"…not a birthday celebration, it will just be the team, and a simple dinner followed by cake." Rossi found that hearing his daughters voice soothed any fears that his surgery went poorly. He opened his eyes and found Hayden and Allyson seated on his sides. Allyson looked exhausted, and Hayden's eyes were red.
"You're rather persistent aren't you?" Hayden questioned.
"Oh you have no idea" Allyson admitted.
"I'm not having a birthday celebration." Rossi said dryly. He smiled as both women lunged for hugs.
"Hey, how you feel?" Allyson questioned as she released Rossi.
"I'm fine," Rossi said accepting a kiss from Hayden.
"Any pain?" Allyson asked.
"Just a little sore" Rossi said as he smiled at Hayden. "Told you I would be fine."
"Mhm," Hayden said sounding unimpressed. Allyson grabbed a cup of water she had poured and held it up for Rossi to drink from.
"Thanks" Rossi said after she removed the cup. Rossi shifted, he could feel a support pillow beneath his lower back, and some sort of air filled cushion beneath his sore butt cheek.
"You're welcome" Allyson said and took one of Rossi's hands. "So the surgeon came in, he said everything went really well, you just need to take it easy for a few weeks."
"Good, how are Spencer and Emily?" Rossi asked.
"Well, Emily's sleeping, Spencer however…" Allyson began to explain to Rossi everything he had missed, while down in the emergency room the rest of the team were waiting impatiently outside the curtain.
As soon as the curtain slid open everyone's eyes went past Fitch and they locked onto Spencer's face. He was still unconscious but the hose had been removed from his throat. "He's breathing on his own." Fitch said and stepped aside as everyone walked over to Spencer.
"Do you know when he'll wake up?" Hotch asked. He noticed Emily was settling back down after being woken again.
"No, but this is a very good sign. Allyson acted quickly and he's quite lucky she did, chances are there will be little to no brain damage. It doesn't look like he was without air for too long."
"So why was she fired?" Hotch asked pointedly.
"She's not working as a surgical nurse, or a trauma nurse here, she's just an RN."
"But if she's qualified to save someone, shouldn't she?" Tara questioned.
"I would say yes, but there are other schools of thought." Fitch shrugged, "rumor has it she's going to go to Denton."
"Denton's a nice hospital, I've been there before with the boys." JJ said with a small nod.
"It's a great hospital, she'll get in no matter what happens here." Fitch said and nodded to Spencer.
"Why's that?" Hotch asked, he glanced over at Emily, she was out like a light.
"She's friends with all the big leagues over there. Barry, that guy that was in here earlier, he's the head of the hospital board. He adores her, she could shoot someone point blank in the face and he would probably post her bail."
"Why?" Tara questioned.
"He was going through liver failure and he was pretty far down on the UNOS list. Allyson hadn't met him, but she knew him through a friend that worked over there, so whenever we had someone come in that was an organ donor and a potential match she asked if they would want to be tested to see if they were a match. Eventually she found one, and Barry got a piece of someone's liver."
"That sounds illegal." JJ said sounding uncertain.
"Very illegal, but she was good, never asked anyone who reported her. Worked out well for her though."
"How's that?" Hotch questioned.
"It was basically like winning immunity in a game show. Gloria would never fire her, and if she ever needed a new job, or someone with power to vouch for her, she had Gloria, and Barry. She might seem sweet and selfless, but she's just as ready to move up the chain as everyone else is."
"I think that's enough of that," Zach commented loudly from behind Fitch.
Fitch jumped, but turned and faced Zach, "so it's not true?" Fitch asked. "You really think she would have done it if there was no benefit to her."
"I do, and yeah there was a benefit to what she did. She would be a fool if she didn't cash it in, especially now."
"Not my problem anymore" Fitch held up his hands in surrender and walked away.
"Sorry about that, if you guys need anything just let one of us know." With that Zach closed the curtain and walked away, leaving the team to their thoughts of Allyson.
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Allyson sighed as she made her way to Wormsworth's office. After three peaceful, uninterrupted hours with her father, and Hayden, she had been notified by Lizzie that they wanted to see her. She knocked tentatively and heard a male voice say "come in."
Allyson opened the door and stepped in. Gloria was seated at Wormsworth's desk. Wormsworth was standing behind and beside her. Barry however was seated comfortably on the couch in the office, he had a smile that comforted Allyson. She closed the door behind her, and stepped to the side, leaning against the wall. "Isn't it nice when we're all together?" Barry commented.
Gloria shot him a dirty look before redirecting her gaze to Allyson. "Allyson, you were fired under false pretenses, your job is still yours."
"I don't want it."
Gloria frowned, "you cannot simply be fired. You would be suspended until an investigation would be completed, and then you could put in your two weeks notice."
Allyson sighed, she looked to Barry who shrugged. "Job is yours if you want it. Pay needs to be brought down."
"You are still legally employed by this hospital, Wormsworth's authority to fire people is only on the grounds that it gets run by someone higher up, and I assure you this was never run by me."
