JJ knocked on her office door. "Come in," Jordan answered.
"Hi," she said.
"Mommy!" she ran to her mom and clung her arms around her waist. JJ picked her up. "When can I see Daddy?"
"Dave, told me, that your dad was just really tired and not feeling so well, so he's at hospital resting but he's gonna be good in a few days… Is that true?" Jordan asked JJ, trying to keep AJ unsuspecting.
"Uh-huh." JJ wished it were.
"So why are you here and not with him?"
"Haley's with him. I just wanted to see AJ." JJ put down her baby and played with her pigtails. "Are you having fun?" AJ nodded. "But you miss me?" AJ nodded even more. "Baby, when daddy gets back from hospital, we're not gonna be staying with Garci anymore and me and daddy have a surprise for you."
AJ's eyes grew wide. "Can I haves it now?"
"No, not until we're with daddy and Jack, ok?"
AJ frowned but nodded.
JJ looked up at Jordan. "Are there any leads? Rossi won't tell me anything."
"JJ, I don't like discussing a case when I'm not supposed to." JJ nodded. "They're making lists and they're gonna question Will."
JJ nodded and looked back at AJ. "Baby, I'm gonna go back to Daddy and tell him how much him. Can I tell him anything else from you?"
AJ smiled. "That I loves him."
JJ smiled. "Ok… AJ loves Daddy. I'll remember that. Will you give me a big hug for him?" AJ wrapped her arms around her mother and gave her a big kiss. "Good girl." JJ stood up and looked at Jordan. "Will you call me if there's anything?"
"Absolutely."
"And take care of her."
"Do you even have to ask?"
"Thank you, Jordan."
JJ had one more stop to make before she went back to the hospital. She got out of her car and banged on the door. A woman opened. "Can I help you?"
JJ barged into the house. "Will! Will! Where's Will?"
The woman shrugged. "I don't know, but get out of my house before I call the police."
"I'm a fed. WILL!" she screamed.
Will walked into the room. "JJ, what're you--"
She punched him. "Did you do it?"
"Oh, jesus, JJ." He held his bleeding nose as he tried to regain his footing.
"Did you stab him? Did you try to kill my husband?"
"JJ, I don't know--"
"YOU LIAR!" She jumped next to him and started laying into him. "You violent, abusive, lying bastard!" She felt hands on her arms before she was pulled away from Will. Reid was holding her back as Emily checked on Will. "You bastard! You stay away from my family, do you understand? Just stay away!"
Reid led her outside. "JJ, JJ… Stop! Stop it! That's not how we do it!"
"He did it. He tried to kill Aaron. He tried to make my children fatherless…"
Reid looked at her. "Go to hospital. Go be with Hotch… He needs you."
JJ walked down the hallway. There was no way she was going to tell Aaron what she just did. She stopped at the doorway of Aaron's room. Haley was still there, with Jack on the bed next to Aaron. JJ looked at the family that once was… that still is, kind of. She'd seen it many times, but this time she saw the love. The love Aaron had for Haley and the love she had for him. But it wasn't the same… she was in love with him.
Haley looked up and knew JJ knew. "Hi."
Jack beamed up. "JJ! Daddy's awake."
JJ walked slowly into the room. "I know!" She looked at Hotch. "These are from AJ." She bent down and gave Aaron a hug and a peck on the cheek.
"Thank you," he stood up.
"C'mon, Jack. We have to get home."
Haley and Jack left the room. JJ climbed into the bed, next to Aaron. "And this is from me." She kissed him on the lips for a long time.
Aaron pulled away. "Now that helps."
"Baby, I'm sorry for everything… I promise I'll make it up to you."
"As soon as the four of you come home, I'll be happy… You look like you could use some rest." JJ shook her head. "Go, please?"
JJ looked up. "Ok… But when you're better, you, me and AJ have some serious family time to get back."
3 days later.
JJ walked into the house and threw her bags on the flour. Crime scene clean up had done a good job. She only got a shiver when she remembered what happened there but there were no other signs. She walked into the living room and smiled. Aaron was coming home today, she and AJ were returning home today and everything was as it should be. Except it wasn't… they were still in danger.
JJ turned as she heard the back door open. "Pen!" she called. She checked her watch. She was supposed to be helping JJ set up for the homecomings at three o' clock… it was one-thirty. JJ walked into the dining room. There were flowers on the table, a bottle of wine. "Pen, did you do all this?" she called looking around the romantically set room.
"There you are… I thought you'd never show." JJ turned quickly to the familiar voice.
