Chapter 13 "Only One Night?"

"I want off ass duty!" Jessie yelled at Don's back as he was walking into his office.

"You can be off desk duty when the doctor says you're okay to be back on the streets." Don yelled back, went into his office, and shut the door.

"Old balled headed tail…" Jessie mumbled under her breath. It had been a little over two weeks since her trip to the hospital and she was getting restless. Her ribs were still sore (even though she tried to pretend they weren't) and the cut on her lip healed up and left behind only a tiny scar. All in all, she was just plain bored!

Jessie leaned back in her chair and glanced over at John, his head buried in a newspaper. She then glanced over to Fin who appeared to be up to his elbows in paperwork. Jessie smirked as an idea came to mind.

Jessie wadded up a piece of paper and threw it over at John, nearly knocking his newspaper out of his hand. Before he could catch her, Jessie picked up a pen and pretended to be working on something. She glanced up to see John glaring at her.

"Don't look at me. I didn't do nothin." Jessie said, playing innocent. John threw the ball of paper and hit Fin on the side of the head. Fin turned slowly to John and then nailed him right in the middle of his forehead with the ball.

"Ouch!" John grumbled, rubbing his forehead.

"You started it!" Fin said smirking.

"Bull, you started it!"

"No way old man, you hit me first!"

"No…"

"Alright children!" Jessie exclaimed laughing. That's when it clicked with the two male detectives on who had actually started the paper war. Fin and John struck Jessie with a barrage of paper and didn't stop until Elliot and Olivia came through the door, looking rather glum.

"What's up?" Jessie asked, still laughing. They didn't stop or answer her, just kept walking and went into Cragen's office. A few minutes later Olivia motioned them all into his office.

"Fill them in." Don said with a tinge of anger in his voice. Olivia leaned against the filing cabinet and Elliot was leaning against the two-way mirror.

"On our way back here we heard a call on the scanner. A couple were beaten, the woman raped, and both killed in their apartment." Elliot sighed.

"This is the third similar case in the past two weeks that this guys done." Olivia added.

"Why didn't we catch it before this?" Fin asked.

"Gang division caught it." Elliot said. Jessie perked up.

"Did they tag the place?" She asked, rubbing the back of her neck, her mind already at work.

"Yeah," Olivia scoffed. "With a swastika." Jessie turned to John and Fin who were both looking at one another.

"All three couples have consisted of a black male and a white female." Elliot said, reading the information off his note pad.

"We got this case handed to us because first off, they think it may be the work of one perp now and not some white premises group," Olivia glanced at Jessie. "And they heard we had Jessie on our squad." Jessie cocked an eyebrow.

"Apparently our Gang division wanted you when you left Texas. You're famous with their rookies." Elliot said and Jessie smirked.

"Any forensics?" Don asked. Elliot nodded.

"Prints and seaman on all the victims. Gang division already ran them and our perp hasn't been collared for anything because his prints and DNA aren't in the system."

Fin sighed. "So, we're after a racist raping prick. My favorite."

"Jessie, do you think John and Fin should keep a low profile?" Don asked. Fin immediately began to protest.

"Nah, I don't think so. It doesn't seem to be the work of a group." Jessie scratched her chin. "Were these crimes committed in the same area?" She asked.

"All three couples were seen eating a diner across the street from their apartment buildings." Elliot answered.

"All lived in the same square made up of four small apartment buildings." Olivia added.

"Sounds like the work of one person." Jessie mused. "He's on some holy purifying kick. When we catch him we're gonna need George in here. He's using the swastika to cover his ass and make it look like a group operation. Guys not too bright cause if it were a neo-nazi type thing then they wouldn't just operate in one area and just against black and white couples." Jessie shook her head. She loved it when a perp was soft in the head. "He'll strike again, I'm sure of it. He thinks it's a sin for races to mix and he thinks its his job to rid the world of this type of sinners."

"I don't understand what some people think is so wrong with outer racial dating." John said with a heavy sigh.

