I apologize again for leaving you off at the last chapter where I did. I know I'm a tease, but here we go:) I have no idea if there are any bodies of water/oceans etc. anywhere near DC, but lets pretend there are. I hope you all enjoy, thank you so much for all the feedback. You're all awesome.

JJ took a deep breath and paused at the front door. Running her fingers through her hair, smoothing her shirt and smiling, she rang the doorbell. She really hoped Emily liked what she was wearing. She had decided to go with a pair of dark skinny jeans that really showed off her legs and a light blue t-shirt that was particularly low cut, but not enough to look like she was trying too hard. Her hair she had kept down, going for a more relaxed look. JJ just prayed this date went well; a romantic, she was not. Usually she would just pick a girl up in a bar and eventually bring her home to her bed and that was that. She didn't want to do that with Emily; no that was a lie, it was all she wanted, but she wasn't about to ruin things by going too fast. Emily was first and foremost her friend and someone she cared about too much already to risk screwing things up. If nothing ended up coming out of this new relationship, she certainly didn't want to lose Emily from her life all together. Please let tonight go okay. Please let tonight go okay. She chanted as she heard footsteps shuffling towards the door. Next thing she knew she was greeted by a beaming brunette and all her fears seemed to wash away as soon as she saw that smile. JJ loved the effect Emily could have on her.

"Hi!" Emily said nervously.

"Hi Em, you...god you look stunning." JJ said almost hungrily. Her eyes raked over Emily's body. Those jeans hugged her every curve, and that shirt! Shit, JJ knew that if she stepped one foot into Emily's apartment, she wouldn't be coming out anytime soon.

Emily sheepishly looked down at her feet with a small grin. "Thank you JJ. You look fantastic."

"Thank you." JJ said returning her smile. From the way Emily's eyes were wandering, JJ knew she had made the right choice. Her confidence returning, she stuck out her hand. "Ready for the night of your life?"

Emily gave her a small laugh, reached out and grabbed her purse and took JJ's hand. "Yes ma'am. Are you going to finally tell me where we're going?"

"Nope." JJ said with a grin. God she loved the feeling of Emily's hand in hers. Reluctantly, she dropped it to get into her car. The second they shut their doors, the enclosed space filled with sexual tension. She could feel it instantly and she could tell Emily felt it as well. JJ reached out and turned the radio on as some sort of distraction. "Any requests?" She asked.

"No, I pretty much like everything."

"Good to know."

Both women were silent as the music came on. JJ found herself steeling glances at Emily every chance she got, and caught her doing the same.

"Do you think we'll take that case you were looking at today?"

"Em, I have one rule. No talking about work."

"Gotcha, but I was asking more as a way to plan out the rest of the week. Are we going to be free friday night?"

"Why?"

"Cause it will be my turn to take you out."

"We've barely gone on a first date and your so sure we're going to have a second?"

The look on Emily's face could only be described as sheer horror. In the blink of an eye she controlled herself and plastered on her professional 'compartmentalization' face JJ recognized so well. "You're...not?" She asked quietly.

JJ didn't hesitate for a second. They had reached a stop sign, she turned her body to Emily's and gave her the most heartfelt, sincere smile she could. "Friday sounds fantastic. I think they can handle this case without us."

"Really?"

"Yes."

Emily beamed. JJ heard a car honk behind her and she pulled the car out. "So, are you going to give me a hint or something?" Emily asked a minute later.

"Its not a fancy restaurant."

"Fine with me." Emily said with a laugh.

"You might need something warmer than what you're wearing."

"Really?"

"Don't worry, I've got you covered."

"How long until we get there?"

"About ten more minutes." Unable to stand not touching Emily anymore, JJ reached over and took her hand, holding it against the middle arm rest of the car.

JJ instructed Emily to close her eyes five minute prior to their unknown destination. As she felt the car pull to a stop, she released JJ's hand and made to open her eyes.

