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Emily ran into the conference room 2 minutes before their time limit with wet hair, but with a coffee in hand. She looked around the table. “What? I prefer coffee to dry hair!” She shrugged, every bit of her confident self again. Derek chuckled.
“Oh Prentiss…” He leaned back in his chair with a sly grin. “Is this a walk of shame?” She looked around the conference room. Reid was deep into the case file in front of him, but definitely had his ears trained on her answer. Garcia was plainly staring at her with a shit-eating grin. She was leaning back with a fuzzy pink pen in hand. Rossi had stopped writing in his little book and was also staring at her now. Emily shifted her gaze slightly as she saw JJ and Hotch walking towards the door.
“Nope. No walk of shame. Because I don’t feel one ounce of shame.” She said, while flopping down into her chair with a wink at Morgan. Rossi let out a little huff of laughter while Derek muttered a ‘Damn girl’. She grinned at Garcia, who looked like she was about to launch a series of questions. The blonde tech analyst just opened her mouth, when Hotch and JJ reached the door. Thankfully, she opted out of her questioning.
“Good morning.” Hotch greeted while pulling out his chair, as JJ walked around the table to hand out the documents on the case. Emily happily took a sip of her coffee. She glanced at JJ over the rim of her cup. The woman looked put together as ever. Her hair was pulled into a perfect ponytail and looked washed and certainly dryer than Emily’s. She’d managed to do all that and take the kid to school in under an hour, because she still made it in before Emily. Admittedly she lived closer, but she was in awe. As if she could feel her eyes on her, JJ caught her looking. She gave her a half grin before turning around to the monitor.
Emily was standing on the balcony of her hotel room in Miami. A soft breeze tickled her bare legs. She leaned against the reel in her short silk PJ pants and mismatched cotton tank top. It was past midnight, but she couldn’t put down the case file. There must be something she’d missed. There had been a series of young students being killed. They had a profile, but no one that fit that profile. She flopped down onto the sunbed, which took up most of the balcony. It was quite the luxury, having a balcony and a room to herself on a case. Although she contemplated having a shared room with JJ was always nice. Especially now. She was still thinking about that sleepy kiss. It probably meant nothing to the other woman. They had been having kind of an emotional night. She did say she was lonely. Yeah. It was probably just that.
Emily moved over a little, to look for stars in the night sky. She forced her mind back to the case. Fantasizing about JJ was not going to help her right now. She rubbed her hands over her face and decided to just enjoy the cooler air and the balcony for a moment.
The brunette was startled by a knock on the door mere seconds later. She quickly got up, grabbing her gun from the nightstand and snuck a glance through the peephole. Out in the hall was the blonde she was just trying her thoughts to steer away from. She opened the door with a smile. “Hey you.”
“Hey…” JJ presented a bottle of whiskey from behind her back. “I thought you might want to grab a night cap.” Emily stepped aside to let the other woman pass. She let her eyes sweep up naked legs, getting to cotton baby blue shorts and a white cotton t-shirt. Her long blonde hair was flowing down her back in soft curls. “Wait, you have a balcony?” JJ exclaimed, jogging towards the open door. Emily laughed and placed her gun back on the nightstand.
“Yeah…” She followed the blonde outside, grabbing two glasses on her way out. She watched JJ settle on the sunbed with a big smile.
“Oh it’s actually quite nice now. It doesn’t feel like my clothes are glued to my body anymore.” JJ pulled her legs underneath herself to give Emily room to sit down, shoving the case file down. “No more of this for tonight.” Emily handed her the glasses before sitting down next to her.
“Don’t tell me you weren’t thinking about it.” She said, while leaning back into the window behind her. JJ seemed confused for a second. “The case.” Emily cleared up, wondering what JJ had meant.
“Oh, yeah. Of course.” She shrugged, handing her a glass of whiskey. Emily took a grateful sip and let her head fall backward.
“Thanks for the drink.” JJ nodded in acknowledgement, slowly stretching her legs out over Emily’s. She lowered her wrists down to JJ’s legs, leaning them on her with her whiskey still in hand. “I was thinking of sleeping out here tonight… it might clear my head.” JJ took another sip.
“Don’t lie to me, you were never thinking of sleeping.” She teased. Emily rolled her eyes.
“No, but I was thinking of staying out here until the sun comes up.” She looked up to the sky again. JJ followed her eyes up.
“That sounds nice.” She admitted, taking another swing of her drink. Emily closed her eyes, letting street noises and the smells in the wind envelop her. Her nails slowly drew patterns on JJ’s legs in her lap. “Can I stay?” The blonde asked in a whisper.
Emily didn’t open her eyes but nodded nevertheless. She felt JJ pull back her legs and get up. She blinked as she saw her take the case file and her empty glass back inside. As she came back out, she was wrestling the comforter and a pillow through the door opening. Emily chuckled and helped her through. JJ motioned for her to lie down. The brunette complied and let herself be covered by the blanket. She held it open for the younger woman to join her. JJ carefully crawled in next to her, her back to Emily’s chest. She pushed the comforter down a bit so their arms were above it as she settled down completely. They legs intertwined themselves almost naturally. A familiar tingle went through the brunette’s body. JJ let out an annoyed huff and turned her head towards Emily as if she was waiting for something. Emily reacted a moment later, figuring out it was her arms around the blonde that were missing. She slid them around the other woman’s waist, letting a hand rest on her belly. It was a tight fit on the narrow sunbed, but Emily didn’t care one little bit. Cuddling into JJ was apparently her new thing. The blonde took her hand in hers and let out a satisfied hum.
