Jake Peralta ||one shots

Ex's and o's

"is that everything?" Y/N asked as she wrote the couples order on her notepad. They nodded and went back to their conversation, she smiled and walked back to the kitchen where she gave the cook the order then walked towards another table.

"hello, I'm Y/N and I'll be your waiter this evening, can I get you started with some breadsticks?" She said sweetly and tried to hide her distaste at having to be so formal but if she didn't she would be fired.

"No thank you, can we get the chicken parmigiana? " the man said. She nodded and wrote their order on her notepad.

"anything else?"

 "no thank you" The women said. She smiled once again and walked back to the kitchen, gave the cook the order and walked back into the seating area. Her eyes lit up when she spotted her coworker leaning on the back wall, probably preparing himself to serve the rich snobs that came every year on valentines day.

"god I hate this job sometimes" Y/N complained as she lent against the wall. Her co-worker laughed and kept his gaze on all of the happy customers. She couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart when her eyes skimmed over all of the customers. Each table held two people with their hands connected over the top of the table and fond smiles on their faces as they intensely watched their partner talk.

"I hate these guys, every year they come here and every year they complain about me to Alana" Her co-worker winced as he remembered the previous year when their boss almost fired him. If they weren't understaffed at the time, he would be on the streets.

Y/N laughs and continues to skim over the tables, observing each couple and making sure everyone has what they needed. She heard bells ring to her left and hew eyes darted towards the door. She groaned and was about to make some joke about how full their restaurant was when she realised she knew that face.

"hey isn't that your ex Jake?" Anthony asks as he straightens his posture. 

"yup" 

 "and isn't he the boyfriend that cheated on you with your best friend who is here with him now?" he adds.

 "yup" 

As soon as she caught sight of his tight curls and dorky posture, the memories from that day came back to her. She never wanted to relive that night ever again, she had moved on and forgotten about it but now, it was like she never forgot.

Flashback:

Y/N and Jake were at shaws bar celebrating he and Rosa's drug task force .

She was off to the side, chatting with Rosa and Amy as they laughed at a tipsy Jake trying to get a sober Terry and Holt to dance battle with him. Y/N smiled fondly and watched her boyfriend for a moment before she turned her attention back to the girls. The three of them sat at the booth and talked for what seemed like hours, briefly turning their attention towards the boys as they did so. 

Y/N was about to change the subject when Amy suddenly gasped and covered her mouth with her hand. Y/N furrowed her eyebrows and turned her head around and as soon as her eyes locked on her boyfriend, her heart shattered. Jake had his arms wrapped around some random girl as they made out, seemingly forgetting there were other people in the bar. She instantly shot up out of her chair and ruffled through her purse, pulling out a 20 dollar note and slamming it on the table before she sprinted out of the bar.

As soon as the cool New York breeze hit her face she felt tears slide down her cheeks. She began to walk down the street, folding herself into her leather jacket as she desperately tried to hold back sobs. Her heart was constricting in her chest and for a brief moment she wondered if it would just stop working all together.