"Well, he said I was fired, and I don't want the job so I'm gone." Allyson shrugged, "anything else?"
"If you leave now, before an investigation is conducted it will look horrible on your professional record. It will say you left of your own free will," Gloria's words irritated Allyson beyond belief.
"That's not fair." It was an argument Allyson rarely turned to. She knew life wasn't fair, but this seemed like an appropriate time to bring it up.
"Legally speaking you could walk away now, but if you waited until the investigation was completed it would look much better." Allyson turned to Barry as he spoke. She jutted out her lower jaw as she thought deeply about her choice. He was right, even if she took the immediate job at Denton afterwards, if that didn't work out the ending with Copley would look horrible on any transcript or resume. "We'll wait for you," Barry said reassuringly.
"How long will the investigation take?"
"Well seeing as how Doctor Reid is awake-"
"He's awake?" Allyson asked, cutting off Gloria.
"Yes, he's awake," Gloria sounded beyond annoyed. "He's responded positively to every test we've given him, and there seem to be no adverse effects. He was made aware of the situation and he's said he is not pressing charges against you."
Allyson opened her mouth to respond but she realized Gloria's statement was open ended. "Will he be pressing charges against Roman or Lizzie?"
"Unknown presently, he could sue the hospital for all we know."
Allyson sighed deeply, she couldn't stop him if he went after the hospital, but if she was cleared she couldn't just hang around for no reason. "So in theory how long would I have to be employed here?"
"In theory, about three weeks, possibly less, possibly more."
"I'm done in two weeks, get my name cleared by then, please" Allyson added under Gloria's pointed look.
"I can give you three but no less."
Allyson eyed Gloria, the redheaded woman wasn't lying as far as Allyson could tell. "Fine," Allyson conceded, a smug grin crossed over Gloria's face. "However," Allyson added, "I will be cashing in my vacation time and sick time, which with roll over actually comes to four weeks total. So I'll be taking the payment for the last week, and the other three are mine to do with what I please."
Gloria looked like she might explode. Her lips were pursed so tightly she looked like she was ready to swallow her chin. Wormsworth looked anxious, with a thin veil of sweat over his pasty skin. Barry however snorted, loudly. Gloria's head snapped to the side and he pursed his lips before looking at Allyson guiltily. "I'll see you for my exit interview in three weeks." Allyson grabbed the doorknob and twisted, when no one stopped her she opened the door and slid out. As Allyson walked to the elevator she found a familiar figure waiting for her.
"Heard you got canned," Zach said conversationally.
"You heard right, I guess." Allyson shrugged, "Wormsworth never had the power to fire me, but there's an investigation, and afterwards I'm going to Denton."
Zach nodded, Allyson pressed the elevator button and he sighed. "I hate goodbye's. My eyes get all watery, and I know I'll end up hating you a little bit."
Allyson gave him a sad smile and he shrugged avoiding eye contact until they were in the elevator headed down. "I guess it is what it is. You know you're always going to be my baby boo, right?"
"For all the grief you've put me through I should be," Zach folded his arms over his chest. "You know we're gonna have a party before you go. If you have any preference to what club, let me know before next Saturday."
"Zach, that's really not nece-"
"I know it's not nece, but I never see you outside of work, chances are we're gonna have a hard time keeping in touch." Zach smiled at Allyson, "I can't let the baddest bitch around leave without one final blow out."
Allyson immediately wanted to say no, however she remembered how much fun she used to have going to clubs and large parties when she was younger. The last time Zach had managed to drag Allyson out to a club it had been the night she had met Emily. Seeing as how wonderful that had ended up, it seemed like a good send off from her time at Copley. "We should go to a club in Quantico, if you want an all-out-blow-out."
"Now you're talking," Zach grinned. "I'll see who I can get for next Saturday night. Nurses, doctors, anesthesiologists, everyone's gonna be there." As the door slid open allowing them to enter the emergency room again Allyson and Zach parted with smiles, and she headed over for Emily's and Spencer's beds. Emily's room had been closed off from Spencer's, she was deeply asleep, Allyson smiled, the heavy feeling on her heart had lifted considerably. She stared at Emily for a few seconds before pulling her head out of the curtain. She walked over to Spencer's room, which was still open. He was now alone with Garcia who looked very worried about the young man. She had obviously been crying, but she seemed more at ease with Spencer nearby.
Spencer had been laughing at something Garcia had said, when he saw Allyson he sobered up. "I am so sorry you got fired because of me, I'll do anything I can to help."
"Don't worry about it, crappy job anyway. Just try not to die next time someone tries to help you, okay?" Allyson asked.
"Okay," Spencer agreed with a smile. As soon as Allyson stepped in the room Garcia stood and threw herself around the other blonde.
"Thank you so much" she squeezed Allyson tightly, and Allyson felt a knot form in her stomach. The gratefulness was appreciated, but it was her job, it wasn't like she would have left him to die.
