CHP3

After making polite small talk with a few friends, so as not to draw any suspicion to myself leaving, I quietly slip away and head towards the break room. They probably won't even notice I'm gone thanks to Boyle's evidently captivating speech on the mouthfeel of this particular takeout food.

I see Amy sat on the couch, head in her hands, seemingly upset about something.

"Hey Amy, miss me?"

She looks up.

"Jake! Hey! Yeah! I, um, I didn't even notice you get back"

"Really? Amy I saw you with the others when I came in"

She blushes and avoids making eye contact.

"Oh... Yeah, well I was just-"

"-trying to avoid me?"

Her already blushing face turns an even brighter shade of red.

"Um, no.. I don't know. We just left things so weird, I didn't know how to face you. Seeing you just made me panic"

"Is that why you're hiding out in here, instead of enjoying my super-awesome party?"

"Um, yeah.. I guess so. Jake, we really need to talk about what you said"

"Yeah I suppose we do"

We sat in silence for a few moments before Amy finally spoke up.

"I broke up with Teddy"

"You did?"

"Yeah..."

"So, what does that mean for us?"

"I don't know"

A few more minutes went by. I moved closer to Amy so I was sitting right next to her now, and I took her hand.

"I stand by what I said before. I really like you Amy Santiago, and if it's okay with you, I'm going to continue liking you, and wanting to be with you until you're ready to like me back."

"Jake?" She squeezed my hand.

"Yeah?"

"I already like you back"

I don't know how to react, I wasn't expecting this to happen! I honestly had no idea she felt this way about me too - I had always thought it was more of a one-sided kind of thing.

I can't speak, instead I just stare at her in shock.

AMY'S POV

Finally! After almost six months of not knowing what Jake really meant by 'romantic stylez' I now know; he wants something serious. With me.

It's a lot to take in, but I soak it up and enjoy this feeling. The feeling of liking someone and knowing they definitely like you back- I've never felt so happy in my life!

Jake stares at me a while longer. And I simply let him stay like that so he can take in the new information.

After a few more seconds (that felt more like hours) a huge smile appears on his face. And I can't help but copy him, I'm just so happy right now.

He squeezes my hand again and moved even closer to me.

My heart is pounding.

While continuing to hold my hand, he uses the other to softly touch my face and gently pull it towards his.

Our lips press together in the most passionate kiss I think I've ever had. Completely in sync.

I move my hands so they're wrapped tightly around his neck as we continue to kiss. And he slowly places his on my waist.

This moment couldn't be any more perfect.

I've forgotten we were in the precinct break room by this point and was harshly reminded of this as Terry walks in, unannounced.

Luckily we break it up quickly enough so that he doesn't see anything. I don't think I'm ready for everyone to know about what just happened yet.

Instead, Jake and I just stay sitting there on the break room couch, with stupid smiles on our faces as we pretend to listen to Terry go on about yogurt or something as equally meaningless. Both of us blissfully unaware of everything else, our thoughts focus only on what just happened between us.

Things are going to be very different from now on.