jemily love story

unusual combinations

emily pov

i was woken up to the sound of my phone ringing, not an alarm clock. i roll over and flip my phone over, checking to see who it is. it's hotch. i click the green button and put it to my ear.

"this is prentiss." i say in a groggy voice. i watch jj as she wakes up. she rolls over and stares at me as hotch says 

"we have a case, i need you and jj here asap." i mouth "hotch" to jj before actually speaking.

"yes sir." i say hanging up. i throw my phone down and sit up.

"we have a case." i say rubbing my face. jj yawns as she sits up and she stands up. we take a quick shower together then walk to our closet still in towels. 

"wear your red velvet shirt." she says to me.

"you wear your light blue one." i say reaching for the red shirt. she reaches for the blue one and we both grab pants and a black belt. i grab us both socks as she walks to our bed and throws her clothes on it. i walk back to her and put socks on top of her regular pile of clothes.

we both get undressed and dressed next to each other. i take my belt and off-center the buckle before walking to the bathroom. she follows me and begins to do her makeup as i do my hair. we switch places and then walk downstairs. i feed sergio and grab each of us our combat boots. i hand her hers and we bend down to put them on. i stand up before she does and place my hand on her waist and i walk around her to grab the keys. we grab our purses and walk out.

jj pov

we walk into the bau, show the security camera our badges and walk into the elevator. we finally got the fast one and got to the top rather quickly. we greeted spencer at the door and swiftly walked to the round table. 

penelope started to talk.

"there have been five victims found in the last year. each have been found inside of trunks of people's cars." she clicked the remote in her hand as she talked, not making eye contact with the screen.

 "they were all shot execution style." i say looking at the board.

"the first victim's name is Integrity Hanover. a 25 year old white woman with black hair and yellow-ish eyes. she was found in a red car in garrisonville. which if you didn't know is right by us." i grab emily's hand and she squeezes it, knowing the victim's name brings back bad memories for me. 

"uh approximately 11.5 miles away, or a 20 minute drive." reid chimes in.

"gross." garcia starts again. "the next victim's name is Xena Vikander. she is a 27 year old white woman with brown hair and baby blue eyes. she was found in a white car in Joplin which is a 15 minute drive from us. the next victim's name is Regan Riddle. she is a 23 year old white woman with blonde hair and brown eyes. she was found in a black car in Southbridge. a 15 minute drive."

"so far all of these women have uncommon eye to hair color combinations but that could just be coincidence." rossi says.

"i was going to point that out too." emily says still holding my hand. 

"the second to last victim's name is Beverley Dean. she was found in a blue car in Dale City, a 20 minute drive. she is white with platinum hair and very very dark brown almost black eyes. and the last victim's name is Ravana Szell. she is a 29 year old white woman with red hair and dark grey eyes. she was found in a black car in Minnieville. a 21 minute drive." 

"we have a lot to unpack here." morgan says.  

"so all of the victims are young attractive women, with appealing features. such as uncommon hair and eye color combinations." emily says. 

"he most likely is in his 20s but the victims are all over from 23 to 29 so there is no telling if he's in his late or early 20s." reid says. 

"maybe he tried to date these women and they rejected them." i say. emily adding:

"he would have to be unsympathetic to shoot these women like this, rejection could get that out of a person. i don't think a 20 year old would have the guts to do this." 

"so he's in his late 20s, no telling his race. and has been rejected which pushes him over the edge." i say.

"there is blood at the crime scenes so he most likely brought these women to the cars and shot them while they laid in the trunk." morgan says.

"but no witnesses, so he probably killed them at night and got out of there quick. even if it's at night people are still driving." emily says. 

"the window is broken so thats how he opened the trunk." spencer says playing with his hands in his lap. 

"we will be working the case from here. rossi and morgan, you two go to the coroner and see what they have to say. emily, garcia, reid and jj, you all work here and build a geographical profile and see if there is any overlap between the victims. i will go talk to the police and try to get the families here." we all nod and begin to walk to our respected places. i let go of emily's hand and start walking to garcia to begin working with her when i feel a tug on my arm. i turn and see emily holding my arm with a sympathetic look on her face. i walk to her and stand in front of her. my arms go to her elbows.

"what's wrong?" i ask her looking into her eyes.

"are you okay?" she asks in a quiet voice while everyone leaves the room. 

"emily, i'm okay. integrity just brought back a few bad memories i'm fine." i say trying to reassure her.

"jennifer. integrity has a lot more than a few bad memories tied to it."

"emily, i'll be okay. we have a killer to catch." i say. she opens her arms, which forces my hands off them. i walk forward a bit and give her a hug. i can smell her shampoo. i let go and look at her, my hands resting on her shoulders. my left hand drops and my right goes to her hand. she gives me a smile and we walk out.