Emily climbed out of her SUV at Rossi's mansion and nearly fell over. She wasn't used to wearing heels. She straightened herself by leaning on the door. Her short black shorts blew in the warm breeze, her baby blue chiffon tank top accentuating her large breasts that peeked over the top. She walked to backyard, where she was greeted by the sounds of laughter and the smell of Derek grilling steaks and hamburgers.
She tried to walk confidently over to where Derek and Spencer stood talking to one another. They looked up when they saw her approaching and both looked at her with surprise.
"Hot damn, Prentiss you look smokin'," Derek said grinning at her.
Spencer swallowed hard and gave her a shy head nod. This made Emily feel more confident and she shot him a bright smile. She gave Derek a hug first, before she reached out to hug Spencer. He gave her an awkward smile and wrapped his arms around her waist as she placed hers around his neck. They pulled away all too soon for her.
"You look beautiful," Spencer said.
"Oh … uh, thanks. It's just some old thing I …" she was interrupted by a shrill voice.
"Spence, baby, I need you!" Lacy called from the deck.
Emily looked over to see Lacy in a floral romper and wedges. As usual she looked stunning. Her long hair held beach curls that blew in the breeze. She looked like she walked straight out of a magazine. Spencer excused himself and walked off to see what Lacy wanted. Emily stood staring at them with a frown.
"What do you think of her?" Emily asked Derek, who was flipping the burgers.
He followed Emily's gaze. "Lacy? She seems cool. I haven't really gotten to talk to her yet, but she certainly makes pretty boy happy," he replied. "And she's pretty hot."
"Yea," she said as all her confidence deflated. "I'm gonna go get a drink."
On her way to find a drink, she stopped to say hi to Penelope, Luke, Will, Rossi and Hotch who were all chatting on the deck. After a few moments, she excused herself and went into the house. When she walked in, she nearly ran into J.J.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Emily apologized.
"Wow, you look … dressed up," J.J. said surveying her outfit.
"No, this … I just found it in my closet. It's old. Haven't worn it in a while," she said trying to play it off.
J.J. looked like she had more to say but decided to let it go.
"I'm going to get something to drink. I'll meet you outside in a minute," Emily said.
J.J. nodded and went outside, leaving Emily to wander deeper into Rossi's mansion, in search of his wine cellar. As she slowly moved down the stairs, careful not to fall, she heard giggling and stopped to listen.
"Shhhh, Lacy they are going to hear you," Spencer said.
"Oh, don't be such a prude. No one is going to come down here. They are all outside," Lacy said as the distinct sound of a belt being unbuckled rang out.
"Why do we have to do this now? Can't we wait until we get home tonight?" Spencer asked, sounding nervous.
"Don't you want me?" Lacy said. Emily couldn't see her face, but she was sure Lacy was pouting.
"Of course, I do. But … here? Now? What if someone comes down here and catches us?" Spencer replied.
"No one is going to catch us," she said. "Please baby. I'm horny and you know if I wait I get grumpy. You don't want to make me grumpy, do you?"
Emily wanted to gag. This girl was laying the guilt trip on poor Spencer thick.
"Fine, but no sounds. You can't … you know," he said. Emily imagined his cheeks turning pink.
"Moaning, screaming, cursing, I know," Lacy said.
Emily knew she should leave, but she felt stuck to the floor. She listened to the sound of the man of her dreams kissing someone else and soon the rhythmic sounds of two people having sex. She heard them both gasping and it killed her inside to know that wasn't his body pressed against hers. She slowly turned to leave, when she lost her balance in her heels.
Before she knew it, she'd fallen face first into the stairs and let out a shriek as she rolled down to the second level platform. She shook her head and tried to regain her sight that was blurry at the moment. There was a ringing in her ears as well, causing her to place both hands over them. As her vision cleared, she felt her face turning deep red as she saw Spencer and Lacy leaning over her.
"Emily? Can you hear me?" Spencer's voice began to break through the ringing.
Emily slowly nodded.
"Go get some towels and some ice," Spencer said to Lacy.
Emily could've sworn she saw Lacy glaring at her, but she was too focused on not throwing up at the moment to investigate that further. Emily tried to sit up, but she felt Spencer's hand on her shoulder.
"Don't move," he ordered her. "Can you feel any pain?"
"I'm ok. I just hurt my pride," Emily muttered, making Spencer chuckle. "Am I bleeding?"
Spencer's smile faded and he frowned. "A little. Looks like you got a good size cut on your chin and forehead. Do you feel nauseous or dizzy?"
"Yea a bit. Can you do me a favor and maybe not tell anyone about this?" Emily asked.
With that Lacy came trotting down the stairs carrying towels, while Rossi, Hotch, Penelope, and J.J. followed closely behind.
"Well, so much for that," Emily said as she shut her eyes against the embarrassment.
(xxxxx)
Emily sat on the couch with ice on her swollen ankle and forehead. She felt so mortified that she had not only been eavesdropping on Spencer's privacy but fell down the stairs like a child because of her stupid heels. After she was deemed ok to avoid a visit to the hospital, Derek wouldn't let her hear the end of it. Prompting such jokes as "have a nice trip, see you next fall." "Her pain and embarrassment would eventually heel."
Emily rolled her eyes and fake laughed with him, but inside she felt like she was back in high school. A clumsy loser. As she sat staring at the ceiling, Penelope came over to check on her.
"How are you feeling, sweetness?" she asked sitting on the edge of the couch.
"Like an idiot," Emily responded.
"Oh, silly girl, it's not a big deal. It's just us," Penelope said.
Emily took a deep breath and sighed. Of course, Penelope wouldn't understand. Nobody would understand why this was such a big deal. So as usual, Emily put on a fake smile and giggled.