“This is nice.” Jennifer breathed out so quietly, Emily wasn’t sure she heard it right. The older woman softly pressed a kiss to the blonde’s hairline. JJ hummed in pleasure, bending her neck slightly to give Emily more access. She sucked in a sharp breath at the movement, not entirely sure she had interpreted it right. Emily pressed another kiss to the back of her neck, waiting for a reaction. As no negative reaction came, she pressed another one on the tense muscle of her shoulder, and then up to her pulse point. JJ’s fingers squeezed her hand tightly. The brunette buried her nose in the blonde hair next to her on the pillow and smiled contently, ready to settle for the night as she felt JJ turn towards her. She moved carefully to not fall off the narrow bed, but managed to maneuver her petite body belly to belly with Emily’s. Emily felt her ankle hook itself behind her knee, to keep her balance. She looked up at JJ’s face. Her mouth was slightly open and her breath was a little more ragged than usual. She trailed her eyes up to blown pupils. Before she knew what was happening, JJ’s lips were on hers. In a primal reaction Emily grabbed the back of the blondes neck, to hold herself steady and keep the other woman from moving away. JJ moved her lips feverishly against the brunettes. As relaxed as the last kiss was, this one was needy. JJ trailed her hand down Emily’s neck, leaving it in the center of her chest. JJ’s soft lips felt absolutely amazing against hers. Emily let out a ragged breath. The other woman immediately took advantage of that, swiping her tongue questioningly against Emily’s lips. She willingly accepted, kissing her back fiercely. She felt like she was about to explode as JJ invaded all of her senses. All she could taste, smell and feel was Jennifer Jareau.
JJ slowly pulled back, her thumb stroking Emily’s jaw. The brunette leaned her forehead against the blonde’s, trying to regulate her breathing. She watched the other woman grin at that. Emily slowly stroked JJ’s back, settling her hands in the dip of her back again. The brunette let herself be pulled against the body next to her. The blonde carefully pushed Emily onto her back, molding her body into her side. One leg was thrown over Emily’s and an arm draped over her waist. Her nose buried in the crook of her neck. Emily looked up at the stars again, keeping JJ’s body close to hers. The stars looked more beautiful now then they did mere moments ago.
Emily’s eyes shot open at the unwelcome sound. The yell startled her, there was a splash that followed. She couldn’t get her body straight, because there was a weight pushing her down. It took her a few moments to figure out what happened. She was on the balcony and someone had gone for a morning splash in the pool. She looked down at JJ, who was looking up at her sleepily. “Sorry…” She whispered, stroking JJ’s back softly. The blonde rubbed her eyes, trying to make sense of the situation. The sun was already coming down on them. Emily felt sweaty against the blonde and pushed the comforter down to their intertwined legs. JJ put her hand on Emily’s chest as she leaned her chin on it.
“Good morning.” She whispered. Emily hesitantly brushed JJ’s hair out of her face.
“Morning.” She whispered back.
“You look beautiful.” JJ admitted. The brunette instantly blushed. She didn’t quite get how she could say that to her, when her hair was practically glowing in the sunlight and she looked absolutely perfect it made her want to cry. Oh god. There was a feeling in the pit of her stomach, a low fluttering, that made her a little uneasy. She felt nervous and relaxed at the same time. She tried to shut it down immediately, knowing this was not the time or place to analyze this. JJ giggled at her blush. Emily bit her lip, looking up at her. The blonde stretched into her, to give her a slight peck on the lips. “Do you want to get ready and have breakfast together downstairs?” Emily blinked, a little surprised about the tiny kiss. It felt a bit different without wine, whiskey or darkness.
“Hmm, a few more minutes?” She muttered, pulling JJ in to kiss her again. The blonde laughed, kissing her lips, then her nose. Emily grinned cheekily, before sliding her fingers underneath the hem of JJ’s shirt. She slowly caressed her naked back with her fingertips. JJ gave her the few extra moments before she gently pulled away.
“I still have to run across the hallway in my PJs.” She said with a wink, while battling herself free from the comforter. “And I really don’t want to find Hotch there.” Emily laughed, thinking to herself that Derek would be a bigger danger, but who was she to argue. “Coffee in 20 minutes?” JJ asked, walking back into the hotel room.
“I’ll meet you downstairs.” She confirmed, watching her leave.
They only had a few hours of sleep, but Emily felt better than she had the day before. JJ was sipping a cup of coffee, leaning back into her chair, while Emily studied her case file once more. They’d just come off the phone with Henry to say good morning. Emily felt very fortunate to be part of the good morning ritual. He normally told JJ about his dreams or whatever came to mind. She loved listening to him babble.
She looked at JJ over her case file. She had always liked the younger woman, always liked her a bit more than she should have. But she never lingered on that feeling for too long, knowing it couldn’t happen. She reached for her coffee and wondered what if it could happen.
JJ touched her shoulder. “I think I saw waffles. Shall I bring you one?” Her hand rested on the back of her neck. Emily nodded, touching that hand softly.