So sorry for the long wait! Ive been overloaded with so many things that i shall not bore you into the next decade with. Anyhoo, this chapter is from JJ's pov
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Knock, knock, knock.
Jennifer Jereau sits up in her bed, confused and frustrated at the fact that she is being awakened at…she looks at her alarm clock…2 a.m.! She pushes herself quietly off the bed and makes her way to the front door, grumbling to herself.
"Who in their right mind goes to see someone at 2 a.m.?" she mumbles angrily to the empty room.
She opens the door and finds none other than Emily Prentiss standing on the other side, looking exhausted and hold on, "Is she laughing?" JJ notices something else about her, she looks, lost. She furrows her brow, she was worried about Emily after she heard what happened with the unsub. She wanted to talk to her about it, but when she got back to the building, Emily had already left.
"Emily? What's wrong?" she asks, realizing that she's been staring at her friend in silence for a few minutes.
"Sorry to wake you JJ, but I uh…I just…I can't…" Emily sighs in frustration and JJ realizes what's going on.
"She's asking for help. Well, trying to, at least." She nods her head, letting her friend know that she understands.
"Come in, I'll make some cocoa." She sees Emily hesitate, then nod and step into the house.
"Can I take your coat?"
Emily only nods, then takes off her coat and hands it to JJ. JJ puts it in the closet and proceeds to watch Emily. She's shaking slightly, probably from the cold. Her skin looks pale, well, more pale than usual. JJ prepares herself for where she looks next, the eyes. Emily's are dark, filled with pain and sadness. She walks over to Emily and gently grabs a hold of her hand.
"Emily?" She gets no response. Emily just continues to stare at the floor.
JJ moves closer, "Em? Em c'mon, it's me, JJ."
Slowly, Emily lifts her head, her eyes meeting JJ's. They are rimmed with tears and sorrow. JJ doesn't say anything as she pulls Emily into a hug, wrapping her arms around her neck. At first, Emily just stands there stiffly, but then her arms are around JJ's waist so tightly JJ thought her ribs might crack. Emily's hushed sobs echo through the darkened silence as JJ stands there with one arm around her friend's neck while the other hand runs through Emily's dark hair in an attempt to soothe her. It was like that for a while, they just stood there and held each other, neither wanting to let go because they were afraid that if they do, they'll collapse to the ground.
JJ notices that Emily's sobs have stopped, so she pulls back a little to look at her. She sees that Emily's eyes aren't full of sorrow anymore, in fact, they're the clearest they've been in a while.
"Are you gonna be okay?" JJ already knows the answer, but she wants to hear it from Emily.
Emily looks back at the floor, engaging in an internal battle. "Yeah" she whispers, more to herself than JJ. She looks back up.
"With a friend like you, I know I'll be okay." She gives JJ a watery smile and squeezes her hand. "Thank you, for everything." She says softly.
"Always, Em" JJ answers assuringly. Emily goes to the closet and gets her coat.
"I should get going, saying it's late would be kind of an understatement." She says as she pulls on her coat. JJ grins and gives a little laugh.
"Leave it to Emily to crack a joke after having an emotional breakdown" JJ smiles again, that's one of the many good things about Emily Prentiss, she always knows how to make you laugh. She pulls the door open.
"Let me know that you got home okay" she says in her this-is-not-a-request tone.
Emily smiles, "You bet" and then she walks out into the dimly lit street.
JJ sighs as she watches her closest friend fade away.
"Yeah Em, you'll be okay."
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