A/N - Bonus chapter this week! All I'll say is, things are about to get complicated... ;)
"I am so sorry, are you okay?" Drew asks as he helps the woman steady herself. Drew looks down to see a mess of light brown hair with red highlights, reaching to grab the items that had fallen from her purse and onto the floor. After making sure she was steady he kneels down and picks up a lipstick and holds it up waiting to give it to the woman.
"I believe this is yours," Drew quips waiting for the woman to look up and show her face.
"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry I didn't even see you there." She lifts her head up and turns her neck to finally look Drew in the face.
As soon as Drew caught a glimpse of her his eyes widened and he took a deep breath in.
"JJ? Oh my god, is it really you?" Drew was shocked to see this woman from his past.
"Drew? Oh my gosh! Drew! It's you!" JJ reached out and flung her arms around him and pulled him into a big hug. The two hugged each other so tight, they almost fell over from their crouching positions.
"Oh wow, Jo what are you doing here? And, wait, how did you know it's me?" Drew asks very puzzled as he pulls out of the hug and stands up. He offers his hand to help her stand up as well.
Jo, now looking Drew eye to eye just stares at him for a moment, touching his face and taking in the very different look than what she remembered.
"J, hey are you okay?" Drew asks, trying to pull her out of her stare.
Jo, realizing she is staring, quickly jolts her head back and sighs deeply. "Gosh, I am so sorry, I don't mean to stare. I knew you were different, I mean your face was different but it's pretty surreal to see it in person."
"Yeah, you're telling me." Drew laughs with a sly smile.
"Oh yeah, oh gosh, Drew, I'm so sorry, what a stupid thing to say." Jo, completely embarrassed, replies.
"Oh come on, you know me, always the sarcastic one."
Jo swats at his jacket with her hand and lets out a small laugh. "That's right, I can't take anything you say seriously." Jo gushes at him while Drew reaches over and brushes a piece of hair out of her eye. Drew begins to stare at her and a flood of memories come back to him. He quickly pulls his eyes down before she notices his staring.
"So, how DID you know my face was different?" Drew questions her.
"Well, when I got back to the base in Coronado, after being on assignment, you were all the gossip. I heard all about you and your newly found twin and this memory swap deal? What a crazy story!" Jo explains.
"Yeah, it's a pretty crazy story." Drew flatly responds. "Do you want to get a cup of coffee? I'd love to catch up. I obviously have a lot to tell you and I would love to hear what you've been up to."
"Of course, I thought you'd never ask," Jo giggles and flashes a sweet smile.
Drew holds his hand out, pointing to a table for them to sit at over by the wall. Wow, he thought to himself. This is not at all how he thought his day was going to go. Seeing this woman from his past, someone that he had a lot of history with, was weirdly comforting. Finally, someone he remembered, someone who hadn't dumped a bunch of lies onto him, someone who it had always been easy with. He suddenly realized how happy he was to see her and he couldn't wait to catch up with her. He hoped she was planning on staying in town for a while.
"So, are you planning on staying in town for a while?"
"I don't know, I haven't quite decided, but I think I'll be here for a little bit." Jo responds coyly. "So, tell me, what have you been up to?"
"Drew?" Sam blurts out, rushing up out of breath.
Scout! It had completely slipped Drew's mind why he was at Kelly's and that he was going to spend the day with his little girl.
"Sam, hey." Drew murmurs.
"Hey," Sam whispers, while checking out this woman sitting next to Drew. It was someone she didn't recognize and she wondered what she wanted with Drew.
Drew, seeing that Sam was trying to size up the situation, realized that Sam did not know who Jo was.
"I'm sorry, I just realized you two don't know each other. JJ this is Sam, Sam this is J…."
Jo interrupts Drew quickly, giving him a playfully annoyed look.
"Drew, you know you are the only one who gets to call me JJ. Hi, I'm Jo, Joana Jenkins." Jo offers her hand to Sam for a handshake. Sam grabs it and shakes it, still giving this woman the side eye.
"It's actually Lieutenant Joana Jenkins, if you want to get so formal about it." Drew laughs.
"It's Commander now." Jo looks over at Drew with a huge smile on her face.
"Is it, JJ that's so great!" Drew gushes over her accomplishment. He is so caught up in re-connecting with his old friend that Drew does not notice Sam's skeptical look and that she had moved in to stand right next to him. Sam places her hand on top of Drew's to get his attention.
