So I've had a pretty hard time figuring out how to start this story because I wasn't entirely sure where I was going after this. After spending quite a bit of time thinking it through I finally had an epiphany and realized exactly what I want to do. So basically this story is going to take care of a few things that I need to have sorted out, and I have to entire ending already planned and I know exactly what I want to do for the next story. So I hope that you guys will enjoy this one, and bare with me as I promise I've got big plans!

Thanks for sticking with me! –J

Chapter 1

"Well hello there little man, did you have a nice nap?" JJ asked as she came into the master bedroom; called there by the sounds of her son's cries. "Let's get you a clean diaper and then we'll have a little lunch. How does that sound handsome? Does that sound good?" She continued talking, Henry's cries ceasing as he stared up at his mother with big, blue eyes.

In the two weeks since Henry had been born JJ had been blissfully happy, enjoying each and every minute she spent with her new son. The blonde had loved being a mom to Alex, and now she was enjoying learning a new side to parenthood as she adjusted to life with a newborn. Emily was also enjoying the new addition to her family, and was extremely disappointed when she realized that she would have to return to work, as the team got called away on a case the previous day.

So as Emily was away, and Alex spent her day at school, JJ stayed home with Henry, busying herself with entertaining the two week old and taking care of the housework. "How about we go downstairs and watch TV while we eat okay," the blonde said, lifting the freshly changed Henry into her arms. "Your sister should be home soon and I'm sure she's been missing you all day," she said, knowing Alex hated leaving her baby brother at all.

Making her way down to the family room, JJ took a seat on the couch, grabbing a nearby receiving blanket so she could begin feeding Henry. Gently stroking the baby's soft hair, JJ smiled as she enjoyed the time with her son, eventually lifting him to get a burp once he was finished. Knowing Henry had once again drifted off, JJ held the sleeping baby for a little longer before getting up and placing him in the bassinet that they had decided to leave downstairs. Deciding she might as well take advantage of the time, JJ decided to get started on dinner since Alex didn't get home until later, as she had soccer practice after school. Getting lost in her preparations, the blonde didn't even realize how much time had passed until she heard the sound of the front door opening.

"Hey," Alex called, standing in the doorway of the kitchen with a big smile on her face; still wearing her soccer uniform. "It smells good in here."

"I thought I'd whip up a casserole," JJ smiled. "Though I admit I may have gotten a little creative with my ingredients. Might have gone a little overboard."

"Well I'm excited to try it," Alex laughed, looking around at the mess the blonde had created in the kitchen. "Do I have time to shower before we eat?"

"Yeah definitely," JJ nodded. "Henry's still sleeping so I'll just clean up here a bit while you run up. Try not to be too long though, I think your mom said she was going to try and call around dinner."

"Sounds good," Alex quickly agreed, giving the blonde a quick kiss on the cheek before running up the stairs.

JJ immediately got to work, beginning to clean up the kitchen before being interrupted by a light knock coming from the front door. Not expecting anyone, the blonde was a little confused as she made her way to the front of the house; peaking out the window to find Spencer's mother standing on the porch.

"Veronica, hi," JJ greeted as she opened up the door.

"Hi JJ," Veronica smiled politely. "I hope I'm not interrupting. I was a little worried about coming over and waking the baby but I wanted to talk to you about something."

"Oh no problem, Henry's sleeping," JJ replied as she opened the door up wider. "Why don't you come in?"

"I won't stay long," Veronica said as she stepped into the house. "I just had a bit of a favour to ask of you and Emily. She's away right now right?"

"Yeah I'm not sure when she'll be back yet," JJ replied. "But what can I do for you?"

"Well Peter and I both just realized that we have to go out of town for work," she explained. "And Melissa is leaving for a school trip tomorrow for a week, which leaves Spencer on her own. As much as we trust Spencer, we would rather not leave her on her own for so long, and we don't have any family in town. I don't really want her to miss any school so late in the year so I was wondering if she could perhaps stay with you," she asked. "I know it's a lot to ask given that you have a new baby, but I can assure you that she won't be any trouble."

"Of course she can stay with us," JJ was quick to reply.

"Are you sure?" Veronica asked. "I mean it would be a whole week."

"Veronica I'm sure," JJ repeated. "I mean considering how many times you've taken Alex for us, I'm pretty sure we owe you. It's no problem at all. When do you want us to take her?"

"Friday? I can have her bring her things over before school if that works for you," Veronica replied.

"That sounds good to me," JJ smiled.

"Thank you so much JJ," Veronica sighed. "You're really helping us out. I really appreciate it."

