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A/N: Can I just say I'm seriously pissed off about AJ and Paget? Also, I went to LA last month and got to hang out with Paget for a bit on Saturday (July 10th) and she is the sweetest, most amazing, kindest person I've ever met! She deserves so much more than crappy CBS. Anyway, here is the next chapter!
After dinner, JJ and Emily said good night awkwardly, kissing each other chastely, not knowing what the other person wanted and too afraid to make any move. They went to sleep in separate rooms.
The next morning, Emily shoved the comforter off her, she always slept warm, no matter what temperature she was in. She shakily made her way to the bathroom, not having fully woken up. She went to the loo and brushed her teeth. Remembering that JJ was in her house, she brushed her hair and washed her face to look more awake. Luckily, she didn't need any make up to conceal anything. The only thing she really thanked her mother for was her skin. It was quite close to perfect.
She went out, thinking that JJ would still be asleep. It was 7am and she knew that not everyone woke up early. She was quite surprised to find JJ on the tiny table with coffee and the newspaper.
"Good morning! What time did you wake up?" Emily asked, approaching JJ.
"Good morning to you too! Coffee?" JJ asked and made her way to the kitchen at Emily's nod. "I woke up about an hour ago. I don't know why, but I just automatically get up at 6, no matter when I sleep!" JJ explained, pouring the coffee. She was a morning person and was feeling happy with what had happened last night.
She handed Emily the mug and cocked her head to the side. "What's up?" Emily asked, after seeing JJ's expression.
"You know, we're doing this all wrong. I was supposed to have kissed you good morning first and then given you coffee." JJ said, studying Emily's expression, to see if she had overstepped.
"That can be easily rectified." Emily said, smiling. She put down her coffee mug and leaned into JJ. She put her arm around the blonde's waist and pulled her closer. Their lips met and JJ hummed in satisfaction.
"Good morning!" Emily said, pulling back. She picked up her coffee mug and the two of them headed to the little table and just read the paper, occasionally stroking each other's hands. After finishing the paper, JJ looked at the time. It was almost 8, and JJ had to be in at work at 9. She had a meeting with the other liaisons at 9:30 and she had some files at her place that she needed to pick up.
"Shoot! I have to leave now. I have a meeting and some stuff I need for it is at my place." JJ said, getting up. She didn't like how abrupt this was, but she couldn't help it!
"Uh, okay." Emily said, unsure of why this was ending so fast.
JJ took Emily's hands in hers. "Hey! Listen, I lost track of time, which is why this is abrupt. I'd love to spend the morning with you, but this meeting is something I cannot miss and I had totally forgotten about it yesterday when I came here. I'll tell you what, Friday night, my place. I'll make us dinner and we'll do this morning over again. Deal?" JJ said, feeling bad when she saw Emily's hurt and confused look. She smiled when she saw Emily smile and leaned in and kissed her, longer than what they had done so far. "I really wish I didn't have to go." JJ said, squeezing Emily's hands.
"I know. But, I get it. Have fun at your meeting and we're on for Friday!" Emily said, giving JJ a last kiss, before she hurried out.
Friday at work was painful. Fridays were generally painful, because the team couldn't wait to get to the weekend. They probably worked more weekends than having time off and this was a rare weekend where they had time off. If the team was restless, it didn't come close to describing Emily and JJ.
They constantly texted each other and then started using the office communicator when Morgan asked who Emily was texting.
"Hey Prentiss! Who's the dude?" Morgan asked, trying to see into her phone.
"Hey! Get back! And it's not a dude." Emily said, lightly pushing Morgan away from her.
"Riiiigghtt. I believe you. That's why you are all giggly, texting back and forth and now you're going red. Sure it's not a boy." Morgan said, with a smirk.
"Actually, she never did say the other person wasn't of romantic interest. She just said that it wasn't a boy. And from what I've observed, I believe that she is more inclined towards girls." Reid said, very seriously.
"I think you're right boy genius! Look at her blush! Who is she Prentiss?" Morgan asked, now with a mile wide grin, looking at the very embarrassed Emily.
