Chapter 17:
When Emily talked, Garcia simply sat back and carefully studied the profiler. There was something about Emily when she talked about the blonde. Her eyes would light up and her face would unconsciously turn into one happy smile. She knew that Emily had experienced a tough life and to some she came out as a emotionless, hardworking woman. Garcia agreed that she was hardworking, but as the blonde had gotten to know Emily, not the tough criminal ass kicking FBI agent or the Ambassador's daughter, she had found that Emily was anything but emotionless. She was a passionate, loving, beautiful woman who cared about her friends and would do anything and everything for them. She had worked so hard her whole life, and sometimes she was still driving herself hard.
"When I finally gather up the courage to tell her that I like her, I cause her to have seizure." Emily looked sad and shock her head. "I'm just a heap of bad luck!"
"Oh, Emily, don't you think that for a second! JJ is so lucky to have you! I am lucky to have you, the team is lucky to have you, hell the whole WORLD i lucky to have you!" Emily couldn't help but smile a little while Garcia talked, her voice grew louder and louder and she started to wave wildly with her arms to prove her point.
"Okay, point taken! But I'm not sure if I agree!" Emily could only laugh at Garcia's outburst, she knew the woman was trying to cheer her up. "I mean, yeah, sure I'm important to you and JJ. And maybe the team too. But the world? That's a slight exaggeration."
"Oh no no no, my profiling friend! Because you make a difference. You make sure that the men and women out in the world can sleep safely at night. And yes, you may only work in the US, but the techniques you use do not stay here. The profiling the BAU teams do is helpful for all the other countries in the world. They learn from you! So in a way you, my friend, are making the world a better place."
Garcia reached over the table and put her hand over Emily's as she spoke. When she locked eyes with the brunette, she saw insecurity and fear in her brown eyes, and Garcia tried to let reassurance and love flow through her own.
"JJ is going to be okay, sweetie! We both know she is a fighter and she fights hard for the things she wants. She told you she liked you, so she will fight for you."
Emily just nodded, while she processed everything her friend had told her. She knew the blonde was right, they did help a lot of people out in the world. And she was right about JJ too. The woman really fought for what she believed in and what she wanted. It was one of many things Emily admired JJ for. She looked into Garcia's eyes and smiled.
"Thank you."
"Anytime! Now are you ready to head back to the hospital, princess?" Emily rolled her eyes at the nickname, but nodded and rose to her feet.
Once they arrived at the hospital Emily went to see if she could sit with JJ for awhile. Garcia went over to the waiting area and she was soon joined by Nathan Jareau.
"How was your breakfast?"
"Oh, it was nice. How's JJ?"
Nathan sighed and twisted his hands. "No change. She's still unconscious." Garcia nodded and they sat in silence for awhile.
"Can I call you Penelope?"
"Oh, please do, Nathan!"
"Okay then. Penelope, can you please tell me about how JJ is at work and as person?"
"JJ is so incredible. She is smart, funny, beautiful, caring, compassionate and really, really good at her job. Do you know what her job involves?" Nathan shock his head.
"Well, JJ is the team's liaison. She is the face and voice of the BAU. She talks to the media and coordinate things with the local PDs. On top of that she is a fully trained FBI agent, so she goes on interviews and raids with the rest of the team. But she also has the hardest job on the team, and we all admire her for it, she is the one to pick the cases we go on. Every day she reads case file after case file to find out who needs the BAU to come and assist. How she does that, no one knows. Your daughter is strong and honorable and you have all kinds of reasons to be proud of her Nathan."
When Emily arrived JJ's hospital room, Nathan rose to her feet and gave her a hug.
"Hi Emily. How was breakfast?"
"It was good. I really needed to eat something." Nathan smiled at her, before he bent down to kiss his wife's cheek and walk out of the room.
"Emily, come and sit here." After Nathan left the room, Emily had stood awkwardly by the door, not daring to move closer to JJ's bed. When Cindy called her over, she slowly made her way over to the bed and sat down in the chair next to Cindy.
"How are you?"
"I'm feeling a little better. The food helped a little and talking with Penelope helped a lot." Emily smiled. "Thank you so much for letting me stay with JJ!"
Cindy just smiled. "You know, Jenny has told me a lot about you"
Suddenly Emily felt nervous and she started to fiddle with the hem of her shirt.
"Will you tell me about her?"
"Don't you already know her?"
"No. I know my Jenny. I would like to hear about your JJ." Emily shifted uncomfortable in her seat, not sure where to begin. She closed her eyes for a brief second, and started to talk.
"JJ is one of the most amazing people I've ever met. She is kindhearted, hardworking, strong, loving, honorable, beautiful and stubborn. She maters to a lot of people and she have the ability to make anyone feel special. That is one of the things I admire about her and it's also one of the things that makes her so good at her job.
JJ is our liaison and her job is to coordinate the local PDs and talk to the press. It's amazing to watch her hold a press conference. The reporters thinks the can fool the pretty blond liaison, but they are proven wrong time after time. She only says what she wants them to know, and she knows how to play them. Whenever she's done with a press conference, it's easy to see the adrenaline rush she gets from it. Her words are one of her strongest sides.
When we go out to interview victims families or witnesses she is so wonderful. She shows respect and empathy to the victims families and she makes the witnesses feel like they really helped the case, even if they didn't.
She is also one of the, if not the best, shot in the FBI, so going on raids with JJ makes you feel safe. If she has your back, she won't let you down. She protects and fights for the things she cares about.
And she is so, so very stubborn! Sometimes when we're away on a case that seams hopeless, JJ always manage to keep us going. She pushes us and we find new hope in her strength. But sometimes she is to stubborn for her own good. Put the woman in a hospital bed and she will ask the doctor to leave with both legs in cast.
Every day she has to deal with case file after case file that requires assistance. JJ has to choose witch case the team picks up and witch that only require profiling help from one of us. Every day this woman amazes me.
She is an amazing woman and I'm glad and honored to be apart of her life. You should be so proud of her Cindy, I know I am."
"Thank you Emily. I never realized how hard her job must be."
The two women sat lost in their own thoughts, both thinking about the blonde lying on the bed.
"Emily, could you sit with her? I need to stretch my legs a bit."
"Of course Cindy! If Nathan and you wants to come back in here, I'll leave!"
"Thank you Emily. I'll talk to Nathan and let you know." Cindy rose form her seat and smiled at Emily. She was really beginning to like this woman.
"You know that you're honorable, strong and beautiful as well?" Cindy asked softly before leaning down and pressing a gentle kiss on Emily's cheek. "Thank you so much for being there for her and for telling me about her." Cindy smiled and walked out of the room before Emily got a chance to reply.
"Wow, Jay! Your parents are something else." The brunette chuckled and leaned closer to the blond. She tok the blonde's hand and lifted it to her lips and pressed a soft kiss in her palm. "Please wake up. I really need you Jay!"
Emily kept holding the hand and whispering things to JJ. It went from begging her to wake up to telling her how much she loved her.
Suddenly Emily felt JJ's hand tighten around her own. JJ's eyelids fluttered and then brown eyes locked with blue.
"Emily"