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JJ tapped quietly on the door, watching the startled analyst, jump up from her desk in surprise. Smiling warmly, Garcia silently beckoned the media liaison into the computer filled room and quickly wrapped her arms around the petite woman, after not seeing her for a week.

"You okay Pen?" JJ asked quietly, after never seeing the other woman so subdued before.

Shrugging, Garcia waited until they both took a seat before speaking. "I thought you were Kevin."

"What's going on, Pen? Reid's freaking out, he thinks he wrecked everything between you and Kevin and with his friendship with you guys." JJ pressed in wonder as the slightly older woman removed her glasses and dried her eyes.

"Kevin needs time. He thinks I was trying to make a move on Reid." The blonde explained with a scoff. "It was all me, Reid has nothing to worry about. I kissed him."

JJ raised an eye curiously. "Well from what I hear, it wasn't just some kiss."

The technical analyst shook her head uncertainly. "It was nothing. It's just Kevin is the first man that's stuck you know. And that night, it was a boy's night, Reid was being his usual clueless self and I was feeling a little apprehensive about the impending wedding."

"You make it sound as though it's a life sentence not marriage." JJ smirked as Garcia smiled widely.

"Reid was just being nice and I was a scared little girl and now Kevin is avoiding me." The San Franciscan closed her eyes before adjusting her glasses behind her ears.

JJ leaned forward and took her friend's hand in her own. "Do you love Kevin?"

"With all my heart," Garcia replied with a loving and genuine smile.

The liaison tilted her head and sighed. "Do you want to marry him?"

Garcia nodded and smiled again as she spoke, "With all my heart."

"Then you should go to my office." JJ smiled and shifted her eyes to the door suggestively.

"He's..." Garcia's jaw dropped as the realisation dawned on her. "You talked to him?"

"I gave him some perspective. Now go and reassure him. He's standing in front of my desk scared stiff that he's going to lose you." JJ chuckled at the memory of forcing the nerdy computer analyst to her office, his memory of her firing a bullet through the bureau seal and killing Penelope's shooter from a difficult angle, still fresh in the male analyst's mind.

Garcia rolled her eyes at her friend's meddling and stood to go and find Kevin. Before she opened the door, she rested her hand on the doorknob and turned back to face the still sitting liaison. "Wait, how was the wedding?"

"Good." JJ smile weakened as she turned her gaze to her hands. "Awkward. I've got some damage control to do."

"You and Hotch?" Garcia raised her eyes expectantly. Knowing that she was asking if anything had happened, JJ shook her head.

"Are friends, but I should go and talk to him." Standing JJ smiled as they walked down the corridor together and she had to nudge the analyst into her office.

The communication coordinator took a deep breath as she entered the bullpen. Prentiss had called in sick, so there was no reason for her to feel anxious about seeing her, but for the first time since she started working with the BAU, she dreaded walking into Hotch's office.

As she passed Reid's desk, she gave the young doctor, with a bruised eye, a reassuring nod before making her way up the few steps.

Hovering outside of the unit chief's door, JJ hesitantly knocked and entered. Instantly, she was surprised to find him sitting on the couch and not behind his desk.

As their eyes met, JJ suddenly flashed back to the awkward few days the two agents went through in Pennsylvania. They'd spent the rest of their time together talking about anything other than the kiss on the night of her aunts wedding, and the subsequent drive home had been very quiet.

"Is there something you need JJ?" Hotch asked in a concerned tone.

Nodding, JJ closed the door behind her and sat on the edge of the table, their knees knocked as she took a reassuring breath of air before continuing. "Hotch what happened at the wedding. I wasn't ready."

Hotch placed the file he was reading on the empty space on the couch next to him and sat up straight. His nerves were evident as he looked at JJ with an uncertain expression. "That should never have happened. It was inappropriate, I'm your boss..."

"Hotch, I wanted you to kiss me. I'm just still healing." JJ interrupted quickly and noted his stunned wide eyes.

Blinking a few times, Hotch cleared his throat and ran a hand over his face. "JJ, I'm not sure... We can't."

"I know. Hotch I don't want things to be awkward between us. Especially after everything that has happened. Can we please stop avoiding each other? I miss you and Jack." JJ asked with a hint of optimism.

Hotch rolled his eyes and sighed heavily. "It's only been a weekend JJ."

"And it's far too long. You and Jack are coming over for dinner tonight, I'm making my specialty." JJ grinned widely, and the profiler could tell, the tone of her voice, said she wasn't taking no for an answer.

Hotch raised an eye in amusement. "Take out?"

"I have skills my friend. No one can order like I can." They both chuckled as JJ stood, pressing down her shirt as she moved.

Hotch stood with her and nodded once more. "We'll be there after work."

"Great, we'll expect you around seven." JJ stated, implying that the unit chief wasn't allowed a late night in the office. He was silent as he watched the liaison leave his office, the sound of his heart beating in his chest pounded in his ears.

Moving around to behind his desk, Hotch placed his head in his hands as he tried to assess the situation. Over the weekend, it had become apparent to the agent that his feelings for the blonde woman, weren't going to be able to just be pushed to the back of his mind.

And she wasn't making things easy for him.

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