A/N: Okay, so I've been on a hiatus from writing, but I'm back and plan to update frequently now. I feel pretty good about this chapter and I've already started the next one, so enjoy! Thoughts are in * * and text messages are in bold. Not beta'd so let me know if you find any mistakes!

Disclaimer: I officially own CM! Kidding, but a girl can wish, right?

Previously..

Derek laughed before hopping up to get ready himself. He was looking forward to having a little fun with her before work, but he guessed that would have to wait.

Stepping into the bathroom to brush his teeth, he caught a glimpse of her firm backside just as she was entering the steaming shower.

Yep, it was going to be a long day.

She was being punished. That had to be it. There was something that she did to cause herself this agony.

"Kill me, now!" She huffed out while flinging herself against the back of her chair dramatically.

"What's wrong, Em? You look a little….." JJ paused, looking at Morgan and struggling not to laugh at her obviously exasperated friend.

"You really want to know what's wrong with me, JJ?" Emily asked in a slightly tense voice.

Looking up from his case files, Reid answered. "I believe we'd all like to know." The boy genius then shifted his attention over to Morgan who nodded in agreement.

Picking up a case file from her desk, the brunette shoved it into the air and rotated it around so the other profilers could get a good look at it. "PAPERWORK IS WHAT'S WRONG!" she half yelled and half whined, like a small child who's mom told her that she couldn't have any candy.

This time JJ couldn't hide her chuckle at the profiler's antics. "You know I figured after all these years you'd be used to that by now."

Emily's only response was to stick her tongue out at her best friend before leaning back in her chair and shutting her eyes.

"Really, Em, is something bothering you? You seem off today." All humor was gone from the blonde's tone and her face was lined with a hint of worry.

Emily looked back up at her friend and gave her a small smile. "It's nothing, JJ. I just have an obnoxious headache. Not to mention the fact that we haven't had a case in days and I'm bored out of my mind with all of these stupid files."

"Well, hey. Why don't you and I take an early lunch and get away from all of the paperwork for a few?" JJ smiled persuasively. "I have Tylenol."

"You had me at Tylenol." Emily punctuated her statement with a throaty laugh before grabbing her bag and standing up.

"I'll go grab my stuff." JJ turned to walk away before pausing and turning back around to face her lunch date. "I'm going to tell Hotch where we're going and make a quick bathroom run. Meet you at your car?"

"No problem. I'll be waiting." Emily started her advance towards the elevator before stopping to drop a quick "See you guys in a bit", along with a smile and a small wave over her shoulder to the two remaining profilers.

Snickering at Emily's quick change in demeanor after JJ's suggestion, Morgan smirked before teasing his girlfriend. "Well, I love you too, Princess."

Turning around just as the doors opened, the brunette threw out an "I love you" and a saucy grin to her boyfriend before stepping into the elevator and pushing the button to the parking garage with a content look on her face.

The ride down the elevator was quiet and relaxing. Emily couldn't stop the grin that formed on her face when she thought back to the last few months. She never thought she would be this happy with her life, but she was, and it was amazing.

On the other side of the elevator doors, back in the bull pen, the three remaining team members had frozen in place.

Upon hearing the exchange between Morgan and Prentiss, JJ and Reid's heads snapped around to stare at the larger man in shock.

Morgan shot them a confused look before his face took on a panicked expression as he registered what happened. *Shit!* he thought. *We just outed ourselves to half of the team and Emily left me here alone!*

"Morgan…" JJ spoke in a threatening tone. "Is there something that you two forgot to tell us?"

Morgan looked over at Reid hoping that somehow the younger profiler hadn't heard the exchange and had no clue what was going on. Unfortunately for him, Reid's face held an expression of pure astonishment and his mouth hung wide open.

Nervously, Morgan turned his attention back to the dangerous looking blonde agent, who had now moved to stand directly in front of him. "What are you –"

JJ put a finger up in front of his face. "Don't play dumb, Derek!"

Morgan sighed, defeat lining his features. "Fine."

"Alright, now talk." She demanded. Morgan eyes darted quickly to the exit, but before the darker man could escape, JJ added "And don't you dare try to get out of telling me."

Rubbing his hands over his face, Morgan took a deep breath before beginning. "Me and Emily are kind of –" he paused, looking down at his hands before looking back up to his friend. "We're together," he finished more confidently.

"Well no shit, Sherlock." JJ retorted. "How long have you been keeping this from us?"

"We weren't necessarily keeping it from you guys. We were just trying to make sure everything was going to be okay with us being on the same team and working so closely and what-not."

JJ nodded without changing her now neutral expression. "That still didn't answer my question."

"A little over three months, but –"

"THREE MONTHS! I was expecting something more along the lines of three weeks, but MONTHS?" JJ's eyes had become wide and she was being slightly louder than Morgan thought was necessary.

"Look, JJ, we were planning on telling everyone soon. We were just waiting for a good time to do it." If Morgan didn't think JJ's reaction was bad before, he certainly did now.

The blonde took a deep breath. "Fine, you're off the hook, but Emily is so going to be hearing about this. Congratulations, by the way." JJ gave the man a small smile before turning on her heel to go get her things and tell Hotch where she was going.

The elevator dinged as the doors opened and Emily walked out into the parking garage. Since her and JJ were taking an early lunch, the brunette was in the area alone.

Checking her watch, Emily began the journey to her black Nissan Altima, which was parked around the corner from her current position.

As Emily approached the corner where she needed to turn, her phone buzzed. Pulling out her iPhone, the agent read the text from her boyfriend. "Warning: JJ knows." Glancing up quickly to make sure she wasn't going to run into anything, Emily replied. "Shit! I'll handle it. At least she didn't kill you."

Slipping the phone back in her pocket, Emily walked around to the passenger side of her car so she could move her bag into the trunk and make room for JJ.

As the brunette agent reached for the door handle, she felt an arm wrap around her waist and a rag on her mouth. Before she could escape her captor, everything went black.

To Be Continued..

A/N: I'm excited to be getting back into the action! I hope you enjoyed it! I plan to get chapter nine up within the next week. Thanks for reading!