Chapter Six

They are almost finished watching D.E.B.S. About halfway through, Emily went, got a box of the chocolates, one of the bottles of wine that would go great with them and headed back to couch. Garcia had noticed that both JJ and Emily had relaxed a bit and were not as stiff as they were when the movie had started.

They had been laughing and joking since that point and just having a good time. JJ and Garcia both were enjoying the chocolates, but Garcia had to stop so that she wouldn't ruin the date with Kevin. Emily made sure to keep her wine filled so she would stay comfortable enough to bring up what she wanted to talk about tonight. She just couldn't figure out how to do that.

Fortunately she didn't have to think about because JJ started talking to her. "Em, you have got to show me where this place is that sells this food. There isn't anything I've tried that I have not liked yet."

Garcia is nodding her head in agreement. "She is right. This stuff is fabulous. I can honestly say I wish I had told Kevin we would do the date another night so that I can sit here and keep eating. These are my favorites so far though." She said holding up a brownie.

"Yeah, the Chunky Cheesecake Brownies are really good. I tell you what Garcia. Why don't you come by tomorrow around lunch time, and we can go down to the shop? I know the owners, and they are really great people. JJ will already be here" and at that JJ gives her a look asking what she is talking about. "What, its not like your going to be driving home after all you've already had to drink. No, you can stay in the spare bedroom tonight. Now back to where I was. We can get a quick bite to eat for lunch and then I can take you guys down there tomorrow. How does that sound to you guys?" Emily asked.

Garcia manages to avoid grinning at JJ discomfort about staying at Emily's. Especially after she had been drinking. But she hopes something can come from it so she looks at Emily, "I'm fine with it what about you JJ?"

"I don't know. I mean, it sounds fine. I just think I should go home. I never said anything to Spence about what time I would be home. I just figured it would be late." JJ started but Garcia cut her off.

"No Jayje. Emily is right, you have had enough to drink to not be driving, and we have all needed this, so just relax. Give Reid a call and just let him know. I'm sure he won't have a problem with watching Henry an extra half day."

"Fine I will call him here in a little while. Since I'm crashing here, go ahead and top me off." JJ said as she holds out her glass to Emily to refill. They continue talking and laughing for a while before Emily decided she is going to tell them.

She got up, put away the movie and pulled out her Ipod to put it on the docking station. She changed the play list to "Girls Night In" that the three of them had set up a long time ago, and had been adding to ever since. She didn't even remember how many songs were now in the list. She went ahead and set it to shuffle and turned the music up a bit and hit the button that turned on her surround sound that causes the music to play throughout the whole of the downstairs complex.

As she is doing this, JJ notices that Emily is fidgeting, and knows she is about to tell them what she had been wanting to tell them all week. Ever since JJ found out she has worried. JJ has had some possible ideas, among the worst she is afraid of most, is that Emily might be leaving the BAU. But she knows she is about to find out, so she pushes back everything just like she does when she gets in front of the cameras and asks Emily, "Em... what's wrong?"

Emily knew they would notice, especially when she started getting nervous. She takes a big gulp of her wine, steadies her breathing and turns around to face her friends. They both are looking at her waiting for her to go, knowing this is something she wants to talk about, but neither pushing, knowing she will start to talk when she is ready.

Emily takes a breath and starts. "Now I know you both have some idea's as to what I wanted to talk about here tonight. And you have both been supportive about not bothering me or bringing it up at work, and for that, Thank you. This has been something I've wanted to tell you both for a while, but just never really had the right moment. After the hospital visit again last week, I decided its time for me to stop hiding as much of myself as I can from everyone. I need to start letting people in, and you both have been so great and tell me things about yourselves nobody else knows. But I was not raised that way. I was taught to bottle it up, bury it deep down in compartments to figure out at a later time on your own. And I've lived my entire life that way. But since joining the BAU and becoming friends with a group of people I never considered would welcome me the way you all have, and making me a part of your lives, its only fair you get to know more about me."

