I had never planned on this story being so long. At the start I couldn't see it going past ten chapters. But now we're at chapter twenty. Wow.
So in this chapter, mean JJ is back and meaner than ever! Yay! Also, a lot more drama. A LOT more.
Thanks for all the reviews!
Chapter Twenty
JJ had tried everything with Emily. She had started being even nicer to her, giving her less work to do, making coffee for her, offering to buy her lunch, everything but Emily would hardly even look at her. JJ was at her wit's end. She didn't know what to do. The affectionate approach wasn't working, so she'd have to try something else. She was going to get mean. Again.
JJ strutted into work late one morning with her head held high, although the strut wasn't as impressive with her arm in a cast, about a month after the whole debacle kicked off. She was deliberately late, she wanted Emily to be there before her.
Emily was over in the break room talking to Morgan. She spotted JJ out of the corner of her eye and her body tensed up, waiting for JJ to come over with today's pathetic attempt. But JJ didn't even look at her. She just walked right past...
Emily's head turned and her eyes followed her all the way to her office. She stood staring after JJ with her mouth open. This wasn't fair, she was supposed to be the one doing the blanking!
''You...checking out JJ?'' Morgan asked as he raised his eyebrows.
Emily's head snapped back around. ''Huh?''
''You were watching JJ. You checking her out?''
''No! No, god no! It's the brother I want remember?''
''Yeah, I remember...how are you doing after that? I've been so focused on being mad at JJ that I forgot why I was mad at JJ.''
''I haven't forgotten. I'll never forget. And I'm...coping. Just. I miss him like crazy Morgan, I just want him back, I...I just want to hold him, and kiss him, and I can't believe I'm saying this to you,'' she said and bit her lip.
Morgan put his coffee down on the counter and put his hand on Emily's arm. ''Emily you know I'm here for you. And I'll always listen. Always. Unless it's woman stuff then you'll have to go to my babygirl.''
''Huh, and have her tell the whole internet?''
''You know she wouldn't really do that.''
''I know, I just think she likes to scare me.''
''Mmm, so do you want to talk? I'm all ears Princess.''
''I...don't know. Usually if things are going wrong I talk to J-Agent Jareau, and if I'm honest it feels weird to be talking to someone else. It's nothing against you, it's just I was used to it.''
''I understand, I really do. I can't imagine talking to anyone but my baby girl.''
''Then what am I here for?'' she teased.
''You know I love you too. So is that a no on talking?...''
''Maybe later, I just need to sort things out in my head. J-Agent Jareau not talking to me this morning rattled me.''
''You have to stop living in your head Princess. Plus, I think you and JJ have to sort things out. You miss her, don't deny it,'' he said, holding his hands up as Emily got ready to interrupt.
''You went from best friends to enemies in a few hours. That's a big change. And you spent so much time together, and to have that stop is weird too. Just talk to her Emily, you don't have to forgive her, or even be that nice. But just talk to her, spend some time with her even if it's just a coffee together while you're talking about a case,'' Morgan advised and gave her a small smile before going back to his desk.
Emily had to admit, she missed JJ. As much as she hated the bitch, she missed her. There was a small part of her that wanted her friend back. The other part still wanted to kill her.
She thought about it over the morning and decided to at least talk to JJ, and give her what she wanted. She knocked on JJ's office door, and she knew JJ would know it was her. JJ always knew when it was her, they had a special knock they picked up from each other.
'Hey you in there?'' she called when she heard no answer. Seconds later a stoney faced JJ answered the door. ''Yes?''
Emily was slightly taken aback by JJ's response. It wasn't the JJ she had grown to hate over the last few weeks. ''I uh...was wondering if you would like to have that talk you were going on about for so long.''
''So you were actually listening?''
''Well yeah. It's hard to drown you out.''
''Well thanks, but no. I'm busy,'' JJ replied curtly and slammed the door shut in Emily's face. Emily stood with her mouth open for a few seconds before walking back to her desk.
Back in her office JJ had started pacing. She had been pacing a lot ever since her and Emily fell out, it was a stress reliever. She started fidgeting with her hands and talking to herself.
''Oh god I hope this works. I can't stand fighting with her, even if I'm not fighting with her anymore, even though technically with the new plan I am, but still it's awful and I'm going insane and why am I talking to myself?''
At the meeting that morning JJ completely ignored Emily. She didn't even look at her or acknowledge her presence, she didn't even hand her a file. Emily had to get up and get it herself. JJ was just lucky Hotch wasn't looking.
Emily was getting really confused. She didn't know why JJ was ignoring her, Emily was the one who was mad, not JJ. JJ had no right to be mad. Well maybe Emily had said a few choice words but JJ was fine yesterday. She was her usual, chatty, happy, annoying self.
