YOU WITH ME - A B99 STORY (OC x OC)

Christmas-3

A/N: Extra long chapter for Christmas eps cause there was a lot to be done. Also, I'll try to make Halloween eps 3 chapters long cause "We love Halloween!"

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Jake was blaring the horn of Holt's car as the cuffed quartet were cramped up in the car with difficulty. Jake was driving with the Captain in the shotgun while Sam was seated exactly behind Holt with Charles next to her as their hands collided in the middle to allow Jake to hold the steering wheel.

"Peralta, for the last time we don't have to go back to the precinct. I don't need everyone's help." Holt protested. "Look, Captain, you're stubborn. And that's an adorable quality. You wanna know what's not an adorable quality?" Jake asked him like the smart mouth he was. "Being dead." Sam spoke.

"I mean, I give up." Jake said. "What's going on with you? Why are you being so weird about this? We won't judge you." Sam asked the Captain with concern. He turned around to look at her giving him a soft look so he sighed and gave in.

"I don't need your help. I don't wanna involve you, or Boyle, or anyone. Because I brought this situation on myself. No one should get hurt because of a dumb mistake I made as a brash, young Detective." he confessed and explained them all about how he mocked the Freestyle Killer about having him in jail while he would go on for a swim after another.

"That was such a d-move." Sam said under a breath and the man gave her a 'are you being for real' look. "Sorry, not judging at all." she said. "I think I really would've gotten along with young Ray Holt." Jake wondered. "Yes, that's why I decided to change everything about my life."

"Well, frankly, sir, you're still acting like that brash, dumb Detective. If you had truly changed, you'd be saying a bunch of boring, responsible stuff, like... "Don't be stupid." "Use the Detective squad. You're part of a team." "I smell like sandalwood."" Jake impersonated the senior officer poorly.

"That's what it is!" Charles said in a tone of realization and sniffed at Holt's head to smell it further. Sam gave him a weird look. "Yet another terrible impression, Peralta. But I think you're right." Holt said. "Wait, what?" Sam and Jake asked at the same time.

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The elevator doors opened with a ding to reveal the quartet standing all smiley faced. Even Holt. "Amy Santiago! I order you to come here quickly and uncuff us all!" Holt yelled as soon as he walked into the bullpen quickly as the trio behind him walked in uncomfortably.

The detective hurried with a scared face as she stood in front of them. "What is going on? Why are all of you cuffed to each other?" she asked while Rosa looked at them in amusement. "UNCUFF US. RIGHT NOW!" Sam and Holt said in a tone of urgency. The woman quickly uncuffed them first and then moved to Jake and Charles.

Sam was quick to run towards the washroom. Being cuffed to three men didn't give her a chance to go to the loo. After exiting it, she joined the team in the briefing room. Nick quickly approached her. "God, I was worried. You were to go for a party and then you left the precinct with out your bag." he said as he quickly hugged her. "I'm fine. But it happened all cause of Jake." she said.

"Well good thing,  you're just 47 mins late. You get ready for the gala. I'll handle this with others. They'll understand." he said. "Uh, about that... The plan's cancelled." she confessed to him. "What do you mean? You were so excited for it." he said in disbelief. "I called William and told him about the situation and then he got a little upset so he was not in mood to go. Plus he was supposed to be as the first guest so going there now, is no use." 

"That sucks. He wasn't too upset, right? Like, I hope he wasn't mad." he said sympathetically. "He was upset with right amount. But I'll make it up to him. He'll understand." she said optimistically. Nick nodded at that. Just then Jake came up to them. "I'm gonna run to get coffee and I owe you one so which one?" he asked her. "I'll take Caramel Frappe. No take backs." she said.