"No, no way" Emily protested, not even looking up from her computer.
"What do you mean no way?" JJ asked, mildly offended by how dismissive her boss was being.
"No way - as in no one would ever believe it" Emily responded, now moving various pieces of paper around her desk attempting to look focused. The blonde stepped towards the desk and placed both her hands down on the papers. The movement forced Emily to look up. The light from the ceiling created a halo around JJ's long blonde hair.
Emily paused. "You and me. In a relationship of any kind. No. Way" Emily fell back in her large office chair, crossing her arms over in defeat. Apparently this conversation really had to be had and had now.
"Hey now, we're friends!" JJ offered leaning over the edge of Emily's desk. She quirked an eyebrow as she caught Emily looking a little too long at the gap in her shirt.
"Best friends, which is why no one would ever believe that we have been in a secret relationship and hiding it from everyone we know" Emily stated blankly.
"Which is why we are perfect. You know the Unsub's MO. Come on, the slow burn - friends to lovers. We can totally pull this off" JJ pushed a little. Deep down knowing this is the only way they were gonna catch this one.
"JJ we've been friends for nearly 10 years" Emily tried to look distracted. Her eyes locked back on her screen. A part of her really, really wanting the conversation to just end the other as always didn't want JJ to leave.
"10 Years, meaning we know everything we could know about each other" JJ pushed a little harder. Leaning forward and touching Emily's hand, stopping her from moving her mouse.
"Not everything" Emily thought, Pausing slightly before looking at her Coworker. Realising she had very little time to reply before JJ, now a very much trained profiler would be onto her.
"You really think we can pull this off?" Emily allowed herself to entertain this incredibly dangerous idea, the prolonged touch of JJ's hand making her dizzy.
"You and me? Always" JJ replied with a grin. Seeming satisfied that she was going to get her way.
"YOU ARE DOING WHAT?" Garcia screamed, turning on her chair with a bright pink pen in her hand.
"Emily and I are going undercover," JJ said, biting her lip in an attempt to cover up the huge smile she had been sporting around with since Emily had agreed.
"UNDERCOVER! WITH! EMILY! PRENTISS!" Garcia now poking JJ's chest with the pen, looking positively ecstatic.
"Yeah, I mean we have before Pen. It's not that crazy" JJ's tone remained cool however the crack in her smile said it all. She felt like a teenage girl at a sleepover after calling her crush and hanging up. A small red blush had begun rising up her chest as she batted away Penelope's jabs.
"NOT AS A COUPLE JAREAU - OH MY GOD! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT FOR 9 AND A HALF YEARS!" Garcia clapped and jumped on the spot before grabbing JJ's shoulders.
"Are you gonna finally make you move?" Garcia asked, still clearly buzzing with excitement about the news.
"I mean, I could, you know? I'm just waiting for the right time" JJ whispered trying to get her friend to turn it down a little.
"You still don't think she likes you back? Why would she agree to this if she wasn't? This is a clear Green light. It's time to woman up Jareau" Garcia began humming "Love is in the air".
"Would you stop that please? I mean I think she could but fuck, Garcia I really really don't want to fuck this up. She could have only said yes because it's our best shot" JJ was now fully blushing. Even talking about this with Garcia was hard, she always felt like she was going to melt any second when Emily was brought up.
"Love is clearly in the air though. Look, you think whatever you want to think. However, I would recommend having a cold shower before you two move in. You are as red as a tomato" Garica continued humming.
"Man I love these two but between the two of them they couldn't see a fish at an aquarium" Garcia thought quietly to herself using her pen to click a key on her new keyboard.
"Damn it, I need to pack. Why on earth we agreed for her house and not mine I'll never understand" JJ face palmed herself with one hand and began looking for what pocket her keys were in with the other.
"Because she's the boss and her place is nicer" Garcia called to after her as JJ made her exit.
JJ elected to ignore Penelope's last statement. She always preferred people to come to her, family and friends they could come to and she would welcome them to her home. She always felt more comfortable in her own space.
"It's fine. It's fine. Emily's place is nice. I do wonder what her bedroom looks like. No, no, stop that" JJ tried to stop herself from going down that train of thought as she walked towards Emily's office. Tonight was the first night they would be leaving together, from then on they would be "hiding" their affair from everyone (except Garcia and two of Emily's old friends from the academy that would be tailing them from a distance) and hope that the Unsub that clearly worked in or around the FBI would see them and take the bait.
JJ took a breath before knocking and stepping into Emily's office. She blinked at the big black letters on the door "BAU UNIT CHIEF EMILY PRENTISS". "I'm really gonna do this. Wild" She thought quietly to herself with a small smile.
"Are you ready to go, babe?" JJ asked, making her presence known but lowering her voice for the word "Babe" already feeling bubbly from saying it out loud.
Emily looked up with her most professional smile that quickly faded to a real one reaching all of her face. She tucked a bit of her long black hair behind her ear and began shuffling her files into a more manageable pile.
"Whenever you are" she pauses mimicking JJ's quietened tone before looking around comically in the obviously empty office and adding "Darling" and a wink.
JJ's heart quickened the way it always does whenever Emily said anything remotely flirtatious. She dropped her keys and immediately went to pick them up again. Before she knew it Emily was grabbing them before her. Their hands touch, the pair become very aware of how close they are together.
"I've got them" JJ coughed and smiled as Emily let go and stood up.
JJ stayed crouched a little shocked by how beautifully soft her boss's legs look. "Jesus Jareau" She shook her head and stood.
"Why am I not surprised you bring your work home with you?" JJ asked jingling her keys with her hand on her hip, ready to take back charge of the situation.
"Maybe you can be the girl to get me to stop?" Emily replied, her eyebrows lifting slightly.
"We need to get you some hobbies," JJ laughed, brushing Emily off as she always did. Before realising that this was her idea and for it to work she needed to lean into this.
"I can be one of them" She quickly added before motioning towards the door.
"Something I do in my spare time?" Emily asked flicking her hair slightly to look behind her and make eye contact with JJ.
"Hurry up, we need to get moving for you to have any spare time. Move it, I'm tired" JJ replied, grabbing the older agent's hips slightly to push her forward.
JJ found herself once again blushing. This was going to be the easiest undercover assignment she'd ever had but also the hardest.
Hello all, I'm not sure if anyone even still follows this considering I haven't written since 2013 but what up. I'm all grown up and still writing Criminal minds fanfiction hahaha
