Agent Hotchner had just left, and Emily was staring out of her living room window. A few minutes later Emily felt arms wrap around her waist, and she relaxed into the embrace.

"Your go-bag is ready." Olivia told her girlfriend. Emily smiled softly, and pulled Liv in closer to her.

"I haven't even decided if I'm going or not. You took two weeks off, which is unheard of, and you just got here. Besides we both know that we desperately need this time together. We haven't seen each other in almost a month. Not to mention that I couldn't make it to New York in time for Alex's attempted murder trial, and we need to deal with that." Prentiss told her lover. Benson slowly turned Emily around to face her.

"I love you. I agree with all of that. I'll go with you. Call Agent Hotchner, and have him cancel the FBI plane. We can take the Cabot jet. I'm sure Strauss will be impressed by you saving the Bureau some money. Em, sweetheart you have worked too hard and for so long to walk away from the BAU. Granted, I'm proud that you refused to play her game, but you could keep your job without having to worry about her pulling this shit. You need to go. Tell your team whatever you want about me, but you know I can be useful. If nothing else, I'm another set of eyes. Plus, with Gideon still MIA you're down a body. Then when we get back, we work on what we need to do. You normally get a few days of down time after a case, and I'll still be here for two weeks." Olivia pleaded her case. Emily leaned in and kissed her girl slowly and passionately.

"I love you. Call the pilot and Reid, so he won't say anything. I'll call Hotch, and let him know." Emily told Liv. Spencer had showed up at Prentiss' apartment about six months ago when Benson was in town. They then had to explain their relationship to him. Reid was the only one on the team who knew that Emily was gay.

After the arrest.

"I'll make sure it's official." Hotch told Prentiss before going to talk to Strauss.

"Here let me clean you up." Olivia told her girlfriend as the EMT let her take over.

"Thanks. I'd forgotten how much a 2x4 to the head hurts. Strauss will probably want to debrief on the plane." Emily explained hoping Liv wouldn't be upset. Benson quickly applied butterfly bandages, and cleaned up the blood.

"There all done. That's fine, babe. I'll take the jet back. You want me to pick you up from work?" Olivia asked while she quickly and discreetly caressed the younger woman's cheek. Emily briefly leaned into the gesture.

"That sounds great. Liv, I need…" Prentiss was trying to keep her composure, but was slowly losing it. Benson knew exactly what Emily needed.

"Come here. I got you." Olivia softly ordered while wrapping her in a tight embrace. Emily held on just as tightly. Liv moved them to the other side of the ambulance, blocking them from the other's view. That's all that Emily needed, as she leaned into a reassuring kiss from her partner.

"God, I needed that honey. I can't wait to get you home. I love you." Prentiss expressed.

"I love you too. Come on before they start looking for you. I'll be waiting for you in the BAU parking lot. I'll see you in a few hours, kay." Olivia replied and quickly kissed Em before leaving.

BAU Plane

"Hey Reid." Prentiss greeted the boy genius, and sat down across from him away from the others.

"Emily. I was surprised when you showed up with Olivia. She normally is only in town for the weekends." Spencer commented.

"Yeah. When I told her I resigned, she took two weeks off. She had just gotten to my condo, when Hotch asked me to come and help. I wasn't going to come. Liv and I haven't seen each other in about a month. She packed my go-bag, convinced me to go, offered the use of the Cabot jet, and somehow got me to agree to have her come along." Emily explained.

"Well she did figure out what we were missing in the profile. Don't you normally call her when we deal with sexually motivated cases?" Reid asked and praised. Emily nodded in response. "Wait, she voluntarily took time off work? Why?" Reid asked.

"We were away on a case when Alex's attempted murder trial was going on, and I had wanted to be there. Something happened, and Liv and I still need to work through it." Emily tried to gently tell the genius. Spencer sat up quickly and leaned in closer to his friend.

"She cheated on you?" Reid whispered harshly in disbelief.

"Technically. Kinda. I knew that it was going to happen, they had unfinished issues that needed to be addressed. So, them having sex, I knew it was a given. I had wanted to be there, so that we could deal with it right away. But we haven't had the chance to see each other." Prentiss tried to rationalize it to Spencer.

"Are you really justifying her actions, or are you trying to convince yourself that you are okay with how she behaved?" Spencer pressed.

