The Date: Part 2
Disclaimer: I still do not own Criminal Minds!
A/N: So it took me a while to pick what the text would read. I hope you like what I've decided to do.
Also, I would like to thank those who have reviewed the story, Catulicious, erica1021, Barbra4317, the guest reviewers and those who have alerted or favourited the story. Thank you so much!
Part 2
Suddenly her phone vibrated. It was the text from Derek that would alter her life. She clicked on the message and it read…
"YES, GO!"
Emily just stared at the screen of her phone. Her heart plummeted to her feet. This is no at all what she had hoped for.
Reluctantly, she took the lighter and lit the fireworks. The displays of many colours were shot into the air. Derek must have spent a fortune on this quality show.
Emily was set to light the last one, and it was a cylindrical firework. She lit the wick and quickly backed up. It began shooting out rounds, probably 10 or 12, Emily speculated. After 8 or so had been launched, Emily watch as one did not go up in the air but rather sideways. It shot right at her.
Emily soon found herself lying on the ground grasping her leg in agony. She could already feel it swelling and felt a small cut where firework impacted her. Luckily there was no burn, but her shin looked like it had a baseball on top of it.
As she pushed herself up from the ground, she looked around to survey the mess she had made. That's when she saw it- the fire. After the firework hit her, it must have ricocheted off her shin and started a small blaze in the bushes.
Emily jumped to her feet; the adrenaline pumping through her body caused her to forget about her aching leg. She quickly and efficiently stomped out the fire.
Discreetly, Emily packed up the remains of the fireworks and limped back to her car. As she walked the distance to the restaurant, she could help to think, disaster avoided. Now her leg was throbbing, her shoes ruined, and she gained nothing out of this evening.
She approached her vehicle, and saw the newly engaged couple sitting at the table kissing. Amanda just kept admiring her ring. This caused Emily to throw the remains of the fireworks into her trunk and slam it shut. She rushed to the driver's seat and pulled out of the parking lot before her seat belt was one. She was not going to congratulate the couple.
xXx
It was a beautiful Sunday morning, the sun was out, not a cloud in the sky and the weather was perfect for an autumn day. But Emily was not going outside. She was set to mope in her pajamas for the day.
She figured if she got her jealousy, anger and sadness out today, then come Monday morning she could feign happiness for Derek's sake.
After a whole day of lying around (due to emotional pain and physical pain since her leg was still swollen from the firework), an evening of eating ice cream and night of sad movies. Emily was ready to return to work Monday morning.
She limped into the bull pen to find the team crowded around Derek's desk.
"Hey guys, what's all-" That's when Emily saw Amanda. That girl was perched on top of Derek's desk flaunting her ring to everyone who would look. Currently, Reid was admiring it, giving statistics on the cut and quality. Garcia was hugging Derek and the rest of the team was congratulating the pair.
No one had even heard Emily approach the group, so she turned on her heel and put her things on her desk. Emily got right to work ignoring the noises from the desk nearby to hers.
Soon enough Amanda headed home and everyone else returned to their work stations.
Derek moved to stand in front of Emily, "Hey Em, I didn't even hear you come in."
"Oh," Emily replied. She knew she was being rude, but for some reason she couldn't stop.
"Yeah…You all right? What happened to your leg?"
"I'm fine, Morgan." Emily punctuated her sentence; hopefully he would leave her alone. She was hurting and he was the cause of it, so of course she didn't want to talk to him.
"I just wanted to thank you for helping me this weekend, sorry for bothering you," Derek headed back to his seat.
Emily resisted the urge to roll her eyes. How could she stay made at hi, he was just oo sweet. "No Derek, I'm sorry…I just I did something and it did not have the outcome I was hoping for. So I basically hurt my leg for nothing. Sorry for taking it out on you."
"Hey, no problem, it happens to the best of us. Just make a traffic light or something."
"What?" Emily was now confused.
"Green for good mood, yellow for in the middle and red for do not approach. I'll make you flash cards to set up on your desk."
