A/N: So, I got a pretty nasty PM last night, saying how bad my stories are. This is the only review this person has ever posted to my account, but they didn't post it until the last chapter which tells me, they didn't like how a story was going. I am all for constructive criticism, but if you are going to be rude and nasty, please do not even bother reviewing. Also, I always explain what I write in my author's notes, if you don't read them, I really have no way to communicate with you.
To all my readers who read, and follow my stories, thank you! Ya'll rock my world! This story is pure fluff. I will update Peace and Hour by Hour ASAP- but am kind of bummed about what was said. I just need to get the confidence back for those two.
Thank you and ENJOY!
Hank hugged his bear tight to his chest as the nice lady took his hand and guided him through a long, colorful hallway. Rainbows and cartoons decorated the hall, making it just a little bit less scary, but just a little bit.
He wished he could be like his twin brother, Ellis, who was running down the very same hall, no teddy bear in his hand. Ellis was so brave, it seemed as though nothing scared him. Hank looked at his brother as his hero, his protector, Ellis had always been there for him when there was no food in the house, or they were cold, or their mommy and daddy had left them outside in the rain and went to sleep after eating some white stuff.
They had been outside in the rain, when a nice policeman had drove by in his police car. Ellis had immediately run after the policeman and asked for a blanket so that he and Hank could stay warm. That night, the policeman called another lady, and that lady took them to a new home..
The new home had been great, they each had a warm bed, and enough to eat. They never had to steal food, or collect water from the rain to drink. They got a bath every night, and even got to go to school. But there was a lot of kids to share all that attention with, at that home, the twins had share the house with six other kids. And while Patsy and Norman loved them very much, it was hard to live in a house with eight kids.
Then, one day, another lady had come and asked to speak with them! She had sat with Hank and Ellis as they colored a picture, and told them how sometimes, mommies and daddies needed help. Sometimes they needed help taking care of their kids, and sometimes it was very hard for them to do so. The lady also explained that, while Hank and Ellis' parents still loved them very much, a man called a judge had decided that he wanted to make sure the boys stayed safe; forever.
The lady then said that it was okay to be mad and angry, and scared, but that her job right then was to find them a new place to live, somewhere where they could be safe forever. That this new place would have a mommy and daddy, but that they would never replace THEIR mommy and daddy.
She had come to see them every Wednesday while they stayed at the foster house; sometimes she would bring toys and clothes, sometimes she would take them out for ice cream. And then one day, she had come in and told the boys that a mommy and daddy wanted to take them home. Forever.
JJ sat in the lobby of the children's home, her hands trembling. She had waited for this day for just over two years, and it had finally arrived. Will was with her, his hands shaking as they reached for hers. It had been a long journey, one that had started with a horrific tragedy three years before. It had been a routine case, that had ended with her in the ICU, and with Will have to make a heartbreaking choice. When she woke up, three days later, Will explained everything. How she had lost the baby- and that because of the severity of the injuries, the doctors had had no choice- she would never be able to have a child of her own again.
She had cried and cried into his arms for a week, before spiraling into a deep depression. It had gotten so bad, Hotch had called Will and ordered him to keep JJ home, to get her whatever help she needed. And Will had done just that.
Without letting her know a thing, he had packed the three of them up, rented a house on the beach in Florida and took the same family there. A week away had done wonders for JJ. She seemed to have regained a spark of life reset in her.
And although they had lost a child, they knew they wanted more. So they begin researching adoption. It wasn't their only option, but it was the one they chose. And as they researched more and more, they finally decided on adopting from the state. Adopting whatever child needed them most regardless of age, sex, color, religion, or disability. They just wanted to give a home to a child.
The night before Thanksgiving, JJ got the call. Not one, but two little boys needed a home; and they had matched with their family perfectly. A picture had been sent to her email address and before she had even looked at it, she had called Will. No discussion was needed, and ten minutes later, JJ called the caseworker back.
Now, the three of them sat inside the room and waited.
"Mommy, when do I get to see my brothers?" Henry asked, fingering the two HotWheels he had stashed in his pocket. Santa had brought them to him last year, and when he had found out that he was getting not one, but two little brothers, he just had to share!
"Soon, baby." JJ smiled just as anxious as Henry.
And then, she saw them. Lauren, the caseworker, held two little hands in each of her own. She smiled as she and the boys approached them.
Two little boys, identical in every way. Blonde hair brushed just past their ears, big blue eyes stood out against pale skin. One little boy carried a teddy bear in his arms, the other puffed his chest out as he walked closer to them.
She was speechless, clueless of what to say.
"Hank, Ellis. Meet Jennifer, Will and Henry. They want you to come home with them." The experienced caseworker stated.
"Hi boys." Will spoke first, sticking out his hand and kneeling down in front of the sacred boys.
"Hi." They answered in unison.
It was Henry who broke the ice first and stepped up. "Hi, I'm Henry! I'm your new brother!" He was excited to speak and bounced back and forth. "I gots you some presents!" He reached into his pocket and pulled out the cars handing them to the boys.
"Do you have a backyard?" Hank asked, taking the care in his hand.
"Yes, and a front yard!" Henry explained. "And we play outside all the time with mom and dad."
"Would you like to come see it?" JJ spoke up, taking her child's lead. "We just got a new swingset for you to play on." She offered and smiled when Ellis nodded, but Hank hesitated.
"You can come too," JJ kneeled in front of him and offered him her hand.
Hank stared at it for a moment, wondering if his dream was actually coming true. Did someone actually want him and his brother? They looked nice enough, and sounded nice enough. "Do you have blankets?" He asked.
"Yes, we have a lot of blankets. You can pick out whichever one you want."
Hank bit his lip. "Do you have hot dogs?"
JJ laughed. "Of course, and mac and cheese, and cookies, and hamburgers."
"Do you have water?"
"We have everything at the house you will ever need. I promise." JJ told him. "And if there is anything you need that we don't have, we will make sure you get it."
Hank stared at her some more, this woman was promising her everything he had dreamt of, and his brother could come too! He took a deep breath and puffed out his chest just like brave Ellis did, before taking the woman's hand. "Lets go home." He told her.
"I think I would love that." JJ stood, happy. She had a complete family, three boys, and Will. And right at that moment, her life was perfect.
