Chapter 51:
"Peeeeeeeen! You're not helping!" JJ whined and looked horrified at her best friend. The two friends were in the young media liaison's bedroom.
"Will you relax, JJ? It's not like you're going on a blind date. She's already seen you in blood, sweat and tears." Garcia chuckled lightly.
When JJ called her screaming that it was an emergency she had rushed over, only to find a freaked out JJ sitting among, what seamed to be, her whole closet on the floor. When she realized the emergency was helping JJ pick out her outfit for her and Emily's date, Garcia had, after playfully slapped JJ's arm, laughed at her.
Ten dresses and countless other outfits later they were nowhere closer to figure out what the young blonde should wear. Garcia had pointed to some of the outfits, but JJ had always found something wrong about them.
"Oh my God! You're right! I need to fine something that makes her think of me as beautiful, not weak little JJ!" JJ frantic started to search through her close again. "She told me to dress 'nicely'. What does that even mean?"
Garcia sighed and closed her eyes. It surprised her that her best friend would freak out so much because of a simple date with Emily. She was about to say something when there was a knock on the door. JJ untangled herself from the close and went downstairs to open the door. A few minutes later she came back into the room carrying a bouquet of flowers.
"Aaww.. From Emily?" JJ nodded, but looked confused. "What's with the face Jayje?"
"The note. It says 'Tell Garcia she knows where to find it.'" Garcia jumped up from her seat and clapped her hands.
"Yay! Get dressed, sweet pea, we're going shopping!" Garcia disappeared into the closet and dug trough some of the not so few things Emily kept at JJ's place. "Ugh! Why don't you move in together already? It's not like she's ever at her place anymore." Garcia finally found what she was looking for and turned around smiling.
"Hurry up you slowpoke! I'll go and make you some coffee before we hit the mall."
"Yeah, I know where that is... Really?... Are you sure?... Okay! Awesome... Of course, it's ME!... Yup... Have a good day!" JJ came down to hear Garcia talking excitedly to someone on the phone.
The media liaison placed two cups on the counter and filled them with coffee while she waited for Garcia to get off the phone. She closed her eyes when she tasted the coffee. Emily had obviously gone out and bought JJ's favorite.
"Coffee smells good." Garcia sat down next to JJ and tok a sip of her own cup. "Oh my! This is really good!"
"Yeah. Emily bought it to me. It's brewed in Alaska." JJ closed her eyes and inhaled the smell.
The two women finished their coffees and drove off in Garcia's car.
"So where is Emily?"
"I have no idea!" JJ pouted a little, "she left really early this morning, saying something about that she needed to swing by her place and fix something, and that I would be picked up around 8 tonight."
"You shouldn't worry so much JJ." Garcia turned to look at JJ for a split of a second before turning her attention back to the road. "Besides it's not like you spend a whole lot of time apart." The tech analyst snickered. JJ just stuck her tonge out and playfully slapped her best friend's arm.
The rest of the car ride was filled with easy conversation and laughter. It was a long time since the two of them had spent time together like this, carefree and filled with joy.
Garcia drove towards the mall, but instead of driving to the mall she kept driving downtown.
"Ehm, Pen? Where are we going?"
"You'll see." Garcia smirked and found a parking spot. "We're here anyways." Garcia moved out of the car and waited for JJ to follow.
"Pen, what are we doing here?"
"Shopping?" Garcia smirked and started to move towards Saks. Before JJ could protest Garcia dragged her trough the main entrance.
"Ah! Ms. Garcia and ms. Jareau! We were just expecting you." A saleswoman stood on the inside and waited for them. She smiled and moved further into the store with Garcia and JJ following behind her.
"How the hell did you manage this?" JJ looked at Garcia, but the older blonde just shrugged her shoulders.
"So, I heard you were looking for an evening gown. Anything you have in mind? Color? Shape?" The two blondes were sitting on a couch and the saleswoman handed Garcia a book with dresses.
"JJ here is going on a first date with her girlfriend, and she needs to look gorgeous."
"I'm thinking blue, something that will highlight her eyes."
"Yes. Don't you agree JJ?" JJ smiled and nodded, and before she knew it the saleswoman appeared with several blue evening gowns. They were a mix of everything there. Short gowns, long gowns. Every shade of blue from deep marine blue to light sky blue.
Four hours, a dress, a pair of shoes and a trip to the jeweler later a very happy Garcia drove the two blondes back to JJ's house.
"I can't believe we bought all of this stuff. How did you pay for it?" Garcia had pulled out the same card in every store, never letting JJ even come near the register. JJ had tried to protest several times, but she was ignored every time. Garcia had said something about JJ deserving each item, and she wouldn't let JJ talk her out of buying anything.
"That's just part of my awesome self. You have two hours before your lovely woman picks you up, so I suggest shower and change, ms. Jareau." Garcia smiled as she pulled up in front of JJ's house. JJ undid her seat belt and turned towards Garcia.
"Thank you so much for today! It was great to hang out just you and me again." She leaned forward to hug the older woman.
"Yeah, it was great Jayje." Garcia smiled as they pulled back. "Call me tonight!"
JJ smiled as she got out of the car, while nodding. "Bye Garcia." JJ stood waving in her driveway until Garcia's car turned around a corner and she couldn't see the vehicle anymore.
She went inside put the bags down. Turning on her iPod, she was soon accompanied by Gomez in the quiet house.
"Okay, Jareau. Let's go!" She said out loud and moved upstairs to shower.
One hour and 55 minutes after Garcia drove away there was a knock on the door. JJ had just finished the final touches on her make-up and went downstairs to open the door, expecting her date to be standing on the other side.
"Hi, Em. I've..."
Her sentence was cut short when she saw an unfamiliar man standing on her front porch with a hand clenching something behind his back.
A/N: *whistles innocently and waves* Hi!:D
Who's the guy? And is this, whatever this is, bad for our lovely ladies?