Fifty Ways to Love You - Emily Prentiss x OC

10. fifteen years

Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck.

Emily and I only spoke of work for another week. It was starting to be painfully awkward. And to make matters worse, now we were on another case, and Emily and I were roomed together. Goddamnit.

I showered that night, it was probably midnight, and when I came out, Emily had this air about her of anxiety. Not common for her, not externally, at least. "Galina?"

"What's up?" I asked. She bit her lip.

"We really need to talk, huh?"

I sighed. Yeah, we did, but I didn't want to. I didn't want her to pop the fantasy bubble in my head. "I think so, yeah," I said. We each sat on our beds in this dumb fucking hotel room where she would crush my dreams.

"Galina, I haven't been honest with you. Ever since..." I looked down. Obviously we both knew what she was talking about. "Ever since we almost kissed, I haven't stopped thinking about you. I don't know if you feel the same way, I...I just think you deserve to know, and I can't keep this from you anymore." She had tears in her eyes. "When we were at Interpol, I...I always wanted something more than just sex. I don't know how you feel. I'm sorry if this is weird, I don't want you to be uncomfortable. That was not my intention. I apologize, Galina."

What? What just happened?

Emily, after looking at me for a minute, put her head in her hands and sighed. "I—"

"Emily," I said in a soft voice. I smiled the biggest grin of my life. She looked up and I saw a few tears on her face. "Oh, Emily, honey..." I moved to sit next to her on her bed and put my arm around her shoulders, keeping us close. "Emily, I don't think you know how relieved I am you said that. Shit, I've been into you since you showed up here again, Em." She pulled away from my clutches.

"You have?" My face flushed at her question. I looked away. I could feel that she was still looking at me, and she pressed a hesitant kiss to my temple.

"Yeah," I responded at last, turning my head back to her. "Yeah, I have." Her soft fingers held my chin, and she kissed me. Emily Prentiss kissed me, for the first time in almost fifteen years.

My cheeks were hot to the touch, and I was overjoyed. Emily's fingertips felt my hot face and pulled out of the kiss that was both long in the best way and not nearly long enough. "Are you okay?" she asked, her eyebrows raised in concern.

"Yeah," I chuckled.

"Did I upset you? It wasn't my intention—"

"Emily," I laughed, "you're perfect. I'm just really happy, all right?" She smiled and kissed me again.

Her tongue in my mouth was a magical sensation. I'd almost forgotten how good she was at this. Emily's hands met my waist like I'd dreamed, pulling us close. I put one hand on her waist and wrapped the other around her, my hand on her back. I heard her sigh a little, so beautifully.

We had both been waiting for this for so long. It was finally happening. One of her hands migrated to my chest, and I felt her fingers pulling down. I took that hand in mine and rubbed her palm with my thumb. "Mm," I started to pull out of the kiss, "uh..." Emily looked in my eyes.

"If I ever make you uncomfortable I want you to tell me. The last thing I want is to hurt you. Understand?" I nodded. "Alright. We're not gonna do something one of us isn't okay with. Yeah? Nothing has to happen tonight. Did I make you uncomfortable?"

"No, I..." She nodded to tell me to continue to search for the words. "I just didn't want that to go further, sorry,"

"No, no, don't say sorry, you're okay. Like I said, if you're not comfortable it won't happen. Tell me what you want right now, Galya." The use of my name shifted something in my brain.

"You're very direct," I said. She blushed. "I like it,"

"Hmm?"

"It's comforting. Safe." I made her smile, a glorious feat. "Is it okay if we lay together?" I whispered, almost sounding ashamed. Emily smiled and kissed me again.

"Of course. That sounds perfect. Can I kiss you?"

"Mhm." She kissed me and we laid in her bed. Her arm was over my body. I could tell she was going to ask, so I said, "This is good, Emily. Perfect."