Okay, I couldn't sleep so I came up with this seriously little piece that could turn into a multi-chapter if you want, it just may take a week or two until everything around exams has calmed down. Tell me what you think and if you want more chapters!

Nerves

Emily Prentiss was not a nervous person. She never had been. Not when she played her first basketball game in her freshman year of high school, or when she gave her valedictorian speech when she graduated. She didn't even blink the first time she fired a gun, or the first time she pushed through a door without knowing what was on the other side. But as she paced back and forth in front of her best friend's office, the woman she'd been in love with for two years as she tried to work up the courage to ask the petite blonde on a date, she was nervous. Actually, terrified was more like it. What if JJ said no? What if she was repulsed by the thought of Emily loving her? What if their friendship was ruined forever?

She finally stopped pacing and took a deep breath as she raised her hand to knock on the office door. She waited patiently for it to be opened, tempted to run away and save herself the embarrassment of rejection.

The door swung open to reveal JJ in surprisingly casual attire for a Wednesday afternoon, looking down at a file in her hands. She looked up and smiled, her posture relaxing when she saw her best friend.

"Hey Em, what's up?" She asked, moving to the side to allow Emily to step into the office.

Emily smiled and closed the door behind herself, watching JJ walk around her cluttered desk to sit down in her chair.

"I, um, I have a question for you." Emily told her.

"Oh?" JJ said, closing the file so she could pay better attention to Emily. She could tell something was bothering the brunette. Emily never knocked on her door, she knew she was always welcome in her office.

Emily bit her lip nervously. "I… I uhm, was wondering if maybe… maybe you might like to – um, to go out to di-dinner with me?" She asked shyly.

JJ smiled softly. "Sure Em, we do dinner all the time, you never have to ask." She said.

Emily nodded. "I mean… like a… a date." She mumbled. "I want to go on a date with you."

JJ's eyes widened. "Really?" She asked.

Emily nodded slowly, somewhat terrified of the shock on JJ's face. "We don't have to, you know what, just never mind, forget I asked." Emily said as she stood up and walked quickly out of the office. She pushed through the bullpen doors and hit the elevator call button quickly. She didn't hear the sound of JJ's heels clicking as she ran after her.

Emily stepped into the elevator and hit the close door button as she saw JJ coming around the corner. She bit her lip, hoping that the doors would slide closed before the blonde reached them, but with the way her luck had been running lately, it was no surprise when JJ stepped into the elevator and the doors slid closed behind her, giving Emily no chance of escape. She sighed and leaned back against the elevator wall.

"You didn't give me a chance to answer." JJ told her as she moved to lean against the wall beside her.

"You mean I didn't give you the chance to say no." Emily said softly.

"Would you knock it off?" JJ asked angrily.

Emily jumped at the sudden harshness in JJ's voice. "What?"

"You heard me." JJ told her firmly. "I would have said yes. I'm saying yes." She said, her voice softening.

Emily looked up at her. "You are?" She asked quietly.

JJ nodded. "I am."

Emily looked away from her.

JJ reached out to take the brunette's hand. "Why did you run away?" She asked softly.

Emily shrugged. "I don't know."

JJ squeezed her hand. "Talk to me."

Emily shook her head and JJ wrapped her arms around the older woman, pulling her close. "I was always gonna say yes Em. I was surprised it took you so long to ask. I think Hotch and Rossi actually have a bet going." She told her.

Emily smiled a bit. "I didn't want to lose your friendship if you said no. And the look on your face… it looked like you were gonna say no." Emily said quietly.

JJ kissed her cheek. "You won't ever lose my friendship Em. I promise." She told her. "And you know what?" She asked.

"Hmm?"

JJ smiled. "If this date thing works out the way I want it to, you can have me in completely different ways. You just have to stop doubting yourself." She told the brunette, gripping Emily's waist tightly.

Emily bit her lip. "I can't guarantee that last part, but I can try." She said softly.

Both Emily and JJ jumped when the elevator dinged, announcing that they had arrived on the ground floor. Emily pushed the floor button again so they could go back to work. The two women separated, but not by much, and JJ's hands were still on Emily's hips when the elevator doors reopened once more on the sixth floor.

"Saturday night?" Emily asked as she led JJ out of the elevator.

JJ nodded. "Pick me up at six."