Two weeks after the wedding, JJ came back to work. She walked into the round table room just as Garcia was about to present the case. The technical analyst squealed and flung her arms around the other blonde. Morgan and Emily hugged her. Hotch and Rossi both shook her hand. Hotch spoke for them all when he said they were glad to have her back.

As JJ settled into her usual seat beside Reid, he leaned over and gave her a hug of his own. She smiled brightly in surprise and he tried his hardest to stamp the memory of that smile onto his brain.

Already he knew he was losing her – losing the special sort of friendship that they had. He was loathe to let it go, so he held on – just barely – until he saw the way she smiled at Will. And once again he reminded himself that they were better off this way.


I've had this song "Broken" by Lifehouse stuck in my head since Monday. My theory is that if I write the story that came with the song into my brain, it might go away for a little while. Don't get me wrong: I love the song. Just not for four straight days. Anyway, the story was inspired by the chorus of the song. Please review! Thanks!

Okay, here's the deal. I've been told to take the lyrics out of my songfics, because you're not supposed to post other people's lyrics, so... yeah. This was my fix for this story.:)