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Caramel Latte for Nicole
It was four in the afternoon and Rosa spun a pocketknife in her hand, and held a caramel latte in the other; bored outta her goddamn mind. She had already finished her paperwork, since today was apparently a slow crime day. Good for the city, not good for detectives. Her eyes hyper-fixated on the only interesting thing in the room, Jake and Amy arguing. Christ, go get a room. The argument started over a mistake with the evidence, but had quickly devolved into the usual I am the best detective. A minute later the two stormed out, accidentally switching jackets, not that either of them noticed.
(Rosa made a mental note to buy Amy a leather jacket for her birthday. The slightly oversized jacket made Amy look simultaneously badass and adorable.)
Later, Rosa will blame the idea on boredom. But she turned her chair to Charles and said “Man, those two need to Bone down.” She’s not sure why she’s whispering.
“Yeah, I know. But that’s not going to happen anytime soon, they are too blind to see it.”
“Want to bet on it? Maybe get the whole precinct on it?”
“Sure, why not?”
“Yo NIne-Nine, evidence lockup, NOW.” No one argued with her, fortunately.
“So what’s this bet about?” Gina said, sauntering in. Not gonna ask how she knows, Gina is Gina.
“So, Rosa and I think Jake and Amy are probably going to date at some point. Do all of you want to start a bet on when?” Terry seemed unsure (as the designated Adult in the room), but almost all the others nodded in agreement… except Hitchcock.
“I thought I had the best chance with Amy.”
“Ha ha… No.”
“Not a chance.”
“Ugh, I need brain bleach.”
“Nu-uh”
“Sorry buddy,” Scully patted him on the shoulder.
“Fine. They have 3 years to get together,” Hitchcock said defeated.
“4. Jakey’s my best friend but he needs to grow up a little.”
“2. Leave them in a closet long enough and they will f---,” Scully said with a straight face while everyone else groaned.Made sense, but it was disgusting to think about.
“5. Terry loves love, but Terry also thinks Amy is going to wait until she knows her job is stable before going into a stable relationship.”
“5 years around Valentine’s day. Make them work undercover that day enough times together, and maybe it will happen,” Gina said without looking up from her phone. Now everyone was looking at Rosa.
“8 years. Jake’s an only child, so when he gets closer to 35 his mom is going to stat really pressuring him. Amy’s the same thing at 30. With her parents breathing down her neck and a life-plan that seems like the right time. I’ll bet a 100 on it.” Rosa said. Shit, that's too long an explanation. To distract them she slapped five twenties on the table. They looked at her surprised, but one by one coughed up the same amount, some in cash, some in checks until it was Terry.
He sighed. “Sharon’s gonna kill me,” but he put down a check.
“Thanks Sarg. You can be the bookie. Keep this at home, just in case anyone gets any ideas.”
When Holt joined, they let him in on the bet and he gave Jake and Amy another five years. The rest had already lost… except Rosa. After the Johnny and Dora case, she went through the security tapes of the precinct and found footage of them in the evidence lockup. With no one else watching, she couldn’t help but smile. She watched the two kiss for a few seconds more, and then called Terry for the money.
(She can definitely get them a nice wedding gift with it.)