Never letting you go (Penelope x reader)

The one with a bad cover-up

<Second week of 2013>

Emily pov

"Oh no, she hates that, what about these?" i ask as i pull up some table decorations on the screen.

"Maybe not red, how about orange or pink" Morgan answers and i let out a small laugh.

"Sloan and pink, she would go berserk if she had heard you"

"Why would i to berserk over the colour pink?" the voice of you comes in behind us and i immediately shut my computer off. "What are you guys doing?"

"Nothing, just going over something" Morgan answers before i get the chance to as you pass us, to your best opposite of mine.

"Something pink?" you ask with a laugh in your voice, sitting down in your chair. "Seriously, what are you guys doing?"

"Nothing, just some paperwork" i answer quickly as it's meant to be a surprise. Which is why only me and Morgan know. Well Aaron knows too since he caught me buying the cake.

"With pink tabs?" you ask questiongly.

"Yeah" Morgan answers hesitantly and you laugh again.

"Whatever, goodluck" and with that you start with your own paperwork. Having a stack that needs to get through. Morgan goes back to his own desk and we all do our own things for another hour. Until Garcia comes in and an idea strikes me.

"Why don't you work in the batcave with Garcia?" i ask you over the desk.

"Why don't you want me in the bullpen, Emily?" you ask back, not even looking back up from the papers.

"Don't you want to spend time with her?"

"I live with her Em, i spend a lot of time with her" you sign as if you can see right through me. Which you probably can.

"Well... did you have a fight or something?"

"No.. what? Why would you ask that?" you answer more confused than defensive.

"I just, nevermind. If you don't want to you don't have to"

"Okay, i don't know what you guys are up to but i'm not fighting with Penelope and if you don't want me in the bullpen just say so instead of manipulating me into leaving" even though it could sound like a snapback, you actually have a little smile on your lips. Like it's a good excuse for spending even more time with her. There have been more than one occasion where both or one of your shirts aren't buttoned or buttoned wrong on every video call. Half of our text messages are now 'close your blouse' or 'is your shirt meant to be buttoned like that' and we even have the 'you could use a hairbrush, looks like you just woke up' or 'i see you share Garcia's makeup now'. And everytime i can see how your face goes red while covering up or just going out of the picture. Later i just got a thanks. It's honestly funny.

"Fine, i don't want you in the bullpen" i say straight out and the people around us, including Reid and Morgan, look at me surprised. But you're just amused as you higher your gaze to meet mine with a smile.

"Okay, text me when you're done with whatever this is" you say, getting up and taking the papers with you as you walk out. This whole conversation could have seemed like an argument with our choice of words, but we both know better.

"That was a little rude Prentiss" Morgan says, rolling his chair over to my desk. "She is your best friend"

"It got her out didn't it?" i answer with a little smile as i turn my computer back on the site we were on earlier. "Plus, she already knows somethings up, so she's just gonna let it play out. It's what she does."

"What are you guys doing?" Reid asks, walking the three steps to get to my desk.

"A surprise welcome back party for Sloan. Hotch said that she'd be cleared for the field today so we're gonna celebrate that tonight" Morgan answers with a somewhat lowered voice.

"Oh how fun. We should get something pink" Reid says and Morgan signs with a small laugh as he looks at me.

"We're not getting pink, Y/n hates pink" Blake ships in from the desk next to Morgans, having heard everything. And she is right about that.

"Why? Doesn't every girl like pink?" Reid asks and oh to be innocent and young. Or he's just a hardhead.

"That's the reason. Because it's girly. Have you ever seen her wear something that's not some shade of grey, black, white or some dark blue or green?" And even though Blake's only been here a little more than two months, she's settling in nicely.

"No" the boys answer in unison.

"Exactly, we have the most colourful and the most neutral colour dating. But if you guys want pink we can have some pink in the flowers with some dark purple ones" i add in and decide that i'' have to get someone else to get the flowers to make sure nothing goes wrong. I'll need JJ for that.

And so we continue for another few hours. Morgan picks up the cake and balloons, Reid makes sure that neither you or Penelope come into the bullpen to see anything, almost failing on that one but saving it in the last second. JJ comes into it while 'accidentally' saving Reid and is going to get the flowers while me and Blake go to get the champagne. Rossi decided to help Reid out without even being questioned.

Now it's six pm and everything is ready in the conference room. We've covered the windows so that no one can see in. Especially you and Garcia. But this is going to be perfect. That's all i can think as i go to Aarons office to get him, knocking on his door.

"We're all set, we're waiting for you and then we'll call them in" i say in a hushed tone as i see him talking on the phone. He gives me a little nod and a smile that melts my heart. Oh my, how the mighty have fallen. How can one love this much? But i still close the door and let him talk on the phone as i go back to make sure everything is perfect and that no one has found out anything. We even covered the security cameras in the room to make sure you weren't snooping.

"Surprise is the greatest gift, which life can grant us."           Boris Pasternak