I think what I like most about the CPD 3x05 couch scene is Jay’s line near the end.
“It’s ‘cause I wanted to kiss you.”
And then the wonder on Erin’s face after.
Because it’s easily been eight to ten months since they were together back in season two at that point, they both could easily have found someone else (and Erin did, sort of, in that scumface forgot his name that Bunny dug up, before getting lost down the hole) and Erin takes a chance in that moment. She presses a fleeting kiss to his lips, as a thank you, as a promise, to show him that she’s back in this, back in their partnership, for better or for worse, then sits back to see how he reacts.
And he kisses her again, just as momentary, but telling in it’s own way and Erin wants to know why? Why is he still there, why still letting her in, after everything she’s done?
Because I wanted to kiss you. Because it’s been ten months and he’s been waiting for her since she broke things off in the locker room because Voight was onto them. Because he’s known for a long time that he’s in it for the long haul, that he did see the good thing right in front of him and he’s been waiting for her.
And you can see the awe in Erin’s eyes. The near disbelief mingling with wonder over what he’s admitting. It’s been ten months containing unbelievable heartbreak, a near loss of them both, and brutal separation imposed by Erin and Jay wanted to kiss her.
That’s dedication right there and I can’t get over it.
