summary: an unwelcome guest pushes JJ and Emily to ask their girlfriend to move in with them.
a/n: just had to work this into the girl next door universe somehowâ shoutout to my fav-- @nikoniclove -- for inspiring me to use my lived experiences in this one. that being said, this is essentially based loosely on a true story. dropping this here while i work through the last chapter of girl next door.
Y/nâs lease was ending pretty soon and she was pretty much all set to sign for another year. Yes, sheâd been officially dating Emily and JJ for about 8 months now, sleeping with them for longer, and knowing them for almost a year and a half. This was definitely the longest sheâd waited in a relationship to move in but this was also the first relationship sheâd seriously been in with an established couple. So there was a bit more to think about when establishing new living arrangements. As of right now, she liked her space, and JJ and Emily hadnât outright asked her to invade their space so she wasnât pushing it. Even if most of her things were over there and she spent almost all of her time over at their place. But at the current moment, she really saw no reason to give up her space just yetâ until there was a reason.
âHello,â Y/n sang down the phone as she turned her vacuum off to answer the call. It was the first Saturday of the month and she always used this time to clean. JJ and Emily had been gone for the last week in Nevada and had returned late last night after Y/n had fallen asleep. Per their agreed-upon routine, the morning call was expected by now. What wasnât expected was the sheer panic and chaos that filtered down the line. There was some frantic breathing, what sounded like moving furniture, and maybe even a battle cry of sorts.
âYou have to get over here,â Emily spoke grimly, fear clear in her voice.
âItâs 7:35 am, thereâs no way you wanna have sex right nowââ Y/n started with an exasperated sigh.
JJâs voice was next, âI mean if thereâs a will thereâs a way. But thatâs not what we called for. We really need your help.â
âOh hush, you,â Y/n chuckled at the older womanâs words but got serious at Emilyâs fearful wiper. âNow, whatâs the deal sugar booger? Are yâall finally reorganizing your office or something? Or going through Emâs shoe closet?â
Emily huffed indignantly, âNo, we were trying to have a sleep in but thereâs something in here with us.â
Y/nâs eyebrows rose in confusion as she slipped into a pair of shoes by the door, âWhat do you mean something is in there with you? If thereâs a person in your house right now, I think youâre both well within your right to shoot âem.âÂ
âNot someone, something. It wonât stop whining and Iâm not going to see what it is. But I need it gone now.â Emily practically whined.Â
JJâs voice sounded from farther away, âWeâre in the bedroom and Em wonât let me open the door to see what it is. Whatever it is, has to be up here with us. It sounds pretty close.âÂ
âRight right, Iâll be right there,â Y/n replied fighting to contain the laugh fighting to break through. As she headed for the door, she thought enough to turn back for a broom and then headed to her girlfriendsâ house to hopefully save the day. Letting herself in and disarming the alarm, the professor scanned the first floor for signs of anything out of place. Sheâd been in and out during the week to retrieve certain things and sheâd even popped in to clean a bit while theyâd been gone. Everything seemed in order as far as she could see but just as she made it to the second floor she heard a whaling whimper from the hallway.Â
âThere it is again!â Sounded behind the closed bedroom door. Y/n shook her head and turned her head down the hall. The sound was familiar enough for her to recognize it was an animal, probably a baby, and they were most definitely in distress. She saw a flash of gray fur skirting across the hall to hide behind an end table and sighed.Â
âOkay donât freak out,â Y/n called through the door.Â
âToo late!â Emily groaned.Â
âWhat is it?â JJ opened the door a crack.Â
âI think itâs a baby squirrel.â
âA squirrel?! Do you know how many diseases they carry?â Emily all but shrieked from the bedroom.Â
âI definitely think I said âdonât freak outâ Em and it sounds like youâre freaking out, dear.â Y/n chastised through the door as she watched the squirrel duck its head out to look at her.Â
âHow else should I act while youâre out there with a wild animal? I donât understand why youâre so calm right now.â Emily replied, her brown eyes appearing in the crack in the door.
âIâm calm because I know how to follow instructions, unlike you. I also have a bit of experience evicting scared baby animals. So youâre in luck.â Y/n grinned up at the older woman through the cracked door. Emily huffed in annoyance as both JJ and Y/n laughed and her brown eyes disappeared from the doorway. âIâm gonna open this window and go look for a box. Make sure you keep your door closed so it doesnât confuse it for an exit.â JJ saluted through the crack and watched as the younger woman got to work. She turned to face Emily and fanned herself a bit.Â
âGotta sayâ sheâs sexy as hell when sheâs all Bossy Steve Irwin.â JJ hummed flopping on the bed dramatically.
