A/N: Yeah, another one-shot. This one's kind of interesting, though. As you can tell, since "To Bear Witness" I have been obsessing over why JJ wasn't wearing her wedding ring in the episode. I started piecing things together from "Final Shot" and "To Bear Witness" and this idea came to my mind. It's my explanation for why JJ wasn't wearing her ring in that episode.

(Note: if this just happens to be a coincidental mistake made during filming of the episode or if I'm just crazy and seeing things (let me know about that), don't worry about any of this "no ring" thing.)

Well, I hope you enjoy this little one-shot. Read, review, and enjoy!

"Are you worried about something?" Spencer asked.

That moment had stuck in her head for days after it happened. There was something that was worrying her. What was worrying her was that the women that had gone to the community angels in desperation, she could honestly sympathize with.

She would never admit it to anyone on the team, but she wasn't comfortable around Will anymore. Something had off with him recently. At first, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Each day started off the same way, with Will once again asking her when she was going to quit the BAU and get a job where she would be able to spend more time with her family, to which she again responded with, "I'm not quitting, Will, so stop asking."

The question was pissing her off because he never respected that she was proud to work for the FBI and preferred to work there. He was always asking her to quit. She had been especially pissed off when Henry had a seizure and she wasn't there because Will told her to go on a case. She had kicked him out of the house for at least a week for it.

The moment she knew something was off was when she woke up and he didn't ask the question. As a profiler, she knew something was up and she did not like it.

So, a few days before the case in Dallas, she confronted him.

"What's going on with you?" she asked as he walked in the door.

"What are you talking about?" he asked, his words slurring. He was drunk again. Typical for Will.

"First of all, why are you drinking? You know better than that. Henry hates the smell of it on you. It makes him want to run away from you."

"Because I can. And you shouldn't get on my case about drinking."

"Well, you shouldn't on my case about the BAU."

"Screw you, bitch." JJ's face turned to a horrified expression.

"Will, watch your mouth."

"No, I'm done with this. I'm tired of dealing with all this crap about the BAU. You should've quit a long time ago. You're gone all the time and we never know if you're coming back. Is it worth missing out on your son's life?" he said as he walked closer to her.

"I do what I do so that others can go home to their own children. And I always come home. And last I checked you were the one who willingly went into a bank hostage situation knowing full well what could've happened, so watch who you are blaming, Will!" She suddenly felt a sting on her face and recoiled in pain. She looked back to see a horrified Will. He had just hit her.

"JJ, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me." He begged and pled until JJ agreed.

After Dallas, she knew that she couldn't risk that again. Reid asking her if something was wrong got to her. Something was definitely worrying her. She had to kick him out before things got worse.

She knew that women in an abusive relationship would not normally take action like this, but she wasn't about to be one of them. One of the poeple in Spencer's statistics of abused women.

She figured that as much as Henry liked his "uncles" from the BAU, Henry wouldn't really be as hurt by Will being gone. Besides, it was time for her to do something for herself. She had married Will because of Henry and that was it.

She and Will always argued about the BAU. It was annoying and she knew Henry didn't like it when they fought. That moment when he hit her was just the turning point of anger. And that was all that needed to happen for her to kick him out.

She returned home from Dallas to find Will sitting on the couch drinking.

"So how was Dallas?" Will asked. He wasn't drunk, which only helped the situation.

"Will, we need to talk," she said.

He knew something was wrong. "What is it?"

"You need to leave."

"What?"

"You hit me. I don't care if you were drunk or not. You still hit me. I can't forgive that. Besides, if you hit me, how do I know you won't do the same to Henry?"

"JJ, I said I was sorry. Don't take me away from Henry."

"See that's another thing. All our conversations go back to Henry. I love him, but he has always come up in conversation ever since I found out I was pregnant. It has influenced every action taken, including that wedding. It should never have happened."

"How could you say that?!" he yelled angrily.