She had managed to get that all out but now she is at the point of telling them. Her mouth went dry and she takes another drink of her wine. "Just spit it out Prentiss." She keeps thinking to herself over and over. Both girls are still sitting on the couch waiting for her to say the rest of what she wanted to say.

"Em." JJ said. Emily realized she had been standing there a few minutes without saying anything. She also knew JJ just called out to her to pull her out of her thoughts and back to where she wanted to be. JJ wasn't trying to rush her, that Emily could see in JJ's eyes. There was something in her eyes though that Emily couldn't tell what it was, but that's because JJ was in press release mode.

"Look I just wanted you two to know, that I'm gay." she said in a rush. "Jayje, if it makes you uncomfortable staying here or anything, or if either of you don't want to come over anymore, I will completely understand." She rushes out. And with that, she starts to make her way towards her kitchen, giving them time to talk with each other if need be. "There, I've said it." she thinks to herself.

As Emily turns to the kitchen, Garcia gives JJ a slight push. After JJ looks at her, she mouths to her "Tell her, now the perfect time to get it out there."

JJ understands what Garcia is trying to say, but JJ is still scared herself. The fact that Emily just told them she is gay is not remotely part of the scenarios that she had figured Emily would be telling them tonight. JJ stands up and turns to Emily and says "Em, wait." Emily stops just as she gets into the kitchen, and turns back slowly. "It's fine that your gay. We don't have a problem with you being gay, or being around you now that we know. We are your friend and we love you for you. There is nothing to be ashamed of."

Not what Garcia had in mind when she told her to tell her. And Garcia lets her know too. "That's so not what I meant and you totally know it." She said in a whisper to where Emily couldn't hear but JJ did. JJ did happen to be blocking Garcia from Emily's view right now, so Garcia stood up and nodded. "She is right Emily, we don't care. Come on, come sit back down. I wanna hear all about how you discovered it yourself. I bet that is an interesting story." Garcia said with a smile.

Emily was a little awe-struck. Just like that, both JJ and Garcia, fine with the fact that their friend is gay. A friend they have occasionally spent then night with in the same bed, and they don't seem bothered. She walks back over to the couch and they both hug her at the same time. Before she releases them from the hug she asks "Are you guys sure your OK with it?"

They both squeeze her a little harder. Garcia is the first to respond "Of course it is."

"Yeah, Em. It's fine." JJ agreed.

"Besides I had my suspicions." Garcia said.

"What?" Emily said as she pulled back to stare at Garcia.

"Of course. All our girls night outs we have had, and you and Jayje both have had every type of guy imaginable hitting on you and you're always turning them down. It only makes sense that you were not interested in guys." Garcia said.

"But JJ always turned them down too." Emily replied.

A quick look of fear crosses JJ face before she can control it, but Garcia catches Emily's attention before she can turn to JJ. "Yeah, but JJ always flirted with them just enough to keep getting us free drinks. And besides that, she thought she was secretly seeing Will and none of us knew about that either." Garcia explained.

Now JJ can't hide her shock. "Wait. You guys knew I was seeing Will all that time and you never said anything?" JJ asked.

"Of course we didn't Jayje." Emily said jumping in. "We don't profile each other remember? Yes we noticed, but we knew you would tell us when you were ready. We just didn't think it would take as long as it did. I didn't think it would last as long as it did either. But you did have one good thing come from that relationship."

"Henry" JJ said with a smile. Both Garcia and Emily smile and nod in agreement.

Garcia grabs the wine off the coffee table and refills everyone's glass, and then sits back down on her end of the couch pulling Emily with her to sit in the middle. "Now start telling about all the beautiful and exotic women you have been with, and remember...details." Garcia said with a smile.

They all laugh and sit back down as Emily starts to explain to them about founding out in college that she was gay.

A/N: Just a couple quick notes, first the rest of girls night is coming soon. Have not decided if I'm going to have Emily actually tell the girls a story or 2. Secondly, I will be going on vacation starting Thursday, and I will try to get the next update before I go, and maybe even 1 while I'm on vacation. If not, I hope it will be soon after I get back. If I don't post before, gonna go ahead and apologize now. As always, thanks for reading and sticking with me, and for the reviews.