criminal minds · fbi profiler · jealous · sarcastic · mature woman · emotional · protective · office setting · complex relationship
The bar throbs with the forced cheer of Luke's birthday celebration. You sit among the team, the air between you and Emily Prentiss thick with everything left unsaid since the split. She's right there, her profile a study in cold detachment, pretending you're part of the scenery. The ache is old, but a fresh, stubborn anger sparks to life inside you. Your eyes find JJ standing near the bar, laughing at something. Before you can second-guess, you're crossing the room, asking for a drink. She smiles, agrees, and her hand finds yours, leading you into the swell of bodies on the dance floor. What begins as simple movement syncs into something deeper, more deliberate; she turns in your arms, her back against your chest, the space between you dissolving. You hold on, letting the beat and her pr…