Maggie and Jubal spent last night tangled up in each other, neither of them wanting to break the contact at any point, even when they were eating they sat so their shoulders were brushing against each other. That night Jubal took Maggie to her bed and he made love to her for the first time in her bed, but it was clear that things between them had changed, had taken another step. They could both feel it as they had made love together. Even in the morning when they were getting ready for work there was so many small touches between them, every time that Jubal had stepped passed Maggie in the bedroom or in the kitchen as they made breakfast and coffee he had laid his hand on her it didn't matter if it was only a brief touch he just had to have his hand on her.
Maggie couldn't stop smiling as they got dressed and had breakfast together, life was really good right now, she had a man that loved her, who she was in love with. She had text her sister to thank her for the photo and of course Melissa wanted to know if Maggie had taken her advice and told Jubal that she was in love with him, but she hadn't replied yet, it was always fun to act this way with her sister.
Jubal had text Jennifer the night before and asked her if she was free for lunch or dinner anytime soon, to his surprise she had replied quickly to tell him that she was free tomorrow for both to let her know which suited him best. Jubal's sister was also aware that the plans could easily have to change because with her brother's job things could come up. She was wondering what it was that he wanted to talk to her about that he wanted to do it face to face. Jubal had told Maggie about his sisters reply and Maggie suggested that they try for dinner that way they didn't have to rush to get back to work and that it would be easier for them to meet for dinner without the team getting suspicious at lunch time.
They were both thankful that the day at work hadn't brought them a new case, it was a day spent with them all catching up on paperwork, and they were all taking advantage of the fact that they were getting to go home at a decent time. Stuart had mentioned to Jubal that he was heading to Kristen's and bringing take out for dinner as she wanted some company that wasn't her parents. Jubal had told him not to be nervous to just be himself with Kristen.
OA had asked Maggie about Kristen so she filled him in about them all having lunch together. He apologised for not being there and said he would text to explain to Kristen but Maggie told him that Kristen totally understood that he was spending a rare day off with his sisters and mum. They were the reason he was leaving at a decent time today as they were all going to his mums for dinner.
Maggie was glad that everyone was leaving at the same time as it meant that no one was paying too much attention to her leaving, she had told them that she was going home to relax and catch up via FaceTime with her sister. Jubal had managed to stop Maggie before she left
"Hey… I'm going to stop at home and get showered and changed for tonight, I'll come over to pick you up"
Maggie smiled softly knowing that no one could hear them in the JOC and it looked like they were having just an ordinary conversation but Isobel was watching them again from her office as she was trying to figure out what was going on between them
"Why don't I meet you there? It's crazy for you to come past the restaurant just to pick me up.. And bring extra clothes with you, if you want of course"
They may have declared their love to each other last night but Maggie still didn't want to just assume that he would be spending the night even though she had cleared out room for him so that he would hopefully feel comfortable to spend a lot of time with her
"As long as you are sure because I don't mind coming to pick you up.. Yeah? You okay with me staying again tonight"
"I'm sure Jubal honestly I'll meet you there at 7.. Of course I'm okay with you staying, I miss you when we don't spend the night together" her smile was much softer as she looked at him.
"I'll see you at 7.. and I miss you too on those nights Mags, I've gotten used to sharing a bed with you" Jubal's own smile had gotten much softer as they spoke, he squeezed her arm gently wanting so badly to lean in and kiss her "I can't wait to see you tonight"
Maggie wanted him to kiss her as much as he wanted to kiss her but they knew they couldn't. Isobel watched as Maggie walked away stepping in to the elevator and Jubal pretended to make himself busy but was standing watching Maggie with a smile that Isobel hadn't noticed before, she now was more convinced that her two agents were dating.
Maggie headed home and she showered as soon as she got home as she wanted to curl her hair, this was the first time that she was actually getting dressed up to go out with Jubal, he had only seen her dressed up once before and that was for her and OA to go briefly undercover to a Gala event. She knew that Jubal had picked a really nice restaurant so this was giving her the chance to get dressed up for him. She picked out a black dress that Melissa had persuaded her to buy the last time that her sister was in New York and she hadn't wore it yet. Maggie had finished her hair, done her make up and was about to get dressed when her mum phoned her to check in with her. By the time that Maggie had gotten off the phone she knew that she was going to be a little late, but she didn't want to rush her mum too much, she got her off the phone by promising a call tomorrow.
Maggie pulled up Jubal's name sending a quick text 'So sorry I'm going to be a little late, everything is okay, mum rang and I couldn't get her off the phone.. I'll be there as soon as I can'
She sat her phone down as she rushed to get dressed, Jubal was on his way to the restaurant when he seen the notification on his phone that he had a message from Maggie. His heart sank as he thought that maybe she was changing her mind, he opened the message and his nerves settled as he read it and he replied 'Don't worry Mags, we will still be here when you get here. I can't wait to see you'
Jubal had just parked at the restaurant and once he had hit send on his message he got out of the car and headed towards 'Gio's' restaurant, when he stepped inside the restaurant his sister spotted him straight away and waved at him. Jubal had wore grey trousers and a new dark blue shirt that Maggie hadn't seen yet, but she had mentioned that she liked him in dark blue so it came to mind when he seen it. His sister stood up when he reached the table and hugged him tight, they might both live in New York but they hadn't seen each other much with their work lately.
