The planets bend between us

Chapter 52

"Remi and Jordan, huh?" JJ asked, nodding as if she thought that it was surprising but a good idea.

"Yeah. I think they'll be really great for each other. I'm glad that Jordan is making her happy. They both deserve each other." Emily replied as she folded the letter grinned on the inside about the contents it. "I'm starting to think that everything is working out."

"Does that comfort or scare you?" JJ questioned, taking her hand as she looked at her girlfriend's face, trying to find out how she felt.

Emily didn't know to respond to that as they walked up the stairs and toward her apartment. "I'm not sure. I think I was scared, you know? For things to get serious. For things to get permanent. I spent so much time of my life going place to place so that I didn't have to get close to anything. So I didn't have to love anything. So that if I lost it, it wouldn't kill me. But now, I have two families that love me. The team and you and Henry. I have so much to lose. And yeah, that scares me. But it's also exciting. And it brings me joy. And I don't have to feel so alone. I may have something to lose, but that also means I have something to fight for. I have something to live for." Emily opened the door and looked at the empty space. She then turned and looked at JJ, who was smiling at her, comforting her.

"What did you need?" JJ asked her before kissing her forehead.

Emily held her girlfriend close to her and said, "The only thing I need is you."

"Wow," JJ chuckled warmly. "You are a cheesy dork."

"Shut up," Emily snorted as she brushed the blonde hair out of JJ's face. "This isn't home to me, Jen. This stuff, my stuff, it's me. But I don't feel like myself if I'm not with you. I don't want to be here unless I am with you."

"I know how you feel," JJ admitted as she and her girlfriend walked over and sat down on the couch. "Every time you sleep over here, I can't sleep. I just hate how you have to come back here and feed your cat, water your plants, and take clothes. Just take your stuff back home. Hell, just move in with me."

The brunette raised her eyebrows and stared at her girlfriend. "Are you serious? Do you really want me to move in with you? I mean, that's a big step. And Henry-"

"Henry will want you to be there," JJ argued as she laid her head on the brunette's muscular shoulder. "And I want you there. We've been together for months, Em. We basically have been married for years. You are basically Henry's other mom. Let's just do it. We can ask for the team to help you move in. Or we can find a new place. It doesn't really matter. Nothing is really home without you."

Emily turned her head slightly and kissed her girlfriend's forehead. "No, it isn't. You're my home. You and Henry. I want to move in with you."

They kissed just as passionately as their first one. It took them a while for them to get to this place. A place where they can be honest and healthy. But now that they were here, the wouldn't trade their relationship for anything in the world.