Hey, this idea has been in my head and bugging me for a while now... This will be my first CM story... Love JJ and Emily and since they will no longer be in the show for the whole season... I'm left with my versions of them! Hope you guys like this story... I'm new and haven't found a Beta yet... so bare with me!

Summary: JJ has been dealing with the lost of the love of her live. Trying to hold on strong and to be their for their now four year old daughter Calli, JJ had finally gotten her footing back in place when reality comes slapping her in the face. An unforeseen confrontation gives JJ another opportunity to come face to face with her past, but second chances does not come without consequences… can their love bet everything life has to through at them?

Disclaimer: All characters except CJ and Kelly Johnson are the sole properties of CM and CBS.

Chapter 1:

The sun was up high as it shined down making the grass ten times greener. Two pairs of sky blue eyes followed the alignment of the light as they walked hand in hand alongside the spring breezes.

Following right behind them, arms filled with flowers and drinks were nonetheless the two of the sweetest guys known in the Quantico, Behavior Analyst Unit. Derek Morgan, the one and only chocolate God, as Penelope Garcia would call it, was pulling the small portable gas grill with one hand while the other was holding onto the love of his life; Garcia. Garcia on the other hand was holding onto Jack, who was helping her with the bag filled with plates and utensils.

Spencer Reid, who was known to be the shy and no to smooth behaviorist of the group was holding a box filled with soda and coffee, while he held on tight to his yearlong girlfriend, Kelly Johnson. Kelly on the other hand, was holding a box filled with snacks and soft sandwiches. Kelly was originally the newest addition to the family team. Captured by the intriguing personality that made Reid the adorable geek, Kelly subtly encouraged him to ask her out, and the end was history.

Dragging in behind them, were the two older behaviorists, the all-knowing David Rossi, and their boss, Aaron Hotchner. Rossi has aged slightly as he was suffering from some internal struggles, but these struggles were usually cured by the one smile of a young brunette with sparkly blue eyes. Hotch have recently finally decide to pass out some of the work load down to both Rossi and Morgan in order to guarantee more time with Jack. After everything that had happened, Hotch knew that nothing could come before Jack, the lost of a mother was enough, and Hotch knew that Jack did not need to be foreign with his father either. These two men were having some difficulties with trying to carry the canopy and all the chairs that they were all suppose to sit on.

It was that day again, it has become tradition to come to this nice open location, where they would set up right next to their destination and have a small picnic. Morgan and Rossi would get the grill as Hotch and Reid would set up the table. Garcia and Kelly would set up the plates and utensils around the table and set settles. And just like the years before, the two blue-eyed beauties would sit right next to them on the group and they talked and reported their lives to the lonely object in front of them that was their destination.

"Calli, what did you want to say today?" JJ asked as she held the young four year old on her knees between her and the cold stone that was in front of her. The gorgeous young brunette nodded as she wiggled closer to the stone and held her small palm as she graces her small fingers along the picture that was right above the name that still haunts JJ's eyes.

"I wonth tu dell mommy dat I was a good girl dis ear and dat my bicture goth a duper-thdar dicker on it! Did you bing ith mama? I need to thow ith tu mommy!" the little girl was shouting with excitement and turned to her head to JJ looking for the sign that her mama had brought her picture.

"Of course I did honey, it's in your backpack, why don't you go over to Auntie Kelly's and ask her to get it out for you so you can show your mommy the beautiful picture?" JJ said as her smile grew with the same excitement that her daughter was generating when it came to impressing her mother. With that, Calli stood up from her lap and raced as fast as her little legs could carry towards where Kelly was.

Turing back from the sight of her daughter and Kelly, JJ turned towards the stone, and now glazed her fingers along the smile that was staring back at her from the photo. "I miss you babe. I know I should have visited more often, but the cases have just been piling up and with Calli starting pre-school, I struggling with time. Speaking of Calli, can you believe how big she's gotten? I mean, I can't believe it… I still remember the day when we brought her home, seems like it was just yesterday…" as JJ was going to continue, Calli came running back with her picture in hand, jumping onto JJ and causing her mother to almost topple over.

"Mommy, luuk ath my bicture! Dare isth a duper-thdar on it. Da deether thaid dat I did a grathe job on ith. Luuk, disth isth you mommy, and disth isth mama, dare isth me!" Calli stated as she showed her mommy her picture, JJ who was holding onto the little girl was giggling along with the toddler. Turning towards JJ, Calli looked at her mama and asked, "Mama, du you dink dat Mommy noz dat I'm here and sthowing her a bicture?"

