Chapter 9

JJ slowly eased the door open, fearing the worst. The lights were off, and JJ whipped her gun back and forth, clearing the room to the best of her ability in the lack of light. She heard a little squeal, followed by a giggle. JJ squinted in confusion, and headed to the source of the noise. Keslie's temporary bedroom. The door was creaked open slightly and JJ spied in. One lamp was on, and JJ couldn't see Keslie, but she saw a man on top of her. JJ slammed the door open and held her gun up at the man.

"FBI. Get off her." JJ ordered.

The pair jumped in fright and the man turned his head to face JJ. His eyes were wide with fear, JJ realized that this man was not a man at all, but a boy. A young teenage boy.

"Jayje!" Keslie cried.

"What the hell is going on here?" JJ asked, slightly lowering her gun, as to not cause the boy any more stress or anxiety than already present.

"JJ, I'd like you to meet Zane." Keslie said, laced with annoyance.

"Hi." Zane said with a small awkward grin.

Zane rolled off of Keslie's body and stood up next to the bed.

"It really is a pleasure to meet you, Kes has told me so much about you." Zane said.

"Save it." JJ said, still glaring at Keslie.

"Zane, let me show you out, now isn't a good time." Keslie said right as the security guard tumbled through the door. JJ immediately shot him an angry glare.

"You had one job." JJ scolded.

"It's my fault. I asked him to go get food so he would leave." Keslie admitted.

JJ bit her lip and decided to let it go. Even if Keslie had asked him to get food, he never should have left his post. Keslie grabbed Zane's wrist and awkwardly pulled him past the security guard and out the room.

"You can leave now." JJ told the police officer. He nodded lightly and quickly left as quick as he had come.

As Keslie and Zane stopped at the doorway, the security guard tipped his head and slipped through the front door. Keslie glanced at Zane and looked behind her to see if JJ had followed them. When she hadn't, Keslie began to speak. "I'm sorry, you just surprised her. Don't worry, I'll make sure you get on her good side." Keslie said.

Zane nodded a placed a small peck on her lips.

"I'll see ya tomorrow." Keslie said as Zane left the hotel room.

Keslie slowly trudged back to the room, awaiting a livid JJ.

"I'm sorry - " Keslie started.

"Stop. Just stop." JJ said shaking her head. "You know, you scared the shi-...the crap out of me."

"I know, I'm sorry. I didn't think you'd be back this early."

"But you were going to hide it from me?"

Keslie looked at her feet and didn't answer.

"Why would you think you need to hide it from me? I'm not your mother, and I don't want to mother you."

Keslie nodded shyly.

"You could have just told me and I would have been fine with it, I wanted to meet him anyway, and I figured you guys could hang out while we are here." JJ said.

"I'm sorry, force of habit."

"I'm an FBI agent, and I always assume the worst."

Keslie nodded again.

"Now tell me the details." JJ offered after a small break in conversation.

"Nothing really happened." Keslie said.

JJ raised her eyebrow questioningly.

"And we weren't doing. . .what you think we were doing." Keslie said with a small awkward chuckle.

JJ smiled lightly and waited for Keslie's explanation.

"We made out, and that was it."

JJ scoffed.

"It may have gotten a little physical, but I'm telling the truth!" Keslie cried.

"All right, all right." JJ said with a chuckle. "I believe you."

"Good." Keslie said and collapsed into the bed. "How was your FBI stuff?"

"That reminds me why I'm here a little early." JJ said, she explained the situation and how she found the letter. "Did mom ever tell you, 'love fades, but the love of a mother is forever.'?" JJ asked.

"Oh yeah. Like everyday." Keslie replied, sitting up and leaning against the headboard.

"Me too." JJ said. "Did she ever say it around anyone but you?"

"Um, no. She only said it to me." Keslie answered. "One time, not too long ago actually, Zane and I were about to leave and she said it. I thought it was really weird, since she usually only said it to me on my own, but I thought nothing of it." Keslie answered. "Wait, why?"

"I'm not sure yet." JJ said. "Oh, and you wouldn't by chance know where Jason is?"

"I haven't seen Jason since I was little, little."

"Well, my team is having a hard time locating him." JJ explained.

"Oh."

"Can you remember anything about the last time you saw him, or Justin?"

"Um, it's been so long, I'm pretty sure if I saw them, I wouldn't even recognize them." Keslie shrugged. "Sorry, I'm not much help."

"It's alright sweetheart, we'll find em."

Keslie nodded.

"How bout a girls night? Popcorn and a movie? I'll have Emily come." JJ said.

"Sounds great." Keslie genuinely smiled.

With everything going on, a movie would be good for all of them. A good way to let them escape from the world, which they needed desperately. A person could only take so much, and lately the two girls worlds were crumbling around them. They had both about reached their limit. They needed a good stress reliever.


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