**Fluff, fluff and nothing but fluff ahead. Sorry if you don't completely get the lyrics but the song was my inspiration for the chapter... Thanks so much to everyone who's reviewed!

Chapter 13. Until I'm In Your Arms

"White lines, how many til I'm in your arms? White lines will bring me home" Alexz Johnson

JJ was there the minute Spencer was released from the hospital, he'd complained about their insistence in a wheelchair, muttering something about confounded hospital protocol. She pulled the SUV up to the front doors, and turned to look at Henry in the backseat.

"You'll get to see Spencer in just a minute," she told the boy, who had been asking excessively about his godfather's absence.

"Yay!" he cried clapping his little hands together.

She looked up just in time to see Spencer being wheeled toward the door and hopped out of the car, hurrying around to open the passenger side door.

"I have someone here who may be more excited to see you than I am, and that's saying something," she told him as he reached the car.

The nurse and JJ helped him situate himself in the front seat of the car, him immediately turning his head to look back at Henry.

"You're here!" Henry cried happily.

"And happy to be, I missed you and your mom." he replied.

JJ got back into the drivers seat and turned to Spencer,

"I was hoping you'd let us take you back to my house and stay for dinner, maybe even the night in the guest room. I hate the idea of leaving you to fend for yourself." she told him.

"That is the best offer I've had in awhile, you hear no objections from me." he replied happily.

"Good it's settled then."

Spencer

Spencer felt slightly awkward as he sat on JJ's couch while she cooked dinner. He had no idea where they stood, and was worried her declaration of love had been strictly out of her worry over his being shot. He eased himself up off the couch and walked into the kitchen, leaning against the counter, JJ flitting around the room like mad.

"Is there anything I can do?" he asked.

She jerked, startled, "Spence, you scared the hell out of me! What are you doing up?"

"You know I don't do well at the whole staying put thing."

She laughed, "So trying to get you to go sit back down…"

"Would be a useless attempt, yes." he finished.

She sighed, "Fine, but you're not doing more than standing there and talking to me." she said resolutely.

"Alright, deal. Actually, I wanted to ask you something…about the hospital."

She took a deep breath and sat down the bowl in her hand, before crossing the kitchen to him.

"I'm sorry I haven't had a chance for us to talk about that…"

"JJ, it's fine I know you were upset…"

"Spence, that's not the only reason I said what I did," she replied, fixing her blue eyes on him, "I can't keep pretending I don't feel anything for you when I do."

Spencer smiled, reaching out to stroke the side of her face before pulling her to him and pressing his lips against hers. She reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck, tangling one hand in his hair. Her lips were soft and warm beneath his, nothing sexual about the kiss, only an unspoken conformation of the words they'd already spoken.

"Seems like I've been here before, I know the way. Seems like I've been on my own so long. White lines will bring me home." Alexz Johnson