*Okay as always, I own nothing of Criminal minds I just get the privilege of playing with the characters for a while.
JJ walked into the B.A.U the next day at 10am. She knew it would only be moments later that her best friend Penelope would be making her way up the stairs and to her office. She sat down in her seat placing her satchel on the desk and started pulling out some files and as if on cue she heard a knock on her door. "Come on in Pen but you better have coffee or don't bother." She said as she heard giggling on the other side as the colorful woman opened the door and came in.
"Wow...Pen you are normally a rainbow of sunshine but I can honestly say you are just the rainbow today." She said looking at the multi colors the woman just was.
"It's all for you honey...it's all for you." She said laughing and handing JJ her coffee. "So how is my yearning newly found out lesbian?"
"You shouldn't have and I'm not a lesbian...at least wise not yet." She said rolling her eyes and sipping the coffee.
"Okay now that we have your caffeine fix under control spill woman."
"What more do you want to know. You saw me drop Emily at her condo. That was it."
"Alright Missy don't go getting all Prentissy on me."
"What?" JJ said burrowing her eyebrows at her not understanding the woman's train of thought.
"If you go hiding your emotions like she does then you two will never get together."
"I'm not so sure if that's going to happen anyway Pen. I want it too but..."
"Okay...let's start there. You have never mentioned liking a girl let alone loving one before Emily. What's up with that?"
"Pen I want to talk this out but I'm afraid too. It has taken me over a year for her to trust me this much and I'm afraid that I may have already missed up the trust I was given."
"JJ don't give me that. I sat in the car with Morgan telling me all about Ms. thing's tantrum on the plane yesterday and didn't say a word even though my stud muffin was all confused as to why she reacted so strongly to your touch. Do you know how hard that was for me?"
"I do know how hard it was." JJ said smiling a grateful smile at her friend. "If I tell you any of this you have to swear on your photo shop pictures of Morgan not to say a word."
"You drive a hard bargain JJ but I swear." JJ began at the start and finished with the incident on the plane, "...so see she was acting like a hurt animal and I was the one I believe that hurt her by reading the letter."
"Oh honey... she was just scared now that you know she cares about you so deeply." Pen said coming and patting JJ on the back.
"I know Pen but how do you show someone that it's okay to feel that way and you don't have to hide it?"
"You treat them like an animal..." JJ looked at her like she was crazy, "...you said she acted like a hurt animal. Well...how do you get a hurt animal to trust you?"
JJ just looked at her questioningly again, "You feed them and over time they learn to trust you." The woman said with her arms out stretched like presenting a sales pitch to a client. All of a sudden, a thought came to JJ's mind and she knew exactly what she was going to do.
"Thanks Pen, you are amazing."
"Well dah... but what are you scheming in that pretty little head of yours?"
"I'll tell you later if it works but I have to finish these reports by two."
"You better be glad I love you dumpling or that excuse wouldn't fly."
"I know and I love you for it now I really do need to finish this."
"You love me... like you love Emily?" She said with a smirk on her face.
"Oh, for the love of god!" JJ said pinching her nose.
"Just pulling your draw strings sugar. You can't handle this package only manly thighs of steel can take on Mount Everest and survive." She said as they both busted out laughing. "Go way before I call security."
"I'm leaving..." She said as she made her way to the door, "But just remember in a few months when you and Ms. broody are all hot and lovey there are cameras in here so don't be getting your freak on at work."
"You are so in trouble." JJ said as she threw a notebook at the closing door then heard a howl of laughter fading as Pen walked down the stairs back to her lair.
Next stop... JJ goes gambling... will post another chapter within the next twenty four. :)