Bouquet

Be Mine

Jack was once again left speechless but the blonde pathologist who had just walked into the offices after her extended weekend, smiled looking up at her. It drove him crazy how her hair would naturally fall around her face, how she would always find something to wear and make it look good on her petite figure.

"Morning" Nikki smiles cheerfully as she walks towards her desk with a cafe Nero cup in hand.
"Good weekend?" Jack quizzes.
"Hmm, the usual, box set and a case of wine," Nikki responds.

Jack chuckles at her response and looks down at the work before him, he senses Nikki moving around removing her jacket and placing her handbag down, the next thing he knows he can feel someone looming over his shoulder.
"Valentines tomorrow, Jack... you got a special someone" Nikki speaks her breath catching his neck as she reads his notes over his shoulder.

The goosebumps erupt over his entire body, the blood rushing around his head. Was she teasing him or just having an innocent conversation. He chuckles leaning back slightly the sweet scent of her perfume catching his nose, "hardly... but you, on the other hand, I bet you have half the male population of London clawing at your door."

Nikki chuckles and leans over him to read another page on his report for their post-mortem. "Hardly, a quiet night in. Jack, you should get yourself out there, find yourself someone who can put up with your irritating ways" she mumbles as she flips the page again.

Jack turns and looks at her, her neck on clear show, what he would give to press his lips against her neck and feel her soft skin. His breath becomes shallow and he has to strangle a groan. Nikki hears a moan and snaps her head around to look at Jack, "...Ahh, damn I forgot to turn the toaster off," Jack lies and moves his chair away from the desk and walks out the room and to the kitchen area.
As he walks off Nikki looks up and him raising an eyebrow, he usually wasn't that bothered about turning the toaster off either way she sits down in Jack's chair and looks over the casework he has been doing which is also linked to her case.

Soon he returns with two mugs of tea and places one down on Nikki's desk and then one on the other, "That's my desk," He speaks as he looms over her.
Nikki looks up at his well-built form, they had always been close friends but in years gone by she did have a slight crush on him but Nikki soon brushed it off when she thought that maybe she wasn't Jack's type. Jack smirks down at her and grabs hold of her wrists pulling her from the chair, Nikki is pulled up with ease from the chair, butterflies erupt in her stomach and goosebumps cover her body. They were inches away as he pulls her from the chair.

All Jack would have to do is lean down a few centimeters and capture her lips, Nikki's eyes flick between his lips and eyes wondering if it would be right to make a move. An awkwardness washes over Nikki and she pulls her hands away and steps backward, "Could you give me a hand later with the samples for Eve Reid's body please," She says softly tucking a piece of hair behind her ear and brushing past him as she walks to her desk.
Jack takes a deep breath in as she brushes past, what had come over them just. Nikki was driving him crazy but she wasn't playing ball or was playing hard to get he couldn't be too sure. Jack knew he would have to take matters into his own hands and spoil her in secret on Valentine's day and hope she got the drift.

Valentine's day came around quick, Jack had gotten into work early ready for the day's events, he wanted Nikki to know she meant something to him even if she didn't see Jack as her type. Jack quickly places a card on her desk along with a small box of her favourite chocolates, knowing Nikki would notice his handwriting straight away with it being slightly messy and unreadable at times he had decided to order it from a website with the text inside typed.

Jack then rushes down to the locker room so Nikki would think he has just taken a shower at work and not be too suspicious of Jack. Around ten minutes later realizing Nikki would now be at work he makes his way up to the office, noticing Nikki standing beside her desk running her hand through her hair. "Morning," He smiles.