"Mom, you don't have to come if you don't want to. It was just an idea." JJ tried to reason with her mother over the phone.
"Jenny, I would love to come and see your college, and I want to meet some of your friends!" Sandy babbled through the speaker.
"Okay, well Homecoming is this weekend. It's only a 4-hour drive, do you think you'll be okay?" JJ asked sweetly.
"Yes honey, I will be absolutely fine! I can't wait to see you." Sandy returned the sweet tone, and JJ smiled. Her mom sounded different, far happier than the last time they spoke, which was the week that JJ had arrived at Georgetown. It filled her with hope.
"I can't wait to see you too Mom. I've gotta go, class starts in 10. I love you."
"I love you too, work hard!"
Homecoming at Georgetown was a huge affair. After the parade, JJ had decided that all the celebrations weren't really her thing. She was looking forward to the football game at the weekend, and the subsequent party afterwards that most students and alumni would attend. Her mom arrived Friday afternoon, just in time for the small gathering where parents had the chance to meet professors.
"Jenny darling, have you met anyone whilst you've been here?" Sandy asked innocently, but JJ knew she was digging to see if she was dating.
"Um, yeah I guess so. Oh, there's Pen and Derek!" JJ pointed to her friends and dragged her mom over to the group. "Guys, this is my mom, Sandy. Mom, this is Penelope, Derek and Spencer." JJ introduced them all to her mother.
"Nice to meet you Ms Jareau." Penelope grinned.
"Call me Sandy sweetheart, it's lovely to meet some of Jenny's friends!" Sandy beamed.
"Sandy, how long are you visiting for?" Spencer asked politely.
"Heading back tomorrow afternoon dear, I look forward to meeting your professors." Sandy looked around.
"Professor Hotchner is over there, would you like to meet him?" Derek piped up.
"He's a handsome young man. Sure!" Sandy clapped her hands together.
Aaron Hotchner won over Sandy Jareau instantly, telling her that her daughter was one of the best students he'd had the pleasure of teaching since he started at Georgetown. They bumped into Blake next, and she said much the same thing, how well JJ was excelling in her forensic linguistic classes and that she was on track to getting top grades if she continued the way she was going.
"Okay, I think that's everyone." JJ smiled at her mom.
"What about Prentiss?" Spencer dropped into conversation.
"She looks busy, it's okay." JJ gave a weak smile. She didn't want to have to make Emily endure her mother's questioning. Emily turned just at the wrong moment, catching JJ's gaze as she was about to take her mother in the other direction. Emily continued her conversation with the man she was stood with, it looked like an old student, the way she was relaxed and laughing with him. The whole time however, she was looking at JJ, a silent conversation between the pair as they looked at each other, smiling and eye's glistening. JJ took a chance to appreciate what the brunette was wearing that afternoon, a beautiful forest green flowing shirt and her signature tight black skirt and black heels. She loved Emily in a skirt, it made her look incredibly feminine but also badass at the same time, it really suited her.
Emily could feel JJ's eyes boring into her very soul, and she felt compelled to leave her current conversation with an old friend and walk over to where the blonde stood. So, she did. Excusing herself, promising they'd catch up the next day at the party, she made her way to introduce herself.
"Hi Jennifer." Emily beamed, interrupting the blonde's conversation.
"Professor, hi! This is my mom, Sandy." JJ gave Emily a weak smile, her eyes telling the brunette everything she needed to know about how she was feeling in that moment.
"Emily Prentiss, it's lovely to meet you Ms Jareau." Emily held her hand out for the older blonde and was happy when she accepted, shaking firmly.
"Sandy, please. What do you teach my dear Jenny?" Sandy smiled happily.
"Psychology, but I have also been doing one-to-one sessions with Jennifer twice a week since she started. She's got a real talent for profiling." Emily spoke proudly, smiling brightly at the young blonde.
"That makes me so proud! You're a saint for giving up your time to help my daughter." Sandy pressed her hands together to show her gratefulness.
"It's been a pleasure. By the time I'm done with her, she'll be a perfect fit for the behavioural analysis unit over at Quantico." Emily smiled again; she didn't know how else to react to Sandy. "Will I be seeing you tomorrow at the afterparty Jennifer?" Emily turned to the younger blonde.