"It's okay," Allyson gave a loose squeeze in return. Penelope released her and positively beamed. Allyson smiled and took the chair closest to the edge of the curtain, that way if she heard Emily stirring she could check in on her quickly.
"What can I do to help?" Spencer asked.
Allyson shook her head, "not a damn thing, I want to leave. You couldn't keep me here if you tried." Spencer looked like he was ready to argue but Allyson changed the subject, "where's everyone else?"
"They went up to see your dad, Hotch and JJ are headed home afterwards but Tara wanted to stay a little while longer to catch up with Hayden." Allyson nodded at Garcia's response. She was puzzled why the blonde hadn't arrived much sooner, but she decided that it wasn't her business either way. "How is your dad?" Garcia questioned.
"He's fine, the surgery went well. He'll probably be released tomorrow, they might keep you longer." Allyson looked to Spencer again. "They're going to do everything they can to ensure you don't sue."
Spencer frowned, "I just had an allergic reaction."
"And you fell through a floor earlier, lets not forget that," Allyson added.
Garcia nodded, she opened her mouth to say something but Fitch came in. "Hello everyone" he said in a pleasant tone. "Dr. Reid your tests look very promising, but we have a few more quick tests we would like to do."
"Okay," Reid nodded his head and sat up in his bed, Allyson noticed he licked his lips. They didn't appear dry, she wondered if he was nervous.
"I'm going to be asking some personal questions, so privacy might be advisable." Allyson smirked, she knew what was happening. Seeing as how Fitch wasn't looking at her, Allyson had a pretty good idea that he knew she was onto him.
"We'll be right outside" Garcia promised as she stood.
"Nah, go see Rossi, I'll be fine." Reid reassured Garcia.
Garcia looked hesitant but she agreed, "fine, but if anything happens, this hospital will feel my wrath." With that she bent down and hugged him before strutting out past Fitch.
"You know you can't be here," Fitch said as he finally looked at Allyson. His gaze broke as her green eyes stared into his warm brown ones.
"I'll be with Emily," Allyson stood and gave Reid a reassuring smile before going through the side curtain. She was surprised to see Emily awake, propped up on her side, and smiling at her. "Hey you," Allyson murmured quietly as she walked over and leaned down to kiss Emily. "How do you feel?" Allyson questioned.
"Fine," Emily said. "I'm still tired, do you think I can go home?"
"I'm not sure. We'll have to wait for Dr. Richmond to decide that." Allyson guessed that like Spencer, and her father, she would most likely be kept over night.
Emily sighed, she wrapped her arm around the back of Allyson's neck and pulled her down into a hug. "Are you okay?" Emily questioned.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Allyson said immediately.
Emily scoffed and allowed Allyson to pull back. "You wanna actually think about it before you answer?"
Allyson shrugged, "I'm fine." Allyson said and sat in the wheelie stool beside the bed. "Besides, I now have three weeks off before I start at Denton."
"Three weeks?" Emily asked with a quirked brow, Allyson waved her hand nonchalantly, but Emily pressed on. "What are you going to do for nearly an entire month?"
"Eat, sleep, drink, repeat." Allyson didn't mention that she wanted to take a trip. As she saw it Emily probably wouldn't be able to go anyway, no point in making her feel bad, at least not while she was in the hospital, maybe after. A little guilt always helps in winning control of the television remote.
"Why don't we go somewhere?" Emily asked. Allyson's head jerked back in surprise and she eyed her girlfriend suspiciously. "What?" Emily questioned.
Allyson folded her arms, "you said we."
"I did."
"As in you and me?"
"Unless you've got a secret girlfriend you haven't told me about, yes the we would be us."
Allyson narrowed her eyes. "If we were going somewhere you would have to take time off from work."
"That is typically what happens when someone leaves home for a period of time."
"You mean it? No work, just us?"
Emily smile at Allyson's suspicious expression, "yes, I mean it. Unless you'd rather stay home and eat, sleep, and drink by yourself."
Allyson held up her hands in surrender. "I'd rather eat, sleep, and drink in some scuzzy motel with you."
"Good, where do you want to go?" Emily asked as Allyson leaned against the wall looking pensive.
"Somewhere nice, but not so nice that we wouldn't be able to relax." Allyson froze briefly as she heard Spencer's curtain open and close swiftly. She scooted back to the curtain that was dividing the room and yanked it open. Spencer looked annoyed. "Let me guess, tried to imply you were on some sort of illicit drug, or that this was somehow your fault?"
"Yes," Spencer said shortly.
"They do it to everyone. Minor questioning to see if there's any trace of guilt, any way they can make it seem like they were innocent bystanders." Allyson gave Spencer a small smile, "want me to go cuss them out for you?"
"No," Spencer said sounding frustrated.
"You should let her do it, she's pretty good at it," Emily said with a smirk.
"No, I'm fine." Spencer nodded and gave a half smile.