"Not yet!" JJ said quickly. "Stay where you are."

Emily heard the car door slam, and shuffling around as JJ dug around gathering things from what Emily assumed to be the trunk. "JJ?" She called out. "Can I open my eyes now?"

"No! Stay there. Cover them with your hands so I know you're not peaking!"

"Seriously?"

"Yes!" JJ called out fiercely. Emily just smiled and complied. She had a feeling that she would do anything JJ asked, no matter how ridiculous the request. Emily could hear JJ moving around outside of the car, there was another sound, it seemed familiar, but with the door closed, she couldn't quite place it. The next thing she knew, her door opened and JJ took her hands off of her face and held them. "Don't open your eyes. Come on out."

"JJ..."

"I got you, relax." Emily let JJ guide her out of the car and forward. The ground was uneven at her feet and she stumbled slightly, loosing her balance. She felt JJ's hands tighten around her and hold her steady. "You okay?" JJ asked as they pressed on. Emily nodded. "Just a little bit further."

Emily could feel a cool breeze and the gentle swell and fall of what she recognized as water. "JJ? Are we at an ocean?" She asked, shocked.

"Emily Prentiss, ruin my grand reveal why don't you." JJ said in mock annoyance. "Open your damn eyes." Emily tentatively opened her eyes and took in the gorgeous sight before her. JJ had found some small little beach that Emily had never heard of. The sun was setting right over the water and there was a blanket and a picnic set up down on the sand; a flowered centerpiece and everything. It was possibly the sweetest, most romantic thing anyone had ever done for her. Emily grinned as she turned back to JJ's worried face. She gripped her hands tighter and pulled JJ in close, kissing her for all she was worth. JJ responded with so much enthusiasm, she almost knocked Emily over. The two women stood kissing until the need for air became to great. It was possibly the most fantastic first kiss Emily had ever had. "Does that mean you like it?" JJ asked with a smile as their forehead's were pressed together.

"I love it JJ. This is amazing."

"Well good." The two women headed over to sit down on the blanket. Emily marveled in the food JJ had cooked. Emily couldn't cook to save her life, she even had a knack for ruining boiled water, but JJ? JJ was a better cook than half of the chiefs Emily's mother had hired over the years.

"JJ." Emily moaned. "This is amazing." JJ froze at the sound of Emily moaning her name. She was embarrassed to admit how turned on she was. After the mind blowing kiss, and now this! JJ was pretty proud of herself, this date was turning out to be fantastic. JJ had worried that perhaps the whole beach, picnic thing would be a little corny, but she wanted to do something special and different, to prove she could do this; if not just to Emily, to herself. JJ didn't just want a one night stand, she wanted Emily and she wanted her for a long, long time.

"Why thank you." She answered playfully.

"I had no idea you were such a good cook."

"I have many talents your unaware of Prentiss." JJ said with a coy grin. It got the reaction she wanted. Emily froze as she was about to pop a piece of pineapple into her mouth, staring at JJ in complete shock. Finally she shook her head and laughed, JJ joined in with her.

She was surprised at how easily the conversation came to the two of them. Granted, Emily had always been easy to talk to, but before hand, it was almost always work related in some capacity or another. The little she thought she knew about Emily Prentiss, seemed to only scratch the surface. JJ realized that other than sharing the odd hotel room, the two of them had never really been alone together for any length of time. She felt at peace with Emily. One look into her deep brown eyes and JJ just felt like...well, she didn't have the words to describe it yet. She would figure it out eventually, for now, it felt good and she wanted more of it. As they finished their dinner, Emily grinned and lay down on the blanket. JJ placed herself beside her, and took Emily's hand.

"Thank you JJ." Emily whispered.

"For what?"

"Everything."

JJ grinned and began rubbing circles around Emily's palm slowly, very happy with the reaction she felt from Emily's body. "Thank you too."

"For what? You're the one who did everything."

"Well, you made it worth it."

