Hey guys! I tried not to take too long on starting this story since the end of my last. I'm in year 11 now and why that may not sound like a big deal to you all, I never thought I would get this far, but there is a lot of work that goes with it. I didn't expect this big of a step up from year 10 but apparently I was completely wrong.

So that's my update on my personal life. I know, it's very boring.

I hope you're all doing well.

-A xx

Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds or its characters.

Prentiss

I sat at the table in the bar with JJ and Garcia. We had been her for about an hour; we decided to have dinner first and then have drinks afterwards. The men of our team and Will were having their own "guys" night, so we were having a "girls" night. Henry was at a friend's house and I assumed Jack was too. Garcia insisted on shouting the first drinks so she went to get them from the bar, leaving JJ and I.

"So how has everything been at home lately?" I asked her.

"It's all been really good, actually. Will and I have been on the same page for a while now after that little mess of a week. We're completely happy and Henry is just doing great. He is always so excited to go and see his cute little kindergarten friends."

"Have you met any of their parents?"

"Yeah, and they are not fun. Let's just say that I'm happy with you and Pen as girlfriends." We both laughed. Garcia came back then, placing our drinks in front of us. We thanked her and turned when we heard Morgan's voice.

"You guys have got to be kidding me." He said as they walked over to us.

"Hey, you're crashing girls night!" Garcia complained jokingly.

"What are you doing here?" Morgan asked.

I motioned to my drink, "What does it look like we're going here? What are you guys doing here?"

"Well apparently our guy's night has come to a crashing halt." Rossi smirked.

"Alright look, we're willing to change our girl's night into a team night if you guys are willing to change your guy's night to a team night. If you're not willing, walk back out of this bar because we were first." JJ said with a smile.

They looked at each other for a second before sitting with us. "Deal." Reid said as he sat across from me. Hotch went to the bar to get them drinks and Garcia told him to put them on her tab as he walked away from us.

Conversation and laughter spread around our table as Will told us about drunken Reid last time they went out.

"Oh, you think that's bad?" Garcia asked once Will finished the story, "Last time we had a girl's night, Emily almost got into a bitch fight with some random chick near the bar, she was throwing up outside because she drank way too much and way more than Jayje or I and then she slept with one guy and then she went back out and slept with a guy and a chick at the same time."

"Oh!" Morgan looked at me at his side and started laughing. The whole table seemed surprised at that and they all laughed. I bit my lip and took a drink to hide the embarrassment on my face.

"I am so going to get you back for that." I said to her, shaking my head and laughing.

"It was impressive though." JJ complimented with a laugh.

"Oh, why thank you. Never again will I repeat that night. The guy was hot though. Actually, both guys were. And the girl…wow, I had a winning night." I thought back to it. It wasn't my proudest of accomplishments, but they all knew about it now so why not joke about it?

Laughter again and then JJ told us about a night when Will came home so drunk he fell down the staircase twice.

"Shit…" Morgan said quietly once JJ finished her story and the laughter died down. He turned to face me and away from the entrance.

"What?" I asked. The team fell silent and we all looked towards the door where a pretty brunette walked in. You could tell she was here to get laid just by her hair, let alone her makeup and outfit. "Ex-girlfriend?"

"Ex one night stand that wouldn't stop calling." He corrected.

"Aw Morgan, she likes you."

"No, she's crazy." He said quietly.

The team turned back when we saw her approach and JJ and Garcia started a fake conversation, JJ speaking mid-sentence.

"Derek?" The brunette asked, approaching our table and standing near Morgan, "Derek Morgan, as I live and breathe." She smirked.

"Hey Rachel." He shot her a fake smile that would have seemed genuine to her.

"So you never called me—"

"Uh…meet my girlfriend, Emily." He cut her off and shook his head slightly, leaning back and looking at me.

I put my drink down and held my hand out to her, "Hi, Emily Prentiss." I smiled and played the part I was being called on for. She shook my hand hesitantly.

"Girlfriend? How long?"

"Um…about 5 months." Morgan nodded and looked at me.

I nodded in agreement, "He had me at "My name's Derek, just so you know what to scream later"."

"Oh…well that's great for you guys," Her smile was very clearly forced, "I've got friends waiting, so I guess I'll see you around…"

"It was nice meeting you." I smiled.

"You too." She nodded and walked away quickly. I unlinked my hand from Morgan's and sat up normal again, not leaning closer to him like couples always seemed to unintentionally do.

