Listen To Your Heart (3/11)
Story title: Listen To Your Heart
Summary: What happens when Will leaves JJ, and Emily is there to help her? Eventual JJ/Emily
Pairing: Emily/JJ
Rating: PG (I think? I have no idea how these ratings work, but there's no adult content or anything)
Disclaimer: Criminal Minds does not belong to me.
A/N 1: English is not my first language (not even my second, actually) so there probably will be some mistakes. Feel free to point them out to me, so I can improve.
A/N 2: I have the complete story on my computer, so if anyone is interested, I can guarantee regular updates (probably every other day or so). Comments are very much appreciated!
Three weeks later
“Hey, Emily, you got a minute?”
Emily looked up from her file and saw JJ standing in front of her desk.
“Sure, what’s up?”
“Could you follow me to my office? I need your help on a report.”
Emily didn’t hesitate. She knew JJ didn’t need her help with a report, but with more personal matters, so she quickly got up and followed JJ into her office. They both sat down, and Emily looked at JJ expectantly, but JJ suddenly seemed at a loss for words.
“I uhm… I was wondering if you… Would you maybe…” She couldn’t get her question out.
“JJ, hey, it’s me. You can talk to me,” Emily tried to reassure her.
“Okay then.” She took a deep breath before she continued. “I have an appointment with my doctor this afternoon, and I was wondering if you would go with me.”
“Oh,” was all Emily said. That was not exactly what she was expecting.
“It’s fine if you don’t want to, I can go alone. But it’s just that I’ve been to my previous appointments alone, and I really hated sitting in that waiting room all by myself, looking at all those happy couples,” JJ tried to explain.
Emily smiled at her reassuringly, “Of course I’ll go with you. You just caught me off guard a bit, but I’d be happy to sit with you in that waiting room, facing all the happy couples.” She saw a small smile appear on JJ’s face, and continued, “I’ll even go with you when you’re giving birth if you want me to. I told you I’d be there for you, and I meant every word of it.” JJ looked into Emily’s brown eyes for a sign that she didn’t really mean it, but only saw honesty.
“Thank you, that means a lot to me,” she said with a grateful smile. “And you don’t have to worry about work, Hotch said we could leave early today if nothing urgent came up, so…”
“Even if we couldn’t, I still would have found a way to come with you,” Emily said while she got up to leave the office.
“Hey Emily,” JJ called her back, “I wasn’t lying before, you know.”
“Huh?”
“I really do need your help on a report,” JJ smiled, rummaging through the stacks of files on her desk, trying to find the right one.
A couple of hours later, the team was ready to go home. JJ and Emily walked together to their cars. They agreed that Emily would follow JJ in her own car. Traffic was hell, as always, and it was a small miracle that they managed to get to the appointment on time. Sitting down in the waiting room between the happy couples, she immediately knew she had been right - having Emily with her really did help.
“Jennifer Jareau?” a nurse called her name. When JJ stood up, Emily looked at her.
“Are you sure you want me to go with you. ‘Cause I can also wait here, I don’t mind.” She wanted to make sure that JJ was really comfortable with her being there.
“Yes, I’m sure. Unless you want to stay here?”
JJ suddenly felt a bit worried. Was it really a good idea to ask her to come? Wasn’t it a bit selfish? Maybe she doesn’t even want to be here.
“No, no, I want to come with you. As long as you’re sure about it,” Emily said reassuringly.
“I am”, JJ smiled.
“Good, so now everyone is sure, will you please follow me?” The nurse was starting to get a bit impatient.
JJ and Emily followed the nurse in the room with big grins on their faces. JJ sat down in the examining chair, while Emily stood by her side. She could see JJ was starting to get nervous, so she took JJ’s hand to give comfort.
After a few moments the doctor came in, and when JJ saw her, she looked confused. The young woman was not who she expected to come in.
“Hi Jennifer, my name is Kathryn Holden, but you can call me Kate. I’m afraid your regular doctor has been transferred to another hospital, and I will be taking over some of her patients. Is that okay with you?”
“Oh, okay, that’s fine. And please, call me JJ,” JJ said, but Emily wasn’t convinced.
“Could I see some sort of document that proves that?” she asked. “No offense, but you can’t be too careful nowadays.”
Kate was a bit taken aback by this, but she recovered quickly. She went over to the desk, to search the document in question.
“Here it is. Take your time to read it.”
Emily started reading the document, while JJ could only stare at her in disbelief. Wow, she really takes this seriously, she thought, and couldn’t help but chuckle as the thought crossed her mind.
Emily finished reading and gave the piece of paper back to Kate. She looked a bit embarrassed.
“I’m sorry about that, and it really isn’t personal, but you learn to be careful in the line of work that we do.” She really felt like she should explain her actions. She looked a bit guilty at JJ, and was relieved to see her smiling at her.
“That’s okay, I understand, though you are the first one that has asked for proof. It’s actually nice to see a partner care so much, most of the husbands that come in here don’t even pay attention to what I’m saying.”
