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

-64- keeping secrets

Y/N's POV

"And are you sure you won't get bored if you come with me?"
Emily asks for the hundredth time as she drives the car into the parking lot.
Her hand rests casually on my thigh and her thumb gently strokes it.
I place my hand on hers and squeeze it gently, then she lifts our hands up, switching gears.

I love it when she does that.

"No, Em. I love to accompany you to work."
I say and tilt my head to the side to smile at her.
She returns my smile and then concentrates on parking.
I watch dreamily as she skillfully steers into the parking space, her brow furrowed in concentration, her lower lip caught ever so slightly between her teeth.

She looks beautiful. And hot.

"You're staring, sweetheart." She notices with a smirk and turns the car off before turning to me.
I lower my gaze to hide my flushed cheeks, but Emily places two fingers under my chin and lifts it slightly.
"It's okay, baby. I'll take that as a compliment." She calms me down with a chuckle and then she leans forward very slowly and stops just a few centimeters from my face.
My heart is pounding in my throat and as I lean forward to close the gap between us, a peaceful sigh leaves my lips.
It's a gentle, calm and loving kiss and I feel a tingling sensation throughout my body, while the familiar Peace that Emily always triggers in me spreads through my head.
When we separate, I see a sparkle in her eyes and her smile comes from the heart.
"I love you, Em." I whisper and brush a silver strand of hair from her face.
She cups my face with both hands and rests her forehead against mine before she replies:
"And I love you, with all my being."

In the elevator we meet JJ, who greets me with a loving hug and then naturally wraps her arms around my waist and pulls me close so that I can take the weight off my knee during the ride up.
I give her a grateful smile and lean into her arms, enjoying the feeling of not having to carry the load alone.
As we leave the elevator, JJ and Emily adjust their walking pace to my very slow pace so that I don't feel so left behind and this kind of consideration is very uncomfortable for me, but at the same time brings tears of emotion to my eyes.

When we arrive, JJ and Emily turn to me.
Emily pulls a chair over and pushes it towards me while JJ takes my crutches from me.

I want to protest, but I can't deny that just the few steps with the crutches have exhausted me.

So I sink down into the chair with a sigh of relief and bury my hands under my thighs.

All of this is uncomfortable for me.

Emily leans forward and places a gentle kiss on my forehead.
"No reason to feel uncomfortable, sweetheart." She whispers so quietly that only I can hear it.
But when I look up, I see in JJ's eyes that she also notices my discomfort.
"We have a team meeting now for the next case." JJ explains and turns somewhat uncertainly to Emily, whose gaze continues to rest on me.
"Unfortunately, you are not allowed to come to the meeting because you are not officially fit to work again yet, angel." Emily explains calmly to me and I can hear the guilt in her voice.

She hates it when she has to show her professional side towards me.

I take her hand and squeeze it lovingly to calm her down.
"Don't worry, Em. I know I'm not allowed to go back to work yet, but being here already feels like progress. Maybe I'll stop by Penelope's... Or is she part of the meeting too?"
I ask, trying to appear as relaxed and carefree as possible so that I don't have to endure JJ and Emily's worried looks any longer.