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So I've hit of a brick wall with my other fics and have been busy with other work, but I keep writing drabbles all to do with my fic 'Because love sometimes hurts.'
It was one of my favourites to write and for some reason Will/Emily is stuck in my head right now.
The fic starts five months before 'Because love sometimes hurts' and covers Will and Emily's affair.
Let me know what you think!
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He watched her pull back, first emotionally.
The perfected masked expression concealed her inner thoughts, replacing her genuine feelings with a confident smile and dulled blue eyes.
Then she pulled back physically, dragging her hands out of his before standing off from where she sat on the edge of their bed, to move to the other side of the master bedroom.
Guarding herself by wrapping her arms tightly around her body, the blonde met his deep green eyes apologetically. "I thought we talked about this?"
"We did, when Henry was a baby." Will ran a hand through his thin wispy hair. "I thought maybe things had changed. I gave you time."
JJ inhaled slowly. "Will..."
The detective noticed the small grimace at the corner of her plump pink lips. "I'm asking to marry you JJ. Is it really that bad of an idea, to be married to the father of your child?"
"It's our son's birthday, can't we just delay this conversation, until tonight?" The liaison asked hopefully.
"JJ, just answer me, yes or no?" Will replied firmly.
JJ slumped her shoulders and sighed. "You know I love you Will, but..."
"But you don't want to marry me." He finished her sentence sourly.
JJ stepped forwards to close the distance slightly that she had created between them. "It's not that I don't want too, I'm just... It's just... Will, I do love you."
"Yes or no, it really is that simple, Jayje." He pressed.
"We don't need marriage, Will, things are really good between us. I'm happy aren't you happy?" The petite woman asked unsurely.
Will's lips thinned into a tight smile in response before stepping past her. "I'm happy."
"Where are you going?" JJ asked, grabbing onto his arm.
He shrugged non-committed to his answer. "People will be getting here soon, so I'll go set up downstairs."
"Will, please let me explain." Her wide blue eyes begged.
"There really isn't anything to explain." He kissed her forehead faintly before pulling away. "It's okay, I get it."
Will jogged downstairs, re-arranging the living room, after the weather had altered the original plans of a park party for his little boy.
He could feel that he was tense.
The sound of JJ dragging Henry away from his new toys to get dressed made him even tenser.
The Louisianan didn't understand his girlfriend's decisions.
Most women would want to marry their child's father.
Most women would trust that he's serious about commitment after all these years together to accept his proposal and get married.
Most women wouldn't grimace at the idea at making them a proper family.
Maybe they were happy with the way things were between them, sort of.
They could be happier if she had only said yes.
Will untangled the strings of some balloons with unnecessary force as his mind raced. Why couldn't she just say yes?
A hand on his shoulder made him jump. Placing a hand on his chest he took a couple of deep breaths as he met the brunette's wide eyes and small smirk. "Sorry. I knocked. The door was unlocked."
"Don't worry about it, chere." Will replied with a charismatic smile. "I was a million miles away."
Prentiss looked around the spacious living room dejectedly. "Am I the first one here?"
"Um yeah, Garcia and Kevin are getting the cake. No doubt they're right behind you." Will consoled weakly.
"And JJ?" The profiler asked curiously.
Will groaned involuntarily at his stubborn partners' name. "She's, upstairs getting the birthday boy ready."
Prentiss frowned briefly at the man's obvious frustration before organising the table where the presents would go. "So is Henry excited?"
"Sure." Will nodded slowly, smiling slightly as the agent began helping him set up the party area.
After a few awkward moments passed in silence, Prentiss cleared her throat and met the gaze of the southern detective that had been watching her. "Is everything okay?"
"Hmm." He hummed distantly, not registering that their eyes had met.
Prentiss placed the pile of napkins in her hand onto the coffee table and her eyebrows gathered tightly together. "Will, are you alright?"
Will shook his head slowly. "I'll be fine. Sorry for staring, I didn't realise I was."
She smiled brightly. "It's okay. Do you need to talk?"
"No. I'm fine." He cleared his throat and returned his focus back onto the paper cups in his hold as footsteps approached the living room.
