Following Hot in Here.
"Bang, bang, Boom, Bang!" Bullets sounded as they were shot at light speed from guns fired by Team one of the SRU.
"Good Job today guys!" said Ed, as he packed up the guns ready to take them down to the trucks. "And Girl", said Jules jokingly.
"Yeah, we could never forget about the girl" Sam whispered so no one would hear except Jules. She smiled and gave him a look telling him to hush.
"So is everyone coming to the annual SRU party tonight? Asked Ed as he opened the door to leave.
"Yep, yeah, sure" various voices said.
As everyone began to pack up and leave, Sam stayed behind watching Jules over to the side polishing her gun. Once everyone was gone Sam asked Jules "Want me to give you a ride home?" She said "No", knowing she just needed to get home after the long night and hectic morning at his house. She was still feeling guilty about what had happened the night before. It was al her fault. She left Eagle Two alone for a second, and when she returned she was gone. It was all her fault. She knew it. Then she couldn't get her mind off.. That kiss. The kiss she will always remember.
Sam walked out, having second thoughts of leaving her, but knew its what she wanted.
Jules packed up and headed for her jeep and drove home. And at every turn she kept feeling even guiltier, thinking of what COULD have happened to whom she was supposed to watch over and protect. She had failed to do her job. She couldn't stand it.
When she arrived home, her eyes were filled with tears. The light makeup she had applied that morning at Sam's house was now down to her cheeks. She felt awful, just awful. No one had gotten hurt, but What if?!?! She tried to act fine at work, but in the back of her mind.. She felt embarrassed. Knowing that she was not perfect. It killed her inside.
Her phone rang once. 5 minutes later it did again. She finally got up after the 3rd time. I was Sam. He was worried. He cared for her. She knew she couldn't talk to anyone on the team anymore that day. The morning was hard enough. The guilt hadn't begun strongly until she started firing her gun. She also knew that Sam was probably calling to give her a ride to the party. She wanted to go, but it made her feel awful to be faced by other teammates that looked to her for extra protection.
She fell asleep crying with no one to turn to for relief. She wanted to talk to Sam, but she just couldn't.
"Ding" The doorbell rang. Jules slowly got up after about an hour nap. She answered it. "Sam." I don't need this now. "Jules, lets go, please just come with me to the party. I want you to be there. You can just go to blow off some steam. Please!" Sam begged.
"Hold on". She went towards the bathroom to fix the makeup that had ran down her face. "See, that's what I like to see. A happy Jules, come on!"
"Okay! I'm coming!" Jules said. She grabbed her keys and walked towards her jeep. "Ill drive." said Sam. "Sure, I could care less about driving right now." Groaned Jules.
They arrived at the bar, greeted by everyone with others showing suspicion into why they arrived at the same time. Jules began to blow off some of the built up guilt by having a drink. Then she took another and maybe 2 or 3 more.
"Jules!!" Sam said with curiosity. "How many drinks have you had" He asked when he saw her trying to get up, barely able to walk. "Oh, ummmm. Uh. I don't know, maybe 4 or five? Uhh." Jules said dizzily. Sam had already had about 2 drinks, knowing he would drive home he wanted to be responsible. "Jules, we have to get you home! All of the other officers laughed as they saw a drunk Jules being dragged out of the bar.
Sam pulled the jeep to the side of her house. He grabbed her arm and walked her to the door, using the key hooked to the others to get her inside. "Okay, are you okay!"? Sam asked. "Yeah, sure. Never better" Jules said, drunk more than ever.
"Jules, there is no way I can leave you-"
He was interrupted by Jules grabbing his shirt collar. Then her lips pressed firmly against his. She had no clue what she was doing. She ripped his shirt down the middle. "Jules!" Sam exclaimed. "Oh Sam, don't turn into not wanting me now!" Jules said as she took a breath of air. Sam grabbed her as her bedroom became a place of somewhere she could be protected from the guilt and heartache by a man she had begun to love.
They fell asleep with Sam holding onto Jules and her with his hand along her cheek.
She woke up to a loud bang in the kitchen. Sam was standing in the kitchen in boxers as he grabbed the coffee pot. She sat in bed. The sheets covering her cold, but internally very warm body. "Jules, Last night. You, you, you just weren't yourself. Is everything okay?" It was their day off. Team 2 was called into cover for Team 1.
"Um, yeah sure. I think?" Jules was finally beginning to see the reality of what had happened last night. Sam told her, "Jules I know what happened last night was just from the state you were in, I understand." "No." Jules answered. "It was all real."
"Hey, Im gonna go by the store, wanna come?" Said Sam.
"Um, no, Im gonna hang around here, you can come back by though. I mean, if you want." Said Jules.
She smiled as he departed from her house, and she watched him from her window as he walked and turned the corner.