Part 12

It's into the night, and Jennifer and Maggie share an intimate moment together in Lila's guest bedroom. They lay underneath the sheets, Maggie positioned on top of the other blonde, feeling the heat of each other's body. Their pelvises can be seen moving underneath the sheets as Maggie holds the back of her lover's head while they passionately kiss.

The kiss is broken. Jennifer closes her eyes and tilts her head back into the pillow as she allows Maggie to have her way with her. Maggie places a gentle hand on the side of her lover's head and rubs her temple with her thumb. Jennifer lets out a moan of pleasure as the two blondes' intimate moment draws near its end.

Once the rhythm slows down, Jennifer lets out some heavy breaths as Maggie eventually comes to a halt. She slowly sets herself beside Jennifer and shares a quiet moment.

After things begin to settle, Maggie asks the blond agent a question, "Jennifer."

"Yeah, Maggie?"

"I'm really enjoying this thing we're having right now, but," Maggie pauses for a moment. "We both know you're going to have to leave soon. So I wonder is this thing we have just a fling, or do you think it could be something special?"

Jennifer looks at Maggie sincerely, "I'm not too sure. What do you want it to be?"

"I want to keep on seeing you," she answers.

"In that case this thing we have can be something special."

"They say long distance relationships are what often ends the relationship for most people though," Maggie says concerned.

"Well I'm not most people," Jennifer remarks confidently. She sees it didn't quite convince Maggie. "Relationships are never simple. The best ones tend to be the relationships that can still be strong despite the obstacles in the way. I guess we'll find out what kind of relationship we have when that time comes."

The statement fails to put a smile on Maggie's face. "Hey come on, we don't even know what will become of this relationship of ours," Jennifer tells her. "Even if we don't make it as a couple, it's not like we can't still be close. Just look at you and Lila."

Maggie gives her a stare. "Okay hopefully our relationship won't be that short," Jennifer adds.

Maggie eventually cheers up a bit, "Maybe you're right. I guess I'm just worrying too much."

"If you really want this relationship to last, then I'll try my best to make it last too," Jennifer tickles Maggie on the jaw with a finger. "I'm not someone who easily loses interest."

"By the way, are you going to be at the station again tomorrow or the studio?" asks Maggie.

"Good news and bad news. Good news is that I'm returning to the studio again. The bad news is that someone else will be watching Lila after she gets off work."

"So basically they're just going to be switching it up from today," assesses Maggie. "Would you be able to join your colleague in watching over the place?"

"Nothing says I can't, but my teammates might find out about us if I do. So if you want to spend some quality time together after work, it just won't be here."

"Ah screw it," inserts Maggie. "We can put off sex for one night. Especially if they decide to have the person taking your place, be Reid again. I don't think Lila would want us to leave her alone with him."

So the following day, Wednesday, the three blondes find themselves accompanied by Elle. They got off work a while back and are finding out what it's like to have a fourth person around.

"Noticed anything suspicious yesterday JJ?" asks Elle as she paces around the house.

"It's been the same," her colleague answers. "Pretty quiet for a while now."

Elle thinks to herself for a bit. Lila sits quietly on the couch, Maggie on a one seat sofa; both staring at the two female FBI agents.

"Maybe a bit too quiet," wonders Elle.

"Believer of the saying something's not right if it's too quiet, Elle?" Jennifer assumes.

"Well if Joe Martinez is any indication, you can never be too sure if someone's spying on you or not," responds Elle. "I'm going to take a look around the perimeter."

"Be careful," Jennifer says to Elle as the three blondes watch the other agent walk outside through the patio door.

"Elle isn't that bad, is she?" Jennifer asks Lila once Elle was out of view.

"She's okay," Lila shrugs. "She must be growing on me; might take a bit longer for your other coworkers though."

"I could probably guess which coworkers would take more time than others," remarks Jennifer.

"I don't mind Morgan and Hotchner too much," the actress replies. "Though I don't think I've ever seen Hotchner smile; I wouldn't be surprised if he's one of those people whose facial expression is the same even when they're happy, sad or even laughing. Gideon and Reid are another story."

"Spence isn't too much on the social skills, so I can see how he could have gone overboard with the precautions that you told me about," the agent comments.