JJ bobbed her son up and down on her waist and looked at her partner before readjusting her lips into a wide smile. "Hi Em, when did you get here?"
"Not long ago." Prentiss crossed the room to the mother and son and grinned. "Happy Birthday, Henry!"
Henry giggled before showing his BAU aunt the ribbon in his hand. Prentiss looked at the red ribbon in feigned interest. "Wow."
JJ chuckled. "Of course after buying him loads of new toys and fun things, he's more interested in the wrapping paper and packaging."
"Well it's a good thing my present comes in a large box then, doesn't it?" Prentiss laughed at Henry wiggled to the floor.
The front door opened and soon the party was in full swing. The small house was soon full to the rim with people, from the BAU to the park parent's and Henry's park and playschool friends.
JJ kept trying to talk to Will, to make sure he was okay after the proposal, but he would quickly turn or avoid the concerned blonde with conviction.
The former New Orleans Police detective clutched the bear Henry had passed him earlier as he watched JJ from the corner of the room.
She was sitting on the worn couch holding Henry on her lap, as the two year old opened the present Jack had picked out for him.
Hotch hovered behind his young son on a chair and was laughing at something JJ had said causing the liaison to blush slightly.
Scoffing at how at ease and the obliviousness his girlfriend seemed at his own plight, Will's gaze wandered around the room, landing on the brunette profiler in the opposite corner of the living space, slowly sipping on her glass of wine.
Prentiss met his eye line in a drunken hue and smiled warmly.
Looking around at the rest of the guests having fun, Will wandered through the clusters of people and came to the profiler's side. "Having fun?"
"Erm..." Prentiss pulled a face and looked to her nearly empty wine glass.
Will laughed heartily. "I think you have the right idea."
"I love Henry and I want to be here but..." a little boy ran passed them screaming gleefully. "It's a little overwhelming."
"Welcome to my everyday nightmare." Will replied sarcastically.
Prentiss frowned immediately. "I thought you were back at work?"
Will nodded quickly placing the teddy in his hands on the drinks table behind the taller woman. "I am part time, but I usually do night shifts, so I spend my days with Henry and his friends."
"You don't like being a stay at home dad?" Prentiss questioned with a raised eye.
He placed a hand on his chest and sighed. "I do, I do, I love my son but it gets a little tiresome that's all. I can't wait till he starts school, you know?"
"I don't, I think you're lucky to have him." She retorted solemnly.
"Oh I know I'm lucky. I can't imagine my life without my son. I just wish I got to talk to more adults that aren't concerned with the amount of sugar in soft drinks or what the best time of the day a nap should be taken by the kids."
"It must be difficult with JJ working with us all the time." Prentiss stated rhetorically.
"You have no idea." Will quipped sourly.
Garcia brushed passed them, placing a hand onto the man's shoulder. "Will, JJ says it's time for cake."
"Duty calls, ladies." Will said overdramatically causing the pair of women to laugh.
A few hours later, JJ skipped down the stairs after putting Henry bed. The team had stayed later than the rest of the guests but the blonde had heard the majority of them leave when she was upstairs.
Entering the hectic living room, JJ stared at the mess with dread before her gaze landed on the woman on the couch.
Seeing Will in the kitchen, the blonde wandered into the room hesitantly. "Hey, I don't feel like I've seen you all afternoon."
"I've been here." Will responded dryly.
JJ sighed before looking behind her. "We're okay, right?"
"Of course, babe." Will smiled but avoided eye contact.
The liaison bit her lower lip beneath her teeth. "God, Will, I'm so..."
"Don't apologise JJ," he came to stand in front of her and kissed her forehead. "You're not ready for marriage and I shouldn't push you."
"Thank you for understanding. You always understand." JJ toyed with the button of his shirt with her fingers and smiled.
Will breathed in slowly before pulling away. "I was going to have a beer, do you want one?"
"Actually, Emily's dosing on the couch, do you think you could drive her home while I tidy up?" JJ asked leading him into the living room.
