AN: Okay, so I wrote two one parters for the monthly 'Chit Chat Corner challenge' one is Garcia/Rossi and the other is Garcia/Morgan, not exactly my favorite couples cos' that will always be Emily/JJ but I had fun. Anyway I am now working on this story again and I hope you are still with me and that you like it, let me know!

Chapter 18

Emily waited for JJ patiently in front of the FBI building that housed the BAU on the sixth floor; she was nervous. She didn't really know what to expect or where this would lead them. All she hoped for was that she could at least salvage her friendship with JJ, and hopefully work toward something more. As long as JJ wanted the same thing then it was something they could work on. Slowly but gradually, they could work toward a relationship.

She knew that there were complications and difficulties in their path that they would have to face, but truth be told it was all she ever wanted, even though she never said it out loud. The brunette looked up, watching as a couple of agents left the building. It was almost noon, and a lot of people were coming outside to take a stroll in the sun during their lunch breaks, trying to get away from the cruelty of the cases the FBI worked.

A flash of blonde rushed through the revolving doors and out onto the walkway, in her hurry JJ hadn't seen that Emily was standing right in front of the entrance, and she almost bumped into the brunette. "Oh sorry! I didn't see you. I thought we were going to meet at the diner?" JJ blushed a little bit and smiled apologetically at the older woman.

"That's what I was going to do, but then I decided to wait for you here. I was thinking that maybe we could get a sandwich and a coffee and go to the park so that we can have a little more privacy." She wanted to be away from prying eyes of fellow FBI agents who might overhear something they shouldn't, at least not right now.

JJ nodded in agreement, and side-by-side they walked toward a parlor which made the best Italian sandwiches in town, and who also had the best cappuccino to go, a real treat. They put in their order when it was finally their turn, and soon they found themselves on the way to the nearby park. Emily guided them toward a bench near the water where the rays of the sun could warm them as they talked. Most of the people walked around during their lunch breaks, and the path was nowhere near close to the bench, a perfect spot in Emily's eyes.

She sat down slowly, sipping her coffee while she waited for JJ to settle as well. "Jayje?" Emily started; "I've been thinking a lot about us and about what happened. I really want our friendship to last, I see you as one of my best friends and I trust you. All I want from you is to be honest when you tell me that the kiss we shared was actually what you wanted. I don't think my heart can take it if you decided that it was a nice thing to try but not for you."

JJ placed her sandwich and coffee on the bench next to her and turned towards Emily, she placed a hand on the brunette's arm, before looking up at her with those big blue eyes. "Emily, I wasn't playing with you. Granted, I did go about this the wrong way, but I didn't mean to cause such havoc on you. I left Will because I couldn't love him the way I should love him. I was too infatuated with you." The blonde's earnest eyes showed that she meant it with all of her heart.

Emily was touched by a wave of emotion, she was stunned beyond believe and almost didn't believe what she was hearing. The brunette looked around quickly, scanning the area around them to see if she recognized anyone in the immediate vicinity. To her relief, she didn't. She leant closer to JJ, looking deeply into her eyes; a slight smile was playing on her lips and a mischievous glint appeared in her eyes. She could see that Jayje was holding her breath, the feelings which were running just under the surface became clearly visible in her actions.

The blonde media liaison bit her lip nervously as she closed the distance between them; their lips touched just barely, but it send a shiver through both women. As soon as it happened, it was over, leaving both women staring deeply into each other's eyes while they remained mere inches apart. "I want to see what happens between us, I could never forgive myself if I didn't try this. I wasn't happy and I want to be. That's why I decided to change my life." JJ continued her speech, which had died on her lips when Emily had leant in; "I want you."

Emily reached her hand up and touched JJ's face gently, she wasn't sure what she was supposed to say to the blonde. She blushed heavily, her face colored a darker shade of red as she sighed in delight; "I want you too." The profiler watched the younger woman intently before she leant in again and kissed her; "Nevertheless, I want to take this slow. I need to make sure that we're both okay with what we're doing before we take the next step. We need to be sure."