Emily couldn't help but laugh, that man always brought a smile to her face. Instead of responding she just shook her head.
xXx
Later on that day, just when the team was packing up to leave, Garcia burst into the bull pen. "Alright my lovelies, we are going out to diner to celebrate my Chocolate God's engagement, no excuses."
The team grumbled, but they knew that they would be making an appearance no matter what. They all returned to packing up their belongings.
Emily approached JJ and Garcia after her exclamation, "Actually, I can't go." Emily hoped the Tech would not do anything serious to her.
"Why, my Dark-Haired Beauty?" Penelope asked with puppy-dog eyes.
"I already have plans?"
"Sweetie, are you asking me or telling me?" Penelope joked.
"Why can't you go, Em?" JJ asked now concerned.
"I just can't okay!" Emily was getting frustrated with her friends. Garcia gave her the Garcia Glare and went to go talk to Reid.
JJ looked over at Emily, "So why are you limping?"
"I got hit in the leg with a firework," Emily revealed only slightly embarrassed.
"Only you Em!" JJ laughed. "Wait… Does that mean you helped Derek with his plan?"
Emily nodded her head. Only JJ knew that Emily had deeper feelings for Derek.
Suddenly, the doors to the bull pen opened and she waltzed over to Derek. They two embraced and shared a kiss.
"That's why I'm not going," Emily whispered only loud enough for JJ to hear. Then she picked up her bags and left. JJ sent her friend a sympathetic look as she left the bull pen.
xXx
Emily soon found herself in a similar position to which she was in Sunday night. Eating ice cream and watching a sad movie in her pajamas.
Only unlike Sunday night, her evening was being interrupted by knocking at her door.
She yanked it open, ready to yell at Garcia who had been pressuring her to attend that evening's dinner. Instead of being Garcia, Spencer Reid was standing in Emily's door way. He looked absolutely terrified and it probably had to do with Emily's expression and the state of her outfit.
"What do you need Reid?" Emily tried to ask as kindly as possible.
"Garcia said you needed a ride to dinner and if I didn't-ah bring you, she'd, she'd take away my new encyclopaedias written in Latin!" He half stuttered and she tried to explain the situation.
Emily had to laugh at Reid`s predicament and Garcia`s perseverance. "Okay, I'll be changed in 10 minutes."
Emily figured she'd stop in for dinner and then leave right after so she could forgo the conversations.
As Emily walked in with Reid she heard the team cheer. Well it was mostly Garcia, Derek and JJ, but still they were glad to see her.
Emily looked at the table, there were only two seats reaming, one the far side of the table between JJ and Hotch (who was one end of the table, and Derek the other) and the second seat was between Rossi and Amanda. Emily tried to go around to the other side, but Reid beat her there. Reluctantly, Emily sat beside Amanda but leaned her chair as close to Rossi as possible.
Dinner was rather uneventful with everyone enjoying their food instead of conversations. Just before dessert was set to come, Emily excused herself to the washroom to hopefully avoid talking of the engagement. The only thing was that Amanda insisted on coming with her.
As soon as the two women entered the ladies room, Amanda turned to Emily, "What's your problem?"
"Excuse me?" Emily hoped she could diffuse the situation.
"You've been acting like a complete bitch! Who do think you are?" Amanda just started to yell at Emily, "Stop flirting with Derek- HE'S MINE!"
The team had heard the yelling from their table, they recognized the voices and quickly go up to see what was happening with the women. Cautiously Derek and JJ entered the washroom leaving everyone else outside the door.
Emily couldn't believe what Amanda was saying to her. "What?"
"You heard me bitch, back off!"
Before Emily even knew what was happening, her fist was flying forward at her intended target.
"Smack!"
A/N: Also just throwing this out there, but I have gotten hit in the leg by a firework and it hurts! Then the same day a little of the surrounding area caught on fire and my friend had to put it out because I was still rolling around on the ground in pain.
Hope you like it, and sorry for all those who said the text should have said "NO" but you guys need not worry.