Back to Atlanta ch10
Hey guys, thank you so much for all the support you have given me since I started this story.
So I've been kicking myself for a while now thanks to how I ended Emily and Derek's fight with Brown. Emily wouldn't have run, so I'm taking care of that first thing in this chapter.
Thank you guys again for all of your support! Enjoy the chapter!
"I shouldn't have run away, I should've stood my ground and fought." Said Emily, Derek had been trying to comfort her since they sat down on the jet.
"Emily you didn't have your gun with you, you had locked it in the safe in the hotel room. There was no time to get it out. And there was no way you could go hand to hand with Brown holding that knife and your injured arm. You made the right choice in going out that window" said Derek. Emily was about to respond when Derek's phone rang.
"Morgan" said Derek when he answered the phone, he listened for a moment before putting the phone on the table in between him and Emily.
"We got the entire team." Said Derek to Emily who nodded.
"Hey guys" said Emily.
"Prentiss, how's the arm?" asked Hotch.
"Healing, it doesn't look pretty but I should be alright in a few days." said Emily
"Try at least a week" interjected, Emily glared at him from across the table.
"What happened?" asked Hotch. Emily and Morgan looked at each other, unsure of who would answer and what they should say. Emily decided that someone should speak sooner rather than later so she began.
"Uh Morgan went to the motel where Viper told us we could find Brown. Morgan wouldn't let me go with them so I went back to the hotel to get some sleep. I had the receptionist give me the key to Morgan's room because mine was still considered a crime scene." Said Emily.
"When I got to the motel with some cops I found our vic already dead and a note written in blood on the wall. The note told us that he was going after Prentiss. I called Emily and when she didn't answer I tried to text her. A minute later she texted back, telling me that Brown had already found her." Said Morgan.
"But Emily, you said that you were in Morgan's hotel room, how did he find you?" asked Reid.
"He showed the knife to the receptionist and politely asked where the female FBI Agent was staying and if he could have a key, she did as he asked." Said Emily
"Is she ok?" asked Rossi.
"A little shaken up but she'll be fine." Said Derek.
"Are you guys ok?" asked JJ.
"We're fine." Answered Emily and Morgan simultaneously.
"So what happened?" asked Garcia.
"I didn't have my gun on me and I was already at the window so I climbed out onto the fire escape, Brown following close behind me. As I was climbing down the fire escape Morgan drove up. I called out to him and he ran over to help." Said Emily.
"As soon as I had a clear shot I took it, I hit Brown in the chest and he bled out." Said Morgan.
"And what is happening to Paul Thomas? He was the second Unsub right?" asked Hotch.
"Yeah we left that decision up to the police, the snake is being prosecuted to the full extent of the law, charged with accessory to murder. No deal because his actions lead to the death of a cop." Said Emily.
"Good, take a break guys, I don't want to see either of you in the office before Monday." Said Hotch before ending the call.
"Wow, a full six days off. What are you going to do with your time?" Emily asked Derek, who shrugged before answering.
"I owe my mama a visit, see my sisters, check on the center." Said Derek, Emily smiled.
"That's nice." Was all she said in reply.
"You know Princess, you're welcome to come with me." Suggested Derek.
"Already Derek?" said Emily, her tone playful, when he didn't answer she went on.
"Besides, you haven't seen your family in almost a year, you deserve to be alone with them.. maybe some other time." Said Emily.
"Alright, I'll hold you to that Princess, what about your family?" asked Derek gently, he knew that this was a hard topic for her. Emily didn't answer for a minute, Derek was about to change the subject when she opened her mouth.
"My mother is on assignment, somewhere in the Middle East. My father hasn't spoken to me since I was fifteen." Said Emily.
"What happened?" asked Derek, Emily sighed.
"I was living in Italy, this was when I met Matty and John, anyway the reason he got my father got so mad was because I got pregnant." Said Emily, Derek looked at her, an expression of shock crossed his face. Emily was afraid of how he might react to this, afraid he would judge her. After a minute he asked
"Who was the father?" Emily looked surprised but she didn't hesitate to answer.
"John was the father, but it was Matty who took me to get an abortion and he supported me in going back to church after the Father made it clear that I wouldn't be welcome." Said Emily, Morgan didn't answer, he just stared down at his hands. Emily felt that she needed to explain her actions.
"I was young and all I wanted was to fit in and be accepted…" Emily trailed off when Morgan started shaking his head.
"Derek please say something." Said Emily softly, Derek just reached over and took Emily's hands in his.
"Princess I'm not mad, not at all. You were young, we all make mistakes. I'm just glad you told me." Said Derek, Emily sighed in relief.
"Good, anyway my dad never forgave me for ruining the perfect family image that he had been cultivating once news got out about my pregnancy and abortion." Said Emily.
"Wait, you mentioned that Mathew had been using drugs, were you?" asked Derek, Emily nodded, her eyes filled with sadness.
"Only for a little bit, but I stopped, I haven't touched any of that stuff since I was sixteen." Said Emily. After a minute Emily decided to change the subject.
"So… what was your first impression of me when we met?" asked Emily playfully, Derek laughed.
"Uh I thought that you were beautiful, confident and I wanted to get to know you. What about you?" asked Morgan.
"Hmmm… handsome, protective and strong." Said Emily
"But you didn't want to get to know me?" asked Morgan, pretending to be hurt. Emily smiled.
