Family - Chapter 2 - Becker's POV
I hadn't spoken to Jess since Friday because I had the weekend off work but now it was Monday and I'm pretty sure she'll be telling us about her date with Lucas Williams, I can't believe she went out on a date with him. Don't get me wrong he's a nice enough guy and everything but I never had him down as Jess' type considering she's had a crush on me for three years, yes I knew about her crush, me and Lucas are complete opposite's which was weird considering I thought that I was her type. I knew that I should have done something about the crush on me because to be completely honest I sort of fancied her myself, she was cute, funny, smart and she always had her friends back which I liked but I could never bring myself to tell her because I don't think I should be dating someone who I work with it could ruin the working relationship we have and not forgetting if things went wrong being friends would be hard.
I walked into the break room and seen Abby and Jess sitting around a table laughing so I made myself a cup of coffee and grabbed a biscuit before going over and joining them "Ladies" I said when I sat down and they said hello to me "Jess, how was your date?" I asked her.
"Honestly it was one of the best dates that I have ever been on! He acted like a complete gentleman by opening doors, pulling out my seat, giving me his jacket and he didn't try and get inside he just kissed my cheek and went home" She told me with a smile. Well at least I don't have to kick his ass for not treating her right but all of that seems a little over the top for a first date, maybe he's planning to get inside on the second date or something… should I have a word with him? No. Jess is a big girl who can look after herself but she knows if she needs to talk to someone then I'm here.
"That's great I'm glad that he's treating you good but if he doesn't you let me know and we'll all shoot him with an EMD" I told her and she nodded and laughed before saying she was going to refill he coffee cup, she got up from her seat and went over to the counter.
"Wish you'd said something sooner?" Abby asked.
"What?" I asked.
"You're so obvious! It's clear to everyone but Jess that you fancy her, bringing her chocolate after an anomaly, getting her expensive birthday and Christmas presents, fixing her car, taking her to and from work when it didn't work… it's all the little things like that they all add up to you fancying her but now she's dating someone else and you've missed your chance" She explained.
"Maybe it's a good thing I never asked her out, me and her a really good friends and if we split up or something we wouldn't be talking and we both have the same friends and we work together it'll be hard so maybe it's for the best. Lucas and Jess can work well together he seems good to her and she seems to like him" I told Abby who gave me this weird look "What?" I questioned.
"You don't really believe that do you?" She questioned.
"No" I stated as I looked down at the table and I heard her giggle.
After finishing my coffee I left the break room and was walking past the locker rooms when I heard Lucas talking to his friends and I wanted to know exactly what it was that he was talking about "I tell you she looked so hot in that little dress she was wearing, she dropped her bag and picked it up and you could see a little ass cheek man and let me tell you it's a mighty fine ass too… she didn't invite me in though which I was bummed about but we're going out again this weekend and she thinks I'm such a gentleman wait until she gets me in the bedroom" He said and all of his friends laughed at him, so he wasn't such a good guy after all then was he.
About an hour or so later I seen him walking past my office and called him in, I stood up and stood in front of him towering over him and wider then him, I wanted him to know that I was bigger then him and intimidate him "You can discuss your dates all you like but when you go out with someone who works here and you talk about her in the manner that you did with everyone to hear I think that's a little wrong, what if she walked past when you were telling your friends what a 'mighty fine ass' she had? Not only would her feelings be hurt that you were talking about her like that but I think she'll be a little embarrassed that someone she thought was a good guy and a gentleman would say those things" I explained to him "Now I'm telling you this as Jess' friend, I do not want her coming to me and telling me that you were rough, forward, un gentlemanly, rude or forceful to her because if you do then you'll have me to answer to and it won't be pretty, do you understand?" I asked.
"Yes sir, sorry sir" He said.
"You may go and be careful where you have your conversations next time" I told him as he walked out the door.
