Chapter 7
Erin Strauss sat in front of the FBI director with a proposal for his consideration. He closed the file folder and placed it down on his desk
"I have watched the recording from yesterday. They both did a marvellous job after disobeying a direct order given by their direct supervisor. I can not reinstate them, Erin." He typed on his computer and brought up some social media sites "that's seventeen sites about our FBI wrestlers, and that's a polite name. They have hundreds of thousands of followers. I cannot in good conscience do it, Erin, but I have a suggestion." The director laid out his plan
"I think I can work with that, sir." Smiled Erin
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Erin Strauss, Hotch, Rossi and Morgan knocked on the door of Emily's and JJ's condo but received no answer.
"Miss Garcia, can you confirm their cell phones haven't moved since you last checked?" Strauss asked Penelope Garcia over the phone
'No, Ma'am, still at the condo." She answered
"Derek, please get us through the door," Strauss asked her boyfriend
Morgan smiled and pulled out the lock picking machine and inserted it into the lock, working the handles until he opened it. He carefully opened the door. Not knowing what to expect, he walked into the hall to find everywhere dark. They walked into the lounge and opened the drapes to find a mass of beer and wine bottles spread out with various liquor bottles.
"Look!" Hotch pointed to Emily asleep half under the coffee table, clutching a giant stuffed stegosaurus. Everyone laughed at her as she would be mortified to be seen like this.
"Dave put some coffee on and find the Advil. I think they are going to need it. Derek, find Jennifer, please. Be careful of Mrs Slugger." Erin detailed
Rossi moved off to the kitchen to start the coffee and make some food for the two women. Morgan looked for JJ in her bedroom to find it empty. After ten minutes, he found her wrapped in the shower curtain asleep in the bathtub, snoring gently, cuddling an open bottle of tequila. Taking his own life into his hands, he gently shook her shoulder to wake her up.
"Hey, Blondie, time to wake up!" Morgan quietly asked her
Morgan walked into the lounge, supporting a very hungover JJ. He sat her down on the settee next to an equally ill Emily. JJ reached across to steal Emily's coffee mug, taking a large sip and closed her eyes, sighing in utter delight at the delicious taste. Hotch handed Emily a fresh cup to forestall any argument.
Over the next few hours, they continued to make the two women drink coffee. They now sat showered and dressed a little hungover on their settee with the B.A.U seated all around them.
"God, I wish I was a witch so I could magic this headache away," Emily announces very quietly, holding her forehead still clutching her steggie.
"Firstly, I would like to apologise for Derek breaking in this afternoon. But I have a job offer for the two of you." Strauss announced.
"Thanks for throwing me under the bus, sweetheart." Derek laughed, looking a little worried.
"You are fine, Derek. It hurts too much to hurt you today." JJ quietly laughed
"I watched you forfeit your new jobs and help that man and his family yesterday. I also recognised the name of his new lawyer; it's your lawyer, ladies, who just happened to wave all his fees. I spoke with the director this morning on your behalf. Whilst you can never be reinstated in the FBI or FBI police, he has agreed to my recommendation. You are now my civilian Roving Personal Aids. You will work out of my office for me, helping the field B.A.U teams in and out of the office as needed by me. You will have no police powers or carry a weapon. You will help collate information as required. The director has authorised you to be able to question suspects at the police station. Initially, it will be solely with agent Hotchner's team until you have regained the trust of the other unit chiefs. And if you mess with me." Strauss is interrupted by Emily and JJ
"You will sack us both!" Both Emily and JJ answer together
"Oh no, no, no, you won't get off that quickly. You will be demoted to be my P.A's bitches, she will make your lives so dull and brain-numbing it will be like a prison for the two of you with your intellects. You will wear badges that sound if you get within 2 meters of each other. Get the point. Smiles Strauss
"Yes, boss." They both replied
Smiling, Rossi handed Emily and JJ a large paper bag. JJ opened her bag and gave David Rossi the evil eye as she held the new stuffed JJ super FBI witch doll from her social media shop. Emily opened her bag to reveal her stuffed witch doll. They were, after all, social media Queens now after Roy Pearly publicised the Salem case.
"Thanks, the guy's, I think," JJ replied, smiling
"Report to my office by 09:00 tomorrow." Strauss smiled
"Boss." Both Emily ad JJ replied
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Emily and JJ stood apprehensively outside the main entrance to Quantico, ready to start their new jobs with Strauss. They entered and bumped into their old supervisor for the day by the metal detectors and just smiled.
"Good morning," they politely nodded at him entering the nearest available lift
Arriving at the B.A.U floor, they took a deep breath, trying to calm themselves. Emily reached for JJ's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, and walked out of the lift. They entered Strauss office and sat down in front of her desk.
"Good morning Mrs Prentiss and Mrs Jareau, ready to get started." Strauss acknowledged them and handed them some paperwork and their permanent security badges. "Follow me."
She walks them to the rear entrance to the round table room. Once they enter, they find the whole B.A.U team stood around the table. Garcia screamed like a child and enveloped both Emily and JJ in a vice-like hug. "I'm glad you both came back to the family." She sniffed " I thought you had both given up the fight."
"Never I remember shortie tell me once. It's not the size of the girl in the fight. It's the size of the fight in the girl. It just took us getting off our little pity party to remember that. Asking the director to help keep the team together was the start of our healing it just derailed a little the other day." Emily replied, "it's good to be back helping." She smiled
Reid left the room to bring in a tray of cupcakes iced in green with chocolate flying witches. Emily and JJ just laughed, grabbing one each.
"Emily, Jennifer, I would like to thank you both on behalf of us all for going to see the director on our behalf. We know things have been rocky between us since Salem, but can we all agree it's in the past and move on. And I would like to point out to everyone in the room we now work for one and with two evil witches." Morgan laughed
Morgan's quick reactions were not fast enough to avoid the slap Erin Strauss gave him to the back of the head. The group just laughed at Morgan's face. "Boss, can you slap him for us, please?" Emily and JJ both asked
Morgan moved out of Strauss's reach but was surprised when Hotch and Reid slapped him from either side. For the first time since the fallout in Salem, Emily and JJ felt like members of the team, they might not be FBI agents anymore, but they are back with their B.A.U family.
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Emily was sat on the bed dressed, ready for bed, the day had been good, not as natural as usual, but hopefully, that would come with time. Emily smiled to herself after all that had happened. She was still working at the B.A.U as a civilian profiler. They had not realised how much the job meant to both of them until it had been taken away because of their petty and very public fallout.
"Are you all right in there, Jennifer?" Emily shouted to her wife in the bathroom.
"Fine, I will be right out," JJ replied
Emily just closed her eyes, waiting for a cuddle before bed.
"Emily! I've been a wicked witch and need you to punish me!" JJ called out, leaning against the bathroom door frame.
Emily smiled and sat up, looking at her wife. She had to swallow hard. JJ leans against the door frame dressed in an illegally short black dress painted head to toe in green with a giant wart on her chin.
"This very hot wicked witch needs punishment, don't you think witchfinder?" A sultry JJ asked, walking across towards the bed. JJ reached the bed and crawled on, and started teasing her wife,
Emily can only admire the green beauty at the end of her bed. She has lost the ability to speak at present and nods vigorously. "E...E-Er yes, you have." Emily stuttered.
JJ smiled, loving she still could make her wife speechless. She crawled up and flopped down onto Emily's lap. "I've been naughty. Spank me."
Emily smiled and raised her hand.
I'll leave them there. I hope you enjoyed it.