Gentle kisses were placed against pale palms,
"How are you feeling baby?" JJ asked quietly so the curled up on the couch. She only got a shrug in response, Emily was feeling small that day, they both knew it but there was something off, and the brunette couldn't quite put her finger on it. Sitting on the couch next to her girlfriend JJ lifted her up and transitioned her into her lap,
"Come here sweet girl," she whispered gently, cradling the girl in her lap, and holding her close, she didn't know how else to help, but she knew that her girlfriends love language was physical contact, cuddles in particular, though when she felt bigger, she was also very inclined to kisses. The brunette seemed to melt into the embrace, so JJ reckoned she had done the right thing for the moment. After a while JJ spoke again,
"Hey baby, are you already tired or do you want to play for a bit?" Emily shrugs again, leaning further back into her mama's embrace,
"I'll play with you little one," she tells her gently, sensing the brunette didn't want to be alone, Em furrows her brow, an intense look taking over her face. Finally, she decides to push herself from JJ's lap and lie down on the floor, a hand reaching up for JJ's and once it was taken the blonde was also pulled to the floor and silently given a toy car to play with, Emily really enjoyed playing with trucks and cars, the blonde thought it might have to do with her childhood, being raised as what the elder Prentiss deemed as a proper lady, still Emily liked to play with other things away, again JJ thought it was probably to do with not having a proper childhood. The blonde woman chuckles as she watches the move her car around before joining in herself.
They played together quietly for a while before JJ reached over to stoke soft dark locks, "my sweet girl you look tired," she spoke softly. It was true, Emily looked exhausted eyes drooping closed and her arm lazily moving the car around, no where near with the energy she had before.
"Tired mama," she confirmed equally as soft,
"I know baby, let's just take a bath yeah and then we can go to bed." The blonde pulled her girl into her arms and carried her to the bathroom, it would be quicker for the two of them to bath together and although Emily hadn't specifically requested it, the girl did tend to prefer it when they bathed together, enjoying the close contact. The blonde quickly stripped her own clothes off before helping pull off her and turning the taps on the bath on. She pulled out warm towels to keep them comfortable while the bath ran and the two waited in comforting silence. "Come on sweet girl," JJ said picking her up of the counter where she had left her, once the bath was finished and placing her on the floor, "Let's get into the bath," she got in first herself and then held out her hand to aid her partner in getting into the tub. Once they were both in, she sat down and placed her hand on the brunette's ways to help her settle between her legs. The blonde reached for the flannel and soap and quickly washed herself down, before doing Emily, who was sort of playing with her bath toys, she was too tired to interact with them properly, but she was pushing her duck and boat around a bit, probably in an effort to stay awake. "Can you turn around for me pumpkin? I need to wash your face." The brunette nodded slowly shifted so she faced the blonde, JJ grabbed another flannel and made quick work of cleaning her baby's face, completing their wash.
Once they tub had been drained and both women had dried off with their warm fluffy towels, Emily spoke gently,
"I like when you do that mama," her voice was so quiet the blonde almost missed it,
"Do what sweetheart?" JJ responded moving to dress them both in comfy pyjamas,
"That, the nicknames," Emily told her, chewing at her lip, JJ ran her finger over the bottom lip to stop the action before beginning to dress her girl, "My mom never did that, she only called me Emily, or Emily Elizabeth Prentiss if she was mad, which was most of the time," she mumbled the last part, but JJ still caught it. She sighed gently, pulling a pull up and the rest of the brunettes pyjamas on her, before changing into her own pyjamas quickly herself,
"I'm glad you like them love bug, because I like saying them,"
"Lovebug?" Emily questioned, that was new, she was used to a variety of different nicknames but not lovebug,
"Yep!" the blonde popped the p, "You are my little bug and I love you therefore lovebug." Emily crinkled her nose for a moment thinking, before smiling widely,
"That's my favourite one mama," she said excitedly, well as excitedly as she could in her exhausted state,
"Good, well I keep using it then," JJ told her smiling,
"But don't stop using the other ones mama," she whispered softly, nervous at her request,
"Never pumpkin," the blonde reassured her gently, "Do you want your bottle?"
"Yes, please mama,"
"I'll be right back lovebug," JJ told her before heading out of the room to make up her girls' bottle. After retrieving the bottle of warm milk, the blonde returned to their room where she saw Emily clearly more exhausted than before.
"Come here baby." JJ spoke sitting down on the bed and resting up against the headboard, bottle in hand. "Let mama feed you." Not having to be told twice, crawled into the blondes lap her head coming to rest in the crook of her girlfriends arm so that the bottle could be fed to her. Prentiss hesitated for a moment then latched onto the nib of the bottle and began drinking it slowly. When she was finished the two followed their usual routine the blonde pulled her girl up over her shoulder and patted her back before a small burp was released. The two remained in that position for a moment longer before JJ shifted so the two of them were lying in bed next to each other, Emily in her arms.
"Alright little one, close your beautiful eyes for me, its time to go to sleep" she whispered. Curling up into her mama's arms, limbs tangling together pulling each other close, Emily closed her eyes and let the comforting feeling of the rhythmic movements of JJ rubbing circles on her back, help her drift off to sleep.
"I love you so much, love bug." JJ spoke gently, before succumbing to sleep herself.