Chapter 1- Dinner, Romance and Sweet Moves

A/N: This is my first fanfic and I'm still getting used to how write it 'cause I haven't written anything in a really long time. But I hope people enjoy it. I have a plan for this but it might change; I haven't quite decided how to follow on this story once this section is done. It's complicated but I'm rambling so enjoy!

Sam and Jules had been going put for almost two years after Dr. Toth had given them permission to stay on the same team. Things couldn't be better. They were with people they loved and had jobs they both adored. They were in bliss.

Sam had been building up the courage to talk to Ed for half an hour. It wasn't the asking the question that bothered him it was how Ed would respond to such a question. Finally after some considerable amount of time spent rearranging things in his locker, Sam bit the bullet.

"Ed can I talk to you… privately?" Sam asked Ed in the changing room before their shift.

"Just as long as you don't confess your underlying love for me." Ed joked back.

"You wish"

"So what d'you need Samo?"

"What did you… I mean how did you go about asking Sophie… you know asking Sophie to marry you?" Sam stuttered out. Ed gave him a look as if to say 'ask that question again, I will shoot you'.

"Excuse me?" Ed replied like the point of the question had been missed completely.

"Well I was just wondering for pointers" Sam quickly answered back before Ed could reach for his gun.

"Pointers? On how to propose? Are you going to? Oh my God! Ooh I don't know that's hard considering its Jules"

"See my problem. This is Jules. How do you propose to Jules?"

"HEY SPIKE!" Ed yelled

Sam gave him a look of what the hell do you think you're doing.

"Yeah Ed?"

"How you suggest Sam proposes to Jules?"

Sam turned his back not wanting to participate in their fun and games.

"I dunno. Think I should ask Raf?" Spike joked

"Yeah and then Greg!" Ed laughed back.

"Do you guys mind?" Sam finally interrupted, after having enough of his 'team mates' taking the mick out of him.

"Look Sam, all you have to do it take her out for dinner, have some wine and just tell her how you feel" Ed said talking from his experience from Sophie.

"Is that it? Just dinner?" Sam asked like it was the easiest thing in the world.

"Well you need a ring" Spike blurted out. Sam gave him the glare of death.

"I KNOW that." Sam was getting agitated at his friend's lack of support on this matter. "But seriously, just dinner and ask her?"

"Yeah man. Add a bit of romance and smooth moves. She won't say no" said Ed reassuringly

"You'll be fine Sam, just don't think about it" spike expressed trying to restore his friendship with Sam.

"You guys done talking about what kind of shampoo you use 'cause there's a lot of weights out here that want to be lifted" Greg interrupted causing all them all to jump.

"Uh yeah" the 3 men grunted walking out of the changing room.

"Hey Jules" they all said when they saw her coming out of her changing room.

"Hey boys" Jules replied back following them into to the workout area.

"Right team one" Greg spoke getting everyone's attention. "It's been a slow day today so we're gonna work out and if we're lucky we'll be home in time for dinner".

Woops and cheers spread amongst the group as they moved to train on various pieces of equipment.

"Hey Jules, I know we said we'd go to my place but I really don't feel like cooking so do you mind if we go out to eat?"

"Like to a restaurant?" Jules remembered the last date she went on to a restaurant and how that didn't end so well.

"Yeah. Just the two of us, candlelit dinner, it'd be nice"

"Yeah ok why not" Jules was curious to Sam's abrupt change of plans but disposed of any uncertainties as she knew Sam didn't really enjoy cooking, he just did it to satisfy her.

Jules walked off to the punching bag leaving Sam looking around for Greg.

"Hey boss d'you mind of I leave early? If we get a call I'll come back but I have some personal errands that are really important that I have to do". Sam hoped that the boss would let him go otherwise he might actually have to propose to Jules in public and he really didn't want to imagine the response if she said no.

"Does this have anything to do with what we were discussing earlier?" Ed interrupted

Sam gave a small nod

"Then it's fine. Go." Ed responded. Ed then notices the confused look on Greg's face and added "I'll tell you later boss" so he could make sure he could tell him when Jules was completely out of hearing range.

Jules walked up the stairs to Sam's apartment. She wasn't entirely sure why he asked her to meet him here and not at the restaurant, although he didn't mention which restaurant they were going to. And it was weird of him to change his plans and take her out. She would have happily cooked something for him. And why did he leave work so early? Ed said he some personal thing going on but surely he would have mentioned something like that. Jules racked her brain to work out what it was and it almost caused her to walk full on into his door.

She took a deep breath and knocked. She heard footsteps from the other side of the door as she tried to lower her heart rate.

Why am I so nervous? This is Sam!

Before she could figure out the answer a tall, blonde guy opened the door. SAM!

"Hi" Jules managed to get out "are you ready to go?"

"actually, we're not going to a restaurant" Sam replied trying not to gawp at Jules. "you look lovely by the way" he added ushering her into the apartment

She was wearing a knee length, halter neck, black dress that clung to her in all the right places and heels that made her 2 inches taller. Her brown hair hung in loose curls around her shoulders acting as a shawl.

"thanks. You look very handsome yourself."

Sam donned a classic white shirt, black trousers and a black jacket. The white shirt had flecks of glittery blue that accented his dark eyes making them twinkle every time they moved.

"so why aren't we going to a restaurant?"

"because if you would like to close your eyes and take my hand, I will show you."

Jules raised her eyebrows "seriously?"

"seriously"

Jules took a gasp of air and shut her eyes and placed her life in Sam's hand.

Sam guided her round the living room and though the kitchen. He was glad that Sarge had let him leave otherwise that whole journey would have been a hell of a lot harder.

"gosh Sam something smells really good" he made no response but the smile on his face couldn't get any bigger.

"oh my god Sam did you cook?" Still no response.

Jules was starting to get annoyed. She enjoyed using her eyes. She felt off balance without them even though the grip on Sam's hand was cutting off circulation to both of them.

"Sam, if you're not going to answer my previous questions can you at least tell me if we're nearly there because as much as I love you, I'd quite like to use my eyes if you don't mind"

"geeze Jules you seriously have trust issues and we are nearly there".

"good. And it's not that I don't have trust issues, it's just I quite like seeing with my eyes. I feel weird without them."

"which is why I'm here to assist you in this journey" Sam comforted, giving her hand a reassuring squeeze. He stopped walking and pulled Jules closer to him positioning her to stand in front of him. "Open your eyes" he whispered.

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