Will relayed the events as he knew them as they drove to the school. They found themselves stuck in traffic, the delay grating on JJ's nerves.

"So, food fight?" Will probed.

JJ looked out the window. "Uh huh."

"So, how'd that happen?"

She looked at Will, eyebrows raised. "Not a big deal, just a few minutes of messy fun. Something to break the spell of gloom he was swimming in." She looked out the window again, eager to get to Henry.

"So, I mean, how did it happen? Were you cooking, or something?"

Irritated, JJ sighed. "No, Will, I had already cooked him eggs earlier. But I was napping and he went to get groceries and picked up some Chinese food on the way back. He hadn't eaten in days. He said I was being bossy about the chopsticks, and threw a cashew on my cheek, and that set the whole thing off. Any more questions?"

He focused on the road ahead as he said in a lowered tone, "So you cook for him, you sleep there, you play there, and you shower there."

"That's right, and?" JJ defensive now, staring at him, her arms crossed.

"It sounds like you're really at home in his apartment, JJ."

"Don't mince words, what are you implying? And it better not be what I think it is because you know as well as I do what he's been through, and how alone he is right now. His ribs were sticking out, for god's sake!"

"His ribs, huh?"

She rolled her eyes. "Yes, and I saw his feet too! Why don't you just say what you're really asking?"

"Alright. It seems to me that the two of you got pretty cozy. I know it's been a while since you've seen him, and I know he's been trying to figure out all about Diana since he got out... but let me ask you – how would you feel if I described all this to you, about me and a woman, a woman that wasn't you?"

She swallowed. "Will. If it wasn't Spence, I could see your point. But you know he is my dearest friend. You know I would never leave him to twist in the wind. You know exactly what he's endured these past months, every minute, and you know what happens when he isolates. How, you tell me how I am just supposed to walk away from that, from him?"

"I know there's special circumstances, but it feels like... sometimes it feels like you have two husbands, and he always takes priority. Hell, even when he was away he was with us. You couldn't think of or talk about anything else. And JJ, you know how he feels about you."

She didn't deny it. "He doesn't push, Will, he never has. Are you trying to tell me to stop being there for him? Because..." she looked him in the eye and shook her head.

"No, cher. I won't, even if I want to. I know you know your own mind. I'm just telling you... I need you, too." He covered her hand with his.

They pulled into the school parking lot and she pulled her hand out from under his and held it up, ring facing him. "Well, this says you have me, right? Just like you wanted. We need to focus on Henry, right now. Let's go."

They got out of the car and JJ jogged to the entrance, clipping her badge onto her belt, and leaving Will to bring up the rear. "Just like I wanted?" he thought.

They took the meeting with the principal, and after securing apologies from the parents of the other boy, and a guarantee it wouldn't happen again, JJ was still seething. Will seemed to think the boy's suspension was fair, but she requested copies of all the reports and eyewitness accounts from the other kids, which were pretty much a consensus, as kids go. The boy who hit Henry had no history of bullying others, and it seemed to be a one-off incident.

JJ had asked Reid's questions; 'Were Henry's grades falling or had he been acting out at school, did the boy who hit him have any history of hurting animals, did any other child defend or attack Henry, was this in public like on the playground, or private like in a bathroom or empty classroom, and had the boy targeted Henry before?' Will closed his eyes as JJ ran through the litany, and received answers to her satisfaction.

"Profilers," he thought.

The LaMontagnes left with the assurance of the staff that they would be vigilant, and that no further incidents would be tolerated. JJ texted as Will drove. He knew to whom.

"You want to get your car tonight, or tomorrow?" He asked, even though he already knew the answer.

"Tonight." JJ turned round to Henry in the back seat. "Hey, you want to say hi to Uncle Spence for a minute?"

"Sure! Aww, just for a minute? Longer!" Henry brightened, all smiles.

Will set his jaw but stayed silent. JJ noticed, but knew how much good it would do Spencer to hug his godson, especially after what happened today. He'd been unable to see, speak, or hold Henry for months. That ended tonight.

As Will pulled into Spencer's lot, he said "I'll go get Mike, we'll meet you two back at the house."

She touched his hand, and offered a peck on the lips before exiting. "Okay, we won't be long. See you soon."

He watched as Reid came flying out the building door, scooped up Henry and swung him around to gales of laughter from his son. He watched his wife stand back, her gaze fixed on the two of them embracing, her hands interlocked and held against her chin, her eyes shining.

Quite the picture. Hell, if he hadn't been her husband, he'd have been rooting for them, too. He pulled the car away slowly, wondering how long it had been since she'd looked at him that way, and also... how much longer he had until she finally admitted her true feelings.