Chapter 11

JJ looked around her closet desperately trying to find something to wear that would be worthy of Emily Prentiss. She almost felt ridiculous, because she and Emily had spent numerous nights in her apartment having movie marathons, girls nights in or just simply hanging out. Emily had seen her in her sweats, her pajamas, and her underwear. That last thought made JJ flush a little. She had never made anything of parading with barely no clothes on before Emily, but now it was so much different. Now it would be a big deal.

"Aghhh!" She exclaimed with anger as she threw another top out of her closet. Why was this so difficult to choose one stupid outfit? And she loved the fact that things between her and Emily had changed, but she kind of missed not caring what to wear when Emily was coming over.

She took a while to once again carefully look through her closet in search for something that would fit the occasion. Though, to be honest, she didn't really fully comprehend what the occasion was.

Finally, after another fifteen minutes or so, she decided on grey pants and a dark green top. She decided it wasn't too festive, but it was a little more than she would wear for a typical evening in with a friend.

Now it was time to fix her make-up. Of course she didn't want to go overboard with it, but she knew she couldn't just not do it at all, like she often had in the past when the girls would come over. When she was done, she was quite pleased with herself and hoped that Emily would be satisfied with the result as well.

When she finally put her clothes on and fixed her hair, she realized that she still had about half an hour before Emily got to her apartment. All the different emotions started to build up again. She was feeling aflutter and she really didn't know whether she wanted for Emily to get there as soon as possible or whether she needed another three hours to mentally prepare herself for the evening.

As she sat in silence waiting for Emily to arrive she kept going over all the things that were supposed to be ready for the evening. The wine was in the cooler, the food was in the oven ready to be heated up, the table was all set, she was fairly decent and presentable… It looked like everything was in place. Now all the needed was Emily.

Emily Prentiss stood outside of JJ's apartment and kept mentally rebuking herself for being so scared to ring one stupid doorbell. She could chase around psycho killers, take a beating from angry unsubs, yet somehow she couldn't remember being as terrified as she was standing outside of Jennifer Jareau's apartment before their date, or whatever the hell that meeting really was.

Here goes nothing, she sighed as she finally rang the doorbell. She heard JJ's footsteps and for a moment held her breath. She couldn't believe the things that were happening in her stomach when she saw the doorknob turning. And when she finally saw JJ standing in front of her, a huge smile spread across her face. JJ looked absolutely fantastic, although Emily noticed that the liaison hadn't gone all out on the make-up or the clothes. It was the same choice Emily had made herself, and it amazed her how they were on the same page about the whole thing.

"You look absolutely amazing." Emily finally said as she couldn't help but touch JJ's face and ran her hand through her beautiful blonde hair. "Beautiful." Emily added after a moment.

"You too." JJ replied and she really did think that Emily looked perfect. She wore her hair down, letting it fall onto her shoulders and JJ realized that she hadn't really had many chances to see Emily with her hair like that. It absolutely took JJ's breath away. And she couldn't help but smile when she realized that Emily's take on the outfit thing was similar – she was wearing black pants and a red top. And she looked absolutely radiant. "Come on in." JJ offered and stepped back to let Emily into the apartment. When Emily got in, JJ closed the door after her and followed her into the living room.

"Looks like I got myself a good deal here." Emily laughed as she noticed the nicely set table. "Who knew all I had to do is kiss you to let me use the nice china when I come over." She joked and was relieved to see that JJ was laughing as well.

"Yeah, I'm just so easy." JJ shot back with a smile and she looked at the couch. "Why don't you sit here for a moment and I'll turn the oven on. The food should be ready in about twenty minutes."

"OK, but there is one thing I need to do first." Emily grinned and pulled an unsuspecting JJ into her arms.

"Which is?" JJ asked, pretending she had no idea what Emily was about to do next, but in reality she had a very good idea and it was exactly what she wanted to do ever since Emily showed up at her doorstep.

