It was New Year's Eve and the girls had decided to go out for the night. Lewis And Garcia met up at Prentiss's apartment to get ready. Garcia was sitting on JJ's bed whilst JJ flicked through her wardrobe to find something to wear.
"You know at Christmas dinner I sent Reid with the mistletoe for you to kiss Em, not Reid" Garcia said.
JJ turned around and raised her eyebrow "I am aware that it was your intention, but that was not going to happen Pen."
"Why not? I was just giving you the kick you needed to take them next step."
JJ rolled her eyes before turning back to her wardrobe "there is no next step to take. Let's just forget about it okay. It's just a wee little crush that I'll get over."
Penelope chuckled "a wee little crush that you'll get over?" she said in a mocking voice "please peaches, who are you trying to kid?"
JJ grabbed a plain back dress off the hanger as she walked over to Garcia. "Okay, you're right, it's more than a wee little crush. But I can't, okay?" JJ said, sighing slightly. "She is my best friend and I can't lose her over this."
"I don't think you would, she had a crush on you."
"She had" JJ said, emphasising the word had. She then walked into her bathroom and shut the door as she changed into her dress. She curled her hair and did her makeup before coming back out to Garcia. "Shall we go see if the other girls are nearly done?"
Garcia nodded her head as the two of them walked down to Prentiss's room, joining Lewis on the bed. "She is just getting her outfit on, then we are ready" Lewis said.
"I'm going downstairs to get a snack" Garcia said as she stood up and walked out the room.
"Oh wait, me too" Lewis said, jumping from the bed and following Garcia to the kitchen.
A couple of minutes had gone by and Prentiss came out of the bathroom, waling over to the bed to pick up her clutch "hey" she said, smiling as she looked at JJ.
JJ's eyes widened as she looked at Prentiss in her red dress. Red was defiantly her colour and JJ always found herself in awe when she wore it. "Hi" she said quietly "you look lovely" she said, smiling slightly.
"Why thank you, and I must say that you are also looking very lovely tonight" Prentiss said, taking JJ's hand and pulling her to her feet. "Where are the others?"
"Downstairs, getting a snack" JJ replied.
Prentiss nodded her head and the two of them walked downstairs to meet the others before heading out to the taxi to go to the club.
Once the girls arrived at the club, JJ and Garcia found a table while Prentiss and Lewis went to get the drinks. JJ had already had a few more drinks than the others, but she didn't get to do this too often as she was never child free the next day so she was enjoying it as much as she could. After she finished her drink JJ excused herself and went to the restroom. As she was coming back, she stopped at the bar and ordered a few shots before heading back to the table. She sat down and looked around, noticing Prentiss wasn't there. "Where is Em?" she asked.
"Some guy asked her to dance" Lewis said, tilting her head over to the dance floor.
JJ's gaze went over to the dance floor and saw Prentiss and a guy dancing with each other. She then saw the guy lean in and kiss Prentiss. She sighed slightly as she picked up one of the shots, quickly throwing it back before following it with another two.
"Damn JJ, you might want to go easy on the shots."
JJ picked up the fourth one, she had gotten them for the four of them but felt she needed them more "Why? We are out on a girls night at a club, isn't that the time to drink?" she asked before throwing back the last shot. She then got up and disappeared back to the bar.
"Should we follow her?" Lewis asked.
Garcia shook her head "that will probably just make her mad at us, we can just keep an eye on her from here."
JJ ordered another two shots and a cocktail and joined in conversation with three other girls at the bar, the four of them were quite drunk and were all giggling as they walked over to one of the bars that wasn't being used. The four of them climbed up on the bar and began dancing to the music whilst giggling and drinking.
Prentiss had headed back to the table and saw Garcia and Lewis looking off in the distance. "What are you two staring at?"
"Our little peaches" Garcia said.
Prentiss turned and to see what they were looking at and saw JJ up on the bar, dancing. "Never did I think I'd see JJ up on a bar."
"Well she has had quite a bit to drink" Lewis said.
Prentiss turned back to them "how much?" she asked curiously, raising an eyebrow.
"Well however many she had when we first got here, then when she came back from the bathroom she had four shots, then headed to the bar so not sure how much she had there" Lewis replied.
"She is going to haaaaate herself in the morning" Garcia said as she took a sip of her drink.
Prentiss sighed slightly as she walked over the bar that JJ was at. "JJ" she said, but JJ didn't hear her. "JJ!" she yelled and tapped JJ's leg.
JJ looked down and saw Prentiss "whaaaaat?" she asked.
Prentiss reached her hand up "come on, we should head home."
JJ shook her head and continued dancing "no."
Prentiss sighed again and sat down on the chair, unsure of how she was going to get JJ off the bar. The guy she was dancing with earlier came over and handed her a glass of water. "Are you okay?"
"Thank you" she said as she took a sip "yeah, I'm okay. Just trying to think of a way to get my friend off the bar and home."
"Which one is she?" he asked.
"The blonde in the black dress" Prentiss replied.
He turned his gaze to the bar and noticed three girls, but no blonde with a black dress. "I don't see her" he said.
Prentiss looked at the bar and rolled her eyes. "I have to go" she said as she headed back over to Lewis and Garcia. "Did JJ come back here?"
