Different Measures – Part One
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JJ's phone vibrated against the hardwood floor. She picked her head up, not fully sure of what it was then she saw her cellphone vibrating on the floor. She let out a sigh and reached down to it, having to move the shirt that she didn't notice was thrown there last night, not thinking much of it. She put the phone to her ear.
"Hello?" JJ hesitated to say that, not thinking about why. She usually answers with her name; but was far to tired to even think about how to answer her phone.
"JJ, it's Aaron. I know how inappropriate this is for me to call you right now, but I had no other options." JJ was confused, Hotch never called her unless to discuss a case, let alone at 5am.
"Is something wrong?"
"I have a meeting with Strauss and a few other people this morning at 7 until 8 or so, I was wondering if you could come in at 7 and watch Jack for me? I can't get anyone to watch him until about 9, but I'll watch him when I get out of the meeting. I understand if you can't do this JJ." Hotch told the truth; he had no other options, unless you count bringing your 5-year-old into the room where the meeting was taking place- which obviously was out of the question. JJ had no interest in turning it down, although an extra hour of sleep would be great.
"Of course I can, it is no problem at all. I was planning on coming in a little earlier to get some work done. I'll be there." JJ didn't lie, if you consider going in at 7:20 as opposed to 7:30, JJ usually made her way to work around that time. Except now she'll have to be there by 6:30 to get just a little work done before hand.
"Great. Thank you so much JJ, I owe you."
"No you don't, It's fine, Hotch. I promise."
"See you at 7." They said there goodbyes and hung up the phone.
No reason to go back to sleep, she thought as she got out of bed, suddenly feeling a breeze. She looked down at herself, she wasn't wearing any clothes.
How in the hell? JJ grabbed her underwear and quickly put it on, followed by her bra. She turned around to grab her cellphone that she put on the bed and saw a lump under the covers.
What the... JJ looked around the room with her hand over her mouth. No way. JJ saw everything, her dress and his clothes scattered across the floor. She quickly put the dress on. Oh my god. She grabbed her boots and put them on, not believing any of the obvious. She grabbed her bag and rushed out of the house. She didn't have her car and her house is a 20 minute drive away, she called a cab.
JJ's car was sitting in her driveway, which made her even more confused with the whole situation. She went inside and went about her business as if she woke up in her own home, on the outside it may have seemed like she actually did convince herself nothing happened. But on the inside she was screaming for answers.
Hotch and Jack walked out of the elevator and made their way to JJ's office. Jack was excited to hang out with JJ. He was one of the only kids that could actually sit still and watch an adult go through files and let them concentrate.
JJ had been there since 6:15, it was now 6:50. She went through at least 20 case files in that time, separating them into the appropriate piles. She saw Hotch and Jack walk up the stairs and turn into her office.
"Thank you, again for doing this JJ." was the first thing that came out of Hotch's mouth. JJ wasn't aggravated with his thanks and apologies that he had. She knew that it must be embarrassing and at the most inappropriate to ask your co-worker to watch your son at work.
"Don't worry about it." she said with a smile as she looked at Jack. "Hey Jack." Jack smiled at her and sat on the couch and set his back pack on the table.
"I'll be done around 8, if there is any emergency call me or come up to Strauss' office. Just make sure its a huge emergency." he said, JJ nodded.
"Don't be late." JJ told him with a smile. Hotch nodded and disappeared down the hall. JJ looked at Jack. She doesn't mind kids, and she met Jack once before, he's an extraordinary kid, very smart.
"You don't have to worry about me." Jack told her as he pulled a book and crayons out of his bag. "I know your work is important. My daddy told me so. Don't let me distract you." JJ was shocked by the 5-year-olds suggestion, but took it.
She went through about 15 files and looked at the time, it was now 7:10 and Jack was still coloring without a sound. JJ smiled at him and continued her work. Another half hour gone by and 20 more files looked through. Her head hurt, after looking at and reading horrific things she decided it was time for a break.
"Hey, Jack." she said, Jack looked up at her with his baby blue eyes. "Want me to show you something really cool?" she asked him, he looked confused.
"Don't you have work to do?"
"I think it's time for a break, besides. This is really awesome." she said as she came around her desk and held her hand out for him. Jack hesitated for a moment, but stood up anyway and grabbed her hand. Wondering what could she possibly show him that's exciting in a boring office building.
JJ new exactly where to bring him. They took the elevator down to the 3rd floor and walked outside and across the street, JJ opened the door.
