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OA and Maggie stood by their desk listening to Jubal inform the agents of the shooting that happened a couple hours earlier. They all got called in sooner than normal due to circumstances.
Isobel walked and rest next to the desk Jubal was standing at.
"Any more updates?" He asked her as she stood a mere inches from her. They had been seeing each other for a while and still having her that close to him made him want to take her right there. He promised her he would continue to act normal like nothing ever happened between them.
Before Isobel could answer what she found out from her meeting upstairs, Jubal jumped up and paced around the tech's computers. He looked over their shoulders to see if they any more information.
OA leaned over to his partner, "What's wrong with Jubal? He has been jumpy lately."
"Maybe he is hiding sleeping with the boss like we are doing." Maggie whispered back.
"Surely, they aren't sleeping together?" OA exchanged eye contact with Maggie.
When Isobel finished her spill, she looked toward the back of the room. " OA, Maggie, my office now!" She snapped.
"Look at what you have done?!" OA said to his partner as they headed to her office.
"I didn't do anything." She replied behind him. OA entered first. Maggie was at his heels.
"Shut the door." Isobel took a seat behind her desk. She folded her hands together. "I want the two of you to completely honest with me."
The two agents exchanged glances before turning their attention back to their boss.
"Okay." They said in unison.
"Are the two of you seeing each other?"
"Wh..at?" They both answered again in unison. OA shifted in his chair.
"Be still." Maggie spoke very softly without looking over at her partner but he still heard what she said.
"Sorry." He said under his breath.
Isobel sat there waiting on an answer. "Maggie? OA?" She never broke eye contact with them.
OA cleared his throat.
"I will answer you if you can answer something for me?" Maggie spoke first.
"No you won't be in trouble."
"That wasn't my question but that is nice to know." Agent Bell replied to her boss.
"Well, I'm waiting." ASAC Castile unfolded her hands.
"Yes." Maggie gave her the answer she already suspected the answer too.
"Can I ask how you knew?" Agent Zadan fidgeted in his chair.
"Information seems to find me." Isobel placed the palms of her hands down on her desk. "What is your question?" She turned her attention to Maggie.
"How long have you and Jubal been together?"
OA jerked his head to stare at his partner before his head fell into his hand. He couldn't believe she actually asked her that.
"We were honest with you." Maggie spatted out before Isobel could answer.
"Maggie." Zadan hissed.
"Okay, to answer your question, four months." Isobel let out a heavy sigh. "This information goes nowhere beyond these office walls." Isobel was kinda relieved to tell someone. She knew she could trust these agents.
"Trust me, we don't want our relationship getting out there either." Maggie informed her boss.
"Now that we can trust each other on this. Jubal and I have been waiting to do have dinner or doing something fun with other couples besides stay home alone all the time. Would you two be interested if something like that? We seem to be doing the same thing every weekend. Watching a movie, but if people see us out together, it might make more sense to say it is something work related if we are out with another work couple."
"Yeah, that would be fun." Maggie smiled.
"Okay think about something for the weekend and let me know." Jubal was staring into her office. "Get to work." Isobel glanced from Jubal back to the two agents, who were now standing in front her.
**
Maggie was driving down to scene of the shooting.
"Babe," OA finally spoke. Mags glanced over at him. "I don't know how this double date thing is going to work."
"What do you mean?" Maggie focused back on the road.
"What happens if I want to kiss you or slap your ass?" Omar joked.
Maggie began to laugh. "Slap my ass?"
"Well you know what I mean?"
"It will be fine. Besides, I know how she feels. It will be nice to go do something with another couple." Maggie stopped at the scene and the two agents met Scola talking to an witness.
"Well are the two of you in trouble?" Scola turned to them.
"No more than usual." OA spoke up first.
Maggie hit him on his shoulder. "No."
"Ouch."
"I didn't hit you that hard." She looked up at him.
He started to laugh.
**
By the time the weekend rolled around Maggie and Isobel had their plans worked out.
"Hurry up." Maggie slapped OA on the butt. "You are taking longer than me to get ready."
"I'm still not sure this is a good idea." He walked behind her and planted a kiss on her lips.
"It will be fine. Besides, they will be here soon to pick us up."
"Why are they picking us up?" OA ran his hand over his beard.
"Because Jubal doesn't drink and he is the DD tonight."
"Is he okay with us drinking?" Omar took one last glance in the mirror before he joined her in the living room.
"It was his idea to be the DD." Maggie looked at the window. "They are here."
OA opened the door for her. When they got the SUV, he opened the car door for her. Maggie got in and slid over for him.
"Good evening." Maggie spoke first.
"Now where are we going?" Jubal asked as he pulled away from the curb.
"Anytime Bar and Billiards." Maggie spoke up.
"We are going to a bar?" Zadan questioned her.
"Yeah. It will be fun." Jubal replied. "I haven't played pool in a long time." He glanced up in rear view mirror. "It will be fun to play sober."
"You are okay to be in a bar?" OA wanted assurance.
Maggie double her fist and hit Zadan in the arm. "Stop it." She mouthed.
OA rubbed his arm.
"I do have a few questions before he gets there." Maggie changed the subject.
"Okay." Isobel finally spoke up.
"Can we say what happens tonight... you know...stay within us? You know if we kiss in front of you it won't freak you out being our boss?"
"As long as you don't get freaked out either." Isobel glanced over her shoulder at the agent.