"I owe you." Morgan said.

I shook my head and smiled, "First act is on the house."

"That was really good…" JJ said to me.

"How often do you do that?" Hotch asked me with an impressed expression.

"Too often. If you ever need a fake girlfriend guys, just call me."

"Hey! Dean's here." Garcia said, sitting up straighter to look towards the entrance. I turned to look towards the guy that was history to me. I had forgotten to tell her and JJ. I turned back and cleared my throat.

"Pen, stop." I said to her.

She looked at me and slumped when she saw the warning in my eyes, "You're not with him anymore? Since when?"

"We broke up like 4 months ago…"

"Oh, but you two were so perfect together," JJ said in a disappointed voice, "What happened…and why didn't we know sooner?"

I sighed and looked down, trying to decide how to tell them while still sounding nonchalant.

"Oh, he's coming over." Garcia said quietly.

I looked at Morgan, "I changed my mind; you do owe me." He nodded and I linked my hand back to his as I saw Dean approaching the table out the corner of my eye. "So then she told me that I could go in whenever and she'll set it right up for me."

"That sounds cool," He nodded and drank some of his beer, "So when will you go in?"

"I was thinking in a few days," I nodded, "Oh, hey Dean." I smiled as he reached the table.

"Hey Em, how are you?"

"I'm great, and you?"

"Good, good." He nodded and his eyes caught my hand in Morgan's.

"Oh, Dean, this is my boyfriend Derek."

"Hey man." Morgan shot a fake genuine grin and shook his hand with the one that wasn't linked with mine.

"Dean is an old friend." I said to Morgan, smiling at him.

"Ex-boyfriend, actually…" Dean corrected quietly, his voice very awkward, "So how long have you two been together?" He asked me hesitantly.

"Two months last week." I nodded with a smile.

"Well, I've got a few mates waiting at the bar for me, so I'd better get to them."

"Nice meeting you." Morgan said to him. He nodded and walked away quickly.

I took my hand from Derek's and rolled my eyes, ""Ex-boyfriend, actually…" go fuck yourself." I mumbled and threw a small scrunched up bit of paper across the table that I had been playing with.

"Okay, spill." JJ said, "What happened?"

I shook my head, "A lot."

"Okay…then why didn't you tell us before?" Garcia tried a different question.

"Because I figured "I have plans with Dean" would be a good excuse to get out of something if I really didn't want to go." I admitted.

"Gee, thanks." Garcia snickered before laughing.

"Em—"

"It's team night, not girl's night. I don't have to tell you anything." I cut JJ off, shaking my head.

"But we're intrigued," Rossi smirked at me, "Now come on, tell us what happened."

"One thing. I will tell you a small part of a big problem. I was too "emotionally unavailable and broken" for him." I said, "I understood that part." I added with a nod before drinking back the rest of the drink.

"You really liked him, too." JJ said with a small pout.

"I'll go fuck some random guy and get over it."

"Haven't you tried that in the last four months?" Hotch asked me.

I raised my eyebrows and held my smirk back, "What is that supposed to mean?"

"Haven't you, though?" His eyes narrowed as he smirked.

"Fine," I rolled my eyes, "I have."

The night went into the early hours of the morning. We eventually decided to call it quits and I caught a cab home. I made my way up to my apartment and got my key out of my purse as I walked up the staircase. There was a box outside my door when I reached it. I lifted the box and inspected the ribbon around it. It was some sort of gift, but who would have sent it? The only people I knew were either the team or Dean, and I know he wouldn't have sent it.

I didn't think much of it. I had too much to drink to be concerned on who would leave a gift at my door. I unlocked the door and walked into my apartment. I closed the door behind me and walked further in to meet the kitchen. I put the gift down on the counter and lifted Sergio up as he ran to me. "Hey buddy," I said quietly, petting him, "Come on, let's go to bed."

I made sure I locked the door and then I dropped my keys in the drawer that I always did before going to my room, Sergio still in my arms. I threw my purse to the table against the wall in the corner of the room and then put Sergio down across the room on the bed. I unzipped my dress and got changed into a loose shirt and shorts. I turned the lamp on and the ceiling light off, I plugged my phone into the charger and climbed into bed, snuggling down into the blankets. Sergio walked over weightlessly and curled up against me as I turned the lamp out. I fell asleep as soon as I closed my eyes.