It wasn't too long before Jake and Amy made it back to their own precinct. It was quite late in the afternoon by now, meaning that most of the squad had finished for the day. They'd escorted their perp into holding and headed to the Captain's office to check in and hopefully clock off for the day. If only they were so lucky.
With a transfer, came a lot of paperwork. Paperwork that Captain Holt wanted filling in as soon as possible. He'd asked them to stay and complete it, so he could sign and file it the following morning. Amy being Amy, couldn't say no to Holt and agreed within seconds. Jake paused for a second, weighing up the pros and cons. He wanted to go home, but if he did, he'd have to be at work early the next morning to complete it, and he'd miss out on spending some more time with Amy. So, with that, Jake decided to stay as well.
They both got to work, filling in different reports, hoping to get through it quickly. Not long after, Holt left for the day, leaving the two detectives to complete the paperwork alone, with the odd cleaner coming up to join them on the fourth floor.
After about an hour of doing paperwork, Jake heads out onto the rooftop claiming he needed some fresh air. Who could blame him? More than 4 hours in a car and then stuck in the precinct completing transfer files and arrest reports. Amy decides that it's now or never. She follows Jake onto the rooftop just moments after he had made his exit.
Here she goes; "Jake?" He jumps, not expecting for Amy to have followed him. She continues, "I think we should talk." He nods, knowing it's the right thing to do but deep down, he couldn't help but feel extremely uncomfortable. 'What is she going to say? Is there ever going to be a chance for them to be together?'
"Amy, I…" he starts but before he can even finish his sentence Amy interrupts him.
"Jake, I really like you. I have for a while." His face softens and a small smile escapes his lips. Finally, he thinks. Amy continues, "I always wondered what would have happened if I had split up with Teddy while you were undercover. I played a thousand situations over in my head but I always came to the same 2 conclusions: what if he was done with me because I didn't choose him originally? Or what would happen if something went wrong between us?" By now she's pacing round the rooftop, trying not to look Jake in the eye. "I always try to do everything as well as I can, but I don't exactly have a good track record when it comes to dating. But I don't care anymore. I just need you to know how I feel because I will really regret it if I don't. If you don't want anything to change, I completely understand. We can forget this ever happened and can go back to professional colleagues." What she doesn't realise is that while she was rambling on, Jake had stepped a lot closer, their noses were almost touching, and he had a wide grin plastered on his face from ear to ear.
"Amy," he starts, taking one of his hands in his, she looks down at their joined hands and then back up to meet his eyes, "you have no idea how long I have wanted to hear that." He lets out a small chuckle. "All of those dates I went on, all the one-night stands, it didn't make me feel any different. I'd tried so many things to get over you because I thought you'd never want this. You deserve so much better than a man-child with dad issues." She shakes her head laughing lightly. He moves his other hand to her cheek and begins to lean down slightly. He doesn't know what happens next, all he knows is that Amy's lips are on his and it's the best he has ever felt in his life. Everything that had happened over the past couple of months was worth it. He was finally getting to kiss Amy Santiago on the 99th precincts' rooftop.
As they pull away breathlessly, they both utter the word "wow", and they can't help but laugh together, his arms wrapping around her and resting his cheek on her head, as she presses her face into his chest. "You know, if one of us is going to screw this up, it's going to be me," Jake said as he started to release Amy from his embrace. "I can't even remember when I last had an actual relationship. But I will do whatever I can to make you happy, because I am always at my happiest when I'm with you." He says it without realising and clamps a hand over his mouth before he can say something else.
"Wow, Jake. I never knew you could be so romantic," she says, giggling.
"I suppose it's all those Disney films I've seen," he jokes, but she still finds it endearing. Of course, she had to fall for a goofball who is obsessed with Disney films.
"Come on," he says, taking her hand and guiding her to the door leading back inside. "We are finishing this paperwork as quickly as possible because I really want to kiss you again." As they reached the door, Amy did something neither of them expected her to do, she pulled Jake back by their joined hands, placed a hand on his cheek and kissed him again. It didn't last long, though; they were both smiling so hard, and they were on the verge of laughing.
Half an hour later, they both signed the last paper. Jake got his things together as Amy organised the paperwork and dropped it onto the captain's desk for him to sign in the morning.
"Mi'lady," Jake offers his arm for Amy to take as they head towards the elevator together. "Now, I don't know about you, but I kind of want to spend some more time together. Movie and take out at yours? The reason I say yours is because I need to drop you off anyway, and my apartment definitely isn't clean." They both laugh together. They do it a lot, but who can blame them?
"Sounds perfect," she answers and leans her head on his shoulder. He can't help but turn his head and lay a soft kiss on her forehead. "What take-out are we getting?"
"Well, I was thinking pierogis, potato pancakes and hot chocolate from that Polish place you like," Jake answered a smile on his lips. He didn't know how long it was going to last, but he was definitely on a roll for impressing his new girlfr… wait was she his girlfriend now? He could definitely get used to that!
"How did you know?" Amy asks, dumbfoundedly.
"What? I can't know what my partner in crime likes to eat." He pauses. "Wait, no, that's not right. Partner, solving crime, likes to eat." She's not too convinced. "Fine, okay, I heard you talking to Rosa about it once."
"Ahh, that's sweet… but also kind of creepy," she says. He just smiles and nods.
Back at her apartment, they work in sync with each other without realising. She grabs some plates and starts sharing out the food, while he grabs the blanket that's always kept on the back of her couch and switches the TV on. It's so domestic. She walks over to the couch, handing him a plate, and they mutually decide to watch the new SVU episode rather than a movie. Within minutes, they are placing bets on who did it. Some things never change.
Finishing their food, they put their plates down onto the small coffee table in front of them and Jake extends his arm, allowing Amy to lean on him if she wishes. She does so, and he pulls the blanket around them, making sure that Amy was warm enough. She just gets cold easily, that's all. He also can't deny that he's imagined this so many times and he can't comprehend how good it feels for it to be true. He thinks about pinching himself just to check he's not dreaming, but decides against, instead choosing to wrap his arm around Amy, pulling her impossibly closer to him.
It's not long before they both feel tired and they almost have to hold their eye lids open to stay awake long enough to see who wins the bet. Jake wins, and declares himself as the ultimate detective/genius as he always does.
"So, I guess I should get going. You know, with work in the morning," Jake says sounding disappointed. He just wants to stay in this moment forever. A sleepy Amy replies "Stay," and how could he deny her what she wanted. "Okay, then. You go and get changed. I'll go and grab my bag from the car and come straight back up." Never has he felt prouder of himself for packing some extra clothes in case he dropped food down his shirt.
They moved quickly and were soon tucked up in Amy's bed, both hoping they could stay in this moment forever. Needless to say, that that was the best night sleep both of them had ever had. They fell asleep and woke up in each other's arms, and there was not an ounce of awkwardness in the atmosphere.