Somebody's Watching, Somebody's Waiting - Part 6
Title: Somebody’s Watching, Somebody’s Waiting
Fandom: Criminal Minds
Pairing: Jennifer Jareau/Maggie Lowe
Disclaimer: Criminal Minds is property of CBS and I don’t own anything.
Rating: PG
Summary/Spoilers: This is a retelling of the episode ‘Somebody’s Watching’. The BAU team is on the hunt for a killer stalking an actress. Meanwhile Jennifer Jareau begins dating the actress’s best friend, unaware she’s the stalker they’re searching for. Yeah that’s right I just revealed the ending of the episode, but it’s not possible to write this story without revealing it anyway. Numerous story revelations are revealed.
A/N: This episode not only had two women I really like (A.J. Cook and Katheryn Winnick) together, but the first portrayal of gay characters on Criminal Minds, with Katheryn being one of them. It had so many things going for it, but instead it was disappointing. A.J. and Katheryn’s screen time was minimal, they never appeared onscreen together, and the gay portrayals were terrible. Ironically Maggie Lowe is probably still the best portrayed gay character on the series. So I decided to write this episode the way it should’ve gone. Oh and that “lesbian” crushing on Gideon earlier in the episode because he reminded her of her dad? That scene alone warrants her getting erased from the story.
A/N 2: Special thanks to my betas talos13 and femme_slash_fan
Part 6
The next night Maggie and Jennifer set foot into a bowl-a-rama. “Well here’s the best place for bowling that I can think of.” Maggie looks to the end of the large place, “And over there is the area for pool that you also wanted.”
“Right on,” the blonde agent says humourously
After a few rounds of bowling the two blondes heads for the billiard area. They look around to decide which table to play at.
Maggie spots dartboards hung on the wall, “Why don’t we throw some darts before going into pool?”
“You remember that is one of the sports that I beat Reid in?” Jennifer asks.
“That’s why I want to face you in it,” responds Maggie.
“Ooh want to embarrass me in my own game?”
“That’s right.”
Jennifer pats Maggie on the shoulder, “Wait here. I’ll grab the darts from the counter.”
After a short while she returns with darts in hand.
The blond agent sets her jacket on a chair, “Time to avenge my bowling loss.”
“We’ll see about that,” Maggie says confidently.
Jennifer gives the other woman her set of darts, “I grew up on this game Maggie. You’re not beating me in this one.”
The game goes on and Jennifer hits the center pretty much dart after dart.
She raises her arms in glory, “Told you you’re not going to beat me in this game.”
“I got to hand it to you, that’s some impressive aim you got.”
“You’re pretty good yourself,” Jennifer compliments.
Two men nearby approach the blondes. “Excuse me, my friend and I are wondering if you ladies don’t mind playing against us?” the brunette male asks.
“Not at all. I’m open to a challenge,” Jennifer tells them.
“Alright,” he smiles.
Soon after the two set of companions throw their darts. The two men were surprised how neither women’s darts appear to be anymore than an inch away from the center. Jennifer tosses her last dart and it nails the bull’s eye.
“Damn we never knew you two were this good,” the blond man says.
“Never underestimate someone simply because they’re a woman,” Maggie remarks. The two men return back to their previous activity.
“You want to shoot some pool now?” she asks Jennifer.
“Oh yeah.”
“Okay I’ll go to the counter this time,” Maggie clears out of the area.
The women set up once Maggie returns. “So this is another game you defeated boy genius in?” Maggie grabs the triangular rack.
“It sure is,” Jennifer answers as she pulls a pool cue from the rack.
The other blonde sets up the billiard balls, “Is this another game you grew up playing?”
“No I didn’t start playing this till after I left my small town. So who goes first?”
Maggie grabs herself a pool cue, “You won darts. Winner goes first.”
After three games, Maggie has a 2 to 1 lead on her friend. Unexpectedly the two men that played them in darts approach them again with their cue sticks in hand.
Maggie looks at them as they approach, “Are you two just playing whatever game we’re playing in some weird method to try and ask us out? Because I should tell you now the only person I plan to leave here with is her.”