And if Emily was honest, she missed JJ trying to talk to her. She had gotten to like ignoring JJ, watching her smile fade as Emily shot her down. Mean she knew, but JJ deserved after what she did to her. She deserved a lot more, but Emily still cared a small bit for her. That was the only thing keeping JJ alive.
''So you're saying you want JJ to pay attention to you, just so you can ignore her?'' Garcia asked. Emily had been explaining her predicament to her and Garcia was having a hard time comphrehending it. Even Emily didn't fully understand it.
''Kinda...,'' she replied.
''You know that doesn't make sense.''
''I know it doesn't, but...I can't seem to express how I feel. I'm not very articulate when it comes to emotions.''
''You can say that again,'' Garcia muttered.
''I heard that.''
''Sorry...so, do you want JJ to talk to you or not?''
''Well...yes and no.''
''You have to pick one.''
''Yes, but only a small bit, so I can blow her off and crush her little dreams.''
''You're so fantastically cruel.''
''I know, but she deserves it.''
''She does and she doesn't.''
''You have to pick one.''
''Hey! You can't use my thing against me!''
''Since when has it been 'your thing'?''
''Since I said it!''
''Well I said it there so it's my thing now!''
''It's no fun arguing with you. You always seem to win somehow,'' Garcia pouted as Emily smirked.
''Hmm...so do you think I'm being too mean?''
''Emily she did an awful thing to you and if you want to ignore her, ignore her.''
''But she doesn't have a right to be mad at me, right?''
''I guess, she's really just getting what she deserves...''
''Exactly! So she's just being unreasonable and annoying.''
''Yeah...''
''And she should be begging on her knees for forgiveness. She should be willing to do anything for me.''
''I think all this power is going to your head Em...''
''And anything includes giving me a file so I don't have to get up and get the damn thing myself!''
''Yeah! What was up with that?''
''I don't know. Maybe she's just back to being a bitch again.''
''Maybe, I have to go to the little girl's room. You'll be ok by yourself won't you?''
''Uh yeah...I'm not seven.''
''Enough with the snarkiness Ms Prentiss, I will be back momentarily,'' Garcia sang, and literally skipped out of her office. Emily was there for a few moments alone when there was a knock at the door. ''Come in,'' she answered.
The door opened and JJ stood behind it. She saw Emily and made to leave. ''Hey Jareau get back here!'' Emily snapped. JJ slinked back slowly into the office.
''Yeah?'' she asked.
''Why have you been ignoring me all day Jareau?'' Emily asked angrily, standing up and facing JJ.
''I haven't been ignoring you. Prentiss,'' she added for good measure.
''What happened to Emily?''
''What happened to JJ?''
''Huh, I thought you were trying to get my forgiveness.''
''I stopped.''
''Why?''
''You didn't forgive me. I did everything Prentiss, everything to try and make it up to you. It's your own fault.''
''Does breaking my nose count as everything?''
''You know that was an accident.''
''It's still broken.''
''Looks better that way anyway. It was always too big.''
''Oh you did not just go there!'' Emily shouted. JJ knew about her nose insecurities. She couldn't believe she'd use it against her.
''Oh I went there Prentiss. I went there, took photographs, bought a cute little t-shirt, and brought you back nothing!''
''You know how I feel about my nose!''
''Yeah! I do! Why do you think I used it?'' JJ laughed.
''Oh I thought you were a cold, spiteful bitch before but now I know!''
''Well I knew a long time ago about who you really are you, you, you leftie!''
''Oh you crossed the line!''
''Yeah big deal! Drag me back over it if you want!''
''I'm not just going to drag you. I'm going to attach you to a monster truck and drive you back over it!''
''Talk's cheap Prentiss. Like your clothes.''
''Oh no you didn't go there! What did I ever to do you?''
''YOU DATED MY BROTHER!''
''GET OVER IT ALREADY!''
''NEVER! NOT UNTIL YOU ADMIT I WAS RIGHT AND THAT YOU'RE BETTER OFF WITHOUT HIM!''
''NO, NO YOU WERE WRONG! AND I LOVE HIM! HOW IS BEING APART FROM HIM BETTER FOR ME?''
''HE WOULD HURT YOU! I KNOW!''
''How?''
''How what?''
''How do you know he'd hurt me?''
''Because he's dated one of my friends before.''
''And let me guess, you felt pushed out so you ruined their relationship too just so you wouldn't be all alone,'' Emily smiled cynically.
''Don't try to profile me Prentiss. He dumped her, and she was heartbroken.''
''He's changed.''
''People don't change.''
''You did. You used be the nicest, friendliest person in the world. You were the most important person in my life. But you changed, radically, and now I hate you.''
''Yeah well I hate you too,'' JJ lied. She didn't hate Emily, she could never hate Emily. And all she wanted to do right then was cry. Emily's tiny speech brought up so many emotions, ones of happiness, joy, and then disappointment. And now anger. Anger at herself, at Emily. at James, at Celine Dion for some reason, but mostly herself. And she was taking it out on Emily.
