Seven Minutes

Chapter 7

*Emily's POV*

"Ok, so you've been talking to (Y/N) for like over a month now, and you guys still aren't an official couple yet?" Penelope asks me while we walk to lunch.

"I told you, we are taking things slow," I say but she just rolls her eyes.

"You also told me you thought she was perfect so forgive me for making assumptions."

When we get out to the patio, (Y/N), Spencer, Tara, Morgan, Matt, and Luke are all already seated. (Y/N) and her friends have started hanging out with us more and everybody has been pretty accepting of them. Well mostly everybody.

"Where is JJ?" I ask as I sit down next to (Y/N). She turns to me and grabs my hand in hers under the table, causing me to smile.

"She's with Will," Matt says a hint of disgusts in his voice.

"What is up with them lately?" Morgan asks.

"I'm not sure but they've been going off by themselves a lot," I respond.

"Well we can ask her later, their first soccer game is tonight," Luke says. I turn towards (Y/N) and Tara who are sitting next to each other.

"You guys coming?" I ask and Tara's face lights up.

"I wouldn't miss it for the world!" she says enthusiastically. Out of the three of them, she has been the most excited to be hanging out with "the cool kids", her words not mine. I lightly squeeze (Y/N)'s hand and she smiles up at me.

"Yeah I'll be there," she says.

"What about you pretty boy?" Morgan asks Spencer who has his head down doing his homework.

"I don't do sports," he says. Morgan reaches over and takes the textbook out of Spencer's hands. Spence looks up in confusion.

"Give me a good reason you can't come?" Morgan says to him.

"I just did," Spence responds while reaching across the table trying to get his book back.

"Nope not good enough," Morgan says with a shake of his head. "You're coming," Morgan says firmly before giving Spencer his book back.

I lean over to (Y/N) and whisper in her ear.

"I think somebody has a crush on a certain bookworm," I say as I motion over to Spencer and Derek. She glances over to them but looks back at me with a slight smirk.

"Oh, you meant Derek? I thought you were talking about yourself," she says with a laugh. I roll my eyes at her.

"Ok, so maybe two people."

*Reader POV*

"Can you hurry up?" Tara says to you and Spence. She is a few paces ahead of you walking into the game, a lot more excited for the night than Spencer is.

"You go ahead Tara, Emily and them are already in there," you say waving her on. She shrugs before turning back around and walking to the bleachers. You turn to Spence and see his apprehensive face.

"Hey, are you ok?" you ask him.

"I don't like crowds, or sports, and definitely not a crowd of sports fans," he says nervously.

"Spence, you're fine. We are all here with you. And if you want to leave we can ok?" You ask as you look at him. His eyes drift to yours and he nods before the two of you walk into the stadium.

The game turned out to be really fun. You guys joked and laughed the whole time and even Spencer had a good time. JJ ended up making the final goal that won it for the team and everybody in your friend group went crazy. As the game wraps up, most of you guys start to head to the car but Emily pulls you towards the field.

"Come on I want to talk to JJ," She says as the two of you wait for her.

"JJ you killed it out there," Emily says as JJ comes walking towards you off of the field.

"Thank you, and thanks for coming! I would hug you but I am sweaty." She says with a smile.

"That doesn't matter," Emily says as she grabs you and JJ and pulls you in for a group hug. Over JJ's shoulder though, you see Will walking with some of his friends. You can tell Emily saw him to because she clears her throat and lets go of the two of you.

"We better leave before somebody ruins the moment," she says, venom lacing her voice. JJ gives you both a look of confusion before she glances over and notices him too.

"You mean will?" She asks.

"Yes I mean will," Emily says.

"Em, drop it," you say, trying to ease some of the tension.

"No," Emily says firmly, "I want to know why you've been spending time with him instead of us."

"It's complicated," JJ says, lowering her voice as Will starts to walk over.

"Jennifer, I thought we talked about this," Will says as he puts his arm over JJ's shoulders. JJ doesn't say anything to him, she just glances down at the ground.

"Talked about what?" Morgan asks as he and the rest of the group walk over to you guys.

"I don't want her hanging out with you guys anymore," Will says, and you don't miss the sly glance he gives you.

"And why is that?" Emily says her voice tense with anger.

"I think you know why?" Will says.

"Why don't you enlighten us," Luke says as he crosses his arms over his chest. Tensions are starting to grow as Will's friends notice, and walk over.

"Ok, I don't think Jennifer should be hanging out with nerds," he says as he shoves Spencer. He loses his balance and falls onto the ground, but Will isn't done. "Or fags." He says as he looks over at you.

"Will shut the fuck up," Emily says, obviously trying and failing at containing her anger.

"You don't think we all know Emily?" Will ask as he points over at you. "We all know about your little girlfriend here." He walks closer to you and you can smell his breath in your face. He's been drinking.

"Hey man, chill out," Morgan says as he pushes Will back from you.

"People like you are disgusting," he says before he spits at you.

Emily launches forward and punches Will in the nose, it happens so quickly that you barely know what is happening. Will starts to swing back but you grab Emily's arm and pull her away. Morgan Matt and Luke jump in and shove him onto the ground while making a scene.

"Em, what.." you say at a loss for words.

"I think his nose broke my finger." She says with a small laugh. You grab her hand to look at it and she winces a bit. You look over and see Tara and Penelope comforting Reid.

By now there is a huge fight and a bunch of teachers that had come to the game are trying to break it up. They soon have the fight broken up and everybody is standing around fuming with anger, when Hotch, the principal walks over.

"I need everybody's names who was involved," he says, his voice booming through the stadium. The few people who were still at the game but were just watching the fight, quickly move away leaving your group and Will and a few of his friends standing around. Emily glances over at you and sees how nervous you look.

"You ok?" she asks

"No," you say looking over at her, "I'm fucked," you say.

"I think that is the first time I have ever heard you cuss," she says with a laugh.

"Yeah well, I have a pretty good reason now," you say seriously. She turns to you and looks you in the eye.

"Because we have to talk to the principal?" She asks. "Trust me he isn't as scary as he seems."

"I'm pretty sure I have had more experience with him than you," you say. She tilts her head to the side and looks at you with surprise.

"You? A goody-two-shoes who never gets In trouble and always gets good grades? Why would you ever need to talk to Hotch?" Just then you look back over to him and he locks eyes with you.

"Because he is my dad."