Bumpy Roads

Bonding

⚠️TW⚠️ mentions of suicide, abortion, self harm.

JJ's POV:

I woke up at 6:30 to my alarm right on time as always.
I'm not one to call myself a morning person, but I'm definitely more awake in the mornings than most people.

I headed into the bathroom, stripping my clothes from my body before jumping into the shower.
I usually wake up earlier to get the work earlier than everyone else since I had the most important job. Finding out which serial killer they hunt down next.

There was a beauty and an ugly to this job, the beauty being seeing all the faces of the people we saved, just knowing that we saved people. The ugly being all the dismembered bodies, blood, crying families. It can really take a toll on you.

After getting out the shower I picked out my outfit for the day, which was basically what I wore every day, a baby blue button up shirt with a navy blue pencil skirt.
I went downstairs and made myself some avocado toast with everything but the bagel seasoning on it, before making my way to the BAU.

There was one thing that has been on my mind about work ever since the case the other day.
It wasn't the mutilated bodies, or the cries of a loved one, it was a person. To be exact a women.

Her name, Emily Prentiss. There was something about her that was intriguing, I had-should I say want to learn everything I can about her.
I already know she's the daughter of an Ambassador, so her life must've been like royalty.

I walked in expecting no one to be there, but there she was in the flesh.

"Morning Emily what are you doing here so early?" I asked walking into the bullpen.

"Oh I was eager since this is only my second day I wanted to get here early." She said back with a smile.

That smile. Enough to melt someone.
What the hell? Why am I thinking about this women that I barely know in this way? Get ahold of yourself Jareau!

"JJ? You still in there?" Emily chuckled breaking me from my trance.

"What? OH yea-yea I'm good just zoned out there for a second." I laughed back.

"Oh I thought I'd lost you for a second." She said.

"Nope I'm here for the long run." I said walking up to my office.

Emily and I were bonding fairly quickly which I was quite happy about. I decided that come lunch time I would ask if she wanted to go to the coffeehouse with me for lunch.
I know what you're thinking..no it's not a date. As much as I would've liked it to be, it wasn't.

*3 hours later*

I was working on files, my hand desperately needed a break. I glanced at the clock and saw that it was almost lunch time.
I got up from my chair stretching as I've been sitting for nearly 2 hours.

"Hey Em wanna go grab some lunch at the coffeehouse down the street?" I asked walking out of my office.

"Sure we could get to know each other a little more." She smiled back.

"Do I get to join princess?" Derek butted in.

"Sorry Morgan it's only for the ladies." Emily teased.

"Wow Prentiss first you're stealing my thunder of tackling the unsub, then you're stealing my princess? I'm hurt." He faked being offended.

"Wait Em..you tackled the unsub?" I asked shocked.

"Yea why?" She asked putting some things in her bag.

"He was HUGE!" I giggled.

"Oh well I used to take boxing and MMA as a kid, my mom being who she is and all..I wasn't really a favorite in school." She said.