Author's Note: Each chapter is going to be different pairings and situations, as it is a drabble challenge. Also, most stories are going to be bordering on oneshots, because I can never stop at 100 words.
This chapter's prompt was Mistletoe and the pairing is Emily/Spencer.
I. Mistletoe
Not many people knew, but Christmas was Emily's favorite holiday. She loved the smell of a Christmas tree, making Christmas cookies, watching Christmas specials, and the sight of red and green decorations pretty much everywhere she went. Growing up in several different homes, she'd always take it upon herself to decorate while her parents were working long hours. Unfortunately with her job at the BAU, the past couple of years, she barely had time to decorate because of the workload and several cases coming up. She swore to herself that this year was going to be different, and she'd get everything done that she wanted.
She got all of her decorations out of storage one afternoon and set the totes in her living room. She had just started opening the totes when there was a knock on the door. Raising an eyebrow, she walked over, opening the door. JJ walked in, holding Henry's hand, closely followed by Derek, Garcia, and Spencer.
She closed the door, turning to face them. "Not that I don't appreciate the visit after seeing all of you more than I've seen my apartment this past week, but… what are you doing here?"
Derek set a small stepstool down. "We heard that you were bummed about not getting to decorate the past few years, so we figured we'd give you a hand."
She smiled appreciatively. "Well, thank you."
JJ walked over to the TV, putting on some TV specials and sitting Henry down on the couch.
"Now, what can we do?" Garcia asked, clapping her hands together.
She motioned toward the totes. "Everything we need is in there."
Spencer took the lid off of one of the totes, looking through several ornaments. "…I can take care of this stuff with Henry if you'd like."
JJ ruffled Henry's hair. "Do you want to help Uncle Spencer?"
He nodded, jumping off the couch and walking over, taking Spencer's hand. "Let's do it!"
Emily smirked as Garcia looked through another, turning to Derek. "Sweetness – me and you, we'll take care of hanging up all of this fun stuff."
"Sounds like a plan, Baby Girl."
Emily watched as her apartment slowly came together, looking more and more like Christmas with every decoration. Spencer had Henry up on his shoulders, putting the star on top of the tree, while JJ decorated the mantle above her fireplace, and Derek and Garcia were pinning up garland and wreaths.
Spencer held up an ornament, turning to Emily. "Is this you?"
She glanced over, laughing to herself. "That's my kindergarten class picture. The first ornament I ever made by myself."
Garcia peeked over, gasping. "Oh, you were such a little cutie with those pigtails!"
She blushed, taking the ornament and hanging it up. She then pointed to the box, looking at him. "There's a little white sparkly ornament in there. It's tradition that I put that one up, so leave it alone? It's my grandmother's."
He gave her a thumbs up, looking at Henry. "It's your job to remember."
"Okay!"
With everyone's help, it wasn't long before all of the decorations were out and her apartment felt like Christmas again. She turned up the TV, sitting down with the team and watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas while she waited for the food she ordered to get there. There was a knock on the door and she got up, walking to the door and opening it, taking the food from the deliveryman and setting it on the counter. She groaned.
"Shoot, I forgot my wallet." She turned to everyone in the living room. "Can someone grab my purse for me?"
"Got it." Spencer took Henry off of his lap, setting him down and grabbing Emily's purse, walking over and handing it to her. She thanked him, taking out her wallet and paying him, before stuffing her wallet back into her bag and closing the door.
"Can you help me with these?" she asked, pointing to the bags.
He nodded, picking up a few of the bags and turning back to the living room.
"Not so fast, lovebirds," Derek told them.
Emily raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me?"
He pointed to the ceiling. "You two have some unfinished business."
Spencer looked up and saw a sprig of mistletoe hanging just past the doorway.
"…Are we in 11th grade?" Emily asked, looking over at them.
Garcia shrugged. "It's unwritten law. Two people standing under the mistletoe equals kiss."
Emily turned to JJ. "You're not with them are you?"
"Sorry, it's a rule. And do you think Uncle Spencer and Aunt Emily should follow the rules?" JJ asked, rubbing Henry's arm.
He nodded, turning around. "You gotta follow the rules!"
Spencer set the bags on the counter, wrapping his arms around Emily's waist and kissing her. Taken by surprise, she raised her eyebrows, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him back.
Neither of them noticed how long it had been until Derek very loudly cleared his throat. Emily blushed, pulling back and smiling. She pointed to the ceiling. "Okay, who set us up?"
Garcia held her hand up. "Guilty."
"It's about time, too." JJ said. "The tension between you two was starting to get ridiculous."
She scoffed, helping Spencer grab the bags and walking back to the living room, sitting down with him. "I really hate working with profilers."