The two brunettes had spent the day in almost complete silence. Two hours after Carrie had retreated to her room Emily had followed her up and the two went grocery shopping together. All attempts Emily had made at conversation were met with one word answers from the teen. Emily eventually giving up, JJ's words from earlier about giving the teen space ringing in her mind. They walked around the grocery store in silence, the only conversation being over which foods to buy. Despite JJ's reassurance, Emily couldn't help but feel like she was doing everything wrong.
Upon returning to the condo, the two put away the groceries, the older of the two showing the teen where everything went. After a late, silent lunch, Carrie went to take a shower and Emily retreated to the study, attempting to get the reports for JJ finished before the blonde arrived.
An hour later, a knock on the study door brought Emily out of the paperwork zone she had entered. "Come on in." she called, quickly hiding all the glossy photos from view. Once Carrie came into the room she continued "Sorry, I just have to finish these files for Jen before she gets here, are you okay? Do you need anything?"
Carrie was very captivated by this room. One wall was covered in a floor to ceiling bookshelf with many original copies of classics, both new and old. By another wall sat a very impressive oak desk with a laptop, several files and stationary all over it. The wall that contained the door was covered in photographs, mapping out the profilers life. The final wall had an artificial fire place with two massive armchairs and a small table between them facing it. It was definitely the most impressive room in the condo, the one which displayed Emily's money very clearly.
"I'm okay, I was just wondering if I could watch some tv?" Carrie said, distracted by the bookshelf.
"Of course, that's no problem." Seeing where the teens attention was, she added, "You're more than welcome to read any of those books you know, you don't have to ask. I just ask that if you take any off that shelf on the far left that you're careful, they're all originals."
"Thanks. Um, I can't figure out the tv, you have like five remotes." Carrie replied sheepishly, playing with her fingers.
"Sorry, come on, I'll show you. You can also record any shows you want or watch regularly, I don't mind at all." Emily then showed Carrie what all the different remotes were for, "If you're hungry you can get a snack from the kitchen, there's soda in the fridge too, just don't eat too much, JJ will be here soon and we'll have dinner then. I'm just going to finish off that paperwork, you know where I am if you need me."
Half an hour later, when Emily descended the stairs to start making dinner, she found Carrie fast asleep on the couch, the previous night obviously catching up on her. Not wanting the tv to wake her, the profiler turned it off and placed the blanket off the back of the couch over her.
Six o' clock rolled around and Emily text JJ, hoping to catch her before the blonde left the office.
Hey, when you arrive can you text me? Carrie fell asleep on the couch and I don't want the buzzer to wake her.
That's no problem, just leaving now, I'll see you soon. Do I need to bring anything? The blonde didn't leave it long to reply.
Just yourself. Emily sent back, catching herself grinning at the phone.
Just as Emily was taking the lasagna out of the oven her phone buzzed, letting her know JJ was outside. Swinging open the door Emily had to make a conscious effort to keep her jaw from dropping. JJ was standing in front of her, her blonde hair in slight curls framing her face, wearing a pair of grey slacks and Emily's long sleeved pink, cotton, v-necked top. Finally meeting JJ's deep blue eyes she realised she was busted and the blonde had noticed her staring.
With a grin on her face, JJ leaned in and whispered in Emily's ear, "See something you like Agent Prentiss? You like seeing me wearing your clothes?"
"I w-was won-wondering where that shirt had gotten to." Emily finally managed to stutter in reply, hearing JJ's giggle move into the kitchen, leaving her standing in the hall, trying her best not to imagine how much better that shirt looked on her bedroom floor.
Silently moving to stand behind JJ, who was now opening the bottle of wine Emily had left on the counter, she leaned in close and whispered in the blondes ear, "While I think you look amazing in my clothes, there are a lot of places I'd prefer to see them." Hearing JJ's breath hitch, she knew the blonde had understood exactly where she wanted it. Their natural, easy flirting was something Emily had missed over the past few days.
Knowing they had to cool it with the teen on the couch, the two took a step back and JJ sat at the kitchen island while Emily finished dinner, the two talking in hushed tones.
Carrie padded into the kitchen just as Emily began plating up the dinner, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "Hey, did you have a good sleep?" Emily asked as the teen slipped into the chair beside JJ, giving her a small wave as a greeting and nodding in Emily's direction, still too sleepy to talk. "Come on sleepy head, grubs up." Emily laughed as the trio made their way over to the table, plates and glasses in hand.
The conversation over dinner flowed much better than it had all day, JJ bringing a new dynamic to it. The two women talking about the team and telling Carrie stories about them all, trying to get the teen more involved. Eventually she started to open up and by the time JJ told the story about Reid and his 'magic' film canister hitting Emily in the head, Carrie was openly laughing, the tension from earlier in the day gone.
Once dinner was finished, the dishes put in the dishwasher and leftovers in the fridge, the three made their way to the living area. JJ had decided to stay for a movie, really enjoying their evening, not yet wanting it to end. Carrie took the armchair, leaving the couch to the two women, wanting to closer observe the dynamic between the two.
"Hey Carrie, tomorrow is Friday, I was thinking maybe we could do a little shopping, I'm sure you need a few more bits and pieces. We can get paint and re-do your room, new linens and the like. The boys offered to help re-decorate on Saturday. Sound good?"
"Yeah sure, sounds good." Carrie was a little less closed off than she had been all day, much to Emily's delight.
Just as Emily sat on the couch her phone started ringing. "Guys this is Hotch, I have to take it, you can pick a film and put it in, wait for me though!" with that she climbed the stairs to take the call in the study.
Back in the sitting room Carrie was debating whether or not to question the blonde about her relationship with Emily. Feeling very relaxed around the older woman she decided to take her opportunity, "JJ can I ask you a question?"
"Of course you can, you can always ask me anything. Is everything okay?" JJ asked, moving down the couch to the end by the armchair.
"Are you in a relationship?"
That was not what JJ had been expecting and it took her a minute to compose herself, think over her answer. Was what she and Emily had a relationship? They hadn't talked about it but JJ knew she wasn't interested in anyone else. On the other hand they hadn't said they were exclusive, as much as that was what she wanted. "Not really, no."
"Funny, those are the exact words Emily used." Carrie replied with a mischievous grin.
"E-Emily?"
"Yeah which is strange."
"Strange how?"
"Strange because I thought you were with Emily." JJ nearly choked on thin air.
"You thought me. And Emily. Were like..." The blond just trailed off, not knowing how to phrase what was running through her mind, "Wait, why?"
"The feelings you have for each other are really obvious. Then there's the little touches and looks. All throughout the time in Denver, I never saw one of you without the other. You guys were holding hands in the car. There's just a couple-y vibe off you two. In Denver Emily said she lived alone but when we arrived here, I was surprised when you didn't live here."
JJ really didn't know how to respond to the teens observations, "What-what did Emily say?"
"She told me that something has happened between you." The grin on her face not leaving much room for mis-interpretaion about what the two had gotten up to.
"Look, it's complicated, I don't know." JJ was very flustered, turning into something reminiscent of a teenage girl.
Before Carrie could reply, Emily came back down the stairs, "Sorry that took so long, had to talk about my time off and paperwork. What are we watching?" When she sat on the couch, instead of taking the opposite end to JJ like most would have, Emily sat in the middle, much closer to the blonde.
Watching the interaction between the two women, a plan started forming in Carrie's head, she was going to play matchmaker for the two women in front of her.