Emily, completely ignoring JJâs libido-driven musings peaked out the window impatiently. âAll I know is if she gets that squirrel out of hereâ sheâs never going home.â Over the last few weeks, both JJ and Emily had found themselves lamenting about how great it felt waking up to Y/n every morning. How right it felt when having work to make dinner or breakfast in their kitchen. How easy it was to start putting her things away in their closet. How well she fit into their lives. Obviously they knew she lived about as close as someone could without living with them, but every morning they spent without her only made them want her there all the time. So while theyâd been heading back from Nevada they both decided theyâd plan a special date to ask Y/n to move in once her lease was up. But apparently this little intruder was shaking things up.
JJ laughed, âI thought we were going to plan a whole thing? A little squirrelâs got you ready to abandon all that?â
Emily shrugged, âAbsolutely. If she gets that thing out of here, Iâm never letting her go.â
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It was about thirty minutes later when Emily and JJâs bedroom door creaked open. âYou can come out now, your squirrel problem has been solved.â Y/n smiled leaning against the doorframe.Â
âOur hero,â JJ was first on her feet and draping her arms around the younger woman eagerly. âOur very bossy and sexy hero.âÂ
âBossy, sure. Sexy? Jen, Iâm in bunny slippers and yoga pants right now.â Y/n rolled her eyes but leaned into the older womanâs body.Â
âBold of you to assume that I wouldnât find your bunny slippers and yoga pants extremely sexy. Especially after you saved poor Emily from having a heart attack.â At the mention of her name, Emily scoffed loudly and made her way over to both of her girlfriends. She wrestled JJâs arms away from Y/n and pulled her into her side possessively.Â
âYouâre sure itâs gone? Not just hiding somewhere in the house?â Emily asked, lips pressed against the younger womanâs temple.Â
âYep, Tracy the squirrel is back outside where she belongs.âÂ
âYou named it?â Emily asked incredulously.Â
âYes, Tracy was struggling to get out the window so I ended up luring her into a box and took her out by the tree in the backyard. Her mom came out pretty quick and snatched her up so I think youâre all good.â Y/n motioned toward their bedroom window before reaching to pull JJ over to her other side.Â
âWell, what if thereâs more? Or if this Tracy you speak of comes back? What are we supposed to do then?â Emily hypothesized. She locked eyes with JJ over the professorâs head and winked discreetlyâ keying JJ in on where she was going with all of this.
âYeah,â JJ piped up. âWhat if they come back and bring more? What do we do then?âÂ
Y/n looked between them both curiously, âCall me the same way you did today? But I doubt theyâd come back. With the way Em was acting, Iâm sure Tracyâs already warned all the squirrels in the neighborhood against breaking into this house.â
âHa ha ha, youâre so funny.â Emily rolled her eyes and pinched Y/nâs side affectionately. âSeriously, the time itâd take you to get over here could be detrimental to one of us. The squirrel could bite one of us.â
âWhat? It took me maybe 2 minutes to get over hereâŠâÂ
âToo long, we canât risk it. We need you closer, right Em?â
âAbsolutely. I was thinking right about here.â Emily said pulling Y/n toward the bed and pushing her to sit at the edge. Y/n eyed both Emily and JJ suspiciously and paused at their hopeful expressions.
âIs this yâall asking me to shack up?âÂ
âGod, how old are you? That saying is at least 60 years old.â JJ teased. Y/n scoffed and readied herself to respond to the blondeâs words but Emily sent them both pointed looks. âYes, weâd like to shack up with you,â JJ confirmed.Â
âWe know your lease is up in a little bit and itâs not like you donât spend most of your time here anyways. And who will protect us from the animals outside when they break in?â Emily reasoned logically.Â
Y/n fought the laugh that sat at the back of her throat as she pretended to think over Emilyâs words. âHmm, sounds like yâall have really thought this through. I mean with the animals and all.â She rubbed at her chin in thought a bit longer, really milking the pause for as long as she could. By now the women knew her well enough to know she was prone to be more dramatic, and after the first couple of seconds, JJâs lips twitched up in a knowing smirk. Once Emilyâs face mirrored JJâs the younger woman dropped the facade and grinned. âAlright, Iâll be your live-in animal control. My favorite form of payment is kisses.â
âWell, I personally think itâs time we compensate you for your workââ JJ started already moving to rid the Y/n of her top. But when Emily leveled her with an unimpressed look she hurried to amend her statement. âAnd celebrate this milestone in our relationship!âÂ