A/N: Thank you everyone who reviewed the last chapter :) I know some of you were a little disappointed with it just being a dream, but I do have a plan, and yes, eventually JJ and Emily will get together. I've already got that situation planned, and as for girls night, this is the chapter leading up to and starting it, and the next chapter will continue it. As always, reviews are welcome and motivational.
Chapter Five
Friday afternoon came pretty quickly for Emily. Ever since her dream at JJ's a couple of nights earlier, she has spent all her time thinking about nothing but that dream. It's a wonder she was able to finish her work before Hotch let the entire team go at 4. They were still off rotation for another week so he decided to give them a well deserved weekend.
Emily turns the key to her door and heads inside. John had called her earlier and told her the stuff she ordered had been delivered. She went and checked the fridge and notices 2 nice sized boxes sitting on her shelves. She pulls one out and opens it. "Oh John. You have gone and outdone yourself this time." She said to herself. She notices some very expensive chocolates in there. She places the box back into the fridge and starts to get thing set up for Garcia and JJ showing up in a little while.
Since her and JJ aren't eating out, Emily picked up the stuff yesterday to make something light just before Garcia and JJ got here, that way they had a little bit of something to eat before they had their girls night of talk, fun and drinking. Emily is done in almost no time, the only thing left is to pull out a few of her special bottles of wine, knowing her choices will go great with the chocolates that she has. Setting them on the bar, grabbing a few wine glasses and adding them there as well, Emily decides to head upstairs to start getting ready for tonight.
They had decided that even though they were not going to go out, and Garcia was going to be dressed up a bit for her date with Kevin, JJ and Emily should at least dress up a bit. Emily had decided on a form-fitting long sleeve front V-neck crimson blouse, she also opts to go with a pair of her black slacks as well. She tosses the clothes on the bed and heads to grab a quick shower. JJ and Garcia are supposed to arrive around 5:30.
It doesn't take her long to get her shower and get dressed. She decides to go with only basic makeup, so that only takes her a few minutes to do as well. By the time she is done and headed back downstairs its only a little after 5.
Emily goes ahead and starts preparing the stuff they are going to eat after the girls get there. It doesn't take long for Emily to finish getting everything set up and ready to go. She just glances at her watch to see what time it is only to be distracted by a knocking on the door.
She opens the door to find Garcia standing in the hall way. "Hey Pen. You look nice." Emily tells her. "Come on in."
"Thank you." Garcia replies as she enters. "And you're not looking to bad yourself Dollface. But just so you know, your stomach called, it would like to be seen on occasion too." She said as nodded at how low her v-neck dips.
Emily bursts out laughing. "Oh shut up Pen. Where's Jayje?" She tells her as they give each other a hug.
"Someone came out and loaded some stuff into a parked vehicle just as we passed the spot, so JJ decided to circle the block, but let me out to come on up. She shouldn't take too long." Garcia continued where she left off.
Emily had closed the door behind Garcia and they made their way back to the kitchen where she grabbed the glasses, one of the bottles of wine and poured three glasses. Just as she finished, there is another knocking on the door. She goes ahead and hands 1 glass to Garcia, which she is promptly thanked for, and grabs another glass to give to JJ and heads for the door.
When she opens the door, what she sees catches her breath. There is JJ, wearing a cobalt sheer silk blouse, styled with beautifully draped details and an asymmetrical, hi-low hem. Long roll-tab sleeves with button cuffs, white denim pants and matching white heels. Emily is lost for words as to how stunning JJ looks.
They both stand there looking at each other speechless for what seems like forever, until Garcia pokes her head around the corner and sees the expressions on their faces. She smiles inwardly, and steps back into the kitchen before she yells "You two going to stand at the door talking or you going to join me?"
Back at the door, both girls are startled out of their slack-jawed expressions, and laugh. Emily steps aside so JJ can come in. "Hey Jayje, you're looking pretty good tonight." Emily said as she licks her lips ever so slightly.
