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Jack slowly made his way back into kitchen ready to deal with the fact that the easy part of this punishment was over and that serving drinks and designing a menu was nothing compared to what was going to happen next, he was going to have to cook, even the thought scared him, he was lucky if he didn't burn coffee.

"So Jack are you ready?" Harvey asked as they moved towards the cooker

"No, but I don't suppose I have a choice"

"You're right you don't, but don't worry its honestly not going to be as bad as you think, why don't you start by simply cutting up the veggies"

Taking a deep Jack picked up the knife and began chopping in the way Harvey showed him with his knuckles bent and before long he found he was actually enjoying it, he could see why some people loved to this all day every day. His nerves were starting to calm and the thought of preparing something from scratch was making him feel proud.

Taking the chicken from the packets, Jack changed chopping boards, as per Harvey's instructions, and proceeded to slice the pieces into smaller chunks.

"You're getting the hang of this Jack" Harvey remarked as the ingredients built around Jack

"I can honestly say it's not as bad as I first thought, but the cooking aspect will probably be a different story, I hope you fire extinguishers are working"

"They are, not that we are going to need them, you just need a little faith in your abilities"

Jack smiled and realised Harvey was right, nothing bad was going to happen he was going to do this. As per Harvey's instructions Jack put the chicken in the now hot wok. Jack breathed a sigh of relief as the chicken gently cooked in the pan, but it wasn't long before he smelt that familiar smell of burning food and the panic set in once more

"Shit!" he yelled in frustration, much to the amusement of the head chef

"Don't panic Jack, keep cool, it's fine we have plenty, we'll call this Levi's share I'm sure he want mind that you've burnt it, go get some more chicken and we'll try again"

Jack couldn't help but let out a small chuckle, Harvey was right Levi wouldn't care as long as it was food that dog would eat it no matter how it tasted. Coming back to the work area Jack once again sliced his chicken and put the pieces back into the wok to try again. Two more attempts later, Levi had a full bowl and the teams chicken pieces were cooling slightly.

"Good job Jack" Harvey praised

"Thanks I'm actually beginning to enjoy this"

"Ready to tackle these veggies"

"Bring them on"

Jack picked up the mushroom and onions and placed them in the wok but once again his cooking ability kicked in and he had to start over, two mushroom cartons and four onions later he had enough to feed the whole team and placed them in the separate wok with the chicken. Twenty minutes, four peppers, two bags of cashew nuts and three bags of bamboo shoots later Jack finally had enough stir fry cooked for the whole team, and Levi, well he had enough discarded food to keep him fed for a week.

"Well it is official Jack Hudson can cook" Harvey said slapping him lightly on the shoulder "Now about this dessert of yours"

"This I can make, there is no cooking involved, you just throw it all in, add some cream, a little strawberry sauce and you're done"

"If it's that easy, get on with it then" Harvey ordered

Jack doing as he was told grabbed a bowl, crushed the meringues, added the fruit and the cream he whipped, stirred it all together and it was done"

"MMM, this stuff is lovely" Harvey commented, "Mind if I steal the recipe for the menu?"

"Carryon, I'm just glad you're still breathing and I haven't poisoned you"

"No chance I have the stomach of Iron Man, So you ready for the next part, putting all the stir-fry in one pan with the herbs and sauce for mere seconds before serving, but you have to be really quick when you mix it or it will burn"

That last part made the nerves appear in Jack again and compared with the heat in the kitchen he was starting to feel slightly dizzy

"You OK Jack" Harvey asked

"What, yeah, just the heat, I kind of thought the hard part was over"

"No quite but honestly as long as you keep stirring the food it will be fine"

"Ok, just give me a second"

"Take your time"

Jack breathed deeply trying to calm himself, he needed to stay calm; he knew getting too stressed out was not good for his heart condition, sitting on a empty crate, his thoughts turned to Sue and he began to relax, he was doing this for her, her support was getting him through this. Jack couldn't help but smile as he looked up and saw Sue heading in his direction; it was as if she sensed he was panicking, but now it was her who looked panicked as she saw the pale look on his face.

"Jack honey, are you ok?" she asked crouching down to his level, so she could see his face

"I'm fine babe honestly, just the heat, I went a bit dizzy for a second but now I'm fine, so what can I do for you?"