"I didn't think the professors went to those." JJ tilted her head quizzically at the thought.
"Oh, I'm not going as a professor. I'm an alum, this is my old stomping ground." Emily winked playfully, revealing another piece of information that JJ didn't know yet.
"Awesome! Yes, you will be seeing me, Emily. I look forward to it." JJ's eyes lit up. Sandy watched the interaction between the two young women and couldn't help the small smile that covered her mouth. She looked around the room again, her eyes catching sight of a good-looking young man in the corner.
"Who's that handsome man over there?" Sandy pointed, trying not to bring too much attention to herself.
"Oh, we don't talk about him. He's bad news." Penelope shook her head.
"Will asshat Lamontagne." JJ rolled her eyes.
"Jenny, that's not nice." Sandy frowned at the nickname her daughter gave the young man.
"No really, he's not a good person Ms Jareau." Emily warned carefully.
"Sure, no talking about him. Where's this person you're so interested in then?" Sandy turned to look at her daughter, who was staring straight at Emily. Sandy let out a small cough, breaking JJ from her trance.
"Oh, uh, she's busy." JJ attempted weakly. Emily tensed slightly, fighting the urge to try and disappear from this conversation.
"Well, I'd love to meet her if she has a minute to spare whilst I'm here this weekend." Sandy smiled.
"Yo- you're okay with it being a woman?" JJ looked at her mother confused.
"Yes, my dear girl. You can't help who you fall in love with at the end of the day. As long as I get some grandbabies in the future, I have no issue with who you end up with." Sandy gave her a warm and approving smile.
"Oh mom! You don't know how much of a relief that is." JJ breathed out, jumping at her mom to give her a warm hug.
"Love you, Jenny." Sandy chuckled. Emily stood and watched the exchange and felt warm inside as JJ was finally given her mother's acceptance.
"Love you too Mom." JJ murmured into her mother's chest.
"If you'll excuse me, I have some more parents to meet. Jennifer, I will see you tomorrow." Emily brushed her hand against JJ's back, to which JJ shivered at the contact. Pulling away from her mother, she gave her professor a big smile.
"See you tomorrow Emily."
"So, Professor Prentiss is nice." Sandy started, sipping on her coffee as they sat in JJ's dorm room.
"Yeah, she's been amazing in my one-to-one's this semester." JJ grinned.
"Is it her?" Sandy point blank asked, JJ almost spat her coffee out at the question.
"I- uh, what?" JJ stuttered.
"Is she the girl you like?" Sandy asked again, a little clearer this time.
"Mom, Emily is my professor." JJ scoffed.
"And? I saw the way you two looked at each other."
"We're friends." JJ shrugged.
"Yeah, and I know the pope. Jenny, you can tell me, I'm not going to be mad." Sandy joked.
"I like her, we've gotten really close since I started here." JJ huffed, finally giving in.
"Is she going to be my future daughter-in-law?" Sandy smiled as she asked.
"Jeez mom, I don't know. Can we talk about something else please?" JJ whined, wanting to drop the subject.
"Fine." Sandy rolled her eyes.
The football game was great fun, Penelope fell over twice, and Spencer ended up getting taken down with her on one of them, making JJ and Derek cackle with laughter. JJ was just about to return to her dorm to get ready for the afterparty when she bumped into her favourite brunette professor.
"Hey pretty lady." JJ shouted, opening her arms for Emily. The brunette was dressed in the shortest little black dress she'd ever seen, and God did she look hot!
"Wow, drunk JJ is making an appearance already?" Emily joked, hugging JJ tightly.
"No! I'm just happy." JJ smiled, pulling away and taking a step back to look at Emily again.
"Well, that's good, I'd rather not be dragging you back to my apartment for that reason tonight." Emily laughed.
"So, any other reason is okay?" JJ wiggled her eyebrows suggestively.
"Maybe..." Emily returned the suggestive look, giving her a playful smile.
"Do you want to come up for a drink whilst I get ready?" JJ asked.
"Sure, we can walk there together when you're done. Where are the others?"
"They're already at the party, I had to make sure my mom got on her way okay after the football game." JJ informed her.
