Twin Flames X Jemily

17- The Courtroom

JJ's pov:
Me and Emily emerged from my office to see uniformed police officers roaming the floor. "What's going on?" I whispered to Emily. "No idea." She shrugged.

We walked down the stairs to the team, and Derek who was avoiding eye contact with me. "Hotch whats happening?" Emily asked. "I don't know." He shook his head.

Then I saw mark walk out and everything clicked into place. He saw the police officers and immediately tried to start running but Emily stuck her arm out, sending him flying onto the floor. She kept one foot on his chest while he tried to break free.

Two officers with their guns drawn, pulled him off the floor and cuffed his hands behind his back. "Mark Thomason you are under arrest by the state of Virginia." The officer said. Mark went crazy.

"You did this you bastard!" He screamed at me. "You called them didn't you? You'll never win and you know it!"

I sunk back farther into Emily's arms hoping to just disappear. "Just wait until I get out! The things I'm going to do to you." He smirked as the officers dragged him out.

I stood there frozen for a few minutes unable to move or think. Reid tapped my shoulder and I snapped out of it. "What the hell was that?" He asked. I just shrugged still in shock.

Emily was off to the side talking to Hotch. I saw them glancing at me and then eventually Emily walks back over. "What did you do? What did you say? What's happening?" I asked confused as Emily grabbed her stuff. It took a lot of willpower to not just breakdown crying right there.

"Go grab your stuff we're going home. I'll explain it to you in the car." She said softly. I nodded still confused, but ran up to my office and grabbed my purse.

Emily took my hand as we walked to the elevator. I tried to ignore the stares of everyone who was wondering what just happened.

Emily and I went to the car and I buckled myself into the passenger seat while she started the engine. "Emily where are we going? What did you say to Hotch?" I asked nervously.

"JJ don't worry I didn't say anything. We're both taking two weeks off to work on the case. I didn't tell Hotch why but he approved it. If you're going to do this then it's going to take time and your full attention." Emily explained to me.

I nodded. I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to calm down because I felt like I might throw up. Still keeping her eyes on the road Emily grabbed my hand with her free one and held onto it.

We pulled up to the front of my house and got out of the car. Emily went inside and walked straight into the kitchen. She poured a glass of orange juice."Drink this. You look like you're going to pass out." She said handing me the glass.

~8 days later~
The court date was set for May, 10 which is in 2 days. Emily and I had both spent hours talking to the lawyer, creating a plan, getting evidence, it was exhausting.

I cried a lot. I cried over everything actually. I cried when I had to watch the video, when I looked over the rape kit, searched for the clothes I was wearing. I was kind of a mess.

But Emily was always there which was amazing. In this situation by now almost everyone would have left, saying "it's too much to handle" or "I didn't sign up for this". But Emily stayed. Through the screaming and tears and hospital trips. Through all of it.

I was sitting on the couch now watching a movie. Emily was laying next to me subconsciously playing with my hair. She was tired too.

We had spent the whole day with my lawyer. Since the court date is so soon she was teaching me how to act and what to say and all that stuff. It was a lot to remember. I had been in court 1000 times but I've never been the victim.

I learned you have to act a lot different. I've only ever done this specifically once, to get the video taken down. But that wasn't really court thought. It was mark, the judge, and me. No jury or audience or anything.

So far I have managed to keep the whole thing out of the news. Well not exactly. It's all over the news. "Two FBI agent head to head in court battle" was plastered on the front page of every single newspaper in the state.

What I meant was, nobody knew what the case was about. Mark is in jail, so he can't tell anyone, and obviously I didn't. Emily wouldn't do that and everyone else who knows legally has to keep their mouth shut.

The only way it could get into the news if is Mark wins the case, and tells everyone. But I'm going to deal with that when it happens.

I had everything done. I had what to wear, what to say, how to act. Now I just had a day to do nothing and wait. Which kinda sucked. I had all of tomorrow and then day after that, the case starts early in the morning.

I was a little out of it when I felt Emily gently rubbing my shoulder. "Jayje. You okay?" She said softly. "Huh?" I looked over to her.  "Oh yeah just thinking." I responded.

I realized that the tv was turned off. "Cmon it's late let's go to bed." She said sleepily. I realized I was pretty tired too. We both walked upstairs and into my bedroom. We crawled into bed and I fell asleep quickly holding onto Emily.

It was the morning of the case. It was still early, around 6am. We need to leave at 6:30 so we would be there at 7.

My legs were shaking from all the nerves. I was already on my second cup of coffee. I was wearing a light blue sweater and black pants that my lawyer had chosen. There was a reason behind it but I can't really remember.

Emily curled my hair for me because I was so nervous I would have probably burned myself. I was sitting on the edge of the bed and Emily had just finished my makeup.

"You look great." She smiled. I just smiled slightly trying to keep my breakfast down. "JJ you are going to do great. I'm sure of it." Emily rubbed my back. "Let's go we have to leave soon."

We arrived at the courthouse early. People were saying stuff to me but I wasn't listening. It all seemed like a blur until suddenly I was standing there in front of the judge with my hand over my heart, swearing to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Mark went first and I did my best to pay attention. I kept looking over to Emily who gave me a small encouraging smile which made me feel better.

Before I even knew it it was over. We had both plead our cases and the jury was back already. We both stood up. The judge was about to say if he was guilty or not. I stood there shaking holding my tears back waiting for her to speak.

~the next day~
Emily was asleep. I stood in my living room. It was like I could feel every single emotion. I wanted to just scream my head off. But I didn't.

I was stumbling around when I knocked a picture frame off the table and it shattered making glass go everywhere.

I don't know why but I picked up another picture frame. I hurled it across the room sending pieces of glass flying. I picked up another and another and threw them on the floor until I had broken every single one. Now I stood bleeding, surrounded by broken glass, as I fell to the floor and cried.

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