Chapter 12

After a short drive they pulled up outside JJ's moms house.

"Ready" Will asked, JJ nodded but still looked petrified. "Whatever happens in there I will always love you" he reassured. JJ let out a shaky breath.

"That helps." She whispered.

Hotch stood behind trying not to eavesdrop on this incredible personal moment.

"I'm ready" JJ decided.

They walked up the drive. JJ knocked on the door. It seemed strange to be knocking on her own door but it was needed. Her mother opened the door.

"Jennifer, Will, I guess you better come in"

"Mother this is Agent Aaron Hotchner" JJ introduced

"Would anyone like a drink?" Shelia offered, everyone shook their heads no.

"Mom" JJ began but her words failed her she didn't know which question to ask first. "Why did you send him away?"

"He was a sin, a child born in sin. Nothing good was going to come from that parasite" Shelia stated "One day we were the perfect family, 2 beautiful daughters the next we are ruined."

"Rosaline was raped" JJ replied horrified

"She deserved it, walking around in those short skirts, it's no wonder someone strayed." Shelia said firmly

"Nobody ever deserves to be raped," JJ told her. "Why did you send me away?"

"We didn't want you to be contaminated by her sin"

"Contaminated Rosaline wasn't a sinner she was a kid" JJ shouted, Will placed what he hoped was a calming hand on her shoulder.

"She was a sinner like that boy she slept with, everyone knew he was bad news. Even though she prayed every night for forgiveness the lord still look her"

"She prayed every night" JJ repeated, she had never been made to pray except for at church.

"We were trying to save her soul" Shelia repeated.

"You drove her to suicide" JJ deduced

"It was the devil living inside her" Shelia replied convinced of this fact.

"She was a child" JJ yelled, she had never felt so angry with anyone in her life at this point it was like something inside her had snapped.

"Rosaline was raped she turned to her parents for love and support instead she found hatred, resentment and isolation. Her friends, her sister, even the church was taken away from her. Then her baby was taken away and given to her rapist to be raised with that family and if that wasn't enough she was still always going to be a sinner. You drove her to this." JJ screamed, "She never had the devil in her, he was already working in you"

"Well I never my own daughter in my own house, if your father was alive"

"I'd be yelling at him too. Take a good look mother" JJ stood up "It's the last time you'll ever see me" She turned making sure Will and Hotch were following before storming out.

Climbing into the backseat of the car she wasn't surprised that Will joined her or that Hotch wordlessly became driver.

"I love you" Will whispered kissing her gently on the lips. "That was so brave, I know it wasn't easy for you to do and I know you will spend ages thinking about it but I want you to know, I love you, if anything I love you more now. My strong, beautiful, intelligent wife who I always knew was the bravest person I knew but today I got to see that bravely, her love and devotion to our son and our family."

JJ sobbed into his shoulder. How she had gotten so lucky to meet her soul mate, the one person who kept he grounded when all others failed.

"I love you Will" She replied, knowing that whatever happened now or in the future, she had her team, she had Henry and Will and most of all she wasn't alone.