Office Affairs (Jaketord)

Chapter 5

[Author's note: Oh em gee episode 🤩🤩]

Jake's POV:
For the next few days me and Tord were more careful with almost everything, we watched out for more threat letters aswell.

Then we finally managed to get evidence to get the man caught and arrested, turns out it was a woman, a suspect i had in one of my older cases. I was relieved to know i was safe again.

But Tord seemed stranger day by day.

Tord's POV:
I have been having weird thoughts lately, i felt like my heart skipped a beat whenever Jake looked at me. I was confused, and i felt like i was keeping quite the distance from him because of this.

Jake also seemed to notice, even though i tried my best not to make it noticable, when we were eating lunch he asked, "Hey, um... Are you okay?", he straight-up asked that, i nod and said "Yeah, i just don't get as much sleep lately.", i lied.

"Alright, but if you feel down, i am here to talk."

I nod again and left to go to my office, 'This is concerning, what am i feeling?', i thought to myself, 'I am certainly not gay, am i?', i laid back in my chair, wondering, trying to figure out my feelings.

I must've been there for a while, because it started getting dark.

"Tord?", Jake knocked and asked, "Are you in there?".

"Yes.", i answered, i was so deep in my thoughts, i must have been there for at least 5 hours.

"Can i come in?", "Sure.", i sighed.

He opened the door and came inside, "Were you sleeping?", he asked, i shook my head. "Alright, it is time to go home.", "You've been in here for a while."

"Sorry."

"Dont worry about it.", he said. I stood up and picked my stuff up. He waited for me as i put my stuff away and went to the door. A little bit of blush appeared on my face again, i looked away as to not let him see it.

We left workplace, and i waited as he locked the gates. "Do you want me to escort you home?", he asked me. I felt nervous, and without thinking i nod, i didn't mean to, but i did. "Alright then.", he said.

We started walking home, i wasnt living far, so it wasnt a too long walk, but i enjoyed every second of it.

The cool breeze on my neck, Jake walking next to me, just the two of us on that street, i felt like that again, that strange feeling.

I decided to ignore it and just enjoy the nice and safe walk home.

Then we finally arrived, i felt a little sad and wished i lived a little more far from work. He watched me as i went to my door and unlocked it. "Bye Jake.", i said, without turning around, because he would have seen my red cheeks. "See you tomorrow, Tord." he smiled a little and walked away. I went inside my house and put my stuff down, i needed a few seconds to process what i felt during the walk. I went to my couch and sat down, thinking.

I turned my tv on and watched it, maybe that can help me relax, but of course it didn't, there was some dramatic romance show playing in the tv. I got angry and changed the channel to a channel about animals,
and it was about animals and their mating season, how some animals find forever mates, the tv was against me.

I just turned the tv off and kept thinking.

'There is no way i am gay. no way i would be in love with him.', i thought.

I just gave up with that cycle of thoughts, and went to bed.

Next morning was hell. I could barely sleep all night, i kept waking up, and i could barely fall back alseep. My alarm went off loudly, i turned it off and sat up, i felt extremely tired, but i had to get up and get ready, so i did, i slowly got up and started getting ready for the day, then the thought process i had yesterday hit me again, i started wondering about it.

'No, i am not gay, this is just because we are friends.', i thought.

I kept getting ready while thinking, and arguing with my feelings. Blushing at times, heartbeat getting faster, i just couldn't distract myself.

I went to work and greeted Jake, barely making eye contact. But before i could go to my office, he said "I actually have something you could do this time.", i looked at him.

"Here, study this case.", he said and gave me some files, "Okay.", i replied, and went to my office to check the files out.

I sat down and started studying the files, and ate some small snack meanwhile, a few hours later, a bit before noon, i felt more and more tired, and fell asleep. My head slightly bumping on the desk.

I had a nightmare, i saw Jake being shot right in front of me by a murderer silhouette, i ran to him and held him in my arms, i was really really sad, i think i started crying. I guess he was that important for me. He started speaking, while slowly bleeding away, "P-Promise to avenge my death...", he slightly smiled. I kept crying as he slowly lost sight, stopped breathing and his heart beat slowed down and stopped.

I suddenly woke up to Jake slightly shaking me, i quickly stood up and harshly hugged him in fear. He was confused but he tried calming me down.

Then i realized, i fell in love with him... It wasnt such a nice conclusion but i coudln't help it.

[This is like double as much now hehe 🫶 (965 words)]