Allyson and Emily glanced at each other, neither one believed Spencer was fine, but they decided to let it go for the time being. Instead they changed the subject, focusing mainly on Spencer's plans for when he got out of the hospital. When JJ and Hotch returned they each said their goodbyes before heading out. Both had promised to bring the children the next day, elevating Spencer's spirits considerably. Finally Spencer and Emily were informed they were being kept overnight for observation. Lizzie somehow managed to get Rossi and Spencer a room together, and Emily right down the hall in a single room. After pushing the mountain of sorry-you-got-fired snacks that had accumulated onto Emily's bed Allyson went up with her and Lizzie in the elevator. As soon as Allyson made sure Emily was settled in she made her way back to her fathers room.
Allyson grinned as she entered the room. Her father's bed was reclined up and he had his head laid back, rolling back and forth in a no motion as Spencer continued to ramble on about Shark Week. Tara, Hayden, and Garcia were scattered around the room in various chairs. Hayden looked fascinated, Tara was mildly amused, and Garcia looked slightly irritated. "….statistically speaking you're more likely to get killed by a vending machine than a shark. In fact in 2008-"
"Look who's here!" Rossi said happily as he saw Allyson. Spencer looked offended at being cut off but he looked to Allyson and smiled. "How's Emily doing?" Rossi asked.
"She's good, all settled in for the night. Speaking of which visiting hours will be over soon, fair warning." As Allyson spoke she walked over and kissed her father on the head. "I'm spending the night, but I'll be switching between your room and Emily's."
Garcia grinned, "are you gonna show Emily all the storage closets around this place?"
Allyson glared at Garcia, but she couldn't keep the smirk off her face. "I am not, thank you for inquiring though."
"Really, Kitten?" Rossi asked sounding disturbed. "Did you really have to bring that up?"
"Oh come on, they're so cute together," Garcia said happily.
"And really David, like you haven't said worse" Hayden chided him.
"Well I've never" Rossi said with a huff.
A small knock distracted the group, Lizzie stood in the doorway looking apologetic. "Hey guys, they're starting to send people out, you can come back tomorrow at eight."
"Thanks Liz" Allyson said with a small nod. Lizzie smiled and left, "Emily's in room 233, its the same direction as the elevator" Allyson said to the group. Everyone said their goodbyes, Hayden lingered longer than everyone else. When the room was finally cleared out Allyson sat in the hospital chair beside her fathers bed.
"So?" Rossi asked.
"So I have three weeks off for the investigation, and then I'm starting at Denton."
"That's an excellent hospital, congratulations" Rossi said, beaming like any proud father would. Allyson shrugged, as if it weren't a big deal, but her cheeks became a lovely shade of pink. "Thanks," she stood quickly. "I actually have to go back to my apartment and drop off some stuff from my locker. Can I get you anything?" Allyson asked.
"No thanks" Rossi said.
Allyson looked to Spencer who shook his head. "Okay, I'll be back in a little bit." Allyson pressed a kiss to Rossi's head before taking off. Rossi turned to Spencer with a puzzled look on his face. Spencer shrugged, unsure of what to say to fix the situation.
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Allyson walked down the halls of the hospital keeping her head down. Any time she would look up people would stop her to talk. Some were concerned, some were just being nosey, saying they heard something big happened in trauma, and asking if she knew anything. Going home and taking a shower had been refreshing. She changed into fresh clothes, and even grabbed a go bag Emily had left in Allyson's apartment. Allyson smirked thinking of the brunette beauty waiting for her. When she had texted Emily saying she was headed home quick, Emily had texted back saying she had better be bringing back something for Emily to wear. Realizing she would probably end up spending the night in Emily's room, Allyson walked Rossi and Spencer's room to make sure they were settled for the night. Rossi was passed out, snoring into his pillow, Spencer however was fiddling with the edge of his cast looking pensive. Allyson walked in and quietly took the seat beside him.
"Do you wanna talk about it?" Allyson asked.
"Whats in the bag?" Spencer asked quietly.
"Some clothes for Emily tomorrow," Allyson responded.
There was a lull of silence, just as Allyson was ready to get up and leave Spencer cleared his throat. "My mother's in a full time care facility. She has schizophrenia, and now she has early onset dementia. I just keep thinking, every time she has a lucid moment, would she remember someone telling her I'm dead? Or would she ask where I was every time, and they would have to tell her each time." Spencer looked at her and Allyson felt her heart break a little. He looked so lost.
"I'm not sure sweetheart, it would probably depend on how severe the dementia is." Allyson gave Spencer a small smile. "Stick with me, I'll always bring you back. You might look like Frankenstein, but you'll be here."
Spencer gave a sad smile, "I won't always be here. The BAU doesn't have a great track record for keeping our people safe." As a look of pain swept over Allyson's face, Spencer's eyes widened. "I am so sorry I-"
"It's okay" Allyson said, quieting him down. Rossi shifted, but resumed snoring quickly. She looked at Spencer and shook her head. "It's okay."