At first, JJ and Emily didn’t really realize what those words exactly meant, and then they were a bit shocked about it. They hadn’t thought about how it would look if they went to the doctor together. Emily was the first to recover.
“Oh, we’re not together. We’re just good friends,” she explained, feeling a bit sad that that was all they were - just friends.
“Oh, I’m really sorry. I saw you two together, and I just assumed… Sorry,” Kate hurried to apologize. You could’ve fooled me though, she thought as she looked at Emily’s hand, still on top of JJ’s.
“Don’t worry about it, I could have been worse off,” JJ joked, smiling at Emily. The other two women smiled as well at this comment, and Emily couldn’t help but feeling a bit hopeful.
“Okay, so JJ, you’re about 12 weeks pregnant, right?” Kate asked, looking in her file.
“Yes.”
“And since you’re here with her,” she said, looking at Emily, “I’m guessing the father isn’t in the picture?”
“That’s right,” JJ said. “As soon as he heard, he went running for the hills”, she added bitterly.
“I see. And how do you feel about that? Has it been giving you any additional stress?”
“It has, until I spoke to Emily about it. She really helped me through all the scary thoughts”, JJ answered, looking gratefully at Emily.
“Okay, that’s good. I’m sorry to hear about the father, but it’s good that you have someone who can help you. Now would you like to see your baby?” Upon seeing the big smile form on JJ’s lips, she took the ultrasound machine, and prepared everything to take a look at the baby.
“Everything looks normal. The fetus is growing the way it’s supposed to. You’re having a healthy baby growing inside you.”
JJ let out a breath she didn’t even realize she was holding. She felt so relieved that everything was all right, and seeing her baby really made her day. She felt Emily squeezing her hand, and when she looked up, she actually saw tears in Emily’s brown eyes.
Emily thought that seeing JJ’s baby, and hearing the heartbeat were some of the most beautiful things she had ever seen or heard.
“Would you like to know whether you’re having a boy or a girl?” Kate asked.
“Yes, please,” JJ answered.
She had thought about it before, and although she liked the idea of it being a surprise, she came to the conclusion that it would be a lot easier if she knew the gender. She figured it was going to be tough enough as it was.
“Well then, congratulations mom, you’re having a baby boy.”
Now both women had tears in their eyes as they were looking at the ultrasound, with big smiles on their faces.
After they finished everything up, JJ and Emily left the room. At their cars, they said their goodbyes, and Emily left for her apartment, while JJ just sat in her car, staring at the pictures of her baby boy. After a minute or ten, she went home as well, happier than ever.
Part 4
Summary: What happens when Will leaves JJ, and Emily is there to help her? Eventual JJ/Emily
Pairing: Emily/JJ
Rating: PG (I think? I have no idea how these ratings work, but there's no adult content or anything)
Disclaimer: Criminal Minds does not belong to me.
A/N 1: English is not my first language (not even my second, actually) so there probably will be some mistakes. Feel free to point them out to me, so I can improve.
A/N 2: I have the complete story on my computer, so if anyone is interested, I can guarantee regular updates (probably every other day or so). Comments are very much appreciated!
Three weeks later
“Hey, Emily, you got a minute?”
Emily looked up from her file and saw JJ standing in front of her desk.
“Sure, what’s up?”
“Could you follow me to my office? I need your help on a report.”
Emily didn’t hesitate. She knew JJ didn’t need her help with a report, but with more personal matters, so she quickly got up and followed JJ into her office. They both sat down, and Emily looked at JJ expectantly, but JJ suddenly seemed at a loss for words.
“I uhm… I was wondering if you… Would you maybe…” She couldn’t get her question out.
“JJ, hey, it’s me. You can talk to me,” Emily tried to reassure her.
“Okay then.” She took a deep breath before she continued. “I have an appointment with my doctor this afternoon, and I was wondering if you would go with me.”
“Oh,” was all Emily said. That was not exactly what she was expecting.
“It’s fine if you don’t want to, I can go alone. But it’s just that I’ve been to my previous appointments alone, and I really hated sitting in that waiting room all by myself, looking at all those happy couples,” JJ tried to explain.
Emily smiled at her reassuringly, “Of course I’ll go with you. You just caught me off guard a bit, but I’d be happy to sit with you in that waiting room, facing all the happy couples.” She saw a small smile appear on JJ’s face, and continued, “I’ll even go with you when you’re giving birth if you want me to. I told you I’d be there for you, and I meant every word of it.” JJ looked into Emily’s brown eyes for a sign that she didn’t really mean it, but only saw honesty.
“Thank you, that means a lot to me,” she said with a grateful smile. “And you don’t have to worry about work, Hotch said we could leave early today if nothing urgent came up, so…”
“Even if we couldn’t, I still would have found a way to come with you,” Emily said while she got up to leave the office.
“Hey Emily,” JJ called her back, “I wasn’t lying before, you know.”
“Huh?”
“I really do need your help on a report,” JJ smiled, rummaging through the stacks of files on her desk, trying to find the right one.
