Criminal Minds Fic-A Hinge in the Air, Chapter 2
Title: A Hinge in the Air, Chapter 2
Author: mingsmommy
Pairing: Emily Prentiss/David Rossi
Spoilers: Everything through Season 5
Rating: FRT/PG13 (Subject to change in later chapters)
Author's Notes: During the bidding for help_haiti, wojelah was kind enough to bid on and won my fic offering. When I couldn't make the February 15 deadline, she graciously agreed to extend. ( Read more... )
Author: mingsmommy
Pairing: Emily Prentiss/David Rossi
Spoilers: Everything through Season 5
Rating: FRT/PG13 (Subject to change in later chapters)
Author's Notes: During the bidding for help_haiti, wojelah was kind enough to bid on and won my fic offering. When I couldn't make the February 15 deadline, she graciously agreed to extend. ( Read more... )
"Way to throw me under the bus, Fran." Sophia rolls her eyes. "Now Emily knows it was a set-up and Davey's not coming to her rescue."
I AM LAUGHING OUT LOUD.
EMILY. OH EMILY. ILU SO HARD.
Emily arches a brow. "Maybe I don't need rescuing."
The wolves that are the Rossi sisters, no matter what they're wearing, all look at her simultaneously. To their credit, it takes them almost thirty seconds to burst into laughter. "Like I said," Rosalie nods, "you're a brave one. Ladies?" The women raise their glasses and Emily follows. "To Emily." She tilts her glass, giving a wide, generous smile.
That was EXACTLY THE RIGHT ANSWER.
THEY TRADE STORIES.
Capslock is insufficient for my purposes.
"I'm changing the names." She gives him wide, innocent eyes.
falls over cackling
"Rose." Dave's voice is affectionate as he bends to kiss his sister's cheek. "Your idea of fun would make Genghis Khan shit himself."
There's been just enough wine and just enough laughter that that line causes everyone at the table to break into uncontrollable gales. Emily's stomach already hurts from laughing with Rossi's sisters and she knows she's going to be sore tomorrow as her abdominal muscles contract.
The thing is
one realizes that David Rossi doesn't MIND being DOOMED. :D
Smitty: He kind of welcomes it, actually.
Woj: YES :D
Also AWWWW< I am sad they have to leave. :(
Smitty: I KNOW. But it leads to an awesome scene.
Woj: AND DAVE AND CHERYL.
Awww. Oh my god, awwww.
And it ends with THIS:
"We've got to hit the road." There's no disguising the regret in his voice. He puts his hand under Cheryl's chin. "Fix your face before you go back in there. They'll think you're a raccoon."
Cheryl rolls her eyes like she’s getting paid for it. "Yeah, yeah." That tone is back to perfectly pitched teenager and Emily's smile widens as she walks with Rossi to the car.
Smitty: LIKE SHE'S GETTING PAID FOR IT.
Also the way Rossi says, "Fix your face," lets you know he's spent a lot of time around women and understands Certain Facts of Life.
Woj: Hee - yes
Smitty: Like makeup cures a multitude of injuries.
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AND DAVE
Who CAN'T FIX IT
also, okay, I love this paragraph: "She watches as he grits his teeth. There's frustration and anger there and Emily knows where they're aimed. They see so much of the grief people visit on each other and the guilt loved ones take upon themselves. When it's work, it's easy for them to say the only person responsible for the pain is the perpetrator. But when it's personal, it's hard for them to remember."
AND THIS BREAKS MY HEART AND FIXES IT AGAIN
His hands tighten on the steering wheel, gripping so hard his knuckles whiten. "She's a bright, beautiful kid and she can't seem to catch a fucking break." As she watches his right hand fists as if he's contemplating pounding the steering wheel, as if that could somehow inflict pain on the appropriate person.
Emily reaches across and grabs his hand and sandwiches it between both of hers, resting their joined hands on the console between them. "Yes, she did. She got some big breaks. She's got Rosalie and Joe. She's got a huge, loving family. She's got Uncle Dave." She keeps his hand in hers until she feels the fist uncoil and relax between her own. "Those are pretty good, huh?"
It takes a few seconds, but he nods. "Yeah." She feels his fingers move against hers and realizes rather than attempting to withdraw his hand, he has threaded their fingers together. Squeezing lightly, she sits back and tries not to notice that they remain holding hands until Dave has to stop for gas twenty miles outside of DC.
Smitty: THEY ARE HLDING HANDS.
Woj: UNTIL THEY'RE ALMOST TO DC
Smitty: IT TOOK THEM 'TIL PART TWO TO HOLD HANDS.
Woj: BECAUSE THEY ARE RIDICULOUS. AND ADORABLE.
Smitty: (I am convinced that the slower it goes, the longer it lasts.)
Woj: Well - and for these two people that is especially true.
Smitty: They need that long to develop the trust.
Woj: Exactly. Because they've got a lot of bumps and bruises.
WHY IS THE FIC GONE.
OH MY GOD.
I LOVE IT SO.
Time to tell Ming!!!
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Though I have to give the rolling her eyes like she's getting paid for it line to smacky30
You are very kind and I am so happy you're enjoying your story.
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