"I saw racism a lot back home. Some people say its in the Bible." Jessie replied.

"I've never seen that and I went to a Catholic school." Elliot said.

"Me neither. It was always an issue my father and I disagreed on." Jessie muttered. "Anyway, I say we get an undercover couple in there." Jessie said to the captain.

"I agree," Don said standing up. "I want you and Fin. We'll set you up in an apartment facing the diner and have cops there to nab the guy when he tries to get into your room. You two will get a mini vacation."

Fin and Jessie glanced at one another nervously. Me and Fin spending the night together in the same apartment, Jessie thought? Not good. Definitely not good.

"Don, Jessie's ribs aren't completely healed and I just don't think…" Don cut Elliot's protest short.

"Elliot, Jessie's one of the best and so is Fin. I want them in there. They both have gone under cover several times. Plus, all they are gonna have to do is eat, act lovey-dovey, and sleep." Don gave Elliot a firm look. "Is that a problem?" Jessie stepped in before Elliot could answer.

"No problem sir!" Jessie smiled. "Fin and I can handle this."

Jessie was excited. She loved undercover work. It gave her a chance to tap into different parts of her personality and basically live someone else's life. Only, this time, Jessie had a feeling she wasn't going to be doing much acting.

"Alright, you two go home and gather what you'll need for a night. When you come back everything ought to be taken care of." Don said, clapping his hands, and assigning the three remaining detectives each a job to do.

Jessie and Fin went to his apartment first. It was small but very clean for it to be a bachelor pad. He had nice leather couches and a worn in recliner in the small living room. Jessie was envious of his wide screen television and entertainment system.

Jessie noticed a calendar hanging in the kitchen and it was then that Jessie realized what day it was.

"Ha! Its Valentines Day!" Jessie informed Fin when he emerged from his bedroom.

"Wow, I didn't even realize." Fin said. They left Fin's and began the drive to Jessie's.

"I'm sorry you have to spend Valentines Day with me." Fin murmured. They had just left Jessie's and Fin felt completely deflated. He hated looking at their house. The house that she and Elliot shared.

"Why would you be sorry?" Jessie asked in surprise. Fin shrugged.

"I just figured you would want to spend tonight with Elliot." Jessie glanced out the window.

"I'm relieved to be getting away from him if you want to know the cold hearted truth." She said sadly. Fin gave her a questioning look.

Jessie was confused about Elliot and counted her bruised ribs as a blessing. She'd been using them as an excuse not to be intimate with him. The truth was that ever since spending the night at John's apartment Jessie found it impossible to get Fin out of her mind.

Jessie made a decision right then and there. She would put Elliot out of her mind, just for one night, whether it was wrong or right, and just let herself be with Fin. No matter the consequences, Jessie said to herself. No matter what I'm gonna let myself be happy… even if its just for only one night.

Jessie shook her head and smiled at Fin. "I'm glad I get to spend tonight with you Fin." Jessie gave his arm a squeeze.

"Me too." He whispered. "Me too."

Back at the station Jessie and Fin got their new I.D's and apartment keys.

"Ya'll work fast." Jessie said, looking at her undercover I.D.

"Leah Williams," Jessie sighed. "I kind of missed that name."

"Who the hell came up with the name Wilbert?" Fin growled and then glared at John, who was giggling like a schoolgirl.

"I'll call you Will." Jessie giggled along with John.

"Is that what you two are gonna wear to dinner? We made sure you two have a table." Olivia asked, eyeing Jessie's somewhat baggy jeans and Fin's suit. "If I were you Jessie, I'd dress up a little. Fin, dress down." Olivia suggested.

Jessie smirked, grabbed her duffel bag, and headed to the bathroom. She had just the right outfit in mind and luckily she'd thought to bring it along.