"You went to a lot of effort just to meet your sister"
Jubal chuckled softly as he hugged his sister and then he sat down once again when she had taken her seat with her back now to the door "It's nice to see you too sis"
Jennifer was now chuckling softly "Hey I didn't say it wasn't nice to see you, I'm just not used to seeing you this nicely dressed" she teased her younger brother playfully
"You make it sound like you have never seen me dressed in a shirt and trousers before, you do know that this is what I wear to work everyday"
"Not those grey trousers you don't, you're forgetting that I know you, those are your good trousers"
Jubal shook his head laughing "I should have known that you would have noticed those things"
"I'm a female we always notice things when it comes to clothes" She shook her head laughing "So how have you been, is everything okay?"
Jubal knew that even though he had told her not to worry he could see that his sister had been worrying, truth is she hadn't stopped thinking of all the reasons he could want to see her that it had to be face to face that was why she had said she was free today
"I'm doing good, really good actually" He smiled looking at his sister "I meant it when I said that it wasn't bad news Jen"
Jen watched her brother, there was something different about him since the last time she had seen him, he definitely seemed less stressed "Hey as a lawyer it's not my fault that my mind kind of went to all the worst places possible first"
The waitress came over to them "Are you guys ready to order?"
Jubal looked up at the waitress and smiled softly at her "We are actually waiting on one more person to join us, she should be here in a few more minutes" The waitress smiled nodding as she left after pouring them both a glass of water, Jen had ordered a glass of wine knowing that her brother was comfortable with it, he could feel Jen staring at him when he mentioned that they were waiting on someone
"You didn't tell me that someone would be joining us, wait is it Sam? Because if it is I'm going to need to change that wine to something much stronger"
Jubal shook his head laughing at his sister, he knew that Jen and Sam had never really gotten on, they were always pleasant to each other for the sake of him and the kids "Jen I am not that crazy"
Jen visibly relaxed when she heard that it wasn't Sam, she had been looking forward to this time with her brother and she didn't need to be dealing with Sam "So who is joining us?"
Jubal was about to reply to his sister when the woman walking through the restaurant door caught his attention, he recognised her straight away even before he could see her face, he couldn't help but let his eyes look along her bare legs up to the black dress that she was wearing right up to the loose curls she had in her hair. She turned her head and smiled when her eyes landed on Jubal who wasn't sure he could talk right now.
Jen and Jubal had swapped seats so that he was facing the door so that he could keep an eye out for Maggie, Jen was sitting watching her brother, clearly something behind her had distracted him, with the look he had on his face and in his eyes she knew it was someone that had distracted him "Eh earth to baby brother…" she gently kicked his foot under the table when she still got no response
Maggie had been nervous as she stepped inside the restaurant, she wanted to make a good impression on Jubal's sister and she was also nervous about Jubal seeing her dressed like this and it being for him. She had given his name as she spoke to the hostess but she could feel eyes on her and she turned to catch Jubal's eyes and she couldn't help but smile when she seen him. She told the hostess she had found her table and she made her way towards the table.
Jubal still hadn't answered his sister who was actually amused right now as she had never seen her brother like this, she was hoping the woman that had clearly caught his attention was going to walk past as her turning around to look would have made it too obvious. Jen watched as Jubal stood up and now she was starting to wonder if the person who had caught his attention this much was actually the person who was joining them, now she couldn't take her eyes off her brother as she had never seen him have this reaction to someone.
When Maggie got closer to the table she seen Jubal stand up and now it was her turn to check him out, she couldn't help it, those grey pants were not something she had ever seen him wear before and they fitted him perfectly, he had clearly listened when she said about dark blue being one of her favourite colours on him. Dam the man really knew how to wear the hell out of a shirt and pants.
Jubal's eyes hadn't left Maggie's from the minute that he spotted her at the door and she turned to face him, but he had a small smirk on his face as he seen her check him out, and that helped him with any nerves that he had. He stepped to the side of the table to meet Maggie and he leaned in kissing her softly as he had stepped forward a little so it wasn't right in his sister's face
"You look beautiful" Jubal smiled whispering to Maggie as he lay his hand on her hip
"You are looking very handsome yourself" Maggie smiled as she ran her hand along his arm "I'm sorry I'm late"
They had both briefly forgotten that they had company just focusing on each other, they were both enjoying that they were getting to look at each other this way and not have to hide. Maggie lifted her hand and gently wiped her lipstick from Jubal's lips with her thumb. Jennifer had given them a minute to themselves but she was now getting impatient as she wanted to see and meet who had caused this reaction from her baby brother, she cleared her throat to get Jubal's attention.
