Thanks so much for the reviews & etc, i'm glad you're liking the story! So my vaca is almost over and chapters might start coming a little slower and i'm so sorry, but i promise i will try really hard! Also hope everyone is having a great thanksgiving!
~Kaitlin
"Thanks you so much, Hotch…" JJ said with a smile. He said something to her and she laughed, "I will. Bye," She said and hung up her phone.
"What's up?" I asked her, taking one hand off the wheel to hold her hand.
"They're on a case," JJ said, turning to Declan, "So we can't see them right now, but when they get back, we're gonna have dinner together," She explained.
"Okay," He said with a small frown, "Promise?" He asked.
"Promise," She said with a wink. He nodded with a grin and turned back to the book he was flipping through.
"And in other news," JJ said, her voice a little lawyer, "Hotch called up an old friend, and really good lawyer…who'll be able to help us."
"This is good Jayje. Really good," I said with a smile.
"So I guess we'll head straight to the park?" JJ said looking at Declan again.
"Sure!" He exclaimed. I smiled and turned onto a side road. A few minutes later we arrived at the park.
Declan climbed out of my car and waited patiently for me and JJ to get out.
"This is where Will and I used to take Henry…" JJ whispered wistfully.
"I'm sorry, Jayje, we can-" She cut me off.
"It's fine, Em," JJ assured me. Declan then proceeded to grab my hand, and JJ's hand. We walked in together, holding hands. I laughed. I thought it was sweet that a 10 year old boy still wanted to hold hands with us. He pulled us into the park, and ran off to a swing. JJ and I found a bench and sat together.
"Plus, it's not like we're going to see-" JJ began, but then stopped, and covered her mouth.
"Jayje? JJ? What is it?" I asked worriedly.
"Oh my god…" JJ said, a small tear falling down her cheek, "That's my baby," She whispered, seeing a small, blonde boy, of about four years, sliding down a red slide. There was a woman at the bottom who caught him.
"Good job, Henry," The woman said with a chuckle. The boy grinned and laughed. Then a man came up behind the two of them and wrapped his arms around the woman's waist, kissing her cheek.
"That's Will," JJ said, still in shock. She hadn't seen Will or her son in almost 6 months.
"That bastard," I muttered, standing.
"Stop, Emily," JJ cautioned me. Then, Henry looked up and saw JJ.
"Mommy?" He said. JJ nodded back, tears threatening to flow again. Before the woman or Will knew what was going on, Henry was running to JJ. JJ opened her arms and Henry jumped into them.
"Mommy! I missed you," He cried, into her shoulder, where his head was buried.
"I missed you, too, baby! So much," She exclaimed. I watched as the rest unfolded.
The woman charged at JJ, yelling, "Let go of him! That's my son!" She obviously did not know who JJ was.
"Back off!" JJ hissed, "This is MY son. Not yours!" She said angrily.
"Excuse me?" The woman spat back.
"Meg, Meg…it's fine. This," WIll said sourly, "Is Henry's mother."
"Oh," The woman, Megan, replied haughtily. She had blonde hair, blue eyes, practically a carbon copy off JJ, except JJ was far prettier. Fuck her, I thought to myself, what a bitch. I looked to see where Declan was. He had hopped off his swing, and was making his way towards us.
"Come on, Henry," Will said rudely after a moment.
"No! I want to stay with mommy!" Henry exclaimed back, grabbing on to JJ's leg.
"Come on, hon, it's time to go," Megan said softly.
"No! I want my mommy!" Henry cried, a few tears falling, his grasp on JJ's leg tightening.
"Honey," JJ said softly, "They want you to go home with them now."
"You're my mommy! Not her! Don't make me go with them!" Henry screamed, now crying. JJ didn't know what to do. We were at a standstill.
"Will," I began, trying to reason with him.
"You stay out of this. You're a whore and a home wrecker," Will spat.
"Will!" JJ growled.
"No! She has no business interfering with this," Will said angrily.
"Yeah, actually I do. From the looks of it, I'm just as involved as she is," I said acknowledging Megan, picking a fight.
"Don't start with me! Mind your business!" Megan spat.
"We're not fighting in a playground, Jennifer. Take me to court. We'll see who wins," Will said rudely.
"Our lawyer, is friend of Aaron's, and Aaron says he's the best. So, you're right, we'll see," JJ hissed.
"Ooh, be careful, Emily," Will taunted, "She uses full first names when she's being seductive," He teased rudely, "I would know," He added. "Better make sure she's not cheating," He said with a nasty wink.
"Fuck you," Emily spat.
"Watch it. Not in front of this kids," Will said, motioning towards Henry and Declan who was now behind Emily.
"Hey, buddy," Emily said, wrapping her hands around Declan's head, but not breaking eye contact with Will.
"Let's go now, Henry," Will commanded.
"I'm not leaving mommy!" He exclaimed.
"Will, let him stay tonight. Please," JJ begged.
"No. It goes against our agreement," Will said.
"I never agreed to that!" JJ said, her voice breaking.
"That's not what our paper work says, and until our hearing, that's how it's gonna be," Will said cruelly.
"Henry, you need to go with your dad, but I promise you're going to be staying with me really really soon, for a really long time," JJ said. My heart broke a little.
"Promise, mommy?" He asked, his big brown eyes watering.
"I promise," JJ said hugging Henry.
"I love you mommy," Henry said softly, before Will took his hand out of JJ's.
"I love you, too," JJ whispered. Will took Henry and as he turned, I hissed,"You're an asshole." He ignored it and led Henry off, followed by Megan. JJ stood there speechless.
"Jen," I began, but she was already heading the other direction.
"Come on, honey, I'm sorry," I whispered to Declan. He nodded and followed me.
"It's ok. Make sure she's ok," He said. He didn't really understand all that was going on, but he cared, and he was kind.
"Jayje, hold on. Who are you calling now?" I asked, out of breath.
"I'm calling fucking child services. He CANNOT do that. There's no way in hell I'm going to let him…" JJ too was breathless and she didn't know what to do. Tears began to fall, "He took my child away from me. You saw Henry! He needs me! I need him! He can't…and I just…" JJ had cracked. She had tried so hard to stay strong, but there was no way she could. I wrapped her up in my arms and took her phone out of her hand. I put it in my pocket.
"Shh…just take a deep breath and calm down. It'll be ok," I whispered in her arm.
"I have to get him back," She whispered into my arms.
"We will. We will," I promised, and once again, a promise that I didn't know if I could keep.