Jessie took her time getting ready. She had a little over two hours before she and Fin had to be at the diner. Jessie made sure her makeup was perfect and that her hair was doing exactly what she wanted. When she looked in the mirror she grinned. Hopefully she'd get a good reaction from the guys, but she was really hoping for Munch and Cragen to notice her. If I can get those two's attention then I'll get the attention of our perp, she thought.

Jessie took a deep breath before walking back into the squad room, which caused her ribs to sting just a little. She wasn't used to dressing that way so she was a little nervous. She pushed open the door, held her head high, and walked as confidently as she could into the squad room.

Jessie was wearing the tightest pair of jeans that she owned and a very tight button up shirt that showed a lot of cleavage. She wore a pair of old brown boots, and to top it off, she put on her old straw cowboy hat.

When she walked through the doors everyone in the squad room stopped and stared. Jessie walked into Don's office, where Elliot, Olivia, and John were congregated along with the captain. Fin had gone to take a quick shower and change clothes.

"So, is this okay?" Jessie asked as she walked through the door. Olivia's eyes went wide. She glanced at the three men in the room and burst into laughter.

"Apparently its perfect!" Olivia giggled. The jaws of all three men dropped simultaneously.

"Why don't you dress like that more often?" Elliot asked, finally finding himself able to form words.

"Because it would be a distraction." Jessie replied curtly.

"You look…uh…oh to hell with it." John stammered. He stood up and shook his head, running a hand through his hair, willing himself not to look anymore. Don just shook his head.

"Right, um, where the hell is Fin?" Don said, cracking his knuckles and doing his best to divert his eyes elsewhere.

At that moment Fin came through the door. He was dressed in a pair of baggy blue jeans and the blue dress shirt that Jessie had given him for Christmas. Their eyes met and they were both stunned. Jessie's breath actually caught in her throat. She couldn't put her finger on it but he just looked so good!

Fin had never seen her in that tight of clothing so, of course, he was taken in by her physical appearance, but there was something else… She had this glow of excitement around her. She wanted to spend this time with him and she could see that in her eyes. At that moment Jessie wanted him as much as he wanted her. This is gonna be an interesting night, Fin decided.

Don filled Fin and Jessie in on the game plan. They were to go to the diner and act like a normal couple. There would be another under cover cop in the diner to get a fix on their perp. His job was to watch out for anyone who was paying too much attention to Jessie and Fin. Elliot and Olivia would be in an apartment a few doors down from Fin and Jessie. John volunteered to be in the apartment next door surveying the hallway. They would cuff the guy as soon as he touched the door knob.

"We wont do anything with the guy till in the morning so you two can just relax and sleep tonight." Don said.

"Hardly seems fair." John muttered.

"Makes you wish you were black instead of Jewish right now, don't it?" Fin taunted.

Jessie glanced over at Elliot, who had a very sour look on his face.

"Alright people lets move. You two get to the diner and have a good night. Harper, how do your ribs feel?" Don asked, nearly pushing them all out of the door.

"There a little sore but I'm alright Cap'n." She replied.

Jessie and Fin gave there over night bags to John so that he could put them in the apartment. Jessie took a few minutes to talk to Elliot while Fin spoke to John about something.

"I'm sorry I forgot about Valentines Day sweetheart." Elliot said sincerely. Jessie giggled.

"Its okay. I forgot too."

"I don't like this." Elliot muttered. Jessie just smiled.

"It'll be a piece of cake. Just save the interrogation for me alright?" Jessie gave Elliot a quick kiss on the cheek and motioned for Fin. Fin gave John a slap on the back and grabbed his coat. They made sure their badges and guns were in their bags, Jessie put on her jacket, and they were off to dinner.

"Are they putting surveillance in our room?" Jessie asked quietly after the waiter took their order (they decided to just order dessert) and brought them their iced tea. Fin shook his head.

"I made sure to ask John before we left." Fin replied.

Fin and Jessie were both a little nervous about spending a night together.

"When we walked in just about every guy in this place turned around to check you out," Fin grinned, reaching across the small table and took Jessie's hand. "I gotta admit that I was a little jealous. Jessie smirked.