"Well I had heard your reputation, 'the Bureau's residential womanizer', I what the women in my old department called you. How you were never with the same woman twice, always had a story to tell on Monday, that…" Morgan interrupted her.
"And you believed all that?!" asked Morgan, his mouth gaping open. Emily laughed at his expression.
"When I first saw you the image fit; tall, dark, and handsome, the classic alpha male. But as I got to know you that image fell away, it was replaced with someone who was kind, loyal and who's first priority is his family. I grew to care for you." Said Emily, Morgan was all smiles now.
"Reid saw it, you know, he saw us. He teased me about it, after you bought a copy of Mother Night in the airport and we talked about it for less than a minute, he saw the chemistry between us." Said Derek, Emily laughed.
"Really? Wow, we barely knew each other! So what made you start to like me?" asked Emily.
"Your language skills amazed me, you proved yourself immensely in the first case. Bonding over books helped a lot, it's nice being able to talk to someone about books, you know someone who isn't a genius. And when you quit the Bureau o save Hotch and then risked your life as a civilian to save the life of another. The way we can talk to each other, help each other through hard times. I really started to care for you when I heard you being beaten by Cyrus in that church and I nearly lost it, I couldn't stand hearing you in that much pain and not being able to help. I know I can never lose you, not again." Derek was looking down at their hands. Emily stood up and switched seats so that she was sitting next to Derek.
"So what took you so long?" asked Emily, Derek smiled and kissed her lightly on the lips.
"Honestly? I was afraid that you would reject me and that we would lose the friendship and partnership we had." Said Morgan.
"I wouldn't have let that happen." Said Emily.
"So what are you going to do for the next week? Please do not say a 'sin to win' weekend in Atlantic city." Said Derek, Emily laughed and kissed his cheek.
"No, I haven't been on one of those in years. I don't know what I'll do, at some point I will have a girls night with JJ and Garcia." Said Emily.
"Will the infamous Green Fairy be making an appearance?" asked Morgan
"Probably, it's Garcia's favorite drink." Replied Emily with a laugh, Morgan laughed along with her.
"I love the sound of your laugh." Said Morgan before leaning in and kissing Emily lightly on the cheek. Emily turned her head and kissed Derek on the mouth. Derek deepened the kiss and they didn't break apart for several minutes.
"So do I get to call you my girlfriend now? Brag about you to my friends and everyone back home?" asked Derek.
"Yeah, I like the sound of that. But what about the team? Isn't there a rule against dating within the team?" asked Emily, it only took a moment for Derek to respond.
"We talk to Hotch, and if he tells us that we can't be together because of some protocol shit then I will request a transfer." Said Derek, Emily shook her head.
"No, no I'm not letting you do that. This team is your family and you love this job." Said Emily.
"So do you!" replied Derek.
"Well then what are we going to do? Neither of us can quit our jobs, but Hotch would flip if we kept this hidden and then it got out." Said Emily.
"Em I just said that I'm willing to-"
"NO! no, you're too good at your job to leave it." said Emily
"Em so are you. How about this, we go to Hotch and tell him about us and that it's both or neither of us. We go as soon as we get home." Said Derek, Emily nodded.
"Sounds like a plan, I'll call him now." said Emily, reaching for her bag and grabbing her cell.
"Hey Hotch, Morgan and I need to talk to you, we land in an hour, I know it's late but can we come in and talk to you?" asked Emily, she listened for a minute, nodding along with whatever Hotch was saying.
"Thank you" said Emily before hanging up.
"He said that most of the team has already gone home, JJ is leaving. He agreed to wait for us." Said Emily.
"Alright" said Derek.
A little over an hour later, Emily and Morgan arrived at the BAU. They nervously walked up to Hotch's office. He barely glanced up at them before saying.
"So I take it the two of you finally admitted your feelings for each other?" he asked.
"Wait you knew?" asked Emily, confused.
"Dave and I saw it coming, I knew it was a possibility once I sent you guys on a solo case alone together. I heard it in Morgan's voice when he told me you got stabbed. And when you called me, asked if we could talk, I assumed that something happened." Said Hotch.
"So what does this mean? Because we knew the rules and we came here to say that it's both or neither of us." Said Derek.
"And I choose both of you, you are both incredibly valuable members of this team." Said Hotch.
"Will we still be partners in the field?" asked Emily.
"So long as this doesn't affect your field work, is that all you came to say?" asked Hotch, both Emily and Derek nodded.
"Then have a nice vacation." Said Hotch.
"Thank you." Said Emily and Derek simultaneously before they left the office.
"I'll drop you off at home Princess." Said Morgan
"Alright."
Emily didn't live very far from the Bureau, before she had a chance to exit the car Morgan leaned in and kissed her.
"Just in case I don't see you before I leave for Chicago, have a nice break. I'll see you on Monday Princess" Emily smiled.
"You too." Said Emily before exiting the car and going inside her apartment building.
So I am definitely writing a sequel. As soon as I finish the first chapter I will post it, if I still haven't figured out a title by then than I will just post it with the title 'Back to Atlanta Sequel' so keep your eye out for that or any CM stories with my author tag. The easiest way to make sure that you see the new story is just to follow me as an author if you can! Please feel free to leave a review with feedback on this chapter/title suggestions/case suggestions and the like!