"Awesome. Lead the way." Emily held out her hand towards the door, which JJ grabbed a hold of and dragged her inside.
Once upstairs, JJ quickly rifled through her closet for her dress, pulling out a dusky blue number and a pair of nude heels to match. She didn't bother getting changed in the bathroom, Emily knew how she felt about her, and she was feeling unusually confident.
"Jennif- oh god!" Emily covered her eyes when she turned and saw JJ was half naked.
"What?!" JJ squealed as she looked around. "Why are you covering your eyes?" JJ burst out laughing.
"You're naked!" Emily exclaimed. JJ laughed even harder, struggling to pull her dress over her body so she was covered.
"I'm dressed. Sorry, I didn't think you were such a prude." JJ winked playfully at the brunette when she uncovered her eyes.
"Hey, I am not a prude. A little warning would've been nice." Emily let out breathy laugh, her nerves made her stomach turn slightly.
"Vodka? I haven't got any fancy Italian wine to offer you, sorry." JJ held up the bottle of grey goose.
"I'll do a shot." Emily nodded. JJ poured them quickly, passing on to Emily and holding her own up to cheers her.
"Here's to the heat. Not the heat that brings down barns and shanties, but the heat that brings down bras and panties." JJ recited the drinking toast, earning a loud laugh from Emily before they knocked the liquor back.
"Okay, ready to go?" Emily asked, shaking her head at the burning sensation the vodka left in her throat.
"Yep, lemme put on some lipstick and we can make a move!" JJ grinned, tottering over to her mirror with the item in hand. Pouting those perfect lips, she applied the light pink colour and turned to Emily. "How do I look?" she twirled on the spot.
"Stunning." Emily grinned like an idiot.
"Wait! I want a picture; I wanna remember this moment forever." JJ held up her hand, the other dipping into her purse to grab her phone. "Come here." she waved Emily over with her hand. They both posed for the camera, a few faces were pulled in jest before a nice picture of them smiling was taken.
"Come on Jen, I need to get drunk." Emily chattered excitedly, making the blonde laugh as she pulled her professor out of the door.
Emily and JJ went their separate ways once they got to the mansion of a frat house. JJ quickly found her friends, Penelope was well on her way to being 'white girl wasted' as she called it, Derek was trying to coax the bottle of vodka out of her hand and Spencer sat by giggling at the whole ordeal. JJ had seen Emily in passing, she was busy catching up with her old friends from her time at Georgetown and the evening was well underway by the time she managed to catch a conversation with her.
"Em!" JJ bellowed from across the room. Emily signalled her to come over and join her and her friends.
"Guys, this is my favourite student, Jennifer." Emily introduced her group to the blonde.
"JJ, please!" JJ glared at Emily, watching the brunette wink at her. "Oh, hey Elle! I didn't know you were an alum." JJ turned to speak to the young brunette.
"I audited a class for Rossi for 2 weeks, that counts right?" Elle shrugged it off, sipping her beer.
"Sure." Emily rolled her eyes and laughed. "Any excuse to get drunk and fuck off with a hot guy she's in."
"Wow, drunk Emily is fun." JJ grinned, looking between her professor and the BAU agent.
"I'm not drunk, I'm merry!" Emily corrected the blonde.
"Of course you are." JJ laughed. "Who's this?" she turned to the tall man.
"Hi, I'm Mark." he offered his hand for JJ to shake.
"Nice to meet you! How do you know Emily?" she asked.
"I woke up next to her after a wild night out and she proclaimed she was a lesbian, and that it was a mistake. We laughed it off and we've have been great friends ever since." Mark laughed.
"Oh." JJ pursed her lips together, trying to hide her jealousy.
"It was just a dumb, drunken hook-up, it didn't mean anything." Emily rolled her eyes, eager to change to conversation subject. "Who wants to play a game?"
"Yes!" Elle piped up.
"Truth or dare?" Mark looked at Emily, eyebrow raised.
"Hell yeah. Jennifer, are you going to play?" Emily pouted with a pleading face.