"I saw some chicks glance your way a few times but I ain't jealous." Fin raised an eyebrow. "If anything their the ones who should be jealous cause you're with me tonight." Fin leaned back smiling and Jessie would swear that she saw his head begin to grow two sizes.

Jessie glanced around the room quickly. She noticed a middle aged balding guy dressed in dark clothing sitting in a corner booth and glaring very hard at she and Fin. Jessie decided to test the guy… and have a little fun with Fin.

Jessie turned Fin's hand over and traced the palm with her point finger. She gave him the most seductive look that she could muster.

"I can't wait to get you back to that apartment." She said softly. Jessie knew the guy in the corner couldn't hear her but she wanted to say it anyway. Fin grinned from ear to ear and locked their fingers together.

"He's in the corner." Jessie smiled while she talked, her lips never moving. Fin knew better then to turn around and look. Jessie barely glanced his way but it didn't take long to see the extreme distaste on his face.

"So," Fin leaned forward, his voice low and sexy. "Did you really mean you couldn't wait to get me inside that apartment or did you just say that fir his benefit?" He asked, running a finger across her jaw line. Jessie cocked an eyebrow.

"He can't hear a word we're saying." Jessie smirked devilishly.

"Wanna skip dinner?" Fin said, almost foaming at the mouth. Jessie laughed.

"We just ordered dessert and I ain't giving that up," Jessie leaned foreword and whispered "No matter how good the sex will probably be."

A few minutes later Jessie and Fin were feeing one another chocolate covered strawberries and receiving ever more dirty looks from the guy in the corner.

"I'm surprised he ain't shot us yet." Jessie giggled.

"I'm surprised Elliot ain't busted in here." Fin chuckled. Jessie frowned slightly and leaned back in her chair.

Jessie had done a good job at not thinking about Elliot. In truth, she'd been so captivated with Fin that she'd nearly forgotten all about the fact that she was supposed to be in love with someone else. I do love Elliot, Jessie yelled at herself in her head. Don't I? Yes, Jessie had grown to love Elliot very much…but could she possible love Fin too?

Jessie gave Fin a look of longing. She wanted to kiss him again so badly that her body actually ached.

"You ready to get out of here?" Jessie whispered shyly. Fin nodded silently and called for the check.

When they paid and rose from the table Jessie noticed that the guy in the corner followed them out of the diner. Outside, Fin wrapped an arm around Jessie's waste and Jessie did the same. She liked feeling like Fin's girl.

The guy from the corner followed them to the apartment and watched them go inside. If Jessie hadn't been looking for someone tailing them she probably wouldn't of noticed. Jessie knew the guy would probably go back down to the diner or sit on a bench in the square and watch the window of the apartment. They were relatively small apartment buildings so it wouldn't take a genius to figure to figure out which window was there's and he undoubtedly memorized their room number. It was just a matter of time.

When they entered the apartment, shut and locked the door, Fin's cell phone rang. It was Elliot.

"You two just get some sleep and we'll handle the rest. Tell Jessie I love her and I said goodnight." Fin mumbled an okay and hung up the phone. Fin and Jessie hadn't bothered to turn on the light. The lights from the city gave the room a hazy glow, akin to moonlight.

When Fin turned around he saw Jessie gently touching the silky petals of the roses that were sitting in a vase on the coffee table in the middle of the modest living area. She was glancing at the card. Fin frowned.

"Elliot told me to tell you he loved you and goodnight." Fin mumbled but Jessie seemed to ignore his comment.

"So, this is what you were talking to John about earlier, huh?" Fin smiled slightly.

"You deserved something on Valentines Day." Fin whispered.

Jessie walked slowly toward him. She looked beautiful in the soft glow of the city. Every curve painfully outlined and made very apparent to Fin. She smiled the smile that made him go weak at the knees. She took off her hat and tossed it onto the couch.

