Power of Love (4/??)

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Title: Power of Love (4/??)
Fandom: Witchblade
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jan Pezzini/Dani Baptiste
Summary: Instead of  Sara Pezzini giving birth to Hope like in the comics, she gives birth to a boy. Years later, Jan, after his mother's death, an NYPD Detective himself, is determined to find his mother's killer... and also find love with the woman that appears in his dreams.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Witchblade, only exception is Sara Pezzini's son Jan Pezzini. TopCow owns the characters.

 

 

Chapter 4: Planning

"Tell me about it," Jan said, rolling his eyes. He'd only been told about that a million times before.

Jan got quiet as he listened to the dead silence in the car.

"Something on your mind?" Patrick asked him.

"Did you know my real father?" Jan asked.

"Yeah, he's still alive." Patrick revealed.

"Then where is he? Did he not want me?"

 "Jan, it's complicated..." Patrick started, "it wasn't your average pregnancy."

"So you're saying I'm not your average human son." Jan said wide-eyed.

Patrick sighed. "Listen, focus on the job first, then we and Dani are going to..." 

"What does she have to do with this?" Jan asked him.

"...SIT around the table and talk about this." Patrick said as he gritted his teeth.

Jan sighed. "Fine. Let's pick up some chicks while we're at the club." he joked.

"Jan..." Patrick said pinching the bridge of his nose after he had parked the car.

"I was just joking, jeez!"

They got out and joined Dani who had just gotten out of her car.

They entered Club Desire and went straight for the owner.

"Lemme handle this," Jan said as he snatched the piece of papers from Patrick and grinned at Dani.  "Be amazed, D." he said with a wink.

It sent another flutter through her body as she saw him do that right in front of her. Dani had to bite her bottom lip to keep from being impressed. And why was she in the first place? He hadn't done anything yet.

"Jan Pezzini, NYPD." he said as he flashed his badge. "What can you tell us about Brandon Pratt?" Jan asked the owner, whose name was Tom Gellar.

"Well, Mr. Pezzini, other than that he was a regular customer, not much. Did something happen to him?"

"Well... yeah." Jan said with a roll of the eyes. Duh. "His body was found sliced and diced in his apartment. Turns out the last place he was at was right here. But tell me more about the guy. Was he a decent customer or did he cause a ruckus often?"

"Little bit of both." Tom said. "Last night he hit it off with this blonde girl who looked like a goddess. They had a couple of drinks and then they left." 

Jan nodded, writing it all down. "May we have access to your control room? Surely you've got camera's recording everything here, right?"

Tom nodded. "Yeah, be my guest."

"Thanks." Jan said as he looked back at Patrick and Dani with a grin and then followed Tom toward the control room, Dani and Patrick bringing up the rear.

"I think we should tell him, Dani." Patrick whispered. "He keeps asking about him."

"Absolutely not, it's best he doesn't know his father is the bearer of the Darkness." she whispered back.

Patrick sighed. "You still want to keep that from him? It's not like it's going to bring Sara back."

Dani whirled around and slapped his face hard, separating them from Tom and Jan.

"How DARE you say that?!" she yelled to Patrick.

"He's an adult now, Dani. We can't keep it from him forever."

"Guy! Girl! Hurry up!" Jan said, waving them along.

"Ohhh, did I break something up between the two of you?" Jan asked.

"No." Dani lied as she walked up ahead.

Jan didn't even wait for Patrick so he followed Dani.

"You can tell me, you know? Who am I going to blab it to?" Jan asked as he put a hand on Dani's shoulder.

She stopped dead in her tracks, feeling his touch on her shoulder.

Dani pulled his hand off her shoulder. "Don't touch me." she spat.

God, what's with that woman? Sara Pezzini's son thought as he watched her, then hurried after her. Fine.

"Is everyone here?" Tom asked.

"No, not yet."

"Yes, we're here now." Patrick said.

"Alright, this is the camera feed of last night." Tom said as he pressed a button.

