I must apologize my editing of the past chapters have left a lot to be desired. I have gone over chapters 4-9 again and they now flow better.(Sorry)
*Okay as always I own nothing of Criminal Minds or Rizzoli & Isles just enjoying using the characters.
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Emily and JJ were assigned to go to the Saab's house to speak with her niece who had been abducted two years ago but got away. Emily was quiet on the drive to the house leaving JJ feeling on edge. Even though she knew that Emily and Hotch had come to some sort of understanding she could still feel the tension pouring from the woman.
"You doing okay there Em?"
"I'm fine Jennifer."
"Em...it's me you are talking to." She said and looked over at the woman who had turned to face her. "I feel your tension."
"Please drop it love..." She said taking the woman's hand and bringing it to her mouth and kissed it. "I'm trying to stay focused on the case so we can get it over with. We need to save this girl and then go home."
JJ saw a shopping mall parking lot and pulled into it and parked, "In other words Hotch's episode in the hall has you doubting yourself."
"No... I never doubt my skills but I do doubt my restraints sometimes."
JJ looked into brown eyes that flashed black a moment, "Em...you know more about this case than you are saying."
"I know that my wife has been reading Carolina's journals and it has brought her closer to me and I have tried to open up to her but I have so much guilt..." Emily looked at her hands pausing.
"You let go of some of that guilt the other night from Kia and that's why you two connected on a higher plain."
"Yes...But..." Emily had tears welling up and fought them back.
"Hey... don't fight them. You are with me...you are with your Blackbird and it's safe for those to fall." She said reaching over and hugging the woman as best as she could. Emily allowed some of the tears to fall but regained her resolve shortly afterwards, "We need to get to the Saab's house love."
"We have a enough time. Now talk to me."
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Maura had been very grateful for Jane's presence with her since Emily left. They had dropped Chessie off with Angela at the Ambassador's house since they needed to be in court early and couldn't drop her off at school.
"Maur..." Jane said getting the woman's attention from starring out the window. "Why didn't Jaclyn go with Emily on this trip?"
She looked at Jane puzzled as to why Jane was asking, "I'm not sure."
"You know the Ambassador has insisted on her being with Emily as a body guard like I am assigned to you."
"I know..." She said becoming curious herself, "...if Jaclyn isn't with her Raphy is." Maura said thinking out loud.
"Maur... why are you so upset about this trip other than she is eight months pregnant. Emily has been on hundreds of cases before. What has you spooked about this one?"
"I have been reading Carolina's journals and something I read was like a prophecy and it seems to fit right now."
"That woman was spooky herself no offense to the dead and since when did you start believing prophecy's of dead people?"
"I..." She paused and thought, "...normally I wouldn't but this woman has been point on so far. I have to at least honor what she says until it is proven wrong."
"I get that but don't be saying things like that in there or our case will fly out the window." She said pointing to the court house. "You ready to go put a murder behind bars?"
"Let's go... I hate that we have to turn off our phones in there. What if Emily calls?"
"She knows that you are in court and JJ is there with her. She will be fine Maur...now let's go."
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Emily took in a deep breath and blew it out, "You ever have wondering moments?"
"I believe we all do. What are you wondering about?"
"If I had stayed in Boston and fought for Maura like Carolina told me too, what would our lives look like now?"
"Well she might have chosen that guy she was engaged to at the time. If you remember she was very angry with you."
"Yeah...fate."
"What?"
"Nothing... I need to go and make a little girl tell me about the worst day probably ever in her life."
"Em..."
"What? That's what we do Jennifer. Then we go and find them and shoot them or lock them up and leave telling the girls the world is better now. But we know they will never be the same afterwards. Their world is still filled with the knowledge that evil exists and sometimes it wins." She said hanging her head, "Sometimes Hades wins." She said in a low voice causing JJ to miss it thinking she was in self pity.
"Oh...we are into it deep aren't we?"
"Don't look at me that way. You have no clue what is coming and..." She didn't finish her statement but hit the side of the door with her fist causing JJ to jump.
"Em..."
"Look there are things I can't talk about at the moment and then go in there to that little girl and be Emily. I'm going to get out here a moment and reel in Michelle before Hotch's prediction comes true." She said as she got out of the car and started walking towards a store hoping there was a restroom in it so she could pee.
JJ called Pen, The goddess is in...speak peasant one."
JJ laughed, "Pen I need you to do something for me."
"Sure JJ."
"I need you to get a message to Maura and ask her if Emily's blood pressure medicine is here with us."
"Oh...no. What's going on?"
"I tried talking to her about last night and the case. I think she knows more than she is telling Pen or she is having PTSD but what ever it is she hit the door with her fist and her eyes flared of Michelle."
"Oh crap."
"Yeah but you can't tell anyone else Pen. She is trying so hard to keep it together but I'm worried about her blood pressure."
"Got it... Will give Maura a call and Dr. Kate in case you need to get a prescription here."
"You are the best."
"You know it...Pen out."
JJ disconnected just in time to see Emily coming from the store and drove up to get the waddling woman. She got into the vehicle, "Are we ready to go?" She asked hoping that JJ was talked out.
"Yeah... let's go do our job." She said repeating Emily's words.
It's starting to get good... :)
Lot's of bread crumbs left in this chapter for the future.