Set in Season 9 a few days after Episode 3, the one Agent Mays (Eva LaRue) was in. Will and Henry never happened. Emily never left but Alex still joined the team. JJ is a profiler.

JJ sat in a quiet bar drinking her way through glasses of scotch. She always came to this bar when she needed to think or block everything out. She had come straight from work so she was still wearing her suit and shirt. She took off her blazer, rolled the sleeves of her white shirt up to her elbows and undone a couple of buttons on the shirt to make herself more comfortable. JJ rested her elbows on the table, swirled the scotch in its glass and sighed as she thought about the events that transpired nearly 3 weeks ago.

Flashback

JJ sat at home finishing off a few case reports when she heard a knock at the door and she was pretty sure she knew who it was. She opened the door to see a stressed looking Emily standing on her doorsteps. JJ quickly pulled her girlfriend, well she couldn't even say that; she was more like a secret lover, inside her house.

"What's wrong Em?" JJ said leaning in for a gentle kiss but Emily quickly pulled away and JJ couldn't help but show the hurt on her face.

"We can't do this anymore JJ." Emily said before looking down at her hand.

"W-what?" JJ's voiced cracked slightly at the statement from Emily.

"I can't leave Adam, I love him, I-I can't just destroy that. I'm not gay, I-I don't love you." Emily said with the slightest hint of regret in her voice.

JJ was shocked to say the least. Emily had told her she was in love with her when they began their affair 8 months ago and that she would leave her husband eventually but it was, in her words, "never the right time". Emily had made all of these promises to JJ and now they were broken in an instant. JJ couldn't help the tears building up in her eyes. She shouldn't be surprised really. Emily never wanted them to be seen showing any sort of affection in public not even as friends, she never spoke to her more than professionally at work, when their eyes would lock with each other she always looked away as quickly as possible and if they accidentally brushed hands or arms Emily would jump away as if burnt. It all hit JJ in an instant at how much she had been used by the woman she loved but obviously didn't love her back. But no matter how much she was hurting she wouldn't give Emily the satisfaction of seeing her cry so she put her mask back in place and her walls up.

"Ok." JJ said not even going to beg Emily to give their relationship a chance when she was so ashamed of them. "Please leave." JJ said and turned around walking back into the lounge. There was no movement in the hall for a while and JJ briefly wondered if Emily was having second thoughts about ending things but that thought was erased when she heard the front door closing.

End Flashback

That was almost 3 weeks ago and all the hurt and pain she felt quickly morphed into anger as the days passed. She was angry at Emily for how she treated her but more angry with herself for letting herself be put in that situation. Emily was distant at work but that wasn't much different to how she usually was with JJ when they were together. JJ was shook out of her thoughts by a hand touching her shoulder.

"Agent Jareau?" a voice asked from behind her and JJ swiveled around on the bar stool to see who it was. She was greeted by the sight of a beautiful woman, with olive skin, light brown hair, the most gorgeous chocolate brown eyes. JJ was snapped out of her staring when she realised who it was.

"Agent Mays, good to see you again." JJ smiled genuinely for what felt like the first time in weeks.

"Just call me Tanya." she said before sitting down next to JJ.

"Then just call me JJ." JJ replied before taking another moment to appreciate the beauty of this woman. "What are doing here in Virginia?" JJ asked taking another sip of scotch.

"I've been transferred to the counter-terrorism unit in the FBI headquarters in Quantico, that's where you are right?" Tanya asked.

"Yeah, looks like we'll be seeing more of each other." JJ smirked cheekily, genuinely please she'd been seeing Tanya more often. Tanya just smiled shyly in reply.

"Can I get you a drink Tanya?" JJ asked and Tanya almost shivered when she heard JJ saying her name. "Sure, thanks. Vodka diet coke." Tanya answered and JJ called the bartender over.

The bartender practically leered at Tanya and JJ could tell she was uncomfortable so JJ moved slightly closer to the brunette. "A glass of scotch for me and a vodka diet coke for my girlfriend" JJ said, the tone in her voice warning the bartender to back off. Tanya looked shocked for a few seconds but quickly recovered. The bartender nodded quickly before pouring their drinks and scampering to the other end of the bar.

"Thanks for that." Tanya said appreciatively to JJ.

"No problem, he was giving me the creeps." JJ said glad she hadn't over stepped the mark before moving back to her original position on the bar stool even though she wanted to stay close to Tanya. Tanya leaned forward to rest her arms on the bar, JJs eyes were instantly drawn to her chest as she got an ample view of her cleavage and she felt her mouth go dry.

"Long day?" Tanya asked pointed to the scotch JJ had in her hands. Tanya was drawn to the way her muscles flexed in her forearms as she swirled the glass of scotch and the creamy skin that was on display where JJ's shirt had been unbuttoned.

JJ laughed bitterly. "More like long 8 months." She muttered.

Tanya just raised an eyebrow. "I might be able to help, an impartial ear." She said partly joking but she really wanted to know more about JJ.

JJ's first response was to say "no" or "I'm fine" but she realised it might help to get it off her chest. She took another sip of her scotch and made eye contact with Tanya. "About 8 months ago I started a relationship with a woman I work with." Tanya raised her eyebrows. "I know." JJ sighed knowing what Tanya would be thinking. "She was not only straight and a great friend but she was married as well." JJ continued. "I was totally in love with her for years and always kept my feelings hidden. It changed when she came to my hotel room after a rough case one night."

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