A/N: Hey guys! Sorry it's been awhile, I'm becoming crazy busy with exams in school, but I've been getting lots of requests for updates, so here it is! My updates on all my stories will be slow for a few weeks because I'm taking IB exams, but I'll update as much as I can! Thank you for understanding and supporting me! :)
Two weeks later, Riley woke with JJ's naked body laid across her own. She sighed and settled deeper into her own hunter-green sheets, JJ's light hair nearly matching the gold comforter on the bed. They'd finally decided to stay at Riley's house for a few days as Riley had to continue with her job, while JJ was still on leave. Suddenly, Riley's bliss was interrupted when her phone rang with the oh-so-familiar ringtone, and sure enough the caller ID further confirmed her prediction.
'Gabriel'
While Riley's small but upscale apartment was a nice change of scenery from JJ's house, it wasn't exactly a hideaway from Riley's not only friend and coworker, but neighbor.
"Hey" she said in what was barely above a whisper into her phone, rubbing JJ's bare shoulders as she did, the blonde starting to stir.
"Good morning sleepyhead! Have a long night?"
Riley rolled her eyes and ignored the question,
"Gabriel, I am capable of waking myself up, FYI. Just because I took a few weeks off to be with a friend doesn't mean I've forgotten how to function."
"Oh yeah that smokin' hot blonde! She still with you? I hope you didn't think you've been hiding her for the past four days, I see everything."
"Okay, and you called me the stalker when I moved in?" Riley laughed a little, JJ now fully awake, her big eyes watching Riley intently.
"Yeah yeah whatever. Well you have five minutes, I'm standing right outside your door with your breakfast and if you aren't ready within those five minutes, I'm coming in."
Riley remembered the key she'd given him, and looked at JJ frantically, motioning for her to get up as quickly as possible.
"Alright, hold your horses!" Riley shot up, accidentally sending JJ flying off the bed in a tangle of sheets.
"Oh my god, sorry!" Riley exclaimed to JJ in a harsh whisper.
JJ simply busted out laughing, and Riley felt herself blush,
"Uh…who are you talking to?"
Riley suddenly remembered Gabriel,
"Uh…no one…talk to you soon bye!"
"Wait did you and your frie-"
Riley cut him off, hung up, and dashed for the shower.
"Was that Gabriel?" JJ asked half-joking half-teasing.
"Yes!" Riley called as she pulled her hair up and stepped into the steaming liquid.
"Well, what did he want?" JJ asked after a pause.
"He'll be in the door in about two minutes so get dressed!"
Riley finished up her shower and stood in wide-eyed horror to see JJ in nothing but a black oversized tee that barely covered her butt.
"JJ!" Riley shoved on the closest pair of jeans, t-shirt, and jacket as she heard the door open and footsteps dashing to the master bedroom.
"Hide!" Riley shoved JJ into the bathroom and closed the door as Gabriel dashed into the room and tackled her, picking her up over his arm.
"Gabriel!" Riley shouted at him, laughing as he spun around. She playfully hit his shoulders, and nearly got the wind knocked out of her system when he set her down on her back on the bed.
"You're bad, you know that, right?" She smiled up at him.
He shrugged,
"Well, I try. Can't let your life be too easy now can I?" He winked at her and Riley rolled her eyes. However, her giddiness went away when her eyes landed at what laid next to Gabriel's foot; two pairs of what was obviously women's underwear. Sure enough, one was JJ's lacy blue pair and the other her own black briefs. She distracted Gabriel by shooting up and grabbing not just-what she assumed-was her own breakfast, but Gabriel's as well, and dashing to the kitchen.
"Hey!" He called after her, and soon enough she heard him chasing her.
She stopped dead in her tracks, turned around, and held his breakfast out for him to catch. He dashed by, taking it from her hand, and landed on the couch.
"Way to surrender!" He flashed a mischievous smile at her.
"I think you've tortured me enough for one day." She sighed and sat down next to him.
Five minutes later, they were both sipping coffee and biting into bagels when JJ walked in. Riley was relieved to see that she had added a pair of red plaid pajama pants to her outfit.
"Good morning." She said to the two of them, rubbing her eyes as she did.
"Hey there." Gabriel said, his eyes widening.
Riley shoved his arm and called to JJ,
"There's a mug of coffee on the counter for you."
"Thanks!"
JJ padded into the sitting room and settled into a chair across from the couch where Riley and Gabriel were seated.
"I'm Gabriel." Gabriel stood and leaned over, stretching out his hand for JJ.
"Hi, nice to meet you. JJ." JJ smiled and shook his hand, smiling at the ground.
"I uh, I'm so sorry for your loss…of your husband." Gabriel was sincere as his eyes met JJ's.
"Oh, thank you." JJ's heart ached as her mind wandered to her deceased husband.
"I lost my own wife a few months ago."
Riley looked at Gabriel, surprised at the information he'd just shared. He hardly ever discussed Amelia, who had died working as a spy doing dirty work. He barely talked about it with Riley, let alone strangers, but Riley knew he was simply saying it to help JJ feel better.
"Wow, I'm so sorry."
JJ paused,
"It's horrible, isn't it? Like…one second, the person you love most is right there in front of you, and then…
"They're not. Just like that." Gabriel finished JJ's sentence for her.
JJ nodded, relaxing a little bit.
Gabriel and Riley finished their food and left for work, deciding to simply go together in Gabriel's car. Riley drifted off into thought, reflecting on the moment she'd shared with JJ in the bedroom before they left.
"Hey, no pressure or anything, but…could you try and tell him about…us? I mean he's one of your closest friends and I think it would make things easier."
JJ looked over her shoulder at Riley as Riley gathered her things for work.
"Yeah, sure. I think he likes you. I mean, not like…I like you but, as a friend, I mean-"
"Riley! It's okay! I know what you mean." JJ smiled and chuckled a little.
Riley took a breath as JJ walked up to her and placed her arms around her waist,
"I didn't even get to kiss you good morning." JJ stared intently into Riley's eyes.
Riley leaned in and pressed her lips to JJ's, kissing her softly. Even though it had been two weeks, her lips still tingled with sparks whenever they shared a kiss. She sighed,
"Alright, I'll see you tonight."
"I better." JJ winked playfully.
Riley smirked,
"Call me if you need anything."
"So, how long have you two been together?"
Riley was shaken back to reality when Gabriel asked her the surprising question. She simply gave him a confused look.
"Come on Riley, I saw the way you two were looking at each other. And really? The underwear was a dead giveaway."
Riley smiled to herself,
"It's only been two weeks but I've known her for years. We started…liking each other a few weeks ago."
Gabriel simply raised his eyebrows, taking his eyes off the road for a split second,
"Hot."
Riley rolled her eyes,
"In your dreams lover-boy."