"We are going to have so much fun." Jubal reached over and took Isobel's hand.
They entered the bar and found a pool table empty over in a corner. Jubal got the balls ready. "Who wants to break?" Jubal took the rack off the balls.
"I can." OA grabbed a pool stick. He aimed the at the cue ball and broke the balls all over the table.
"Good shot, babe." Maggie came over to him and ran her hand down his back to his butt and squeezed it.
Agent Zadan jumped. "What are you doing?" He mouthed.
"How do we want to pair up?" Jubal asked looking over the tall agent.
"Couples?" Maggie popped up.
Isobel walked up with a pool stick in her hand. "Sounds good to me." She leaned into Jubal. "You might have to help me. I haven't played in while either."
"Jubal, want to go next, then the ladies?" OA moved out the way so Jubal could shoot.
After a few minutes a woman came over and took their drink and food order.
When their food arrived, they took a break to eat.
"Where did you find this place Maggie?" Isobel asked as she sat her burger back down.
"I just searched pool places that also had good food. This one had great reviews."
"I like the music they are playing." Jubal spoke next. "I know the songs."
"I think they have a band playing later." OA looked around. "I think a saw a name of the band somewhere." He turned his attention back to the three people sitting at the table.
The guys got done eating and started another game while the ladies kept talking.
Maggie turned to Isobel, "I really need to know something."
"Okay?"
"How did really know that OA and I were together? I know you said information finds you but who all knows?"
"To tell you the truth, I really didn't know. I was just hoping you might be, so we would have someone to hang out with. I know we are friends so who better to hang out with and keeping our secret." Isobel shifted in her chair for a better look at Jubal.
Maggie watched her. "I can tell you two are fond of each other. Let loose a little, if you want to kiss him do it. You know we are safe here. Nobody knows us here."
Isobel smiled. "True. By the way, what made you ask about us?"
"Jubal was jumpy when you got close to him."
"I told him to stop that. I told him someone might figure it out." Then they both laughed.
"What is so funny over here?" Jubal walked over to get a drink from his glass.
"You." Isobel answered him.
OA came over and held out his hand to Maggie. "Are we going to play another round?"
Maggie stood up, placing her beer bottle on the table. She wrapped her arms around her man. She raised her head and kissed him. They kissed a few times before Jubal cleared his throat.
"I'm sorry." Maggie said without turning to look at them. "I love you." She laid one more kiss on her lover.
Jubal helped Isobel to her feet. "You want to shoot first?"
"Sure." Isobel looked over at the table to see which ball she wanted to shoot.
Jubal came up behind her. "Go for that one." He pointed at the yellow stripped ball. He stepped closer to her, his package was hitting her in the butt. She glanced over her shoulder at him.
"What?" He asked.
She stood up from the pool table. "Are you serious? You are getting horny now?" She whispered into his ear.
"I can't help it. This what you do to me. What do you think I have to move when you get close to me at work?"
Isobel laughed. "Maggie, you were right."
She looked over at her boss. Then they both laughed again.
"What is so funny?!" Jubal asked.
"Nothing. Inside joke." Isobel replied as she bent back down to shoot the ball.
After she made the shot, she searched the table for another one. When she made that shot, Jubal replied, "Way to go."
Jubal placed his hand on the small of her back which gave Isobel goose bumps. This time when she shot the cue ball she hit the side of the pool table. She missed the next shot thinking of Jubal.
Maggie took a turn next. She made a couple of shots.
Jubal pulled Isobel into his arms. "Don't freak out, but I'm going to kiss you in front of them." He whispered into her ear so they couldn't hear him.
Isobel leaned in and touched his lips. Jubal parted his lips and they deepen the kiss.
OA looked over at them and back to Maggie. "What do we do, keep playing?"
"Yeah." Maggie took the pool stick from OA and blew him a kiss before she took another shot.
Finally OA cleared his throat before he grabbed the neck of his beer bottle. He took a drink and sat it back down then he took another shot.
"Sorry." Isobel took a step back from Jubal but kept her dark eyes on him.
Jubal ran his hand through his hair. Clearing his throat, "Who's turn?" His voice cracked. He dropped his other hand to her hand and they laced their fingers together before they both faced the pool table.
They finished that game and the band started to play. They stayed for a few songs and danced. Then the guys went up to the bar and paid out their tab.
On the way back to the car, OA spoke up. " I had fun tonight. I think we should do something again soon." He placed his arm around Maggie.
"I agree." Isobel looked over at Jubal and smiled.
Maggie nudged her partner then pointed for him to look at couple in front of them. They were holding hands again. "That is so sweet." Maggie whispered. OA shook his head.
The guys opened the doors for the ladies to get in. Jubal dropped the couple off before they headed back to Isobel's place.
"So are you going to tell me what was so funny between you and Maggie earlier?"
"Are you still on that?" Isobel patted his hand.
"Yeah I want to know about Maggie being right." He glanced over at her.
"Remember when I told you to stop jumping up from the desk or moving away from me at work?"
"Yeah."
"She said that is how she knew we were together." Isobel took his hand into hers. "I told you it would be your tell."
"I can't help it, when you get that close to me I get aroused." He brought her hand to his lips and kissed it.
They pulled up to her brownstone and he came around to her side and opened the door for her. Then he wrapped his arms around her waist as they walked up to the door. Once they got inside, they headed straight to the bedroom.
The End