Here you go next chapter xx Little bit of fluffiness in this one ;-)
Few more chapters still to come xx next one will be after the weekend xx
"Hudson, why are you ignoring my calls?"
Hearing those seven words had caused Jack Hudson's heart to stop, he wanted to turn around and see her face but his feet wouldn't move. It was as if they were nailed to the floor and afraid to move encase he was dreaming and wanted to hear her voice because he was missing her so much.
"Hudson! Did you hear me? I thought I was the one that was deaf not you, just encase you didn't I'll ask you again why are you ignoring my calls?" Sue called out again
Jack couldn't help but smile now, only she could say a sentence like that and he knew she was real; she really was here calling his name
Slowly he turned to face her, his breathing sharpen slightly when he saw. Even after three years he couldn't believe how beautiful she was; even now with her ruffled clothes, the wispy parts of her hair sticking to the sides of her face due to the sweat from running through DC, her ponytail coming loose, the slight marking of the tree of her clothes and face from where she had been leaning on it and her cheeks flushed she still had the ability to take his breath away with her beauty.
"Well" she asked as she slowly walked towards him
"Sue what are you doing here? Should you be landing in Ohio about now?" he asked as he too walked towards her
"Actually I would be landing in about five minutes only I'm not on the plane"
"I can see that"
"So why were you ignoring my calls?" she asked for the third time
"I wasn't, I was ignoring Lucy's calls,"
"I happen to know it was my calls you were ignoring so try again Jack"
"And how would you know that?"
"I know because I was the one making the calls from home, so why were you ignoring them?"
'Jack all this time you wanted to speak to her and she was calling you, why didn't you just answer the phone' he mentally cursed himself
"Well"
"Sue, when you left I needed time, space to run, my head was so jumbled up. I went to the office but I couldn't handle it so I came home, but then I saw you picture from that night we played pool with the team I needed to get out so I came here to run, when I saw whose name was on the display I thought it was Lucy and I really couldn't handle her sympathy and pity so I refused to answer and just kept running."
"I know you didn't go to the office Jack"
"But how do you know that?"
"I came looking for you; I needed to talk to you, there was something I needed to tell you"
Jack looked at Sue almost pleading with her not to say she didn't love him and she was still leaving for New York
"What" he asked slowly
"I came to tell you what I should have told you in the airport but the words refused to come out so I left." by now she was right in front of there was just about enough room to fit thin piece of paper between them, her feet were between his and slowly she traced her hands up his arms as she spoke
"Which is?" he asked breathlessly and in barely a whisper
Placing her arms around his neck, she placed a small kiss to the side of his face, with a small breath near his ear, that caused his body to shiver as she whispered
"I love you too Jack" before pulling back to look into his eyes
Once again Jack had to remind himself to keep to breathing she loved him back his mind was whirling
"Jack" she spoke softly again
"Say it again Sue, please I need to know I'm not dreaming, please I need this to be real"
Smiling she looked directly at him and repeated "I said I love you too Jack and to show you I'm real" she leaned in closer to him again, moved her one hand that was around his neck and jarred him in the ribs
"Ow what was that for" he said as he used his hand to rub his aching side
Laughing she replied "Two reasons, one as punishment for ignoring my calls and two to prove you're not dreaming"
"That really hurt" he said with a sad look "There are plenty of other ways you could have showed me you're real" he added with wiggling eyebrows
She smiled at that and was going to comply until she noticed his bandaged hand "Jack, what have you done to your hand?" she asked the concern evident in her voice
With a look of embarrassment on his face he tried to think of a manly excuse but as her hands were now back around his neck playing with the top of his t-shirt all words failed him
"I hit it on my bedside cabinet, Sue I was heartbroken when you left. I was angry with myself for not telling you sooner so I hit the pillow in frustration and well sort of missed"
Sue's face fell at this point when she realised she had caused him so much pain and hurt by nearly leaving him "Jack I'm sorry for leaving..." she started
"Sue its ok, but can I ask why you left if you loved me back"
"I didn't want to leave Jack, I had so many things I wanted to say to you but the words wouldn't come out, so I left, hoping it would give me the clarity I needed. As I walked towards the plane I realised I made a mistake leaving you, so I asked the pilot to let me off the flight. He agreed to because there was a problem in Ohio and take off had to be delayed."
