Chapter 18:

"Emily"

JJ spoke so softly that Emily almost missed it. The blonde had been through a kidnapping, torture, memory loss, a violent boyfriend, she had lost consciousness twice. Emily was over the moon that her beautiful JJ had woken up again.

"Hi sweetie. How are you feeling?"

"Thirsty!" Emily picked up the plastic cup with a straw and held the straw to JJ's lips.

"Are you in pain?" Emily couldn't bear the tears welling up in the baby blue eyes and was ready to leave the room and fine someone who'd give the blonde some pain meds.

"Please don't leave me!" JJ pleaded softly, tears starting to flow form her eyes. Emily's heart broke for JJ, but she wouldn't refuse anything the blonde asked of her, so she carefully moved closer to JJ and wrapped her in a gentle hug. Emily's hands moved softly over JJ's body while the blonde cried.

"I will never leave you JJ." JJ's breathing slowed down and sobbing turned to crying. JJ tried to keep her breaths even and calm down.

"I'm sorry Emily. You must be so tired of always calming me down." JJ pulled back from Emily's embrace and turned her head away.

"Hey!" Emily whispered softly, "don't you say that! Don't you believe that for a second." Emily reached out and put one hand on JJ's back. Her other hand brushed some hair out of the blonde's face before she put her hand under her chin and turned JJ's face.

"Sweetheart, look at me please. I can't stand seeing or knowing that you are in pain, so I'll always do everything I can to make the pain go away. Even if it's just for a second."

JJ sniffed and nodded. When Emily lifted her hand to dry away the tears, she closed her eyes and leaned into the touch. The two women just sat like that for awhile, JJ calming more and more down and Emily just happy to help the blonde.

"JJ, what's on you mind?" Emily spoke softly and rubbed her hand up and down JJ's back.

"It's just that earlier when you were sitting with me and we were eating and I had that seizure and all that stuff, I started to remember. So I can remember everything, even the things I don't want to. And now I have this fear that you will leave me. Because you don't have to take time off work and everyone will be so happy with me remembering everything that it will be a lot of fuss. I guess I'm just scared that you'll hide behind your walls. And I know that I shouldn't think like that, because I know you'd never do that. But I guess that I am a little disappointed that you won't be staying with me when we get home. I was looking forward to the whole you moving in and getting my life back on track before taking me out on a date and spoil me rotten."

"Wooaa there Agent Jareau. Hold your horses! I never said I'd spoil you rotten!"

"Out of all the things I said, that is what you got out of it?"

"Yeah, pretty much!" Emily said with a wink and a big grin on her face. "But JJ, you need to relax. Why wouldn't I take you out on a date and spoil you rotten? I am over the moon because of it. This morning, when I was ordered out of your room, I was so scared. Scared that I might have lost you, before even starting to explore us. You are my best friend and I love you Jay, on top of that I really, really like you. I want to take you home and spoil you rotten. I want to help you feel comfortable and keep that smile on your face. Because when you smile, you light up my world."

Emily's declaration made JJ feel safe and loved. Her best friend, and potential girlfriend, always knew what to say and do to make her feel better. It had always been like that, from the first time in Georgia and ever since.

"Em, you're so sweet. You know exactly what to say to make me feel better." The blonde smiled and linked their fingers together.

"If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?"

The two of them had sat and enjoyed a moment in silence, before Emily broke it. JJ studied the older woman while thinking about her answer.

"Hmm... There are a lot of places. Why do you ask?"

"Oh, no reason. Say some of the places you would like to go." Emily shot JJ a big smile and stroke her thumb over JJ's knuckles.

"I would like to go on interrail in Europe."

"Oh! Where in Europe?"

"Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Brittain and Ireland."

"That sounds great. So, when do you want to leave?" JJ's eyes shot open.

"What?"

"I want to take you away for sometime JJ. I want it to be me and you. I want us to explore the feelings between us and learn things about each other. And I want to spoil you rotten. So I want to take you on your dream vacation."

JJ felt the tears well up in her eyes again. How was it possible that this incredible woman was so thoughtful, loving and caring?

"Emily I can't let you do that!"

"Why not Jay? It's not like I don't have the money. And I want to do this for you, for us!" JJ shock her head firmly. She knew she had to fight this with Emily, but she was determined to win.

"Oh... You don't want to go on interrail with me?" Emily withdrew her hands from JJ and looked down on her feet. "It's not a big deal JJ."

"No, Emily! Of course I want to go on interrail with you! But not this time. I would like nothing more for you to take me away and to get you know you more, but not on interrail through Europe. We could go anywhere, I don't mind." JJ sat up in her bed and moved her hands to touch Emily's.

"Yeah? You want to go away for a little while?" JJ nodded. "Okay. So if we're not going on interrail, where do you want to go?"

"Norway."

"Norway? You want to go to Norway? Why?"

"I want to see the mountains and the fjords. The farms and the stave churches. I want to slip away from the city and be surrounded by nature and you." JJ's eyes sparkled and she gave Emily a big smile.

"Well, I guess we're going to Norway then." Emily knew that there was nothing in this world she would deny JJ, and she had found it adorable when JJ had described where she wanted to go and why.

A/N: I know, I know! Usually people don't go on holiday to Norway. But I've never been so many places and I want to show of Norway a bit too. It really is a beautiful country.

And a decision for you: Has Emily ever lived in or been to Norway before? And does she know Norwegian?