AN: Disclaimer in earlier chapters. I own Chris and a few other OCs.

CHAPTER 17

Emily was enjoying her day so far. She was able to come back to work and see the family she missed so much. Then a blast from the unwanted past came in. She was doing her paperwork ready for the day to end so she could head home and spend a good quiet night with her girlfriend. But all her plans and her quiet evening were blown to bits.

"Agent Prentiss, you have a visitor." Anderson said as Emily thanked him and a red head with green eyes walked in. Emily saw her first and dropped her pen and dove under her desk.

"Emily?" Reid asked as Emily shushed him and tried to make herself small.

"Em, I can see you." The read head said as Emily got up.

"I found my pen." She looked at the red head. "Jenna, how are you? What are you doing here?"

"I came to see you." Jenna said pulling Emily into a kiss.

As soon as it happened Emily pulled away and saw the door to the bullpen close and a blonde blur make its way around the corner.

"What?" Jenna asked.

"I have a girlfriend." Emily said.

"Take a break and I'll help you forget her." Jenna husked into Emily's ear.

"I don't want to." Emily stepped out of her reach. "I love her Jenna."

"I can be better; you wanted to marry me a year ago." Jenna said lifting her left hand up.

"That was a year ago." Emily said. "Can we do this later? This is my work place."

"I'll be waiting at yours." Jenna said walking away.

"Damn it!" Emily ran to JJ's office and knocked on the door. "Jayje, can we talk please?"

"Go away! I'm staying at my place tonight!"

"Jennifer, it was a misunderstanding."

"Don't call me that and go away!"

Emily sighed and did as she asked.

When Emily got home the door was slightly open and she made a mental note to change the locks. She walked in and smelt dinner on the stove. The candles were lit, there was wine and the lights were dimmed.

Oh shit! Emily thought tossing her keys on the side table placing her purse down.

Jenna appeared with a smile and Emily cursed herself. "You're home, good. Dinner will be ready soon." Jenna went to hug her and kiss her cheek.

Emily backed away and Jenna frowned. "I told you, I love my girlfriend."

"I told you I'd help you forget about her." Jenna grabbed a wine glass. "Have a drink." Emily took it and Jenna walked into the kitchen.

Emily sniffed the glass and crinkled her nose. She quickly switched glasses and smiled to Jenna when she turned around.

Chris couldn't believe what was going on. Her mind was going a thousand miles a minute but when she felt Carrie move her lips against her own she didn't care about anything. She responded to the kiss by grabbing Carrie around the waist and hitting the release button on the seat belt pulling her into her lap.

Carrie moaned as she felt Chris respond. She tried to move her position but ended up hitting the horn and the sudden sound forced them apart. Carrie dropped back into her seat and buckled her seat belt.

"Drive." Carrie said as Chris started the car and Carrie turned the radio on to a loud volume.

Chris obliged and it was a silent ride home except for the blaring music from the speakers.

Halfway through dinner Emily smiled to herself as Jenna began to drop off asleep. Her speech was starting to slur and her eyes nearly shut.

"And sos I tolds 'em…I says to them…" Jenna's head tilted to the side and landed on her bicep.

Emily smiled as she got up and lifted Jenna into her arms and carried her to the couch where she placed her and draped the fleece throw over her. She had just finished tucking her in when the door opened and JJ walked in.

"Em?"

Holy sweet fucking hell! Emily cursed in her mind.

"Jennifer, what are you doing here?"

"I thought we could talk. I overreacted." JJ began as she walked up to the brunette then saw the figure on the couch. "What is she doing here?" JJ asked as she took in the room. Dim lights, candles. She looked to the kitchen where dinner was. "You were on a date?" JJ asked as Emily mentally beat herself up.

"What! No! She had a key, one I should have taken, and let herself in."

"Morgan says she's your ex fiancé." JJ said near monotone.

"She is. But I feel nothing for her."

"Then why did you have dinner and why is she still here?"

