The planets bend between us

Chapter 46

She knocked on the door rapidly and loudly until the door opened.

JJ, holding Henry, was startled by the sight of Emily looking so ghostly. She didn't even have the chance to tell her to come in, Emily walked right in through.

"Emily, what's—"

"I just ended a call with Will." Emily waited for a reaction.

JJ gaped at her. Her skin paled and her heart dropped. She suddenly couldn't look her friend in the eye. Her voice cracked when she said, "What did he say?"

Emily paced around the room. "He said something about him asking you to marry him and then you told him that you loved me? Please tell me that he's lying."

JJ's lips quivered as tears bubbled up her eyes. She slowly walked over to Emily and sat down in the nearest seat. She stared off into nothing and shook her head.

"Why? Why would you tell him something like that? Did you want him to leave you?" Emily asked, not understanding the blonde's motive for what she had said.

Tears ran down her cheeks. She looked empty and hopeless. "I couldn't marry a man when I was in love with someone else."

"Then why didn't you tell him you were in love with that person instead of lying and telling him you loved me?" Emily asked agitatedly. But her question was answered when she saw the blonde's head turn to look at her. Emily gasped. "I didn't— why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't know until it was too late. You were happy with Remi, I couldn't ruin that," JJ explained sadly, watching her son sleep in her arms.

Emily's face became less dark. She was no longer angry. She was just... she couldn't believe what the blonde was telling her. "But you like men."

"I do," JJ breathes out, trying to stay in control as she felt Emily approach her. She watched as the brunette sat down next to her and look at her with such lovely eyes. "But then came you. I didn't know that I was attracted to women before you. But I know what I feel for you. I've been feeling it for a long time."

Emily blinked at her. JJ was everything she ever wanted and she was an inch away. Her eyes softened. She delicately presses her hand on JJ's cheek. "I didn't think you could ever love me."

"Funny," JJ replied, her blue eyes drowning in the dark ones. "I thought I could never deserve you."

Emily lost all control. One second she was staring at the liaison and the next, she was kissing her. Her lips pressed on hers. Tasting her. Loving her. It was new and passionate. And better than anything they could have ever imagined.

They only pulled apart when they heard Henry coo. They laughed and looked at the curious baby, who looked fascinated by the two women kissing.

"I think Henry approves," JJ joked lightly, looking from her son to her lover.

"I hope he does, I'm kissing his mother," Emily responded, looking into the blue eyes of the baby.

The blonde nodded and whispered, "This feels right to me. The three of us. Like it was meant to be."

Emily looked up into the hopeful eyes of her colleague and said, "You don't think we are rushing it? Especially after Remi just left?"

JJ shrugged as if it was meaningless. "I think we have waited long enough, don't you think?"

Emily smiled and nodded. She leaned in and kissed her again. When the baby made more noises, she muttered, "Maybe we should put Henry in his crib and we can talk about this."

JJ nodded in agreement. "We have a lot to talk about."