Detective Y/N Santiago [SEASONS 1 - 3]

Season 2 - Episode 2: Dinner Date(?)

"This will do.."

You walked out of the women's bathroom in a black, wrap type of dress that had small red and orange flower details on it. You wore black heeled ankle high boots, a black choker, a denim jacket and your brown backpack that you also brought to work today.

You went over to your desk and everyone had a few quick glances at you, wondering why you were wearing the outfit you had on. Usually you didn't look this fancy. But, since you had a... "date" with Ian tonight, you decided to dress up a little.

"Someone has a date tonight, I assume?" Jayden asked, walking over to you with a cheeky smirk. You looked up at him from your bag and rolled your eyes playfully, making Jayden laugh. "Who's it with?" He asked you.

"Ian." You replied with a small smile. As soon as you said Ian's name, the rest of your fellow detectives darted their eyes to you.

"Relax, we're just gonna.. talk about our case over dinner!" You reassured them. Jake tilted his head, "What about Jayden?". You rolled your eyes again, "We aren't dating, people!" You snapped. Jayden nodded his head towards you, telling the rest of the detectives to listen to you.

"Anyways, I don't have time for this. I'll see you all tomorrow." You said grabbing your bag and walking out of the bullpen.
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"Hey!"

You turned around and saw Ian leaning against his car with his phone and keys in hand. "Heyyy!" You smiled and walked over to him. "So, shall we go?" He asked. You nodded, "Let's go!". You and Ian smiled at each other.

Ian then went over to the passenger side and opened the door for you. "Thanks!" You got into the car and Ian closed the door. He went over to the driver's side of the car and got in.

After about ten minutes, you and Ian were on the way to the restaurant. You were looking out the window while Ian had his eyes on the road.

"So.. What's the plan for tonight?" You asked, looking over to Ian. He took a quick glance at you. "Well, I was thinking that we could have dinner and then watch a movie?" He replied. You nodded in response. "Just wondering, What type of restaurant are we going to?" You asked again.

"Is Italian okay?" Ian questioned, a little nervous. "Yeah! I like Italian." You said looking at him. Ian sighed in relief with a smile, making you smile as well.
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"This restaurant's pretty nice!"

"It really is." Ian replied, glancing around the restaurant. Then, A waiter walked over to you both and handed you the menus. You and Ian thanked the waiter and they walked away. You and Ian opened your menus and began looking through them without any conversation.

Every now and then, you and Ian would take quick glances at each other when either of you weren't looking.

When Ian looked at you, he studied your facial features. He stared at you in awe. From your H/C hair, to your E/C eyes. He smiled to himself and looked down at the menu again. Ian didn't want to look away but he had to, just to avoid any more awkwardness.

When you looked at Ian, you studied his facial features. You looked at him in awe. From his curly and dark hair, to his brown eyes. You had to be honest. Ian was very cute. You couldn't help but smile when you looked at him. He made you have this ineffable feeling in your stomach.

After about 15 minutes, you and Ian finally ordered your food. The waiter took away your menus and walked away.

You and Ian sat their silently, unsure of what to talk about. You didn't think you should talk about the case at all. Ian thought it was a good time to get to know you since he was one of the new detectives. Plus, you didn't really get to spend much time to get to know each other since you were so busy.

"So.. How long have you been a detective?" Ian asked you. "Since last year." You said taking a sip from your glass of water. "Really? Did you first start at the Nine-Nine?" He asked you. You shook your head, "I started at the Nine-Eight." You replied. Ian nodded in response.

"What about you?" You tilted your head, "Is the Nine-Nine the first precinct you've worked at?" You asked him. Ian nodded, "Yeah it is" He confirmed. You mouthed an "Ohhh" in response.

You and Ian continued to talk and laugh about your lives and other random things. You talked about your favourite movies, your favourite TV Shows, your favourite music artists, everything about yourselves.

While talking, You noticed a familiar face walk out of the men's bathroom. You studied his face for a few seconds, completely blocking out Ian's voice. Then you realised it was the perp you were chasing.

"Hey Ian?" You said, looking back at him. "Yeah?" He replied, confused as you looked to the men's bathroom again. "Look near the men's bathroom. Do you see the guy on his phone?" You asked him, making Ian look towards the direction you were referring to.

"Yeah- Oh shit, is that him?" Ian looked back at you. "I think so.." You replied, getting the case file out of your bag.

You looked at the photos in the case file. You held up the photo of the perp, comparing it to the man near the bathroom. After a few back and forth glances, you knew for a fact that it was the perp.

"Hey, Do you have any cuffs on you?" You asked Ian, putting the case file back in your bag. "I do. Which reminds me, I really should've returned these earlier." Ian replied nervously. "Well, they're going to come in handy now." You said, grabbing your bag.

"Here's the plan. I'll go over to him, he probably recognises me so he will most likely run away. I'll chase him to the back of the restaurant. You can go from the front door. I'll meet you at the back with the perp." You instructed, earning a nod from Ian.

You stood up from your chair with your bag. The perp looked up from his phone and immediately recognised you. He shoved his phone in his pocket and began running. Ian got up and ran out the front door of the restaurant. You followed the perp to the back.

When you got to the back of the restaurant, you saw Ian pinning the perp to the ground while cuffing his hands. Ian stood up. You walked over to him. "Congratulations on catching your first perp!" You smiled. Ian chuckled, "Thanks." He smiled back at you.

"Now, let's get this guy back to the precinct."