Emily was lost in thought when JJ sat down on the couch next to her.
"Hey." Emily said and gave JJ a small smile.
"Hey." JJ said.
"I made pasta for dinner." Emily said.
"I'm not hungry, Em." JJ said.
"You have to eat something, please Jayje, just a little."
"Fine." JJ said and sighed.
They got up and headed towards the kitchen where the table was already set.
JJ sat down while Emily poured the food onto the plates. She then handed JJ's plate to her and set her own down on the table before sitting down on the chair across from JJ.
JJ picked at her food, occasionally taking a bite or two, but after a while, she gave up.
"Em, I'm sorry. I can't eat anymore." JJ said.
"Okay, that's alright. Thanks for at least eating a little bit." Emily said and smiled at her.
Emily grabbed the dishes and put them into the sink, she would take care of them tomorrow.
"Do you wanna watch a movie?" Emily asked.
"Sure." JJ smiled.
Emily smiled and grabbed JJ's hand.
"Which one do you wanna watch?" Emily asked.
JJ shrugged. "You choose."
"Okay." Emily agreed and went over to their DVD selection while JJ sat down on the couch.
Emily put the DVD in the DVD player and soon enough, 21 Jump Street was on.
Halfway through the movie, JJ laid down, with her head in Emily's lap.
Emily smiled and started running her hand through JJ's hair.
Before the movie was over, JJ was asleep and Emily maneuvered herself off of the couch without waking JJ up, shut off the TV and picked JJ up bridal style and carried her to their bedroom.
She then laid her down under the covers and got into bed beside JJ.
She looked at the clock and saw that it was 1am. She didn't worry because Hotch had given them a few weeks off work anyways. She soon fell into a deep sleep.
Emily opened her eyes and looked at the alarm clock. It read 3:30am. Why in the world had she woken up at 3:30 am?
It was then that she noticed her girlfriend mumbling beside her and crying.
'No, please don't. No, please don't hurt me. Please' JJ mumbled as she cried.
Emily immediately jumped into action and tried to wake her girlfriend up.
"JJ, Jayje. Wake up. You're safe now, it's alright. Hes never going to hurt you again. Wake up, sweetie." Emily said softly.
JJ slowly opened her eyes.
"Em?" JJ asked, her voice cracking.
"Yeah, it's me. You're okay, he's never going to hurt you again."
JJ started sobbing and Emily took her into her arms, brushing her hand slightly through JJ's hair.
"Shhh, it's alright. Everything's going to be okay." Emily assured her.
A few minutes later, JJ had cried herself to sleep in Emily's arms, and Emily drifted off to sleep too, holding her beautiful girlfriend in her arms.
The next morning, Emily woke up first and noticed that JJ was still asleep in her arms.
Emily smiled and brushed the hair out of JJ's face as she watched her sleep peacefully.
A few minutes later, two beutiful blue eyes showed themselves as JJ woke up.
"Morning." Emily said.
JJ reached over and put her arm over Emily's stomach and placed a kiss on her lips.
"Morning." JJ replied smiling.
"Well, someone woke up in a good mood." Emily said and chuckled.
JJ's cheeks turned a light shade of pink and Emily smiled even more.
"What do you want for breakfast?" Emily asked.
"How about eggs and bacon?" JJ suggested.
"Toast too?" Emily asked.
"Yeah, sure." JJ replied.
"Alright, I'll get it done while you take shower." Emily said as they got up and started to head out the bedroom door.
"I have a better idea." JJ said, making Emily look at her.
"Oh yeah? And what would that be?" Emily asked.
"How about I help you with breakfast and then we can both take a shower, huh?" JJ suggested.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Emily asked unsure. She didn't know if JJ was ready for that yet.
"Emily, you have to stop treating me like I'm made of glass. I'm not going to break at any moment, okay?" JJ said as her eyes drifted to the ground.
Emily sighed and went over to JJ. She gently put 2 fingers under her chin so she could look into those blue eyes.
"Hey, it's not that I think you're going to break. It's just that you might not be ready for that kind of intimacy. I know that you're not made of glass, but you're human. and believe it or not, human's sometimes reach their breaking point, Jayje. I love you, and I'll do anything so that I don't see you hurt or scared ever again. You don't have to rush yourself to do anything because of me. You won't lose me, no matter how much time it takes for you to heal. I love you, Jayje." Emily said and JJ couldn't help but put her arms around Emily's neck and kiss her passionately after those beautiful words.
"I love you too, Em."