"Sure, why not." JJ shrugged, still a little put off by the recent discovery. They walked over to the couch that was situated just far enough away from the party that they'd get a bit of privacy. JJ kneeled on the floor next to where Emily sat on the cushioned furniture, and it sent heat soaring through her body as the memory of her dream flooded her mind.
"Okay, who's first?" Elle spoke.
"I'll go – truth." Emily held her hand up.
"Sweet. What turns you on the most Emily?" Elle gave her a dirty smile, eyes flitting between the brunette and the young blonde next to her.
"Uh, dirty talk." Emily thought, "Wait no, when a woman moans in my ear!" JJ gulped audibly at this.
"Ooh nice! JJ you're next, truth or dare?" Elle chimed in again.
"Truth." JJ gave her a weak smile, almost regretting the decision to join in with the game.
"Have you ever flashed anyone?"
"Duh, who hasn't." JJ scoffed, earning a laugh from the group. "Elle, truth or dare?"
"Dare." She wiggled her eyebrows, to which JJ rolled her eyes.
"Describe your last sexual encounter." JJ shot back.
"Hot, sweaty and loud." Elle winked at Mark, his eyes widening at the not-so-subtle hint. "Mark, truth or dare?"
"Hmm, dare?" he hesitated.
"Tell me your best pick up line."
"Oh, okay. Are you as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside?" he winked at Elle. She visibly blushed, a sight that JJ never thought she get to see.
"Wow, cheesy but that's a good one." Emily sniggered. They continued playing for a few more rounds, Emily disappearing part way through to get herself and JJ another drink, settling down just to catch the end of a small argument.
"You can't keep picking truths!" Elle threw her hands in the air.
"Fine - give me the best dare you've got Greenaway!" JJ gave the young brunette a cocky smile.
"I dare you to kiss the person to your left." Elle arched her eyebrow, giving JJ just as cocky of a look back.
"What?" Emily shook her head slightly, realising she was the person on JJ's left.
"Elle, give me another one." JJ ordered.
"No, you said give my best dare, that was it. Kiss her JJ." Elle folded her arms firmly across her chest, a sign that she wasn't going to back down.
"Fine." JJ mumbled, turning to look at her professor. "I'm sorry." she whispered. Emily gave JJ a warm smile, hoping to get across that she was okay with what was about to happen. JJ lifted herself up, so she was crouching, and gave Emily a quick peck on the lips, barely giving the brunette a chance to take it in.
"Oh, that was pathetic." Elle scoffed.
"That's all you're getting!" JJ returned. "I'm going to find Pen." JJ moved to her feet and quickly made herself scarce. Full of guilt, Emily followed, hoping to catch the young blonde before she found her friends.
"Jennifer!" Emily called after her.
"What?" JJ turned on the spot to face her.
"You didn't have to do that." Emily smiled sympathetically.
"It's not that I didn't want to Emily, just not in front of all these people." JJ revealed. "I would've done it properly otherwise."
"I understand. Maybe we can have another go later." Emily tilted her head suggestively.
"Really?" JJ looked a little gobsmacked at the suggestion.
"Yes Jennifer." Emily chuckled lightly, bringing down the tension between the two of them. "Will you come back and sit with us?"
"Only if we stop playing that stupid game." JJ gave her a warning look.
"Of course. No more games." Emily smiled, taking JJ's hand and guiding her back to the group.
"Em! I was just telling Elle about that time you streaked across the football field." Mark was mid laughter, choking out his words.
"Oh, here we go with the stories." Emily groaned.
"I thought you only streaked in Italy?" JJ teased.
"I did, but I also did it here, and a number of other places. Mark, do you remember passing out naked in the dorm hallway after a night out at O'Keefe's?" Emily knew she could tell every embarrassing story about her friend, and it still wouldn't stop him telling JJ. They all laughed at the devilish expression on Emily's face, threatening to spill more stories.
"What else did she do in college Mark?" JJ was intrigued to find out more about the rebellious side of Emily, and not from the brunette herself.
"She almost got kicked out for fucking a girl in the deans classroom." Mark looked at Emily.
"What?!" JJ looked shocked. "You teased me for weeks about getting caught by my principle!"
"Ha... Mark, shut up." Emily gave him a threatening stare.
