i'm sorry // peraltiago

epilogue

it's five years later, and jake and amy have been married for just over a year now. they opened the door to their apartment together, home from work, on a normal thursday night. only, it wasn't normal for amy. she had felt sick this morning and didn't tell jake about it, since it could've just been the dangerously cheap chinese food they ate last night. but she had her suspicions and so she took a pregnancy test during work where no one could trace the test back to her. she bought two tests from two different companies just to be safe, of course. both turned out positive. she was both delighted and nervous at the same time. but she couldn't wait to tell jake.
so, back to their house. amy walked in, wondering how she was going to tell him. she decided not to do anything fancy, because they weren't that type of couple.
"jake, i have an idea. we're both stressed from work and we could really use a getaway for the night. how about we visit that old rooftop we had our first date on? we'll bring some beer and peanuts in case we get snacky," she said with a laugh.
"ames, that sounds perfect," jake replied, relieved.
they drove his car to the same street they went on their first "date", and walked up the stairs to the roof, jake grabbing amy's hand and pulling her to the crates that were still there at the edge of the roof where they sat last time. he pulled out the peanuts and two beers from the 6-pack. amy took a deep breath.
"okay, here goes. jake, i have something to tell you. i was lying earlier. i can't drink that beer... because i'm pregnant." amy watched jake's face light up with the news. it brought tears to his eyes as they stood up and kissed each other, a kiss to end all kisses. it was the perfect moment. it was magical. she was carrying his child, their child. the whole world stopped for a minute, until their lips unlocked and jake held amy's face in his hands. they stared at each other with sparkling eyes and shared mutual excitement for their child. jake put one hand on her stomach and said, voice cracking, "we're going to have a baby."
"yes we are, jake peralta."
"i love you so much, ames."
"i love you so much too, jake."