A.N. Hey guys so this is just a quick little one shot that's been in my head since I finally saw season 12. This is an episode tag to Alpha Male. It was supposed to be a one shot but after I finished I did have a few thoughts about both pre this and after so I might write some more

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Detonation

JJ didn't look up as Emily walked out of the conference room. She understood what Emily had been saying about Reid but she just couldn't help but think about her best friend in the federal jail or that Emily had barely looked at her in days. She felt the anger that had been directed at Mr Scratch, at the failing of her marriage, at the unfairness of Reid being in this situation suddenly burst at Emily. She knew it wasn't Emily's fault but right now she needed to vent at someone and she finally decided it was time to tell Emily the truth.

She pushed angrily away from the round table and walked quickly to Emily's office. She saw the door close ahead of her and not caring of protocol or even respect of her friend she flung the door open and slammed it shut behind her. She barely registered the surprise on Emily's face before she shut the blinds.

"JJ ..."

"No!" JJ said, banging her hand on Emily's desk. "Spence is in jail, Emily!" she banged her hand again. "He's in jail for something he hasn't done and you, you don't even look at me anymore, let alone talk to me. Will and I are near enough over and I feel so alone. I've lost my husband, my best friend and, damnit, now I've lost you too. Even though you're standing right here!" She choked out the last bit in pure frustration.

"JJ ..." Emily sighed and looked at the red rimmed blue eyes she loved so much. "You haven't lost Spencer and you definitely haven't lost me. It's just ... I'm your boss now."

"I don't care!" JJ walked round to Emily. "I've made so many mistakes, Emily. Will is a good man and an amazing father but I've basically led him on for a decade. Then I married him. Jesus Em! I married him and you left! You ran away to London and you left me!"

"Jen! You married Will! I watched you marry that man and then watched you dance with him like it was the only thing you ever wanted to do. We danced around how we felt for each other for so long ... we both knew as long as you were with Will ..."

"I know!" JJ cried, gesturing wildly with her hands. "But, Emily, I'm not with him anymore."

Emily took a step back in shock, "W-what?" she whispered. She quickly replayed the conversation over in her head and it finally registered that she had told her right at the start. Thinking over the time since she got here she realised that JJ had told her about the couples therapy they had been going to that wasn't working to get them closer, to saving their marriage, but was working in helping them be better parents and communicate more.

As she made this realisation, she heard JJ continue, "We separated. Before Hotch left, but he had still been there for me, for the kids. He's a great guy but," she took a few steps forward, taking a deep breath as she did so, "But he's not you." She reached out and took Emily's hand in her own. "I know you're my boss, I know I haven't finalised my divorce yet. We have so much on our plates right now with work and Spence. I know all these things and I'll walk away if you ask me to but please, please don't ask me to." She pleaded desperately.

They stared at each other for what seemed like hours until Emily suddenly placed both hands on JJ's face and pulled her in for an intense kiss. JJ wrapped her arms around Emily's waist and kissed her back with just as much intensity. JJ backed Emily up to her desk, trailed her hands from her waist to her thighs and lifted her onto her desk, briefly breaking their kiss to do so but both immediately finding each other again. She stepped between Emily's thighs and Emily hooked her legs around JJ's, pulling her in closer.

JJ slipped her hands underneath Emily's jacket and rested her hands on Emily's waist. She slowed the kisses down and Emily finally pulled away to rest her forehead against JJ's.

"I really wish you wouldn't wear turtle necks." JJ murmured.

"Oh yeah? Why?" Emily smirked.

JJ demonstrated, instead of replying verbally, that she had to move the offending garment out of the way to kiss the older woman's neck.

"God JJ!" she gasped. "We need to stop, we're at work."

JJ paused, placed one more kiss on Emily's lips before forcing herself to move away. "After this case we need to talk, properly talk." JJ told her.

"I agree." Emily said, moving off her desk and straightening her clothes. "Hopefully without the yelling."

"Oh I'm pretty sure there will be yelling." JJ smirked. She moved closer to Emily again and pushed her hair gently behind her ear. "I'm sorry I just barged in here and gave you the brunt of my anger."

"Don't apologise for telling me how you feel." Emily replied as she leant into the hand that now cupped her cheek. "We need to clear up a fair few years of assumptions and we can do that after we get Reid out of jail."

JJ smiled and stepped back a few paces and leant on the door handle, preparing to leave but needing to make sure that Emily understood what she was about the say, "Even if we get Reid out tonight, it will be too long for us to wait for this conversation."

Emily's eyebrow raised, "You really want to talk when we get back from Philadelphia?"

"Yes." She opened the door and took a step outside before turning back to look at Emily. "And Emily?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks for everything your doing for Spence. I know you'd do it for Spence regardless but I ..."

"I know, JJ, I know." Emily smiled softly. JJ grinned and left to get ready for the jet.

Emily quickly tidied her desk after some items got shoved out of place by recent activities and sat down heavily in her chair, smiling at the memory of JJ's lips on hers. The smile vanished as she looked up at the camera in her office. She very nearly smacked her forehead with her hand. She forgot about the security cameras. Sighing she stood up and straightened her shoulders as she walked from her office. It looks like she'll need to beg a favour from Garcia. Whether said favour would involve the technical analysts to find out prematurely about her and JJ ... well she would have to wait and see.