"No it's not" Spencer said quickly. "I just meant with our team, we've been kidnapped, assaulted, shot, stabbed, impaled." Allyson nodded, recalling the scar that adorned her lovers body. Ian Doyle was a monster, and Allyson could honestly say she was glad Emily would never have to worry about him again. "We have a really dangerous job."
"Spencer, my mom was rarely in the field after she got promoted. She had an administrative job and she still died." Spencer looked down almost as if he were ashamed, Allyson reached out and took his hand. Spencer looked up at her, ready to hear the rest. "Spencer, accidents happen. People die every day, healthy people die, unhealthy people die. People who stay safe, and people who take risks die. It's okay, my mom just happened to die a little early."
"I'm sorry you didn't get to meet her, I think she would have really loved you." Spencer's quiet words made Allyson's heart clench.
"Thanks, but don't worry about that. Just focus on feeling better, and as far as your mom is concerned, I don't think you need to worry about that either. From an outsiders point of view, it's pretty obvious family is family, the team would do anything to make your mom feel loved and included." Spencer smiled and nodded as Allyson stood. "Get some sleep, I know you're not a hugging fan, but fair warning, I will hug you eventually."
"I will try to prepare myself for that" Spencer said and nodded.
Allyson grinned, "good night, Spencer."
"Good night, and good night to Emily." Allyson smiled as she headed out, Spencer was a sweetheart. Like a ball of sunshine that was too pure for the world. Allyson smiled as she walked down the hall. Her phone buzzed in her pocket, she pulled it out and smiled at the text from Emily.
Waiting…
Allyson was so relieved Emily was okay, it was so frightening seeing her bleeding on the gurney. Emily could have asked for the world and Allyson would have gladly given it to her. She stopped in the doorway and watched Emily. She was watching a telenovela on the hospital TV, someone must have said something funny because Emily's face lit up in a beautiful smile. Allyson couldn't help but flush. Emily was smart, beautiful, funny, and one of the sweetest people Allyson knew, and somehow Allyson had managed to snag the brunette bombshell. Allyson finally walked in and tossed the bag on the ground. "Hey" Emily said warmly as she saw the blonde.
"Hey, I heard you wanted me." Emily smirked at Allyson, who sighed with a good natured smile on her face. "I heard you wanted to see me," Allyson corrected.
"I do, can you stay with me for a while?" Emily asked.
"Yeah, of course." Allyson said, she walked over and frowned as Emily scooted over. "Honey," Allyson said gently.
"Please?" Emily asked. Allyson sighed and crawled into the bed beside Emily. Emily went into little spoon and Allyson curled around her protectively. "So what's gonna happen now?"
"Nothing, this bed is far too tiny for anything scandalous."
"All joking aside," Emily said dryly. "What happens with you now?"
"I'll take the job at Denton, and start commuting."
"Why?" Emily asked as she gently brushed her fingers over Allyson's hand.
"My lease is up in a couple of months, I'm not going to waste time, and money breaking the lease. It wouldn't leave enough for a downpayment and security deposit on a new place. I'm better off waiting."
"I could-"
"No."
Emily sighed, "I was gonna say I could help cover your-"
"No." Emily rolled over and Allyson withdrew the arm she had draped over her.
"Seriously? This is your living situation. It's not like I'm offering to buy you a house, it's just until you get on your feet. You'll pay me back when you can."
"Emily, I love the fact that you're offering, but no. I can do this myself."
"You're infuriating. Why do it yourself if you don't have to?" Emily asked sounding annoyed.
"That's just the way I am, Emily. I like taking care of myself and being independent."
"I'm not asking you to give up your independence, I'm just trying to help." Emily's words were practically seething with anger. Allyson laid her head back and looked up at the ceiling. "God, you can be so stubborn!"
"Remember that time we fought about who would pay for the tickets to go see a movie?" Allyson asked without looking over at Emily.
"Yeah, you wouldn't budge so we stayed home instead." Emily recalled Allyson being pissy about Emily always paying for their dates. Emily knew Allyson probably didn't have enough in her bank account to pay for the tickets because she had gotten repairs done on her car, and she didn't think it was something Allyson should argue about. It wasn't until they had both calmed down that Emily explained, Allyson always bought food for Emily's apartment, because she hated coming home from a trip to find an empty fridge. The way they spent money on each other was pretty equally split. it didn't matter either way though, she liked buying Allyson things, it gave her a sense of joy.
"Remember how afterwards you said you were surprised I didn't just leave? Cause if it were you, you would have left?"
"Yeah."
"If you want to storm out I can do it for you so you don't have to get out of bed." Allyson tilted her head to the side and looked at Emily.
"Aw, you're so sweet, I hate you sometimes," Emily said with a small grin as she cupped Allyson's face and kissed her gently.
"So is that a no, or like a maybe later?"
"Shut up" Emily said quietly before reclaiming Allyson's mouth.
"'Kay" Allyson mumbled and kissed Emily back. The sound of lips smacking together and small whines filled the room. By the time the pair had both called for a cool off period Emily was laying on top of Allyson and she seemed unwilling to move. Allyson slowly ran her fingers up and down Emily's sides. "You need to sleep," Allyson commented.
