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Chapter 4: Hotch:

He'd had a huge fight with JJ. How could he have a fight with her, he loved her. He absolutely hated fighting with her; granted it was the first one they'd had since they'd started dating three months ago, but still…. They'd had disagreements sure, but never full out yelling matches.

He wanted to call JJ to make things right but he didn't know how. Things had been said, things that he wasn't really proud of, but the thought of Will attempting to reinsert himself in JJ and Henry's life was a trigger to him.

Hotch paced his living room wondering what to do. He had only a limited time to make things right. He needed help. So, he picked up the phone and called the first person who came to mind, the only one that really knew about their relationship. The only person in the world who could help him at the moment.

Garcia.

She was over at his house in record time. He opened the door and Garcia strolled in, all business.

"Ok, so details, what happened?" she demanded.

Hotch gave her a flustered look. "Do you want to sit down first? I can get you some coffee or tea?"

She gave him a look. "Hotch, there's no time for pleasantries. You said on the phone that you needed to fix things with JJ before this weekend or else you two are probably done. So, I think prompt action is called for right now, because you two are perfect for each other and I'm not going to let this fall apart. So, what was the fight about?"

Hotch sat down on the couch and Garcia followed suit. "It was about Will."

"Will? Now there's a name I haven't heard in awhile," she commented.

He totally agreed with that. In the three months they'd been dating, not once was Henry's father mentioned between the couple until yesterday. That's when this whole mess started.

"So, what about Will?" she wanted to know. "Is he moving back here?"

"No, he's not. From what JJ says, he contacted her saying he wants to see Henry," Hotch replied vaguely.

"Ok, that's not bad Hotch. That's actually good. He's Henry's dad, Henry needs to see him. I hope you didn't forbid JJ from letting him see Henry or anything like that?"

"No, no, I know Will wanting to see Henry is a good thing. That's not what I got mad about."

Garcia waited for him to elaborate, when he didn't she questioned, "So, what are you mad about?"

"Will wants to see him this weekend. But he claims he can't fly in because his mother is there and wants to see him too. So, he wants JJ to go there this weekend," Hotch explained, reigniting his anger. "Can you believe that? He's using his mom as an excuse to lure JJ back to him. Bastard probably thinks that if he can get JJ away from Quantico she'll move to Louisiana."

Garcia was shaking her head.

"What?"

"Oh, Hotch," Garcia answered. "Wrong, so wrong."

"I'm wrong?"

"Yes!" she practically shouted. "Hotch, Will's mom can't do travelling. She's got some serious medical issues. She probably wants to see her grandson one last time before… well, you know."

"Oh," Hotch stated, deflated. Well how was he supposed to know? It's not like JJ had told him that during their argument.

"Yeah," Garcia said sadly. "You two really got into a fight over this?" He nodded. "How big?"

"Big," he said simply. "I told her, in a very childish voice I might add, if she was going there then why didn't she just marry him."

"Oh Hotch…" Garcia groaned.

"Yeah, I know," Hotch agreed. "She stormed out and slammed the door in my face."

"Hotch, she loves you," Garcia said adamantly. "Why would you even think she'd reconsider Will?"

"Because of Henry," he admitted. "And because, well, this is all too good to be true. I haven't had many happily ever afters. I've gotten used to it by now. Jack is the only good, constant thing in my life. And now JJ and Henry. I just figured it was only a matter of time until something ruined this new happiness in my life."

Garcia stared at him, eyes wide open.

"What?" he asked self consciously.

"Hotch…is that really how you see your life, just one ticking time bomb after another?"

He just shrugged.

She was out of her seat and next to him in an instant, hugging him. He didn't know what to do so he awkwardly put his arms around her.

After a minute, she pulled back tears in her eyes, tears for him he presumed. He hadn't been trying to gain sympathy from her. He'd only been stating the facts. His life was full of bad things interspersed with moments of good. From his father beating up his mom and his brother and him, to the divorce from Hailey and her eventual death because of him, bad things just followed him.

"Hotch you are a good person, a great person. You deserve every happiness in the world. And I'm sorry for all the things you've gone through. But I know this is the one good thing that's not going to be taken away from you. You and JJ are meant to be, I know it."

He didn't' know what to say to that, so he simply pulled Garcia in for a hug. "Thanks Garcia, you are a great friend."

She pulled back, wiping at her eyes. "I know," she said gleefully. "Now leave it all to me, I'll fix this up for you."

She stood up.

"What are you going to do?" he asked warily.

"Don't worry, I've got this," she assured. "I'll see you at work."

An hour later the phone rang.

"Hello?" he picked it up.

"Hotch, it's me, JJ," she said into the phone. He heard her sigh. "I'm coming over."

"Ok…"

"I'll be there in 5," she told him, hesitating before she hung up. "You know I love you, right?"

He smiled. "Yeah, I love you too."

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