"Because it's true. Let's be honest, if it wasn't for Henry, you would still be in New Orleans drinking at a bar on the job. You are only here in D.C. because of Henry. I didn't ask for you to move here; I wasn't going to ask you to move here. We only got married because of Henry, not because we were in love. I feel more love at the BAU than I do at home."

"I can change."

"You're still leaving."

"You can't just kick me out," he said angrily.

"I can and I am. Get out or I call Reid to ramble on about 'Dr. Who'. And I know you don't want that."

Will shuddered. He'd been on the receiving end of a Reid rambling and his brain was spinning afterward. But he quickly recovered and was angry that she was threatening him.

"Leave Will," JJ said sternly. "And never come back. If you do, I will kick your ass without any mercy."

He walked up to her and slapped her to the ground. "You bitch. You're not taking son away from me."

JJ quickly reached for her gun, which was still on her hip. She pulled it out and pointed it at Will. More specifically, his soft area.

"You have 30 seconds get out or I blow your manhood off," JJ said. "And that's a promise."

She stood up, her gun still pointed at Will's groin. He walked over to the door and opened it.

"This isn't over. I'll be back," Will declared.

"Don't count on it. I filed for a restraining order for me and Henry against. You come near us again and they will arrest you," JJ stated. "Now, leave your keys here and get out."

Will took his house keys and set them on the coffee table and stepped out the door and left. JJ lowered her gun and locked the door behind him. She took off the wedding ring from her left hand and threw it in the fireplace. She moved the ashes over it so she wouldn't have to it again. And if she decided to make a fire there, it was ready to be heated up.

The next morning, she got up and packed Will's suitcase. She figured that Will would think that she would suddenly regret kicking him out and she run into his arms. So she made sure to give him a surprise when he showed up. She finished pack his items and set them outside with a note: "Here's your stuff. Have a nice life, jackass. – Your ex-wife, JJ".

Henry woke up to not find his father anywhere. "Where's Daddy?"

JJ dreaded this moment. "Daddy's gone and he's not coming back. He's been very mean to Mommy lately and he's being punished."

"Did Daddy hit you again?" Henry asked.

JJ reeled back in horror. Her son had witnessed her being slapped by that bastard. But she couldn't lie to him. "Yes he did. But's not going to hurt me anymore."

"He's been hurting me too," Henry said sadly. JJ reeled back in horror once again. Will had hit Henry.

"Don't worry, Henry. If he comes anywhere near us from now on, he's going to jail. He can't hurt us anymore, Henry." She held her son tightly. "It's okay, Henry."

She returned to work the next day. She managed to contact Henry's old sitter and got her to come by to stay with Henry while she worked things out. She put make-up to hide what was left of the marks left from Will slapping her. No one noticed that or her missing ring. When she got home she decided to make a call to an old friend.

"Mateo Cruz," the voice on the other end said.

"Matt, it's JJ," JJ said.

"Well, JJ, long time, no contact. What's going on?"

"You up for a run tomorrow morning? I'll explain everything then."

"Okay," Matt Cruz said, his voice filled with confusion. "I'll see you tomorrow morning. The park where we used to do our running workout?"

"Yeah, I'll see you then." She hung up the phone. Hopefully, talking to her old friend Matt would help clear her mind a little.

And that's my explanation. Hopefully, they will bring this up if it wasn't just a mistake made during filming. Either way, let hear your thoughts on the story (and if this sucks, just say so. I don't care. I literally wrote this in an hour last night without any concern on quality).

Thank God: I had to get this out or I was going to lose it. Hopefully, I can stop obsessing about it now. Or at least attempt to stop obsessing. It might take until "200" for this to stop.

Anyway, thanks for reading and look for my upcoming one-shots Bully (based on what I think will happen in the future Season 9 episode of the same name) and The Truth Comes Out (my prediction for "200", which can also be seen as a sequel to this one-shot). And also keep an eye out for updates on A New Chance, and both editions of What Wasn't Seen along with the epilogue of "Don't Forget That I Will Always Love You".

See ya in another story!

-D.C. al Coda