JJ leant in and kissed Emily again as the brunette's hands entangled in JJ's long blonde hair. She also released a breath that she had been holding; "I agree. But ... kissing is fine... right?" JJ replied between kisses.

"Very much so. But we should probably eat our sandwiches and make our way back to the office." Emily replied, her voice sounding a little more disappointed then she wanted to show."You know what?"

"What?"

"We only have four hours left on the clock, what if I tell you that we're going out together ... on a date. Dinner, dancing ... the whole nine yards?" The brunette asked happily.

"That sounds like a plan." The blond replied happily while she took a bite from her sandwich. Her eyes floated towards the water in front of them, where she contentedly watched the sunlight playing on the ripples in the water. Emily smiled as she watched JJ and munched on her sandwich. "You know what, I'll pick you up tonight, I know just the place to go."

Once JJ entered the Tech's lair, she quickly closed the door behind her. The young blonde media liaison stepped backwards and leant her back against it, eyes closed. She could feel her cheeks burning; a deep red color flushed through her already heated skin.

"Gumdrop, are you okay?" Garcia spun around in her chair, averting her eyes from the various computer screens in front of her. She wasn't sure what was going on with her younger friend, but she was sure that she would find out one way or the other. On one hand JJ looked flushed, on the other hand she was chewing on her lower lip, a sure sign that she was nervous or worried about something. The blonde's posture was turning rigid against the back of the door, before she opened her eyes, that change in body language was concerning to say the least. "Sweetie, talk to me. You know you can tell me anything, right?"

Garcia got up from her seat and closed in on JJ to grab the younger woman's hand, pulling her back over to the chair, where she guided her young friend down. The agent let the Tech take control; JJ's frown turned into a slight smile, only to turn back into a frown again. "What the hell is going on in that pretty little head of yours?" Garcia sat down on the other chair, watching her friend as she apparently went through a number of emotions.

"She asked me out..." JJ whispered as if uttering the words out loud would make them become less real. Her face broke into a delighted smile. "Pen, she asked me out!" She repeated, louder this time and a little bit more confident.

"Oh my God! What did you say? Is it a date date, a real one?" Garcia fired off one question after another at her friend. She was too excited and wanted to know each and every detail, these were, after all, two of her best friends, who in her opinion belonged together after finally admitting their feelings for each other.

"Em... Emily called me about an hour ago, asking me to meet her in the diner across the street. Morgan told me that she went on a lunch break, apparently he wanted to go with her but she declined and told him she needed some time alone. I guess ...she didn't really want that, since she called me barely a minute after she left." JJ smiled at the thought; "I followed her, but instead of going to the diner, she was waiting in front of the main entrance. We ordered some sandwiches and coffees and took a stroll in the park. You know the benches by the..."

"Jayje! Cut to the chase for God's sake! I don't want all the details right, normally I want details now I just want the gist of it! I couldn't care less about sandwiches and which route you took through the park! I want to know what happened, now spill." Garcia was getting impatient she wanted answers.

"Okay okay! So Emily told me that she was willing to take a gamble on me, as long as I was serious and my feelings for her wouldn't turn out to be a tryout of sorts." JJ smiled; "If only she knew how long I've been having these feelings for her, she wouldn't have asked me that. But that is not important, I told her that I was being honest with her. We kissed, Garcia we kissed and this time there was no pushing away or harsh comments afterward." JJ's cheeks flushed again when she thought about the kiss she had shared with the brunette. "It … it was amazing, better then I ever expected it to be."

Garcia chuckled as she watched her friend gushing over a kiss like a high school girl. Though they had long since surpassed the 'high school girl' age, it was fun to see her friend like that. Except for when JJ was with her son, Penelope couldn't remember ever seeing her this happy, and all that happiness came from one simple kiss and the promise of a date. She could only imagine what would happen once they actually started a relationship.

"So a date?" She interrupted her friend's train of thought with a soft chuckle.

