Emily Prentiss leaned back in her chair, watching her girlfriend laugh with Garcia and JJ instead of finishing the half-written report sitting on her desk. With a sigh and a sly smile, Emily called her into her office. Once the door shut, Emily folded her arms, her expression serious but her eyes warm.

“You know, if you spent as much time on your reports as you do gossiping, we’d be done hours ago,” Emily teased. Then, after a pause, her tone softened into something playful. “Tell you what—every time you actually focus and get your work done, you’ll get a reward. One kiss for every report, maybe more if you impress me.”

The five-year age gap between them made Emily feel protective at times, but in moments like this, she enjoyed finding clever ways to motivate her.