"In the darkest night hour I'll search through the crowd, your face is all that I see..you better kiss me before our time has run out"-Beyonce
Joss moved through the massive crowd of people that were gathered to watch the ball drop and welcome in the New Year. She smirked as she saw Taylor standing with his girlfriend a few rows ahead of her. She gave them some space so she didn't embarrass him.
She made her way to the side street where there were less people standing. Once she had a clear line of sight on Taylor from her new spot she looked up and gazed at the ball that was about to bring in the New Year. She gently touched her left arm remembering the year that was about to pass. Although she was physically healed as much as possible, she still was emotionally struggling and every time she looked at her left arm she felt like crying.
After she had woken up in the hospital she and the doctors found out that Simmons's bullet had destroyed some of her nerves and as a result she couldn't feel anything from her left shoulder down to her left hand and she could only moved three fingers on her left hand.
She was no longer a cop but thanks to a private benefactor she was the head of her own law firm. She still helped out with the numbers from time to time but she didn't get to see the team as often as she would like to.
She sighed and touched her lips and closed her eyes. She missed seeing John. He had been so distant since Simmons shot her. When she did get a chance to see and talk with him, their conversations consisted of quick 'how are yous '.
She wanted to ask him if he meant everything he told her in the morgue and she especially wanted to ask him about their kiss.
Her thoughts were interrupted when a hand touched her shoulder she turned her head and looked up and was surprised to see John. The lights in the square dimmed and she could hear the crowd of people began the countdown.
As she gazed into his eyes she wanted to say so much to him. She wanted to ask him how he was doing, wanted to tell him she missed him. She wanted to ask him if he knew that he was constantly on her mind. She wanted to tell him that even in a crowd of thousands of strangers he was all she saw. She wanted to tell him she loved him with all of her heart and soul. She wanted to ask him to love her forever. She wanted to say so much but for some reason the words wouldn't come out of her mouth.
She felt his hand as he removed her fingers from her lips and she felt his calloused fingers as his hand touched her cheek and ear as he held the side of her face.
The countdown ended and confetti fell all around them as another year passed leaving behind old memories and setting the stage for new ones.
She grabbed the front of his coat. She tried to fight the pull between them but she knew deep down that there was no obstacle that could stop her from crashing into him. She took a deep breath as she gazed at him. Time stopped for no one and the thought of their time together being cut short was a real possibility. She closed her eyes and leaned in to kiss him. She loved John and she would give her all for him from now until the end.