i think i like you // emily prentiss x reader

thirteen.

a/n: heyy so its currently 5am and i pulled an all nighter so i figured why not write another chapter lmfao. here's yet another softy chapter for you all hehe ;)

alsooo something that i wanna start doing w these chapters is assign a song that kinda inspired it!! this one is: Fallingforyou by The 1975

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emily pov: i didn't sleep but i wasn't tired, i was still trying to process all that y/n had told me. even though she left out a lot of the detail, it was obvious she had endured enough trauma for at least three lifetimes and it broke my heart. as i laid there stroking her hair, listening to her steady breathing, i vowed to myself to never add on to what she had been though.

when we met the team on the tarmac, it was obvious she was still drained from our previous conversation. once we made our way onto the jet, i sat at the table with her on my right and jj and morgan across the table. "you look tired, y/n," morgan said to her. "yeah, you're telling me," she replied back with a slight attitude playing at her tone and to this he smirked while looking between the two of us raising an eyebrow. "oh, she WISHES," y/n said in burlesque tone in response to his gesture and this caused a heavy blush to take place on my face. morgan and jj laughed and shook their heads in response.

not long after we were in the air, y/n had pushed up the arm rest between us and laid her head on my shoulder, closing her eyes. i put an arm around her waist and pulled her closer into my side. i sat there just looking down at her, a small smile spread across my face while jj and morgan engaged in a conversation about their weekend plans. after about twenty minutes of sitting in silence and receiving knowing looks shared between my coworkers jj spoke up.

"you really like her, don't you, em?" she asked and i took my eyes off the beautiful girl in my arms to look up at her, "yeah, i really do," i said in a tone softer than i was expecting to come out. morgan kept his eyes on me, "nah it's more than a like.. you love her," he said and i was taken aback a little when he said this. "morgan you and i both know that you can't love someone that qucikly," i said back before pausing and adding on to my previous statement, "but i'm sure starting to fall..."

y/n pov: i wasn't asleep but just as i started to drift into a dream state, my attention was brought back to reality when i heard emily speak. did she really just say she was starting to fall in love with me.... oh my god.... i tried to conceal a reaction to this and stayed put in my position. jj spoke again, "so what are you gonna do about it?" emily stayed quiet for a moment which caused me to panic a little bit.

 "i don't think there's anything i really can do guys.. she opened up to me  about her past and i don't know how much she's told you both, seeing as it's not my place to do so, i can't really disclose anything..." she trailed off and i silently thanked her for not spilling my secrets before she continued, "i don't wanna cause any more issues in her life, y/n has already endured so much in her lifetime, i don't know how she does it..." she finished and i could feel her eyes back on me. 

"what do you mean? how does she do what?" morgan asked in a confused tone and emily sighed before continuing again. "being so amazing," she said and i internally smiled in response. i didn't know why she thought so highly of me, and i could only hope she knew i had the same idea of her in my head.

jj spoke again, "from what y/ns told me, she has been an emotional punching bag not only for her family, but some girl in her life that had manipulated her into believing she cared for y/n and loved her, before turning around to date some guy..." and i suddenly felt very vulnerable... emily knew about my parents, but not about the only girl i had ever loved. i kept that from her, because i didn't want her to think i was emotionally closed off to a relationship... even though i was. 

i was trying really hard to work through those years of manipulation that i endured. it was still a touchy subject and as uncomfortable i was that jj had unknowingly exposed me, i was also very grateful that i no longer had that weight on my shoulders. i wanted to be in a realtionship with emily, i just wasn't ready for that yet.

emily pov: i was a little shocked at what jj had said, but when she did, a lot of pieces fell into place. it explained a lot of the reasons as to why y/n was so hard on herself, and why she was constantly doubting anything she did. it physically hurt me to know anyone could ever even think about hurting the precious girl i held in my arms.

i sat in silence for a second, forcing myself to hold back the tears that were welling in my eyes, wanting to keep my composure. morgan spoke again noticing my sudden shift in attitude, "i knew from the start, little miss thing was something special.. and she continues to prove that statement every day," he said and i choked out a half hearted laugh still trying to keep the tears back, looking at her in adoration. "she is not like most people, that's for damn sure," jj said and i kept my eyes on her before speaking, "no... no she is not." i said with a smile on my face.

i woke up y/n when we were back in quantico, everyone had already deborded the jet and it was just us two left. she looked up at me through her long lashes and smiled. "we're back," i said and she smiled before sitting up and rubbing her eyes a bit. we made our way down the stairs and grabbed our bags before heading back to the office.

everyone did their paperwork and most of the team left for the night. rossi, hotch, and i were the only ones left in the office and i was pulled out of thought when rossi set a cup of coffee down on my desk. "hey kiddo, wanna talk?" he asked and i looked up at him, "is it that obvious?" i asked with slight defeat evident in my voice. "oh yeah," he said in his infamous 'rossi tone.' i sighed in slight frustration and he patted my upper back, signaling to follow him into his office.

i complied and followed him in, taking a seat on the sofa as he closed the door behind us. "what's on your mind?" he asked and i let out another sigh. "honestly, her..." i said and he nodded his head in understanding. "what specifically about her?" he questioned and it took me a moment to think before responding, "rossi, do you have any idea how much that girl has gone through in her short life time? i mean how can someone endure that much pain and trauma and still come out on the other side so kind and caring and strong and..." i trialed off being overwhelmed with the strong emotions i felt for y/n.

rossi sat quiet for a second before replying, "you know, i've come to realize that those who are the most kind and genuine tend to be so strong because they never want anyone to feel what they have gone through. i don't know exactly what you're referring to about her past, but i do know that she needs you," he paused before speaking again, "we all can see that something special in her, and i know you can too. don't let her slip away."

"but what if she won't let me in?" i said in an almost whisper. i was thinking back to what jj had said earlier about her being manipulated and used and i didn't want her to ever think i would treat her the same way. i think she knew i would never intentionally do anything to hurt her but  it still terrified me to think about losing her because of the damage someone else had caused. "she will, emily," he said and i looked him in the eye before responding, "i hope so.."

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a/n: hey! i hope you enjoyed this one! i always try to write in emily's softer side bc i feel like most people just see her as this baddie fbi agent with no emotions,, and she is a baddie but in my heart i just KNOW she has a vulnerable, soft side hehe !