"It's no problem at all," JJ replied with a wave of her hand. "Spencer is always welcome here. We love having her."

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"You're late," JJ greeted as she answered the phone that night, watching Alex rocking a freshly bathed Henry across the room. "I thought you were calling during dinner."

"Well that was the plan," Emily replied, her exhaustion clear in her voice. "That was until we were called in on another murder," she explained. "I just got back from the latest crime scene. Hotch gave us all some time to grab something to eat since we've been going non-stop since this morning. We're definitely in for a long night."

"Aw I'm sorry sweetie," JJ said, hearing her fiancé's frustration. "But if it makes you feel better, long nights usually result in big leads, which means you may be home before you know it. You guys will figure this thing out."

"God I hope you're right," Emily sighed. "I don't think I can handle seeing another woman killed this way," she said, sounding upset. "I…let's not talk about this," she then said. "How're the kids?"

"They're perfect," JJ replied, smiling as Alex looked up from where she was sitting. "Alex just helped me give our little man a bath, and now they're having a little bonding time, snuggling up on the rocking chair."

"Aw, really," Emily said, a smile evident in her voice. "Man I wish I was there. I miss you guys."

"We miss you too baby," JJ replied. "I know Henry is definitely missing his snuggles with his mommy."

"Well you just make sure he knows that he will be getting extra snuggles when I get back," Emily said. "Alex too, even though she'll probably hate it," she laughed. "Everything is going well though? You're getting enough sleep? Alex is helping out?"

"Alex has been a huge help," JJ replied, giving the teen a wink. "And Henry and I had a great nap this afternoon," she said. "I may not get all the sleep I want at night, but at least I'm getting a little extra in the afternoon. Not sure how that will work out for me when I get back to work though."

"We'll figure it out," Emily was quick to assure. "But let's not worry about that just yet. We've still got some time. What else is new? What did you do today?"

"Well I've decided to take in another child," JJ replied with a smirk, Alex shaking her head in amusement from across the room.

"Umm excuse me?" Came Emily's reply.

"Veronica came over today," JJ laughed. "Her, Peter and Melissa are all going to be out of town and she doesn't want to leave Spencer on her own so she asked if she could stay with us," she explained.

"And you said yes?" Emily asked sounding a little confused.

"Of course I did," JJ replied. "I mean given the amount of times they've taken Alex for us, I figured it's the least we could do. It's just a week."

"Are you sure you can handle that?" Emily asked. "I mean there's a good chance I won't be around all that much. You've got a brand new baby. You really want to take on an extra teenager too?"

"Oh please, Spencer is more mature than both of us," JJ scoffed. "I wouldn't be surprised if I forgot she was here. I'm not the least bit worried."

"Alright well as long as you're sure," Emily replied. "But if I were you I would do my best not to forget about her. I mean you do need to make sure she gets fed and goes to school."

"Oh quiet you, we'll be just fine okay," JJ said, smiling at the sound of Emily's laughter over the phone; glad to have taken the brunette's mind off work, even if just for a minute.

"Well hopefully I will make it home soon just in case you need the backup," Emily teased before letting out a sigh, knowing she would need to get back to work soon. "So you think that daughter of ours wants to talk to me, or is she too busy with her brother to be bothered?" She then asked.

"Well considering she's staring at me looking very impatient I think she wants to talk to you," JJ laughed. "You'll call tomorrow?"

"As soon as I can," Emily replied. "I love you. Give Henry a big kiss for me."

"I will," JJ smiled. "I love you too baby. Be safe."

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Friday morning, before school Spencer had brought her things over, saying a rather quick goodbye to her parents before heading to the bus stop with Alex. The pair were excited for their week together since Alex hadn't been staying with the Hastings anymore since JJ began her maternity leave. Though they saw each other every day the best friends were missing hanging out after school, and their late night conversations that often ended in fits of giggles. So that day as soon as school ended, the two brunettes quickly made their way to the bus, anxious to start their weekend off by spending some time with little Henry.

"Mum we're home," Alex called as she and Spencer walked into the house, dropping their bags on the floor.

"In here honey," JJ called from the family room where she was sitting making faces at Henry who was sitting in his swing with his eyes wide open. "How was school?"

"Oh, so exciting," Alex replied sarcastically before plunking herself down on the floor right in front of Henry. "Hey buddy," she said, giving the baby's foot a tickle. "Spencer's here to see you. She's gonna be here all week. Can you say hi," she continued chatting, perfectly fine with the fact that Henry couldn't answer.

