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007. SO CLOSE so close yet still so far 🕸✨🌫🖤
JAKE WATCHED SADLY as Jenny Gildenhorn happily danced away with a stranger. Tonight was quite a bummer for Jake. What happen to the plan to sit next to Jenny during the ceremony? Didn't happen since he helped Amy tracked down her Eddie Fung, or in her case the perp she's been chasing: Minsk.
They made it back on time but Jake had lost the ring he was supposed to pick up for the Boyle-Linetti wedding when he tackled Minsk down. So he and Amy went back to find it but they obviously had to be childish and put the ring on Jake's finger which is now stuck.
Terry had pulled the ring off him easily but Jake was sure he cracked his finger bones. But as Terry was pulling it off, he saw Jenny eating the face off a complete and random stranger.
Well so much for Jenny.
His eyes wandered the ball room and landing on his partner, Amy Santiago. She was chatting away with his friend Rosa Diaz and she seemed to have laughed at something she had said. He couldn't help but let a small smile creep up his face.
Amy.
She's different from the other girls. She may not be into dressing up or shopping like the other girls are but she's extremely smart and remarkably talented. She may not have the looks but she is still stunning in Jake's opinion. She's beautiful in her own, unique way.
He realised now that tonight wasn't a total mess. I mean yes, they lost the ring and got it stuck on Jake's finger but they caught Minsk and got the ring back, at least. And he had done all of that with Amy. Not Jenny.
Jake had fun tonight. And that's not because of Jenny, but because of Amy. Speeding through Brooklyn, trying not to be late to the wedding, capturing Minsk in classic James Bond fashion, arriving in time for the wedding only to drop the ring somewhere so they had to go back and get it.
All this time he was with Amy was fun, their little adventures and spontaneous acts made him realise that he liked Amy Santiago.
With that thought still burned into his mind, he collected the left over courage and pride he has left and made his way towards Amy, who has just finished talking to Rosa.
She saw Jake and waved him over with a small smile on her face. "Hey Jake."
"Hey," he smiled at her, looking back to the ball room.
"Sorry about Jenny Gildenhorn," she started, "she doesn't know what she's missing out on."
"No, I think I'm well over her and Fung now," he chuckled a bit.
"Yeah? How so?" Amy asked with a quirked eyebrow.
Jake opened his mouth to answer her only to be cut off by slow dancing music.
You're in my arms And all the world is calm The music playing on for only two
Jake stopped and stared at Amy who was intently watching other people dance and sway to the music. He followed her gaze and saw their friends; Terry and Sharon were dancing, Rosa was leaning on Marcus, Gina and Charles smiling at their parents, Holt swaying to the music with Kevin, Hitchcock and Scully⎯⎯ did you have to ask?
So close together And when I'm with you So close to feeling alive
He focused his attention back to Amy. He mustered up all the courage he had and stuck his hand out, Amy looking at him curiously.
"Could I bother you for a dance, madam?" he asked in a very posh accent which made Amy giggle.
"Yes you may, kind sir," she replied in a matching accent. She placed her small hand on his as he dragged her away onto the dance floor.
"I hope you know how to do this," he whispered to Amy jokingly, "Don't want our dancing to end up in the Boyle-Linetti wedding album when we fail now, do we?"
Amy laughed quietly but nodded nevertheless. She placed a hand on his shoulder and the other was holding Jake's. Jake's other hand has already secured itself tightly on Amy's waist as they both started waltzing to the music.
A life goes by Romantic dreams must die So I bid by good bye And never knew So close, was waiting Waiting here with you And now, forever, I know
The two partners kept their eyes glued to the other's as they danced around the ball room.
"I'm surprise you haven't stepped on my foot," Jake smirked, "Still waiting though."
"Still waiting though, title of your sex tape," Amy mocked him and Jake scoffed, "that's my line, Santiago."
"That's my line, Santiago," she teased him, making her voice go higher than her usual. Jake rolled his eyes but she could see a small smile on his face.
All that I wanted To hold you so close
Jake pulled Amy to him and bent down to whisper in her ears, making chills go down her back, "I bet Charles is going crazy right now."
Amy scoffed, "Why? Because we're dancing together and he wants us to be toge- oh yeah, I see it now." Jake chuckled brought his head back up.
So close to reaching That famous happy end Almost believing This one's not pretend And now you're beside me And look how far we've come So far we are, so close
Jake and Amy continued to twirl around the room with the other dancers as the instrumental starts to play. Jake occasionally pulling his weird faces as he whirled Amy around, making her laugh.
Oh how could I face the faceless days If I should lose you now We're so close to reaching That famous happy end Almost believing This one's not pretend Let's go on dreaming For we know we are
Jake glanced at Amy and started to lean in as Amy did the same.
So close, so close And still so far
Just as their lips were about to touch, they heard a squeal and their heads whipped around to see an excited Charles and a smirking squad.
"Oh come on guys! Where's the kiss?!" Charles whined.
Amy and Jake rolled her eyes as they let go off each other, their face red with embarrassment.
"Whatever Boyle," Jake said as he walked away, but not before squeezing Amy's hand.
Amy smiled and scoffed at Charles who was looking devastated. She may look somewhat annoyed on the outside but she couldn't shake off the feeling. She had almost kissed Jake Peralta. What would've happened if Charles wasn't there?
