#tuana

“Got a date tonight!” he beamed back.

“You’re going on a date?” Chris smiled, “Why haven’t you told me?”

Luca shrugged, “Well, ‘cause it’s kinda a still a secret.”

“Who is she? Anyone I know?”

“Nah man…” Luca grinned, “Getting secrets out of SWAT isn’t that easy…”

“Come on, you can tell me…”

“I could.” Luca nodded. Looking all serious before he broke into a chuckle, “But I’m not gonna. Not yet anyway. We… We want to make sure it’s not something that’ll blaze over in a couple of months.”

“So you consider each other as a ‘we’ already?”

Luca blushed and grabbed his bag from the locker, “Yeah, we do.”

“For how long?”

“Gotta be more specific before I answer that…”

“How long have you been dating?”

“Like, going for a movie together date, or going out for dinner then back to her place date? -Or my place if we know Street will be at Molly’s place.” Luca asked before he looked over at Chris.

“Both.”

“Kinda platonic movie dates, 7-8 months…” Luca shrugged, “Dunno... More serious dates, I’d say… Two months.”

“And this is the first I hear of it?” Chris’s jaw nearly unhinged, “How have you been able to keep it a secret this long?”

“Because you know how my relationships usually goes.”

“Well, mine ain’t that much better…”

Luca chuckled, “Yeah, man… I’ve always kinda envied Deacon. It takes a lot of hard work to make relationships last in this line of work, but I think he found the recipe for how it’s done.”

“I claim magic…” Chris chuckled.

Luca grinned and nodded, “Magic and a very patient wife.”

“-With nerves of steel.”

Luca nodded, “She sure has.”

“So, can you tell me ANYTHING about this mystery woman you’re seeing?”

“She’s amazing.” Luca grinned.

“You’re not fair…” Chris chuckled and rolled her eyes, as Luca got ready to walk out of the locker room, “Tell me how the date went tomorrow.”

Luca chuckled as he started walking out, “You know I don’t kiss and tell…”

Chris chuckled, “Alright. See you tomorrow!”

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 “You clean up nice…” she smiled as she opened the door to greet him.

Luca grinned, “Well, you always look nice, so I have to put in some effort.”

She stepped closer and stood up on her toes to kiss his cheek. Then she ran her hands from his neck and out to his shoulders, then down his arms. “Come in, I’ll be ready in a minute.”

Luca returned her kiss, although slightly different placement. Before he nodded and they went inside.

“So, what’s our timeline tonight?” he asked as he headed towards the nearest chair while she headed towards the bathroom.

“No timeline.” Tuana twisted around and smiled, “Kelly’s staying with my parents until tomorrow afternoon.”

Then she disappeared into the bathroom.

Luca nodded, a smile present on his face.

It didn’t take long before she came back out, this time with an added soft tint to her lips and earrings. “Alright, I’m ready to go…”

Luca grinned and got back up.

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 She almost couldn’t believe it was real. She almost couldn’t believe how weird luck and chance worked.

If someone had asked her how likely it was that she would ever find a guy she liked well enough to introduce to her daughter, she would’ve answered something like ‘that man probably doesn’t exist’.

It had been a long time since she was in a relationship, and the last time it had ended ugly in every way but one. She had ended up a mother, to a perfect little girl.

But then luck and chance did their thing, and thanks to Kelly she got introduced to this incredible man. Who was incredible with her kid as well. No wonder her heart melted for him.

And luck and chance must’ve been working overtime, because as it turned out, he was seeing something he liked in her as well.

“You’re quiet…” Luca said from the seat next to her in the back of the uber, “Are you thinking about something?”

She hummed an indecisive tone, “Just happy…”

He grinned and pulled her closer, she melted into him.

“I’m happy too.” He whispered back.

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 The date went like most their dates.

Good food, good beverages, great company.

Small and not-so-small talk. Compliments.

If wherever they went had music and a dance floor, then they would dance through a couple of songs. This place had both.

Then they would find their table again, maybe have another drink.

After that, one of them would find a way to make an innuendo along the line of, ‘that item of clothing looks great on you, but I think it would look way better on the floor of your/my bedroom…’, or something else that would require them to return home for some more private time.

