The next morning came too soon for the pair, and Emily's alarm signaled that it was time to wake up. Emily quickly shut the alarm off and tried to sneak out of JJ's embrace without waking the blonde.
"No!" JJ's voice was heavy with sleep, "stay with me!" She held Emily tightly around the waist, and the brunette wanted nothing more than to crawl back into the bed and sleep.
"Baby, you know I want to, I really, REALLY do. But I have to get ready. I need a shower before I leave for the case." Emily carefully removed JJ's death grip and moved out of bed. "Go back to sleep, your alarm is set and I'll be really quiet!" She leaned down and kissed the top of JJ's head before heading to the shower.
Once the door closed, JJ sighed and rolled over. She inhaled Emily's scent for a minute before she got out of bed and threw some of Emily's sweats and a shirt on. She didn't want Emily to go, but she knew the profiler needed to go. The blonde made her way downstairs to make breakfast. She stopped outside the bathroom door to listen to Emily's beautiful voice. She loved how her girlfriend would sing in the shower.
Being busy with breakfast making, the blonde didn't notice her girlfriend sneak into the kitchen. She didn't notice Emily before the older woman creeped up behind her and wrapped her arms around her waist.
"I thought you were going to sleep, baby! Not that I love that you're making breakfast!" Emily whispered in her ear and then kissed the spot right behind it.
"Do you really think I'd let you go without a proper breakfast? Seriously Prentiss, you'd just eat some cereal out of the box and some coffee."
"Even though you're making breakfast, doesn't mean you get to call me 'Prentiss'!" Emily whispered before turning JJ in her arms and captured her lips.
Too soon the breakfast was done and Emily was kissing JJ goodbye. For the fourth time. Without noticing it, the blonde had tears in her eyes, and when they broke the kiss, Emily lifted her hand to caress the blonde's cheek.
"Baby, I hate that I have to leave you, I really do! But we'll see each other soon and I'll call you everyday!" Emily spoke softly before dipping her head to kiss JJ once more.
"I know, I know! I just... We haven't been apart since, you know... And I, I'll miss you so much!" Emily wrapped her arms protectively around the smaller blonde and rocked her softly.
"It'll be okay baby! You are the strongest person I know. And I'll always be here for you, I'm just a phone call away!" Emily rubbed her hands up and down JJ's back. "I could call Hotch, ask to sit this one out?"
JJ shock her head and lifted her head from the crock of Emily's neck.
"No, they need you more than I do."
"But you're more important than them."
"I'll be okay, I need to be able to be alone too. And I love that you protect me and that you'll always there for me, but..." she paused and tok a deep breath, "I'll be okay, Em."
Emily just nodded and kissed JJ again.
"I love you Jennifer!" Emily whispered against the blonde's lip, letting her full name escape without either women noticing it.
"I love you too Em! Hurry back to me!"
With one final kiss, the brunette headed out the door and walked over to her car. JJ stood in the doorway until she couldn't see Emily's car anymore.
Emily's heart broke when she had to drive away from the blonde. She knew that JJ would be fine, but at the same time she was scared for her. It had only been a little over two months and JJ had never been alone like this before. Wherever the blonde had gone, Emily would always follow. She sighed and picked up her phone.
"Good morning, this is Garcia, how may I help you this morning?" Garcia's perky voice came through Emily's speaker and the brunette couldn't help but smile.
"Morning Garcia. I need a favor, can you help me?"
"Sure thing, pumpkin. As long as it doesn't involve you, a bed and my chocolate hunk!"
"Eewww..! Thanks for that picture!" Emily's face broke into a grimace. "Like that would ever happen! My favor only involves JJ."
"Sure, what can I do to help you?"
"As you know we're heading out on a case, but JJ hasn't had her psych eval, so she has to stay. This is the first time we've been apart and I spent half an hour trying to leave her. Pen, I'm worried, and when I left, she looked so broken. So my favor is to ask you, no to BEG you to please, pleas take very good care of her. Can you do that?"
"Oh, Emily, you didn't even have to ask! Of course I'll look after her!"
"Thank you Pen! I owe you big time! Oh, and if she suddenly has crazy cravings or something, please let her buy anything and put it on my card."
"Does that go for me to?" Garcia's playful voice made Emily chuckle.
"If only I was that rich!"
"You take care of yourself now, Princess and come back in one piece!"
"Yes, ma'am!" Emily made a mock salut as she pulled into the parking lot on the airport. "Pen, I got to go, talk to you on the on board briefing!"
"Bye Emily!"
"So late night Princess?" Morgan came up behind Emily's seat and plopped down on the one next to her. Emily just sighed and rolled her eyes. "What's with the attitude? Did I step on one of your toes?" The muscular man smirked, and Emily just shock her head.
"Oh, Morgan, when will you ever learn? I'm not a kiss and tell type of person!" She smirked and winked.
"Very funny! Why don't you tell me why you were so late? JJ held you back?" He wagged his eyebrows.
"If you mean by crying because I had to leave, then yes." Emily knew he would find out sooner or later, and she wasn't in the mood for playing his games anymore and she certainly didn't like the way he spoke about her relationship with JJ.
As soon as the words left Emily's mouth, Morgan's face dropped.
"I'm sorry Emily! You know how I always goof around! I didn't mean it!" He looked sincerely at her.
"Morgan, it's okay. It was just really hard, so no more jokes please?"
"Of course! I'm sorry, Emily. Had I known I would never!"
"It's okay Morgan. Like you said, you didn't know! An who knows, maybe next time you'll be right!" She smirked again, before pulling out her iPod and settled comfortably back in her seat.
After an hour in the air, Hotch called for a briefing. They all gathered around Morgan's laptop and waited for Garcia and JJ.
"Hello my lovely men and woman!" Garcia smiled and gave them a little wave.
"Good morning Garcia. JJ!" Hotch smiled a little at JJ before pulling out a file. "So, we've been called to this case by the lead Detective. What we know, or they think the link is, is that all of the victims are wealthy female authority figures." Everyone on the team shuffled through their files, looking at the pictures and read some of the notes.
"Uhm, Sir?" Emily looked up from her file and met Hotch's gaze. "Where are we going?"
A/N: Yes, where are they going? Leaving the decision up to you; A) Back to New Orleans (More Nikki and Nora) or B) Someplace else, I'll decide;)
Either way, there WILL be drama;)
Thanks for the reviews:)