"Dayum, he has a good taste in women." Jan commented as he saw their vic meet this young woman.

He had bought her a drink and they were talking about all kinds of stuff.

Until they wrapped their arms around eachother and started to kiss.

Then it was turned off.

"Hey! Why'd you turn it off?" Jan whined.

"Because we don't know what happened. Well, they got onto the dance floor and got some dancing in between their kisses. He paid their bill and they left." Tom explained.

"I want to see what happened on the dance floor! Did he get into a fight? Did he have to protect his woman from other wild men?"

"Uhm, no." Tom said.

"Oh." Jan commented, defeated. Boring, he thought. 

"But you know nothing about the identity of this woman?" Dani asked Tom, trying not to remember Jan's comment about what a good taste their vic had in women. She was blonde too.

"Not a thing. We've never seen her before." Tom replied.

"Anything else?" Patrick asked.

"I'm so going to visit tonight! With these two around me, damn, am I going to need a drink and good company." Jan commented.

"Absolutely not!" Dani replied.

"Just beer, not wine." Jan said.

"Still." Dani replied. She turned to Patrick. "Right?"

"I don't know. He could keep an eye on the bar and when that blonde shows up, we'll take her in for questioning." Patrick suggested.

"Oh sure.  If she is the one who sliced and diced him, sure. Let's have a nice chat with her." Jan said. 

"YOU DON'T KNOW THAT!" Dani shouted. "Stop drawing conclusions so quick! Are you a real member of the NYPD?"

Jan's eyes got huge. That stung. "Why you..." he started.

"Ooohkay, back up you two." Patrick said.

He knew Dani's Witchblade would cut him to shreds if Jan ever laid a hand on her the way she had slapped him earlier.

"Alright." Jan growled.

Dani nodded as she glared at him.

"So, Dani? You still not okay with it?" Patrick asked.

She sighed. "Fine, whatever, let's have this boyscout go here tonight to keep an eye on things."

"Alright!" Jan grinned.

"Be careful tonight." Patrick said.

"You'll save me, right?" Jan asked Dani.

Dani contemplated that he was going to have to save his own hide tonight.

Her lips pulled into a smirk. "Maybe."

"Okay, I'll make sure you are on the list tonight, Mr. Pezzini." Tom said.

"Awesome!" Jan's grin turned wider.

"Somebody restrain me or I will hurt him for real," Dani whispered.

But she did like him. Yeah. More than she should. Of course she would save him. She had made a promise to Sara she would watch over him.

"Let's go get ready for tonight then." Patrick said to which they all agreed on.

"See you tonight, Mr. Pezzini." Tom said.

"You betcha, Tom! Uhm, I mean Mr. Gellar." Jan said before they left.

"Somebody's excited," Patrick whispered as they all walked out of the club.

"Just be very careful, okay?" Jan said.

"Just be very careful, okay?" Dani said at the same time, then glared.

Jan wrapped his arms around Dani and gave her a hug. "Chillax, I will." he said with a smile.

His breath was so close... and he would just not end that hug.

She gave him a hug back. "I can't help worrying about you," she whispered with a sad face.

God, don't think about him like that! Dani thought as she saw his naked flesh before her.

"That's so cute, Dani." he said, his voice changing at the mention of her name.

Lust coursed through her at the way he said her name.

Why hadn't Patrick just left already?

"C'mon, Jan, let's get you prepped and ready."

Jan's hands were off Dani's body, the hug having ended.

"Coming!" he said and jogged after him.

Dani balled her fists and felt the Witchblade respond, tendrils around her body. "Retract them." she told the entity as her hands turned normal again.

She wanted to scream for having those indecent thoughts with Sara's son.

Instead she got into her own car and drove home to her apartment, while Jan and Patrick drove back to their place.

"Better take a pair of condoms with you to Desire tonight."

Jan's cheeks went flaming red. "What?!"

To Be Continued...