Chapter five; Surprises and Blankets.
Hehe. This chapter will blow your mind and is mostly dedicated to my sister and boyfriend, because they won't stop pushing ideas into my head.
Henry and Jo's relationship bloomed over the following months and moved rather slowly. Henry was sort of holding it back a little, because he wasn't exactly ready to even think about marriage, but it was going really good for the both of them. Jo smiled as she started to slowly wake up. She remembered the night before where she and Henry had danced to one of his old records. She didn't know which one it was she just knew it was old. She enjoyed every second of it. She didn't know how romantic he could be before they started dating and she felt so special and loved that he would show his soft side to her. Her smiled turned into a frown when she couldn't remember what happened after their dance. Her eyes slowly fluttered open and then it hit her. She didn't go home, Nor did she sleep on Henry's couch. Her cheeks turned a deep red when she noticed Henry's arm draped across her bare stomach. She noticed that he was now too awake and was breathing in her scent. This certainly deepened her blush as she slowly turned around to face him.
"Hi." Jo whispered as she suddenly couldn't find her voice. This was a complete surprise to her. She didn't even remember when their date ended up in the bedroom.
"Good morning, Jo." Henry greeted as he slowly placed a kiss on her forehead. He smiled brightly at her. She immediately relaxed as she realised how good it felt to actually wake up next to the man she slept with. He pulled her closer and hugged her tightly.
"I thought you were more of a wait before marriage guy." Jo teased as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Well, I'll have you know Abigail and I slept together before we married." Henry stated with a sly grin. As they lay there and enjoyed each other's company someone unexpectedly walked into Henry's room.
"Alright, Pops time to get up you're going to be late for work or Jo is… will… to… flip…" Abe trailed off as he saw the two with their limbs intertwined. Henry and Jo immediately turned a deep shade of red that could rival a tomato's natural colour. "Well, this is most definitely a surprise." Abe said as his smile grew into a smirk.
"Uhm, Abraham could you maybe give me and Jo a bit of privacy?" Henry questioned as he struggled to keep his voice under control.
"Oh yeah, sorry. Oh and morning, Jo." Abe said as he quickly made his way out of Henry's room. Abe didn't expect her to greet back. He just wanted to see how red she could actually get.
"Oh hell that was beyond embarrassing." Jo muttered as she started to get up and get ready for the day.
"Well, it could have definitely gone much better than that." Henry said as he started to help Jo search for her missing clothes. Once they found Jo's clothes Henry made his way to the shower.
Henry and Jo arrived at the precinct at the exact same time, causing Hanson to raise his eyebrows in surprise.
"So, may I ask why you're an hour late?" Hanson asked smirking as Henry went straight to the morgue after saying he'll pick her up for lunch.
"No you may not. What I miss?" Jo asked as she sat down at her desk to begin with paperwork.
"Not much. We don't have a dead body yet."
"Really? What, are the murderers taking a break or something?" Jo joked half-heartedly.
"So how are you and Henry? You seem pretty happy since you two started going out." Hanson as he leaned on the corner of Jo's desk.
"It's rather going slow. We've only went on dates so far and…" Jo said as Hanson cut her off.
"And you've slept over at his place how many times?" Hanson snickered.
"My gun is always loaded, Mike." Jo warned with an irritated expression. Hanson lifted both his hands to show innocence.
"Noted." He exclaimed before returning to his own desk. Before Jo could return to her paperwork she almost got a fright as Lieutenant Reece called her to her office.
"Martinez, my office, now." She said as she stuck her head out of the door. The Lieutenant didn't look angry or irritated and Jo was sure she didn't do anything to get on her bad side, though the same might not apply to Henry.
"You wanted to see me, Lieu?" Jo asked as she took a seat in one of the office chairs.
"I do believe you've been hiding something from me, Detective." Reece said with a sly smirk, but with teasing in her voice. Jo swallowed thickly.
"What, may I ask, would I be hiding ,sir?" Jo asked pretending to be confused.
"You should know by now that nothing in this precinct slips by me, especially you and Dr. Morgan's relationship." Reece said as her smirk grew larger.
"I… we… are… uhm," Jo stuttered not knowing exactly what to say.
"Oh, relax ,Detective. I'm only teasing and I did want to ask you something though," Reece said as her smirk suddenly turned into her usual strict gaze. "Working with Henry in the field won't be a problem now will it?" She asked warningly.
"No, sir. It won't." Jo answered without hesitation.
