A/N: Now, before you say Henry would be too small for Splash Mountain, Nathan tweeted last year that Mekhai went on Splash Mountain, and this was before his third birthday. Henry is approaching his fifth birthday in this, so he would definitely be big enough.
Disclaimer: I don't own CM.
Will couldn't keep his eyes off of JJ where she sat next to him on the plane. Her hair was scraped back into a messy ponytail, leaving a few strands hanging on either side of her face. Will thought that the way she could curl up in an airline seat with ease was adorable.
Glancing up from her book out of the corner of her eye, JJ smirked. "What are you looking at?"
Will smiled, reaching out and tucking the stray strands of hair behind her ear so he could see her face. "You. You're beautiful"
JJ blushed, her expression softening. "You're not so bad yourself," she said softly, a smile playing around her lips.
"I'm sure I've looked better," Will countered. JJ shook her head, leaning over and kissing him briefly. Pulling away, she slipped her left hand into his, lacing their fingers together. They didn't let go of each other until the plane touched down at its destination.
Henry bounced excitedly on the balls of his feet as they reached the entrance to Disneyworld. JJ kept a tight grip on his hand to prevent him from running off and getting lost.
"Will...," she almost gasped. If she was completely honest with herself, when Will had announced he was taking them to Orlando, Disneyworld had never even crossed her mind.
"Disneyworld's like a rite o' passage for kids. I wanted to be able to take him," Will explained softly. JJ broke into a soft smile, putting her free arm around his neck and hugging him.
"You are the best daddy he could ever ask for," she whispered in his ear, making him smile.
"I try my hardest," Will whispered back. JJ grinned, pulling away. Looking down at a very excited Henry, she prepared herself for the few days to come.
"So, little man, what are we going to do first?" she asked. Henry bit his lip in thought, before breaking into a wide smile.
"We find Mickey Mouse!"
By some small miracle, Mickey Mouse had been located within the first ten minutes. Mickey had lifted Henry up and given him a hug, before they all got together for a photo. Then they had gone on the teacup ride, one of the bigger merry go rounds that had all the Disney characters on it, and visited a couple of souvenir shops, before venturing out to the bigger rides.
Much to JJ and Will's surprise, Henry had seen Splash Mountain, and set his heart on going on it before the day was out. After some heavy sweet talking (and promises of sexual favours), Will convinced JJ to go on the ride with them.
JJ had screamed as the ride dropped down the steep incline, gripping Will's hand with an iron fist. Water had sprayed up all over the riders, but as the LaMontagnes exited the ride, they were all beaming from ear to ear.
As they sat in an ice cream parlour in the early evening, enjoying a special treat in Henry's opinion, JJ noticed that Will seemed to be fighting off sleep. Henry was oblivious, happily getting his choc chip ice cream all over his face as he ate it.
"Henry buddy, I think it's time we head back to the hotel, don't you think?" JJ suggested lightly. Henry pouted.
"I wanna stay," he whined.
"We're coming back tomorrow," JJ promised.
"JJ, it's alright. We can stay a little longer," Will cut in. JJ turned her attention to him. His face was pale, and there were the beginnings of dark circles under his eyes.
"Will, you're exhausted. And so is Henry," she countered, nodding towards Henry, who did look like he was running out of steam.
Will thought for a moment, before sighing and taking JJ's hand. "Alright. Let's go"
Henry fell asleep on JJ's shoulder in the back of the taxi. When JJ noticed that Will had fallen silent, she looked to her right and realised that he was also asleep, resting against the window. Smiling, she took his hand in hers and held it tightly all the way back to the hotel.
Once Henry was settled in his bed, the promises from earlier came into play. JJ giggled as Will pushed her back onto their bed and began ravishing her skin with fiery kisses, his lips leaving a hot trail over her jaw, neck, and shoulders. At the sight of JJ lost for words, Will was suddenly more awake than ever.
Pulling him up towards her, JJ captured his teasing lips in a passionate kiss. It quickly turned into a very heated make out session among the pillows of their bed. JJ pushed her fingers through Will's brown locks, while he tangled his fingers in the golden lengths of her hair. Breaking their kiss, he moved his lips to her neck and began kissing passionately the glowing skin that was before him. JJ knew it would leave a mark, but it felt so good that she really didn't care.
"I love you," she managed to choke out as desire grew in her belly. She said it so many times a day, that to anyone who didn't know what they were going through, they would think she was laying it on thick to keep a hold on him. But in reality, she just wanted to make sure he knew it was true when his time arrived.
Will lifted his face, kissing her swollen lips once more. "I love you too ,JayJay."
The next few days were spent traipsing all over Disneyworld, buying all sorts of souvenirs, and going on as many rides as they could possibly fit into one day. They got plenty of family photos with a wide range of Disney characters, saw the fireworks at the Disney castle, and basically, had a fantastic time on a family holiday to be remembered forever.
