A/N: Hey guys, I know it took me forever to update this story and I'm really sorry about it but college has taken over me. Anyway, here's chapter four. First, there's a case. No biggie. There's just what you need to know. The answers will be in the next chapter and it won't take as long this time. I haven't had time to fix the typos, so I apologize. Also there are Emily POV and JJ POV here. Anyway, enjoy and leave a comment. I'll be happy.

Sometimes when I'm alone, I wonder
Is there a spell that I am under
Keeping me from seeing the real thing?

(Love Hurts - Incubus)

JJ and Emily headed in silence to the conference room, where the entire team was gathered waiting for them both. There was another possible agent in the room that neither of them knew. Hotch was standing beside him and gave Emily and JJ files on the new case.

"Emily the papers about your transfer only come on Monday, and you should not be here, but since you came any help is welcome." he began politely; Emily nodded and sat in the vacant chair next to JJ. "Anyway, this is Special Agent Jeremy Davis, who has worked with us for years in undercover cases and will help us in this one."

Special Agent Davis nodded to his new teammates. Emily looked at him and would be lying if she'd said he was an ugly guy. The special agent was tall, with dark hair and neatly trimmed; Beautiful blue eyes, but not as cute as JJ's but he had a superb expression, an air of superiority that was starting to annoy Emily.

"Four blonde women were killed near a nightclub in Long Beach, California. All the victims were killed with a stab to the chest," Hotch began while his team was aware the information and stared briefly at JJ who had a cold expression. "According to what we know so far, the victims were accompanied by men."

"What happened to these guys?" Reid asked instinctively.

"In all cases, the men said the same thing. Here's what Jake Allen said, he was with the third victim. He said that he went to the bathroom in a matter of minutes and when he returned he couldn't find the girl. When he went outside looking for her, he found her dead in an alley near the club." Hotch said passing the images of the dead girls on the monitor. The team watched intently drawing its conclusions and working internally.

JJ took a deep breath, she knew what was coming. She had never had earlier experience in undercover cases. She was quite nervous about the possibility and the danger that she was about to put herself into. But of course she knew that her team would be there with her at every stage and wouldn't let anything happen. She would fulfill their role and they would catch the unsub.

"We'll be going to Long Beach and two agents will seep inside undercover so they can attract the attention of the unsub. JJ, you and Agent Davis will go to the club as a couple." Hotch said looking at JJ. He knew that the agent was nervous, but it was a good opportunity so they could catch the unsub. "All of the team will be there as well, to make sure the safety of both of you." he added.

JJ nodded and felt Emily's hand touching her by under the table. Without turning her head to look at the older agent, she laced their fingers.

"Hotch, what's the time interval between the deaths?" Morgan asked without taking his eyes of the files in his hands.

"This club is only open on Saturdays, so all the deaths occurred in the last four Saturdays. Wheels up in 20 so we can continue this. JJ and Davis, I recommend the two of you to sit together and get to know each other, you guys are in this together." Hotch said, turning to leave the room, but was interrupted by Emily.

"What about me? Hotch, I will be more useful if I go with you guys. I can stay away from the field and work with Reid in the police department." Emily tried, playing her best pleading look. She knew her chances were slim to go, but she couldn't stay away from JJ, not at that moment that the blonde would be at risk. Another thing was also taking over her, but she was trying to ignore. The moment she got up to talk to Hotch, she noticed the way that the agent Davis went to JJ and held out his hand. "Please." Begging was not a feature, but she had nothing else to do.

Hotch took a deep breath. He knew that Emily would help a lot, even though she was not officially team yet. But it was Emily anyway. "Okay, fine. I talk to Strauss on the way." he said with a rare smile and Emily grinned in response. Emily turned around, but saw JJ and Davis engaged in a conversation and her heart failed when she saw the blonde laugh at something that Davis had just said. Emily sighed sadly and felt a hand on her shoulder. Morgan, that she had barely seen approaching.

"Come on, princess." he said gently giving his characteristic smile and they went together to catch their belongings out of the room.

Once they were all on the plane leaving for Long Beach, they began to pass the case and check the information they had so far. Emily was attentive to file in her hands, trying to better understand the case and focus. Morgan was sitting beside her and Reid was in front of him. Rossi and Hotch were debating about the case while JJ and Davis were talking behind them.

Emily tried not to show slightly annoyed by the proximity between the two; they would work together, it was more than normal that they were getting to know each other and stuff, but even so, she couldn't help feeling jealous.

Jealousy. One thing that Emily had never felt until she met JJ. The blonde from the beginning had attracted her attention more than she liked and wanted, but it was almost impossible not to do absolutely everything when JJ asked her with bright blue eyes looking at her that way. It would be impossible not to fall in love with JJ; she was by far the most beautiful woman Emily had ever met.

"I don't understand how anyone could control a woman and get her out of the club without attracting anyone's attention." Rossi said, awakening Emily of her thoughts and leading back to the case.

"Unless you haven't been against your will," Morgan suggested with a slightly furrowed brow. "Surely this guy has a way out to the victims of the nightclub without anyone noticing."

"He can work there, maybe the victims knew him," Emily tried and Morgan nodded thinking about it.

