Stuck In Here

Chapter 6 ~ Breakfast

Jake opened his eyes.

Through the window shone the bright sunlight of the morning, illuminating the room and everything inside it.

He could feel someone else's presence beside him, the calm and regular breathing of a dreamer, lost in their sleep just like he had been until a few moments ago.

It was y/n.

He softly smiled.
She seemed to be finally sleeping well, a peaceful expression on her face, making it even more beautiful.

She looked like a girl from a renaissance painting: elegant, pure, perfect...

Or at least, if that was something a girl from a renaissance painting could be like. He had never been really good at art, so who was he to tell?

He sighed, annoyed by his own thoughts.

"Stop fantasizing about a random girl you've just met, weirdo" he muttered to himself.

He slowly got up from the bed, doing his best not to wake her up, and left the room.

She had had a tough day, and was surely gonna have at least some few more, so she needed to sleep as much as possible.

He zipped up his hoodie, feeling colder once he got in the kitchen, and opened the fridge.

"So, what do we have here..."
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Y/n opened her eyes.

She softly yawned, and rubbed her eyes, feeling a bit better. She still felt exhausted, scared, stressed out, filled with anxiety... but at least it was less than the day before.

It wasn't much, but still better than nothing.

She looked at her side, kind of disappointed to find out that the detective was no longer there.

She realized he must've waken up earlier and decided to leave, to not make it even more awkward.

Suddently, the strong smell of his cologne coming from his pillow hit her, musky and minty at the same time, and a smile formed on her lips.

She liked it.
And even tho she probably would've never admitted that, it most certainly was because it reminded her of him.

She happily sighed, forgetting the events of the day before for a moment, and got up from as well.

She started to feel cold, the warmth gradually abandoning her body as she got further away from the bed, and decided to put on a hoodie.

Then she left the room, and headed towards the kitchen, where she finally found him.

"Hi..." she shyly said, stopping on the door.

Jake, a bit startled by her sudden appearance, turned around, surprised, and smiled.

"Hey! Goodmorning, y/n!" he happily said, going back to cooking "Slept well?"

"Well, yeah, I guess so... Are you always such in a good mood, in the morning, or...?"

"Oh... no, not really" he chuckled "I just... I don't know, I guess I started the day with the right foot"

"Good for you" she smiled.

"...You can sit down, by the way. Breakfast is almost ready"

"I didn't see you as someone who did well in the kitchen" she said, sitting at the table beside her.

"Yeah, I'm not really good at this. I just know some basics, but nothing much"

After turning off the cookers, he proudly walked towards her, steaming pan in his hand, and put some scrambled eggs with bacon in her plate.

"Well, this seems really good"

"Thanks" he smiled, sitting down beside her, after he put his eggs in a plate as well "My best friend, Charles, taught me how to make this. He really likes food, and cooking, so..."

"Oh, yeah... I heard uncle Ray talk about him..."

"Really?" Jake said, surprised.

"Yeah, he-

"Wait, I have a couple questions"

"...Sure, tell me"

"First: do you always call him 'uncle Ray'? Like, does he let you?"

"Yeah, I've always called him this way" she said, confused by his excitement.

"Wow... ok, second: does he talk about me too?"

She thought about it for a moment.
"...Yes. Yes, he does. But he calls you Peralta, not Jake"

"Seriously?!" he said, amazed "And what does he say?"

"Oh, well, he usually talks about the childish stuff you do. Like, the gummy bears thing you had for breakfast once..."

"The breakfast burrito, yeah" he nonchalantly said.

"...Or that time you made a ball out of rubber bands"

"...He did?"

"Yeah, he said it was, and I'm quoting, 'disturbing'"

"Yeah, I can see that..." he chuckled.

A/N :/
Hey guys! Thanks for reading!
I'm sorry, this chapter is a bit short.
I just wanted to publish something, it's been a while since I've last updated this story.
I swear, the next one will be longer.
Anyway, hope you liked it :)

- Franx