Saturday morning JJ is helping Henry with his pottying. As he finishes, she smiles at him.

"Good job, Henry. You went a whole week without an accident. I am so proud of you!"

He smiles. "I big boy, Mommy."

She kisses to the top of his head. "Yes, you certainly are. I love you."

"Love Mommy."

"Go see Mama while I clean up your potty, okay?"

"Kay, Mommy."

Henry runs off down the hall. JJ takes the basin out of the training potty. She is about to dump it when she hears Sergio give a horrible howl, a thump, Emily groan, another thump and then Henry.

"MOOOOOMMMMMYYY!" he squeals in terror.

JJ drops the basin in the bathtub and races down the hall. She sees Emily on her knees and left hand in the bedroom. She races past Henry, who stands stiff and scared in the doorway.

"EM! Baby, what happened?"

Emily's mouth moves but no words come out. Her face is pale, her left arm shaking. Tears drip from her cheeks to the floor, soaking into the carpet. JJ strokes a hand over her wife's head.

"Emily," she says softly, "let me help you up to the bed, okay?"

Emily just nods. JJ slowly gets her wife up and onto the bed. Emily is still shivering and very pale.

"Do you need a pain pill?" Emily just nods. "Okay, hold on."

JJ hurries into the bathroom and gets a pill and glass of water. Emily's hand is still shaking so JJ helps her take a drink. After a few minutes Emily's colour starts to return.

"Emily, honey, what happened?" JJ asks, still scared.

"Stepped on Serg's tail. Tried to get off, he jumped and tangled in my legs. Fell into the wall, busted arm first."

"Oh, honey."

"I don't even remember falling just fighting not to throw up and…and Henry screaming. Is he okay?"

JJ smiles. "He's fine, honey. Just scared." She looks towards the door. "Come see Mama, Little Man. She could use a gentle Henry Hug."

Henry slowly walks to the bed, studying his Mama with nervous blue eyes. "Mama hurt?"

Emily nods, forcing a smile to her face and praying it doesn't look like a grimace. "Yes, Champ. But I took my medicine and will be better soon. Think I can get a Henry Hug to help me get better sooner?"

Henry slowly shakes his head, looking down. JJ frowns, worried he's still scared. "You won't hurt her, Henry. I promise."

Henry sighs. "Acc'dent, Mommy," he says quietly.

JJ and Emily exchange a look. "Sorry, Jen," Emily whispers.

"Not your fault, Em. Will you be okay while I help him change?"

Emily nods, the narcotic already starting to take affect. "Yeah. Pill kicking in. I'll be okay."

JJ gives her a kiss then goes to their son. She squats in front of him. "It's okay, Henry. You were scared. That's going to happen sometimes. It happens to everyone."

"You?" he asks.

JJ smiles. "Um, yeah, even me. Come on, Little Man, let's go get changed. I am still so very proud of you. You knew Mama needed help and called me. That was very good."

He raises an eyebrow. "I good?"

She gives him a kiss. "You are very good."

She glances towards her wife and sees she's already asleep. She'll need to check the bandage to make sure Emily didn't pop a stitch. It will be much easier with Em asleep. Gotta love pain pills. She stands and offers her hand to Henry and together they walk to his room to get him changed.


After Henry gets changed, he grabs Bear-Bear and goes back to his mother's room. He crawls up beside his Mama and cuddles up to her good arm. In her sleep, Emily lifts her arm and pulls him close. JJ smiles as she watches him close his eyes for a nap with Mama.

She decides she better check on Sergio and make sure he's okay. She finds him sleeping in the crib with Rocky. She lifts him up.

"You okay, Serg?"

He purrs as she scratches him. She carefully feels along his tail and legs. Everything seems fine. She gives him a kiss.

"Mama didn't mean to hurt you, big boy. I hope you know that."

She kisses him once more and puts him back down with Rocky. He kneads a spot near the little girl's feet and then lies back down, his chin resting on her leg. She smiles.

"You really are the best kitty ever."

She strokes him once more. She then runs a hand down Rocky's back. The little girl coos in her sleep as she's done since she was a baby.

"Our sweet little love bug."

JJ exits the room and heads back to her bedroom. With Emily out, she carefully unwraps the bandage over Emily's stitches. None had popped but they look pretty angry. JJ fetches the Neosporin with pain reliever and gently applies some to the wound. She sighs. Another scar, another close call. She carefully re-bandages the wound. When she finishes, she leans over and gives Emily a kiss on the brow.