"I waited at the airport for you Sue, I was pleading for you to come back to me, but when I saw your plane take off I left"
Sue couldn't help but laugh at the missed timing between them, she must have walked through the door as he entered the lift
"What is so funny?"
"I missed you by minutes then, it took nearly twenty minutes to find my bags, my phone and most of my clothes are on their way to Ohio because the plane needed to take off and I needed to find you. I just about made it back into the airport as the plane took off. I ran back to the waiting area to see you but you'd gone, so I got in a cab and headed to the office to see you. I had to see you, I couldn't lose you Jack I love you too much"
"I love you too Sue and you are not going to lose me, I'm going to see Ted tomorrow about a transfer, I was going to see him tomorrow anyway. I was going to fly to New York in the next few days to see you."
"There's no need Jack, I've spoken to Ted, I was going to transfer to another unit, but Ted had spoken to the hire ups and they agreed we could be together on one condition"
"Which is" he asked almost afraid to know the answer
"That I remain as an analyst, there are some rules I need to work by and it does mean that you and I will not be going undercover together again, but who needs undercover when you have the real thing"
Jack's heart leapt again, she was here, she loved him and they could be together whilst remaining on the same team. Placing his arms around her waist, he pulled her closer to him "So does this mean you and I are together now?" she nodded her head and he replied "Good, because I'm going to do something I've wanted to do since you offered me a cookie to go."
"You better" she added with a giggle
And there in the middle of their park, near their fountain, their lips met in a passionate kiss. It wasn't the first time it had happened but it was the first time it wouldn't be followed by embarrassed looks at how right it felt, didn't lead to the truth being denied, didn't start as cover and morph into more, it was passionate and heartfelt from the start and held the promise of so much more.
Parting neither one wanted to lose the other go "Can I do something I've always wanted to do now?" she asked sweetly
"Baby you can do anything you want" he replied as he finished she moved back a bit and flung her arms around his neck making her feet leave the floor and held him tightly as his one arm held her waist
"I've wanted to jump into your arms for so long, but there was always something stopping me until now"
Placing her back on the ground he looked at her "Now there isn't anything stopping you, feel free to do it anytime you want to"
"I intend to, now I made a promise to Ted earlier that I would come back to work tomorrow gossiping and giggling with the girls about how fantastic my night was with you, so..."
"So I guess I need to ask you on a date. So here goes, Miss Sue Thomas will you do me the honour of accompanying me on a date this evening?"
Sue looked him in the eyes and couldn't resist teasing him a little longer "I'll think about, in the meantime why don't you try and convince me" she said with a wink
Jack swallowed hard as she teased him, even now they were together that wink drove him crazy "I think I can find a way" he added with his own wink, before capturing his lips with hers for a few more minutes of pleasure. As they parted once again he smiled at her
"Convinced" he asked
"Definitely, so in answer to your question, Yes, Mr Jack Hudson, I'll go on a date with you"
"Good because I intend to ask on one as often as possible, so I guess I should get you home so you can change, while I plan a night to remember, but don't get dressed up I have a plan and an evening gown would not be appropriate, I'm not going to take you to dinner tonight I have something better planned. I'll take you to dinner tomorrow night."
"Ok" she answered with an I wonder what he's up to look in her eyes
Taken her hand they walked the thirty minute walk back to her apartment, it should have only taken ten but those kisses as a new couple weren't half slowing them down. On arriving he looked at his watch it was 5:30pm
"So sweetheart I'll pick you up in an hour, leave Levi with Lucy, I want you all to myself for our first date and don't forget wear something casual and your hair needs to be down"
"Ok, I'll see you in an hour"
The two of them stood there looking at each other, neither one wanting to move, but finally after much determination on both their parts Sue walked into the building but not before one last kiss.
Entering the building she dreamily climbed the two flights of stairs as she thought what was going to happen on her first real date with Jack while also preparing herself to be bombarded with Lucy's questions.
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