By the end of it though, Will and JJ had seen enough Disney to last them a lifetime. Instead of wandering around Orlando on their last couple of days, they chose to spend them relaxing by the pool at the hotel.
"I'm gonna go get us some towels," Will said softly, kissing JJ's cheek as she rubbed sunscreen into Henry's pale skin.
Turning around, Will walked towards the pool house, where an elderly lady was waiting for dry towels.
"Can I get three towels, please?" he asked. The girl in the pool house nodded, stepping into the back room to locate some fresh towels.
"Is that your wife and son?" the elderly lady asked, nodding towards JJ and Henry, as she'd noticed Will leaving them just a few moments earlier. Will turned, looking back to where Henry was jumping into the water, landing in JJ's arms.
"Yes," he replied, facing the lady once more, a smile on his face.
"You have a beautiful family," she said warmly, smiling at him with a friendly, genuine smile.
"Thank you," Will said appreciatively. "They're my whole world"
The lady smiled as she took the towels in her arms. "Family is a blessing. Hold onto them"
Will nodded, taking his towels into his hands. As he walked slowly back to where JJ and Henry were playing in the pool, the saddening thoughts of how in just a few months, JJ and Henry would be on their own washed over him once more. Shaking them away, he set the towels down on their sun lounge, before surprising JJ by jumping into the water and splashing both her and Henry.
As he became submerged in the water, he felt like a cocoon was wrapped around him as the world went silent. He felt peaceful. For the first time since he was diagnosed, his mind was at ease. Because ever since his diagnosis, he'd felt like everyone and everything was screaming at him as the weight of his condition on his shoulders got heavier.
He wished it was just peaceful like this.
Surfacing again, he found Henry doggy paddling towards him, JJ drifting lazily behind him.
"Daddy, you splashed me and Mommy!" he giggled, latching his water winged arms around Will's neck.
"I did, didn' I?" Will laughed, hugging his precious boy. JJ duck dived under the water, tickling Henry's feet before surfacing next to Will. Henry giggled, squirming about in Will's arms. Springing free, he paddled in circles around his parents. Will wrapped his arms around JJ's waist, pressing a soft kiss to her lips.
"This has been so much fun. Thank you," JJ said warmly as they broke apart.
"My pleasure," Will said softly, kissing her again, pulling her in closer to him, grinning as Henry giggled at his mommy and daddy kissing.
JJ took a deep breath as she pressed 'Call' and held the phone up to her ear. Gazing out the window, she watched, laughing softly as Will and Henry play wrestled on the front lawn. Will was tickling Henry lightly, grinning as the little boy giggled and squirmed beneath his touch, trying with flailing limbs to tickle Daddy back.
"Hello?" a familiar voice answered, sounding somewhat sleepy.
"Hey Em, it's me, JJ. I didn't wake you, did I?" JJ replied, glad to hear her friend's voice, but worried she'd broken Emily's much needed 'beauty sleep'.
Emily bolted upright in her bed, suddenly wide awake. "JJ! Oh my god, I haven't heard from you in ages!"
JJ laughed. "I was just calling to find out if you were going to be in DC anytime soon?"
"You're in luck. I'm actually headed back there this weekend," Emily replied.
"That's good. I've missed you...and there's something that I really need to tell you, but it has to be in person," JJ explained, outlining the reason for her call.
"Sure. I'll be sure to call you when I get in. Everything ok?" Emily asked, knowing that there was probably more to it than the blonde profiler was letting on.
JJ bit her lip. She fought back what she so desperately wanted to tell her friend.
"No, everything is so far from ok."
"My husband will be dead in four months, but yeah, everything's just dandy."
"I'm facing the reality of being a single working mom."
"It'll be just like losing Sarah all over again."
"I don't want to lose everything Will and I built our relationship on."
"I feel like tearing my hair out over this."
"I just want to stand in my backyard and scream every curse under the sun at God, because this is so beyond unfair."
"If I lose him, I lose a part of myself as well."
"...I'm terrified of being on my own, and I'm so not ready for this, and I don't want the pain that this will bring to me and Henry."
"Yeah. Everything's fine," she lied.
"Ok. Well, I have a long day ahead of me, so I'd better get back to sleep. I'll definitely see you on Sunday morning?" Emily verified.
"Sure. If you need a ride from the airport or anything, I'm happy to-"
"That would be great," Emily cut in. JJ smiled, but inside, she knew that the drive from the airport would be the only time she and Emily would get to themselves. The only time she could tell Emily the drastic turn their lives had taken, and the fate that awaited her family.
"See you then," JJ said softly. Emily gave her goodbye, before hanging up.
JJ sat silently on the couch, her phone clutched in her hand. She was lost in her thoughts, contemplating over all the remarks that had come to mind when Emily asked if she was ok. She knew that at some point, she would have to tell Will about all of those feelings, otherwise she would go insane.
And then a revelation hit her.
She still hadn't told her mother.