Garcia shook her head "I assume she isn't on the bar anymore."
"No, I told her that we were going to head home and she didn't want to, so I sat down to wait for her then poof, she was gone."
Lewis chuckled slightly "looks like she wasn't done dancing, now she is out on the dance floor."
Prentiss turned and saw JJ and slowly made her way over. JJ was enjoying dancing by herself, but one guy kept getting in her space. He wrapped his arms around her lower waist, and she placed her hands on his chest to push him off. "Can you please let go of me" she said, and he shook his head. "Let go" she said again.
"Come on baby, I know you want to dance with me" he whispered as one of his hands trailed her body and the other kept a firm grip on her.
"I don't, leave me alone" she said again, closing her eyes as she tried to push him away. JJ suddenly felt the man let go and she opened her eyes, noticing him on the ground and Prentiss leaning over him.
"I believe she asked you to let her go" Prentiss said.
The guy quickly stood up and shoved Prentiss "mind your own business" he said as his hand reached to grab JJ. Prentiss quickly grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back, shoving him up against a wall.
"When a lady asks you to let her go and leave her alone, you do as she asked. Do you understand?" Prentiss asked, rather angrily. He quickly nodded his head and ran away when Prentiss let go.
Prentiss turned back and grabbed JJ's arm, gently leafing her to the others before the four of them headed outside and waited for the taxi.
"Damn, remind me never to get on your bad side" Garcia said, chuckling slightly.
The four of them piled into the taxi and the ride back to the house was rather quiet. Once home Prentiss quickly paid the driver and they all got out. JJ stumbled slightly and Prentiss quickly caught her, holding her still as she regained her balance before leading her up to the house. She unlocked the door and all of them stumbled inside. JJ flopped onto the couch whilst Prentiss walked to the kitchen and grabbed four bottles of water and some Panadol. She headed back to the girls and gave a bottle of water to Garcia and Lewis, as well as some Panadol, hoping it would help slightly with the headache she knew they were all going to have the next morning. "You two can take my room if you want" she whispered.
"Thank you" Lewis said and her and Garcia headed up to the room to get some sleep.
Prentiss walked over to JJ and took of her shoes, setting them by the front door. She then walked back over and gently tapped JJ's shoulder. "JJ" she said softly "come on, let's get you up to your bed. Morning you will be very thankful."
JJ groaned as she opened her eyes, glaring at Prentiss. "Can't" she said, before closing her eyes again.
Prentiss rolled her eyes and scooped JJ into her arms, caring her upstairs and sitting her on the end of her bed. She then went to JJ's draws and fished out some pjs, walking back over and handing them to her. JJ took the pjs and stared into the distance. "JJ, I gave you them so you could get changed" Prentiss said quietly.
JJ stood up and turned her back to Prentiss "can you please help?" she said quietly.
Prentiss unzipped the dress and turned her back so JJ could get changed. She turned back around when she didn't her movement and saw JJ was still standing how she was before. "JJ, I unzipped the dress. Now would be the time for you to step out of it and put your pjs on."
JJ let the pjs drop to the floor as she quickly ran to the bathroom, hunching over the toilet bowl as she began to vomit. Prentiss quickly followed her and pulled her hair back, tying it into a ponytail, she then sat on the edge of the tub and rubbed JJ's back. JJ moved away from the bowl and grabbed some paper to wipe her face. She then flushed the toilet and closed the lid, sitting down and sighing. "Gross" was all she said.
Prentiss chuckled slightly as she went into the bedroom to get the pjs and came back into the bathroom, whilst she was gone JJ had managed to get the dress off and was now sitting in just her bra and panties. Prentiss did her best to not look and quickly put JJ's pyjama shirt on for her. She then got JJ's toothbrush and handed it to her, helping JJ to the sink when she was ready to rinse. Once that was done Prentiss removed JJ's makeup before helping her into bed. "Goodnight JJ" she said quietly as she pulled the covers up.
"Stay" JJ said quietly as she looked up at Prentiss.
"I'm sure you could use a good night's sleep in the bed by yourself. Tomorrow won't be much fun for you if you drunk as much as we think you did" she said, smiling slightly. JJ shook her head slightly and patted the bed beside her. Prentiss nodded "I'll be back soon then" she said as she disappeared to her own room, sneaking in and quickly getting changed and ready for bed. She then went down and grabbed the waters before heading back up, setting one on JJ's side along with a bucket incase JJ was sick again. She then went around the other side and climbed into bed.
JJ rolled over and faced Prentiss "good kisser?" she asked.
"What?"
"The guy from tonight" JJ said.
"He wasn't awful but" Prentiss shrugged her shoulders "I wasn't really planning on kissing anyone tonight."
"Why did you?"
"He initiated it."
JJ sighed and turned away, her back facing Prentiss.
"JJ, what's wrong?"
"Nothing" she said, turning back to look at her.
"Did you want to kiss him?"
JJ pulled a face "not him."
"Then who?" Prentiss asked curiously.
"You" JJ replied.
They both laid in silence. Prentiss trying to work out if she heard what she thought she heard, and whether JJ meant it or if it was just drunk JJ talking. JJ was shocked that she actually said it. Instead of saying anything both of them rolled onto their backs, staring up at the roof before drifting off to sleep.
