Jennifer Jareau

Jennifer "JJ" Jareau maneuvered her way through the throng of people at the front of the police department. She finally reached the sidewalk. She turned and walked towards a diner down the block.

The case they were working on was a long one and JJ had volunteered to get the team dinner. She really wanted a few minutes without the pictures of the victims around her.

She entered the diner and walked up to the counter waiting to be served. The waitress came by and JJ quickly placed her order. She then sat on a stool at the counter to wait for the food.

JJ scanned her surroundings and saw that the diner was fairly empty. A few high school students sat at a booth, an elderly couple sat in another booth and what looked like a college student sat at the counter along with JJ.

The college student was surrounded by books, a half eaten burger and a chocolate milkshake next to her. Her blonde hair was up in a sloppy bun and she had a pencil in her hand.

JJ couldn't stop thinking about the case. The victims were missing kindergarten students and there was no evidence.

JJ sighed and dropped her head in her hands.

"Bad day?" the college student asked.

"You have no idea. I'm getting food for my colleagues just to get out of there," JJ replied.

"I'm Melody. Wanna have a milkshake with me? I could use a break from studying for finals," Melody suggested.

"I'm JJ. I should probably get the food back. Thanks for offering."

"When I get overwhelmed I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I breath out all the stress and start over."

JJ closed her eyes and breathed out. When she opened her eyes she felt less stressed out.

"That actually helped. Thanks. It was nice meeting you."

"Nice meeting you too."

The food had arrived in a brown paper bag. JJ grabbed it, waved to Melody and walked out the door. She made her way back to the precinct feeling lighter all because of a college student named Melody.