Disclaimer: I don’t own the characters or Our Time Now by Plain White T’s.

A/N: This is just an oneshot, because I love writing oneshots. This may be a little out of character, but it is a fanfic…so none of that annoying whining about how “they would never do that” or “this is so out of character it’s lame.” I will remember you, and hold it against you… jk…or am I?

There will be no rules tonight

If there were we’d break them

Nothing’s gonna stop us now

Let’s get down to it

There were many key factors in maintaining a partnership, things such as respecting each other and helping the other to see their mistakes. But the most important thing was keeping a professional relationship. It had become a known fact the Carlton Lassiter had been sleeping with his last partner, and it was rumored he was sleeping with his new partner. A closer observation of the two would reveal the Carlton and his partner, Juliet O’Hara were not sleeping together…yet.

Things between them were still in that friendly stage, but they were growing closer to becoming something else. Not many had noticed the way he looked at her when he thought no one was looking, or how he let his fingers linger on her back when he guided her through doorways.

They had been called to a crime scene; Juliet was busy poking around the closet while Carlton tried to focus on something other than Juliet. That day she had chosen to let her hair hang freely around her face and, as always, she looked absolutely beautiful.

Nervous hands and anxious smiles

I can feel you breathing

This is right where we belong

Turn up the music

“Carlton, can you come here?” Juliet called. The closet she was currently in was a tiny excuse for a closet, and there was no much room left with Juliet in it.

He looked in at her and then up at the ceiling where she was looking. She motioned for him to step into the closet, stopping when she saw the unsure look on his face.

“Shawn said there are two suspects, a man and a woman. The disturbance in the closet looks like it could have come from two people hiding out in it. I need to see if it is even possible for more than one person to be in here,” Juliet said, grabbing his wrist and dragging him into the tiny space. She reached around him and, with some difficulty, pulled the door shut.

Carlton’s arms were around her shoulders and their bodies were mashed together. Juliet began wiggling around and Carlton felt something beginning to stir just below his belt. He hoped that she stopped before he became too embarrassed—he didn’t know how he would explain that to her.

This is a day for all the lovers

Taking a chance for one another

Finally it’s our time now

“Jules, can you stop moving…please?” Carlton pleaded with her.

“I’m just trying to prove my theory,” Juliet said, continuing to wiggle. She was rubbing against him, and the stirring grew stronger. He gritted his teeth and tried to make it stop, but he was powerless against Juliet’s movement.

“But do you have to keep moving? We both fit see? What more do you need?” Carlton said. He was trying to move so that he was not pressed against her but he only succeeded in drawing her hips even closer to his. Juliet stopped moving and looked up at him, for a moment he thought she was going to say something, but the moment passed.

These are the times that we’ll remember

Breaking the city sun together

Finally it’s our time now

It’s our time now

“Even if our perps had hidden in the closet they would not have been able to get out quick enough for a surprise attack,” Juliet said. She was groping around in the dark, her fingers finally enclosed on a light switch and the closet was illuminated with a brilliant white light.

“Maybe we should get out of here,” Carlton said but Juliet acted like she hadn’t heard him. Her eyes were still roaming the small space and she looked truly perplexed.

“I think I might have been wrong,” Juliet said. Her eyes were now fixed on a vent that had almost entirely hidden by a stack of boxes. Her eyes darted back to his and for a moment she didn’t say anything. They stood in silence, looking at each other, and then Juliet grinned and stood on her tiptoes to whisper into his ear.

“Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?” Juliet said, her tone was a teasing one and yet it was also seductive.

This is more than just romance

It’s an endless summer

I can feel the butterflies

Leading me through it

“What do you think?” Carlton said. It was the only thing he could think of to say, and she grinned afterward. Carlton turned his head away from hers; too embarrassed to continue to watch her.

“I think that you—” but Carlton didn’t get to hear what she thought. The door was wrenched open and they stumbled out of the closet. Carlton lost his footing and fell to the ground, pulling Juliet down on top of him.

“What the hell was going on in there?” asked the officer that had opened the door. Shawn and Gus were standing next to him, looks of amazement on their faces.

“We know how they got in, and we proved that more than one person can fit in the closet,” Juliet said, she moved off of Carlton and then slowly stood up. Carlton stood up and tried to hold a straight face.

Take my heart I’ll take your hand

As we’re falling under

This is an addiction girl

Let’s give in to it

“Now I just can’t wait to tell the chief how it is you figured this out. I’m sure she’ll be surprised to find out that her two detectives were—” Shawn began but was cut off by the chief.