Reid continued still evaluating all the information, everyone knew that the little genius was orchestrating something in his head and didn't want to interrupt him.

When they arrived in Long Beach was almost 2:00 am and everyone was really tired. There wasn't much they could do, so Hotch said they could go to their rooms at the hotel and rest, meeting in the lob at 8:30 in the morning.

Three SUVs were made available to them; Hotch and Rossi took the first, Reid, Morgan and Davis the second, leaving the third to Emily and JJ. Emily was grateful for the new agent was not in the car with them, but on the other hand, having JJ inches away from her was making her body tingle.

JJ slept the journey and Emily was relieved not to have to talk to the younger woman. Actually there wasn't much talking and Emily knew she was acting like an idiot, but she couldn't help herself. The few times that JJ had tried to start a conversation, she had cut the blonde doing JJ finally give up and lay her head on the glass to sleep.

The two went quietly to the hotel room and Emily opened the door to show her biggest fear: there was only one bed.

She gulped and cursed mentally. It was really all she needed.

JJ saw the look on Emily's face and felt hurt by the gesture of the brunette; she had acted strange with blonde since they had arrived at conference room and she couldn't understand why.

JJ had all planned to tell Emily that night, had it not been interrupted by Hotch warning that they had a new case. But all she wanted was to confess her feelings for Emily, so that the two could be together. She felt deep down that the brunette shared the same feelings, but the way she was acting was leaving her confused and scared to say anything.

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Emily put her bag on the floor and bent down to take a towel, a Yale t-shirt and a boxer. "Do you mind if I shower first?" She asked JJ without looking at her.

JJ took a deep breath and rolled her eyes, heading toward Emily and holding her arm, causing her to turn slowly and face her.

Emily sighed and stared coldly at JJ. JJ remained silent; studying the face of the older woman trying to discover what was behind those walls. "Did I do something wrong?" she asked slowly.

"No," she replied quickly and crossed her arms, turning her head and looking at anything but JJ. The blonde took a deep breath. "What?"

"Then why are you acting like this?" JJ whispered almost somewhat sore and shrugged. Emily's heart clenched and she knew she was really acting like an idiot.

"You really didn't do anything, Jen. This is just me being an ass." Emily laughed and JJ relaxed a little, but still not so convinced.

"Then stop treating me like this." JJ muttered with a childish tone and Emily laughed. She gave a weak punch on the brunette's shoulder and threw her arms around her neck, breathing in her scent deeply, which took Emily by surprise. "I missed you so bad. You can't just act the way you did because it hurts." JJ said softly, lifting her head to look at Emily's eyes.

Emily looked at JJ with an almost predatory look. She had never been so close that way. Of course they had already embraced each other countless times before, slept together on the same bed several occasions, watching movies together and sleeping on the couch of the house of one of the two; but not like that. Not with JJ with her face so close to hers, her lips parted and heavy breathing coming out of her mouth. Not with JJ in her arms like that, alternating glances between Emily's eyes and her lips, whose were now inches from her.

On several occasions Emily had controlled herself and limited to only doing what friends do. Nothing else. But at that moment she couldn't.

Emily leaned forward slowly, she pressed her lips against JJ's, and when the younger woman opened her eyes and didn't walk away, she knew she wanted too. Emily sucked JJ's lower lip lightly, causing JJ spike nails into her neck immediately. Emily let out a low moan, running her tongue on JJ's lower lip and making JJ open a small space in the mouth giving way to her tongue soon found hers.

JJ felt Emily's hand squeezing her ass tightly as she pushed her against the wall, never breaking the kiss. An electric current ran through her whole body in response to the older woman's touch. Their tongues were made for each other, fit perfectly. JJ grabbed Emily's face with both hands, pulling her closer, Emily, meanwhile, rose her hands to the back of JJ, putting them under the shirt, caressing it with her fingertips.

JJ's back arched and parted her lips from Emily, joining their foreheads and breathing hard. "My God," she said breathlessly trying to attach what had just happened.

"Yeah," Emily agreed gasping for breath. JJ leaned to Emily again and pressed her lips against the brunette. This time it was simply. It was nevertheless gentle and full of passion and desire. Emily smiled against JJ's lips and closed her eyes.

JJ smiled back and stroked Emily's face, giving light pecks on her mouth. "I've been waiting for this for so long, Em." JJ whispered, opening her eyes and finding brown eyes full of love staring back at her. "God, I want you so bad. I was going to tell you but then Hotch-" her voice was cut off by Emily's lips and she bit the brunette's bottom lip slowly.

" It is okay now," the brunette simply said, joining their foreheads.

They would have to talk about it, but now all that Emily wanted was to lie down with JJ and hug her to sleep. She still had doubts that this was really happening. All she wanted to do was fuck the blonde in that right moment but she knew it couldn't happen. She had always longed it, but with everything that had happened (Doyle, Will and Henry), she thought it could never happen. However, there she, lying on the hotel bed with JJ was in her arms. The blonde was lying with her head on her chest; her fingers were doing paths through Emily's belly, which gave chills to the brunette.

