Telling the Team
"Do we really have to tell them today?" JJ pouted as she and Emily rode the elevator up to the 6th floor.
"They're profilers, Jayje; someone is gunna notice the ring at some point during the day. We might as well just tell them." Emily slipped her hand into JJ's, "Besides, do you really want to feel the wrath of Penelope Garcia when she finds out we didn't tell her right away?"
JJ's scoffed, "She's gunna kill me anyway because I didn't call her the second you dropped to one knee."
Emily laughed in response, she knew it was true but after JJ had said yes, the women spent the rest of their Thanksgiving in bed.
"I honestly still can't believe it myself." JJ looked down at her left hand, "It feels so weird to have a ring on but at the same time, it feels so right."
"Well good cause now you're stuck with me." Emily leaned in to kiss JJ's cheek when the elevator dinged and announced their arrival on the 6th floor, "You ready for this?"
"As ready as I'll ever be."
Emily and JJ walked into the BAU's office like that had been every other day for almost a year, holding hands and smiling. To everyone in the room, this was nothing new, at least to everyone but Derek Morgan.
"Ooooh, what's that look, Princess?" Morgan held up a hand, stopping the couple in their tracks, "There's something different goin' on here."
"Maybe there is, maybe there isn't." JJ smirked, "Guess you'll just have to wait and find out."
Morgan squinted his eyes and waved a finger, "I don't think so. Out with it, Blondie."
"Ok, fine," Emily huffed, "JJ and I are bisexual and dating. I'm so sorry we didn't tell you sooner, Morgan. I just assumed you could put two and two together."
Reid, Rossi, and the newest member of the team, Alex Blake, all laughed at Emily's 'confession' and dig at Morgan.
"Anyway, where's Hotch?" JJ looked around the room and didn't see him.
Reid stuck his thumb in the direction of Hotch's closed door, "His office with Strauss. Either we have a high profile case or one, if not all, of us is in trouble again."
"Fuckin' great," Emily dropped JJ's hand and sat at her desk, "Guess that talk will have to wait."
The team sat at their desks finishing up paperwork that should have been done long ago. It was just about noon when Emily finally rose from her desk complaining that she was hungry.
"What's the matter, Princess; JJ not giving you enough to eat?" Morgan winked as his partner while managing to dodge the crumpled piece of paper JJ threw at his head from across the room.
"She gets plenty to eat, thank you very much."
"JJ, really?!" Emily laughed, "Who's coming to get food with me?"
JJ shot her hand in the air, "Me! Can we go to that del-"
"Jennifer Lynn Jareau, what is that on your finger?!"
Everyone head turned to see Penelope enter the room before their heads shot directly back to JJ.
JJ quickly dropped her hand; she hadn't realized it was the left hand in the air, "Um… Well, see. The thing is… Uh…"
"Yes, Jennifer, please tell us what that is." Hotch asked emerging from his office at the sound of Penelope's voice.
"I told you not to wear it to work," Emily muttered.
"Well excuse me," JJ rolled her eyes before turning to Hotch. "We were gunna talk to you before we talked to everyone else, sir, but you were in that meeting with Strauss and we all assumed we were in trouble again so Emily and I decided not to bother you and th-"
Emily cut the blonde off, "Well since everyone's here, JJ and I are engaged."
"No shit!" This time it was Morgan's turn to roll his eyes.
"Oh my, God, you have to tell me everything." Penelope looped her arm through JJ's before continuing, "Alex, come with us."
Alex merely shrugged her shoulders and followed the two blondes, presumably off to Penelope's lair.
"Well, it would seem congratulations are in order," Hotch spoke as he stepped next to Emily.
She swore she saw a glint of a smile on her boss's face, "You're not mad?"
Dave, who had been making himself coffee, spoke next, "Why would we be mad? Love's a damn fine thing."
Morgan chuckled, "Says the man who was married and divorced 3 times."
"Three times being loved, my friend, I stand by my statement."
"Can we throw her a bachelor party? Or well, I guess bachelorette even though she'd be going out with us guys." Reid stood next to Morgan with a smile on his face.
"You, of all people, want to throw me a bachelorette party?" Emily sounded slightly confused.
"I'm from Vegas, Emily; I know a thing or two about bachelor parties."
"So, then I hear a lot of bangin' around in the kitchen and then a lot of words that I've never heard Emily say." JJ laughed at the memory of the event as Penelope admired the ring on her finger, "Anyway, I went in and asked if she needed ice or something and she pretty much just said 'fuck it', got down on one knee, and asked me to marry her."
"I may have only met Emily 6 months ago but that all sounds very her." Alex smiled at JJ.
"Oh, it is." Penelope finally spoke, "I'm so happy for you, Jayje!"
"Actually, I'm glad you dragged me in here, I was hoping maybe you guys would be my bridesmaids?"
"Are you kidding me? Of course!" Penelope pulled JJ into the tightest hug of the smaller woman's life.
"I'd love to, JJ. I'm honored that you'd ask." Alex opted for rubbing JJ's arm in a loving, friendly manner.
"Pen, would you be my maid of honor? You're the closest thing I have to a sister since Ros."
Penelope didn't speak for a moment; she was in awe that JJ would ask something like that. Sure they were close, the best of friends, but Penelope had assumed she'd ask someone from back home.
"JJ, really?" Penelope wiped away a tear as JJ nodded with tears in her own eyes, "Absolutely, baby. I'd love to do that for you."
There were a few moments of silence as JJ let a few tears slip out, "That means you get to plan my bachelorette party, too."
Describing the sound that came from Garcia was nearly impossible as she pulled JJ into yet another bear hug and began jumping up and down and spouting off ideas.
"I feel like I'm gunna regret that part." JJ laughed as Penelope ran to her personal laptop to start planning.