I sat back down in my chair and the door knocked and I called for whoever it was to come in, Matt opened the door and closed it behind him "Heard you scalding Lucas Williams about Jess" He said and I sighed "Look I think what you said was great it scared the shit out of him but you can't suddenly hate him for dating Jess" He told me.
"I don't hate him I just don't like the way he was talking about her like he was her booty call or something it wasn't right and he needed to be told, she's my friend and I don't want some guy treating her like that" I explained.
"Look I'm on your side if he treats her bad then I'll help you kick his ass she's like a little sister to me but you can't make your feelings towards him personal OK? I know you like her even if she doesn't and if you start threatening her boyfriends then it's going to ruin your friendship with her" He told me.
I wasn't making this personal! Just because I like Jess that doesn't mean that I want to beat all her boyfriends up it just means that I want them to treat her with respect she's a nice girl who deserves a nice guy, I don't want some dick treating her like nothing more then a booty call because she isn't that type of person, she's a sweet and caring girl who deserves all the respect you could give someone… you know it's down to her that most of us are still alive because in the field not only does she have everyone's back she's always making sure there are no civilians, she's working out how to safely evacuate the area, she has the emergency services on stand by… she thinks of everything and everyone.
When I got home I went to the fridge and got a beer out and went to the sofa and turned the TV on and flicked through the channels until I found one with a decent show on and just started to chill out, I couldn't get into the TV show because I couldn't stop thinking about Jess and how he was speaking about her, should I tell her? No. I shouldn't tell her what he was saying but maybe I should talk to her and tell her to be careful with him or something… yeah I should do that.
I buzzed on Jess' button and it didn't take long for her to answer, when I told her it was me she buzzed me straight up and I went to her front door which she had already opened, I closed it behind me and found her in the kitchen "Hey" She said with a smile on her face as she made some dinner "I'm making a chicken salad, want one?" She asked and I nodded as she handed me a beer "I wasn't expecting you to come over, is something wrong?" She asked.
"No nothings wrong I just wanted to talk to you" I told her, she handed me a plate and we went and sat in the living room, she was watching some crime show, I sat down next to her "Look I know it's none of my business really but you're my friend and I want to make sure that you're treated right" I started and she nodded "I know you said that Lucas acted like a complete gentleman on your date and you're going out again which is great but make sure he treats you with respect and everything… I know what guys like him are like and I don't want you to feel like you have to do something you're not comfortable with" I explained.
"Is this you being my big brother?" She asked with a smirk on her face, way to be friend zoned "Thank you for looking out for me I really appreciate it and I promise if I feel uncomfortable with anything then I'll tell him or if I want his ass kicked then I'll come to you and tell you" She said.
"Make sure you do" I told her and she laughed.
"I promise I will but I have a good feeling about this guy he seems really nice and he comes from a good family with good values, he was a complete gentleman and I don't know… there's something about him that I'm attracted to I guess" She explained.
"Is he your boyfriend… you know officially?" I questioned.
"No he's not but maybe on this second date" She told me.
She seemed really happy to be going out with him again which made me happy because that's all I really wanted for her, she was a good girl who deserved a good guy, Lucas is young and he said some things he shouldn't have said but what guy has never talked about a girl like that… I admit when I went on a date with Sophie Roberts when I was 17 I spoke about her ass to my friends and I couldn't wait to sleep with her so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now but if I hear him speaking about her like that again then I'll be really angry "I'm glad your excited but please just be careful I don't hurt because of some guy" I told her.
"Thank you for caring it's really nice, you know I'm an only child so I've never had a big sibling look out for me or anything look out for me but with you and Abby, Connor, Matt, Emily and even Lester sometimes I feel like I've got a big family and it's nice" She said with a smile.
"Like I said if you need me to kick his ass then me and Matt are on it" I told her.
"What about Connor?" She asked.
"He's scared of his own shadow half the time" I said "Plus would you trust him with an EMD?" I asked.
"No… OK I'll tell you and Matt" she said.
Well Becker is starting to show a protective streak when it comes to Jess, how do you think it will progress? Please review and tell me what you think