JJ POV

I woke up with the feeling of my arm hanging in the empty side of the bed. I groaned and buried my head down on the pillow to avoid the light. I didn't want to wake up. Okay, technically I was already awake, but I didn't want to get up.

I didn't want to face the world, I didn't want to see all the atrocities I had to see every day, sure I wanted to go grab the unsub and prevent him from killing someone else, but I just wanted the world to stop for a minute so I could breathe.

Above all, I wanted to understand why I had woken up with an empty side in my bed, once I had gone to sleep with it filled.

Why she wasn't there? Did she think it was a mistake? I was afraid to know the answer, but I knew I would eventually have it, so I turned slowly and met her eyes.

She looked at me for a few seconds before looking away. I took a deep breath and stood up. She was sitting in an armchair, hugging her legs and her chin resting on her knee.

"What are you doing there? Why was not in bed?" I asked cautiously.

Emily POV

"I didn't want to," I lied, indifferent. Years of compartmentalized my feelings made me a professional about it.

She wouldn't realize that I was actually lying. All I wanted was to feel her wake up in my arms and kiss her temple before seeing her smile against my cheek. God, I wanted it so bad. But something inside me made me get up and walk away.

I had learned to be her friend; to deal with my feelings and keep them in a box inside my brain and leave them there. I always knew I could never have her except in dreams that I allowed myself to have.

She had a beautiful family; a wonderful and smart son who looked so much like her in every way possible; a lovely husband who had given up his own job to live with her and take care of their son while she was days away saving lives. How on earth could I take JJ from the stable life to take her into mine? What could I offer?

But then everything changed the night before and I just did not know what to do. All I ever wanted was right in front of me and yet I did not know what to do.

She flinched at my answer, but before she could answer, we heard a knock at the door.

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JJ opened the door and there was agent Davis with a smile on his face. JJ took a deep breath and raised her eyebrows, "Jeremy, how can I help you?" she asked politely and he noticed how she used his first name.

"I knew we would become intimate, it is a good start," he said in a low voice, hoping that the other agent in the room could not hear and winked at JJ.

"She calls everyone by their first names, don't think you're special," Emily said quickly, surprising Davis and JJ, who turned to look at her with jaw dropping.

"Hello, Prentiss." Davis said visibly uncomfortable with the presence of the brunette who was now next to JJ.

"How can we help you?" Emily replied with a fake smile and emphasizing the word "we".

"Well, I did not come after you, sorry to hurt your feelings," he began sarcastic and Emily rolled her eyes. He was the kind of guy who did not refuse a girl and not take no for an answer. "JJ, I came here to know if you accept to go eat breakfast with me. There are a small café around the corner and we have time, " he finished looking blonde with a mischievous smile and using all his charm to win JJ.

Emily rolled her eyes and breathed deeply, trying to control herself. JJ glanced briefly at her and looked back at Davis, who looked at her expectantly. "I'm sorry, I know it would be amazing to enjoy your presence, but Emily and I have some things to talk about the case," she lied, giving the smile that usually gave to the media.

"Alright, I'll see you later," the agent said trying to hide the irritation and turned around.

JJ closed the door and turned to Emily, she crossed her arms while the brunette bit her lower lip.

"Why didn't you go with him?" Emily asked looking at the floor. JJ signed and Emily looked at her.

"Emily, are you serious?" she laugh in disbelief. She couldn't understand what was going through Emily's mind and why she was acting like that. "You started it yesterday and now you're doing it again," she said walking towards her go-bad so she could grab a towel and head towards the bathroom.

"It was today, actually" Emily corrected her in a low voice.

"What?" JJ asked turning to look at her.

"Nothing," Emily said looking at her foot. She was feeling like a child who said something wrong in the Principal's office.

JJ just stared at her for a feel seconds. She knew Emily. She knew how hard it would be to Emily to admit her feelings, if she had so… JJ didn't know anything anymore. "You won't push me away, Emily Prentiss. Not this time." She said before entering the bathroom.

It was almost 22:30 pm when JJ and Davis arrived at the club. After spending the day studying the profile and preparing for the mission, they were finally putting into practice. Emily, Morgan and Reid were inside the club also looking around and paying attention to anything that was suspicious, but due to poor lighting in place, the job was being a bit difficult. Hotch and Rossi were outside. Emily was staring JJ and Davis. The two were dancing on the dance floor. And the way the blonde's hips were moving... God, the things she could do to Jennifer Jareau. Davis was there smiling like an idiot, totally into the character and Emily couldn't help but feel jealous. Again.

It was then when Davis grabbed JJ's waist. Emily was not expecting it, definitely. Davis had leaned and kissed JJ. The two were definitely kissing as if they were intimate for centuries and Emily felt her stomach turn.

"Wow," Morgan laughed assessing the situation and Reid looked uncomfortable. "You have to admit, princess, they have a lot of chemistry, " Morgan added playfully, looking at Emily.

"Morgan, I swear to God," Emily began but stopped when the club lights went completely off and screams of euphoria took over. The music continued high and they couldn't see anything. When the light came back minutes later, Emily, Morgan and Reid looked in the same direction and a shock expression took over them; Davis was lying on top of a table and there was no sign of JJ.