"Wow!" Jack said said in awe,JJ smiled and walked over to the fish tank that had all types of tropical fish in it, all sorts of colors.
"Pretty? Isn't it?" JJ asked him as he put his face onto the glass to look at all the fish.
"Yeah!" Jack exclaimed. "How come daddy never said this was here?" JJ thought.
"Maybe it's because your dad has never been over here, or knows it's here." JJ said to him; it was the truth. Not many people in the BAU knows its there. She found it when she needed to take a walk and think without being gone for more than 15 minutes. Ever since she found it she goes there to think. "What's your favorite one?" JJ asked to change the subject.
"I like that one." Jack said as he pointed to the puffer fish that was puffed out. Jack looked at JJ, "Because it's looks like a balloon." Jack erupted in a lot giggles, which made JJ laugh.
"It's almost 8, your dad's gonna be done soon. We should go back." JJ said after about 7 minutes of watching the fish. Jack nodded and they made their way back.
"I am going to go drop Jack off at his Aunt's I'll be back no later than 8:30." Hotch said to JJ as he walked in.
"Okay." JJ said with a smile as she looked at Jack and then back at her desk.
"JJ..." She heard Jack say as he walked over to her, carrying his back. JJ looked up at him and he hugged her. "Thank you!" he said, JJ smiled and hugged him back.
"Anytime sweetie. He was great." JJ said to Jack and then Hotch, Hotch smiled and nodded at her. Jack walked over to his dad.
"JJ brought me across the street. There was so man fish there! And I was like WHOA!" Jack's voice disappeared down the hall. JJ smiled as she grabbed another pile of case files to look through. She went through about 10 before seeing Spencer walk by in the direction of the kitchen.
"Spencer." she said to herself and thought about last night. Last night, the bar... JJ shot up and walked after Spencer into the kitchen. "Spencer!" she said, more snappy than she meant to. Spencer jumped as he grabbed the coffee pot.
"Yes. JJ?" he asked, annoyed that she had almost gave him a heart attack before his 2nd cup of coffee.
"I'm sorry, Spence." she calmed herself down as he poured himself a cup of coffee. "I, uh..." she thought about how to ask this. "Do you remember what happened last night?" JJ asked him, he stirred his coffee. "Because I woke up with a headache and my car in the driveway, and I was hoping I didn't drive home drunk last night."
"Oh, no you didn't." Spencer said as he took a sip of his coffee to test it, disgusted in the lack of sugar. "Derek gave you a ride home last night. Emily dropped your car off at your house, seeing as you drove her to the bar and Garcia picked her up there and dropped her off at her house." After adding the sugar he took a sip and smiled at the perfection of his work.
"Oh..." JJ said, Derek gave me a ride... and then... OH MY GOD! JJ screamed on the inside, but kept her cool.
"Is there a problem?" Spencer asked her. "Because I told Prentiss it wasn't a good idea, you know it is your car and all-" JJ cut him off, not really in the right state of mind to put up with another long rant from Spencer Reid.
"No, It's fine." she lied. "I'm going to go get coffee from downstairs." JJ turned around and made her way downstairs, even though there wasn't much of a difference between the coffee in the BAU's kitchen and the lobby downstairs.
After getting a cup of coffee and eating half of a blueberry muffin, JJ was in the elevator again, making her way up to the BAU's office. Wishing she didn't even go downstairs and just went to her office, because now that it's 8:20, she's bound to run into... she couldn't even think about him right now.
She waited impatiently as the floors were going up. 2... 3... 4... each with a ding. It made her want to scream. Finally the doors opened and she walked down the hall to where everyone's desks were, Emily, Spencer and Derek. They were all there. JJ gulped as she walked past Spencer drinking his coffee and reading a text book or something, Emily was on her computer, multitasking while trying to talk to Spencer who was ignoring her, and Derek. Derek had that smirk on that he always did. He looked at JJ.
"Hey JJ." he said with that smirk. JJ wanted to punch it off his face.
"Morgan." she said, not looking at him once and walking straight up to her office. After the 50 or 60 case files she read this morning she knew which one to set out this morning. She sat down at her desk and grabbed the case file and called the deputy in charge. She walked out of the office and saw Emily walk into the kitchen. "Em," JJ said as she peaked her head into the kitchen, Emily looked up at her and smiled. "I have a case ready, can you tell everyone for me?" Emily nodded as JJ walked over to the conference room, she was really happy that Emily was there. It saved her the trouble of talking to Derek; well, Morgan.