JJ had been in the BAU for the last three months and she had settled in well with the whole team, and learned to use each of them to their potential. They had all made her feel right at home from the minute she stepped through the doors. Each member was unique in their own way and brought their own individual strengths to the table, sometimes JJ felt inadequate in comparison to them. However she had found a confidant in the form of Penelope Garcia, the larger than life technical analysis had become one of her closest friends and continually gave her the confidence boost she needed. Until recently they were the only two women on the team, that was until the arrival of Elle Greenway, the strong, illusive and independent woman who didn't want to connect with others. Elle and JJ had a combative relationship and were often sparring over differing ideals with Elle always dismissing JJ due to the fact that she never completed her profiler exam and thus Elle found JJ useless. Garcia was always commenting that the only reason that they fought was due to the fact that they were attracted to each other.
"What? Elle Greenway? I don't think so Garcia, she is definitely not my type and from what I've seen she is not into the fairer sex" laughed JJ, Garcia was the only one that JJ had trusted with the knowledge that she was gay. Garcia of course found this particularly funny when Spencer Reid had asked JJ out to a Redskins game.
"Oh ok that might be an issue but to be fair JJ, with your powers of seduction you could bring anyone around to your way of thinking" Garcia says with a raise of her eyebrow.
"Garcia, for one Elle and I, yeah never going to happen and secondly I've never seduced anyone in my life" , JJ says as she grabs her files from her friends desk, another hard day done and yet she still had to sort through the hundreds of files that crossed her desk to find the most important and urgent cases in need of their help. As JJ enters her office she places the newly acquired files on top of the others where once a desk stood in the corner of the room. As she settled in for another couple of hours, she let herself think of the team and their importance in her life. JJ thought of them all as a family even Elle, the stubborn sister who nobody liked, ok that's a bit extreme but still. Agents Aaron Hotchner and Derek Morgan were like older brothers who protected her and whom she hated to disappoint, while Gideon was a father figure they all looked up to and respected Spence Reid would always be the cute younger brother, it had of course been awkward for JJ to let Reid down gently, but they had seemed to overcome his crush and were fast friends as the two youngest team members. Last without least Garcia, my favourite sister whom I would do anything for, Garcia had been the one to drag her out on the town and keep her sane when she was just finding her feet on the team. It was true they were a family, her family.
A Few Months Later
Everything has changed, I've changed this last case really took it's toll on my team, Elle has resigned from the team, since she had been shot during the Fisher King case, she had again put up the barriers that had been broken as she settled into the team, even her and I had been getting on better. She resigned but we all know the truth she had shot that last unsub and made it seem like it was in self defence. It just made me realise how vulnerable we all are to become the killers we hunt everyday. The Fisher King case had an effect on us all, he had invaded our privacy and used the things we loved against us but I never could have believed that Elle would kill someone intentionally but that's in the past now and I have better things to be looking forward to Kate is finally returning to Quantico for a visit. It would be her first time to meet everyone and assure them that I had not in fact made her up as Morgan had claimed. Thankfully we currently have no active cases and the only thing to occupy us was routine paperwork, which meant that we could enjoy a night on the town together. Apart from Garcia, no one on the team had seen the true party animal I could be and with Kate back in town I was planning to make the most of the weekend she was here. But to do that I had to finish this paperwork and go pick up Kate from the station.
Just as I was getting ready to leave to pick up Kate, I hear my phone ringing. Damn It damn it, would it be so wrong to hope it's not a case. Well here goes.
"Jennifer Jareau" JJ replied in her professional voice.
"JJ sweetie it me, just wanted you to know you have a visitor", Garcia says mysteriously, just as JJ is about to hang up she hears;
"JJ, guess who? When you finally pick up your jaw from the floor, come on down to Garcia's office before I finish telling her all you sordid secrets from the past" Kate laughs as she hangs up the phone.
With a click of the lock, JJ is rushing down the halls of Quantico, even though Garcia knew most of her secrets she knew that Kate could still get her in trouble. She could hear the laughter from the hallway, she tried to calm herself down and pretend that she didn't care what they could be talking about before entering the door.
