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Will cringed as the front door clicked loudly as it closed.

The house was bathed in a grey light, the first indication of the sun threatening to rise on a new day.

Tip toeing up the stairs, after locking the door, he made it to the landing before he let out the breath of air, he had no idea he'd been holding.

Pausing, the detective ran a hand through his hair and groaned.

What the hell had he done?

First he gave his girlfriend of three years the cold shoulder after she refused his marriage proposal.

He flirted and kissed her best friend in his car that he shared with the petite blonde.

Then he chased and slept with Emily Prentiss.

Prentiss.

A women, that he had barely spent more than a few hours with the entire time he'd been going out with JJ.

But she hadn't pushed him away. The female agent urged him on. Oblivious to all the hurt they could cause.

He crept out of the brunette's bed, leaving her with regret and a banging headache.

They hadn't spoke a word to each other as he silently dressed and walked out of her apartment.

Opening the master bedroom door, Will froze, noting the un-slept in bed.

His heartbeat quickened.

Does JJ know?

The Louisianan glanced at the alarm clock on the bed side table and sucked in a deep breath.

04:12 am.

He's been gone over six hours.

Panicking, Will looked around the room, looking for any disturbance but found none. Groaning, he stepped back onto the landing and glanced at the door opposite that was ajar.

Silently stepping across the hallway, he peeked into Henry's room and breathed out a sigh of relief.

JJ was curled protectively around their son who was also peacefully sleeping.

Attempting to see if there were any signs of distress on the sleeping woman, he could only determine that she must have fallen asleep not long after he left as she was still in her party clothes.

Closing the door fully, Will wandered back into his bedroom and into the ensuite, undressed and turned on the shower, before stepping under the cool water flow.

He wanted to get rid of all evidence that he'd strayed.

He wasn't a cheater. He was raised better than that. It was a mistake that would never happen again.

Will loved JJ.

They had Henry.

They had a home, a relationship and a life together that he cherished.

The water cascaded over him unsuccessfully attempting to erase the hours spent with Emily.

Emily Prentiss wasn't his girlfriend, JJ was, but why couldn't he get the image of her body out of his head?

Banging his hand against the tiled wall, he swore under his breath.

Emily was on his mind. He could still feel her on him. He could still taste her in his mouth.

Stepping out of the shower, Will wrapped a towel around his lower body and stared at himself in mirror. "I love JJ. I want to be with JJ."

'So why are you picturing Prentiss in your bed outside that door?' his mind mockingly retorted.

Will dried his soaking body and went into the bedroom avoiding a glance at the king sized bed.

He dressed in his t-shirt and PJ bottoms and sat reluctantly on the edge of the bed.

Scrubbing his face sorely, he had no idea what to do next.

Lying back, Will closed his eyes, his mind replaying his night spent with Prentiss.

It was different to when he was with JJ. Prentiss knew what he wanted. They worked together. They pushed each other further than he thought possible.

It was wrong. He knew that. But somehow he fit with Prentiss.

"Are you going to lie there all morning?" A voice lifted him out of his restless Emily Prentiss filled dream.

Squinting at the bright sunlight filling the room, Will looked over to the alarm clock which had somehow fast-forwarded to 10:34am.

His gaze fell on a JJ's confused face. "Are you okay babe? I didn't hear you get in last night."

"You were erm, sleeping. You looked peaceful... I didn't want to disturb you." Will explained nervously.

After a few moments of thought, JJ chuckled. "I hope you didn't drive home. How much did you and Freddie have to drink?"

"What?" Will's eyes widened in confusion at her question.

"You were at Freddie's right?" JJ asked with amusement. "I know what you boys are like, you start talking and then the scotch comes out."

"Right, no, I didn't really drink anything." Will replied quickly.

JJ fastened the necklace chain around her neck and met his eyes in the mirror she was using for guidance. "What time did you get back?"

"Late... You know Freddie. Once he gets talking I couldn't shut him up and after what he went though with the Captain being on his ass after that case, well I couldn't just leave." Will thought for a moment, hoping he sounded believable.

JJ nodded with a slight frown. "How is he doing?"

"Okay, I guess." Will answered shortly.

JJ turned and leaned against the dresser. "We are okay, aren't we?"

"Of course babe, we're more than okay." Will said as he stood to close the gap and pressed his lips against hers.

JJ beamed up brightly. "Good. I don't know what I'd do without you."

"Me either." Will muttered quietly against her mouth.

JJ wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. "Henry's up playing with his new toys. I should get back to him."

"Yeah, I'm going to get dressed." Will stated with a breath of relief.

JJ wandered to the door but paused in the doorway. "Did Emily get home okay?"

"What?" Will looked up like a deer caught in the headlights.

JJ giggled at his expression. "Emily, did she get back okay. She was totally wasted."

