I know, I know. This should've been done like two weeks ago, but what's that saying? Life happens when you're making plans or something along those lines. Got kicked in the ass for a while there, but I'm back! Final chapter! Honestly though, I'm not totally thrilled with the ending and I re-wrote it God knows how many times, but oh well.
I don't own CM. Please read and review
It was a slow day at the BAU, the first in a while. They had had back to back cases and were finally having a breather, using the time to catch up on reports (old paperwork in Emily's case) or read over individual cases assigned to them. Morgan is taping his pen against the stack he has next to him, whilst keeping an eye on Reid. It doesn't seem like he is in any pain, but Morgan wants to make sure all the same. Emily is munching on pretzels and cookies she got from the vending machine, mumbling comments to herself periodically, whilst keeping an eye on Reid also. She had done a quick recon when he came in that morning, and for once, he seemed better. Spencer was having a good day. He didn't have a headache and he was almost done, which was good considering it was almost one and he hadn't had lunch yet. He was powering through the file he was re-reading for the fourth time when he heard Emily's voice cut through the quiet.
"Well, look who decided to grace us with her presence."
He had the happy tone and looked up. He couldn't stop his own smile upon seeing JJ coming towards them. She was dressed casually, in form fitting jeans and a blouse V neck shirt.
"Dress code at the Pentagon is pretty lax." Morgan teased, putting his headphones away.
"Ha ha. It's my day off and Henry's with his dad."
"So what brings you here?" Spencer asked, closing the file and putting it to the side. She smiled at him, causing butterflies erupting in his stomach.
"I came to see you," she said, moving closer to him, "if you're not busy."
Spencer felt touched. "I'm never too busy for you." He said, with a smile.
"Good. I wanted to talk to you about…" He knew what she wanted to talk about. "I'm doing better. No headache today, since I know you were all wondering." Spencer reported, with a pointed look directed towards his co-worker.
"Morgan really wanted to ask, but didn't want to upset you." Emily was quick to supply.
"What? No I wasn't! You were the one who didn't want to set him off!"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Turning his back to his bickering teammates, Spencer sticks his hands in his pockets and faces JJ. "So, plans for your day-off since you don't have Henry?"
"Nope. As a matter of fact, I was wondering if you wanted to come over." JJ asks, lowering her voice in case Morgan and Emily pick that moment to take a breath and hear her and Spencer's conversation. The genius cocks his head slightly. "And do what?" He teases, lowering his voice as well.
"Play Monopoly, Spence. What else?" JJ asks, slightly exasperated. He shrugs, looking over his shoulder briefly. When he looks back at her, he has a mischievous smile on his face and that look in his eye that clues her in. She narrows her eyes at him. "You're gonna make me say it, aren't you?"
Spencer grins. "Say what?"
Tired of playing games, she decides to turn the tables on him and end it. JJ fists her hand in his shirt and pulls him forward, catching his lips in a searing, passionate kiss.
The area around them goes dead quietly instantly.
Spencer can feel Morgan's shocked disbelief, on top of hearing Emily's surprised gasp. He blocks them out, focusing on the feel of JJ's lips on his. He tilts his head slightly to the side and JJ's lips part. His tongue slips in and he feels smug when JJ moans and moves closer to him, deepening the kiss. Her hand comes up and grips the side of his neck, tracing her fingernails against his skin lightly, and Spencer groans.
"WHAT?"
Morgan can't believe it. He's shocked to see JJ kiss Reid, and even more so when Reid begins kissing her back! He has to admit, he's more shocked at the skill level Reid had demonstrated. Boy had some skills!
Emily isn't sure if this was really happening or if she had dozed off and this was a dream. She knew there was something between JJ and Reid, but for them to just put it out there! In the bullpen of the BAU much less! Damn, she had to say, Reid had some serious kissing skills!
Everyone is brought out of their stunned stupor (and kiss) when they hear Penelope Garcia's exclamation. They all turn to look at the shocked analyst, who was looking at the couple, wide-eyed, before grinning. "Well well well! What have we hear? A little smooching party in the bullpen that I wasn't invited to? Morgan, I am hurt."
Morgan chuckles, getting up and walking over to her. "Sorry, mama."
He kisses her cheek, and she huffs. "You're going to let JJ and Reid outdo us? Shame on you."
This brings laughter to the group.
"Ok, so, out with it. When where and how?" Garcia demands.
"Couple of weeks after she read the riot act." Spencer answers.
"At my place, and as for the how, well…it just kind of happened." JJ said, holding Spencer's hand and smiling up at him. "We were trying to figure out how best to tell you guys."
"And planting a big one on Reid in the middle of the day, in the middle of the bullpen, was the best you could come up with?" Morgan questions with a chuckle.
"Actually, that wasn't what we had decided to do. It was supposed to be just a kiss…"
"But we got wrapped up in the moment." Spencer grins.
"Yeah, no kidding. Well, I'm so happy for you guys!" Emily congratulates them.
"You know what would make me happy?"
The team freezes when they hear their unit chief's voice.
"Doing your work and keeping the making out, out of the office. That would bring a smile to my face."
"Would it really?" Emily asked Hotch, trying to bite back her own smile.
"Considering what's going on right now, I guess we'll never know. Reid, I'm glad for you, but please next time, keep it clean."
Spencer nods, and when JJ says she has to go, he walks her to the elevator.
Hotch looks back at his team. "Back to work. You work quietly and without kissing each other, you can get leave early."
Garcia hustls back to her lair, while Morgan and Emily go back to their desk, the only sounds filling the room were the computers humming and pens scratching. Hotch watches Spencer come back into the bullpen and sit down at his desk, giving the young genius the same orders.
"Oh, Reid by the way."
"Sir?"
"You've got lipstick on your bottom lip. Unless there's something you want to tell me, get a tissue."
Hotch allows himself a small grin when he turns his back to the team and goes back to his office.
Good for those two.