i think i like you // emily prentiss x reader

eight.

a/n: anyways.. back to the story!

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emily pov: it was monday morning and once again meant that i had work. i genuinely enjoyed my job and the people i worked with, but sometimes i just wasn't in the mood to do anything or be around anyone, and today was one of those days. i forced myself out of bed and got ready for the day before getting my go-bag ready. i went into the kitchen to make myself a cup of coffee and grabbed a banana and granola bar to eat on the drive in.

when i got inside the building i was about twenty minutes early. i went to my desk and sat with my head in my hands for a moment hoping there was no case. "somebody have a long night?" morgan asked with a smirk on his face. "somebody wanna mind their own business?" i quickly shot back. he gave me a questioning look and i spoke again, "sorry, i'm just not in the mood today." he nodded, understanding, and focused his attention back to his work. i stayed at my desk looking through emails and looking over some cases for a few minutes before i heard y/n's voice. "good morning, guys!" she said before setting her stuff down and sitting down at her desk. my mood instantly shifted seeing her and hearing her voice. "hi, y/n," i said in a rather happy tone and morgan instantly snapped his head in my direction shaking his head slightly and laughing to himself a bit.i pretended not to notice his actions and continued looking over the files in front of me.

it had been about an hour since the work day had started and garcia presented a case to the team. "wheels up in 30," hotch had announced to us and we all made our way to the jet. once we were there, y/n had gone to a single seat because she had some schoolwork she said she wanted to get ahead on. that girl was crazy busy with school and this internship but never once complained and still managed to be ahead in her classes; it amazed me. morgan took the seat across from me, seeing as jj was occupying the one to my right. "alright, spill." he said looking at me with expecting eyes. jj cocked her head slightly before looking in my direction. "ohh, emily has a secret??" she said in an almost mocking tone and this caused me to give an annoyed sigh in response.

their eyes stayed on me waiting for me to explain myself before i spoke, "nothings going on." i said in a motherly tone. morgan scoffed at this, "oh," he began, "so you're just gonna sit here and pretend your entire attitude didn't change the second y/n walked through the doors this morning?" he said in a questioning tone, laced with amusement. "i don't know what you're talking about." i said back in a matter-of-factly tone, crossing my arms across my chest and leaning back into the seat. jj laughed in response, "oh, i so KNEW it," she said and i looked over at her as she continued. "em, for someone who's usually really good at hiding her emotions, you've been really obvious about how you feel about y/n," she continued, earning a chuckle from morgan.

y/n pov: as i was finishing up some notes i took one of my earbuds out and overheard jj say my name, morgan laughing in response. i felt self conscious for a second before i looked over and saw jj and morgan looking at me with huge grins plastered across their faces, and blushing emily trying to pretend like she didn't know i was looking. once morgan and i made eye contact, he came over and leaned against the small table that was in front of me. 

"i was so correct about you y/n," he said and i looked at him with slight fear in my eyes, unsure as to what he was referring to before he continued, "you really are something special. not many people know how to make THE emily prentiss nervous." i looked at him for a second before responding, "what, like its hard?" i asked with a slight smirk on my lips in a mocking tone. he laughed at this and replied, "oh so you're confident now?" he said with a slight laugh and i just smiled before looking back over at emily who was also looking at me.

morgan took notice and spoke again, "you know, now i know why so many people on this team are so interested in you." this caught my attention causing me to pull my eyes off of emily and look back up at him, "what do you mean?" i asked in a questioning tone. this must have taken him by surprise, "for as smart as you are, you really don't know what's going on?" and i looked at him in almost an offended way, "wow," he finished before i spoke. "first of all, ouch. second of all, i know reid likes me, but that's not 'so many people'," i said back. 

he just kept looking at me, searching my eyes and continued, "reid a long with emily. not to mention hotch sees something special in you, and made a point to say so to the team; that doesn't happen very often, especially not coming from him." he said before pausing a second to think about what to say next, "and i can honestly say that on behalf of all of us, you're one of the most incredible individuals we have met. even if it has only been a few weeks, it's very obvious how much you care not only about this line of work, but the people around you as well." this made me smile and blush extremely hard. i looked down before replying, "thank you morgan, that means a lot." he patted me on the shoulder, "you need to give yourself some more credit, kiddo," he said before walking back to his previous seat. when i looked back up, him, jj, and even emily were all looking in my direction now, a slight smile on each of their faces.

emily pov: "what do you think he's saying to her?" i asked jj as i watched morgan talking with y/n on the opposite end of the jet. "i don't know em, what do you hope he's saying?" she asked back and i was a little taken aback by her answer. i didn't really know what i had hoped he was saying but all i knew is i was nervous. i saw him crack a smile, assuming she had said something witty in response and smiled to myself.

"oh emily,'' jj said in a slight exasperated tone, "why don't you just tell her you like her?" and this made me think for a second before morgan walked back over, taking a seat in his previous spot. he looked at me expectantly and i sighed, "ok what now?" i asked with slight irritation lacing my tone. "you tell me," he said back and i couldn't keep up my act anymore. i debated for a second before deciding to tell them what happened this past weekend.

i told them all the main events, trying to stay broad as i was telling the story, leaving out the details. they both had their mouths slightly open with a look of amusement mixed with disbelief spread across their faces. before either one of them could comment, i added, "and i kissed her... i kissed her hard... and i don't know why but i really liked it and it's freaking me out." and after saying that neither of them knew what to say.

y/n pov: after we had landed and made our way to the local PD, i stayed back with jj to set up the conference room while everyone else was out in the field on their assigned tasks. jj kept looking at me and i took notice, "okay, what's up? you and morgan have been all over my case since the jet." i asked her and she just smiled in response. "you know," she began, "in the seven years i have been working with emily, i have never once seen her get so flustered around someone as she does you." 

i stopped what i was doing and looked at her before replying, "morgan said kind of the same thing to me earlier, about how i make emily nervous." and to this she set down the papers in her hands before walking over to me. she positioned herself to face me and put a hand on my arm, on either side of me, before speaking in a more serious tone than before, "emily is one of my best friends, and i'm saying this to you in confidence." she paused for a second, "she really likes you. even if she won't admit it to anyone because she's stubborn like that. i'm sure you can tell she puts up a hard exterior but underneath all that badass, she's got a soft spot, especially for you."

i looked at her with soft eyes, "thank you, jj. i really appreciate you trusting me enough to tell me that." she smiled before speaking again, "also if you tell her i told you any of this, i will have to kill you," she said in a joking tone and i laughed back in response before she pulled me into a hug. "got it.. this conversation is juiceboxed," i said and she pulled away looking at me with an amused and confused look. "juiceboxed? what the hell does that mean?" she said laughing and i proceeded to explain it was a term my friends and i used when a conversation was to stay private, and if someone broke the 'seal' you earned yourself a punch from the other person.

emily pov: as morgan and i were arriving back to the station, i noticed jj and y/n were pulling out of a hug and y/n said something to make jj laugh. a ping of jealousy hit but i tried to shove that feeling away. "hey, what's going on in here?" i asked before looking at jj. she smiled a bit and looked at y/n before its responding to me, "sorry, its juiceboxed." to which she earned a laugh from y/n. this again made jealously bubble up inside me, "okay, whatever that means," i said before leaving the room to get a cup of coffee.

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a/n: i feel like this chapter sucked :// i just kinda needed a filler one. also should i do the next one where they are on the case still? bc i kinda have an idea... hehe ok anyways bye!!