"This." Was all Emily managed to say before her lips touched JJ's. She had been dreaming about this moment ever since their awkward little kiss by the coffee machine earlier that day. And when Emily felt JJ shiver in her arms, she knew that she wasn't the only one who had been looking forward to that kiss. JJ kissed her back with more passion that she had ever felt in her life.

When they broke apart, JJ slowly slipped out of Emily's embrace and headed towards the kitchen. When she got back a minute or so later, with a bottle of wine and two glasses in her hands, Emily was sitting comfortably on the couch with a huge grin on her face.

"A little happy, aren't we?" JJ asked happily and she herself couldn't get rid of a stupid grin on her face.

"You know damn right I am." Emily replied and looked at JJ with so much affection that it literally almost made JJ cry. She smiled at the other woman and handed her one glass.

"Here." She said. "I figured we could enjoy some good old chardonnay before the food is ready." She proposed as she next to Emily on the couch. "It's supposed to be really good."

"Sure." Emily agreed as she held her glass up so that JJ could pour the wine. "Thanks."

"So, how was your day?" Emily asked once they were both comfortable on the couch, holding their wine glasses.

"Horrible." JJ replied as she thought back to the stacks of papers she had gone through earlier. "I couldn't concentrate. All I could think about was this very moment, being with you and being able to kiss you without worrying that someone is going to walk in on us." She added as she leaned over to give Emily a soft kiss on the lips, trying to make sure she didn't spill any wine on her.

"Mmm, that feels nice." Emily moaned. "You, wine, the couch." She smiled as she kissed JJ back. "A perfect evening."

"It is pretty perfect, isn't it?" JJ asked as she put her arm around Emily and pulled her close to her. For a moment they sat in silence just drinking the wine and enjoying the feel of each other's arms. "Who would have thought…" JJ started pondering a while later. "If somebody had told me two months ago that I would be here with you, like this, I probably would have told them they were crazy."

"Well, do you think this is… crazy?" Emily asked still worried that JJ was going to back down of everything.

"No." JJ answered firmly. "I think that this is wonderful and right and the most amazing thing that I have ever felt in my life." She explained as she ran her free hand through Emily's hair. "You have no idea how you make me feel."

"Maybe I do." She grinned as she captured JJ's lips with hers. She could definitely feel the wine aftertaste, but most of all she just felt the taste of JJ's lips. She also realized that putting the glass away was a good idea, otherwise the wine was gonna end up all over her, JJ, or the couch. Apparently JJ had the same idea and she saw the blonde leaning towards the floor to put the glass down.

"It's a good wine." JJ smiled. "It would be a shame to waste it, wouldn't it?" She grinned as she brought her head back up to face Emily.

"Yes it would be." Emily agreed breathing heavily as her lips found JJ's again. The sensation filling her body was indescribable. It wasn't just lust and passion, although she was sure as hell she wanted to make love to JJ. But the feelings she had were far from being just sexual – she didn't just want JJ's body, she wanted her mind, her soul and most importantly her heart. The only problem was that she wasn't sure JJ was ready to give it to her yet.

When JJ felt Emily's hands roaming all over her body, she was terrified. She was terrified of the way it made her feel, terrified of what was inevitably going to happen if they didn't stop. And as much as Emily's kisses made her entire body shiver and as much as she longed for Emily's touch, she couldn't help but feel a little scared and unsure about how it was supposed to go down.

Suddenly they were both startled by the sound of the oven timer coming from the kitchen. They jumped apart like a couple of teenagers caught making out by the parents.

"The food is ready." JJ said, her breathing still a little shallow. "I'll go get it." She said and sped away towards the kitchen, leaving a very flushed Emily still on the couch. But as much as Emily wanted to make love to JJ, she knew JJ wasn't ready and she gladly welcomed the timer distraction. She knew it was going to be slightly easier to resist her urges once she and JJ were going to be sat at a table instead of a very comfortable couch.