Different Measures – Part Twenty One

Authors Note: Soooo. JJ's finally going into labor?

I hope you like it so far!

Review please!

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"I told you I wasn't going into labor." JJ said as Derek helped her up to her feet as she slipped her sneakers on. "Wait, I told Emily I wasn't going into labor. Still, someone can listen to me for once."

"JJ, you were screaming in pain. No one wanted to listen to you." Derek said, JJ gave him a look as she started walking towards the door. It was a false labor, which is common for people in the last trimester. JJ was kind of glad that it wasn't happening that second, but kind of wished that it was because she wanted to be able to walk without wattling like a penguin. "Are you sure you're okay though?" Derek asked her as he helped her into the car.

"Yes. I am fine. Do you know I sick I get of people asking me that question?" JJ asked as he shut the door and walked over to the drivers side.

"I know, JJ. People just worry about you because you don't vocalize what you are thinking." Derek told her, JJ raised her eyebrows.

"When I do no one listens." she said as she crossed her arms, Derek looked at her.

"Well, when you're screaming in pain I'll be sure to let my ear drums burst next time." Derek said as he drove, JJ rolled her eyes and looked out the window.

"What happened?" Emily asked as Derek and JJ walked into the bullpen.

"It was a false labor. I told you I wasn't actually going into labor." JJ said as she walked towards her office.

"Well your screaming told us otherwise." Emily said, JJ rolled her eyes and walked up the stairs and walked over to Hotch's office first. The door was open so she walked in.

"How did the profile go?"

"Good," Hotch said as he looked up at her. "How did it go?" he knew that she obviously didn't have the baby, he didn't really know how else to ask it.

"It was false labor. The doctor said it was because I've been running around a lot lately, and suggested going on bed rest." JJ emphasized the word 'suggested'.

"Well, I talked to Strauss and we both agree that you should stay home," Hotch began, JJ cut in.

"Hotch, I can't stop working for a month..."

"That's why Derek is going to bring you a few cases every week and bring the urgent ones in. I know you too are living together..."

"How did you know that?" JJ asked him.

"I over heard you and Emily talking about it on the plane a while back."

"I thought you were asleep."

"That's how I get most of the information I know." Hotch said with a half smile, JJ smiled.

"Ah, well now you better be careful because I know your secret, Hotch. And we don't know whose hands it might fall into." JJ said, jokingly of course. "I can stay until 6, right?" JJ asked him, he was planing on sending her home right now, but by the look on her face he could tell she really wanted to stay. Hotch nodded and JJ smiled. "Thanks." she said as she walked out of the room and went to her office.

"JJ? What are you doing?" Derek asked as he passed JJ's office, she was organizing the whole entire office like something possessed her, otherwise she would never be organizing her office.

"What does it look like I'm doing?" she asked as she put some stuff in the garbage.

"JJ, you never clean."

"It's her hormones and motherly instinct kicking in, before you know it she'll be cleaning your house." Spencer said as he walked by, Derek looked at him.

"How in the hell is it that you know more about my girlfriend then I do?" Spencer let out a chuckle as he walked to go get his stuff. "It's time to go."

"Fine." JJ said as she grabbed her bag and a pile of cases.

"Where are you going with those?"

"Home." JJ said as she walked past him.

"You're supposed to be resting, that pile should last you the whole month."

"They'll only last a week." she said as she handed them to him. "I'm gonna go talk to Penelope. I'll be right down." JJ said as she walked past him, before giving him time to say anything else. JJ smiled as she walked down the hall and opened Penelope's door, she was just getting finished shutting everything down. "Hey, Pen." she said, Penelope looked at her and smiled.

"Well hello my angle." she said as she lightly put her hand on JJ's stomach. "You almost gave your mommy a heart attack." she smiled then looked at JJ and took her hand away. "How are you doing?"

"I'm good." JJ answered with a smile. "They're making me work from home for a month, or until he decides to come out of me." JJ said. "And I'll call you when that happens." she said with a smile, Penelope laughed a little.

"I can't wait."

"Me either." JJ said with a smile. "You ready to go? Wanna walk out with me?"

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"Uh, Derek!" JJ groaned as she threw her head back. "I can't wait to have this baby so I can have sex with you!" JJ was frustrated, they haven't had sex for 4 and a half months, sure there was some foreplay but even that isn't enough.

"I can't either." Derek said as he stared at her neck, he lightly kissed it before JJ looked at him.

"Stop," JJ said as she pushed him away and turned over. "Don't do that until Jasper wants to come out!" Derek chuckled as he sneaked his hand around to her stomach.

"For my sake, I hope that's soon. Jasper, you've got a little more than a month, maybe you can come a week or two early?"

"Don't force him out!"

"JJ, it's not like he's gonna listen."

"Of course not, he takes after you." she said with a smirk, Derek dropped his jaw.

"You did it again." he said with a nod, JJ's eyes widened.

"No.." Derek nodded.

"Uh-huh."

"NO!" JJ screeched as he started to tickle her. "Stop!" she begged as he started tickling her more, she erupted in laughter. "I'M GONNA PEE MY PANTS!" That got him to stop.

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It's only been a week and JJ was driving herself crazy. All she's been doing is eating, sleeping and lounging around. She was not used to this. Even on vacation, she's usually somewhere lounging around in the beautiful sunlight. All JJ had to stare at was Derek's – and now her – poorly painted room. JJ wanted to pull her hair out, she had taken Clooney for a walk 5 times today. She's warmed up to Clooney, even though she was still afraid of dogs that she wasn't familiar with. Clooney was sweet, she was glad to have him as part of the family. Then it hit her – How can they be so irresponsible! They've been so busy with work and consumed with themselves they didn't even paint Jasper's room. Or go shopping for him.

"Hey gorgeous." Derek asked as he walked into the house.

