i wanna be yours | clara x emily

eight

hello helloooo everyone! i hope you're all having a great friday🥰

as always, not proofread ✨

happy readings and stay safe besties! -salem🤍

TW: NSFW mentioned, slight internalized homophobia
word count: 3527

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Rossi: "Emotions are messy." Ottilie Weber.

"Okay, ready?" Spencer said and looked between Tara and Luke. The two of them were hunched forward with a fist held up. The two of them nodded their heads as they didn't break eye contact with each other. "Go!"

"Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!" both said before shaping their hand in their desired choice. Tara smiled proudly as she held up rock, beating Luke's scissor choice. He rolled his eyes as he leaned against the counter.

"Let's go again!" Luke said and motioned Tara to come towards him.

"Nope. You have to clean the fridge. Those were the rules," Tara said and wiped her hands in front of him. Spencer, Penelope, and JJ all watched in amusement as Luke flipped her off. "Talk about a sore loser."

"I'll get back at you later," Luke said and pointed his finger at her.

"Good morning, team!" Emily said as she ran into the bullpen. She placed down a medium box of sweets onto the counter. "I'm sorry I'm late. The line was out the door."

"Oh treats," Spencer said softly as he opened the box, immediately spotting the one he wanted. All of them got their respective favorites, quietly thanking Emily as they got situated. The raven-haired woman chuckled as she grabbed the blueberry muffin in the box.

"Where did you go? I can usually tell if they're from Nino's," JJ said and furrowed her eyebrows. Emily, who was hoping to make a clean break, looked up at JJ with a blank expression.

"Oh, you know, that—that, uh, bakery at the corner up here," Emily said and pointed behind her. The agents had confused looks on their faces as Emily started to slightly panic. How was she supposed to tell them that she overslept at Clara's which resulted in her getting a box of the fresh goods before running back home to change and shower? "The name of it is slipping from my mind."

Of course, Tara and JJ both squinted their eyes at Emily's avoidance. The raven-haired woman smiled softly before turning and making her way up the stairs. JJ, Tara, and Penelope looked over at each other. They knew that look in Emily's eyes. She had more bubbly energy than usual, and a subtle glow to her.

Without thinking the three women raced up to Emily's office. The raven-haired woman was about to sit in her chair when the door flew open and shut behind them.

"Oh come on!" Emily said and threw her head back. The three of them all had knowing smiles as they stared down at her. "I didn't even say anything incriminating!"

"You're glowing—"

"You're never late—"

"You got the treats from Still Waters, huh?"

"God! Enough!" Emily said and buried her face into her hands. All three women crossed their arms as they stared down at Emily. "Nothing is going on!"

Ring. Ring. Ring.

Emily's eyes flicked over to her phone. She saw the name and immediately wanted to crumble into the floor beneath her. All three women standing also saw the name and waited patiently for her to answer Clara.

"Are you going to answer that seemingly important person calling you?" Penelope asked and tilted her head to the side. Emily formed a tight lip smile before flipping her phone down. She cleared her throat and pushed back a strand of hair out of her face.