"I love you so much, Emily Prentiss. But you really are going to give me premature grey hair." She chuckles. "And I'll probably do the same to you. What a pair we are, sweetheart."

She pulls the comforter up and tucks her wife and son in. Keeping Rocky's monitor handy, she goes into the office to work on a couple of reports for work to be close in case any of the three most important people in her life need anything.


Garcia smiles as she opens the door. "Hey, baby! How are- -oh, my God! What happened to you?"

Stephanie smiles as she steps in. "I'm fine. Turns out the guy we were questioning has a thing against women officers busting his balls. Uh, figuratively, of course."

Garcia slowly strokes a hand down the bruised check of her girlfriend. "Oh, Steph, what the hell am I going to do with another person to worry about?"

Stephanie shrugs, hating the fear she sees in Garcia's eyes. "Um, I don't know, Pen. But, you know, this is a hazard of my job. I know how upset you get when your team is in potential danger. Maybe…maybe you don't need…shit, I don't know…maybe you don't need to worry like that away from the office, too."

Garcia slowly smiles. "You trying to dump me?"

Stephanie grins. "No. I just hate being the one putting that fear in your eyes."

"That's sweet. I know! You could become a mattress tester! Then all I'd have to worry about is you having a sore back."

Stephanie stares at Garcia a moment. The analyst then grins and winks. Stephanie rolls her eyes.

"You're a mess."

"You know, I hear that a lot but never from someone as cute as you. Now, are you going to give me a proper hello or what?"

Stephanie smiles and pulls her close. "Definitely not 'or what'," she replies and gives Garcia a toe curling kiss. When it ends, they stand forehead to forehead. "So, what movie are we going to see?"

"Change of plans. I made dinner and rented a movie. I just want you all to myself tonight. Is that okay?"

Stephanie nods. "Very okay."

After a dinner filled with laughs and no discussion about either woman's job, they retreat to the living room area to watch a movie. As Garcia pops the romantic comedy in the DVD player Stephanie sits on the end of the couch. As Garcia goes to sit down, Stephanie encourages her to lie down, her head in the DEA agents lap. As the movie starts Stephanie starts to massage Garcia's scalp.

"Mmm, that feels nice," Garcia purrs.

"Good. You've had a pretty intense week."

"Oh, honey, when I send my precious babies out across the country it's always intense. This week at least they were home."

"Yeah, but after what happened to Emily, Tom and Declan I figure you all are still kind of tense waiting for the final report to be accepted and filed away."

Garcia sighs. "Yeah, it is kind of weird that things are being dragged out. But it will all be fine eventually. And then we can go back to tracking crazy creepy psycho's all over the country again."

"Damn you guys are such party animals," Stephanie teases.

"Oh, Hell's yeah!"

They settle in to watch the movie. When it ends, Stephanie stares down into Garcia's eyes.

"You think love is really like that? Really that easy?"

"Of course it is. Sandra Bullock wouldn't lie to us."

Stephanie grins. "Then I guess I need to start leaving you notes in your mailbox."

Garcia slowly sits up. "Uh, why?"

"So that you will understand how I feel about you." She brings a hand up to Garcia's cheek. "So you will see that I'm falling in love with you, Penelope Garcia."

"Wow…oh, wow…really?"

"Really."

"Good. Because if you're playing me I can do a thing that will erase your existence."

Stephanie closes the distance between them and gives Garcia a gentle kiss. "No thing needed, sweetheart. I promise."

And suddenly Garcia's nerves over whether or not to take the next step are gone. She stands and offers her hand to Stephanie. The taller woman takes it and stands up. Garcia says nothing just leads her girlfriend to the bedroom. Stephanie swallows nervously.

"Are…you sure?" she asks when she understands what's being offered.

Garcia nods. "Yes. Please, Stephanie, make love to me."

Stephanie kisses her again. "It will be my pleasure, Penelope. You are the most wonderful woman I have ever known."

They kiss again, carefully undressing each other. Garcia is used to guys: a quick foreplay and then a rush to the end. Her mind is blown away by the time and care and tenderness she experiences at the hands of Stephanie. And finally, when the fireworks of orgasm explode in her mind, her body undulating with pleasure, she can't help but wonder why the hell it too her so long to act on her attraction to women.