"Hi." she said as he walked over and kissed her cheek.

"Aw, what's the matter baby girl?" Derek asked her, moving the hair out of her eye.

"We're so stupid. I'm so stupid." she said non-nonchalantly.

"Why would you say that?"

"Oh, I don't know Derek. We're not prepared to bring a child into this house! We don't have the room painted and we don't even have stuff for him! He's gonna be here in a month! EXACTLY a MONTH Derek!"

"If you don't calm down you're gonna put yourself into labor." Derek said as he put his hand on her shoulder. The doctor said that during the last month of pregnancy over-emotions could actually put her into labor. Such as being extremely happy or really angry.

"What's the difference, we're still gonna kill him!" JJ said as she started tearing up.

"No we're not, JJ." he said as he wrapped his arms around her.

"How was work?" JJ mumbled into his shoulder, Derek scrunched his eyebrows, confused that she changed the conversation that fast, but didn't want to get into anything.

"It was good, did you get through your cases?" Derek asked as he lightly rubbed her back, JJ nodded into his shoulder and took a deep breath. "Are you hungry, baby? How about I take you out for something nice to eat?" he asked her, JJ nodded into his shoulder again. "You wanna look at me baby girl?" he asked, JJ nodded into his shoulder again, he chuckled and picked her head up. "You are so beautiful," Derek said as he wiped a tear from her eye. "Come on, beautiful." he said as he grabbed her coat for her and smiled as she slipped it on.

Derek was excited to get there; JJ was going to be so happy. JJ was thinking they were going to her favorite restaurant, but Derek had another idea. She figured it out when he asked her to keep her eyes closed and not to open them. JJ listened, she doesn't like to ruin moments like that by cheating.

"Okay," Derek said as the glass door closed behind her. "Open your eyes," JJ opened her eyes.

"Surprise!" Everyone in the entire room said once her eyes had finally opened, JJ's eyes widened as she looked around the unfamiliar room and saw all the familiar faces. Her sister, Jennete was there, along with Abigail. Emily, Penelope, Spencer, Dave and Aaron was there, Aaron even brought Jack. JJ looked at Derek.

"I knew we needed a baby shower, Penelope and Emily planed it." he said with a smile.

"It was my idea to make it a surprise." Penelope said as she hugged JJ, JJ smiled.

"Thank you... so much. You really shouldn't have, at all." JJ said, Penelope smiled.

"I still hope you're hungry," Derek whispered in her ear as he directed her attention to the table that had food on it, JJ smiled. There were three different tables, JJ and Derek sat with Jennete and Abigail, Penelope, Emily and Spencer sat at another, leaving Dave, Aaron and Jack at another, when they were finished eating everyone seemed to all be in different places, Abigail and Jack were playing at one side of the room while everyone was talking and telling stories, mainly embarrassing ones about JJ, coming from both Jennete and the team. And at the end of the baby shower Derek was putting all of the gifts into the car as JJ was hugging everyone goodbye.

"Thanks for coming Jennete," she smiled to he sister.

"Anytime, darling. I am so happy for you I can't wait to see his beautiful face." she said with a smile.

"Bye Aunt Jennifer!" Abigail said as she hugged her, JJ smiled.

"Bye to you too Miss Abigail." JJ said, she hugged Emily. "Thank you, Em. For planing this with Penelope," JJ said, Emily smiled.

"Any time, it's not very often I get paid to plan a baby shower all day." Emily said with a laugh.

"I might reconsider leaving you on the clock," Aaron said as he walked over to JJ. The three of them shared a laugh as he reached down to hug her, it caught everyone in the room off guard, Emily made a shocked face and smiled at JJ, who smiled back at her.

"Thanks for coming, Aaron." she said as she looked down at Jack. "You too little man." JJ said as he looked down at Jack, Aaron reached down and picked him up. It was past his bed time, and Jack was really tired from helping set up earlier.

"Say thank you," Aaron whispered.

"Thank you Ms. JJ." Jack said sleepishly, JJ smiled and let out a small laugh.

"You're welcome," she said with a smile. Aaron smiled at her and mouthed 'bye' as he walked past her. Dave walked over to her. "Dave!" JJ said with a smile as she walked over to hug him. "Thank you so much for the car seat. You really shouldn't have,"

"It'll come in handy," he said with a small laugh, JJ laughed, she loved Rossi's sense of humor. "I'll see you around." he said as he walked out.

"Thank you, Pen. So much. You and Emily did a great job planing this... I had a lot of fun." JJ said as she hugged Penelope.

"Anytime, my angle." Penelope said as she pulled away. "I just hope Jasper loved it as much as you did."

"He did," JJ said with a smile. "He was kicking a few times," Penelope smiled.

"I'm glad. Call me if you need anything." JJ nodded as Penelope walked away. JJ looked at Spencer and smiled as he walked over to her.

"Thank you for being here, Spence." JJ said as she hugged him.

"I'm glad you had fun, JJ." Spencer said, JJ smiled at him.

"Thank you, wanna walk out with me?" she asked, Spencer smiled and nodded as they made their way out the door and to Derek's car. "I'll see you when I get back." JJ said as she gave him one last hug and smiled at Derek, then got into the car. Derek shut the trunk.

"Thanks, kid. See you tomorrow." Derek said to Spencer with a smile as he walked to the drivers side and got in, JJ looked up at him, she was rubbing her stomach. Derek smiled at her.

"Can we get a crib for him tomorrow?" JJ asked. "Any maybe paint his room, I would rather him not have yellow walls." JJ said with a laugh, Derek smiled.

"If you are feeling up to it, we can. I'll see if I can get out early." he said as he reached over and grabbed her hand, JJ looked at him and smiled.

"I love you," she said, Derek smiled.

"I love you too, JJ."