Sorry for the long delay there guys! The wedding preparations are coming to a stop a day before the wedding in this chapter!
"JJ, are you okay?" Penelope asked, sitting beside her friend as the blonde watched the stars appear in the night sky.
JJ turned to face her friend, pulling her cardigan tighter around her body as chills went through her. "Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?" she replied, her eyes becoming glassy.
Penelope sighed, looking up at the dark sky as the moon illuminated their faces. "You're thinking about someone. Someone who isn't your fiancé. Someone who you loved once upon a time."
"I'm not even sure I ever loved him to begin with."
"You have a child together. You married him. You must have loved him sometime in your wreck of a relationship." Penelope smiled gently as she nudged her blonde friend.
JJ smiled back and leaned her head against the tech analyst's shoulder. "Will was... Will. No matter what it comes down to, he was my first husband. I made vows to him."
"And now you'll be making vows to someone who loves you very dearly. More than Will ever could."
"That's the problem. I think Will loved me more than-"
"Mommy?"
JJ and Penelope turned to face Henry's tired eyes.
"Hey, Little Man. Your momma and I are just having a girls' chat."
"About Daddy and Spence?"
JJ was lost for words about the situation. Luckily, her mother saved her.
"There you are Henry! You have to go to bed before Uncle Derek picks you up tomorrow at 6 AM. Come on, sweetheart. Let's leave your mom and aunt to talk."
"Goodnight." Henry mumbled tiredly as he was led back into the house.
"Night, Henry." The ladies chorused.
JJ sighed. "Will did have a funny way of showing it but he did love me."
Penelope shrugged and rubbed her hands together to muster up some warmth "Whatever you say, my love. I still believe that the man you are going to stand in front of for all to witness your love for each other loves you more than your child's father did."
"I know." JJ gulped.
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"Hey, Pretty Boy. What you doing still up?"
Spencer looked up from the book that he was reading to face his close friend and advisor. "It's only 7. Plus, it's a nice night outside."
"I always liked the beginning of October for some reason." Derek replied, sitting beside him.
"Me too." Spencer smiled at him. "Thanks for letting me stay over."
"No problem. I needed the company since Savannah's staying with the girls." Derek said, taking a sip of his beer. "Who woulda thought? Spencer Reid marrying Jennifer Jareau."
Spencer almost grinned stupidly at the statement but composed himself to prevent further teasing from his friend. "I know. Our first date consisted of me being confused throughout whilst JJ screamed and cheered for a team."
Derek chuckled. "I'm sure you've had do-over dates where you're not left to be confused."
"Of course we have." Spencer smiled, shutting his book closed. "Sometimes... I look up at the stars and try and figure which ones Maeve."
Derek looked up and saw one shining brighter than the others. "Found her. She's shining especially bright for you and JJ."
Spencer smiled sadly at his friend and looked back up at the sky. "Do you think Will's up there?"
"Yeah. I guess. I never knew the guy properly but he's Henry's father, right? And the kid will want to know whether or not his dad made it to Heaven."
The young genius nodded. "Sometimes I think that I'm still stepping on dangerous territory when it comes to JJ."
"Why do you think that?" Derek asked, finishing up his beer.
"The knowledge that she was once another man's wife makes me..."
"Uncomfortable? Disrespectful?"
Spencer nodded, looking down. "I love her with all my being but she's more experienced at this 'marriage thing'."
He was met with a chuckle. "Kid, how many of us has been married once upon a time or is married? No one is properly experienced when it comes to marriage. Look at Rossi for example, the guys been married enough times to last five lifetimes and yet he still gets it wrong. Marriage is not about experiences. Marriage it about love and commitment. It doesn't matter if your new or old to it because at the end of the day, the new memories are what counts."
"I never knew you were so deep, Morgan." Spencer said, a smile playing on his lips.
"Yeah, don't go getting any ideas like Rossi is by forcing me to go to a jewellery shop. Savannah and I are taking our time."
"Keep saying that."
"Oh, I will."
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Just a little moment between friends! Next chapter is the wedding! x