AN

So i'm sorry to do this, but i'm going to have to end this story here. i always said to myself that i would come back and finish it, and finally i have, but i think i've taken this as far as i can with the drama. Thank to everyone for reading, especially those who have stuck with it from the start! but it's time for me to play around eith some new ideas and inspiration and see where that takes me

JJ closed the door to the apartment and found herself unable to move, her eyes fixated on the brunette who had entered ahead of her and was now discarding her jacket.

Sensing blue eyes burning into her back, Emily turned to look at the blonde with a curious look on her face.

"You ok?" she asked with genuine concern in her voice.

"I…" JJ was struggling for words "I don't know how to process any of this"

The brunette smiled softly back at her and closed the distance between them.

"And you know what, that's ok" she soothed, rubbing JJ's arms "This whole thing is fucking crazy. I'm the queen of compartmentalising, and this…honestly, I'm not sure I can even get my head round this"

"Em" the blonde whispered, absentmindedly winding her fingers into Emily's hair "I'm so scared"

"What's scaring you baby?"

"I'm so scared that I'm gonna close my eyes, and you'll be gone. That this'll all be a dream"

"Hey" Emily cupped the blonde's cheeks, their eyes locking together "this is real. I promise you. All of it. You and me, we're here, and this is so damn real that I don't know whether to laugh or cry"

"It's ok, you know, if you do want to cry. I get that none of this is simple"

Their foreheads rested together as both women closed their eyes.

"He's dead, Jayje. It's like the ghost that's been haunting me for as long as I can remember has finally gone"

"Does that make you sad?"

"No" Emily shook her head firmly "the world is most definitely better off without Ian Doyle in it"

"That doesn't mean you can't feel conflicted"

"Relieved"

"Huh?"

"That's how I feel. Relieved. Like I can breathe again. Because he's dead. Not in some prison where there's always some tiny chance he could escape. He's dead. If I feel sad, it's for Declan. And the scared bit? The scared bit is because for the first time in my life I have no secrets. Emily Prentiss finally has nothing to hide"

"I am so making Garcia pay for that" JJ pouted, earning herself a chuckle from the brunette.

"Come on, her *accidentally* showing the team that photo of you from my phone…you have to admit it broke the tension a little?"

"Well I'm glad you all had a laugh at my expense"

"You know they're all happy for us, just…"

"I know" the blonde sighed "it's gonna take a while before any of them trust either of us again"

"But they will" Emily said firmly.

JJ traced the brunette's lower lip with her thumb "I still can't believe I'm really touching you"

"How about" Emily breathed, her voice noticeably lowering "you really touch me?"

JJ whimpered as soft lips claimed hers, the brunette backing her up against the door. Emily's tongue sought entrance to her mouth and she granted it willingly, desperately even. Everything since the brunette had returned had been so composed, so controlled, but any hint of that disappeared the second she felt Emily's lips on hers. Her hands tangled into brunette locks as she let herself be devoured, their bodies flush against each other.

"Em" the blonde panted, reuniting their lips briefly before speaking again "take me to bed"

"Bed huh?" Emily raised an eyebrow, grinning seductively at the blonde staring up at her with pure want in her eyes.

"Please…"

"I would love nothing more than to take you to bed and have my way with you all night long…but it comes with a condition"

Right now JJ was fairly sure that she'd agree to anything that the brunette asked "A…condition?"

"That it's our bed"

The blonde's forehead creased in confusion "Our bed?"

"Ok so this is probably a really stupid time to have this conversation, but…dammit Prentiss…" Emily cursed herself.

"Em…are you asking me to move in with you?"

"I think I am. You…and Henry, of course"

JJ just stared back at her wide eyed.

"Shit…Jayje…I realise we didn't….I mean I didn't…I don't really know what the protocol is here and…"

"Ssh" the blonde silenced her with a searing kiss "you're really cute when you're nervous. And the answer is absolutely, positively yes"

Emily's eyes lit up "Yes…to both of you?"

"Yes" JJ confirmed "both of us. A lot happened while you were gone"

"I realise I'm kind of killing the vibe here but…care to fill me in?"

The blonde laughed and gripped Emily's hip firmly "Don't worry…vibe very much still here. The short version is I filed for primary custody of Henry once you were…gone. And I won. Will still has access as long as he plays nice. So far he's toed the line"

"I am so goddamn proud of you"

JJ blushed but couldn't conceal the darkening of her eyes "Show me"

The look that took over the brunette's face was that of a predator who had finally captured her prey. She grabbed hold of the blonde's hand and dragged her hastily to the bedroom. Their bedroom.

Clothes fell to the floor in haste as they moved towards the bed. A button pinged off somewhere as JJ tore the brunette's shirt from her. The belt that was always so sexily just off centre went flying across the room.

"I need you" JJ growled, pushing the now naked brunette down onto the bed.

"Take me Jennifer. I'm yours"

The blonde practically threw herself on top of Emily, with every bit of her desperate to reclaim the body that was hers and hers alone. Their skin pressed together and both women sighed. It felt like coming home.

Hands roamed everywhere as their lips crashed together again. Emily dragged her fingers down the blonde's back, neither woman caring if she left a mark. Their bodies were moving together in a painfully familiar rhythm as both their thighs applied just enough pressure to escalate the mounting arousal.

"Jen…" the brunette held JJ's head still above her so that she could look into her eyes "I meant it. Take me"

She spread her legs by way of invitation and the blonde whimpered. Their eyes stayed locked together as JJ ran a hand down the brunette's body until she reached her goal. The wetness that greeted her made both women cry out simultaneously.

"You're mine" the blonde growled as she slid two fingers inside the women below her, finally reclaiming the body that she had been craving for the last seven months.

"All yours Jennifer"

Lithe fingers moved deftly in and out of the brunette, curling with each thrust. There would be a time for gentle, there would be a time for slow, but this wasn't it. This was a desperate need to see the woman beneath her, the woman that she loved, writhing in pleasure.

"Jen….please…can I…?"

Emily's fingers dragged up the blonde's thigh as she desperately sought to convey her desires.

JJ grinned and paused her movements to take hold of the brunette's fingers with her free hand. She slid them between their bodies, letting Emily finally feel the reality that she had spent the lonely months dreaming of.

"Oh my god" the brunette breathed as she felt the wetness envelope her fingers.

"Together" JJ instructed.

"Together"

It had been seven long months but everything was still so familiar. JJ's fingers thrust deep into the brunette as she felt her thumb seek out her clit. They shared an unspoken agreement to keep their eyes open and focused on one another, a feat which grew more difficult with every growing second as the pleasure between them built.

"I…I love you" Emily rasped.

"I love you too" JJ smiled and let her thumb brush over the brunette's clit.

"Fuck" the brunette exhaled.

Words failed them both as their fingers set to work, the heat between them soaring as they fought their own battles to push the other over the edge first. They were both close, and could sense it.

"Em….god, Em…"

Emily smirked as she felt the blonde tense above her. Her smugness was short lived as the sight of JJ's face contorting in pleasure was enough to send her over the edge.

Panting, JJ collapsed on top of her lover and found herself wrapped in strong arms.

"Em…"

"Yeah?"

"I love you too"