"I'm not gonna drop her off on my doorstep." Emily said as JJ huffed.

"You don't need to explain yourself anymore, you're free and we're done." JJ said placing her copy of the condo key on the side table. JJ walked out managing not to slam the door on her way out.

"Shit!" Emily groaned running her hands through her hair aggravatingly. Jenna made a few noises and Emily glared. Then her gaze turned soft. She had loved Jenna back then. They were gonna get married. Then Chris came to live with her and Jenna said she couldn't handle a kid. After that Jenna left.

Emily sighed and began cleaning the kitchen. After it was done she went to her room and got ready for bed. All she could think before falling asleep was: Fuck my life.

Chris and Carrie walked in the front door around four the next morning.

"What was that? In the car?" Chris asked as Carrie shrugged.

"I don't know. Do you regret it?" Carrie asked with a challenging eyebrow as they stepped into the kitchen.

"Do you?" Chris asked. She was tired of regrets to be truthful. She had too many with Shay.

"I want to but I can't." Carrie answered as Chris leaned against the fridge and she filled the tea kettle with water.

"Why?"

"Because of what we are."

"What are we?" Chris asked taking a seat on the island counter.

"You're starting to sound like Dr. Reynolds." Carrie pointed out making Chris scowl. "And I meant with our situation, we're foster sisters, and us being girls alone will make some people disagree and I'm not gay." Carrie sighed.

"I don't regret it. Shay's given me enough to regret since she got back and I don't need another." Chris sighed walking over to Carrie. She lowered her face to Carrie's so their lips were an inch apart. "Just tell me and I'll stop." Chris said hopping off the island. Chris took the silence as her answer and brought their lips together softly and shortly. She pulled away only to have Carrie bring their lips back together.

Carrie pushed Chris into the island counter deepening the kiss. She pulled her down flush against her body. The thoughts going through either girls' heads were jumbled and incoherent even to themselves. Neither showed signs of pulling away.

A moan caused them to pull away.

"What was that?" Carrie asked as Chris shrugged and walked into the living room to find Jenna sound asleep and Chris began making hand motions of strangulation. "What?" Carrie asked.

"Mom's ex fiancé." Chris said heading for the stairs. She didn't even bother knocking before walking into the bedroom. She jumped onto the bed and continued to jump till Emily woke up and pulled Chris down.

"What the hell?" Emily asked sitting up.

"What the hell is Jenna doing on our couch?" Chris asked getting off the bed.

"She showed up at work yesterday." Emily answered.

"Why is she on our couch?" Chris asked.

"She still has her key." Emily answered. "She wants to get back together and JJ may or may not have seen her kiss me." Emily yawned using a pillow to block the swat to her shoulder from Chris.

"I'll go talk to JJ, you get rid of her." Chris said.

"JJ broke up with me." Emily blurted stopping Chris in her tracks.

"What?" Chris asked turning around.

"She dumped me, let me handle this ok?" Emily asked as Chris frowned.

"Four days, that's when I want Jenna gone and JJ back." Chris said walking out.

"Everything ok?" Carrie asked.

"No, I'm tired." Chris said as she walked into their room and looked at Carrie. "Get some sleep." Chris said heading to her bed.

Carrie grabbed her arm and pulled her back. "Wait." She whispered against Chris' lips.

"Carrie…" Chris was interrupted as Carrie brought their lips together again.

"You said you'd stop if I told you, I don't want you to." Carrie said pulling Chris back into her.

The close proximity was enough to cloud Chris' mind and feeling Carrie's lips on her in hungry needy kisses sent her mind into a black abyss with nothing but Carrie shining through.

Two minutes into it Chris felt like she did before summer came and tore her apart. Chris fought the feeling down. This was Carrie, not Shay. She repeated it in her head long enough she began to believe it and it was the truth. Carrie was nothing like Shay.