"Yea, you're right," she lied.
"Of course, I am. Can I get you anything before I leave? How are you getting home?"
"I'm good, thanks. I can drive myself," Emily said.
"No way. Not with a head injury. I'll take you. It's on the way to my place," Spencer said appearing in the room.
"No. You don't have to do that," Emily said sitting up a bit more on the couch.
"I insist," he said. "I'm going to go get Lacy and we'll be on our way."
"Ok, great," Emily said, trying not to look disgusted by the thought of riding with Lacy.
"You ready?" Luke said walking into the living room.
"Yes, I am ready," Penelope said standing up. "Sure, you don't need anything?"
Emily shook her head no and watched as her two friends left together. She wondered if something wasn't blooming between those two. They seemed to be growing more attached at the hip.
(xxxxx)
Derek had helped Emily to the car and offered again to take her home, but Spencer insisted. Once Emily was in the car, she waited quietly for Spencer and Lacy. The passenger side door opened and Lacy climbed in. She shut the door and turned around to look at Emily. Emily gave her a small smile.
"Thanks for the ride," she said.
"Why were you spying on us?" Lacy suddenly said, catching Emily completely off guard.
"Uhh … I'm sorry … what?" Emily stuttered.
"Why were you spying on Spencer and me in the wine cellar?" she clarified.
"I … I wasn't," Emily shook her head as she tried to think of an answer.
"Let's get one thing clear, shall we? I don't take kindly to people trying to take things that are mine. Spencer is mine. I will only tell you that once," Lacy said with veiled threats in her eyes.
Emily's jaw dropped in shock.
"I was just looking for a drink," Emily said in shock.
"You think I don't see the way you look at him? I'm not stupid Emily, it doesn't take a profiler to see it. Do not cross me," Lacy said before turning to face Spencer, who just opened the car door.
He slid into his seat and the dominant angry Lacy had disappeared and was replaced again by the sweet, innocent Lacy. She leaned across the seat and pulled Spencer to her mouth, kissing him gently. It was all for show. Emily swallowed hard and looked out the window.
"Ready to go?" she heard Spencer ask.
"Yes, let's get poor Emily home," she said feigning sympathy.
Emily leaned against the window praying for this night to end.
(xxxxx)
The following Friday, the team decided to go out for drinks following a tough week at work. Emily ditched the fancy garb and went back to being more herself. She wore tight jeans and a red dress shirt with black boots. She felt a lot more herself dressed this way.
Emily was sitting between Derek and Luke, while Spencer sat across the table from her with Lacy and Penelope. Emily hadn't told anyone about what Lacy had said to her in the car a week ago. She decided to let it go and move forward.
"There's no way you're going to beat me," Emily said as she threw back another shot.
She, Derek, and Luke were having a drink off competition that had them all a bit tipsy.
"Prentiss, I have a high tolerance for liquor," Derek boasted.
"I grew up in Europe. I started drinking at 12," she boasted.
"My money is on Emily," Spencer piped in.
Emily glanced his way and he gave her a smile.
"Thank you, Spencer. See, the genius knows," Emily said reaching across the table to pat his hand.
She could feel Lacy's eyes burning into her, but Emily blew it off.
"You guys do realize I'm Puerto Rican, right? We pop out of the womb with a bottle of alcohol," Luke joked.
"Alright, let's make this game more interesting. Whoever can drink the most without getting sick and can still walk out of the bar unassisted wins $100," Emily said.
Luke and Derek both agreed as Penelope kept track of how many drinks they had.
Later in the evening, Emily had gone up to the bar to order more drinks and was surprised when Lacy stepped up next to her. Emily turned to face her with a frown.
"Hey, I wanted to apologize for last week. It wasn't my intention to walk into your private moment. I was truly looking for something to drink and when I heard … I tried to leave," Emily said hoping to clear the negative air.
"Noted," Lacy said coldly.
"And you really don't need to worry about Spencer and me. There's nothing going on between us. We're just friends," Emily added, still trying to be the bigger person.
"You thought I was worried," Lacy chuckled. "Honey, I'm not threatened by you. There's no way Spencer would leave this," she used her hand to showcase her body, "for that." She pointed at Emily.
"I just warned you not to fuck with me. I don't want to have to knock you down to size," she said flipping her hair over her shoulder.
That was all it took to break Emily's kindness. She took a deep breath in and turned to face Lacy fully.
"Listen up honey," she said through her teeth. "If I wanted Spencer, I can assure you I'd have him before your below average IQ could even register what was happening."
Lacy let out a laugh. "Is that so? You think he wants to fuck some old saggy ass bitch when he gets to have this fresh young pussy?"
Emily threw her head back in laughter.
"Ok so you can please him with sex. Anyone can do that. Can you please him in any other ways? Can you sit through 5 hours of a movie all in Russian? Would you go with him to any comic conventions? Have you ever watched Dr. Who? Spencer Reid is more than just mindless sex and he'll eventually get bored with you. He needs brain stimulation not oral stimulation," Emily said as the bartender handed her the drinks she ordered.
Lacy looked at a loss for words. Her face was red with anger as Emily started to walk off. She stopped and looked over her shoulder.
"Let's get one thing clear, shall we?" Emily said using Lacy's line against her. "I don't take kindly to bitches trying to fuck with my best friend. You may have always gotten what you wanted in the past, but you've never gone up against me. I will spend every day of my life making sure that he doesn't end up with some cunt like you."
With that, Emily smiled and then waltzed off leaving a stunned Lacy behind her.
(xxxxx)
A/N: what are your thoughts on Lacy? Will she be a match for Emily? Hope you are enjoying the story so far! xoxo