Monday, May 16, 2011

Uh-Oh.

Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine...
Spoilers: Parks and Rec...duh!
Pairing: Jack/Liz (this fic is inspired by Ben/Leslie...the second most beautiful "couple" in the world.")
Summary: "It's not just me, is it?"

"This stuff is good! What is it?" Liz asked Jenna.
"Oh, I dunno. I picked it up from some random guy."
Liz spit out the food.
"He coulda spit in this!" Liz yelled.
"Oh well! You've already ate half anyway!"
Just then, Jack came in the room.
"Hello, Lemon," he said with a smile.
"Hey, Jack. What's up?"
"Oh, um, Hank needs to see us upstairs...for stuff."
"Oh, okay..."
"Would you want to grab some dinner later?"
"Oh...I can't. I have this thing with Jenna after the show."
"Oh."
Jack left without saying another word.
"Wow. That was the most sexual tension I've ever seen in a conversation...EVER."
"What are you talking about, Jenna? We might lose our jobs."
"I mean, he asked you out to dinner! Of course, you had to be a nervous one and say no. Now go up there to Hank Hooper's office with Jack and just let whatever comes flow!"
"Urrg, alright."
Liz went to the 75th floor...the floor where the hot-shots of Kabletown are located. Finally, she found Hank Hooper's door and knocked.
"Come in!" someone shouted.
She saw Jack sitting on one of the chairs, so she took a seat. 
"Why are we here, Mister Hooper?" Liz finally asked.
"I want you two...to promote Kabletown in D.C. tonight."
"Us? Both?" they simultaneously asked. 
Hank smiled.
"Yes. And you want to know why? Because you two are the dynamic duo. We can't let you ride in limousines, so I'll just let you use a car."
"So, it's just gonna be the two of us? In a car? For two hours?" Liz asked.
"Oh, it's not gonna be that bad, Lemon. I mean, we went from New York to Kenneth's home town once already, remember?"
"Jack looks pretty okay with the idea, Elizabeth. We need you. Kabletown would be nothing without the two of you...together."
Liz thought about it for a moment.
"Okay," she finally said.
*
"So, we need to find me something to wear if I'm going on a road trip with Jack. Something that's attractive, but nothing that screams, "SLUT!" okay?"
Liz looked at Jenna's closet and found something that really shocked her.
"What the hell? This was the same exact dress Julia Roberts wore in Pretty Woman!"
Jenna nodded and smiled.
"Yeah, it looks pretty hot on me."
"Let's make a playlist. For the road."
"What songs do you want?"
"Um. Anything, I guess."
Jenna smiled.
(Songs for Jack/Liz's On-The-Go playlist by Jenna: 
1. Fallin' For You- Colbie Calliat
2. The Only Exception- Paramore
3. Lights- Ellie Goulding
4. Haven't Met You Yet- Michael Bublè
5. Heart Skips A Beat- Lenka
6. What the World Needs Now
7. Teenage Dream- Katy Perry
8. Just the Way You Are- Bruno Mars
9. Secrets- OneRepublic
10. Say (All I Need)- OneRepublic
"What?" Jenna said. "I want them to get together.")
"You know what? I'll just buy clothes tonight. It's no big deal," Liz said.
"Yes it is! It's Friday right now and that means you're spending one whole day with Jack and Hank already booked a hotel room for you guys! You're spending the night at D.C.! What do you mean this isn't a big deal?"
*
Jack had been driving for half an hour now and they haven't said a word to each other.
"Why aren't we talking?" she whispered.
"I was waiting for you to break the silence," he whispered back.
Liz chuckled.
"You wanna listen to some music? Jenna made us a playlist. It's called, "Jack and Liz's On-The-Go" playlist."
Jack signaled for her to plug her iPod in. She put it on shuffle.
No one knows what the song'll play during those random moments.
*
"What the hell is this song?" Liz asked, as she looked at her iPod.
"Fallin' For You by Colbie Calliat. What the--"
"Hey," Jack said.
"Hmm?"
Jack reached over to touch her face.
"Eyelash," he said, getting an eyelash off her eye. 
"Make a wish," he said.
They were centimeters apart and there was just something in that moment until the song ended and started to play "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry. 
They backed away from each other.
"That song sure does get people tense, huh?" Liz asked.
Jack just kept his eyes on the road. 
*
After their presentation, Jack and Liz just stood there talking.
"Yeah, you did great, buddy!" she said, signaling him for a high-five.
"As did you. Listen, would you like to have dinner with me?"
"Smile!" a photographer said.
"Hey, photographer!" Liz shouted. "You wanna have dinner with the two of us?"
"No, thanks! I'll pass!" the photographer said.
"Are you sure? They have great burgers there!"
"You don't even know where we're going yet," Jack stated.
"But I'm positive they have good burgers."
The photographer left.
"So, I guess it's just the two of us then. Having dinner."
Jack nodded.
"Oh boy," she whispered to herself.
*
Liz took a sip of her wine.
"Again, great presentation, Jack," Liz said as she smiled.
"Yes, thank you. I really like Kabletown. I look forward to the moments in my days where I get to talk to the network. The network's really nice and funny and it has really nice brown hair."
Liz blushed.
"Okay, that's it. I can't take it anymore. I mean, it's not just me, is it?" Jack asked.
Liz looked at him.
"No, it's not just you."
Liz laid down on her head.
"You okay?" Jack asked.
"Perfect. Um, I have to go to the restroom. It's not like I'm gonna call Jenna or anything."
*
"He likes me, Jenna. He just told me. What do I do?"
"Um, make out with him?"
"No, I'll lose my job! Read the script!"
Jenna sighed.
"Liz, don't do this. Jack is only a friend. You'll lose your job."
"Oh, I don't care! I will kiss that man rightfully on the mouth."
"Yay!"
*
Liz went back to their table, about to make out with him, until she saw Hank sitting on the other side of the table.
"Blerg," she said.
*
They went to Hank's town home in D.C. and spent the night there. Well, Liz was just about ready to make out with Jack. They were scooting closer. 
"This is so weird," she whispered.
"What is?"
"This..." 
She scooted closer and closer until Hank came in the room.
"Goodnight, you two! Jack, sleep on the couch."
"Will do, sir."
"No, I mean, you have to. It's really comfy. Liz, you can sleep in the guest bedroom."
Liz nodded.
*
The ride home was awkward. They didn't expect Hank to be in the car with them, so they just kept quiet.
*
"Well, I decided that I can't go through what this is between me and Jack," Liz said to Jenna.
Jenna gasped.
"Why?"
"Well, it's wrong. I love my job. Jack loves his job. So we're gonna leave it at that."
Jenna left her office with a disappointed look.
*
Later that night, Liz was going to Hank's office to drop off something. Instead, she was greeted by Jack.
"Oh, hey."
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
"I was just gonna drop this off for Hank."
"Oh, let me."
Jack grabbed the papers from Liz and kissed her. He pulled away, looking to see what her reaction was, but before he could do that, she kissed him. When she pulled away, Liz looked down.
"Uh-oh," she said.

END



 

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