Derek found out during 02x18 Jones
While JJ was fawning over detective LaMontagne, Derek and Emily were on the jet together going to interview a victim’s next of kin. During the flight Derek jokingly brought up the fact that JJ had been making heart eyes at Will ever since they landed in New Orleans.
Emily rolled her eyes and shrugged, “I hadn’t noticed.”
“Hadn’t noticed JJ or hadn’t noticed the dashingly handsome, Will LaMontagne and his charming accent?” Derek asked
“Neither, I guess,” part of that was a lie. Emily had noticed JJ’s interest only because Emily was interested in JJ herself.
“Okay, princess, whatever you say,” Derek laughed. “I mean even I noticed Will and he’s not even my type.”
That statement peaked Emily’s interest. She hadn’t been on the team very long but she thought she was a better profiler than to miss something as big as Derek being gay.
“And other men are your type?” Emily asked hesitantly, fearing she was stepping over the line.
Derek chuckled, “Sometimes.”
Emily smiled, “I wouldn’t have guessed”
“Well, neither has anyone else. So let’s keep this between us,” Derek replied.
“Your secret is safe with me,” Emily smiled. “Besides, I’m a raging lesbian. So you can have all the men you want.”
“I knew it!” Derek grinned. “Reid owes me $20!”
“You bet that I was a lesbian?!” Emily said as she punched him in the arm. “What gave me away?”
“Em, it doesn’t take a profiler to know you’re gay. You sort of have an essence about you. Besides, my gaydar is well honed.”
Emily smiled and nodded, “Well, I guess Reid owes you $20 then.”
JJ and Pen find out during 02x21 Open Season
“Why did you invite her?” JJ asked as she watched Emily from across the bar.
“Okay gumdrop, I don’t know what you’re deal is with Emily but she’s really nice. And I get the feeling she doesn’t get out much. So TRY and behave!” Garcia replied, shooting a stern look over her glasses.
“Oh great, she’s bringing a guy over here. We’ve been here for ten minutes!” JJ pointed out as Emily made her way to the table holding a round of beers and followed closely by a tall handsome man.
“Ladies, this is Brad. Brad is a real life FBI agent!” Emily announced with a grin.
What followed could only be described as Brad’s most embarrassing moment. The three women proved quickly that he was not quite what he claimed to be. After flashing their badges and shooting poor Brad down he quickly retreated back to the bar with his tail between his legs.
“I’m so blogging about this later,” Pen grinned in triumph.
“I don’t know, he seemed nice enough,” JJ replied through laughter.
“Well Brad isn’t quite my type,” Emily smiled.
“Oh! What is your type?” Pen asked curiously.
“Ummm, well, I’m gay. So…” Emily blushed as she took a swig of beer.
Garcia and JJ froze and looked at Emily questioningly.
“You’re, I’m sorry, what?” JJ asked.
“Gay,” Emily repeated. She reached across the table and physically shut Garcia’s mouth which had been gaping open.
“I never knew!” Garcia squealed as she threw her arms around Emily’s neck and brought her in for a hug.
“You never asked,” Emily smiled.
Gay? JJ thought to herself as she silently sipped her beer. Before they could continue their conversation JJ’s phone rang. She answered and let the girls know their night was being cut short due to a new case. However, JJ was highly interested in continuing this conversation at a later time.
Spencer found out during 03x04 Children of the Dark
“Do you ever thing about it?” Spencer asked.
“About what?” Emily replied as they poured over evidence.
“Having kids,” he said as he leaned back in his chair.
“I don’t know,” Emily stated with a shrug. “I guess I have never thought about it. With what we do, it would be complicated at best.”
“I want kids some day,” Spencer confessed. “I want three of them. Little geniuses running around the house.” He stared off in the distance dreamily, “Yeah, that would be nice. But of course, I’d have to meet a nice woman first.”
Emily laughed, “You and me both.”
