A/N: Hello. So, this is a new one for me. This story will be a series of 10 one-shots. Each one-shot will be a story by itself and will not be connected to the previous chapter. What does connect them is each chapter will have a Smallville episode title, one for each season of Smallville. So, the way I've chosen chapter titles is that I've asked various people to pick a number between 1 and 22 for each season and the number corresponds to an episode title.

Here comes the first courtesy of my sister. Let me know what you think.

Pairing: JJ/Hotch:

Episode: Hug (Season 1, Episode 11)

Hug:

Sometimes you just needed a hug. That was JJ's philosophy. There didn't need to be a specific reason for it, there didn't even have to be the appropriate context for it. You just went for it and hugged.

Maybe that's why she did what she just did…

Herny was having a playground play-date with Jack. The two parents, she and Hotch were watching from a not too far away bench. They'd been talking, but mostly they'd been enjoying each other's company.

It was nice to have some adult company once in a while. With Will gone now, and Penelope busy planning her wedding she hadn't had much of it lately.

When they stood up to part ways for some reason that's when she did it. She looked up into Hotch's normally stoic face to see a look of peacefulness and then she reached for him. She wrapped her arms around his body and squeezed tight. She must have surprised him because it took a moment for him to hug her back. But once his arms did go around her body she felt warm and comforted, happy and content, all the feelings that you got from a simple hug.

Pulling apart, she could see Hotch was blushing brightly. She'd made her former boss, and now friend, blush… definite points in the unnerve Hotch category.

"Uh… JJ…" he said unsurely.

She gave his shoulder a squeeze before taking hold of her son's hand. "Sometimes you just need a hug, Hotch."

She shrugged her shoulders to indicate the nonchalance of it all. But she knew that hugs mattered, and spontaneous hugs were always best.

So, I hope you liked. Let me know what you think. Next chapter should be up soon and will be longer!

Quick Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds or Smallville.