"Well hello there and how are my two favourite girls getting along?" JJ questions already knowing the answer from the over heard laughter.
"Just great don't you know by now that everyone instantly fall in love with me" smiles Kate, "now get over here and give me a hug".
Without needing further instruction, JJ reached out and pulled Kate into a much needed hug. "Aw, now I feel all left out" pouted Garcia. With a simple nod to Kate, she and JJ reached out and hauled her into their combined arms.
"Should I dare to ask what you two were talking about before I arrived?" JJ questions.
"Now where's the fun in that JJ", Kate laughs as they all step out of the hug. After Garcia and Kate share a few more stories of JJ's past and recent past to JJ embarrassment, they decide they should probably leave to get ready since they had to meet the guys at Quake in an hour.
As JJ and Kate are sipping on a glass of wine while putting the finishing touchs to their appearances, the interrogation that JJ had been waiting for began.
"Sooo JJ how have things really been with you?"
" Kate we talk nearly every weekend you know how things are. But just to appease you, things are good, I love my job and the people on the team are great, the only downside is that I don't get to catch up with you as often as I would like" JJ states.
"well that's good to know Jay, but you know I was really interested in your love life anyone special you feel you should be mentioning" Kate continues.
"Kate you know that there is not, I've been too busy with work to have a personal life that's worth talking about. What about you though how's Tony?" JJ decides to start her own interview.
"Gone, we just weren't working like you I'm free and single. Plus I'm done with this questioning let's go and you can introduce me to the rest of your team" Kate says firmly putting an end to the conversation.
"Your right I don't want them to think we are a no show, but Kate just remember the guys don't know I'm into women so keep your comments to the PG. level" JJ says while grabbing her bag and keys and making her way to the door. With that they were gone.
The girls entered Quake as if they were still training and it was a regular occurrence and the first person they lay eyes on is Garcia, waving them over to a table in the corner. JJ can also see Reid and Hotch and Haley but no Morgan. He must be running late JJ would swear he was worst than a woman when getting ready for a night on the town.
"Well hello my lovelies" coos Garcia, as they sit down, Reid returning from the bar with drinks, JJ starts to make introductions. Out of the corner of her eye JJ can tell that Kate has spotted someone who interests her.
"Wow and who is that?" Kate sighs while maintaining her stare.
"That my friend is the chocolaty goodness that is Derek Morgan and he's mine before you get any ideas" replies Garcia to a round of giggles from the rest of the table.
Kate giggles as she puts her hands in the air signifying her surrender to Garcia, everyone quickly gets settled into enjoying their night out together and Kate seems to easily slip into the family dynamic.
I couldn't believe how well my night out was going, I have successfully beat two guys in darts, and could hear the rest of the team laughing and giggling. While I looked back over at the table I could see Hotch, Haley, Morgan and Garcia had all hit the dance floor. Hotch and Haley make the perfect couple I only hope that one day I will find someone to make me as happy as those two are. Ever since Sam, my dating life had been on a hiatus. I thought I had finally found my someone with Sam but she just couldn't cope with my schedule and my travelling and the fact I was never available to her. Sam was great and I knew that if I just promised to change and scale back my time spent at work she would have jumped at the opportunity to stay together but I couldn't do it, I couldn't promise her something I knew would never happen. But that was over two months ago, I know I'm over her but right at this moment watching Hotch and Haley together made me want what they have. I have to drag my gaze away from the dance floor. Oh My God, I think I've actually lost my mind, I know I'm not truly seeing Kate and Spence making out right? Ok blink JJ blink and everything will align its self again. Ok that didn't work they are, their making out actually they do kind of make a cute couple, please God don't let this just be a fling for Kate it would break poor Spence's heart.
"Well look at you Reid, getting your groove going" declares Morgan, as the dancers make the way back to the table. At the same time JJ is brought back to reality to notice that both Kate and Spence blush profusely at Morgan's comment.
The rest of the night is spent just enjoying being together and having a good time.