Chapter 68:
The bar was half full when Emily and JJ arrived.
"JJ! PRINCESS!" The pair turned when they heard the excited voice of their bubbly friend.
"Well, I guess Garcia's here." JJ chuckled, "go on over, I'll just grab us some drinks." With a quick peek on the cheek, Emily moved over to the table where their five friends where waiting for them.
"Hi guys!" The brunette greeted her friends and bosses.
A chorus of hello's came from the team and Dr. Draper.
"How are things at the office?"
Just as Reid was about to answer a beer was placed in front of Emily.
"I leave you alone for two minutes and you're already talking about work?" JJ raises her eyebrow playfully while scolding her girlfriend.
"Hi baby?" Emily gives her a dazzling smile, which makes the team chuckle when JJ melts and gives the brunette a kiss.
Suddenly "I'm A Believer" comes blasting through the speakers and Garcia shoots up from her seat and grabs Reid and JJ.
"Chocolate-adonis, Princess, bossman, Rossi and Eva - dance floor NOW!" The small, bubbly woman shouts over her shoulder as she drags her two victims over to the empty area where a few people are dancing.
"Do we really?" Emily pleads softly.
"Come on Princess." Morgan stands and holds out a hand for her to take.
"I'm recovering from a head injury."
"Last time I checked you were doing just fine Emily." Eva winks, "and exercise is good for you." With that the redheaded doctor moves over to the dance floor to her boyfriend.
"Looks like you're out of excuses." Morgan chuckles and drags his best friend out where their four colleagues and friends waits.
Emily moves awkwardly around, but after a couple of minutes she forgets the world around her and relax enough to have fun with her friends.
JJ watches her girlfriend while dancing with Garcia. The smile the brunette has on her face hasn't appeared for a while, and the media liaison is glad her girlfriend can relax and have fun. The sound of Emily's laughter as Morgan spins her brings a bigger smile to her own face.
The music changes slightly and Michael Bublé's "Save the Las Dance for me" comes through the speakers.
Morgan grabs Emily and the dance together.
"Hey Em!" JJ shouts over the music as she and Garcia dance closer,
"But don't forget who's takin' you home
And in whose arms you're gonna be
So darlin' save the last dance for me"
The blonde sings along with the music. With a wink the two blonds dance away again.
"She's something else." Morgan laughs. He may tease the two of them, but both he and Emily knows he is really happy for his best friend.
"Yeah," Emily sighs happily, "But she's my something else!"
"So how are things at the Prentiss-Jareau house?"
"Things are great at the JAREAU house!" JJ smiles.
"Oh come on, honey. You know as well as I do that Emily won't move back to her place in D.C." Garcia smirks.
"No, Pen. That is not something I know." JJ sighs.
"So that's it? You're not going to do anything about it?" Garcia raises her eyebrow.
"What can I do Pen? It's not like I can say 'Hey Em, I had this crazy idea. What if you just give up your condo in D.C. and permanently move in with me?'"
"Sure, why not?"
"So, when are you moving into JJ's?" Emily freezes and looks around. JJ and Garcia are too far away to have heard the question.
"I don't know Morgan." Emily lets her eyes linger a moment longer at her blonde beauty before facing her best friend.
"You know, I'm surprised that you haven't ordered me to carry all of your boxes of crap over there yet."
"First of all, it's not crap!" Emily's tone makes the muscular man chuckle, and he raises his arms in surrender. "And second of all, it's not like I can say 'Hey JJ, I had this crazy idea. What if I just give up my condo in D.C. and permanently move in with you?'"
"Why not?"
Morgan looks up and spots Garcia and JJ making their way over.
"It looks like my baby-girl has had enough of your hot blonde." Emily turns her head and sees her girlfriend moving over the dance floor. "Will you at least think about what I said?"
Emily nods just as the two blondes reach them.
"I think it's time for me to deliver you back to that hot brunette profiler over there and take my chocolate hunk myself." Garcia leads the two of them towards the dancing couple. "Will you at least think about what I said?" JJ just nods.
"Princess, as much as I love dancing with your hot, hot, hot woman, I need some of my hunk now." With a smile, Garcia lets go of JJ's hand and moves over to Morgan.
"He's all yours!" Emily chuckles and moves into the welcoming arms of her lover. Morgan immediately spins Garcia away and the they leave Emily and JJ alone.
"Hey you." Emily pulls JJ close and they start swaying to the tones of Clay Walker's "Fall".
"Hey yourself." JJ leans up and captures the older woman's lips.
"Morgan didn't wear you out?" The blonde asks concerned when they break the kiss.
"Like he could wear me out." Emily scoffs, and earns a small laughter from JJ.
They dance in silence, both enjoying being so close.
"Come on Prentiss. Ask her! Don't be a coward!" Emily looks down at the beautiful blonde in her arms. She pulls JJ closer and inhales the special sent that is uniquely JJ.
"JJ, just ask her! It's only Emily!" JJ buries her head in the crock of Emily's neck. JJ never feels more safe than when she's in Emily's arms.
They pull back slightly and their gazes meet.
"We need to talk..."