"Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?"-Rose Kennedy
Although the girls hadn't really gotten drunk they definitely got tipsy that night. Garcia was the first of the bunch to wake up after they all passed out on JJ's couch. She checked the time; 2:56am. She had drank the least and was pretty much 100% sober by that point so she decided to drive home. Leaving the other two girls sleeping soundly.
Emily was the second to wake up but much later. She became aware of where she was and that JJ was fast asleep beside her. Remembering this, she carefully leaned over to her phone and turned it on. It was 6:37am and they had to be at work by 7:30.
"Ughhhh JJ wake up." She grunted. "We have to go." She sighed. JJ wasn't moving so she grabbed a pillow and hit her in the face with it.
"Emily what the hell." She muffled into the couch still not moving.
"Jayje we have like 50 minutes get up." Emily said jumping off the couch.
"I feel like I just got hit by a truck." The blonde said finally sitting up.
"Did Garcia get us drunk and then leave?" Emily questioned looking around.
"GARCIA!" JJ yelled, startling her brunette friend. "It appears she did."
"Jeez JJ I have a hangover. Stop yelling." Emily said holding her head.
"I'll make coffee, you can where my clothes if you want." JJ said strolling into the kitchen.
"Why did we let Garcia talk us into that." Emily replied. "Like what the hell." She added getting a drink of water. JJ just laughed in response and continues making coffee. Besides the raging hangover and the desire to eat nothing but huge cups of coffee and aspirin, the girls had a good morning together. Emily was sitting at JJ's counter when she came down the stairs. She was wearing black high wasted jeans and a purple blouse she had her hair flowing down her shoulders. Because of the fact that JJ had lent Emily clothes, Emily was wearing something similar, except she had a white qaurter sleeve button up instead. Emily noticed something was out of place in JJ's attitude. She wondered if it was about the events that had taken place 5 cases ago. JJ had been taken by somebody who had wanted to hurt Hotch and knew that one of the best ways to do it was to hurt his team. Hotch felt terrible about it but everyone knew it wasn't his fault. JJ hadn't talked much about it to Emily, in fact, she hadn't really said anything to anyone. So except for the physical injuries, including a broken arm (which the cast had been removed just 1 week ago) and many bruises and cuts, nobody really knew what JJ had endured. All Emily knew was that Reid walked out of the stormed warehouse, holding and unconscious JJ in his arms. When Emily caught a glimpse of JJ's seemingly lifeless body, she lost it, but nobody had spoken of it, so JJ didn't know.
"Hey." She said touching her arm. She saw the blonde kind of pull away at the touch, something she never use to do before. "JJ? Are you alright?" She asked.
"Yeah." She sad tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "Why?" Her words came out almost as a whisper, she was sitting right in front of her, but to Emily it seemed like JJ was in the far distance, and it worried her.
"You would tell me though, if you weren't." She asked looking JJ in the eye. JJ nodded in response.
"Mhm." The truth was, JJ wasn't really okay. Sure she usually felt fine, but every now and then she would have a glimpse of what had happened. Yes, JJ had endured physical torture, but she was also abused mentally. The people who kidnapped her did everything they could to make it so she wasn't the same again and although she knew this was what they were trying to do, she let it get to her anyway, and she hated that she did that.
The two girls had taken their seperate cars to work but they both arrived at the bau at the same time. As they were riding up in the elevator, JJ said something that surprised and confused Emily.
"Did you know that 13 million people in america have PTSD at any given time." She said abruptly.
"Reid tell you that." Emily said not really thinking about the message between JJ's comment.
"No." JJ shrugged. Emily looked at her friend confused and then she figured it out. She wasn't sure how to approach the situation so she nodded slightly.
"And you are telling me this why?" Emily asked her blonde friend.
"I don't know, just came to mind." JJ said. The elevator opened and JJ walked out.
"That was weird." Emily said under her breath. JJ was almost always secretive and to drop a hint that obvious, was very out of character for her. Emily wondered if she even meant to do it.
"Hey Spence." JJ said, plopping herself next him. JJ's desk was in between Reids and Prentiss', which she likes.
"Hey Jayje." He said pausing his card game against himself. "How was your girls night?" He asked smirking.
"How did you-" JJ started but Reid cut her off by passing her a polaroid. It was of JJ and Emily acting like crazy idiots. Emily standing with her arms out in fists and JJ was up on her back. "Oh my God! Penelope!" JJ exclaimed. Reid just started laughing. "Who else has seen this!" She asked Reid.
"Morgan." He said laughing.
"Oh my god. Oh my god." She said throwing her hands up in defeat. "Literally most embarrassing thing. Ever." She said.
"Why is she so upset." Emily asked Reid as she pointed her thumb to JJ.
"Ummm." He said stifling a laugh by covering his mouth.
"This." JJ said and passed the photo to Emily. Emily took one look and started laughing.
"Wow. We were really drunk. Explains the hangover. I'm keeping this." She said as she laughed and sat down at her desk. Reid and JJ were both surprised at her chillness.
"You're okay with the fact that she took that and showed Morgan and Reid." JJ asked.
"Yeah I think its cute." She said laughing. "I mean, look at you. You are so cute when you're drunk." She said pointing at JJ in the picture. That's when JJ realized... she thought JJ was cute too, but she wondered if Emily meant it like that...
A/N: yayyy they have both established some sort of attraction but they both think the other one isn't interested so that sucks anyway i will probably update again today. Also i'm writing this at school lol.