"No one you know." Emily said, glared at Reid and disappeared to the ladies bathroom.
"I really hate when they do that!" Morgan muttered. He was torn between trying to get her to tell him and allowing her some privacy. The gentleman in him won and he decided that he would just be happy for her and that he would wait for her to tell him.
It was finally the end of the day. Reid packed up and left immediately after making a phone call to confirm his flight. He was going to the Grand Canyon. Morgan looked at Emily, who honestly looked a little nervous, after being excited and restless the whole day.
"Hey! Whatever tonight is, it's going to be fine. Just relax, be yourself and the woman won't be able to help falling in love with you. You are an amazing person." Morgan said, resting his hand on Emily's shoulder.
Emily looked up and smiled. "You really are a nice guy Morgan. Thank you. I guess I'm going to be nervous till it actually happens, you know?" she said, smiling.
"Yeah I know." Morgan said, squeezed her shoulder and left.
Garcia wasn't in because she was down with the flu and was working from home. Emily was eternally grateful for this, though she did feel bad for the technical analyst, but she would rather have Garcia sick at home than here, where everything was under a microscope. She did not need an all knowing, all seeing presence right now.
"Hey! What are you thinking about?" JJ asked, coming up towards Emily, go bag and case files in hand.
"Oh, just feeling a little guilty. I need to buy some flowers tomorrow." Emily said, cryptically.
"Why?" JJ asked, grinning. She could tell that the answer would be something that would amuse her.
"Um, I'm kind of happy that Garcia is sick and at home because she can't grill us here and I feel bad because I'm happy, so I'm going to send her flowers tomorrow." Emily said, taking very fast.
"To ease your guilt.." JJ asked, ending the sentence with an implied question.
Emily nodded. JJ just grinned and squeezed her forearm, with a sudden rush of affection. This was why she liked the profiler so much. There were quirks to her that she found adorable.
JJ waited for Emily to shut down and they left together. They got into JJ's car and went to the grocery store for some supplies for dinner. While JJ shopped, Emily slipped out to go to the Blockbuster store next door and get them a movie to watch. After much pondering, she picked up Miss Congeniality, because it was always a crowd pleaser. Emily could pretty much relate to pre beauty queen Gracie more than anyone else. She met JJ by the car and the two set off.
JJ was nervous. This was the first time Emily was coming over, and she hoped that Emily would like her place as much as JJ liked Emily's. They reached the apartment building and JJ parked in her assigned spot. The two got out and started walking towards the elevator. Emily slipped her hand into JJ's free hand and grinned at her. She was already feeling better and was now looking forward to the night, rather than dreading it. They entered the elevator and Emily immediately kissed JJ when the doors closed.
"I've wanted to do that all day!" JJ said, a little breathlessly. She leaned back and dug her keys out. The elevator pinged open and Emily got out first. She waited while JJ got out and led the way. JJ opened the door and went inside and flipped on the lights and motioned for Emily to come in. Emily went inside, her mouth open with wonder. If Emily thought she collected antiques, she was an amateur compared to JJ! She had furniture that was old, eclectic and looked like they could tell a thousand stories. Her walls were adorned with paintings, some original and some copies, that depicted the rich, colourful lives of people in Spain, India, the Middle East, China and other parts of the world.
"JJ! I love this! This is my dream house! She ran up to see a painting that showed the Japanese tea ceremony up close.
"You like it?" JJ asked, still sounding uncertain.
Emily looked back and walked back to JJ. "Like it? I love it!" Emily enthused and kissed JJ. In half a second, all thoughts about paintings, history and culture were out of Emily's mind as her entire being concentrated on the woman before her. She thrust her tongue into JJ's mouth and tangled it with hers. They made out furiously for a few minutes, before breaking apart panting.
"Dinner can wait right?" Emily asked, looking into JJ's blue eyes that were growing darker by the second.
"What dinner?" JJ replied and led Emily into her bedroom.
A/N – I don't think I'm up for writing M rated stuff, so I'm going to leave this to your imaginations! Thanks for reading and sticking with the story! If you guys want to read about my experience meeting Paget, I've blogged about it in my blog – .com