"Nothing much just smile" She said as the camera appeared from her hand, "The team wanted record of you in a kitchen not only cooking but also to prove you hadn't burnt down the kitchen, but I convinced them it would be better if I went instead of them, I thought you'd prefer seeing me than having the guys winding you up"

"Thanks baby, I owe you one"

"Anytime" she said pulling him up "So how about you pay up right here, right now" she winked pulling him into her

Before he could answer her, her lips were on his in a passionate kiss, his hands slowly tracing down her back, while hers traced up his arms

"Oi, Hudson, Thomas I suggest you continue this later, I don't think our fire extinguishers are capable of putting out a spark that hot" Harvey called out causing Jack to smile against Sue's mouth and her to look at him sceptically

"What" she asked as he leant back

"Harvey thinks we need to stop before this gets a little too heated and the fire extinguishers are needed"

Sue turned her head and saw Harvey standing there smiling, she had completely lost her senses when Jack kissed her and forgot she was in a restaurant kitchen and not her own home. "Sorry" she mumbled embarrassingly before escaping out of the kitchen

"So did that little distraction help with the nerves" Harvey asked laughing

Jack didn't answer he just smiled before turning his attention back to the food, added a small pinch of chives and some soya sauce to the ingredients, thirty seconds of intense stirring and shaking later the dish was cooked. Harvey moved towards him with a selection of plates in his hands and Jack divided the chicken stir-fry between the ten plates before adding the crispy noodles. He stood back for a few moments to admire his work and felt relieved at the fact that apart from a few burnt ingredients it wasn't the disaster he imagined it could be.

"Good job Jack, now it's time to serve it"

"Great!" he answered sarcastically, before picking up three plates and headed back to his team and the applause they gave him.

"Dinner is served" he said as he headed towards the table, placing Sue's in front of her he kissed her cheek and mouthed "Thank you for everything I couldn't have done this without you" earning him a wink and the smile he loved so much

A few moments later everyone had new drinks and their food.

"Well Sparky I think you can join us for lunch since you did cook it, but I hope you realise that lying to your friends is not a good idea and will in fact lead to punishment no matter how happy the lies make us" Bobby said in a firm voice

"I do and I'm sorry for lying, but in my defence I knew you would all be happy when the truth came out, let's just call my lies payback for everything you lot have put me through over the years"

"Oh that hurt Jack, we have never done anything to... Oh never mind yes we have" Tara added

"Well eat up then, I've just spent the last hour cooking this food, the least you can do is eat it" Jack said as everyone sat there looking at the plates in front of them

"You first, that way we'll now it is safe, dying from food poisoning is not on my agenda for today" Myles added

Jack picked up his fork and stabbed a piece of chicken, rather than Myles's hand, and ate the tender piece all the while glaring at Myles "Happy now"

"Much, if you're willing to eat the food I guess the rest of us should" Myles said ignoring the look in Jack's eyes

The team all ate their lunch with gusto, each one of them commenting on how tasty it was, as was the desert Jack prepared and served. Once lunch was finished, Ted, Mary, D and Donna all excused themselves as they had meetings and appointments they had to attend, before he left Ted informed the team that as there were no new cases they could have an extended lunch break, to celebrate Sue rejoining the team.

As the four adults left Bobby stood once more and Jack felt his heart sink, 'oh no what else could they have planned' he thought silently to himself

"Don't panic Sparky", Bobby stated "We have nothing else planned for you this is more aimed at Sue"

Now it was Sue's time to look panicked, she had hoped she had gotten away with her part in their little deceit "Me, why me, I haven't done anything" she said trying to sound innocent

"We know that Miss Thomas, we just all thought we would properly welcome you back to the team with a little gift" Bobby said before looking at Tara

"Sue, you are a valuable member of our team, you possess a skill that the rest of us can only dream of having. Even though the promotion was a great opportunity for you no-one of us ever wanted you to leave, even though it meant you and Jack could be together, we were all selfish, we wanted to keep you too ourselves. When you said that you were leaving something in the team broke off, it chipped, but now your back the team has been repaired, the chip has gone. So to show you how much you mean to us all we went out and got you a little gift" Tara said as she handed Sue a box

With tears in the teams eyes even the guys, following Tara's speech, they all watched Sue open the box

"Wow" she said as she chocked back the tears, while looking at the large wooden picture frame with the word 'family' etched in the top, smiling she looked at the picture inside, it was the whole team, taken not long after Ted joined "It's beautiful" she continued, signing for emphasis "and its right, you guys are my family and that is why I couldn't leave you, any of you and I can promise you that no matter what opportunities come my way unless they are in DC I will be turning them down, some people are worth more than promotions and you guys are top of my list"

"To Sue" Myles added lifting his glass

"To Sue" everyone else added

As the lunch ended, Jack paid the expensive bill, and the team stood to head back to work Bobby looked at Jack comforting his emotional girlfriend as she looked again at the frame and couldn't help but smile at the change in their relationship. Jack had everything he had wanted since Sue entered his life a little over three years ago, he had the love of the woman who held his heart, he had the job he loved and more importantly it was obvious he was going to have it forever. Their new relationship may have caused the end of the old team but Jack was right it was still the same, the same but different

"I guess you were right Sparky" Bobby called out

"About what"

"It being the end"

"Yeah I was, but you forgot one important thing Crash"

"What"

Jack turned his gaze to Sue and cupped her cheek before he spoke

"That there are no endings just new beginnings."

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