"Hi Henry," Spencer greeted with a smile. "He's such a little cutie."

"He really is," JJ agreed. "Although you may not find him so cute after sleeping under the same roof as him for a week."

"Oh please Spencer sleeps like a rock," Alex said. "She won't hear this little guy at all."

"She's right," Spencer laughed. "It's not exactly easy to wake me up."

"It takes like 3 alarms," Alex added. "I used to have to practically shove her off the bed before school."

"Okay now you're exaggerating," Spencer rolled her eyes. "You never have to wake me for school. I'm pretty much always up before my alarm. I just can't be woken in the middle of the night."

"Sure, sure," Alex continued to tease.

"Speaking of sleeping," JJ suddenly interrupted, wanting to put an end to the bickering. "Aren't you two staying at….Olivia's tonight? Or was it Zoey's? Because I can't really give you a ride," she said, not wanting to drag Henry out.

"Sleepover got cancelled," Alex replied shaking her head. "It was supposed to be at Zoey's but she's got the flu."

"Plus Olivia's dad is dragging her away for the weekend," Spencer added. "He wants to put in some quality time or something."

"Which means you're stuck with us tonight," Alex smiled as JJ feigned disappointment. "Could we order Chinese?"

"Oh yes please," JJ was quick to reply. "That sounds perfect. Do you want to call for the delivery?"

"Yeah sure," Alex agreed. "You guys want the usual?" She asked, both JJ and Spencer nodding their agreement before the teen made her way into the kitchen to make the call.

Making sure Alex was out of earshot and distracted, JJ turned her attention to Spencer, who was still sitting and watching Henry with a smile on her face. "So Spencer how have you been honey?" The blonde asked.

"I'm good," Spencer said, turning towards the older blonde. "Anxious for school to be over. And a little stressed. But still good," she explained with a grin.

"Good," JJ smiled. "And how have you been feeling about the conversation we had?" She asked, referring to when the teen had confessed her feelings for Alex to her.

"Honestly?" Spencer replied. "It's still really confusing. I guess at this point I'm really just taking it day by day and being happy with the fact that she's my best friend. I mean ultimately that's what's really important to me; that she's my best friend."

"That's good," JJ nodded. "I know how important you are to her, so I really don't want to see you two lose that. But like I said before, you just need to give it time. You never know what might happen."

"I know," Spencer smiled. "I promise I won't lose sight of that," she vowed.

"Good," JJ replied just as Alex came back into the room, skipping happily.

"Foods ordered," the teen announced. "Should be here in like half an hour. Wanna work on some of our homework Spence? If we get it done early we'll have more time to just hang out this weekend."

"Sounds good," Spencer agreed, as Alex immediately went to retrieve their backpacks from the entryway, the pair deciding to work at the coffee table while they waited for dinner, JJ picking up a now fussing Henry and cuddling him on the couch.

Since they had some of the same classes, the two friends decided to start with the work they had the same, comparing answers as they went along to make sure they were both on the same track. Immersed in their work, time seemed to fly by as before they knew it the doorbell was ringing.

"Wow that was fast," Alex said as she dropped her pencil. "I'll get it," she volunteered since JJ was still holding Henry.

"My purse is in the front closet," JJ called as Alex made her way to the door, the teen stopping to grab JJ's wallet from the closet before answering the door.

Pulling open the door, Alex was immediately greeted with a sight that she hadn't been expecting.

"Well I hope you ordered enough for four," Emily said with a big smile on her face, unable to hold back her laughter at the look of shock on her daughter's face.

"Mom!" Alex finally exclaimed before throwing her arms around the taller brunette's neck. "I didn't know you were back! When did you get here?"

"We got back around noon but I had some things to finish up at the office," Emily explained as Alex finally released her. "I thought I would surprise you guys. And apparently I got here just in time," she said, holding up the bags of food she had paid for when she met the delivery guy in the driveway.

"Apparently," Alex smiled, taking one of the bags before grabbing her mother's hand and leading her towards the family room.

"I cannot believe you didn't tell me you were home," JJ said as soon as the brunette came into the room, having heard Alex talking to her at the door.

"Aw what fun would that have been," Emily said, leaning down to give the blonde a kiss. "Hi Spencer," she then said, giving her daughter's best friend a kiss on the head before placing the takeout bag down on the table so she could take Henry from JJ. "Hello my little man." she cooed. "Mommy missed you, yes she did."

"He missed you too," JJ smiled. "It's good to have you home babe."

"It's good to be home," Emily replied. "So, so good. Now let's eat. I'm ready for a weekend at home with my family."