AN: So for some reason my muse decided that if I got to have a vacation she could have one as well. So instead of getting a couple of chapters written and send them out to my wonderful beta I couldn't even finish the chapter I was working on. My vacation is over and so is my writers block unbelievable! Here is the next installment and I promise that the next chapter won't take as long to be posted.

Chapter 19

JJ was ready to call Emily and tell her that she couldn't do this, not because she didn't want to go. Not because she didn't mean what she had said earlier either but simply for the fact that non of her clothes seemed to be good enough to go on a date with Emily Prentiss. She felt like a young lovesick teenager and once again she realized how much differently this already was then the early stages of her relationship with Will. She really was in love with Emily.

"Garcia! Help me dammit! My bedroom is a disaster area. I have never been this nervous before going on a date before. Never." JJ replied, the phone cradled between her shoulder and ear while her hands frantically searched through the pile of clothes on her bed, and the little bit that remained in her closet.

"Stop! Jayje stop! You're driving yourself insane, and me to booth." Garcia was the voice of reason which actually halted JJ's motions. "What are you doing? There is no reason to freak out like this. It's Emily were talking about, you've been on countless dates with her."

The blond straightened and took the phone back in her hand, the fingers of her other hand absentmindedly threading through her hair. "DATES! No, we have never been on a date, we went on countless girls nights out to the movies or bar hopping. As friends, not as lovers or at least people who are trying to figure out if they can manage to build a future together. There was NO pressure. This is a date! A real date, romance, kissing … " JJ sighed willing the headache which was quickly approaching away. She knew that it was a combination of sleep deprivation and stress which was causing it; "Now the pressure is way up there." She waved with her hand in the air as if she wanted to physically show how high the pressure was, a gesture which of course was something which Garcia couldn't see.

"Jayje, give it up already." Garcia interrupted her friend. "Get your black slacks, the high heeled boots with the metal along the heel. You know which ones I mean?"

"Yes, the shoes which were way to expensive but I just had to have?" JJ replied with a chuckle.

"Yes those and the top you bought last time we were on a shopping spree, with the glittery embroidery on it. Now young lady put me on speaker phone and get dressed, so that we can chat some more. You got about thirty minutes before Emily picks you up right?"

JJ checked her watched and almost freaked out again when she noticed that she actually had less then thirty minutes left. "Yes, more or less..." She replied softly while she placed the phone on her bed side table. Knowing Emily she would be punctual, she always was it was probably a trait which had been drilled into her at a very young age by her Ambassador mother.

She dug through the pile of clothes again retrieving the said slacks and top and started to undress before she redressed again in the suggested clothes. "Okay, I got the clothes you suggested." The mirror on her closet door showed that Garcia was right, the clothes fitted for a date without being to overdressed. They were perfect.

"You make it sound like something horrible." Garcia chuckled.

"I know, but it's not. Just the nerves talking, I swear it's perfect." JJ grabbed the phone of the nightstand and stepped into the bath room. She started applying her make up while she listened to Garcia.

"Gumdrop, approach this date as 'girl-nights-out' with the exception of the enlightening presence of yours truly of course. Just go on the date like you usually would, have fun and see were it leads. Don't force anything, and maybe something happens maybe not. But whatever you do, don't force anything!" Garcia was happy for her friends, finally her two best friends were following the path they were supposed to walk. She had feared that both of the women had lost their chances when Emily's comment practically send JJ into Will's arms.

And then Will had dropped the bombshell on the team by announcing JJ's pregnancy to them. Emily had congratulated them but Garcia had seen the pain in her eyes. Garcia had known or at least suspected that the brunette was interested in JJ and women in general. "Jayje, I'm sure that Emily is just as nervous as you are right now and I am sure that compartmentalizing won't help her this time."

JJ smiled, she loved Garcia the woman always knew how to cheer her up. She was glad that she called, she was actually feeling calmer; "Okay, that might be true," she admitted; "Pen, what would I do without you?"

"Be miserable, a nervous wreck who was probably still secretly longing for a certain brunette while being with Will, pretending to love him..." Garcia summed up with a chuckle.

"Okay, okay. You can stop now I get your point." JJ chuckled; "I would be screwed without you."

"Nah Sugar, I think I leave that to Emily." The blond Tech laughed out loud; "I take this as my point to say 'Garcia out'. Have fun!" Garcia disconnected the call before JJ could reply, the media liaison raised her brow and looked at her phone while shaking her head in disbelieve. Only Garcia would make a comment like that. She was glad that she was on the phone with Garcia and therefor the other blond hadn't been able to see how red her cheeks turned at the mention of 'screwing' and 'Emily' in one sentence. The blond tried to shake the images appearing in her minds eye and continued to get ready for her date.

