Agent Hotchner had just left, and Emily was staring out of her living room window. A few minutes later Emily felt arms wrap around her waist, and she relaxed into the embrace.
"Your go-bag is ready." Olivia told her girlfriend. Emily smiled softly, and pulled Liv in closer to her.
"I haven't even decided if I'm going or not. You took two weeks off, which is unheard of, and you just got here. Besides we both know that we desperately need this time together. We haven't seen each other in almost a month. Not to mention that I couldn't make it to New York in time for Alex's attempted murder trial, and we need to deal with that." Prentiss told her lover. Benson slowly turned Emily around to face her.
"I love you. I agree with all of that. I'll go with you. Call Agent Hotchner, and have him cancel the FBI plane. We can take the Cabot jet. I'm sure Strauss will be impressed by you saving the Bureau some money. Em, sweetheart you have worked too hard and for so long to walk away from the BAU. Granted, I'm proud that you refused to play her game, but you could keep your job without having to worry about her pulling this shit. You need to go. Tell your team whatever you want about me, but you know I can be useful. If nothing else, I'm another set of eyes. Plus, with Gideon still MIA you're down a body. Then when we get back, we work on what we need to do. You normally get a few days of down time after a case, and I'll still be here for two weeks." Olivia pleaded her case. Emily leaned in and kissed her girl slowly and passionately.
"I love you. Call the pilot and Reid, so he won't say anything. I'll call Hotch, and let him know." Emily told Liv. Spencer had showed up at Prentiss' apartment about six months ago when Benson was in town. They then had to explain their relationship to him. Reid was the only one on the team who knew that Emily was gay.
After the arrest.
"I'll make sure it's official." Hotch told Prentiss before going to talk to Strauss.
"Here let me clean you up." Olivia told her girlfriend as the EMT let her take over.
"Thanks. I'd forgotten how much a 2x4 to the head hurts. Strauss will probably want to debrief on the plane." Emily explained hoping Liv wouldn't be upset. Benson quickly applied butterfly bandages, and cleaned up the blood.
"There all done. That's fine, babe. I'll take the jet back. You want me to pick you up from work?" Olivia asked while she quickly and discreetly caressed the younger woman's cheek. Emily briefly leaned into the gesture.
"That sounds great. Liv, I need..." Prentiss was trying to keep her composure, but was slowly losing it. Benson knew exactly what Emily needed.
"Come here. I got you." Olivia softly ordered while wrapping her in a tight embrace. Emily held on just as tightly. Liv moved them to the other side of the ambulance, blocking them from the other's view. That's all that Emily needed, as she leaned into a reassuring kiss from her partner.
"God, I needed that honey. I can't wait to get you home. I love you." Prentiss expressed.
"I love you too. Come on before they start looking for you. I'll be waiting for you in the BAU parking lot. I'll see you in a few hours, kay." Olivia replied and quickly kissed Em before leaving.
BAU Plane
"Hey Reid." Prentiss greeted the boy genius, and sat down across from him away from the others.
"Emily. I was surprised when you showed up with Olivia. She normally is only in town for the weekends." Spencer commented.
"Yeah. When I told her I resigned, she took two weeks off. She had just gotten to my condo, when Hotch asked me to come and help. I wasn't going to come. Liv and I haven't seen each other in about a month. She packed my go-bag, convinced me to go, offered the use of the Cabot jet, and somehow got me to agree to have her come along." Emily explained.