“My two detectives were doing what?” Chief Vick asked them, her hands on her hips. Why was she at the crime scene? She only ever showed up if something had gone wrong. Carlton shoved his hands into his pockets and Juliet kept her eyes trained on her shoes.

“Jules and Lassie were in the closet together doing what they say was testing a theory. But I doubt it was anything other than—” Shawn stopped when Lassiter cleared his throat, rather loudly.

“We figured out how our perps got in, and how they surprised our victim,” Carlton said. “Juliet did, actually,” he added when she looked at him. Juliet nodded and then smiled at her boss, momentarily forgetting to look ashamed.

This is a day for all the lovers

Taking a chance for one another

Finally it’s our time now

“We’ll show you,” Juliet said, nodding at the closet and then looking around the room. She pointed at the small vent and then motioned for Carlton to lift her up. For a moment he only looked at her, unsure how they were going to go about this, but something finally clicked. He slipped his arms around her waist and held her up so she could reach the vent.

“They would have come through the vent, from somewhere inside the building, and then climbed into the closet. It would have been a tight squeeze, but manageable. I think that our male suspect is a rather small guy, if he fit through the vents.” Juliet said, managing a quick look that was similar to a plea for mercy. Chief Vick nodded then walked away.

Shawn and Gus followed and soon Juliet and Carlton were alone in the room. He looked at her, and then grinned, motioning toward the open doorway.

“What?” She was teasing him, and he could not stand it. The memory of her body on his was still fresh in his memory and he wanted to feel it again, only this time closer. He wanted to feel her skin against his, with no barrier between them.

These are the times that we’ll remember

Breaking the city sun together

Finally it’s our time now

It’s our time now

“I think we’re done here, let’s head back,” Carlton said, and Juliet grinned then took a step closer to him. She was twisting a strand of hair around her finger and grinning widely up at him.

“Okay, how about we make a little detour?”

Her voice was low and seductive, Carlton could only stare at her and nod. He wanted to say something, so he didn’t look like a fool standing there in front of her. His lips refused to form any words so he gave up trying and just nodded again. This amused Juliet and she grinned at him, then took a step away from him. He followed her every movement with his eyes, mesmerized by the sway of her hips, enthralled with how gently she glided across the floor. Her hair had fallen in front of her eyes and she shook it back, grinning at Carlton as she continued to step backward.

“Yes, let’s go,” Carlton said, suddenly feeling the urge to hurry away from the scene swarming with law enforcement. He wanted to be alone with her, and he wanted to be alone with her right then. But he had to wait, that is just how life is.

This is a day for all the lovers

Taking a chance for one another

Finally it’s our time now

It seemed to Carlton that they would never get back to his house. On the way from the crime scene they hit every red light, Carlton had begun to grow impatient. Juliet’s hand was on his knee and she was slowly working her way up his leg. He gripped tightly at the steering wheel and did his best to keep his eyes on the road. He wanted to look over at her, he wanted to stop the car and pull her body on top of his.

Stumbling and fumbling they made their way from his front door to his bedroom, trailing clothes behind them. Carlton’s rough hands ran up her back and he pulled her body on top of his as they stumbled onto his bed. Her hands were all over his body and he was powerless to make her hold still. He wanted her to stop for a moment and take it slow—they would have more time later—but Juliet was not slowing down.

“Jules, take it slow,” Carlton whispered gruffly. She grinned and threw her hair over her shoulder, then brought her lips to his neck.

These are the times that we’ll remember

Breaking the city sun together

Finally it’s our time now

It’s our time now

A persistent knocking at the door drew the two detectives from the depths of Carlton’s sheets, where they had been tangled up for the better part of an hour. Juliet opened her eyes and looked up at Carlton who groaned but finally got up, pulling away from the warmth of her body and then staggering around the room as he pulled on jeans. He quickly walked out to the door but once he opened it he found no one was there. Sitting on his doorstep was a pineapple. Carlton chuckled, scooped up the pineapple then shut the door and went back to the bedroom. He pulled off his jeans and lay down next to Juliet again. “Who was it?” she asked him. He kissed her bare shoulder a few times before answering. “Shawn.”

It’s our time now

It’s our time now

It’s our time now

Finally it’s our time now

A/N: So…That kind of makes me laugh, on the inside. That is a total Shawn thing, don’t you think? Anyway, tell me what you think!