"It was to the point he found it necessary to sit on a chair and watch me as I sleep. Even though I told him the alarm would go off if anyone sneaks in," Lila adds. "And Gideon, ugh, it's gets too depressing being around that guy."

"He's been profiling serial killers for too long," Jennifer acknowledges. "Wouldn't be most people's cup of tea to be around with."

Maggie stands up from the one seat sofa. "Say what? How about we watch some TV to get off this topic?" she suggests to lighten up the mood.

"Yeah let's," Lila gets off the couch and heads towards the next room where the big screen TV is.

Hours have gone by. Elle's cell phone rings, "Elle here... okay sure, I'll be right there." She hangs up the phone and looks at Jennifer who's standing beside her, "Hotch wants me over at the station with him to look at a few things concerning the case. Stay with Lila in the meantime."

"That's not going to be a problem," Jennifer reassures to her with a grin and her arms crossed against her chest.

As Elle begins to leave the house, Jennifer moves towards the living room where Lila is located. She relaxes on one of the couches and gazes at the plasma screen. The blond agent stretches out a bit then spots the portrait up on the wall. "I've noticed that on the wall for a while now, but never knew what it was supposed to mean."

Lila turns to Jennifer and sees that she's focused at the collage. "Oh that? That's a collage Mags made for me a while back. As for what it means, she took significant images from my life, chopped and then mixed them up like a puzzle."

Jennifer stands up and examines the portrait; the images begin to get clearer, "I'm starting to see things now."

Maggie steps into the room from the kitchen with a drink in hand. She shifts her head when she notices Jennifer staring at the wall. "Oh you're looking at that."

"Pretty creative gift you got Lila, Maggie," Jennifer comments; her eyes still trained on the portrait.

"Thanks. I thought Lila might like it."

"And I do like it Mags," Lila informs.

"What's that house at the bottom?" the agent wonders.

"Which house?" Maggie asks.

Jennifer points to pieces of a white house with a red roof. "The one we see here, and over here."

"Oh that's the country house," she answers.

"What's the story behind it?"

"I could tell you that," asserts Lila. "Back in the years after we just got out of college, like many actors, I had trouble getting roles, so I had to wait on tables part time. At the time I was living in an apartment on Houston Street. Then one day Mags and I saw that country house up for grabs. I told her how much I would have loved to live there once I could afford the place. Mags then suggested we combine our earnings to pay for the place, so we moved in together." Lila then realizes something else, "You know I think that's when we started sharing our house keys Mags."

"I believe you're right Lila," Maggie confirms.

"Even after we moved out of there, we trusted each other enough during those years to give the other the spare keys to our homes."

"That's very thoughtful of you Maggie," Jennifer tells her.

"It was better than either of the places we were living in at the time," Maggie takes a sip of her drink.

"Mags did more than that," the actress adds. "She got into the whole film business to try and help me get work. So she took jobs in a number of crew positions; got friendly with the people; then once there was a guest spot or a small role in a movie that wasn't cast yet, Mags would try and land me the gig. It actually worked several times. So I figured to do the same thing in return."

"Were you the one that got Maggie the production assistant job on the show?"

"Yes she was," Maggie answers.

Jennifer takes a seat back down on the sofa. "What were you planning on originally doing before you joined Lila in the film industry, Maggie?"

Maggie sets her glass down on the coffee table and sits down beside her girlfriend. "I have an interest in how things work. Like how it's incredibly simple to open a door and a lock, but most people wouldn't know what's in a door or lock and how they function that way. That was the kind of stuff that interested me. Took several mechanics and forensic classes back in college; was thinking of either becoming an engineer or maybe a forensic scientist."

"Wow Maggie, you really stuck by Lila through all the hardships," Jennifer comments.

"Well if there's anything Mags is, it's loyal," Lila says appreciatively of her friend.

Maggie smiles bashfully, "Sometimes you have to give things up to help those you care about. Besides I don't consider it a loss. I worked on numerous productions that focused on those specific details. They often bring in experts, and I chat with them when they do."

Jennifer looks at Maggie and then leans in; snuggling up to her. She can't help but feel that she's a lucky woman.