Many thanks to my wife ssa-rtune for helping me out with this chapter. Hope you enjoy and leave reviews!
Tenderness
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. - Jane Austen
Walking hand in hand through the streets of bustling London Jennifer JJ Prentiss and Emily Prentiss looked like any other couple, casually dressed in jeans, tshirts and leather jackets. Emily wore all black, JJ had put on a short red leather jacket and blue jeans. They took their time looking in shop windows and occasionally JJ or Emily would pull the other inside if something nice caught their eye. Now they were heading to the nearest Starbucks for a much needed coffee break and to give their sore feet a rest. They strolled into the coffee shop in west London still holding hands.
"Usual?" Emily smiled at her new wife.
JJ nodded, "I'll get us a seat."
Emily gave a small nod back and stood in the queue waiting to be served. The smile spread across her face could have had something to do with the way her eyes were following JJ in her tight fitted jeans as she walked away across the café, moving between tables and chairs until she found them the perfect place to sit, a cosy couch in the corner.
Emily soon joined her with a double espresso for herself and a large latte for the blonde.
She placed the cups down on the table in front of the couch and sat beside JJ, to Jennifer's left. The blonde took the coffee gratefully and took a sip, "Mmm... I so needed this." she said before taking a larger sip and then placing it down to cool a little. Then she eyed Emily's rather small cup, "Espresso?" she looked at her brunette lover questioningly, Emily usually drank the same as her or a Mocha.
Emily took the tiny cup and sipped the dark liquid, "Mmm I need the caffeine." she said turning to eye her lover.
JJ chuckled to herself and it was Emily's turn to look back with a questioning look, "What?"
Jennifer shook her head lightly and smiled back at Emily, "You are going to be so hyper."
Emily smirked, took another sip, "I need the energy, for later." she replied..."When I ravish you."
JJ was sipping her coffee again and nearly choked on it, "Em!"
Emily just laughed at her lover as she got flustered and looked around in case anyone heard them. "Don't be so worried, your in Europe now."
JJ stopped looking around her and looked at Emily then she smiled, "I think I am done with shopping for now, drink up."
"Are you sure?" Emily glanced at her watch,"It's only 3.30."
JJ nodded and then winked, "And we have a nice apartment overlooking the Thames awaiting our weary legs."
Emily smiled, "Yes and a rather nice king size bed, with lovely soft pillows and silky soft sheets."
"Plus I want to watch the sunset with you from our balcony." JJ added with a smile.
"Well, we better get going then." Emily said standing and holding out her hand to her beautiful wife, "I don't want to rush anything." she added with a wink of her own.
When they reached their apartment they both put down their bags, got undressed and headed for the shower together both with more than washing each other on their minds. And afterwards they made love again on the soft bed, slowly, tenderly, enjoying every moment and every inch of each other.
Emily rolled off her lover for the last time, breathless, but incredibly high. She couldn't take the smile off her face as she lay back beside Jennifer on the bed, she had just given the blonde everything she had and more. JJ breathed out, "My God Em that was incredible!" Emily turned on her side to pull JJ to herself, then she kissed her forehead and JJ found a comfortable space in Emily's arms, her head resting in the crook of her lovers shoulder. "I could lay like this forever," Emily said softly, "Just like this, holding you, breathing you..." she sighed. JJ looked up to her lovers dark eyes and it took her a moment to speak, their was so much that Emily could convey with her eyes alone and it never ceased to amaze JJ. "Me too" she finally muttered, "I am the luckiest woman alive."
Emily then smiled, "So, do you want to watch the sunset with me?"
"Mmm would love to," JJ replied, "Just give me a moment, I don't think I can stand just yet."
Emily laughed at her lover and pulled her closer enjoying the warmth and the softness that was JJ.
Jennifer rested back in Emily's arms. Emily was standing on the balcony with her lover in her arms and the sun setting over London. Everything was just about perfect. The soft orange glow in the sky was reflecting off the water below. Emily had chosen the perfect spot for their honeymoon, an apartment overlooking the river Thames and in the distance you could see some of London's beautiful landmarks.
Then in the quietness Emily whispered to Jennifer, "I love you so much."
JJ smiled and held the hands that were wrapped around her waist even tighter, "I love you too."
They stood there enjoying the peacefulness and the alone time. Something they both knew they weren't going to get much more of once they got back to the USA. They had both used up all their vacation time. They both quietly contemplated that and the many other things that their near future would hold. They had been in London a week and were due back in a few days. Emily's mother was taking care of Sergio whilst JJs parents were looking after their grandchild. Emily and JJ had spent the past week shopping, visiting art galleries, museums and doing the usual tourist spots. Whilst Emily was very familiar with London and had been to most of the places on their trip, JJ had not, and hadn't even been to London before. So Emily had taken a lot of pleasure in being her guide. And for their last weekend in the city Emily had a surprise planned for JJ. One she knew she was going to absolutely love. Knowing of Jennifer's love of sport and once being on a soccer team, Emily had used her contacts in London to get two tickets to a soccer – no football she corrected in her mind, match. She hadn't a clue about soccer herself other than the Brits called it football, much to her confusion, but she couldn't wait to see the look on Jennifer's face when she handed her the tickets, VIP tickets no less in the Exec club at Chelsea Football Club. Best seats in the house with a 3 course meal and goodie packs included.
The weekend was finally here, and Emily checked her coat pocket one final time, making sure she had the tickets. She and JJ had agreed to take a stroll through Kensington, towards Chelsea and it was the ideal way for Emily to get JJ to the ground without raising suspicion. Emily had walked some of the route over the previous week, each time using a different excuse to see something, so that she knew where she was supposed to be going.
As they walked along, JJ was resting in to Emily's waist, snuggling in to try and keep some of the cold away. She still didn't know what Emily had planned, other than to be told to wrap up warm. She had done, but it was still a good excuse to get up close to the brunette.
It took a few minutes, but JJ was then aware that more and more people were wearing soccer shirts and scarf's, and she felt a tinge of jealousy as she realized there were heading to a game somewhere. As the number of fans increased, JJ suddenly stopped in her tracks as she spied Chelsea FC football stadium. Emily feigned surprise at JJ stopping and gave her a questioning look.
"What's up?" Emily tried to keep the question as innocent as possible, as JJ's eyes took in the sight around them. They could hear a group of men close by singing some sort of chant, and it seemed to make JJ's eye's sparkle even more.
"I need you to take my picture outside this ground." JJ then said quickly, pulling her camera out of her coat pocket and handing it to Emily. She then looked around, trying to find the best place for the photograph to be taken. Emily laughed, and followed JJ, who once she had settled on a spot, stood there in a pose, arm out pointing to the signs adorning the outside stands.
JJ moved back once Emily had taken the pictures, and eagerly tried to get hold of the camera to see the final result. Emily though held the camera up above her head, earning a frown from the blonde.
"Em, let me see them please." JJ pleaded.
"Oh I think I can do one better than that." Emily said with a wide smile, and JJ watched with a very confused expression as Emily put one hand in the inside of her coat and drew a large envelope out. She wordlessly handed it over to JJ, who nervously began to open it. She saw what was inside, and literally threw herself at Emily, who almost toppled over as JJ hit her full on, squealing in excitement.
JJ is squealing Emily thought, unable to quite take in the sight before her. The normally cool, calm and collected JJ had suddenly become a squealing schoolgirl! Emily smiled, wondering just how JJ would feel when she brought that little snippet up for future blackmail purposes.