“Just coincidence we swear,” the blonde male clarifies. “We were just going to ask if we can have a round against you two in pool this time”
“Have another opportunity to humiliate two men in another popular bar game?” Jennifer smirks. “What woman can say no to that?” A thought pops in her head, “Say what, the losers of this game pay for not only the pool games, but the darts too.”
The two men look at each other and talk it over. It wasn’t long before they came to a decision. The blond man answers, “It’s a deal.”
The game’s on. The men put up a good showing, but they know the end is near. Jennifer hits the last of their billiard ball into the pocket, followed shortly by the 8 ball.
“Looks like you guys are paying for our games,” she says confidently.
“I’ve got to hand it to you two. You women know how to play a good game,” the dark haired man admits. The men gather up the balls and walk out to the counter with the two trays of billiard balls.
Maggie puts away her cue and joins Jennifer again. She does a little victory dance in front of her friend, “That was fun.”
Jennifer’s amused then Maggie’s leg begins to vibrate. “Oh my cell phone is going off.”
Maggie leans against the pool table, “Hello.”
“Hey guess who?” the familiar voice on the other end asks.
“Lila?” Maggie responds. “I hadn’t heard from you in days.”
“I know. I had to wait until they can provide me with a secure line before I could call anyone. Wanted to talk to you before anyone else.”
“So what is it like over there?”
“Lonely to say the least,” Lila answers.
“They’re very strict in keeping you away from the outside world aren’t they?”
“The closest thing to outside I’ve had so far is a few minutes in the backyard with a view that’s blocked by a six and a half foot fence. Ugh I really need someone I can relate to over here.”
Maggie looks over at Jennifer, “What about Jennifer Jareau?”
“JJ? Yeah I would appreciate her company.”
“Well she’s right here with me. You want to talk to her?”
“Yes please. Put her on the phone.”
Maggie puts her phone on speaker and hands it to the woman next to her, “Someone wants to talk to you.”
Jennifer takes the phone, “Hello?”
Lila lets out a sigh of relief, “JJ you really got to come over here tomorrow. I agreed to this because of you and now you got to do me this favour.”
“Okay I’ll be over there tomorrow,” she acknowledges.
“Oh thank you.”
“The experience can’t be that bad can it?”
“I’m not even allowed to look out the front window and I’m not someone who likes to be cooped up in a house alone with my thoughts JJ.”
“Aren’t there some people there watching over you?”
“There are, but I’ve given up trying to have a conversation with them. You’re easily the least depressing person out of all your colleagues that I’ve met so far.”
“I’ll take that as a compliment,” Jennifer responds
“I know they’re determined to catch this lunatic, but is that all they ever talk about? Even when I try to talk about something else, they swerve off topic and start talking about another murder case. These are not the type of things I would consider a fun conversation. And if your colleague Spencer tells me another safety precaution, I think I’m going to punch him.”
“Sounds like she really needs you,” Maggie tells the agent.
“Sorry about that Lila. We have a habit of talking about work, but I’ll be there tomorrow,” Jennifer assures her. “Refrain from punching anyone in the meantime.”
“I’ll try. See ya you two.”
“Goodbye Lila,” Maggie closes her phone.
“I think that’s probably a sign we should be leaving now,” Jennifer says.
“Hold up. There’s one more thing I want to do.”
Jennifer tilts her head, “What’s that?”
Maggie walks over to a round table. She sits down then puts her arm on the table with her forearm pointed upwards. Maggie looks back at Jennifer and the agent knows what she has in mind.
“That arm wrestling match you were looking forward to,” Jennifer remarks.
The blond agent walks to the table and does the same thing. “Time to find out how strong you really are Jennifer,” Maggie says playfully. The two women firmly grip their hands.
*****
Its morning and Jennifer Jareau was true to her word and requested to be one of the agents to watch over Lila. So when Spencer Reid steps in the safe house again, Lila isn’t too thrilled until the blond agent shortly follows him. Lila quickly gets off her seat and smiles.
Jennifer walks over to Lila and greets her. The actress instead moves forward to hug Jennifer in enjoyment. The agent hugs her back, “Glad to see you too Lila.”
