Like You, Like You | Jake Peralta
Title: Like You, Like You
Character: Jake Peralta
Warnings: N/A
Prompt/Request: “Jake peralta fluff!!!!! Please”
Word Count: 1,070
A/N: Hiiiii!! This is my first imagine on this account, so I hope you enjoy it! And to the anon that requested this, I’m sorry it took me a bit I just wanted to make sure it was as good as it could be! I hope it is what you wanted!
You couldn’t take it anymore.
No matter how much you wanted to or how hard you tried, you couldn’t tear your eyes away from your co-worker, Jake Peralta.
The crush that you had developed on Jake came as a complete surprise. One day he’s just Jake, your partner who made funny jokes at the worst times and occasionally drives you to insanity, but then the next day he’s Jake, the guy who gives you butterflies in your stomach.
It all started about two weeks ago.
It was a rainy Tuesday morning; one of those mornings where everything was just going wrong.
Even though you woke up 37 minutes after your alarm was supposed to go off, you managed to make it to work only 15 minutes late. This may be a victory, but it is overshadowed by the fact that your car wouldn’t start, you spilt coffee on your skirt, and then walked in the pouring rain to Brooklyn’s 99th Precinct.
So when you stumbled into the morning briefing, raindrops in your hair and clothes covered in brown stains, no one said a word.
The remainder of the meeting went smoothly, and after the dismissal you were anxious to head to your locker and grab the extra pair of clothes you kept in there.
Before you could get out the door, however, you were stopped by Jake’s voice.
“Y/N!” He called.
“What, Peralta?” You snapped your head around in annoyance.
“Can I borrow you for a sec?” He asked with a small trace of a smile. “I have some files from last week’s drug bust I wanted you to look at in the evidence room.”
You took a deep breath and nodded, feeling a little guilty for taking the frustrations of your crappy morning out on Jake.
When the door to the evidence room shut, Jake turned around to look at you.
“So what did you want to show me?” You asked.
“Nothing, actually, I just wanted to ask if you needed anything.” He explained. “You look like you had a bad morning.”
You smiled, grateful for his compassion. “Honestly, I could use a new coffee, and a stromboli sandwich from the bakery down the street sounds really nice, but I won’t trouble you with that because I know you’re really busy with that bank robbery case-”
“Ah-ah, nope, I’ll take care of it,” He cut you off. “Caffè Mocha with extra whip and double chocolate syrup right?”
“How did you know that?” You laughed.
“Well today is Tuesday, and you usually get an Iced Coffee on Tuesday, but today it’s cold and you walked here in the rain, which means you’ll want something warm which explains the Caffè Mocha. Also you’re in a bad mood so, double chocolate syrup.” He explained, showing off the quick thinking skills that made him such an amazing detective. “Now go change, I’ll get your coffee.”
“Are you sure?” You were a bit taken back by his unexpected kindness.
“I’m in a good mood today.” Jake grinned. “I’m 100% sure, Y/N.”
As he left the evidence room, his hand brushed against yours, and that is the moment it hit you. The skin he had grazed felt like it was on fire and your heart was pounding like a bass drum at a rock concert.
At first you thought it might just be a side effect of your bad mood, but as time went on, you still had this nervousness around him.
Like at the bar the other night, you were incredibly drunk, (aka you took 5 shots of fireball in hopes that you would never feel anything ever again) and you attempted to play pool.
You were barely stable enough to even hold the pool stick upright but you had a high wager with an also hammered Gina that you would win so Jake, being the kind guy he is, helped you play.
The only problem is, to shoot he had to wrap his arms around you, which literally made your body shiver in excitement.
Several instances just like this had happened throughout the past week, therefore you couldn’t call it a coincidence anymore.
You most definitely had feelings for Jake Peralta.
“You’re staring at him again.” Rosa’s cold voice made you jump, snapping you out of your thoughts.
“I am not.” You scrambled to pick up your pin and make it look like you were working.
“You are.” Rosa argued. “I’ve watched you do it all week. What’s going on?”
“It’s nothing.” I brushed it off.
“You like him and you don’t know what to do about it, am I right?”
You let your head fall on your desk and nodded.
“Alright, come here.” Rosa grabbed your arm, pulling you up from your chair.
“Wait a minute, where are we going?” You cried in protest, but within a few moments you were standing in front of Jake’s desk.
“Diaz, Y/L/N, do what do I owe the pleasure?” He jokingly grinned and stretched his arms back behind his head, making your heart melt.
“Y/N do you wanna tell him what we were just talking about, or should I?” Rosa looked at you, threateningly raising her eyebrows.
“No!” You shouted. “I mean, uh, Jake, can I see you for a second in the break room?”
He obliged, following you into the empty room. It was silent for a moment, and you were freaking out on the inside just being alone with him.
You noticed Rosa watching through the window, and you knew that if you didn’t tell Jake how you felt, she would.
“So here’s the thing.” You took a deep breath. “I like you, Jake.”
“I like you too.” He laughed.
“No, Jake, I like you like you.” You shook your head. “I don’t know why and I don’t know how but one day, I just looked at you, and it was like someone had flipped the switch and ever since then I think about you all the time. I think about what we would name our dog and couples costumes we could wear on Halloween and matching Christmas sweaters that we would cuddle in while watching Die Hard-”
Your rambling was cut off by Jake’s lips meeting yours, and all of your anxiety faded instantly.
You looped your arms around him, kissing back with pure joy.
Jake pulled away, but kept his face close to yours.
“I like you like you too, Y/N.”
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