A couple of hours later, the team was ready to go home. JJ and Emily walked together to their cars. They agreed that Emily would follow JJ in her own car. Traffic was hell, as always, and it was a small miracle that they managed to get to the appointment on time. Sitting down in the waiting room between the happy couples, she immediately knew she had been right - having Emily with her really did help.
“Jennifer Jareau?” a nurse called her name. When JJ stood up, Emily looked at her.
“Are you sure you want me to go with you. ‘Cause I can also wait here, I don’t mind.” She wanted to make sure that JJ was really comfortable with her being there.
“Yes, I’m sure. Unless you want to stay here?”
JJ suddenly felt a bit worried. Was it really a good idea to ask her to come? Wasn’t it a bit selfish? Maybe she doesn’t even want to be here.
“No, no, I want to come with you. As long as you’re sure about it,” Emily said reassuringly.
“I am”, JJ smiled.
“Good, so now everyone is sure, will you please follow me?” The nurse was starting to get a bit impatient.
JJ and Emily followed the nurse in the room with big grins on their faces. JJ sat down in the examining chair, while Emily stood by her side. She could see JJ was starting to get nervous, so she took JJ’s hand to give comfort.
After a few moments the doctor came in, and when JJ saw her, she looked confused. The young woman was not who she expected to come in.
“Hi Jennifer, my name is Kathryn Holden, but you can call me Kate. I’m afraid your regular doctor has been transferred to another hospital, and I will be taking over some of her patients. Is that okay with you?”
“Oh, okay, that’s fine. And please, call me JJ,” JJ said, but Emily wasn’t convinced.
“Could I see some sort of document that proves that?” she asked. “No offense, but you can’t be too careful nowadays.”
Kate was a bit taken aback by this, but she recovered quickly. She went over to the desk, to search the document in question.
“Here it is. Take your time to read it.”
Emily started reading the document, while JJ could only stare at her in disbelief. Wow, she really takes this seriously, she thought, and couldn’t help but chuckle as the thought crossed her mind.
Emily finished reading and gave the piece of paper back to Kate. She looked a bit embarrassed.
“I’m sorry about that, and it really isn’t personal, but you learn to be careful in the line of work that we do.” She really felt like she should explain her actions. She looked a bit guilty at JJ, and was relieved to see her smiling at her.
“That’s okay, I understand, though you are the first one that has asked for proof. It’s actually nice to see a partner care so much, most of the husbands that come in here don’t even pay attention to what I’m saying.”
At first, JJ and Emily didn’t really realize what those words exactly meant, and then they were a bit shocked about it. They hadn’t thought about how it would look if they went to the doctor together. Emily was the first to recover.
“Oh, we’re not together. We’re just good friends,” she explained, feeling a bit sad that that was all they were - just friends.
“Oh, I’m really sorry. I saw you two together, and I just assumed… Sorry,” Kate hurried to apologize. You could’ve fooled me though, she thought as she looked at Emily’s hand, still on top of JJ’s.
“Don’t worry about it, I could have been worse off,” JJ joked, smiling at Emily. The other two women smiled as well at this comment, and Emily couldn’t help but feeling a bit hopeful.
“Okay, so JJ, you’re about 12 weeks pregnant, right?” Kate asked, looking in her file.
“Yes.”
“And since you’re here with her,” she said, looking at Emily, “I’m guessing the father isn’t in the picture?”
“That’s right,” JJ said. “As soon as he heard, he went running for the hills”, she added bitterly.
“I see. And how do you feel about that? Has it been giving you any additional stress?”
“It has, until I spoke to Emily about it. She really helped me through all the scary thoughts”, JJ answered, looking gratefully at Emily.
“Okay, that’s good. I’m sorry to hear about the father, but it’s good that you have someone who can help you. Now would you like to see your baby?” Upon seeing the big smile form on JJ’s lips, she took the ultrasound machine, and prepared everything to take a look at the baby.
“Everything looks normal. The fetus is growing the way it’s supposed to. You’re having a healthy baby growing inside you.”
JJ let out a breath she didn’t even realize she was holding. She felt so relieved that everything was all right, and seeing her baby really made her day. She felt Emily squeezing her hand, and when she looked up, she actually saw tears in Emily’s brown eyes.
Emily thought that seeing JJ’s baby, and hearing the heartbeat were some of the most beautiful things she had ever seen or heard.
“Would you like to know whether you’re having a boy or a girl?” Kate asked.
“Yes, please,” JJ answered.
She had thought about it before, and although she liked the idea of it being a surprise, she came to the conclusion that it would be a lot easier if she knew the gender. She figured it was going to be tough enough as it was.
“Well then, congratulations mom, you’re having a baby boy.”
Now both women had tears in their eyes as they were looking at the ultrasound, with big smiles on their faces.
After they finished everything up, JJ and Emily left the room. At their cars, they said their goodbyes, and Emily left for her apartment, while JJ just sat in her car, staring at the pictures of her baby boy. After a minute or ten, she went home as well, happier than ever.
Part 4