"Of course honey, Mommy's always watching you, Mommy's watching over us as we speak. You just have to keep talking to her so she knows what you're doing and remember always that your Mommy loved you very much!" JJ told Calli, looking at this small angelic carbon copy of the women she loved.

"I no dat, buth if Mommy noth here, how will she no. Undle Derekth seths dat she wenth domewhere far, far away. If it's so far that she can't come home, how can she ear me?" Calli asked as she started to bury her head into her mama's neck before saying, "I wanth Mommy to come back now, she's been gone for so long… Mama, why can't Mommy come back from far, far away…" her last statements were almost silent… JJ's hand came up to stroke the small girls dark brown hair. She pressed a small kiss on her head before puling her out and looking into those reflecting blue eyes.

"I know honey, I want Mommy to come back too, but she just can't. Please remember that Mommy didn't choose to leave us, it was not her choice… I'm sorry honey, but Mommy just had to go…" it was still so hard to have bring the subject up… and yet even the truth did not seem to be enough for JJ… everyone had told her there was nothing that could be done and that her love had done everything she could to hold on, but everything, JJ couldn't help but wonder… did she?

Calli could see the tears in her mama's eyes as they were threatening to fall… reaching up to her mama's face, Calli leaned forward and kissed JJ on the check, just like how she remembered her Mommy had taught her whenever JJ was hurt or sad. "Mama, donth be sdad… I'm dorry… Mommy sdaid to neber make Mama cry…"

JJ could not help but smile as a tear rolled down from the corner of her eyes. Calli was so much like her Mommy… Always giving into other peoples feelings over her own… JJ felt blessed to have this angel in her arms… If it wasn't for Calli, JJ did not know how to have survived the last three years without the women she had build a life with. Calli was just what they had both wanted, the perfect blend of them both; with dark brown hair and sky blue eyes, she was strong and fit with a witty yet elegant attitude. She also happened to have the whole BAU wrapped around her little fingers, especially her Poppa Dave… JJ was still lost in her thoughts, as a sound came from not too far away…

"CJ, come on over with your Mama… food is ready, aren't you hungry, migget…?" Morgan shouted…

Calli turned towards the direction in which her name was shouted… her Uncle Derek was calling her and upon seeing her smile, she wiggled out of her Mama's lap and raced over to him…. Giggling as he picked her up and spun her around in the air like she was a piece of paper… "Undle Derekth… buut me down… I'm gedding dissy…"

The group all laugh as the little girl held on tight to her Uncle's neck as he started to lower her towards a carrying position where she was sitting in his arms… Morgan looked at the girl and for a moment swore he had caught a glimpse of the child's Mommy walking in the background… shrugging it off as only a emotional illusion, she carried the little girl and placed her in her seat next to Garcia…

And just as she was about to reach forward for her burger, her god-mother started her lecture… "Calli Amy Jareau-Prentiss, how many times have I told you to at least wipe you hands before eating!"

"Buth, Aundee Pen… I'm hungry…" Calli had turned towards Garcia and was working those sky blue eyes on her… finally realizing that she was still in trouble with her godmother, Calli turned towards the one person that she knew would get her out of anything… "Poppa… I'm hungry…"

"Garcia, leave her alone… if my pumpkin wants to eat with dirty hands, then she will… quit your staring…" Garcia turned towards Rossi and was just about to say something again, but then Rossi beat her to it… "This is an order!" with that, Garcia was speechless… the only thing she did was turn to Morgan… When she realized he wasn't going do anything, she turned her head in dissaproval before coming up with a smirk…

"This little devils has gotten you all wrapped around her fingers… boy, is she going to be a heartbreaker…" Garcia said, as she pulled a couple strands of hair away from the little girl who was hard at work with her burger… Looking back up, Garcia had to hold back from laughing as she and Kelly both saw the look of the guys all turned white at the thought that CJ would eventually start to date…

Not too far from the interaction at the table… JJ had heard and saw everything… she knew she was blessed to have such a great family and have all their support… life was hard after the incident and it wasn't for them taking turns with CJ and makings sure that JJ got back onto her feet, JJ really did not know where would she be today… turning back towards the stone and running her fingers along the face in the picture one more time, JJ leaned in to kiss the women in the picture… "I should get back before your daughter eats all my food too… luckily that's one thing that she inherited from me, if she was anything like you, she would be too proper to eat with her hands… hahaha…" JJ began to stand up and patted the dust from her jeans… leaning down to kiss the stone cold tomb one last time… "I miss you, and I can't believe it's been three years, but Happy Birthday Em… I love you…"

Written on the tombstone…

Emily Elizabeth Prentiss

May 22, 1972 – September 13, 2010