"Both. I understand. I really do, but it still fucking hurts. I know that she would never do that with anyone else. It's fucking Alexandra Cabot. Liv was there the night Alex was shot. She applied pressure to the GSW. Rode with her in the ambulance. Was the first person they told that Alex had died. Liv had to tell Stabler and Cregan. Then three weeks after that, and the night before the funeral, the Marshalls tell Stabler and Liv to meet them at an address. Then out of a black SUV steps out Alex Cabot with her arm in a sling. No one knew that they were in a relationship with one another. Liv couldn't hug or hold or even kiss her one last time. She got two minutes out of earshot of the Marshalls and Elliot. Just enough time for Alex to tell her, that she was giving her everything, and to look after her mother. Alex told Olivia to come see me after the funeral, which both Liv and Elliot were expected to attend. So put yourself in Olivia's shoes. What would you do when Alex returns and needs 24 hour protection, and you've been selected to take on nights? Can you honestly say that you wouldn't have done what Liv did?" Emily answered, explained, and asked.

"I would have done what she did, but you're right it's fucked. Is she sorry?" Spencer replied and asked.

"She's sorry that she hurt me. God, Reid. Once Alex was asleep, Olivia called me balling. Wanting to know if she had lost me. I told her that she would never lose me. Then she asked me if I could come to New York. I couldn't get away. We were in the middle of the Henkel case. I had to take care of J.J. when we were looking for you. I told her that you were missing. Liv said finding you was top priority. I wished that I didn't think of you guys as family because if you were just co-workers I would have been on the next flight to New York." Emily answered trying to explain what had transpired. Spencer moved to sit next to Prentiss, entwined their hands together, and rested his head against hers. Trying to give comfort.

Olivia was waiting for Emily right outside the Federal Building. Prentiss smiled brightly when she saw Liv as she left work.

"I picked up dinner from your favorite restaurant. I got a case of your favorite wine, and a case of your favorite beer. I also picked up some groceries." Liv told Emily as she casually wrapped an arm around the Profiler's waist as they started to walk to the car.

"That sounds amazing. Hotch gave me two days off. You're still staying the full two weeks?" Prentiss asked. Olivia nodded in response.

"Detective Benson, may I have a word?" Strauss asked as she caught up to the women.

"Of course Section Chief." Olivia answered and motioned for Emily to wait while she went to talk with Strauss. By then J.J had reached Prentiss and were chatting.

"Good job on the case Detective. Dr. Reid also tells me that Agent Prentiss calls you for a consult on sexually motivated cases. How did you know he would act the way that he did? Perfect?" Strauss congratulated and asked.

"My mother was an alcoholic, so I can relate. In a way." Benson answered truthfully.

"Detective, I'd like to offer you a place on the team. They could use your insights. I've looked at your service jacket, impressive. So how about it Detective?" Section Chief Strauss proposed.

"Thank you, ma'am. I won't do what you tried to get Agent Prentiss to do." Benson told the ambitious Chief.

"I'm not going to be asking you to do that. Agent Hotchner made it clear that the team is only concerned with doing their jobs. This is a sincere offer." Erin assured the New York Detective.

"You should also be aware that Agent Prentiss and I are in a romantic relationship. Will that be an issue?" Olivia continued.

"That won't be a problem. As long as it does not interfere with doing your jobs." Strauss answered.

"It won't. I'll have to talk to Emily, but I'm pretty sure my answer will be yes. I'll let you know for certain in a couple of days." Liv assured and told the Section Chief.

"That'll be fine. Have a nice evening." Erin told the Detective, and walked back into the Federal Building. Olivia then rejoined Emily and J.J. in the parking lot.

"What was that about?" Emily asked.

"She offered me a place on the team." Olivia answered her girlfriend with a smile.

"She offered you a job? What did you say? Did you tell her about us?" Emily rattled off questions

"Yes, she offered me a job. I told I would not be a rat. I told her about us, and she said that as long as we keep it professional she's fine with it." Olivia calmly responded.

"What about you?" J.J. asked slightly confused.

"Olivia and I are dating. We've been together a little over a year." Prentiss answered J.J.'s question.

"You're gay?" Jennifer pressed.

"Yes. Is that a problem for you?" Emily answered and questioned.

"No. Not at all. It's just you and Spence seemed really close on the plane ride home." J.J. responded.

"He knows more about me then the rest of you, and he knows about Liv and me. He was being a good friend, about understanding the distance between Liv and I." Prentiss half lied.

"Kay. I'll see you guys later." J.J. conceded.

Emily's Condo

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be so rough." Emily apologized to Liv as she saw the marks she left on her lover's body. Olivia leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on Em's shoulder.

"It's okay. I'm not complaining. Besides I left my share of marks on you." Liv told her. Prentiss moved so that her head was resting on Olivia's lap. Liv started playing with the younger woman's dark locks.

"I want you to take the job." Emily told Olivia softly.

"Okay." Benson replied.

"That's it, okay." Prentiss said in disbelief.

"Did you think that I was going to fight you on this? I'm tired of the long distance. You were planning on moving to New York, when you resigned." Olivia explained.

"Thank you." Emily whispered before kissing Liv. "You're moving in with me. I'm not letting out of my sight." Prentiss informed her detective.