Greetings to all! As I had mentioned before, I had this idea of branching out my 'Bringing Emily Home' and 'The Long and Winding Road' but instead of main characters of Hotch/Prentiss, this one will be JJ/Rossi. I have never written using these two characters together but the idea is intriguing and challenging, so here it is.

Again, I want to thank HGRHfan35 for her beta'ing help! Thank you!

Disclaimer: I do not own CM series or its Characters.

Enjoy!

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Maybe You're the One

Part 1

"Did you miss me much?" He had to ask her.

JJ studied his face; why did he affect her so?

If she said no, he would know she was lying. And a yes? It wouldn't make the situation any easier.

She was still with Will. So far.

Admittedly, things had not been really good between them. The only thing that held them together was Henry.

They hardly talked about anything anymore. Her work at the Department in the Pentagon was classified. Not even to the spouse or mate could she talk about her work.

The only thing was Henry. It was a safe subject but that subject ran its course after an hour of her arriving home.

She realized that Will was beginning to show signs of weariness. He didn't want to play house anymore.

He had mentioned about looking for police work but she had been too tired to listen.

Frowning, she knew that she was not playing fair to him. He had no one but Henry to be with all day. Cute as her son was, any adult would crave for other adult interaction.

And he missed his friends and family in New Orleans.

Her relationship with Will was crumbling and she didn't know how to repair it.

Look at Hotch; he had failed at his marriage with Haley.

Life in the FBI, especially in the BAU unit, it was hard to have a family. The other team members, they were not married at all. All singles.

If she came back to the BAU, she would fall victim to the 'curse'.

But would she mind? Splitting from Will?

"JJ?" Dave's soft voice shook her from her thoughts. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I'm okay. And as colleagues, I did miss you but as something more personal, no."

Dave scrutinized her face; she seemed to be telling the truth but the last part, she didn't sound too convincing. Good, it was a start.

Dave chuckled, "You'll come around."

JJ stood up, eyes flashing, "No I will not. I have a boyfriend, the father of my son. I don't believe in cheating."

"Ah! Cheating? So, that thought did cross your mind. And your justification? Was that for you or me?"

"Dave! Stop making everything analytical. If you continue, I'm going to change my mind!"

Dave smiled, "Okay, I'll stop."

"Thank you." JJ glared at him.

"Aaron had begun the paperwork for your transfer." Dave said as she was leaving his office.

JJ stopped her hand from turning the door knob and turned around, "But I just told you. How did…"

"You know him. Besides, Strauss is not here, Aaron is Interim Section Chief."

JJ smiled, "Ah! Strike while the iron is hot?"

Dave nodded, "He did tell you before that he'd do whatever means to get you back."

"You knew?"

"We had a long discussion, especially after Emily died."

"Oh." JJ answered.

"Oh? That's it? Don't you want to know why? I mean the real reason?" He asked.

JJ hesitated. There was more to this?

As if he heard her question, he nodded, "Yes, there's more. I know that Emily is not dead yet."

Letting the information sank in, JJ's eyes widened. "Hotch told you?"

"No. I figured it out."

"How?" She had to know.

"Aaron. He was not as secretive as he thought. And he accidentally mentioned Emily in the present tense."

"Anyone could have said it but that didn't mean she's still alive."

Dave smiled wide, "You just confirmed it. 'She's still alive'. Is."

JJ blushed; damn that man! His mind was still as sharp as ever.

"I do pay attention, you know."

"Okay smarty-ass, what then?" She crossed her arms.

"Smarty-ass? That's a first," Dave teased.

"Dave…" She glared at him.

"Right. Well, I think Aaron have a plan. He's not telling any of us, naturally but to you?"

JJ shook her head, her fine blonde hair softly touching her cheeks, Dave caught a whiff of JJ's perfume and his body tightened with want and familiarity of her perfume; he wanted her.

But not this moment; there would be later.

"No?" Dave looked thoughtfully but in truth, he was trying to relax; the thought of embracing her, kissing her was very forefront in his mind.

"No. I have not talked to him these last few days." She owned.

Dave nodded his head slowly. "Is he trying to go vigilante?"

JJ's eyes widened, "No he couldn't. This Ian Doyle case is still open but CIA has jurisdiction now as well as the Department of Defense."

Dave shrugged his shoulders, "You know Aaron. If he is determined, nothing can stop him."

"Oh, DoD can. NSA has been busy with communication interception." JJ revealed. She knew that Dave, despite his obnoxiousness, he could be trusted. "The logs go through me every morning before it's passed to the Chief of Staff and his people."

"That high?" He was impressed with her status within the Pentagon. "I'm surprised you're giving that up for this?"

JJ nodded, "I feel more at home here. The Pentagon is like a big inanimate version of Strauss; no personality, no familiarity and no report. They function like robots and it's as if they did not have any social life out of the building."

"So, you missed us, huh?"

"Yes," she was not afraid to admit it.

"This is very commendable of you to step down."

"It's not. I don't care about that. What I care about is how I feel. And I didn't feel as if I belonged there, like one of the drone bees in a big hive. That's the nickname the workers in the Pentagon called it. And we're a bunch of drones." JJ looked down at her shoes.

"Hey, I get it. So, welcome home." His voice lost its cynicism.

JJ caught the inflection and looked at him.

He was smiling his friendly smile.

"Thanks. But I have to work out the rest of the month which is the end of the government fiscal year. "

"We'll be here."

"Thank you again." JJ said and a yawn caught her. "I'm sorry but I guess I'd better be going…it's past two and I've to be at the hive in three hours."

Dave nodded, "Yeah, it's past my bedtime as well. Come on, I'll walk you to your car."

JJ nodded and they left his office.

…End of Part 1…

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