Everybody was gathered together each looking at the files, trying to figure out a way to put together a profile. So far you guys have found 4 bodies, all mutilated and left out in the open. Honestly, the whole team has been working on this all day and nobody is really paying attention anymore. That is, until Reid perks up suddenly and calls Garcia.
"Garcia," he says after putting her on speaker, "The way all of the victims were murdered leads me to believe it was personal. Do the victims have anything in common that would cause somebody to hate them." Everybody waits for an answer as you hear Garcia typing.
"Oh, you are smart! Each victim had gone to a gay nightclub a couple of days before they were killed. They were all openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual." You flush a little after Garcia finishes but nobody notices.
"So you think the unsub is targeting these people because he has something against gay people," Rossi asks.
"That makes sense, with this we could probably put together a pretty good profile," Hotch says as he gets up and heads to the other room. You notice some people following him out of the room but you are too in your head to really notice who. Suddenly you jump as you feel a hand on your shoulder. You look up to see Emily next to you, and JJ across the room, both looking at you with worry in their eyes.
"Hey, are you ok?" You swallow the lump in your throat and plaster a fake smile on your lips.
"Yeah I am fine," you say as you stand up from your seat, "I just need to go to the bathroom really quick." You rush out of the room as quickly as you can without drawing too much attention and close yourself into the bathroom.
The second the door closes you let out a breath of air and tears start to fill your eyes. This is all new to you. Unlike Emily and Hotch, you can't compartmentalize all of this stuff, and knowing that all of these victims are just like you had a bigger effect on you then you thought it would.
Suddenly you hear a knock on the door and a soft voice.
"(Y/N) can I come in?" You wipe your eyes, turn around to the door, and open it to see Emily. She moves into the bathroom and closes the door behind her. Turning back to you she pulls you into her arms and you automatically break down. She is whispering softly into your ear and caresses your back.
You eventually contain your emotions and start to pull away from her but she still holds you close.
"Sorry, I got tears on your shirt." She gives a small laugh and wipes the stray tears from your cheeks.
"It's ok," She looks at you in your eyes, "can you talk to me? What made you so upset?"
You look down awkwardly and bite your lip.
"I guess I am just not used to this job yet. Seeing all of those victims mutilated bodies and knowing that in a different circumstance it could've been me." You say without even registering the words coming out of your mouth, Emily understands what you are saying though.
"(Y/N), are you gay?" Tears start to well up in your eyes again and you nod your head. "Am I the first person you have told that to?" Again you nod your head. Emily places her hand under your chin and gently lifts your head up to meet her eyes. She smiles at you and your heart stops.
"This doesn't change anything, you know that right? I don't think of you any differently and neither will the team. I would know, I came out to them a long time ago." Your face fills with surprise and your mouth drops open.
"You're gay too?" She nods. Before your mind has time to catch up to what your body is doing you feel yourself pressing your lips to Emily's. You start to panic, but before you can pull away, her hand that was under your chin moves to your back and pulls you closer to her. Eventually, you both breakaway and stare at each other, smiles on both of your faces.
"You don't know how long I have been waiting to do that," she says to you with a small laugh.
"Well, in that case, I should have come out to you a long time ago," you say as you both lean in for another kiss.
"Now let's go back before they start to wonder where we went." She says as she takes your hand in hers. "And don't worry, if anybody tries to hurt you they will have to get through me." She says as you both walk out of the bathroom.