When JJ got to work she immediately noticed the absence of Emily. The older agent would arrive shortly after she would when they took separate cars or when JJ would stay the night at her own place which only happened a few times since they got together or…JJ wasn't sure really. They hadn't gone on one date and it was already over. It was unspoken that the two had become girlfriends. It didn't need to be spoken it was just there. But they weren't together anymore so she shouldn't care.

Thirty minutes later and everyone had arrived but there was still no sign of Emily. When she went to call a case meeting fifteen minutes still no Emily. She got to the briefing room and set everything up.

"Agent Prentiss won't be joining us; she strained her muscle yesterday and wanted a day with her kids." Hotch said.

"Understandable, she was saying how distant Chris and Carrie were becoming since Shay came into town." Garcia said.

Back at the Prentiss residence Chris was giving Emily the silent treatment and glaring at Jenna every chance she got. The land line rang and she checked the caller ID before leaving it for the machine.

'Hi this is Emily…' Chris' voice chimed in. 'Chris…' Carrie's voice came on. 'And Carrie…' the finished together. 'Leave a message after the beep!'

The machine beeped and the voice of Elizabeth Prentiss filled the room.

"Emily dear, glad to know you changed that boring voicemail, now be kind as to open the door."

Emily turned to Chris who turned to Carrie who looked through the peep hole and nodded.

"Shit!" Emily cursed as Carrie opened the door.

"Be careful, Chris looks ready to pounce." Carrie teased as Elizabeth stepped through the door.

Elizabeth saw the reason for the joke. "Jenna, I thought my daughter got rid of you a year ago." She said nonchalantly.

"Well I'm back Elizabeth." Jenna said as Chris scoffed.

"Yeah right, you were just leaving."

"Jenna, please leave, I need to talk to my mother alone." Emily looked at the kids. "Go to your room."

Chris unfolded her arms and glared at Jenna once more. "Fine." Carrie followed Chris to the stairs and stopped on the fifth one.

"It was nice seeing you again Elizabeth." Jenna smiled sweetly before walking out the door.

Once the door shut Chris and Carrie walked down. "Finally."

"What is she doing here? Chris and Carrie have been telling me about how well you and Agent Jareau are doing and I come to see her here?" Elizabeth asked.

"When did you meet Carrie before today?" Emily asked.

"We went out to lunch." Chris answered.

"Stop changing the subject." Elizabeth said.

"We were doing great, Jenna showed up at work and kissed me in front of JJ, JJ got hurt and told me she was staying at her place, when I got home Jenna had a romantic dinner ready, she had drugs in the wine and so I switched glasses on her and when she passed out I put her on the couch and JJ came in and saw the dinner and then Jenna and ended it." Emily explained quickly as Chris and Carrie stared in shock.

"The one girlfriend I approve of and you ruin it." Chris growled.

"I didn't ruin it! Jenna did!" Emily defended.

"However it was ruined, you better fix it." Elizabeth said then turned to Chris and Carrie. "Have you got a dress for the fall formal?" Elizabeth asked as Chris looked at her feet. "I will take you girls now, come Emily, you are accompanying us, go get ready girls."

"Mother they have a week." Emily argued.

"Yes, but how long till the best are taken?" Chris raised her hand to get her two cents in but Elizabeth shot her down. "And you are not wearing a tux." Chris put her hand down.

"I wore one last year." Chris mumbled and Emily went wide eyed. Her mother didn't know that.

"She did?" Elizabeth asked Emily.

"I was away on a case." Emily said.

"Really?"

"Yeah, Chris you're wearing a dress this year." Emily said and Chris frowned then shrugged. She would just have Tara bring it and she'll change there. "And no back ups." Damn it!

"Fine, we'll go shopping." Chris groaned.

"It isn't that bad." Carrie said.

"I'm not the shopping type, I get what I need and leave."

"Suck it up for a day." Emily said and Chris huffed, pouted and crossed her arms like a petulant child and Elizabeth called her out on it.

"Christian you are sixteen years old; you look like a petulant child."

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