A/N: I kind of took the idea from Higher Ground, but there was no Horizon and JJ didn't sell herself for money, no drugs or anything like that. I kind of took a bit of Higher Ground, but it's not all from there. And I introduced some ideas of my own. Enjoy :)

Emily placed a soft kiss on JJ's lips before she took her hand.

"How about the park?" Emily suggested.

JJ nodded as she suddenly looked at Emily.

"This is not your fault, Em. I promise you. I'm not scared of you, I just need to get through some issues." JJ assured.

Emily looked her in the eye and after a few seconds, she nodded.

"But why don't you trust me enough to tell me what's wrong?" Emily asked, the hurt evident in her eyes and voice.

"It's not that I don't trust you. I just want to forget it and I can't take you blaming me for it." JJ said.

"Why would I blame you?" Emily asked confused.

"Because it was my fault." JJ whispered.

"What did I tell you on our second date? Do you remember?" Emily asked as she looked at JJ.

"For worst or better, together forever." JJ said with a smile.

"Exactly. Now I know that sounds cheesy, but you know I meant it then and I mean it now." Emily said, smiling.

JJ looked conflicted and Emily knew right now wasn't the time to push her.

"But for now, let's just take our minds off things and walk through the park." Emily added.

She looked at JJ, and seeing the look of relief that crossed her girlfriend's face, she knew she had made the right choice.

JJ smiled and nodded.

They walked through the sand, hand in hand, before they headed for the park.

"So, what do you think about me taking you out for lunch?" Emily asked, grinning.

"I think that would be a great idea." JJ said, grinning back.

Emily smiled. She was glad that she was able to make JJ smile again.

They walked a little longer, before they reached the park.

When they got there, they saw various people doing various things. They looked around before they sat down under a tree.

"I like it here. I don't know why, but it has always calmed me. Nature has always calmed me. Especially when I was...a kid." JJ said.

Emily noticed how JJ hesitated to say the word 'kid'. She wondered why JJ never talked about her childhood.

"Why's that?" Emily asked, feeling like she was getting somewhere.

"I don't know, it just always has. When things got...tough...I used to go into the woods, or sit under a tree, or something like that. It's just always helped me...get my mind off things." JJ admitted.

Emily knew JJ was trying hard to open up to her, she could see it in her eyes.

"How old were you when you first discovered that nature calmed you down?" Emily asked.

JJ shrugged. "Eight maybe." She said.

"What does an eight year old need to get away from?" Emily asked as she hoped JJ wouldn't close off.

"A lot of things, believe me." JJ said as she looked away.

"Anything you want to talk about?" Emily asked, carefully.

"I don't think I'm ready for that yet." JJ said.

"It's okay. How about we get some lunch?" Emily asked as she looked at her watch and noticed it was time for lunch and also acknowledging that that was the end of the conversation.

Emily got up and reached her arms out to JJ to help her up.

JJ reached for Emily's hands and was soon on her feet.

They smiled at each other and walked a few blocks, before finally reaching the restaurant.

They sat down in a corner booth and the waiter came over to take their order.

"Could you give us 10 minutes please?" Emily asked the waiter.

He nodded and left as JJ looked completely confused at Emily.

"Don't ask. Just wait here. I won't be long." Before JJ could say anything, Emily was up and out the door, leaving a very confused blonde behind.

Finally, about 3 or 4 minutes later, Emily returned with something behind her back.

JJ looked at her, even more confused then before.

Emily sat down, slightly out of breath as she pulled out beautiful bouquet of JJ's favorite flowers from behind her back.

"Oh my gosh, they're beautiful Em. Thank you." JJ said, as Emily handed the bouquet to her and she smelled the flowers.

"It's just beautiful flowers for a beautiful girl." Emily said with a wink and JJ smiled a big smile.

A/N: Let me know what you think.