"I slept all day."
"You slept half of the day."
Emily sighed and kicked Allyson gently before rolling over. Allyson smirked and began to grab the base of her neck. "What are you doing?" Emily asked as she laughed and moved away.
"Vulcan nerve pinch, hang on I think I got it." Allyson squeezed Emily's neck again, and Emily rolled back over and smacked her in the arm.
"Go to sleep!" Emily said as she laughed at her lover's offended face.
"Babe, I was just trying to help" Allyson said in a false hurt tone.
"Shut up" Emily said with a grin, she bit her lower lip and slowly let it slide out from between her teeth. "You know I just want you to be happy, right?"
"I know," Allyson said softly, she cupped Emily's face and kissed her gently. "Why don't I apply somewhere in Hawaii? We'll move there, and you can retire, until the quirky but loveable locals need your FBI skills, and then you'll start your own detective agency."
"That sounds like a horrible TV miniseries," Emily said dryly.
"Yeah, but we would have fun," Allyson murmured against Emily's lips before stealing another kiss. Emily chuckled and gave her eskimo kisses. It wasn't until she heard a sharp inhale that she realized Allyson had tears in her eyes that were ready to fall. "I'm fine," Allyson protested as Emily stared down at her, wide eyed and worried. "It's just scary, seeing you like that.I knew you were going to be okay, but-" Allyson stopped, she turned her head and looked out the window. She could see the roofs of other buildings, illuminated by the surplus of street lamps. "I know that some day you might not be okay." Emily watched as Allyson blinked, tears rolled down her face and onto the pillow. Emily slid off of Allyson and gathered the blonde in her arms.
"This stuff doesn't normally happen," Emily lied. "I'm so sorry to put you through that, but that's what my life is."
Allyson sniffled, "I know, I think it's just having all of this horrible stuff happen today. I think it's making me crazy."
Emily squeezed the blonde and rubbed her back gently. "I'm so sorry, but everyone's okay, and you have another job lined up. It's all going to be okay."
"Emily, I'm almost thirty, I'm in a new relationship, I've just met my father, found out my mothers dead, and also I've learned I have a handful of siblings I know nothing about. I have no job security and I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing" Allyson didn't mean to unleash the tidal wave of emotions, they just sort of happened.
"Baby, I'm forty five, in a new relationship, I have yet to return any of my mothers calls from the last three months demanding to know about you, and I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. The point of us being together is that we get through these things together." Emily's warm brown eyes stared into Allyson's sparkling green eyes. She wanted to tell Allyson she loved her, but Emily was worried about pushing Allyson. She settled for kissing her girlfriend gently. "Come home with me tomorrow, spend the weekend."
"I really need to spend some time with Marie," Allyson admitted feeling guilty. She came home and Marie was always full of love and cuddles. It wasn't that she never spent time at home, but she wanted her cat to have more human time.
"So we'll take her to my apartment. Besides, it's not like you have to worry about getting called into work for a while." Allyson's eyes narrowed into slits, but Emily could see the small grin on her face. "Come on baby, it will be fun. I'll probably be off from work until Monday at least. That gives us all of tomorrow and Sunday."
"Depends on when they discharge you," Allyson said. "Besides, JJ said she was bringing her kids, and Hotch is gonna bring Jack. And speaking of, you're babysitting Jack Sunday afternoon, which I say is against medical advice."
"Not that they're not delightful, but I want to spend time with you. Work's been stretching us both thin, I think we need time together. Besides Hotch told me he didn't need me to watch Jack." Allyson stared at Emily, she couldn't say it out loud, but she was afraid to go home with Emily. They spent tons of time together, but she was afraid bringing Marie over would make her not want to leave, because she would have everything she would want right there. "What if I go to your place and refuse to leave?"
"No complaints from me," Emily said with a grin.
"Fine, one weekend." Allyson had planned on following up that statement, but Emily's mouth crashed down on hers.
"Fantastic" Emily practically purred as she pulled back. Allyson smirked as Emily laid down beside her, going back into little spoon position. Allyson slung her arm over Emily and held her close. Emily passed out pretty quickly, Allyson followed shortly after, being lulled to sleep by Emily's steady breathing.
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For the second day in a row Allyson was woken up by Emily kissing her. Allyson groaned and opened her eyes, Emily was already showered, dressed, and she had brushed her teeth even though it was before seven thirty. Much to Emily's annoyance she wasn't released until well after noon. After spending most of the day hanging out talking with the team and their children she was thrilled to be out. Emily had actually been quite surprised that Allyson didn't try to leave early. She stayed the whole time, even when Jack practically refused to leave her side.
After a quick stop at Allyson's apartment, allowing her to grab Marie and a fresh bag of clothes they were off to Emily's place. As soon as they opened the door and walked in Sergio shot for Emily. He circled her feet meowing loudly. "Hello" Emily said sweetly as she picked up her cat. Allyson smiled and wheeled her suitcase into the living room, before returning to the hallway with Marie in her cat carrier.
