champagne problems x jemily/hotchniss

forty-three

i'm trying so hard to write chapters early since i have orientation on tuesday and wednesday all day and i don't wanna go😭

happy readings and stay safe besties! -salem🤍

TW: heavy amounts of swearing, mentions of drinking
word count: 4165

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Emily: "I love her, and that's the beginning and end of everything." F. Scott Fitzgerald.

"You deserve more than one glass of cheap Target red wine," Elle said and handed Emily the one glass. The raven-haired woman smiled before grabbing it. "Stella Rosa is like juice, Emily."

"Alcohol is alcohol, and that's all they had," Emily said and happily drank the glass of wine Elle handed her.

"So, now that the wine is poured and your son is gone, what's going on?" Elle asked and sat down on the opposite side of the couch from Emily.

"Well, I talked to Clara, and she already gave her opinion on the matter," Emily said and pursed her lips.

"Mmm, the forbidden three-way love affair?" Elle teased and sipped on the wine in her hand.

"Precisely. I can't talk to anyone on the team because they have a bias," Emily said and ran her finger over the edge of her glass.

"Well, for starters, am I the only one who knows that Andrew left?" Elle asked and crossed her legs. Emily nodded. "Well, this feels like a big family secret."

"I just don't know what to do," Emily said and took a sip of her alcohol. She was quiet for a split second before her eyes filled with tears. "I haven't even had one glass yet, and I already feel like the pathetic girl crying in the bar."

"Let it out," Elle said and reached her hand over and grabbed Emily's. "I'm the last person in the world who's going to judge you."

Emily gulped down the lump in her throat and nodded. "I spent days crying into a glass of whiskey, wondering why I wasn't good enough for JJ. Little did past Emily know that I'd be doing the same thing with Aaron years later. I mean, for God's sake, he married someone who's a mirror image of me, but he couldn't wait. Both got married. One because she thought I was dead and the other because he fell in love with a woman who is a copy of me. What do you think, Elle? What's your opinion on this?"

"As a profiler or as your friend?"

"Both?" Emily asked and shrugged her shoulders.

"You're still madly in love with the both of them. You loved JJ subconsciously, even when you were with Aaron. And you loved both of them when you were with Andrew. They both are willing to give you the world. I can see the way they both look at you. They still love you," Elle said and pursed her lips. She took a deep breath making Emily squint her eyes.

"But?"

"You know that look in your eyes when you love someone?" Elle said and pursed her lips. Emily chuckled.

"Puppy dog eyes? Like the one Reid gives you?" Emily asked and shook her head. Elle blushed slightly at the comment.

"It's true! They both look at you like that. But, I only see one person who doesn't have that same look in their eyes when they're with someone else," Elle said and tilted her head before she took a sip of wine.

"Okay, give mommy a big hug and kiss goodbye," JJ said and crouched down in front of Henry. He ran into his mother's arms and hugged her as tightly as little arms he could let him. He gave JJ a big, wet kiss on the cheek.