𝑗𝑢𝑛𝑜, 𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑠

chapter four.

Juno sipped her hot chocolate as they walked into the police station. Emily was ahead of her with Spencer following after her. The three had stopped by a cafe on the walk to the station where Juno got herself some hot chocolate. She offered Emily and Spencer something but then she remembered she didn't have any money which meant Emily had to pay for her coffee and Juno's drink. 

"Thanks again for this. I forgot that I'm really fucking broke." Juno smiled although it hadn't been funny for a while. She really needed to get money or else she would be having dinner with her pervy neighbour again or worse, with one of her brothers. 

Neither Sean, nor Aaron minded that she stopped by for dinner every now and then, but she never wanted them to worry. She was already worried enough, she also had to shower at her friend Sarah's place because she could barely afford hot water which was nice because she and her boyfriend just had a baby so Juno would repay them with free babysitting. 

"That's the third time you thanked me. It's nothing." Emily brought her cup to her lips, smiling over at Juno while Spencer scratched his nose and passed both women, glaring at Juno as he passed her. "I owe you one," Juno ignored him, taking note of the lipstick stain on Emily's cup. It was a soft red that made the younger woman wonder what it tasted like, it was the same colour as a fresh cherry. She wondered if that's what Emily tasted like and then she looked away. 

As the two of them reached Aaron, Juno rubbed her temple, almost trying to get rid of all her thoughts about the woman beside her. "Is that the letter from the unsub?" Emily stood beside Juno, watching as the woman read the letter that had been thrown on the white board with the projector. "Yeah," Aaron asnwered, hands on his hips and beside him, Juno had her hands on her lower back but she had the same frown that her brother had on his face.

"I'm back with vengeance. I wanted you to know..." Aaron started. 

"The last guy made it easy, being out so late, stumbling home drunk," Juno read before she paused, "That sounds like something I've heard," She placed her right hand on her cheek as Aaron turned to her, "How so?" He waited for an answer but she just continued reading. 

"I enjoyed slicing his organs, I thought about sending you one. He was assking to be ripped, don't you think boss?" Then she paused again as she took a step back from Aaron and Emily, "Yours truly."  Aaron finished the letter as he looked back at Juno. "I've heard that before, I'll try to rake my brain for where." She looked over at him, arms crossed over her chest as he sent her a curt nod. 

"To say that the victim asking to be killed denies all culpability." Spencer started and before he could say anything, Juno spoke. "What were you wearing?" Juno's voice cut through the room, making all three agents turn to her. "Were you drinking? Why were you walking home alone so late?" She continued, her words more biting now. "You were asking for it." She paused, biting into her tongue before snapping the rubber band around her wrist, locking eyes with Aaron.

"I still think this unsub might be a woman, a victim taking revenge on men who remind her of the man that hurt her. Taunting the police about it could be her way of saying that they couldn't help her— now they won't be able to help her victims." Juno took another sip of her hot chocolate, the sweet taste making her lips perk up into a somber smile as Aaron turned to her. 

"She makes a good point but the unsub could also be a gay man trying to get revenge on a lover by killing people that remind him of the man who hurt him." Aaron paused, "You, Prentiss and Reid can work the case from your angle so we don't miss anything." Juno could feel Spencer sigh from where he stood behind her. He really didn't like her. 

"Maybe JJ could work with them," He suggested and although Juno would love to get rid of him for a while, it felt a bit childish. "JJ?" She asked, not even sure who that was, "You've been with us the entire time, I don't think this JJ should swap with you."