"Yes, yes! A date. Tonight." JJ added as an after thought. Suddenly her face turned into a frown again and she bit her lip; "I'm sorry, I planned this date tonight but I never even stopped to think about Henry. Could you ... I know that you've watched him a lot for me lately..."

"Jayje, don't mention it I'll look after him tonight."

"But Pen, you can't. I remember that you told me that you had a date planned with Kevin tonight."

"Sweetie, I will watch Henry tonight. We can make it a night in; watch a movie, have some popcorn. Kevin will understand, he knows what's been going on, and don't worry about it, I'll make it up to him." Garcia replied while she suggestively wiggled her eyebrows.

"I don't even want to know, do I?"

"Probably not." Garcia laughed; "Just remember you owe me, and promise me that you will do everything in your power to make this successful for the sake of both of you. You chicas can use some luck and happiness in your lives."

Garcia smiled as she watched JJ get up and walk out of her lair with a newfound confidence and a spring in her step. She returned her eyes to the screens in front of her and smiled as she opened the video feed. A small screen popped up and she could see into the BAU, at that precise moment JJ arrived and walked past the table occupied by a certain brunette. Emily looked up and her eyes traveled up the younger blonde's lean body, only to stop suddenly when her gaze crossed Morgan's' eyes.

"It's a dirty job but someone has to do it, and I'm glad that it's me who gets to do it." The tech spoke the words out loud, knowing that no one was going to hear them anyway. Emily quickly turned back to the file in front of her, pretending to read. Garcia reached for the phone in her office and quickly dialed the number she knew by heart. She knew that Morgan wouldn't drop the curiousness that would cause him to question Emily, so for her sake, Garcia decided to interrupt him before he could ask the right questions. She also knew that what Emily did took a lot of courage, and that she had enough worries and doubts on her mind and she sure as hell didn't need a third degree by one of her best friends and a fellow profiler, not right now at least. Garcia was going to make sure that nothing could keep the two women apart.

She begged her phone to ring quicker knowing that it wouldn't change a thing. She almost sighed a sigh of relief when she saw that Morgan grabbed for his phone cradled in the holder attached to his belt.

"What's up, Baby Girl?" The dark skinned man asked with his warm sultry voice.

"Take me out to lunch, my Hunk of Chocolate Love." She replied in the same flirty manner, which many people frowned upon when they heard it, especially because the two of them weren't even in a relationship. Garcia had learnt not to care what people thought about it, she was with Kevin and though he could be jealous from time to time, he knew that he had nothing to worry about. Nothing ever happened between Garcia and Morgan, after all she was not what he was looking for.

She watched her screen and saw a smile appear on Derek Morgan's face, and immediately knew what he was going to say. "I'll be there before you know it, Sweet Cheeks." He didn't wait for her to answer but disconnected the call.

She quickly shut down the video feed as she nodded her head, commenting out loud about what had happened; "Em, Em, Em, you are one lucky lady that I'm all seeing and could prevent that impending interrogation which could have put you in a world of hurt." Garcia locked her computers, preventing anyone from entering the information on her hard drives without the entry of a specific code, and bypassing several security measures that she had built in personally. They were against the Bureaus regulations, but she wanted to make sure that her system wasn't hacked into.

The FBI chose her because of her abilities, and she would be devastated if her system turned out to be flawed. She put some of the items scattered over her desk into her bag, for no particular reason other then wanting to take them with her, the fact that her bag wasn't large enough didn't even stop her.

She turned around and jumped when she saw Morgan leaning against the door jab with his broad shoulders, his arms crossed in front of his chest while he stared at her intently. "How come you always call me at a vital moment?" He asked her the question she had expected.

Garcia shrugged; "I am omniscient, you should know that by now." She simply stated it in a matter of fact tone. She gently pushed him out into the hallway and closed the door behind her before she locked it.

"Now, where are you going to take me, Sugar? I've certainly developed a sweet tooth sitting behind those screens all morning."

"Sugar Pie, you did not 'develop' a sweet tooth, you've had one as long as I can remember, and probably a long time before that as well." He smiled generously and together they made their way to the elevators.