"Until one becomes a mother, no one can ever tell you what it will feel like to love someone else so deeply and profoundly that you will rejoice when they rejoice, ache when they ache, feel what they feel—even without ever speaking a word." -Jennifer Quinn
The next day before heading into work, Jennifer went to Ronan's school to talk to the principal. Ronan sat in the waiting room, while Jennifer waltzed into the principal's office.
"I understand that you expelled Ronan Kemper for fighting, even though he was just defending himself." Jennifer spoke
"I'm sorry, who are you?" The principal, Marcus Muller asked
Jennifer sat down, "Jennifer Jareau. Ronan's foster mother."
Marcus furrowed his eyebrows, "You aren't in the contacts. I only have a Beatrice Verde."
"I can explain that. His and Beatrice's placement with me is relatively new." Jennifer replied
"Okay." Marcus said with a nod "Yes I did expel him. I didn't want to, but I had no choice. It was his third strike. Ronan is an exceptional student. He has straight A's, but violence can't be tolerated."
Jennifer nodded, "I understand that, but I also heard from him that he was being bullied. He says he was just defending himself. I don't know Ronan that well yet, but I do know that he's not a violent kid."
"I'm sorry, Miss Jareau, but I can't accept Ronan back into this school. I can write him a recommendation for another private school." Marcus explained
Jennifer huffed, "Oh you know what, screw you. I'm sorry, but screw you. I will get Ronan into another school, a better school, without a recommendation from you." She stormed out of the principal's office before he could say a word.
Meanwhile at home with Beatrice, Ronan, and Rylie. Beatrice only had online classes today so she stayed home with Ronan. Beatrice is working on her schoolwork, while Ronan plays with one week old Rylie.
"Mom." Ronan called as he looked at Beatrice "She smiled at me. Ry is smiling at me."
"Aww. That's great, Roe." Beatrice replied. She scratched her head trying to figure out her math homework.
Ronan picked up Rylie and then walked over to Beatrice, "What's wrong, mom?"
Beatrice shook her head, "Don't worry about it, Roe."
"Oh math. I'm good at math. Maybe I can help." Ronan offered
"That's sweet, baby, but this is beyond your skill level." Beatrice told him
Ronan read the Matrix math problem on the computer and then wrote on a piece of paper with his one free hand. After solving the problem, he entered it into the spaces on the computer.
"Oh Ronan, I don't think..." Beatrice started as Ronan pressed check. The computer screen blinked 'correct'.
Ronan smiled, "Told you I'm good at math, mom."
"Where did you learn to do matrices?" Beatrice questioned
"Kahn academy." Ronan responded nonchalant "Matrices are fun. I like them. And I like logarithm, or logs, as we say in the math world."
Beatrice smiled as she ruffled his hair, "My little math genius."
Rylie started to fuss in Ronan's arms. Her lip quivered like she was fixing to cry.
"Is somebody hungry?" Beatrice wondered as she picked up Rylie "Are you hungry, baby girl?" She situated Rylie by her boob, so the baby's mouth could find the nipple and latch on.
"She really likes that milk, huh?" Ronan spoke.
Beatrice gave a nod, "Yeah. She does."
"What do you think it taste like?" Ronan inquired
Beatrice gave a shrug, "I don't know."
After a moment of silence of Ronan spoke.
"Momma?" Ronan wondered
Beatrice glanced at him, "What's up, baby?"
"I don't want to make you sad, but..." Ronan trailed off. He shook his head, "Nevermind."
"Roe, you can tell me anything." Beatrice assured him
Ronan gave a nod, "Okay. Here it goes. What should I call JJ? It doesn't feel right to just call her 'JJ' anymore. She deserves a title after everything she is doing for us?"
"Uh I guess you can call her 'Aunt JJ', but make sure you ask her first. You don't want to make feel uncomfortable." Beatrice told him
"Okay mom." Ronan replied "And you can call her 'Aunt JJ' too. I can tell that you like her. And it's okay to."
Beatrice shook her head, "I don't...like her. And as much as I don't want you getting too attached, if you want to call her something other than just 'JJ', I'm fine with that. But remember people are unpredictable. JJ may seem nice, but we thought that Evie Hanson was nice."
"I don't think that JJ is like Evie." Ronan stated
"I'm just telling you to be careful. I don't want you to get hurt." Beatrice said
Back with Jennifer, who's at work now. It's quiet at work. There is no case, so everyone is just filling out paperwork, but Jennifer is distracted.
"JJ, you okay?" Emily wondered
Jennifer nodded, but then gave a sigh, "No. I'm not"
"What's wrong?" Emily asked
"Being a mother is hard. Ronan expelled from school for fighting. The principal is so uptight that he won't reconsider even though Ronan was just defending himself, so now I have to find a new school for him." Jennifer explained. She took a breath, "And on top of that, Bee hates me or at the least doesn't like me. Plus I'm pregnant."
Emily furrowed her eyebrows, "Well I'm sorry about the situation with Ronan, and I think that you're misunderstanding Bee. I think she does like you, she's just scared that you might let her down or abandon her. Also congratulations on your pregnancy. Do you know who the father is?"
Jennifer nodded, "Yeah. He doesn't want to be involved in the child's life. He gave me five hundred dollars for an abortion.
"I'm sorry, JJ." Emily apologized.
"Um...how do you know that Bee likes me?" Jennifer inquired
"Because she told Rossi that she wants to be a profiler like you and the team. She admires you and your job." Emily informed
Jennifer smiled, "I didn't know that. But then why does she act like she hates me?"
"She's testing you. Testing whether you'll stick around or get rid of her." Emily responded
Jennifer gave a nod, "Well I'm never getting rid of her. She and Ronan and her little girl are stuck with me. I love them, Emily."
"I know you do." Emily said
"Thanks for talking with me." Jennifer replied appreciatively
Emily gave a smile, "You're welcome."
"However motherhood comes to you, it's a miracle." -Valerie Harper
Hope you enjoy. Comments are greatly appreciated.
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I hope you're not mad about how I will be portraying Will in this story. I love Will on the show. I want my future husband to be like him, but I just don't want him in this story. This is not a Willifer story.
