100 Ways To Say I Love You

by PhoenixFalls

Each chapter is a sentence prompt from a tumblr post called "100 Ways To Say I Love You." Exploring Jemily from pre-relationship to marriage. Chapter length ranges from drabbles to longer. These all take place in a singular canon-divergent AU and are in chronological order to each other, so it's one continuous story. Major canon events are mentioned and some changed slightly

63. Chapter 63

"Cross my heart and hope to die."

They didn't fight very often, they never had. Emily was avoidant about things that bothered her sometimes, but she had gotten much better at sharing with JJ since they'd started dating, largely because JJ could be just as stubborn as Emily and she was very much the 'talk it out' type. JJ couldn't recall what had started this particular fight, but they had both dragged it on for over a week, the pressures of work doing nothing but feeding into it.

Even Henry was starting to feel the tension, which was why JJ was willing to put her pride aside and call a truce. "Do you have a minute?" She asked, going into their bedroom where Emily was sitting up against the headboard, reading a book.

"Not if it's to argue." Emily muttered darkly, closing her book.

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about." JJ sighed and sat cross-legged on the bed across from Emily. They stared silently at each other for several tense moments, Emily's expression guarded, before JJ ran a hand through her hair and made the overture to peace: "I've missed you." She said. They'd been interacting perfectly cordially at work, and studiously avoided each other at home. Even when they'd gone to bed at night, they would turn away from each other, silently disentangling themselves in the morning after they'd gravitated to each other in the night. It was exhausting and JJ missed her best friend.

Emily's gaze turned soft and she bit her lip nervously. "I missed you too."

JJ let out the breath she'd been holding in relief. "I don't want to fight anymore."

Emily shook her head and tentatively reached a hand toward JJ, smiling slightly when JJ's open hand met her halfway. "Me either." She covered the top of JJ's hand with her free one. "What were we even fighting about?"

JJ gave a breathy laugh and shrugged. "I don't even remember, honestly." She rose to her knees and moved closer to Emily, kissing her softly when the brunette tilted her head up. "But can we promise to not fight this long ever again?"

"Cross my heart and hope to die."