Then Luca would pay their bill, and they would grab a cab or an uber home, unless it was walking distance. Then they would walk back, holding hands and bumping shoulders.

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  “Maybe we should start telling people soon…” she said thoughtfully just after Luca had closed the door to the uber they had taken back to her place.

His heart nearly fluttered when she said it. “Yeah? You think so?”

She shrugged, “It would be nice? Wouldn’t it?”

He nodded,  “Sure would.”

“So you think we should?”

“I think it’s a great idea.” Luca grinned.

“You do?”

Luca nodded, “It’s getting… I want to tell my team and my family who you are. I want them to get to know the amazing woman I’ve gotten to know over the last few years.”

“Yeah?”

“Absolutely.” He nodded.

“And I want to tell my parents who you are. I think they’re getting frustrated by knowing their daughter is on a date, but without knowing who he is or what he looks like.”

Luca chuckled, “Yeah, one of my teammates would’ve started a full interrogation earlier if she had the chance.”

Tuana chuckled, “So, what do you say? Should we go public with this.”

Luca nodded, “I’m ready if you are.”

“I’m ready.” She smiled back. She pulled him down for a kiss before she patted his chest, “Now, we’ve got the house for ourselves the entire night…”

Luca grinned and swooped her into his arms, “Yeah? Got any good ideas?”

She kissed him once more, before mischievously answering “A few…”

He grinned and started walking towards the stairs to her front door, “Just… I’ve gotta go to work tomorrow afternoon. Give me at least 4 hours of sleep, deal?”

She ruffled his hair a bit, “Not making any promises I’m not sure I can keep.”

He chuckled and gently sat her back down once they reached the steps, “I love you.”

“I love you more…” she winked back.

“Nah, I don’t believe you…” he chuckled.

“I’ll show you…” she teased and shimmied her shoulder in a way that made her breasts jiggle, before she turned to unlock the door.

“I.. Uhm…” Luca swallowed, “That’s not fair…”

Tuana chuckled and pulled Luca in after her.

They stumbled across the living room, discarding their shoes, his shirt, her dress, they bust up her bedroom door, his pants landed on the floor, as did her stockings.

They landed on her bed and underwear was tossed aside.

Her hands pulled him close. His hands traced her curves. She ran her hands over his muscles. They moved in unison. She started out on top, until he flipped them over.

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 The next morning Luca woke up with Tuana on his arm. He smiled and relaxed back against the pillow he had his head rested against.

Tuana was starting to stir a little, but was still asleep and breathing slow. Luca didn’t want to wake her up.

He glanced at the alarm clock she had on her nightstand, it read 9 o’clock. He had actually ended up getting his necessary four hours after all.

She curled into a ball, before she stretched out with a yawn. Then she turned around to face him, “Good morning…”

“Good morning…” he smiled back, twisting over to kiss her, “Slept well?”

She nodded, “You?”

He nodded, “Sure did.”

“Have you been awake for long?”

“Nah, just a few minutes before you.” He smiled.

She edged closer, until they laid skin to skin.

He twisted back to his side so he could be facing her. He placed his free hand on her hip.

She wrapped her leg around his thigh.

“One more round?” He asked, “Then hit the shower?”

She nodded, “And then breakfast…”

He nodded.

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 A bunch of hours later he was back in the locker room. As per usual, he was early and none of the others had shown up yet.

He was tying up his boots when Chris walked in.

“So, how was date night?”

“Great.” Luca grinned, “Tuana and I…”

“Tuana?!?!” Chris’s eyes went wide, “Is that who you’re dating?”

Luca nodded, “We figured it was time to make it official.”

“Oh, you’ve gotta be so cute together…” Chris grinned.

Luca grinned.

“I can’t wait to see you two together…” Chris grinned, “Kelly knows, right?”

“Yeah, she’s known for some time already.”

“And she hasn’t told anyone?”

“Not really…” Luca shrugged, “She did a name-drop to Tuana’s parents, but as far as I know… That’s it.”

  Alright, so… That was an honest attempt at making something where Luca didn’t get hurt.

I’m not really sure of the sweetness level here, but I hope none of you develop insulin resistance because of it.