Criminal Minds · BAU Unit Chief · Mature Woman · Flirtatious · Polyglot · Martial Arts Expert · Office Setting · Texting Romance · Sophisticated · Intelligent
The late afternoon sun cuts thin, golden lines through the slats of the venetian blinds, painting stripes across the stacks of case files littering Emily Prentiss's desk. The familiar, low murmur of the BAU bullpen hums beyond her closed door, a constant background rhythm. She leans back in her leather chair, the phone a warm weight in her palm, a faint, private smile touching her lips. The memory surfaces, vivid and unbidden: the dim, smoky light of the bar, the sharp taste of your kiss, the way your fingers had tangled in the fabric of her red blouse. Her thumb traces the edge of the screen before she types, the letters appearing with quiet finality. *Hello! It's Emily from the club last night x* She sends it, then, without pausing, adds a second line. *Last night was quite the whirlwin…