Just something I've been working on to pass the time. Just so you know: English is not my first language (not even my second) so there probably will be some mistakes, for which I'm sorry.

Also, I do not own Criminal Minds

"Oh, you've got to be kidding me," Jennifer Jareau all but yelled when she saw the hotel they were supposed to sleep in.

"Hotch, you can't be serious. Please tell me this is a joke."

She looked at Aaron Hotchner, their boss, with pleading eyes. It was in vein, though; Hotch never joked. He looked at her, and she could tell that he wasn't very happy about the rather dirty looking hotel either.

"I'm sorry, JJ, but apparently there is some kind of convention in town, and pretty much all hotels are full. According to Garcia, this was the only place that had rooms available."

"I can see why," Emily Prentiss stated matter-of-factly. Derek Morgan chuckled at this statement, but he stopped quickly when he saw the look JJ was giving him.

"Why couldn't we just stay at the hotel we've stayed in for the last couple of days?" the blonde inquired.

"We already checked out, and with the convention, everything was already booked. We didn't know we had to stay here for another day, so -" but he couldn't finish his sentence as JJ interrupted him.

"Argh, of all those times the jet can be broken, it chooses the one time there is some stupid convention in town."

"Erm, JJ, I don't think the jet actually chose to –" Spencer Reid tried to point out to her, but he didn't dare continue his sentence, seeing the death glare JJ was giving him.

Eventually it was David Rossi who came up with the idea of actually going inside. The desk clerk told them that there only were two single and two double rooms available because of the convention, meaning that some of them would have to share. Rossi spoke up before anyone else had the chance to.

"Well, I think superiority and age should count for something, so Hotch and I are getting the singles."

He had a faint smile on his lips as he said it, but he was wise enough not to look at JJ, who seemed to become angrier by the minute. Morgan shot a hopeful look at Emily and JJ before turning to Hotch.

"I don't suppose bureau policy allows men and women to share a room?" he asked hopefully.

Hotch shook his head.

"Well, looks like it's gonna be you and me then, kid", he said to Reid. I wouldn't like to share with JJ now anyway, he thought.

"Good luck", he whispered to Emily as he passed her, looking at a very angry JJ.

"Okay, how about we go get settled first, and then we get together for some dinner in the restaurant?" Hotch asked.

Emily looked at JJ, a bit scared for another snappy comment, but the blonde just nodded and went to get their key.

When they finally had their keys and entered their rooms, Emily noticed that the room wasn't that bad actually. It was a bit small, yes, but it wasn't dirty or anything, she would even call it cozy. But as she sat on the bed, she could hear JJ muttering, and although she couldn't understand everything she was saying, she could clearly make out the words 'freaking hotel' and 'stupid town'.

"JJ, are you okay?" Emily asked cautiously.

"Oh, I'm just peachy," she snapped back, but as soon as the words left her mound, she regretted them.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that, it's just…" She didn't finish her sentence, since she didn't really know what to say.

"That's okay", Emily answered, "it's just… it's not like you to react like this. I mean, we have slept in worse hotels than this, and the room is actually quite nice." She hesitated for a moment. "You know I'm here for you, right? If there's something you want to talk about?" You have no idea, JJ thought.

"I know, and I really appreciate it, but not now, please. I'm not ready to talk about this just yet. Can we just go downstairs and eat with the guys?" she pleaded.

Emily could see JJ was getting upset, so she agreed, knowing that JJ would talk to her when she was ready.

"Okay, sure. Let's go."

The team had dinner together, and after that they started playing games. Emily and Reid were playing chess, while the others were playing cards.

"Oh my God, I won!" Emily shouted out. "I beat the genius!"

"No, you cheated. You can't have won, that's not possible," Reid said, while going over the game again.

"And why is that? You think I can't beat you at something without cheating? That's some ego you got there," she added with a smile.

"But… but I always win," Reid answered, almost pouting as he said it.

"Okay wonder boy, while you replay the match to confirm I really won, I'll go and see if Morgan here isn't cheating."

"Hey, I don't cheat!" Morgan retorted. "I can win on my own, thank you very much."

"Oh yeah? Then how come I see cards disappearing under the table while the others aren't looking?" Emily said with a grin.

Their friendly banter continued for another couple of hours, until they were starting to get ready to leave. They were pretty tired; after all, they did just have a pretty rough case.

"Feel free to sleep in guys. I talked with the pilot, and the jet won't be ready until tomorrow afternoon," Hotch said. Everyone on the team gave him a grateful look, glad they wouldn't have to get up at the crack of dawn the next morning.

When they got back to their room, JJ entered the bathroom to take a shower, while Emily sat on the bed, wondering what could be wrong with JJ. She didn't hear about any problems with Will, and she wasn't due for a meeting with Strauss for another month or so. As far as she knew, everything was all right. When JJ was ready, she got in her bed while Emily took a shower.

JJ lay in bed, thinking about what she should do. I have to tell her. She'll find out sooner or later, and it's best if she hears it from me. But she'll probably find out tomorrow anyway, if my stomach keeps rejecting food. God, why does this have to be so difficult! When she heard the water stop running, she closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep. She couldn't face Emily, not now. She would tell her tomorrow.

When Emily got back in the room, she found the blonde sound asleep.

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