"Did you get my letter?"
Emily hummed to herself, as she pulled into her parking spot, thankful to be back at work even though she had come there straight from the airport. She'd spent the last two weeks on her mandatory vacation that would have been blissful, if her Mother had not gotten wind of the event and requested (demanded) Emily stay with her in Prague. It certainly hadn't been the worst experience she'd ever had with her Mother who was really making an attempt to change the nature of their relationship, but all the same Emily would have rather spent all fourteen days drinking wine directly from the bottle and watching Netflix. Stepping off the elevator on the sixth floor, she was greeted with welcome backs from her colleagues as she took a seat at her desk.
"If possible," Derek teased from the desk across from hers. "You look even more pale, Princess!"
"The Czech Republic isn't exactly known for sunbathing." Emily retorted flatly.
"Besides, Morgan," Reid chimed in. "You know vampires can only come out at night."
"Ooooh! My boy got jokes today, look out!" Derek whooped, laughing at the pleased look on Reid's face as he smiled bashfully.
"Where's JJ?" Emily asked, looking around the office for her girlfriend and not seeing her.
"Coffee." Morgan replied, beaming boyishly when Emily got up from her desk and distractedly grabbed her mug and made for the kitchenette. "No hanky-panky at the office now!"
Emily ignored him and strode purposefully to the kitchenette. These two weeks had really been the longest they'd gone without the level of contact they were used to practically since they'd met each other. They'd had the occasional phone conversation, but with the six-hour time difference and the nature of their jobs, they had done most of their communicating through texts.
"Jennifer." Emily murmured on seeing her girlfriend who was resetting the coffeemaker after having poured the last cup.
JJ turned at the sound of Emily's voice, her expression brightening considerably. "Hey!" she hastily made her way over to Emily and hugged her tightly. "When did you get in?" JJ asked, giving her a chaste kiss, the only type of romantic PDA they allowed themselves at work.
"I got into Dulles over an hour ago." Emily said, unwilling to step out of JJ's embrace but doing so when the temptation to kiss her more thoroughly became too great.
JJ cleared her throat uncomfortably, clearly thinking the same thing. "I'm glad you're back." She admitted as they walked back toward the bullpen. "I missed you."
"Did you get my letter?" Emily asked lightly. She could have easily sent an email, she knew, but there was something special about getting a handwritten letter from someone that loved you who was far away. She grinned, knowing the answer when a blush immediately coloured JJ's cheeks and she slid her eyes away from Emily.
"Yep." JJ squeaked, clearing her throat again as they entered the bullpen.
"I thought I said no hanky-panky at the office!" Morgan accused with a laugh on noting JJ's red face and Emily's vainglorious expression.
"Get your head out of the gutter." Emily demanded, still eyeing JJ and mouthing "later" when the blonde met her gaze.