Lila breaks the hug, “Come on. We’ll talk in the bedroom.”
Lila leads the way as Jennifer follows. Spencer and one of the police officers watching over the place pursue the women. Once through the doorway, Jennifer cuts off the two men, “Sorry boys, girls only.” The agent closes the door on them.
Lila takes a seat on the edge of the bed. “Thanks. I didn’t want them in the room with us,” she says to Jennifer.
The other blonde goes over to the bed and sits besides Lila. “So you and Mags hanging out now?” Lila asks.
Jennifer gives her a bashful look, “Yeah.”
Lila reacts with a smile, “I knew you two would like each other.”
“Have you already met every member of my team?” wonders Jennifer. “I’m certain there’s got to be at least one of them you would enjoy being around.”
“Yeah, you,” Lila tells her with a straight face.
Jennifer laughs a bit, “That wasn’t quite what I meant. Have you met Elle yet?”
“Yes I did. Hmm can’t really say she seemed any different from the others.”
“What about Morgan?”
“Which one is he?”
“He’s the black guy.”
“I have not met him yet.”
“Well you might like him. He really knows how to talk to women.”
“He’s simply not just going to be flirting with me will he? Because I don’t want that.”
Jennifer gives Lila a look, “Okay I’ll give you my number so you can call me whenever you want me to drop by.”
Lila returns back to the topic of Maggie and Jennifer, “So let’s hear more about you and Mags. Give me all the details. How she’s doing, and what do you think of her?”
“Maggie’s doing fine. She took me to an amusement park on our second night out.”
“I could see her doing that,” Lila responds.
“It’s kind of strange really. I’m typically a workaholic. I stay in the office longer than I need to, and when I get home, I usually just work some more. Even when the cases are over I usually just look for another case for the team to work on. I’ve successfully turned my entire life into my work life. However the thing is now I can’t wait to get off work because I’m finding myself looking forward to spending time with Maggie.” The blond rubs her forehead, “I feel awful about it because I consider it a blessing that the case is moving slowly. And it’s your case Lila that we’re working on.”
“You shouldn’t beat yourself up about this JJ. As you said, they only brought you in to handle the media. By the sound of it, you seem pretty lonely JJ.”
Lila’s words caught the agent’s attention. “It’s not that I’m lonely, I have plenty of friends. It’s just that all those friends are also my coworkers.” She pauses for a bit then lets out a sigh, “I’m not sure what it is, but your friend Maggie fills in a part of my life that feels empty.”
“You want to know something Maggie told me?”
“Let’s hear it.”
“She told me it’s important to always have a life outside work because we work to better our home lives, not the other way around.”
“Sounds like words I should really think about.”
After a brief silence between them Lila starts another conversation, “So what were you two doing last night?”
“We played some recreational activities,” she answers.
“Who won the night?”
“It was a tie. She beat me in both bowling and pool while I defeated her in darts and arm wrestling.”
Lila smiles as the next thought popped in her head, “So how strong is Mags compared to Reid?”
Jennifer nods, “She’s stronger than Reid. Put up a better fight than I imagined.”
“Isn’t that a thought? One of the agents watching over me is weaker than my best friend.”
“Reid gets tired pretty easily,” Jennifer comments. “Anyone with good stamina could probably beat him.”
“You know what I’m really regretting now JJ?” adds Lila.
“What’s that?”
“That I didn’t buy a video game system,” the actress answers. The blond agent cracks up a bit. “I never understood why someone would want to spend all their time with someone else they never met before in a virtual environment, but now the idea is starting to sound appealing. I could go for some blowing away monsters with a fancy machine gun about now.”
Jennifer smiles at the actress’s remark. Lila continues, “I’m just wondering did you and Maggie make any plans for today?”
“Not yet, and Maggie would have wanted to make sure you were doing well before we did.”
“I don’t expect you to stay here all day JJ. And if you two want to hang out again, let Mags know I want you guys to enjoy yourselves.”
“Thanks Lila. Why don’t you tell me more about yourself? What other movies or shows were you in? I’d be curious to check them out.”
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