When JJ hung up the phone she was dumbfounded. Media Liaison for the Secretary of Defense was huge, but how could she leave her team? She'd said no immediately, but they'd made her at least "take a couple days to think about it."

She needed to run this by someone, see if she was crazy for turning it down like she planned to. Her fingers dialed the only person she knew to confide in.

"Spence, it's JJ, can you come over?"

Twenty minutes later he sat on the couch beside her.

Spencer

"I got a job offer, it's a really sought after position, and I'd have more time to spend with Henry," she explained.

Shock filled Spencer's face, and for several moments he was rendered speechless.

"What's the position," he choked out.

"I would be media liaison for the Secretary of Defense."

"Wow, that's huge," Spencer replied.

He was panicking slightly, he didn't want to lose JJ, but he didn't know how to stop this from happening.

"I don't know what to do Spence, Henry needs me now more than ever, but I don't want to leave the team either."

"JJ, I know how hard being away so much since Will's death has been on you, especially when it comes to worrying about Henry. So, if you think this job is what you need to do, the team will understand."

"What do you think I should do?"

"You need to do whatever is right for you, what's going to make you happy. That's what I'm supposed to say as a good friend, and JJ I mean that, but the truth is… I don't want you to go. I can't imagine you not being there everyday, not seeing you."

"Thank you," JJ said quietly, "I was hoping you'd give me a reason to turn down the offer."

"No problem, you want more than that I can call the rest of the team and we can probably give you about a hundred," he joked lightly.

"I think we'll skip that, PG would freak out if she even thought I was even considering it, that's why I called you, we've always been able to tell each other everything."

"Yeah, everything…"

Everything except the one thing I want to tell you more than anything, he thought.

"Spence, what's wrong?" JJ, the ever perceptive, asked.

"Nothing," he said with a quick shake of his head.

"Something's wrong, I know you Spence, there's no point in lying." she persisted.

"Really, it's no big deal,"

"Spence, please…"

He took a deep breath, "JJ, I…I care about you, you're my best friend, but it's more than that, a lot more, and I know you're not over Will, but I can't not tell you."

Her eyes filled with surprise, "I didn't see that coming," she whispered.

"Spencer, after Will's death I had no idea what to do, but you were there every time I needed you, and I can't thank you enough for that. I'm glad you were honest with me, and I'm not saying something happening between us is out of the realm of possibility, but right now you're right I'm not over Will."

"I know and that's fine, you wanted honesty…"

"I'm gonna give all my secrets away." One Republic

** Sorry I'm sure you were expecting Spence and JJ to get together here, but I couldn't do that just yet, it seemed rushed. Also sorry it took so long to update the plot bunny hopped away when JJ left :(