Chapter 2: Worried
It was late, and JJ wasn't home yet, Will knew something was wrong. Lately she just wasn't herself. She was jumpy and cautious, more than usual. She was always taking extra precautions and the minute he laid a hand on her she would fidget or hesitate.
Will had just put Henry to bed, against his protest of waiting for his mom to come home and read him Little Baby Star. It was late, almost eleven o'clock, and will was starting to get worried. She stayed late at work sometimes to finish up paperwork, but she always called or texted him first. Ever since the incident with him getting shot, and the whole mess, they made sure to always have their phones on them in case of an emergency. After checking his phone for any missed calls, Will thought of something she said a little while back.
JJ had just walked into the house after a case that left her very worn out. She dropped her go bag on the couch, and ran up the steps, hoping to catch Henry before he fell asleep. She opened his door quietly, and there her little boy was, fast asleep next to Will, who was also almost asleep. Not wanting to disturb them, she went back into her bedroom to change. When she came out, Will was there, just walking into the room.
"Hey Cher, glad your home in one piece" he said with a lazy grin, as he embraced his wife into a hug.
JJ snuggled in, closer to him and rested her head on his shoulder with a sigh. Will had known that things had been rough at work, with Matt Cruz being the new section chief. All he really knew for sure was that, he worked with JJ back when she was at the State Department.
"Everything okay?" asked Will.
"Everything's fine" lied JJ.
"You'd tell me if anything was wrong, right?"
JJ looked down at her hands, sitting down on the edge of their bed. She had been avoiding this conversation for a while now, and was hoping it wouldn't come up.
"Will, I need to tell you something important, but you have to promise that you will leave it at that."
Will nodded and joined his wife on the bed.
"I'm fine, and there's no need for you to worry, but if anything happens to me, ask Cruz. He'll know," she said.
"There's no need for me to worry? You basically just told me that something bad is going to happen to you. Just tell me what it is and we can get your team and get help," Will said, sounding slightly agitated.
"Will, please just trust me on this one, and don't ask any questions."
"Fine" said Will, knowing he wouldn't win this fight. "But if you're wrong, you're doing the dishes for a whole week," he said making her laugh.
Although JJ laughed and the edge of her mouth curved into a smile, Will could see the tint of pain in her eyes, or maybe it was guilt. He wasn't sure, but he wasn't positive there was more to this story than she was letting on.
Will was snapped out of his thoughts by little footsteps coming down the steps. It has been four hours and she isn't home. All the secrets, nightmares that he would have to snap her out of. She would always be muttering some sort of code or position. It seemed to address the military, but Will had no idea why she would know those things. Something happened the year she worked for the DOD, and that something wasn't good.
Will walked over to Henry, picked him up and looked in his blue orbs. He looked just like JJ.
"Bud, something's wrong."
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