I See you, Y/N. (Emily Prentiss X Reader)

-35- the chat

TW: talking about Suicide/ Death/ bullying
        Anxiety/ Panic
     
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Emily's POV

"Are you ready, Y/N?"
Tara asks, and there is a hint of doubt in her voice.
Y/N is sitting at the big table in the meeting room and there is a cell phone in front of her that she is supposed to use for the chat.
The cell phone is connected to the laptop, which we can now use to not only follow Marlena and Y/N's chat, but also to talk to Penelope.

The glass walls of the room are darkened so that the police officers at the station don't unsettle Y/N with curious glances and to give her a feeling of security.

I stand directly behind Y/N and stroke her neck lovingly with my hands while trying to appear relaxed.
I actually feel sick and my worry about Y/N is making it difficult for me to think clearly.

"I'm ready. I know you're all very worried.
But please trust me. Everything will be fine."
Y/N says in a firm voice and looks at each of us for a brief Moment.
Then she turns to me and smiles lovingly up at me.
"I promise, Darling." She whispers and I kiss her forehead in response.

"JJ will stay in the room with you and we'll be right outside the door if something happens."
Tara explains the process again.

"Rossi and Luke are ready to drive to the location of the unsub as soon as Penelope knows who we're dealing with."

After Rossi and Luke found one of these flyers in each of the other victims' rooms, we were very sure that our Unsub was behind Marlena.

"And you can stop it at any time if it goes too far or doesn't do you any good.
We can catch the unsub in other ways, okay?" I add and stroke her head.

I would love to talk her out of it.
The thought that my beloved Y/N is about to chat with the person who probably drove 3 young people to their deaths makes me sick.
It wasn't long ago that she tried it herself, or was close to it.

I glance at JJ and can see from her stony expression that she's also finding it difficult to stay calm.

During our meal in the conference room, we tried to appear relaxed and easygoing, but each of us had our worries in the back of our minds.
Now, none of us bother to hide these worries, they are written openly on our faces.

I sink to my knees next to Y/N's chair and gently cup her face, as if she could break under my touch.
"I love you with all my heart, my angel."
I say, putting all my love into the kiss that follows my words.

I want her to know that she is loved.

I try to memorize the feeling of her lips on mine, the look in her eyes as we pull apart, the dimples that appear through her smile.

"See you later, Darling." She says confidently, squeezing my hands tightly before I stand up and turn to JJ.
I look at her and then wordlessly take her in my arms.
JJ wraps her arms around me, surprised by my sudden hug, and buries her face in my shoulder.
"Everything will be fine, JJ."
I whisper, trying to calm myself down as well.
"Your job is to support Y/N. You are not idle or useless, okay?"
I lean back and gently grasp her upper arms while I look at her.
"Your job is very important and you are doing a great job."
She smiles at me gratefully.

Since the incident at her school, I know that her biggest fear is to freeze and not being able to do anything.
Like she did with her sister.
I can see in her eyes that she feels the same way here.
I really hope my words have gotten through to her.