Hearing Jennifer clear her throat snapped Jubal out of his own world and he turned to face his sister, his hand was now on Maggie's lower back "Oh yeah erm sorry… Maggie this is my sister Jennifer.. Jen this is my girlfriend Maggie" Jennifer couldn't hide the surprise on her face when Jubal introduced Maggie as his girlfriend this was not what she was expecting at all.
"It's nice to meet you Jennifer.. I'm so sorry for making you guys wait"
Jubal lead Maggie to the seat beside his, pulling the chair out for her and then he took his seat beside her resting his arm on the back of her chair. Jennifer smiled watching Maggie "It's really nice to meet you Maggie, and please no apology needed not after I got to watch my brother have that reaction" Jennifer smirked when Jubal shot her a look "What? I think that might be the first time I've seen you speechless, I'm allowed to enjoy it"
Maggie couldn't help but laugh softly as she would swear that Jubal was actually blushing a little, she had seen the way that Jubal was staring at her when she walked towards him, but the fact he had made it so obvious to his sister and been caught was making him a little embarrassed. "I'm going to have to back Jennifer up here Jubal, it's really not often you are that quiet" Maggie smirked playfully looking at the man sitting beside her and she leaned back in to the chair to let her back lean gently against his arm
"See now I'm starting to know how you felt yesterday with me talking to your sister" Jubal laughed looking between Maggie and his sister, two of his favourite women in the same place at the same time had him very happy.
The waitress came back when she seen Maggie had joined them, the young girl took their food order and asked if they wanted wine for the table. Jennifer had no idea how Jubal and Maggie had met, she had heard her brother mention a Maggie that he worked with but she had no idea if this was the same Maggie so she had no idea if Maggie knew that Jubal was a recovering Alcoholic. Jubal looked at Maggie when the waitress asked about the wine and Jennifer wanted to give them a minute in private but she couldn't take her eyes off them as she swore that her brother and his girlfriend were having a silent conversation with their eyes. Jennifer finally pulled her eyes away from them and she pushed back her chair
"I'm just going to the ladies room" she excused herself as she walked towards the ladies room wanting to give them a minute alone
Jubal looked at the waitress and he ordered a bottle of wine for Maggie and his sister to drink, he knew what his sister liked and he had a feeling that Maggie would enjoy it. When the waitress left Jubal looked at Maggie "Mag's you deserve to relax and enjoy your night out, this is our first time out together in a nice restaurant. I know you are going to tell me that you don't need wine to relax, but my sister is having wine, I can be around drink I promise"
Maggie knew that Jubal could handle being around drink they had been at work events and out with the team where they were all drinking with Jubal drinking a soda instead and he had enjoyed it just as much as they had. But it was different now her drinking meant that they couldn't kiss properly "It's not the drinking around you that I'm worried about, I noticed your sister had wine, it's what me drinking means"
It finally clicked with Jubal what Maggie meant and he honestly couldn't stop the large smile on his face that creased the corner of his eyes, she was going to miss kissing him, he brushed her hair gently off her shoulder enjoying the slight shiver it sent through her body as his fingers brushed skin. Jubal leaned in and he kissed Maggie softly to begin with but he felt her tongue run along his lower lip and he let his brush against hers being careful not to get carried away as they were in the restaurant. When he broke the kiss for air he leaned his forehead against Maggie's and he had the smile on his face again as he spoke softly
"I can still keep my hands on you and you are showing plenty of skin on your shoulder and neck for me to kiss"
Maggie got another shiver as she heard him talking in such a low voice to her, this man really did drive her crazy in all the right ways "Yeah, you promise?"
She smirked as she seen Jubal close his eyes and bite his lip as he pulled his head back a little to look at her aware that they were in a restaurant "Wild horses couldn't stop me honey.. not when you look so incredibly beautiful.. My sister was right, you did leave me speechless"
Maggie smiled as she reached out caressing Jubal's cheek gently "Well I'm glad I didn't have to speak because when I spotted you my brain stopped working. You are never to wear these grey pants to work….ever" Maggie couldn't help the smirk as she watched Jubal, she loved that she could have that affect on him "Or the new shirt… unless you want that to be the way we let everyone know we are together"
Jubal shook his head softly watching Maggie "I should have known that you would know straight away that his shirt was new… Just how closely have you been watching me in the JOC these last 5 years?" He raised his eyebrow playfully
"Close enough to know when you are wearing a new shirt" Maggie smirked as she leaned in kissing him once more knowing it was going to be the last time she could kiss him tonight.
Jennifer had come back out of the ladies room moments ago but she stopped when she seen her brother with his new girlfriend, to him right now the only person that existed was Maggie, she had never seen him like this before. And watching the way that Maggie was with him she could tell that the feelings were very much mutual, she made her way back to the table as she needed and wanted to find out about the new woman in her brothers life, making him this happy.