"Good, I'm happy for the two of you. He's a good man, a little out of the ordinary, but a good man indeed. Now if you will be so kind as to call Dr. Morgan to my office, Detective?" Reece said as she sat down at her desk.
"Sure, Lieu. I'll go get him." Jo said before she exited the office.
"No and no ,Lucas. Detective Martinez is not 'knocked up' and I am not going to marry her… so soon. We are taking it slow and I'd enjoy to keep it that way. Now will you please focus. You almost stabbed me with my hunting knife twice today." Henry exclaimed with irritation.
"Yes sorry, Doc," Lucas said before continuing with the autopsy. Henry had decided to let Lucas show what he has learned in the past few years from him and in Henry's opinion he was doing a rather swell job. "But have you two had sex?" Lucas asked catching Henry off guard. Henry turned completely pale.
"Lucas!" Henry scolded his assistant.
"Yeah, yeah sorry, Doc." Lucas said with a sly smirk. As the elevator opened, Henry and Lucas turned to see Jo.
"Morning, Detective. Do you have another case for me to solve?" Henry asked as he turned to greet her. Lucas continued with the autopsy seeing the look on Jo's face. She looked rather nervous.
"I wish. Reece is having the talk with both of us, but she's taking us on one by one." Jo said with a nervous laugh.
"Well, today has taken an interesting turn. I will be back in a bit, Lucas. I expect the full report on the autopsy when I come back." Henry said before stepping on the elevator with Jo.
"What, may I ask, did she ask you, Detective?" Henry asked curiosity getting the best of him.
"Oh no you're going to have to find out for yourself. One personal conversation with, Lieu is enough. I'm not going to have this conversation with you too."
"Understood." Henry said with a sly smirk before making his way to Reece's office. Being the gentleman he is, He knocked on the office door. Reece opened the door with a smirk. "You wanted to see me, Lieutenant?" Henry asked politely.
"Yes, Henry. Now get in here before I give you the day off." Reece threatened. Henry rushed inside as quickly as he could. He wasn't particularly fond of taking a day off. He enjoyed spending time at work where he was needed and could see Jo.
"So what, may I ask, do you want to talk to me about, Sir?" Henry asked before sitting down on one of the office chairs.
"I just wanted to make something very clear to you, Dr. Morgan. If you hurt Jo in any way I will make Lucas the head ME and you the assistant and I will also personally shoot you myself." She wouldn't naturally take his job away. He was the best of the best even if he was a bit odd, but she would most definitely consider shooting him. Henry swallowed thickly as he saw that she was dead serious about shooting him.
"I am quite convinced that you will definitely shoot me, sir. I give you my word. I will not harm her in any way." He said with sincerity.
"Good. You are dismissed."
Henry made his way back down to the morgue. He was glad that everyone cared so much for Jo. She was lucky to have friends like them and he was lucky to have her. As he stepped out of the elevator he was expecting to find Lucas still busy with the autopsy. Instead he was in henry's office. Once Lucas saw him he quickly stepped out.
"There's someone on the phone for you, Doc. Oh and I finished the autopsy. I determined that Ms. Peterson died of…"
"You can tell me in a moment, Lucas. Who is on the phone?" Henry asked suspiciously.
"He wouldn't say. I think it's the same guy from last time." Lucas stated. Henry's yes widened and he quickly made his way to the phone in his office and closed the door behind him without saying another word to Lucas. He quickly closed the curtains before picking up the phone.
"Hello?" Henry asked uncertainly.
"Hi Dr. Morgan. Long time no see." Markus said on the other line.
"What do you want, Markus?" Henry asked anger rising up in his throat.
"Oh I just wanted to know how Detective Martinez have been. Have you been taking good care of my girl."
"She never was and never will be your 'girl'. You will not come near her on my watch." Henry fumed angrily.
"Whatever you say, doctor. I just wanted to let you know that sir Adam will be joining our little game. It's boring just the two of us." Markus said with a amused tone.
"You wouldn't dare! Adam is a dangerous man. He's unforgiving." Henry said as fear gripped his heart.
"Oh come now, Doctor. He has surprises for you that I don't know about and I'm excited to see what they are. I love surprises." And with that Markus ended the call. It was hopeless and Henry knew it. If he even made it to the hospital on time he would be outmatched. He didn't even know what Markus was capable of. The telephone slowly slipped from Henry's grasp.
Hehe I'm evil. It will be a few chapters before you guys find out what the surprises are, since I want to keep the Jo and Henry fluff going and also to mess around with the plot, BUT until next time…
P.S Henry and Jo has been dating for 5 months now.