JJ smiles, noticing that Emily licked her lips, takes a deep breath to slow her racing heart, nods her head and says "Thanks Em. You know, you're looking pretty good yourself." Emily hands her the glass of wine and turns to close the door, taking a deep breath as it closes to calm herself. "Thanks." JJ said and takes a sip of the wine.
As they walk back to the kitchen Emily asked JJ "So how was Henry when you left?"
"Oh, he was quick to forget that I was there when Spence showed up. He did give me a hug and a kiss before he ran off to play with him though." JJ said. "I'm sure those two will have fun going to the Smithsonian together." She turns to Garcia. "You didn't forget the movie did you?"
"Oh please girl, you know when I get to choose the movies for these things I never forget." Garcia said. She had actually chosen the movie she brought for tonight specifically to try to help her friends, not that they know that.
"What movie did you decide on Pen?" Emily asked. They had decided since she had to leave early for her date with Kevin, and she had been trying to get girls night started back up ever since Henry was born, that they would let Garcia pick the movie.
But she had been claiming for the last few days she didn't know what she was going to bring yet. Only she did know what she was bringing, she just didn't want to tell them that. So instead she just says "Oh, I'm sure you girls will like it. I just don't want to ruin the surprise. Besides we have more important things to do, like eat."
They both laugh, and JJ asks "And why is eating so important Pen? You do get to go out with Kevin later tonight and actually eat." Emily had went over to the last remaining wine glass and poured herself a glass and took a sip.
"Because eating will get food in our systems so we can start drinking." She replied with a smile.
Both girls smile as Emily shakes her head. "You know Pen, I think you just want to get the eating over with because JJ hasn't stopped talking about how good that cake was or that I was getting more desserts from the same place for tonight, and you have been begging her to bring you a piece of it, which she wouldn't."
"Hell no." said JJ. "That's the best damned cake I've ever had. I really cant wait to try some more of what your friend has prepared for us tonight." She said with a smile.
"Well then lets stop gabbing around in the kitchen, go start the movie, that way we can be snacking on all those goodies before it's over with." Pen said with a smile.
Emily is still smiling. Pen has always been so forward with everything she says. Its one of the reasons Emily and JJ have become such good friends with her. They grab up the bottle of wine Emily has open, the food Emily has prepared, and they all file into the very open and rather large living room that Emily has.
As they get there Emily decides it would probably be best not to be sitting near JJ because then she will just be distracted the whole time, but she seems to be thwarted by Pen, because she had just set her purse into the chair sitting off to the side of the couch. So Emily sets the plate of food down on the coffee table and takes one end of the couch instead. JJ sets the bottle of wine down on the coffee table as well, and walks over to get some coasters for the glasses.
Garcia pulls out the movie, but turns to where the girls can't see what it is and walks to the entertainment center and puts it in, grabs the remote and punches play. She walks back to the chair, and places the movie case back in her purse. She turns back to the couch and sees that Emily is sitting on one end, while JJ took the other.
"Nope" she thinks to herself."This just wont do. They have danced around each other not wanting to get too close for too long now. Time for me to take action." So instead of taking the chair, she walks over to the couch and looks at JJ who glances up at her. "Scoot." is all Garcia said and waves her hand towards the middle of the couch.
JJ shoots Pen a reluctant look, but being the typical Pen they have always had to deal with, she just ignored it. JJ slides over to the middle of the sofa as Garcia sits down at a slight angle. Garcia had wanted to be able to keep an eye on her two friends throughout the night. "You girls ready to find out what I decided we would watch tonight?" Pen asked them.
"Yeah." JJ said.
"Go ahead Pen." Emily said as she take a sip of her wine. Garcia smiles inwardly at the uncomfortable way the other two are acting right now. She's isn't worried thought, they will loosen up after a couple of glasses. And she can't wait. She reaches over with the remote, and pressed play.
