A Way out of The dark : Angsty, Comfort eventual Romance will blossom
Follows the events of 100, Prentiss/ Rossi something or other. Don't own them but they are stuck in my head right now so I have to let them out on paper .
She sat there on the wooden bar stool oblivious to the many looks that she was getting from men around the bar. Emily Prentiss was not out for male companionship. She was just out because she had wanted a rum and coke and didn't want to sit in her apartment and drink. She had worn faded old jeans with a hole in one knee and an ancient Dave Matthews band T-shirt . Her face was scrubbed free of her usual makeup and her hair was still damp from the shower and more wavy than she normally wore it. Just as she opened her mouth to order the drink that she had come in here for there were footsteps behind her. Then his voice. " Alcohol isn't the answer trust me."
She turned. " David." Then felt embarrassed that he saw her dressed this way when he knew her usual at work image.
He said "I haven't had dinner yet, come and eat with me. I know where you can get some very good Italian comfort food. Not as good as what I cook mind you but this place passes."
She looked at him for a moment. "Will they let me in dressed like this? I just want to be comfortable tonight."
He nodded. "Yes they will the owner is a friend of mine and after today I think we all want a little comfort."
Emily stood slowly. "I thought it was possible to have it all with our jobs but now I know it isn't. Hotch lost so much today. It just breaks my heart to know that what I thought I could have in the future is a fantasy and that I am going to keep being alone." Her eyes welled up with tears for a few minutes.
Rossi's hand touched her arm gently. "You can still have friends in your life. You'll feel better after you eat something. Follow me."
She looked at him. "Why not, I do enjoy good Italian food when I can get it especially a good calzone with lots of cheese."
David smiled for a moment. "Then you are in for a treat, my friend Mario makes a great one. My personal favorite is fettucini alfredo with chicken and mushrooms at his place. You won't be sorry and it will take the edge off for you so you can sleep tonight."
She shrugged. "I'm all for anything that helps me do that . Sometimes I don't sleep well after cases like this one. "
Then they walked to where David had parked. Emily had walked from her apartment and a light rain was beginning to fall just then. He opened the door to his black Cadillac Escalade for her and helped her into it and then went to his own side. Then he started the engine and his stereo came on. The sounds of The Rolling Stones came on. Their song "You can't always get what you want" played softly.
Emily smiled a bit. "Classic rock, I would have figured you for opera or something. "
David said "I listen to a lot of different music. I could lend you something for your IPod that you like when we fly."
She shrugged. "Why not, then I'll give you some of my stuff."
Then they drove to the restaurant listening to the rain on the windshield and the voice of Mick Jagger.