"So, Scout? Did you still want to spend time with her today or…?"
"Yes, of course! I need me some baby girl time." Drew cried out with excitement.
"Baby girl?" Jo was intrigued.
"Yes, of course, you don't know. Part of all we have to catch up on. I have a daughter. Her name is Scout." Drew beamed with pride. "And she is THE most beautiful girl you have ever seen. And I'm not even biased."
"Ha, I bet you aren't, I am sure she is gorgeous. I can't wait to meet her sometime." Jo replied with a bit of disappointment in her voice.
"Well, how about right now? Wait, where is she Sam?" Drew finally realizes that Sam did not walk in with their daughter in tow.
"That's what I was trying to tell you. You know Scout and car rides. She fell asleep. Kristina is in the car with her right now. Can you come out and get her?" Sam asks pointing toward the door of the diner.
"Yes, let's go do that. I mean, you're coming, right Jo?" Drew inquires.
"How could I pass up an invitation like that. Plus, I'm very curious what Chief Andrew Cain is like as a father." Jo winks and smiles across at Drew.
"Ha Ha," Drew mimics sarcastically. "I'll have you know…."
Sam interrupts abruptly and with a somewhat harsh tone.
"Drew is a great father." Sam quickly regrets blurting that out because she realizes she sounded very defensive.
"Sam, it's okay really. This is what JJ uh, Jo and I do. It's kind of our 'thing.' Drew reaches out and touches Sam on the shoulder. He still felt that undeniable pull toward her and he did honestly want to grab her and hold her, but now wasn't the time. They still had a lot to work out.
Jo suddenly felt very uncomfortable, like she was intruding on a private moment.
"Uh, look if now isn't a good time, I'm sure I can meet Scout another time," Jo stammers.
"No, it's fine, it's fine, really. We'll have a great time together." Drew stands up and begins to follow Sam out of Kelly's with Jo in tow.
"Hey J, where are you staying?"
"Um, I'm not sure yet, I kind of just got to town."
"Well, I'll have to make sure Monica is okay with it, but you should come and stay at the house. We have plenty of room." Drew holds open the door for the two women. When Sam hears his offer she cranks her head around and shoots Drew an annoyed look. She quickly looks back around before he can catch her.
"The house? Monica? We do have a lot to catch up on. But, I don't know, I think I should just stay at a hotel." Jo sweetly replies.
"The Metro Court is very nice." Sam chimes in.
"No way. I'm almost positive Monica will be okay with it. I insist you will stay at the house. It will give us a lot more time to talk." Drew practically demanded.
Sam rolled her eyes and shook her head disapprovingly. She wished she didn't have this case to work on. She really wanted to find out more about who this woman was and who she was to Drew.
Drew opened the car door and scooped his baby girl out of her car seat. He had become an expert at being able to do it without waking her up.
Drew quietly whispered to Sam, "I can keep her tonight, if that works for you?"
"Um, yeah sure that would be great. I can come by in the morning and pick her up."
"That's fine, whenever, there's never a rush when I'm with my little girl. See you later. Be careful." Drew gave Sam a little wink and a quick pat on her shoulder as he turned around to go.
Sam watched as she watched Drew walk off with Jo and Scout. She couldn't believe he would be spending the day with another woman with their daughter. How could he do that? And asking her to stay at the mansion with him? Sam felt an urgent need to find out everything she could about Joana Jenkins. Suddenly, Sam stopped. She tried to get a grip on herself and on the feeling's she was having. Drew was only talking to this person. She is obviously someone he knew from the Navy. They probably have some kind of 'brotherhood,' relationship and he feels obligated to be kind and generous. Based on the other night, she knew Drew still had feelings for her and she definitely still had feelings for him, she just still hadn't sorted out this whole mess yet. Working on this case with Jason wasn't helping was making her remember how well they worked together and bringing up all kinds of old memories. Sam kind of felt bad, she had meant to tell Drew that she was working the case with Jason, but she didn't get the chance with Jo sitting there. Hopefully she would be able to tell him tomorrow when she picked up Scout. Maybe they would have some alone time to talk.
Sam glanced up one more time and watched in the distance as Drew, Scout and Jo walked off in the direction of the park.
