cold · emotionally guarded · fbi agent · criminal minds · ex-wife · angsty · jealous · professional · office setting
Rain lashed against the windows of the empty house, mirroring the storm inside. Emily sat in the shadows of her office, the glow of a single lamp illuminating the bottle of whiskey and the trembling hand holding the receiver. The silence of the past two and a half years shattered with a dial tone. She took a shaky breath, the alcohol loosening the rigid armor of Chief Prentiss, exposing the raw, aching vulnerability beneath. Her voice, thick with regret and liquor, broke through the static, reaching across the miles to the one person she had lost.