"Are you ready?" Allyson asked.
Emily nodded and set down Sergio, he began to wander away and Allyson walked over to Emily. She set down the carrier and Sergio turned around to see what she had. Allyson opened the carrier and Sergio stood up, his back arching and his hair sticking up. Marie popped out of the carrier and she stared at Sergio briefly before heading over to the water dish. Allyson snorted as Sergio's back straightened and his fur laid back down. He slowly crept over and began to smell Marie. Marie briefly paused to look at him, but quickly decided he was not worth her time. Marie began to walk away and Sergio followed. "That was anticlimactic," Emily commented dryly.
"Thankfully," Allyson said and stood. Emily's arms snaked around her middle and she pressed a kiss to the back of Allyson's head. "Why don't you go lay down while I make something for dinner?"
"M'kay." Emily mumbled in Allyson's hair. "Make it something easy so you can come in and lay down with me."
"I'll see what I can do." Allyson rubbed Emily's hands gently before prying them off. Allyson headed into the kitchen, and Emily headed into the living room. She laid down on the couch and turned on the TV, flipping through the menu absentmindedly until she found the Discovery channel. Some special about the god particle was on, she settled down and accidentally drifted off. When she woke a little while later she had two cats laying on her, Marie was curled up on her breasts, and Sergio was half on the armrest, and half on Emily's head. Emily groaned and gently pushed Sergio, then Marie, off. She sat up and yawned, it smelled good in the apartment, but Allyson was nowhere to be found. Emily headed to the kitchen and found Allyson seated at the island nursing a generous glass of wine. As Emily walked in Allyson looked up and gave her a small smile. "Feel better?" Allyson questioned.
"I do," Emily said and nodded as she took the stool beside Allyson. She looked over at Allyson who had cast her gaze down to her wine glass. As Allyson raised her glass and took a generous sip Emily pursed her lips. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"Not right now," Allyson gave Emily a weak smile. She opened her mouth to say something but the oven timer dinging cut her off. Allyson slid off her stool and grabbed oven mitts before pulling out a casserole from the oven.
Emily breathed in deeply, "that smells heavenly."
"Thanks, originally I was gonna make burgers, but when I saw you passed out I figured I had time to make something special." Allyson shoveled some of the dish onto a plate and handed it to Emily with a fork. "Go in the living room, I'll be in, in just a minute."
"Okay, thanks" Emily stole a quick kiss before she slid off the stool and headed back into the living room. The TV was still playing and the cats were seated in Emily's spot. She headed for the far end of the couch and went to on demand. After selecting a low brow comedy she waited patiently for Allyson. When she eventually made her way to the living room she had a cup of coffee for Emily and her own wine glass. "Thank you" Emily said as she accepted the cup.
"You're welcome" Allyson said and left her wine glass on the coffee table. She headed back for the kitchen and returned with her own plate. "Okay go ahead and start it," Allyson said as she flopped down beside Emily. During the movie Emily ate far too much of the cheesy goodness that her girlfriend had concocted. She looked over at the blonde every once in a while, she smiled and laughed at the appropriate spots, but the blonde just wasn't as animated as she normally was. When the movie was over and the dishes were stacked in the sink Allyson sat beside Emily on the couch and snuggled her. "I'm gonna go shower, why don't you go lay down and read?" Allyson asked quietly.
"You just gave me coffee, how am I supposed to sleep?" Emily questioned her girlfriends logic.
"Just making sure you'll be awake when I get out." Allyson turned and kissed Emily quickly before wheeling her suitcase to the bedroom. Emily stayed watching TV until she heard Allyson start the shower. Slowly, Emily made her way to the bedroom. She didn't bother changing, instead she just dropped her pants and climbed onto the bed. She grabbed a book off the bedside table and began to read. It was a cheesy romance novel, a great guilty pleasure Emily had gotten from her own mother. Emily read three chapters before Allyson emerged from the shower. She was wearing a blue oversized tee shirt and a pair of white panties. Emily quickly got rid of the book as Allyson climbed up onto the bed.
"How was dinner?" Allyson asked as she settled beside Emily.
"It was great, thank you" Emily said with a small smile. She wrapped an arm around Allyson as she scooted up closer. Allyson cupped Emily's face and gently kissed her. Emily kissed back as Allyson's hands began to wander. Emily felt slightly guilty as Allyson gripped her clothes tighter than normal, and her touches seemed far more needy than normal. Emily ran her fingers through Allyson's hair and pulled back. "Babe, I'm okay, really."
Allyson sighed and looked down at her hands. "I really hate this."
"What?" Emily asked quietly. Her mind instantly went to a breakup. Allyson refused to admit that she loved Emily, and she had been refusing sex all the way up. It wasn't like Allyson was a virgin, Emily knew that for a fact.
