A/N: This prompt (for a double date with Jess and Becker) came from Heyarandomgal. A big thank you goes out for that! Thanks also go to the reviewers! It means so much and you're all amazing. I really enjoyed writing this chapter, so I hope you enjoy reading it too. Be sure to tell me what you think!

Double Trouble

"It's not much further," Matt promised, holding a blind-folded Emily by the hand and leading her forwards. "Oh, careful – there's a step up here."

"Can't you just take the scarf off now?" Emily asked. If she hadn't been wearing the scarf she would have rolled her eyes or stared almost mockingly up at Matt.

"No," Matt replied serenely. After a few minutes of him shuffling Emily forwards he turned back to her and slowly lifted the scarf from her beautiful, chocolate coloured eyes. She gasped as she saw where they were: an upmarket London restaurant. Everywhere she looked, slick black surfaces sang of sophistication, and the dimmed red lights set the romantic mood she and Matt had been searching for for their one year anniversary.

They stood side by side, Emily's arm over Matt's, at the Maître d's front desk.

"Good evening. May I take your reservation name, Sir?" The Maître d' asked politely.

"It's under Anderson," Matt replied with a nod of his head.

"If you'd please follow me."

The Maître d' led them through a series of tables before stopping at one, set for two, just beside another couple enjoying a romantic meal.

"Thanks," Matt muttered, smoothly depositing a ten pound note in the head waiter's hand.

"Well this is nice," Emily told him as she picked up her menu.

"Not bad for your first restaurant, eh?"

"It's lovely."

A waiter came to take their order, dressed entirely in black with a badge bearing the name Christopher, pinned to his chest. Once Christopher had left with their order and menus, Matt reached across the walnut table and took Emily's soft hands.

"Happy Anniversary," he smiled.

"Happy Anniversary," Emily repeated, leaning forwards to meet Matt's lips.

As the restaurant filled up, the time for their starter to arrive, seemed to build. Matt, craning his neck, looked around the restaurant for Christopher, hoping to see him coming with two plates. Instead Matt spotted two familiar faces at the table beside theirs.

"Becker? Jess?" He said in surprise.

The two people looked up, and both Matt and Emily instantly recognised them as their head of security and field coordinator.

"Matt. Emily," Becker muttered.

"What are doing here?" Matt and Becker asked in synchronisation.

"It's our anniversary," Emily and Jess answered.

"Your anniversary is on the 3rd too?" Matt questioned, his Irish accent coming out strongly.

"Well, no, but we're both scheduled to work on the 10th," Jess explained. "So we booked a table here this evening instead."

Before Matt or Emily could reply, Christopher came back with their starters: a butternut squash soup for Emily and some salmon blinis for Matt.

"Sorry for the delay, Sir. Your main courses will be on time, of course."

"Erm, excuse me, would it be at all possible to put these two tables together?" Jess asked Christopher. "It's just we're all work friends and I think we'd all enjoy eating our meals together. We might as well now that we know we're all here," she added in an undertone to Emily, who smiled uncertainly at her.

"Of course, Miss. That is entirely possible. If you could all just stand a moment, we will move a table."

"Great!"

Becker mouthed an apology at Matt and Emily as he stood up and shrugged his shoulders. Everyone at the ARC knew it was impossible to restrain Jess once she had an idea in her head.

Christopher, and another waiter, moved Matt and Emily's table, placing it beside Jess and Becker's then moved the chairs around before disappearing back to the kitchen.

"I've never been on a double date!" Jess exclaimed as she sat back down in her seat. Emily took the chair beside her with Matt opposite and Becker in front of his own girlfriend, Jess. "Have you?"

"No," Becker replied instantly, his eyes fixed on Jess.

"Matt?"

"No, sorry, Jess. I haven't either."

"What about you, Emily?" Jess asked, not really thinking about Emily's background. Of course, double dating wasn't a concept that existed in Victorian England, and certainly not in the upper classes that Emily belonged to. No, she was married off to a man of stature, with a title, and the ability to provide for her in every way possible, except of course in matters of love.

"Am I right in thinking that a double date means two couples one a date together?"

"Yep, that's about right," Matt replied, tucking into his blinis.

"Yeah, except you missed the crucial part. It means double the trouble," Becker muttered to Matt who chuckled softly, unaware that both Jess and Emily had overheard.

"Then perhaps us 'troublemakers' should leave you boys alone," Jess suggested.

"Only joking, Honey."

"I don't know. What do you think, Emily?"

Emily surveyed both Matt and Becker's pleading expressions before answering. "I think they both need to be taught a lesson," Emily replied with a sly grin that Matt knew only too well. He was currently looking at his girlfriend's mischievous side.

"Yeah, you're right. This isn't the place, but perhaps you'd come with me to powder my nose," Jess murmured, hoping she and Emily could discuss strategies in the toilets.

Emily stood up, pushing her chair back, and walked behind Jess through the tables to the ladies' room.

"So what should we do?" Jess asked the moment the door closed. Her voice was low and urgent, as she glanced around the room.

"We need to take our time. Let them stew and worry a while yet."

Jess gave Emily a shrewd look. "You do stuff like this all the time, don't you?"

"Stuff like what?" Emily queried, bewildered.

"I don't know…the devious…the mischievous…"

Emily nodded shyly. It was true. There was a part of her, hidden to everyone but Matt, that seemed to be just as Jess had described. It would never have surfaced if she still lived in the 1800s.

"Since you're the expert, what do you recommend we do?"

"I think we should pretend that we got up to more in here than they think we have," Emily replied cryptically.

"Are you saying what I think you're saying? Make them think we…what, kissed?"

Emily nodded, assessing Jess' thoughts from her expression. Her eyes were wide and staring from shock, but she nodded all the same.

"And how do we do that?"

"Are you wearing lipstick?" Emily asked. Jess nodded. "Great, smudge it. Mess your hair up a bit."

Jess pouted. "It took me ages to do my hair like this," she complained, pointing at her sophisticated up-do.

"It'll be worth it for their expressions, trust me," Emily told her, already smudging her own red lipstick with the back of her hand. She mussed her brown curls a few times and then checked Jess. "Perfect. Come on."

The pair of them walked out holding hands, and both Becker and Matt stared at them as they moved towards their table. Becker's gaze was locked on Jess' smudged lipstick, whilst Matt zeroed in on their entwined hands. The two girls sat down at the table and nonchalantly began eating their food again.

Matt and Becker still gaped, their food untouched.

"What is there something on my face?" Emily asked Matt innocently.

Clearing his throat, Matt replied, "No," and turned his gaze southward and focused on eating.

Becker continued to angrily watch Jess, hoping to force her to meet his gaze. It was going perfectly until Jess caved and giggled.

"I'm sorry. I can't keep this up!"

"Jessica," Becker warned. "What's going on?"

"I'm sorry!" Jess gasped through her hysterics. "Your faces! Such a picture! Honestly, what did you think we'd done?"

"Kissed," Matt replied simply, smiling at Emily. "Well played."

"Thank you," his girlfriend replied, and lightly kissed his cheek. "I think we'd better return to the ladies' room, though, Jess. We're starting to get some funny looks…"

Jess nodded and got up. She skipped forwards and placed a kiss on Becker's temple before joining Emily. Still in his shocked stupor, Becker turned to Matt.

"Told you. Double trouble," he mumbled.

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