It was almost 5pm when JJ finally woke up, slowly she sat up and rubbed her eyes before climbing out of bed and going into the bathroom. She turned the taps to the shower on and undressed whilst she waited for it to warm up. Once the water was warm, she stepped in, wetting her hair so she could put the shampoo in. She had finished washing her hair and body, allowing herself to stay under the warm water for another minute. When she had finished, she quickly dried off, threw her hair into a messy bun and put on a pair of leggings and a pullover, sighing slightly before she headed downstairs.
Prentiss was on the couch watching tv, she heard JJ coming downstairs and paused her show, looking over at JJ. "Well, look who is finally awake" Prentiss said, chuckling slightly.
JJ smiled as she sat on the couch "sorry I slept so long" she said as she yawned.
"Still tired?" Prentiss asked.
"A little, but not enough to go back to sleep right now" JJ said softly. "I feel like I'm in high school again."
Prentiss raised an eyebrow "did you have many late, drunken nights?"
JJ shook her head "not that, I guess more so about how nervous I felt when you said that we should talk about last night, reminds me of all the times in high school when I got nervous telling my crush I liked them or when we had soccer games against certain teams."
"It's just me" Prentiss said, smiling slightly "you don't have to be nervous to talk to me, we talk all the time."
"I know, I just feel like this conversation is going to be different from all our other conversations."
Silence filled the room as neither of them knew what they wanted to say. A few minutes went by before Prentiss piped up. "Did you mean what you said last night?"
"About" JJ paused "wanting to kiss you?" she asked, and Prentiss nodded her head. "Yes, I did mean it" JJ said quietly. She clasped her hands together and looked down at them "I realised that I have feelings for you, well I have for quite a long time, but I suppose just in the past year was when I really started to realise, and they were winning. I understand if you don't feel the same way, and I'm sorry if I made things weird for you."
Prentiss scooted down to sit next to JJ. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
JJ shrugged slightly, still looking at her hands "I guess one part of me wasn't sure and another part was also worried that things would become weird between us."
"Well, it's no secret that I liked you" Prentiss said.
"That was years ago, and I realised too late."
Prentiss placed her hand on JJ's wrist, JJ knowing what Prentiss was doing turned her hand over, holding Prentiss's hand and giving it a gentle squeeze. "I can defiantly see the high school nerves thing you were talking about earlier" Prentiss said, chuckling slightly. "JJ, I've always liked you, from the moment I met you, and those feelings haven't gone away. Yes, I've seen other people, but deep down the feelings for you were always there."
"Why did you push me to Will all those years ago if you liked me?" JJ asked, looking up at Prentiss.
"I wasn't sure how you felt, and I was too nervous to ask you as I didn't want things to be weird between us. I also saw the way you two looked at each other and I wanted you to be happy" Prentiss said quietly.
"I am so lucky to have you in my life" JJ said, resting her head on her shoulder, Prentiss immediately rested her head on top of JJ's. "You always put your friends before yourself, but sometimes you need to put yourself first okay?"
"Okay" Prentiss said quietly before the two sat in silence once again.
A few minutes went by before JJ spoke again "Em" she said softly.
Prentiss lifted her head off JJ's and looked at her "yeah?"
JJ lifted her head and turned her body, so she was now properly facing Prentiss. A million thoughts raced through her mind, asking her if she was sure she wanted to do this, wondering if it was the right time. She shook her head slightly, taking a deep breathe. Prentiss raised her eyebrow as she watched JJ, wondering what she was doing. JJ placed her hand on Prentiss's cheek before leaning closer, pressing her lips against Prentiss's. At first Prentiss was shocked, but after a few seconds she wrapped her arm around JJ's waist. The kiss was soft and slow, and caused butterflies to emerge in both girls stomachs. They slightly pulled away, keeping their foreheads pressed against each other. "I've been wanting to do that for quite some time" JJ said quietly.
"You and me both" Prentiss said, causing both the girls to laugh a little.
JJ pulled her head away and looked at the time on her phone before looking back at Prentiss. "Do you want to go get some dinner?"
"Are you asking me on a date?" Prentiss asked.
"Well, I don't have anything properly planned, so it isn't going to be anything fancy or nice. So, it doesn't have to be a date, it can just be dinner, like how it's been all the other times" JJ said, rambling on.
Prentiss smiled as she put her hand on JJ's arm "girl, take a breath" she said softly. "our dates don't have to be fancy" she said, smiling.
JJ smiled "Will you go on a date with me tonight Emily?" she asked nervously.
"I'd love to" Prentiss said as she stood up "I'll get changed then we can go?"
JJ nodded her head as she stood up, the two of them walked upstairs and into their rooms to get changed.