Jessie didn't say a word. She simply walked up to Fin, took his hand, and began pulling him across the room. Fin followed her through a door that held a king sized bed with a canopy type thing hanging over it. Very romantic, Fin thought.

Jessie stopped at the edge of the bed and hesitantly turned to Fin. She couldn't bring herself to meet his gaze. Fin raised a shaky hand to her cheek and gently moved her face till it was tilted toward his and their eyes met.

The intensity of his stare made her gasp. Jessie smiled as she saw the love for her shine through. It was that moment that she knew he loved her. He didn't have to say it. She just knew. Fin smiled back and tucked a strand of wild hair behind her ear.

"Jessie…" Fin breathed her name, as their faces grew closer. A second before their lips met Fin moved an inch and tenderly kissed her cheek. His kiss moved to her ear and the heat from his breath sent chills through her.

"We don't have to do this." Fin whispered into her ear, pulling back. His hands were now slipping their way up the back of her shirt and running over her spine, pulling her closer to him.

Jessie didn't have to voice any kind of permission. She ran her hands slowly up Fin's chest and over his shoulders, slowly slipping off his coat. Fin shrugged it off and Jessie took off her jacket and piled it on top of Fin's jacket. Jessie then pulled Fin into an earth-shattering kiss that they had both been longing for since Christmas.

A few hours later, Elliot was pacing the floor of the cramped apartment he and Olivia were in. Olivia leaned back in her chair and watched.

"You're more entertaining than Oprah." She chuckled. He glared at her and she sighed. "Elliot, Jessie and Fin are not doing anything!" Olivia tried to reason. Elliot sat next to her with a clunk and ran his hands through his short thinning hair.

"I haven't felt like this about a woman since I met Kathy." Elliot divulged. Olivia put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Fin cares about her. I can see it in the way he looks at her… he looks at her like I look at her. I just cant help but wonder…" Olivia interrupted.

"Elliot, look!" She shrieked and pointed at the monitor they had been watching. The guy from the diner was coming down the hall.

"Lets go." Elliot said, pulling his gun and the two detectives rushed out the door.

Jessie sat up with a start when she heard the commotion out in the hallway. She pulled the sheet up to her neck self-consciously. She felt Fin snake an arm around her middle and pull himself up. He kissed her shoulder and pulled her back down with him, her giggling.

"Think they need our help?" Jessie asked.

"Nah, even Munch could of taken that skinny ass nazi wanna be." Fin replied groggily. He ran a lazy finger up and down her arm and gently kissed the back of her neck, grinning when he felt her shiver.

"What's gonna happen Fin?" Jessie whispered. Fin's brow crinkled and he sat up on his elbow, leaning over Jessie and turning her face to his.

"What do you wanna happen?" Fin asked, gently caressing her still flushed cheeks. He pushed a few strands of sweat soaked hair out of her face. Jessie sighed and sat up again, pulled up the sheet to cover herself. Fin grinned. He htought it was cute that she was shy about her body even though she had no reason to be. She was perfect as far as he was concerned.

"Its just too damn complicated." Jessie mumbled. Fin sat up and took Jessie's face tenderly into his hands.

"We don't have to know everything tonight. We'll just wait it out and see what happens." Jessie leaned over and kissed Fin gently. "It'll be okay baby, I promise you. We'll find a way to be together." He whispered.

They made love into the early hours of the morning. Finally, two hours before their alarm would ring to take them back to reality, Jessie and Fin let themselves drift off to sleep.

Authors Note: WOOOOOOO! Who else is as excited as I am! What will happen? What should happen? Let me know what you all think! D, I love you so much for the Valentines Day idea! I didn't want to emphasize it too much because, hey, their detectives. They all prolly forgot all about it! But still, great reason for her to get it on with Fin. Romance in the air and all. So, I want reviews, lots of them. Opinions, the whole 9 yard! Any Elliot fans, I dearly apologize! Love always!---Ali