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O – Occult

The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws - Ernest Holmes

No sooner were we back at the BAU when JJ came from her office to the call to us downstairs in the bullpen, "Sorry guys, forget your relaxing weekend plans. Briefing in fifteen". She told us and hurried off.

I looked to Morgan and Reid with a thrown, "And here was I was hoping to have a quiet weekend alone with the love of my life." Morgan raised an eyebrow in my direction and Reid looked, well like Reid! "Something your not telling us Prentiss." Morgan grinned at me.

"He's as cute as hell," I paused as a smile curled on my lips, then I continued teasingly, "and his name is Sergio."

Morgan frowned at me. I noticed Reid whispered to Morgan, "Its Emilys cat."

Morgan laughed, "You got me". He raised his hands in defeat, then walked off towards the briefing room. I laughed. I loved times like these, when we were able to not take ourselves too seriously.

I took my seat in the briefing room, to my left was the door, to my right the rest of the team, sitting around the large table, Reid, Morgan, Rossi and Hotch. I felt her presence as the door opened, in she walked, in that black figure hugging suit that covered a white shirt, unbuttoned just enough at the top to tease my eyes. I tried so desperately hard to concentrate my eyes elsewhere, but somehow they kept being drawn back to the slight hint of JJ's bare skin where her little heart necklace lay. I loved looking at her oh so kissable neck and downwards to... well I didn't want to go there. At least not yet.

It had been two days since we kissed in Nevada, in the searing heat. Created not only by the sun that day. Luckily for the both of us, the room that evening that we shared had two separate beds. We had both been exhausted from the events of the day and the sheer heat. So we both agreed to discuss what had happened between us once we returned. But as yet, we hadn't even had chance to do that. And now we were off on another sickening case. I wondered if JJ and I would ever get time to talk, never mind think about a relationship.

We reached Pennsylvania around midday. Then drove out into the deep woods to the cabins Garcia had booked for us all to stay in. JJ wasn't too happy about that, she had asked for a town hotel but they were all fully booked. She shared the same SUV as me with Morgan driving, and I sat up front.

JJ was in the back and I kept glancing at her through the mirror. "You okay JJ?" I asked looking behind me. "Yeah marvellous. Nothing I love more than a weekend in the woods." she replied with sarcasm. I grinned a little and winked at her, "I'll look after you darling."

Morgan then took his eyes off the road for a second and stared at me. Shit did I just flirt out loud? I thought to myself. "What?" I shrugged at him. A small grin formed on his face and I shook my head and sighed. I hadn't dared look back at JJ, there could have been daggers heading my way. In fact, I was sure there was, I could feel them digging in my back. I glanced at her again through my mirror, just to confirm what I believed.

Finally we pulled up outside the lodge. It was to me a beautiful setting, yes deep in the woods, something I had never had a problem with, I loved getting back to nature every once in a while, being a city girl for most of my life I now craved the peace and solitude that could bring. It was just too bad we were here for the most horrific of reasons. Three dead bodies, all male had been discovered in these very woods. No wonder JJ was nervous. All three had been found with an upturned pentagram etched into their chest. Walking towards the cabins, Reid caught up with JJ and I, he had also noticed how quiet JJ was, "You okay?" he asked her. "No but I'll survive." JJ had replied. "You know nearly every year there are over 600 murders in Pennsylvania." he continued, "Surprisingly high for a rural state."

I heard JJ sigh and mutter under her breath, "Thanks Spence, I really needed to know that."

I smiled at her, "You can get him back later when were in the dark."

It was at that moment when she looked at me for the first time in days with eyes that said, "Wait till I get you in the dark." Or maybe it was wishful thinking on my part.

As usual JJ and I shared a room. We walked in and put down our bags. Weary from the journey and the early morning call. JJ was about to leave when I stopped her, "Hey JJ." she turned to me, "Em?"

"We really need to talk later." I told her. "I know" she replied with a small smile. That delicious smile that always turned me to mush.

"Later then?"

"Yeah" she replied touching my arm before reaching for the door.

After that we didnt see each other until sundown. Hotch and I were off speaking to the locals, Morgan was too, but he was with Reid. JJ had been given the duty of talking to the victims parents with Rossi and keeping the media at bay. From all our discussions we had come up with a profile for the unsub. Possibly a female, taking her anger out on men because of some past abuse. She would also have some serious psychological scars and an interest in the dark side of the occult. Or possibly she grew up in an environment where that was normal.

Back at the cabin that evening I grabbed a beer from the mini bar in the room and relaxed by stretching out on the sofa. I kept looking at my watch, JJ was late, but then she was always the last back, I dont know how she dealt with so much in one day, but she always kept things together, for the team, for the victims and for the families.

Then the door opened, just after 9pm. JJ walked in slung her suit jacket over a chair and threw off her trousers, took off her shirt, there she stood across the room from me in her underwear, apparently unaware of the effect her body was having on me.

"Hi," she smiled. You could have said the place was on fire at this point and I wouldn't have heard you. I only had ears and eyes for the blonde.

"Hi" I almost groaned back at her quietly. My desire for her increasing by the millisecond.

"Okay if I use the shower?" she asked.

"Yeah... " I replied in awe of her body.

Then she was gone and I could breath again. I put down my beer and decided to go to bed. That was when I walked into the bedroom of the cabin to find there was only one bed. "Shit" I said to myself, "This is going to be a long night".