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You walked into the Dirty Robber, excited to meet your friends for a fun evening. You spot your friends at a corner table, and as you approach, you can't help but notice the familiar face sitting at the end of the bar. It's Jane Rizzoli, the detective you've been secretly dating for a while now. You didn't plan on running into her tonight, and from her slightly surprised expression, she didn't expect to see you either.
You try not to let your eyes linger on Jane for too long, lest one of your friends catch you and start asking questions. Besides, Jane was just as entitled to be here as you were. There was no reason you couldn’t share the same space.
As the evening progressed, the conversation dwindled and Frost got up from the bar and approached your table. He started chatting you up, his flirtatious comments making you slightly uncomfortable. You weren’t interested in him, but it's clear he doesn't know about your relationship with Jane. You try to politely deflect his advances, but it was getting increasingly awkward. You try to shoot a look over to Jane, but with Frost in the way, you couldn’t catch her eye.
Jane, however, had been watching the interaction from the moment Frost had excused himself to talk to you. She thought you’d just reject him and that would be the end of it, but he’d been over there for a while.
Finally, Jane couldn’t contain herself any longer. She got up and made her way to your table, intent on dragging Frost away by his ear if she had to. "Hey, Frost, cut it out, okay? They’re out with friends, not to flirt with you.”
The way she spoke was enough to make Frost, back off, but not without a curious look to his coworker. Your friends all give you and Jane curious looks as well. You can feel the heat rising to your cheeks. You feel like Jane's little act has effectively revealed your relationship to everyone at the table.
Maura, ever perceptive, decides to come over and play mediator before Jane’s temper gets the best of her. “Jane, do you know each other,” she broaches, giving Jane the opportunity to come clean.
You exchange a glance with Jane, and she gives you a sheepish but affectionate smile, feeling a little guilty for having made such a scene. It seems like your secret is out in the open now, and you can finally relax, knowing that Jane's jealousy, while a little unexpected, has made your relationship public in a rather unique way.
Deciding to join forces, Jane, Maura, and Frost join your table and the night continues with laughter and shared stories from your relationship now that there's no need for secrecy. As you and Jane steal glances at each other, you can't help but appreciate the unexpected turn of events. The atmosphere becomes more relaxed and the awkwardness between you and Frost dissipates with a simple apology.
"You know, Jane, I was just about to ask if you were ever going to introduce us to your mystery person," Frost grins.
Jane runs a hand through her hair, he’d suspected she’d been seeing someone for weeks and she wouldn’t open up about it. "I guess I was waiting for the right moment.“
Frost, still feeling like he crossed a line, replied with, "Yeah, sorry about earlier. I didn't realize."
"No harm done, Frost,” you chimed in before Jane could rip into him. “It was a bit of a surprise for all of us."
Maura leans in, looking between you and Jane. "How did you two meet, anyway?”
You take Jane’s hand and begin to share your story. "Well, it started when she stole the last hot dog from me at the Red Sox game.”
“That sounds about right,” Frost interjected, sending the whole table into a fit of laughs.
As you continued the story, Jane gently traced patterns on your hand, and you can't help but feel the warmth of her love in that simple touch.
The evening at last winds down, and you leave the Dirty Robber hand in hand with Jane, the weight of the hidden relationship finally lifted. saying goodbye to your friends and hers, you and Jane linger behind, eager to have a bit of alone time.
Walking together under the night sky and streetlights, Jane smiled at you. "I’m sorry I overreacted, but I'm glad it's all out in the open now. I don't want to hide our relationship anymore."
You squeeze her hand and smile back. "Me too, Jane. I want to be a part of your life. All of it."
After a minute Jane let out a groan. “What’s the matter? Something I said?”
“No,” Jane replied. “I just realized this means I’m going to have to introduce you to my mother.”
You swatted Jane’s arm and laughed, not worried at all about the meeting, though you knew Jane would stress about it. “I think that can wait at least until tomorrow,” you soothed. “We’ve had enough excitement for one day.”