''I accept that. Just never mention my nose again.''
''It's so huge I don't have to mention it for it to get attention.''
Emily's nostrils flared, and JJ could almost hear her brain whirring inside her head, trying to come up with a killer comeback. ''The first time James and I made love we did it three times. Three. On the bed, on the floor and in the shower. He's a gentle lover, he takes his time, he makes me feel-''
''DON'T SAY IT!''
''You mentioned my nose, I get to mention my sex life with James.''
''You know how hard that is for me!''
''And you know how I feel about my nose! I hate it, I hate it, it's the only thing I feel bad about and you're using it in your petty little game to get at me.''
''It's not petty. You started it by dating James.''
''JJ, you're pathetic you know that? This isn't working, nobody's on your side! You're just a pathetic little girl.''
''At least my birth certificate isn't an apology from the condom factory!''
''Now that's uncalled for!''
''I don't care Emily. You know what? I know James better than you do. I know his type, and you're definitely his type. You know what his type is? Easy, slutty whores,'' JJ sneered, getting right up in Emily's face. Emily glared at her for a moment before smacking her right on the face, throwing all her strength into it. JJ was forced back against the other side of the room and was nearly knocked off her feet. JJ held her hand to her face and glared at Emily before storming back to her office.
Emily stared after her. Her hand felt raw after hitting JJ. She'd hate to be JJ's face.
JJ looked in the mirror. Her face was still red from Emily slapping her and it stung like hell. She applied some ice to it and it was already soothing her. She relaxed into her chair and closed her eyes, regretting taking all her anger out on Emily. She said some horrible things, things that weren't true and were just uncalled for. She had hurt Emily, she saw it in her eyes after every insult, before they were taken over by anger.
She breathed out deeply trying to find some peace. She was nearly there when the peace was interrupted. ''YOU LYING, SELFISH BITCH!'' Garcia. JJ should have expected this. She knew Garcia would coax it out of Emily somehow.
Garcia stormed into her office and glared furiouly at her with her hands on her hips. JJ had never seen the usually mellow tech analyst so angry.
''What do you want Garcia?'' JJ sighed.
''What do you think? Emily told me what you said! It's disgraceful! You had no right to say any of those things!''
''Which thing? I said a lot of things...''
''Yeah well they all hurt her! You Jennifer Jareau are cold, like UnSub cold, she is your best friend and she hates you more now than she ever did before! She was gettin over this, she was starting to forgive you but you go and ruin it! This will take months, maybe even years to repair! Are you happy JJ?''
''Garcia I-''
''Look I don't want to hear it! I'm incredibly mad at you Jennifer Jareau! You're..you're...you're a meanie bobenie slovenie!''
''A what?''
''A bitch!'' Garcia screamed, and slapped JJ, right where Emily had slapped her. Now it was twice as raw. It was not a good day.
After her face had gone back to it's normal colour two days later, JJ decided to go out in public again. She wasn't going to go outside when there was a huge, red mark on her face that was in the shape of a hand. She was walking down sixth street when a man walked past her, a hood pulled over his head and his head bent low. JJ couldn't help but think that the man looked familiar, so she backtracked and followed him.
She followed him for a good half hour before he stopped outside a restaurant, the exact one Emily and James had gone on their first date to. James.
She ran over to him and pulled down his hood. He turned and looked at her sadly, his blue eyes paler than usual. His hair needed to be cut and he looked like he hadn't shaved in a while. ''James,'' she breathed and began rubbing circles on his arm. He ignored her and walked off, but she ran after him.
''James! James get back here! Don't make me run! I'm in heels and I have a broken arm! JAMES!'' she shouted after him but his long legs easily outpaced her and she lost him.
She walked back into the BAU after her little meeting with James and had to pass by Garcia's office. She was walking past when she heard hushed voices at the other side of the door.
''What am I going to do Pen? I can't tell him,'' a voice that sounded like Emily's whispered.
''I don't know, and you definitely can't tell JJ,'' Garcia answered. Now JJ was interested. She pressed her ear up against the side of the door and listened.
''I know, she'd go insane.''
''You mean more insane.''
''Yeah, but seriously Garcia what can I do?''
''I don't know, do you want to keep it?''
''Yes, I do. I have to. But I don't know what I'm going to say to JJ. I can't just say to her ''Oh Jareau I hate you. By the way I'm pregnant with your brother's baby', now can I?''
JJ pulled away from the door in shock. Emily was pregnant. With James' child. Oh shit.
She backed away from the door and ran down the hallway to her office, not giving a damn this time about her heels or broken arm.
Oooooh drama! And also a JJ chapter! I've noticed I've been writing a lot of those recently. Should I go back to Emily or stick with JJ for a while?