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Chapter 2 – Testing Boundaries

The team was on the jet returning from their latest case. As per usual, Morgan had his headphones on, Reid was buried in a book, Alex was doing the crossword, and Hotch and JJ were immersed in their paperwork. Rossi sat watching JJ, fiddling with his phone. It had been a couple days since he had become her texting friend but with the case and all, they hadn't spoken for a while. He wondered whether or not he could get away with texting her. No one on the team dared to bother JJ while she was working but then again the 'friendly texter' as Dave now called himself, wasn't necessarily a member of the team. Making up his mind he put his phone on silent and texted JJ.

Knock, knock

JJ spared the barest glance as her phone but didn't look at it so Dave tried again.

Knock, knock

Still she wouldn't pick it up and Dave did his best to school his expression.

I am being a gentleman here Miss Jareau and knocking politely, this least you could do is answer the door.

KNOCK, KNOCK

Finally caving to the buzzing, JJ tossed her pen down and looked at her phone only to roll her eyes. Her expression was priceless, Dave was choking silently on his laughter, but what really made him happy was seeing her smile against her will a moment later. He watched her type something out but rather than return to her paperwork she continued to stare at the screen, clearly waiting for response.

Dave's phone vibrated in his hand, Who's there?

Me

JJ sighed exasperatedly. Me who?

Just me, who else? Dave almost had to bite his hand as JJ made as if she would strangle her phone but she was grinning so he knew she wasn't too mad.

From JJ, Is that all?

Why? Are you busy?

Yes.

What are you doing? Dave's eyes flicked up to make sure she hadn't spotted him. Her gaze was intent on the phone but just in case, he scooted over out of her direct eyesight.

I'm doing paperwork.

Sounds boring.

Well I would be done if someone wasn't distracting me.

I'm not distracting you.

No I'm not.

Yes you are.

No I'm not.

Dave watched as JJ caught herself before she continued the childish argument. She whispered something and giggled. He got his response a moment later, Stop distracting me!

Am I bothering you that much? Guess who I am and I'll stop.

Who are you? Rumpelstiltskin? (A/N: Sorry got to take a moment to enjoy spelling that correctly on the first try :D)

Nope. He decided to needle her a bit more, Besides aren't you the one who supposed to figure out who I am on your own? With that he smoothly put his phone away just in case she decided to look around the plane and sure enough, her eyes immediately scanned the vicinity for any cell phones.

Spencer?

Dave surreptitiously took his cell out again but when he checked to see if JJ was looking he saw her staring at hers with the most miserable expression on her face. Surely the thought of it being Reid wouldn't cause her to be that upset. He was about to ask her what was wrong but then he remembered he couldn't because that would give him away. He could ask her but he knew that would only earn him an offhand answer. Still he kept his phone hidden and cleared his throat, "Everything okay JJ?"

"Hmm?" JJ looked up. "Oh yeah Dave, I'm fine. Just have to organize some stuff with Will."

Just like that he felt like he banged into a wall but what else could he do? "Okay." He miserably typed out, No not Spencer.

*HS*

"Unbelievable," JJ whispered to herself. The anonymous texter had somehow gotten her to act like a child but she enjoyed it. For once she had relationship that wasn't complicated by work or twisted emotions. Deep down, she really didn't want to guess who this person was yet and destroy the illusion of an unfettered friendship. The texter dared her to guess who she was and looked around the plane to see if any of the team had their phones out but no one. Maybe Reid was hiding his inside of his book? Spencer? While waiting for an answer, she got another text but it was from Will.

Taking Henry to New Orleans for the weekend. It's my parents' anniversary so we'll be back in a couple days.

JJ did her best to school her face before her friends noticed her outrage, You didn't tell me anything about that

I tried to call earlier but you weren't answering since you were on a case.

"And you knew it," JJ growled under her breath. Will was always pulling this crap with her. According to him, he'd gotten so fed up with her crazy schedule that he wasn't even going to try plan anything with her. He'd just give her a couple hours of notice and then take off regardless.

"Everything okay JJ?" Rossi's concerned voice broke through her musing.

She looked him to see him watching her intently and she was so tempted to tell him but they just didn't do that in her team. They guarded what little they could of their lives otherwise it would feel like they were living in a glass house. With that in mind, she swallowed back the truth and said, "Oh yeah Dave, I'm fine. Just have to organize some stuff with Will." Rossi looked away and she got another text from her anonymous friend, No not Spencer. JJ couldn't lie, not even to herself, for once she was happy to be wrong.

A/N: Hey guys, hope you liked this chapter. I originally intended for this to be an entirely comical chapter but I thought we also needed a look at JJ's feelings and why she would indulge in this crazy texting friendship. I will go deeper into the situation with Will later but for now ENJOY R&R PLZ!