"Jezz, JJ, you're pretty smooth." Emily said with a laugh.

"I have my moments." JJ rolled over slightly and initiated their second kiss, no longer able to handle not kissing those lips. Emily moaned as JJ slipped her tongue into Emily's mouth and curled her fingers into JJ's hair. They finally broke apart with a desperate cry for air, but curled into each other, watching the water crash upon the shore. Neither woman moved until it was completely dark and JJ released Emily to grab the blanket she had brought. Tucking it around themselves, she happily pulled Emily back into her arms and got comfortable. The sand underneath them was cold, but not uncomfortably so, and their bodies pressed together brought on much more heat than the blanket. Before she knew it, JJ found herself falling asleep.

Emily woke up to find blonde hair in her face. She smiled once she remembered who it was attached too. Shifting her head slightly, Emily looked up at JJ sleeping peacefully beside her. The sun was rising around them, and somehow during the night, they had tangled themselves together even more so than they had already been. Grinning, Emily snuggled closer into JJ and thought she wouldn't mind waking up this way every morning. She couldn't believe how fantastic the night had been. JJ was an amazing person, the more time Emily spent with her, the more she wanted to know. Emily could honestly say she had never felt like this with anyone before. Truthfully, the greatness of her feelings scared her a little. To get this attached to someone was not safe. Anything could happen. JJ might not feel as strongly about Emily as she felt towards her, their jobs were certainly a strain on any relationship, just look at Hotch and Haley. Not to mention the dangers, the uncertainty for long term safety, an unsub could take either of them out at any time. Plus there was always Emily's mother and her endless tales of broken marriages, what image to portray to the world, etc. etc. Emily was just scared, scared, but completely happy.

She felt JJ stirring a little, before she could move or say anything, a still sleeping JJ reached out and cupped her breast. Emily froze.

JJ continued to wake up, but never removed her hand, Emily didn't trust herself to move or breath. Finally, JJ opened her eyes and smiled at Emily. "Morning." She said with her blue eyes still full of sleep.

"Good morning." Emily choked back.

"You okay?"

"Umm, yeah, your...your hand is kinda..."

JJ looked down and gasped, immediately removing her hand with an embarrassed glance to Emily. "Oh shit, I am so sorry Em. I move a lot in the night and I tend to..."

"Its fine." Emily cut her off with a smile, then to further calm the blonde down, she cupped her chin and pulled her into a small kiss.

"Well, good morning." JJ repeated with a smile as they broke apart.

"You said that already." Emily answered with a grin.

"Well, it was worth saying again. I'm sorry, I didn't mean for us to sleep out here in the cold."

"Its okay. It was kind of nice actually."

"It was wasn't it?"

"I do think we should get back though, before someone catches us out here."

"You're probably right. Technically, we're trespassing." JJ said as she sat up and stretched.

"What!" Emily yelled as she sat up quickly. "JJ!"

"Oh relax, we get out of here no one will know."

"You are unbelievable. What were you gonna do if we got caught?"

"Flash my badge." JJ said with a shrug as she began packing up their picnic. Emily shook her head in amusement and went to help her pack the car.

They drove home in relative silence. Rather than the nervous, awkward tension from the night before, the two women had become comfortable with each other. Talking seemed unnecessary. All too soon, they pulled up to Emily's apartment. She was about to turn and thank JJ, when the blonde climbed out of the car. Confused, Emily watched her walk around and open her door before she could. JJ offered Emily a hand with a sheepish smile. Emily beamed and took it, allowing JJ to walk her to her door.

"JJ, I had a wonderful time."

"Me too."

"Thank you."

"You're very welcome." JJ leaned in and kissed Emily. She didn't think she would ever get tired of kissing JJ. And when they broke apart, both women sighed, already missing the contact. JJ bent in and pecked her on the cheek then turned and headed back to her car. She pulled out with a wave and only then did Emily finally go into her apartment; a goofy grin plastered all over her face.