Spencer looked at her perplexed, “What do you mean?”
“I just meant,” Emily decided she didn’t care anymore. She was now out to half the team, it was only a matter of time until the rest figured her out. “Well, I meant, I want to meet a nice woman too.”
“Oh, okay,” Spencer replied. “Well we could go out looking together then.”
And that was that. He never asked questions or interrogated her about it. Reid just accepted it like she had told him what she had for breakfast and moved on. Emily was grateful for that.
Hotch found out during 03x09 Penelope
Hotch rounded the corned to find Emily and JJ hand in hand on a bench in the waiting room. He smiled thoughtfully. He hadn’t thought about it until then, but he decided they would make a nice couple. Now was not the time, he thought.
Emily was on her feet, “Any news”
“Not yet,” he stated. “But she’s still in surgery.”
JJ put her head in her hands and started crying, “I just can’t believe this is happening.”
Emily sat down next to her and wrapped a protective arm around the smaller woman, “It’s going to be okay. She is going to be okay.”
“You don’t know that,” JJ cried.
“I know that Penelope Garcia is a fighter and if anyone could survive this its her,” Emily said as she rubbed JJ’s back. She planted a chaste kiss on the top of JJ’s head.
Later when the surgeon came to tell the team Garcia was in recovery the team breathed a collective sigh of relief. Emily hugged JJ and reminded her, “I told you she would make it”
Hotch watched the encounter and smiled. When they were on their way up to Garcia’s room he pulled Emily aside in the hallway as the rest of the team went on ahead.
“Hotch, what’s up?” Emily asked.
“You should ask her out,” Hotch stated.
Emily froze for a moment, “Who?”
“JJ. Ask her out, I think she’d be good for you,” he smiled.
Emily’s mouth opened but no words came out. She just stood there with a terrified look on her face. How did he know? Or rather, of course he knew. He was a profiler after all.
“I just don’t think she’d be into me,” she finally managed to get out.
Hotch smiled the way the way he smiled at Jack when the boy thought he was getting away with something. “I think she could surprise you.”
They entered the room and Emily thought about what Hotch had said. Maybe he was right, maybe she had been over thinking things. She decided she would never know until she asked.
Rossi found out during 03x17 In Heat
The secret was out, JJ had been dating Will in secret for over a year. Emily had suspected it but didn’t want it to be true. Now, there was no denying it. At Emily’s urging, JJ had gone after him and made it very clear they were happy together.
Emily had only pushed her towards Will because Emily still hadn’t worked up the courage to ask JJ out herself and she saw the way they looked at each other. It was undeniable there was chemistry. She just didn’t know how much until that moment in the station.
“It’s about time,” Derek said as he and Reid came around the corner.
Emily forced a smile, “Yeah, what’s it been? A year?”
They got on the jet and headed back to DC. Everyone was asleep except Emily. There were too many things going through her head to try and sleep. Rossi came over and sat next to her.
“How long has it been?” he asked out of context.
“Since I slept?” Emily questioned.
“No, since you’ve been in love with JJ,” he replied as if that fact had been common knowledge.
Emily sat there in silence for a moment before she replied, “I guess nearly a year.”
“And she has no idea?” Rossi asked.
“Not that I know of but it doesn’t matter. She made it clear tonight that she’s with Will now,” Emily stated flatly as she choked back tears.
Rossi patted her on the leg, “That won’t last. I’ve seen the way she looks at you. There’s something there. Will is fun because he’s long distance so she doesn’t have to deal with him often. But you? You, Emily, are a catch. She’d be lucky to have you. Any woman would.”
Emily forced a small smile, “I’m glad you think so.”
“I know so,” Rossi smiled. “Now get some sleep, kiddo.”
Emily closed her eyes and tried to sleep. Could JJ really feel the same about her? She wasn’t sure if Rossi was right but she wanted it to be true. She wanted to hold on to some hope that JJ could, someday, feel the same.
