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A/N: For Foxyfeline who requested a holiday JJ/Morgan story. :D Co-written by KDZL.

Part One

"Hey JJ what are you and the little man still doing here?" Morgan asked as he walked into JJ's office to find her glaring at her laptop while Henry played in the floor with his toys. He knew that JJ had brought Henry to work with her because Quantico was closer to the airport than her apartment, but she was supposed to be on the 5pm flight to her hometown and it was almost 6pm now.

"All flights into Pittsburgh are canceled due to a freak blizzard." JJ sighed, almost slamming her computer closed. "Henry and I are stuck in our apartment for Christmas, I guess."

"Wow, that bites." He replied, feeling a momentary surge at the thought that began to creep into his mind.

"What's even worse is that the airline will only transfer my ticket to another flight over the holiday's, so I can't even get reimbursed." She rolled her eyes in exasperation. "They offered to send me to Texas. Why would I want to go to Texas?"

Morgan had to fight the grin at how perfectly the starts had aligned. "You know, you could always come to Chicago with me." He mused as though it were just a passing thought.

Her jaw dropped slightly and he felt a surge of pride that he had managed to catch her so off guard. "Oh, well. I mean--"

"It's not like you've got anywhere else to go." He pointed out, smiling at her chivalrously.

"But what about your mom? And your sisters?" JJ asked, still unsure. Spending Christmas with the Morgan's sounded great, but she didn't want to intrude just because Derek was being nice.

"What about them?"

"Will they care that one of your team members and her toddler just showed up with you for Christmas the day before Christmas Eve?" she clarified, picking up Henry. "I don't want to intrude or anything."

"JJ you should know by now that you're more than just my co-worker" Morgan reassured, his heart skipping a beat when he realized silently that she was considering coming with him. "I'll call my mom right now and ask her if it'll make you feel better."

"Would you? I just don't want show up and shock everyone." JJ admitted sheepishly. She and Derek had been friends since the moment they worked together, but crashing his family party was the last thing she wanted to do.

Opening his phone, Morgan smiled at her before he hit number one on his speed dial. "Morgan residence" a cheery voice answered.

"Hey Sarah, it's Derek. Mama around?" He asked quickly.

"Yeah sure. Hang on." Derek could hear the skepticism in his sister's voice. He cringed as he realized that his sister likely thought he was cancelling yet again because of a case.

"Thanks." Morgan said politely as he listened to his sister pass his mother the phone. "Baby boy?" His mother's soothing voice answered.

"Hey Mama. How are you?" He asked genuinely.

"I'm great. Excited to see you in the morning when your flight gets in. You sure you don't want me to pick you up? Because I could always--" She rambled excitedly and Derek felt a surge of gratitude that he didn't have to cancel this time.

"I'm sure. Listen, I was wondering if it would be alright if I brought someone home with me for the holidays." He interrupted.

"A girl someone?" She asked hopefully.

"Yeah." Derek fought the slight blush that he felt creeping up his cheeks. Luckily JJ seemed too preoccupied with the floor to notice.

"Of course! Do I know her?" He could hear her excitement radiate through the phone.

"It's JJ, Mama. And her son Henry. They were going to her parents, but a freak snowstorm closed to airport in Pittsburgh." He explained quickly, not wanting his mother to get the wrong sort of idea. He was just being a good friend, he assured himself.

"Oh, JJ." He could practically feel the knowing grin that she was displaying on the other end of the line.

"I've got to go Mama, but I'll see you tomorrow."

"I can't wait." She replied, and he could hear that her grin was wide as ever.

"See, I told you it'd be fine." Derek smiled to JJ as he put his phone back in his pocket. "So you'll come?" He asked, fighting the urge to bite his lip in anticipation.

JJ hesitated for just a moment, torn between what she felt was the responsible thing to do and what she desperately wanted to do. "Sure." She smiled, feeling her spirits soar with her own agreement. Maybe this Christmas wouldn't be as horrible as she originally thought.