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5. the anticipation

She continues, saying, "We have to be focused, but we have to blend in. I'll figure it out." She's talking to herself at this point, tapping a finger on her desk. A knock sounds and we both snap our heads to the door. "Y/n, put your jacket on," Emily says sharply. I grab it and pull it over my shoulders.

Once she's satisfied with me, she calls, "Come in." The door opens hesitantly and Luke pops his head in. I grin at his shyness. "We're ready," he says. "Thank you Luke, Y/n, go join the team until we leave," she instructs. I listen, giving her a soft smile as I leave. Once the door closes behind us, I push Luke. "You drew the short straw, didn't you?" I tease.

"Yeah," he responds. "Y/n!" Tara exclaims, coming over to me, "I want to see what you're wearing." I grimace. "I don't think Dom Emily is going to like that very much," I say. "Who cares? I wanna see," she pushes, "She can't do anything about it, it's an outfit for going undercover, not an outfit specifically for sex." "Tara, lower your voice," JJ hushes, "We are still in the precinct."

Tara shrugs her off, gesturing at me to reveal my outfit. I bite my lip, glancing at Emily's office. Her blinds are shut still, so I guess it's fine. "Okay, okay," I concede. I face the girls and open my jacket. "Holy shit," JJ breathes. "Goddamn, Y/n you are hot," Tara exclaims. "Thanks," I blush lightly.

"I wanna see," Luke comes over and ogles me. "Yep, that's attractive," he immediately says. The mood gets somber as I wrap back into my jacket. "How do you feel about this, Y/n?" JJ asks. "I'm good, honestly," I tell her. "This is so weird, none of us have ever experienced anything like this with Prentiss," Alvez says. "Yeah, she insisted on doing it this way," Tara adds.

I blink. "Wait, she was the one to come up with us going undercover?" I ask in shock. "Yeah, she didn't even let us consider other options," JJ says. "Oh God," I start pacing. "Why, what happened?" JJ gets concerned. "Nothing, I just feel stressed. I want to catch this unsub. What if he's not even there tonight?" I lie.

I keep pacing as the team talks about the possibility of the unsub being there. "Emily is my boss. Emily is Mistress. Emily is my boss. Emily is Ma'am. Emily is my boss. Boss. Boss. I am her agent," I chant to myself mentally.

"Y/n?" I glance up from my pacing. "What?" I ask, completely oblivious to the team. "Are you sure you're okay?" Tara now starts to worry. "Yeah, yeah," I dismiss, "Just mentally preparing myself." She nods, then glances at the rest of the team. They share a look that I don't miss. "Guys, come on, it's going to be fine. We aren't going there for pleasure. It's work," I tell them, and attempt to convince myself. "Yeah, maybe for you it's work, but Chief Prentiss is having a hard time remembering that," Alvez smirks.

Fuck me. "Well I guess it's a good thing that I will do the remembering," I snark, rolling my eyes. Everyone freezes. "What?" I look at everyone, but none of them speak. "What will you be remembering?" A silvery voice behind me makes me freeze. Alvez guffaws, but turns it into a cough very quickly.

I spin to face Emily, who has her arms crossed. "Oh, um, just that I have to remember something for Garcia, she's in charge of girl's night this week and she always forgets things last minute," I smoothly say. It's not a lie, we talked about it yesterday. The team backs me up with nods and I smile sweetly at Emily.

"Okay," she says, somehow believing me. I let out a breath and glance at JJ and Tara. They both give me subtle nods. "Alright, team, remember, no breaching until we are sure we have the unsub in sight. Are we all ready?" She asks. Everyone nods. "Let's roll," she says, walking ahead of the rest of us.

"That was totally Agent Prentiss right there," Luke whispers to me. I giggle. "Y/n," Emily commands. "That was not," I hiss back. I scurry to her side as Alvez laughs. I flip him off behind my back, making him laugh harder. "You and I will ride together," she says softly as the rest of the team catches up. I nod mutely.