So I've decided what I want to happen just struggling to write so please bear with me there maybe a few edits along the way =)
Life Takes the Lead
Chapter Ten
It was the time. The time were Emily should be meeting Abby's sister Kelly and her mom Heather. But unfortunately the team were on a case. She couldn't stop looking at the clock, she was in Washington State and Abby and the others were in Lake Ridge, Virginia. She had just under twelve hours to get there, and the team were still interviewing their unsub and it looked like it was going to take forever to get this guy to confess. They knew it was him, it physically couldn't have been anyone else, just the guy wouldn't give and Emily was panicking she didn't want to miss this night back home and by the looks of it she was going too. But she wasn't anything less than determined.
She picked up her cell phone as it rang it was Abby, she couldn't answer yet, not until she knew if she would make it or not, so she let the machine catch the call instead. This action made her feel so guilty, she had been so psyched for this moment and now she was going to have to cancel. No she couldn't she had to talk with Hotch see if there was any way she could get going before the others. She didn't want to she always saw a case till the end, but this was real important for her so she had too.
"Damn it, cough up already!" she muttered, but loud enough for team to notice she was getting agitated.
"Everything okay Prentiss?" Morgan voiced his concerns
"Yeah it's just I'm supposed to be somewhere pretty damn soon and this sob is testing my patients" she informed him
"Oh really and where are you supposed to be"
"It doesn't matter now, I'm never going to make it" she sighed heavily, Hotch had caught most of the conversation but continued with his work to see if Morgan got it out of her first.
"Well it seems to be pretty important to you… come on what is it?"
"I was meeting Abby's family tonight…back home" she stammered
"Oh really!" he giggled "And how come you haven't introduced us to her yet any ways?"
"Erm, no reason, just you know…."
"Yeah I know…" Morgan smiled
"Prentiss we got this if you wanna head home" he breathed
"Yes Prentiss, if you need to get back please just let me know" Hotch piped up from his papers "We have got this, the guy has been caught, it's down to the courts now" he smiled
"I'll stick it out a little longer thanks Hotch" at least now she knew she could ski f she really needed too.
"Okay but let me know if it changes"
"Thanks" she smiled and went to give Abby a quick call.
She was pushing it really she had just over four hours to get there now she had to fly back with the others then drive out to Abby's home in Lake Ridge, it wasn't far but on the time scale it was but Abby told her they were only getting take out so it didn't matter if she was a little late. But she wanted to be on time for a change. Abby had taken time out to sort this out the least she could do was get there on time.
Abby closed her phone. She was going to make it, which was something. She thought that maybe Emily was avoiding this, she never said but it felt like she wasn't sure about all this 'meeting the family' stuff.
"I don't understand why you're so worried; I thought she was cool and everything?" Kelly asked her pacing sister.
"She is, I just… never mind everything is going to be fine" she breathed deep "She'll be here soon"
"You really like her don't you?" her sister mocked pinching her cheek
"Get off and shut up….any one ever tell you you're annoying?"
"You…all the time" she laughed "Everything's going to be fine, she sounds great and she has you eating out of her hands so she must be good!"
Abby watched the lake from the window with some wine waiting for her to arrive. She was more nervous than ever for this to happen. The way Emily talked about tonight sounded like she was really up for it, but now Abby wasn't sure…what would she be like straight after a case? Maybe she should have cancelled and re arranged? But it was too late now as Emily pulled up the drive way. She headed outside to meet her, while Kelly sorted the baby out who was now screaming the place down.
"Hey Em, everything okay?" she asked pulling her in for a quick hug and a kiss
"Of course, I'm here right….and I'm a little nervous" she laughed
Abby smiled everything was going to be fine "No need to be they don't bite" she laughed and helped her grab her bag.
"So what's with the crying, didn't Kelly get a babysitter?"
"No sorry, I hope you don't mind"
"No, that's even better I love babies" she smiled heading into the house
"Okay! Kelly, Emily. Emily, Kelly….mom this is Emily…Emily this is my mother Heather"
"Well you have done well" Kelly teased hugging Emily
"Thank you" Abby laughed
"So I think a few drinks are in order, I hear someone has been catching bad guys all day!" Heather rubbed her hands together also pulling Emily in for a hug and walking her towards the living area.
Everything was going to be fine Abby thought to herself as she watched Emily joke with her family and play with her niece, it was a really great moment, and she just had to make sure she didn't mess this one up. She had been through so many women who claimed to be the one; she was surprised she ever found Emily she wouldn't give up on them now. This was real, at least to her anyway.