Will felt the top of his mouth go dry, as he forced himself to reply calmly. "Oh yeah, she was fine as soon as she got some fresh air."

JJ smiled widely as she turned back to the landing. "Good. Do you want me to make you some breakfast? Henry and I have already eaten."

"No, I'm good." He called out after her, knowing his stomach wouldn't be able to take the food.

Listening as JJ wandered into Henry's room, Will inhaled and exhaled slowly, attempting to control his breathing.

Soon enough JJ and Henry ended up downstairs as he got dressed.

Grateful for the distance, Will grabbed his cell phone out of his jean's pocket and composed a message.

'The Watering Hole. 1.30. We need to talk.'

He found Prentiss's phone number and pressed send.

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Will watched as Prentiss crossed the dark bar over to the cubicle where he was sitting.

She smiled in appreciation at the coffee he'd ordered placed opposite him on the table. "Hi."

"Hey." Will smiled thinly in return as he sipped at his own drink.

Prentiss removed her coat as she sat and took a deep breath. "Will, what happened between us shouldn't have. It's never happening again and once we stand up, we're never discussing it again."

"I agree." Will replied slowly. "I'm extremely sorry Emily. I never intended for that to happen."

Prentiss examined the contents of the coffee cup closely. "I was tipsy but in total control, Will. I should have stopped it but I didn't."

"Why didn't you?" He asked curiously.

The experienced agent shrugged slightly. "I don't know. It's been a while since I've been with anyone and yesterday at the party I was watching all the parents with their kids and I realised I'm missing out on something and it hurt. I knew it was wrong what we were doing but I couldn't put an end to it. Why didn't you?"

"Because I wanted to be with you. It felt right at the time." Will explained softly.

She eyed him wearily. "But it was so wrong."

"I know that." Will nodded solemnly.

"But I understand. When I kissed you... When we kissed... I just couldn't stop." Prentiss said in a fluster.

The detective ran a hand through his hair. "We both needed a release unfortunately we made a mistake by acting on it."

"We did." Prentiss repeated weakly.

Will breathed in sharply. "Yes, we did make a mistake. Didn't we?"

"JJ's my best friend. I never meant to betray her like that but at the time I wasn't thinking about her feelings only my own. I was being selfish." Prentiss added in embarrassment.

Will nodded. "I love her, but last night when we..."

"Will, we can't go there." Prentiss begged softly.

"I know we can't but I don't want you to think that I just wanted some kind of quickie. I was vulnerable and you where so complicit. It was what I needed and god I haven't been able to get you out of my mind."Will stated breathlessly.

Prentiss blinked in shock. "You haven't?"

"No." Will admitted quietly.

There was a comfortable pause as they stared at each other. "Where does JJ think you are right now?"

"She thinks I've been called into work." He answered ashamed.

Prentiss nodded before biting her nails nervously. "We can't go there again, Will. We need to stay away from each other."

"I know that. I'm sorry if I hurt you." Will drank the rest of his coffee in silence.

They sat opposite each other quietly, stealing the odd glance and not moving their feet which were touch under the table.

Prentiss ran her finger around the rim of the coffee top and sighed. "JJ can never know about last night."

"Of course she can't." He agreed with wide eyes.

"You didn't hurt me Will. Last night was amazing but totally wrong." Prentiss said finally.

"Totally wrong." Will concluded.

They both stood and Will placed the money for the coffee on the top of the table.

He escorted Prentiss outside to her car, keeping his hand on her lower back, but felt his body go numb as they hovered in the afternoon sun.

They meet each other's eyes, both with an awkward expression on their faces. Prentiss opened her door and set he shoulders back confidently. "It was nice having coffee with you Will."

"Yeah." Will nodded.

Before she could get into the car, Will stepped closer to her and turned the pale woman in his arms. Their lips crashed together urgently, stealing both of their breaths.

As they separated a dark red bush crept over both of their faces. Prentiss was the first to recover. "We can't."

The profiler quickly gathered her thoughts and got into the car, leaving Will alone on the side of the road.

Without thinking, he got to his car, switched on the engine and drove after the dark haired agent. With traffic, he was five minutes behind Prentiss by the time he reached her apartment complex.

With his mind still completely focused on Emily, Will left his car and ran up to her apartment which he gained access to with ease as one of her neighbours was leaving the building as he entered.

Banging his fist against the familiar door, Will stayed frozen in place as Prentiss answered with her coat still tied around her frame. "Will."

He stayed silent, watching her heated eyes intensely but waited nonetheless for the diplomat's daughter to react.

Instinctively Emily closed the distance between them, dragging him into her home with a heated kiss.

They wrecked the expensively furnished apartment on the way to the bedroom, toppling over sculptures, side tables and plants in attempt to get closer to one another.

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