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JJ waited anxiously for Emily to open the door. She really hated to bother her friend at this hour, especially after the hard case they had just worked. But what else could she do; she couldn't let Henry and Logan freeze to death. Emily would understand that. JJ knew that Emily would happily welcome them into her home with no fuss whatsoever, but she still hated to intrude.
The blonde heard the latch unlock on the front door, before the wooden barrier slowly opened revealing her best friend stood in a pair of pajama shorts and a black t-shirt holding her glock.
Emily's eyes widened at her company and she quickly hid her gun behind her, hoping the children hadn't seen it.
"Emily!" Henry's voice rang as he launched himself forward and wrapped his arms around the older female.
"Hey, Little man." Emily greeted, wrapping one arm around the boy, the other still holding her gun behind her back. "Jesus, you're soaking wet." She announced, as she felt the water on her bare legs. "Come inside." The brunette swiftly shuffled the family into her house. "What's going on? Why are you all so wet?"
JJ opened her mouth to speak, unsure of what to say in front of the boys. But Henry jumped in first.
"Daddy locked us out in the rain." He pouted up at her.
Emily's jaw dropped and her eyes flickered between the two soaking boys and their mother. She didn't know quite what to say. She knew that JJ and Will had been having problems, but she had no idea it had gotten this bad.
"Here, you boys follow me and I'll get you something dry to wear." She wanted to find out what was going on, but she knew that she need to get the kids warmed up first. Plus JJ still looked a little shell-shocked; she hadn't said anything yet.
Emily led the youngsters into the spare room that they had stayed in a couple of times before, when Emily had babysat for JJ and Will while they went out. JJ followed closely behind them, still not saying a word.
Emily pulled out the pajamas and underwear that the boys had left there in the past for when they stayed around, before running into the bathroom and dragging out three big towels. "Okay, you two get out of your wet clothes and get dry with these towels." She passed one to each little boy, before laying their pajamas out on the double bed. She then turned to JJ and passed her the third towel. "I'll go get you some pajamas from my room."
With that said, the older female disappeared, leaving JJ with her little boys. She helped them out of their wet clothes and dried them off, before helping Logan into his clean clothing, while Henry dressed himself.
Emily knocked lightly on the door before entering the room and grinning at her guests. "Here you go. I bought these ages ago and I've not worn them once. The label's still on them." The brunette profiler handed the pajamas to her friend.
JJ smiled up at her from her place on the bed, tears appearing in the corners of her eyes, but she quickly got control of herself for the sake of her boys. "Thank you Emily." JJ took the pajamas from the older woman. "I'm so sorry about this." She rushed to apologize. "If we can just stay here for one night, we'll find somewhere else in the morning. I…"
"Whoa JJ." Emily interrupted. "Don't be silly, you can stay here for as long as you need." She assured her friend, noticing the tears threatening to escape her bright blue pools.
"I couldn't ask you…"
"You're not asking for anything." She broke the sentence once more. "I'm offering."
"Mommy?" Henry called from where he sat on the floor, breaking the women's conversation.
"What is it Baby?" She spoke softly.
"I'm hungry."
"Yeah, me." Logan added, rolling across the floor towards Emily, coming to a stop as he banged into her legs and grabbed hold of one.
"Come on boys, it's late." JJ told them, staring up at the clock on the nightstand. "Let's get some sleep and let Emily get back to bed."
"But I'm hungry." Henry pouted, as he folded his arms across his chest and stared up at his mom.
"I don't mind making them something to eat." Emily said, pulling Logan up off of her leg and into her arms.
"Are you sure?" JJ asked jumping up. "We really don't want to be a bother."
"It's no problem at all." She assured the blonde, before leading the family into kitchen. Emily quickly made the boys some sandwiches and offered to make something for JJ, but she refused.
While the kids were eating at the kitchen table, Emily approached JJ who was leaning against the doorframe. "What happened, Jayje?"
The younger woman shook her head. "I'll tell you when I get the boys to bed."
Emily nodded and pulled her friend into hug, which JJ accepted; resting her head on Emily's shoulder as a single tear escaped her eye.
Obviously being awoken by all the earlier kafuffle, Sergio came strolling into the room past the hugging women in the doorway, yawning.
"SERGIO!" Logan screamed from his chair at the table, as he spotted the black feline enter the kitchen. His outburst caused not only Sergio to jump, but also Emily and JJ.
The youngest little boy dropped down from his chair with a half a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in his hand, before leaping forward towards the cat and chasing him out of the room, pushing past the two women on his way.
"No, Logan!" JJ pulled away from Emily and ran off down the hallway after her son. "Leave Sergio alone and come and eat your sandwiches."
This is exactly what JJ hoped wouldn't happen. Emily was used to a quiet tranquil environment; she really didn't need two young boys shouting and screaming, breaking the peace.
The brunette could hear her friend's voice faltering as she chased after the youngest child.
Moments later JJ came back into the kitchen with a sleepy Logan in her arms. "Hurry up and finish your sandwich, Henry." She told him. "We need to get to bed."
Henry nodded and quickly finished his food, before JJ took both boys into the spare bedroom and tucked them into the double bed. She pressed a big kiss to each of their foreheads, then exited the room, leaving the door slightly ajar.
Emily was waiting for her in the hallway. She wrapped an arm around the blonde and led her into the front room, before lowering both herself and JJ down onto the couch.
The brunette saw what was coming next, so she swiftly pulled JJ into her arms as the blonde broke down. She allowed Emily to hold her tight to her chest as she let her barriers down and the tears she had held in all night finally consumed her.
