Not really sure where I'm going with this but I'm hungry so they be cooking. It's cute and fluffy.
"Well…Come in, JJ?" Emily stood just inside her front door, one arm full of folders and the other holding it open. She gave the small blonde standing at the entrance to her home a puzzled look. "She's been here millions of times. Why is she being weird?" Emily thought quietly making a note to journal about it later, and to hide it from JJ. Some secrets she intended on keeping.
"Sorry, yeah. It was a long day" JJ blinked rapidly before stepping to what would be her home for the foreseeable future. She had thought about living with Emily, what it would be like to be a part of her world, but not like this. She sighed out loud. "Close enough" JJ thought, trying not to sound disappointed in her own mind.
"Would you like something to eat? Maybe a glass of wine, honey?" Emily asked, immediately stepping into the hosting role she knew so very well. She couldn't stop herself if she wanted. Her mother had enforced into her brain at a very young age that Prentiss women must always be ready to host a full scale dinner party at 3 minutes notice.
Before JJ could take in her new environment she found herself sitting on a large Black Leather sofa, all the bags taken away and put up stairs and a glass of red (On a coaster, of course) sitting in front of her. She found herself rather speechless for a moment.
"I don't believe I answered, what are you making over there?" She sat up a little trying to see into the kitchen where Emily had begun cutting something and moving around very quickly. "She doesn't stop does she? 12 hour day and she's cooking for me" JJ thought already feeling like she was getting whiplash from her own emotions.
"Nothing too crazy because it's now 12:45 and I don't know about you but I do enjoy sleep when I can have it. However I'm sure you'll love this. Pasta Aglio e olio, Our chef back in Rome would make it for me all the time as a child" Emily Hummed, floating around the kitchen.
"I'm not going to attempt to pronounce that. Can I help though?" JJ asked, although she was quite content watching Emily in what was clearly her comfort space. She slipped some of the wine and decided that she didn't care what Emily's answer was.
"You, my gorgeous, JJ. Are welcome to do whatever you want whenever you want" Emily smiled before picking up some parsley that she had cut and putting it on JJ's head.
JJ felt her heart skip a beat but was pushing through, this was all part of the assignment. She raised her eyebrows at Emily before taking another sip of wine while leaning on the white marble kitchen counter.
"Darling, Why do I have herbs on my head?" JJ asked, smiling into her glass as she watched Emily flip what seemed to be oil and garlic around.
"It's a garnish. You know something you add to your food to make it more visually appealing. It's on you…" Emily paused, putting down the frying pan and turned her whole body to face the blonde woman. "Because you look delicious this evening" Emily grabbed JJ's waist and pulled her in pretending to bite her neck. JJ laughed loudly and batted her away lightly. "Oh no my heart is not going to last 48 hours doing this" JJ thought, feeling it quicken once again.
Emily eventually pulled back scanning JJ's face for any uncomfortableness bringing JJ spirling back to earth. "Right. Undercover as ourselves? Who came up with this?" JJ thought before cuddling up next to her chef. A physical move to show she was onboard with this new step, fully aware they were expected to do a lot more to get this UNSUB.
"I am now getting hungry. How far away are we here?" JJ asked, sniffing the air round her. She found herself clearly impressed with Emily's 'I can't be bothered' dinner.
"Just about done. Where would you like to sit? Countertop, coffee table or dining table?" Emily plated some spaghetti onto plates and collected cutlery waiting for JJ.
Another sip of wine and JJ realised she had drunk it all. "That went down way to easy" She thought before remembering that Emily had just asked her something.
"Where do you normally eat? When you are just relaxing at home?" JJ replied still smiley from Emily's show of affection in the Kitchen.
"I actually refer to sit at the coffee table with a blanket and a movie" Emily offered, gesturing towards the flat screen and couch that she has placed JJ at before.
"Sounds lovely. More wine?" JJ almost jumped at the chance to be snuggled up on the couch with her Boss.
"Yes please, just behind you" Emily called out, placing the plates down.
JJ picked a movie, neither could tell you what happened in it or what movie it was. They both found themselves entranced by the familiar feeling of being so close together. Close together but with no lines drawing them apart, for once they didn't matter. They were both exhilarated and afraid.
