Three months later
JJ sighed sitting down at her apartment, she called Mac to come over after a date that went horribly wrong. Mac thankfully had a key of her own, she let herself in to find JJ curled up on the couch crying softly.
"Hey JJ." She said sitting on the floor next to JJ, she took her hand in her own. "You want to tell me about it?"
"He doesn't understand why I don't want to take the next step." JJ whispered, for the last two months JJ had been dating Ron, from the floor below the BAU. Ron knew of Emily and JJ's past relationship and loathed Emily with every fiber of his being because he could tell JJ would never look at him the way she still looked at Emily.
"Just tell him you are not ready?"
"I have."
"Then… maybe you should break up with him. He's a jerk to you anyway Jen, you know this."
"No!" JJ said and moved away from Mac.
"JJ come on look at how miserable you are, you love her just admit it."
"She left me, we're done."
"When's the last time you actually talked to her?"
"Today."
"No JJ not as agents, as your best friend."
"I don't know."
"JJ how the hell do you expect to make it through your life like this? How many times did you tell me over the years that she was the person you were going to marry, have kids with?" JJ looked at Mac with fire in her eyes, she grabbed Mac's shirt pulling her as close as she could.
"I was wrong." JJ growled out and pushed the girl away, faster than Mac thought possible JJ was out of the apartment and gone.
x-x-x
"Ron go back to your lesser floor." Emily said brushing the annoying younger man off as he followed her around telling her that she needed to tell JJ she no longer loved the woman.
"I'm not kidding Emily! This is serious, she won't do anything till she's certain there is nothing between the two of you."
"Nothing like what Ron? Have sex with you? Well for shits sake then I really don't wanna tell her that I don't love her do I? Considering the thought of Jennifer sleeping with you makes me sick." Emily said turning sharply on the man, they stood toe to toe, Emily a good 3 inches taller than Ron.
"Emily," Ron growled at her. "I mean it, she's not some teenager anymore that can experiment. She needs to settle down and get married, to a man." At that Emily pushed the man away from her.
"Screw you Ron now get out of my face and off my floor!" Emily shouted.
"Prentiss!" JJ shouted behind Emily she walked up quickly, "What do you think you are doing?"
"Trust me Jennifer you would be just as disgusted with what he said as I am."
"You don't have the right to call her that anymore." Ron said and JJ glared at him.
"Shut up Ron and go back to your desk." JJ said.
"No Jennifer it's time to realize that you need to grow up and settle down." Ron had taken hold of JJ's arm as he spoke.
"Well I'm sure not doing that with you!" JJ said pushing Ron away. He grabbed at her again but Emily reacted, she forcefully walked him backwards till his back hit the wall.
"Be damn glad I don't shoot your ass Ron, get the hell out of here before I kill you." Emily said shoving him out the doors. When she turned back around JJ was already gone.
x-x-x
Emily sat in the park reading the file she had to build a profile for by tomorrow morning.
"How dare you!" Emily heard and looked up from her work only to see JJ standing in front of her.
"How dare I?"
"You promised me you would never forget that you loved me, till you were 90 and had Alzheimer's." JJ said tears falling quickly down her cheeks. Emily stood up and wiped them away.
"I didn't forget that I love you Jennifer. I just realized that I was creating more pain than good."
"You don't get to decided that!" JJ said and Emily pulled the crying woman into her arms.
"Ok, well then why did you agree that we should break up?" Emily said, resting her head on top of JJ's like she use to.
"I don't know." JJ sobbed and Emily chuckled, she tilted JJ's head so she could look into the crystal blue eyes.
"We can fix this JJ." Emily said softly, she leaned down and kissed JJ. "Please let's fix this, I can't have another night without you in my arms."