"I hate feeling like I'm going to lose the greatest thing in my life." Allyson's green eyes lifted again and they searched Emily's brown eyes. "And I can do nothing to make you safer, I am powerless to help."
"Oh baby" Emily said softly. She leaned forward and wrapped herself around Allyson, she leaned forward until they were horizontal. Emily rolled onto her side freeing Allyson. Emily took Allyson's hand and wove their fingers together. "You are in no way powerless, you've given me a reason to come home every time. I can't promise I won't ever be in a dangerous situation, but I promise I will do everything in my power to come home to you."
"I just" Allyson shook her head and stared up at the ceiling. Emily squeezed Allyson's hand gently, Allyson returned the gesture before speaking. "Seeing you in that hospital bed, it scared me more than I thought it would. I'm genuinely afraid of how much I care about you." Allyson turned her head back to Emily. "Do you remember what Hotch got me to admit to outside of your room when they first brought you in?"
"Of course I do." There was no way Emily could forget hearing Allyson admitting to loving her.
"Well it's true." Allyson's words were soft and quiet but they rang out like a gunshot to Emily.
"Really?" Emily questioned with a smile.
"Mhm" Allyson said, Emily noticed the flush on her cheeks and the nervousness in her eyes.
"It's true for me too." Emily ran her fingers through Allyson's hair, stopping in the back, pulling her in for a kiss. It deepened quickly and Emily was surprised at the speed they were moving at. Allyson had straddled Emily, and Emily could feel herself quickly being overwhelmed. "Easy," Emily panted as they broke apart. "I don't want things to get too heated tonight."
"Does your head hurt?" Allyson questioned.
"No, but sexual frustration does" Emily said dryly.
Allyson chuckled and flushed again, "don't worry about it" Allyson said before kissing Emily again.
"Wait, for real?" Emily asked, she propped herself up slightly as Allyson sat up on the brunette.
"I mean, barring any panic attacks, or just general freak outs yeah." Allyson cracked a small smile at Emily's huge grin. "I don't want to waste anymore time with you. I want to be with you in every way, although if you're not feeling like having se- ack!" Allyson made a noise of surprise as Emily quickly slid her to the side pinning her on her back.
Emily kissed Allyson deeply, as the blonde simpered an almost guttural noise came from Emily's throat. "If I change my mind" Emily said between kisses. "Oh fuck," she moaned before kissing her again, "I'll let you know" Emily finally got out. Allyson hummed in agreement as Emily's mouth came crashing down on her own again.
Over the course of several hours there was trial and error for both women, but by the time midnight had rolled around both were sated and drained. Emily turned on the overhead fan for her sweaty lover as the blonde remained frozen in her spot. "You okay?" Emily murmured with a hoarse voice. Allyson mumbled something that sounded close enough to yes. "I'm gonna go get cleaned up, I'll bring you a wash cloth, okay?" Once again there was a noise that sounded like an agreement. Emily walked into the bathroom without bothering to cover herself. She stepped into the shower and gave herself a quick rinse. When she returned with a wet washcloth Allyson was rubbing her face. "You okay?" Emily asked as she trailed the wash cloth up Allyson's leg.
"That was," Allyson grinned and shook her head. "Wow." Allyson said simply. A whimper escaped as Emily began to clean her over heated, and over sensitized flesh.
"You're okay though right?" Emily knew about Allyson being raised in a religious home. Allyson admitted that on occasion she felt doubts about herself being a good person.
"Am I that transparent?" Allyson asked.
"I'm just good at reading people" Emily said with a smirk.
Allyson rolled her eyes, "I'm having doubts, and I'm worried I might burn in hell for all of eternity. But I honestly don't see how something that loving, and sweet could ever be bad." Emily examined Allyson's eyes, they were still dilated, but there was a certain puzzlement and fear there as well.
"I don't know what I believe. But I'm pretty sure if there was a God, they would want people to love each other no matter what. And I love you so much" Emily promised, Allyson smiled.
Emily leaned down and kissed her gently. "I love you too," Allyson said sweetly before kissing her again. Emily nuzzled Allyson's face before standing, she walked into the bathroom, tossing the wash cloth in the hamper before returning to her lover. She slid under the blankets and convinced Allyson to follow. Emily yanked the blankets up, exposing their feet, Allyson curled up to Emily and kissed her softly. "I mean it, I really do love you."
"I know, I love you too." With that both women grinned, kissing each other once more before burrowing beneath the covers.
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This chapter was honestly like pulling teeth, and in order to get it done I had to write it in chunks, so sorry if it seems choppy. My personal life and mental health is in the tank currently, and it seems like every time I get a break something else happens. It makes it harder to write other peoples drama, and moments of joy, at least that's my experience. Either way, I hope you guys enjoyed this, and I'm gonna try to keep updating this, but I just found out I need to make 1,300 dollars before my school starts again so I can't guarantee I'm gonna have an abundance of free time. Please review if you get a chance, it honestly makes my day to hear from you guys. Thank you again for reading my story!