The planets bend between us

Chapter 49

"This is the worst time to tell him," Emily told JJ as they whispered in the bathroom back in Quantico after they returned to DC. "Foyet escaped. He's not going to be in a good mood to talk about our relationship."

JJ understood Emily's point. "I know. But I think that if we keep delaying it, we will continuously find reasons why we shouldn't tell him. No case is easy. He's never going to be in the right mood."

Emily wanted to argue with her. She wanted to tell JJ that she was wrong. But she knew that the liaison was right. She knew that she was really just being afraid. She lowered her voice and said, "I don't want this to end. I'm- I'm scared."

The blonde's face melted seeing Emily's vulnerability. She kissed the profiler's forehead and said, "I know. I am too. But I think that we are going to be okay. We just have to be honest with him."

"Okay," Emily agreed. "Let's go now. Before we lose our nerve."

They walked to his office and knocked on the door. Once they heard him say, "Come in," they entered the room and closed the door.

Hotch looked up at them and his eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Is there something I could help you with?"

Emily and JJ sat down nervously. The blonde started the conversation, knowing that he was more comfortable with her.

"Hotch, we just wanted to let you know that we have recently begun a relationship. We are planning on having a serious and long relationship and thought that you should be aware of the situation."

Before Aaron could reply, Emily added, "We will make sure that our relationship won't get in the way of the job or our work ethic."

Hotch blinked at them several times, keeping a neutral face. He tried to process everything. "Thank you for letting me know. I presume that you want this information to stay away from higher positions?"

"We want this to stay between the team until we... become more serious. And then we can talk to Strauss and accept the consequences," JJ explained to their boss.

"We want to wait until we can prove to her that our work ethic hasn't changed since our relationship has begun," Emily added.

Hotch nodded, understanding that logic. "You both understand that couples do change the dynamic of the team, no matter how much you try not to?"

"Sir-" Emily said before stopping. She decided to wing it. She let go of her professional plan and became personal. "Aaron. JJ and I don't take this lightly. We wouldn't come to you if we didn't think that we could handle the job and the relationship. We both know our feelings for each other. The team would be more affected if we had unresolved tension between us. We don't want to hurt the team, but we also want to be happy. We want to be with each other."

JJ raised her eyebrows, surprised by how honest she had been with him. She also couldn't help but be very turned on by her girlfriend's passionate speech.

Hotch thought through Emily's argument and responded, "As your boss, I say that I can't promise you that this is going to be easy. If Strauss or anyone else finds out, I can't protect you. I can defend you, but I can't stop them from taking your job. But if you continue your good work, I don't care what you do in your personal time. However, as your friend, I want to tell you that I'm happy for you both. You truly deserve happiness and I'm glad that you find it with each other. The one thing I ask is that you both refrain from PDA on the job."

Emily and JJ nodded rapidly, happy that their boss was cool with what they were doing. They were thrilled, ecstatic even.

"Thank you, Sir," JJ told him as both she and Emily got up and left the room cheerfully.

As they walked down the ramp, they were met by Penelope, who squealed and wrapped her arms around her best friends.

"I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!" Garcia yelled out as she squeezed them tightly. "You guys are finally together."

"SHH!" JJ said as she pulled the tech analyst to the side. She whispered, "How the hell do you know?"

"Uh, I'm the Oracle of Quantico. Duh." She smiled at them and asked, "So how did you two dufus' finally get it on?"

JJ rolled her eyes. "We talked to each other, Pen. Don't think so dirty. We'll tell you more when we get out of here. Morgan's buying the first round, right?"

Penelope nodded and then squealed again. "Sorry! I'm just so happy for you guys! Finally, a romance in the office!"

"I need a drink," Emily said as she walked away from the two blondes. She walked away to her desk to get her bag. She was greeted by Rossi.

"For some reason, I feel a lot of pride about you two," He mentioned quietly so that Morgan and Reid couldn't hear him.

Emily smiled at him appreciatively. She felt a lot more comfortable talking about her relationship with him rather than the tech analyst. "Thank you, Dave. It's taken a while."

"It'll all be worth it. You both already have a better relationship than I had with any of my wives. I wish you both all the happiness in the world."

Emily felt like her heart doubled in size as she smiled at the wise man and somewhat of a father figure. She wanted to hug him, but she knew that it would look suspicious. She hoped that he knew how much what he told her meant to her.

"I don't know about you guys, but I need a beer and loud music," Morgan said as he and the genius approached the other two profilers.

"If you replace beer with scotch and loud music with silence, I'd agree with you," Rossi joked as he put his bag on his shoulder.

"I'm in the mood for some wine. And possibly vodka. How about you, Boy Wonder?" Emily asked Spencer.

"Club soda. The last time I had alcohol with you guys I woke up in Morgan's bathtub."

The team laughed in remembrance of the night of drunken fun.