Hear No Evil - Chapter 17

After spending what felt like years getting ready and preparing for the night that was to come, Jack climbed the stairs to Sue's apartment. When he reached it, he took a deep breath and knocked, smiling when Lucy answered.

"Hey Luce"
"Jackson, come on in. Sue should be ready any minute."

Lucy held the door open for Jack and he stepped in. He hadn't missed her use of his full name and he knew that sometime this evening, she would be having words with him.

Entering the living room, he began to wonder where she was. He hadn't been able to stop thinking about her since the kiss they had shared earlier that day. He could still taste her on his lips, feel her in his arms. That kiss had been more magical than any that he'd experienced before and he couldn't wait until he could take her in his arms and feel that way again.

As he waited, he suddenly began to feel a little self-conscious and looked at himself. It had taken forever to decide what to wear. Should he go smart or casual? In the end he had decided on his best pair of black Armani jeans that he had only worn a handful of times and a new dark blue shirt that he had bought less than forty five minutes ago. He couldn't help but hope that Sue liked it.

After leaving the bullpen, he was half way home when he had realised that he didn't have anything to wear that Sue hadn't already seen. He wanted their first official meal as a couple to be special. He had bought it with her in mind, something he had never done when he was with Allie. Her opinion about how he looked mattered to him, more than he thought it would. His new leather jacket completed the outfit, a jacket that Sue had helped him choose only a few weeks before. He couldn't think of a better time to wear it for the first time.

Jack came back to reality when he heard Lucy come to stand next to him. As he looked at her, he could see by the look on her face that the conversation he'd guessed would happen was about to start.

"Take a seat Jack. I want to talk to you."
"What's up Luce?" Jack said as he sat on the couch, "There's nothing wrong with Sue is there?"
"No, no, she is fine, on cloud nine to be exact but anyway, that's not what I wanted to talk about. I know how you feel about her Jack. The whole team knows how you feel about each other. Just promise me that you won't do anything to blow it tonight."

Jack smiled at Lucy's concern for her best friend. He knew that Sue and Lucy had become friends almost from day one. Their friendship was a solid as they came and he knew that Lucy meant well. Leaning forward, he looked at her.

"I have no intention of doing anything that would jeopardise what we have now Luce. I care about her too much to do that and I don't intend to "blow it" as you put it." He said as he chuckled.
"Good, now do you want a drink while Sue finishes off?"
"Please." Jack said, sitting back on the couch as Lucy went into the kitchen.