Jake looked at Donovan, eyes wide with shock. "You better bring her on Sunday."
"Sunday?" Cody asked. "What's on Sunday?"
"I'm having a bbq at my home and I'm inviting all of you." Donovan smiled, enjoying the shocked looks on his team's faces.
"Your house?" Alex repeated, surprised.
"Party at Donovan's!" Cody smiled. Thinking of who was talking about a party, his smile faded fast. "What's the catch?"
"No catch," Donovan laughed, "I just have some surprises in store for you. I think you'll like it."
"I'm scared," Jake whispered into Monica's ear.
"And Jake," Donovan glared, over his shoulder, "don't even show up unless you bring your mystery girl."
"Damn, he's good!" Monica howled in laughter.
"He's gonna scare her off," Jake muttered, banging his head on the table.
"True," Cody admitted, "but Donovan's surprise is what scares me."
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Sunday afternoon
The sky was a beautiful blue with fluffy white clouds blowing by. The humidity was thick; you could smell the rain in the air.
Jake pulled his motorcycle up to the address Donovan gave him. He could see the smoke coming from the backyard. The smell of the food was starting to make him hungry.
Jake tried to fight the hunger. He was in a bad mood and didn't want to be there. He and Mia had a fight. He asked her to come with him. She refused.
"Come on," Jake huffed, "we can stay for an hour and then leave. My team is driving me insane wanting to meet you. Especially my boss."
"Baby, I wish I could," Mia replied, tracing her finger along his chest, "but I can't. I have other plans that I can't break."
After that, the conversation went down hill. Mia accusing Jake of keeping things from her. Jake accused Mia of hiding their relationship until it suited her to make it public.
Jake reached out to ring the bell and stopped himself. "Screw it," Jake mumbled to himself. He was going to go home and work on his house. He'd explain it to Donovan tomorrow.
"Going somewhere, Agent Shaw?" Donovan asked, leaning on Cody's Grand Am.
"I was just about to ring the bell," Jake coughed, embarrassed that Donovan caught him trying to leave.
"I'm sure you were," Donovan smirked, putting his arm around Jake, leading him into his house. "Where's that lucky girl you won't tell us about?"
"She, she had to work." Jake replied, looking around Donovan's living room.
"Work, right." Donovan repeated, giving Jake a look that told him he didn't believe him.
"She's a cop for CPD." Jake explained, "Too short notice to get the time off."
"Another time then," Donovan sighed. "You can put your helmet in the spare bedroom through there. Everyone's outside waiting for you."
Jake tossed his helmet onto the bed and made his way to the backyard. The smell of the barbeque was toying with his senses. Cody and Monica were laughing by the in ground pool Donovan had. Alex was talking to a woman. Jake couldn't see her face, but something about her was familiar.
Donovan walked up to the woman and placed arm around her waist. He leaned over and placed a kiss on top of her head.
"Okay, since the rebel has finally showed up," Donovan joked, "it's time for a surprise."
Jake hung back inside the doorway to the house, waiting for the surprise. He couldn't believe it when the woman turned around.
"I want to introduce someone special to me," Donovan beamed, "my wife, Mia."