"Never. There was also another time she got with a professor, had her pants round her ankles as another professor walked in." Mark continued.
"There's more to you than meets the eye Prentiss." Elle cackled. Emily lifted her hand to cover her face, groaning loudly.
"Tell me more!" JJ squeaked happily.
"Sure, there was..." Mark continued telling JJ stories of Emily whilst they were students at Georgetown, and all Emily could notice was how intrigued and focused the young blonde was on hearing about her young days. Despite most of them being about Emily fucking one girl or another, JJ was almost in tears with laughter. After almost an hour of continuous tales and far too much alcohol, Emily decided enough was enough.
"Alright! That's enough, Jen is a student, I don't need her hearing all of this." Emily smiled awkwardly.
"Come on Emily, like I'd ever use any of it against you." JJ gave her a flirty smile.
"Maybe I should walk you home now?" Emily suggested.
"Okay!" JJ shot up from her seat, almost falling backwards with the force. "It was lovely to meet you Mark, Elle I will see you soon no doubt." JJ smiled at the two adults.
"Nice to meet you JJ. See you later Em, don't be a stranger hey." Mark hugged his friend.
"I know, see you later. Bye bitch." She turned and stuck her tongue out at Elle, who flipped her middle finger back at her.
Emily led JJ out, stopping to let the blonde's friends know they were heading out. Penelope squeezed both women tightly before letting them go, making Emily promise to keep JJ safe from any more douchebags. With a little laugh, Emily of course agreed, and they finally were able to leave.
"How much do you wanna bet that Elle already has her legs spread for Mark?" JJ sniggered. Emily joined in giggling, knowing it was probably true.
"Are you okay, you know about the whole Mark thing?" Emily asked, knowing that JJ was obviously rattled by the fact.
"Yeah, I mean it happened years ago, and as you said, it was a mistake." JJ shrugged.
"I can see the freak out happening in that pretty little head of yours Jennifer, it's not necessary." Emily reassured her, stopping in her tracks just as they had got back onto campus.
"Really Emily, it's fine. I just didn't expect it that's all." JJ smiled weakly.
"Truth or dare Jennifer." Emily looked at JJ intently, ocean blue eyes snapping to her own.
"Dare." JJ said quietly, her lungs tightening at the thought of what was about to happen.
"I dare you..." she paused for effect, "to kiss me." Emily gave her a warm, flirty grin. JJ didn't need telling twice, moving so she was flush against the brunette's front, pressing her lips gently to Emily's.
It was like fireworks exploded behind her eyes, yet it was so gentle, loving and warm, and JJ never wanted it to stop. Emily followed instantly, deepening the kiss as she felt JJ's hand wrap into her hair to pull her closer. JJ's body was on fire from the intensity of their kiss, lips moving together like they had many times before and she couldn't stop the whimper that left her throat when she felt Emily's tongue brush against her own. It went on for what felt like forever, until lungs were screaming for air. Pulling apart slowly, they looked each other in the eyes, foreheads resting against one another as they caught their breaths.
"You don't know how long I've wanted to do that for..." JJ whispered her confession, watching the cat like grin appear on Emily's lips.
"Me too." Emily whispered back.
"I should go, before I do something stupid." JJ gave her a weak smile.
"How is it I have no control over myself when I'm with you?" Emily questioned.
"I wonder the same thing about myself." JJ chuckled lightly, pulling back from the brunette.
"Come on, I'll walk you to your door." Emily tugged on JJ's hand, lacing her fingers with the blondes and pulling her in the direction of JJ's building. Once there, Emily let go of JJ's hand, and watched her climb the steps.
"Thank you, Emily. I had a really nice time tonight." JJ smiled brightly.
"So did I, Jen. I'll see you on Monday?" Emily asked sweetly.
"You will. Goodnight." JJ blew her a kiss.
"Goodnight beautiful." Emily returned. She watched JJ disappear in through the doors, the memory of that first night she'd dropped JJ home coming back to her, lifting her hand to her lips to run a finger over the still tingling flesh and smiled, before turning and walking back towards her own home.
JJ watched through the door, smiling at the similarity to that night a month ago, wondering how on earth she had been so lucky so finally do what she'd wanted to for so long.