JJ made sure thats she was downstairs by the time Emily was going to arrive. The talk with Garcia had made sure that she was back with her two feet on the ground and it had calmed her down considerably. At the very least she was no longer wrenching her hands or biting her lip.

She stood in front of the window which looked out over the patch of grass and the white picket fence in front of her house. Ironically that was the kind of an vision little Jennifer Jareau always had of the house she would call home when she grew up. A home needed a garden, not that she ever really got the time to spend planting flowers but it still felt homey. The way a family home was supposed to feel. With the job she had she needed a house which represented all that is good in the world, and for her the patch of green in front of her house and the secluded garden in the back gave her that. She had sought a long time to find the house but she had known that it would be a house where she would feel relaxed, which gave her a place to recharge the depleted batteries after a hard case. And now the house also provided a place where Henry could grow up and play in the garden.

JJ smiled thinking about that, a thought which automatically brought her back to the conversation she had with Will. She was still surprised by his choices, somewhere in the back of her mind she had feared that he would fight her and would have wanted to take Henry with him. She knew that if he took her to court he could probably make a good case for himself given that he had provided their son a stable home while she was working in the field. JJ sat down on the recliner, her eyes still fixed on the driveway but she wasn't really seeing it. She was a million miles away in her thoughts.

Her heart fluttered when she heard the swelling sound of Emily's sleek black Lexus as she drove down the street. The brunette parked the car on the driveway and turned the ignition off. Her hair swept up when the summer breeze caught it, Emily absentmindedly combed her fingers through her long dark locks. She made her way around her car and walked towards the front door of JJ's house, unknown to Emily the blond was watching her every move. Her breath hitched in her throat leaving her absolutely speechless when she saw the short skirt which Emily choose to wore, showing off her long lean legs. She wore heals which were slightly higher then she usually saw Emily wear during the week. Emily wore a maroon blouse which was perfectly form fitting showing off her bodies curves in all the right places. The blond was rooted to her spot behind the window watching as the other woman walked up to the house. In JJ's mind it took the profiler minutes to actually reach the house but she knew that it could barely be more then a couple of seconds. The stone path from the driveway to her front door was not long and before she realized it the brunette had rang the bell.

JJ strode towards the front door, she pulled it open with one swift move, she smiled at the absolutely stunning woman in front of her who smiled back; "Your chariot awaits you." Emily chuckled while she said the words.

"Is that what it is like when you date a high society ambassadors daughter?"

"Maybe if my mother invites you to a benefit." Emily shrugged; "But let's not talk about my bigoted mother who rather sends me on a blind date with a rich boy then listen to me once again explain to her that I am not interested in men."

"Sorry, wrong topic." JJ smiled apologetically, she reached for her jacket on the coat rack and grabbed her bag. She placed the jacket over her arm and ushered Emily out of the doorway so that she could set the alarm before closing the door and locking it. Emily said nothing, she walked down the path slowly and opened the passengers door for the younger blond. But before JJ sat down she reached up and touched Emily's hand which was still resting on top of the door frame. "Sorry, I didn't mean for that comment to come out that way. I know about your struggle with your mother, I should have known better."

The profiler smiled; "Don't try to profile me, Jayje. I'll be fine. I can handle talking about my mother." Emily send JJ a radiant smile to show her that she was fine before she closed the door and pushed her sunglasses on. She quickly made her way around the car and eased herself down into the seat. She backed the car out o the driveway.

"Are you going to tell me where you are taking me?"

"No, not yet." The brunette said grinning to herself. She glanced sideways at the blond who had been one of her best friends since she started working at the BAU. And who she had been infatuated with since she first laid eyes on her. A flare of butterflies fluttered around in her stomach and a nervous feeling settled. Suddenly she was able to hear Garcia reprimand her in stern tone of voice and it made her chuckled, which earned her a confused look and a raised eyebrow from the blond.

JJ watched her and wondered what had the brunette laughing; "What's funny?"

"Nothing, it's nothing I promised I just remembered something..." Emily replied with a genuine smile when she halted in front of a traffic light.

"Are you really not going to tell me where you are taking me?" The blonde tried again, this time she included her pleading blue orbs and a radiant smile knowing that it was a hard combination to resist.

But the brunette was holding her ground when she firmly nodded her head and stayed silent, she had planned something special and she hoped that JJ would remember their first date for the rest of her life as the special date this was supposed to be. She continued driving towards their destination enjoying meaningless small talk with JJ who every couple of minutes asked her where they were going. But Emily never gave her the answer knowing that soon enough she would see for herself what their special date was.