Thanks to JJEmilyReidFan for beta'ing for me =) Hope you all like the story, i will hopefully be posting once a week, maybe more....any suggestions let me know......

Dislaimer : I don't own em'

Life Takes The Lead

"Great!" Emily exclaimed as the car mechanic explained the damage. Her car engine had blown. It was completely irreparable. Then she got that bit of paper telling how much it cost her to tell her that information. "You're joking right? $180 just to look it over!"

"And the tow," the mechanic stated, justifying his prices.

"Fine." She handed him her card and called herself a cab. At least she had a day off, so far, to find a replacement car.

The guy came back with her card and she took it and the receipt and walked out of the garage to wait for her cab. Car shopping wasn't the kind of shopping she had in mind for today.

She landed at the car dealership. It was going to turn out to be an expensive day, she thought, looking over the cars. With that, and with no surprise, over walked a salesman. He was dressed relaxed, unusual for a salesmen.

"Hey there. Need any help?" he asked her brightly

"Yeah, I just need a decent never-let-you-down car, that's all."

"Sure I can help you with that," the man smiled "Let me show you around."

"Thanks," she glanced around the shop floor and noticed a familiar face standing near the staff-only doors.

"Hey isn't that Abby Cohen…she owns that err…research company right?"

"Tech Research, Yeah that's her," the man smiled "She's my sister in-law."

"Wow and you're a car salesmen because?"

"Because she wouldn't have let me marry her sister if I didn't make a good living, I was just a 'salesmen' till I met my wife, then Ab's brought me this place as a wedding gift," he laughed remembering when she had presented him with the run down car dealership.

Abby had noticed the two talking away, she noticed Emily. Cute, she thought to herself. Then her sister noticed her looking and looked in their direction "I hope she is gay!" Kelly laughed

"Why you say that? She looks straight…I mean she's flirting with your hubby okay. Want me to go check it out sis?"

"You mean check her out! Ab's if you want me as an excuse to go over there then go" Kelly ushered her over to her husband and Emily.

"Hey, we were just talking about you" the man said in response to Abby's presence

"Really?" she responded suspiciously "Why?" she asked Emily

"I just recognized you, you know my mother right? Elizabeth Prentiss?"

"Oh yeah of course, lovely woman!" she replied sarcastically and with a mocking hand gesture.

"Yeah tell me about it," Emily laughed

"So Jeremy…your wife is watching," she smiled

"No, I wasn't…" he looked over at Kelly who of course was laughing. "She's here to buy a car…and I do kind of sell cars!" he smiled awkwardly.

"I'm joking dear brother in-law, it's fine," she turned towards Jeremy "I don't think she's your type," she lowered her tone with the statement aiming it at Jeremy rather than Emily. Emily heard though and blushed a little. But before she could respond her cell rang out.

"Great," she turned away to answer the call, "Ok JJ, I'll be there ASAP." She closed her phone and turned back to the pair "I really need a car like right now…how about that one?" she pointed at a pretty basic Ford.

"Sure thing….you want to follow me, I'll sort the paper work out," Jeremy motioned her to follow him, as she walked past Abby, she handed her, her card.

"Bye Emily Prentiss…" with that she walked into the opposite direction.

"Are you then?" Jeremy asked quietly.

"Am I what?" the penny dropped, "Oh, well, yeah…" she replied blushing for the second time that day.

"Well she must like you, she is never usually that forward," he smiled, "You should call her, she's a great girl, bit of a workaholic though but other than that." He grabbed the forms for her to sign and she handed over her credit card for it's second beating by the machine. "If you get any problems call here and we will sort it out here free of charge…so just sign here and I'll get the keys." Emily signed the paper and Jeremy ran the card through, then disappeared to grab the keys.

"There you go, cars all yours, you're the easiest sale of had all month," he mocked.

"Yeah well, you caught me on a bad day, I usually drive a hard bargain, thanks for all your help," he lead her out to the car she had purchased and she climbed in.

"No problem Miss. Prentiss, thank you for your lovely money…have a nice day."

"I doubt it, but thanks," she laughed and drove off leaving the car lot.

It took her a while to get to the office thanks to a heap load of traffic, she entered the briefing room, eventually, blurting out an apology for her lateness and the team got on with the briefing.

The case had proved challenging, it took them nearly three days to catch the creep. However, catch them they did.

Now she was back at her apartment, glass of wine in hand and music on. She grabbed her purse to get her money out for the take-out she had just ordered, when she came across Abby's card. She took another sip of her wine, should she call her? JJ and Garcia had been pushing her to call a certain Mick Rawson and she tried to play it down, just saying she wasn't interested etcetera. But the problem was the whole playing straight game was wearing thin. She needed to get her love life in order and take a risk. It was about time she was honest with herself about who she really was.

So yeah she would call her, but not tonight. Tonight she needed to unwind.