Will nodded slowly, watching as JJ walked back into the living room and kneeled down in front of her friend. "Emily, wake up."
Prentiss scrubbed her eyes tired. "Mmm, party over?"
"Yeah, it ended a while ago." JJ chuckled.
The brunette agent placed a hand on her forehead and groaned. "I shouldn't drink wine."
"Did you have fun?" The blonde asked with a smirk.
"A little too much fun!" Prentiss laughed hoarsely before glancing at her wrist watch. "I should call a cab."
JJ shook her head. "Will's going to drive you home, to make sure you get there alright."
"You don't have too." Prentiss met his eyes apologetically.
Will raised his eyes. "We don't want you falling asleep in the back of a cab, so come on, I'll drive."
JJ helped the ambassador's daughter to her feet and passed the swaying women to her boyfriend. "Drive safely."
"I might pop into Freddie's on the way back, he has something for Henry and couldn't get here today." Will whispered to the blonde quietly as they walked to the doorway.
JJ smiled tightly at his avoiding behaviour. "Okay, don't be too long."
"Momma!" Henry yelled from the top of the stairs, causing the blonde to turn and close the door, leaving Will to help Prentiss into the car by himself.
The drive across town was quiet but relaxed. Prentiss kept making jokes that were only funny to her in the drunken state she was in, but Will was grateful for the attempt of humour and distraction from his relationship concerns.
As she babbled on about one of the slutty park moms who attended the party, he reckoned he could listen to the brunette's sultry low voice all night.
They'd rarely spent that much time alone together but when they did, they were always comfortable and right now she was helping relieve the tension he could feel building up once more after his talk with JJ.
Will stopped the car outside of her apartment building, his gaze kept landing on her with a glint of humour on the edge of his smile. "You got wasted at my two year old son's birthday party."
"No, I'm not wasted. I'm just at that stage." Emily whispered as she slapped the male's thigh quickly while her free hand undid her belt.
Shaking his head, Will picked up her handbag of the floor of the car and gave it to the tipsy profiler. "And what stage would that be?"
"You know, everything's a little more brighter. Like your eyes." Prentiss covered her mouth quickly as she realised she was flirting with her best friend's partner.
"Emily." Will warned quietly, feeling their hands touch as he passed her the black slouch bag.
"I should go." Emily stated slowly, opening the door with her free hand.
Sighing, Will tugged her back into the car seat. "Emily, I don't want things to be awkward. We're both a little off tonight."
"What's wrong?" Prentiss asked in concern, seeing the hesitation in the younger man's eyes.
Shaking his head, Will straightened in his seat, finally taking his eyes off her dark chocolate eyes. "Nothing I should be talking to you about. Your JJ's best friend, I don't want you to be put in the middle."
"I thought everything is fine between you two, you both looked so happy today." Emily stated with a slight frown, thinking over the familial scene at Henry's birthday party.
Shrugging, Will flashed the agent a half smile and lowered his head. "I wouldn't take things at face value. JJ and I want very different things."
"I'm sorry." Emily replied sympathetically.
They smiled at each other briefly and before the profiler knew what she was doing their lips connected softly.
The kiss soon intensified and unconsciously she found herself drifting out of her seat and climbed onto his lap with her back pressing into the steering wheel.
Panting, Will felt her hands slip under his jumper as the brunette shifted on his lap. Pressing a kiss to her lips, Will stilled her hands and met her lustful eyes with a wanton glare of his own. "We should stop, this is wrong."
"Oh God, what are we..." Emily began to shake and pulled herself of off him and back onto the seat. Without meeting his eyes again, Prentiss mumbled her apologies and quickly left the car.
Closing his eyes, Will sighed deeply and took the keys out of the ignition. He was a taken man, he had JJ and Henry at home, but that one kiss with Emily had just confused the hell out of him and all he wanted was to make sure the visibly shaken profiler was okay.
Jogging after the fleeing brunette, he caught her just before she closed the front door. Grabbing Prentiss's wrists, Will backed her into the apartment and grinned as he heard a throaty moan escape her lips as they began kissing once more with heated fervour.
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