Chapter 24

Will and JJ hear a knock at the door.
"Hello?" Abby calls from outside
"Hey Abby, give me a minute." Will calls
"I'll get it." JJ says
"Hi, JJ." Abby says as JJ opens the door
"Hey there. We haven't seen you in a few days. How are you?" JJ asks
"Good, good. Still trying to cope with everything that's going on. How are you guys?" Abby answers
"Oh, you know. I'm just ready to have her already!" JJ tells her
"Ready for the sleepless nights, all over again?" Abby asks
"I already have sleepless nights. It comes with the job." JJ tells her
"Right. Forgot about that." Replies Abby
"Are you sure you're all right? You seem distracted." JJ asks
"Can I talk to Will? Or is he busy?" Abby asks
"Um, sure. Give me a minute. I think he's putting Henry down for his nap. I'll tell him you want to talk to him." JJ says as she walks upstairs
"What's going on?" Will asks
"Abby wants to talk to you. I'll put him down, you go talk to her." JJ says as she sits down next to Henry
"I love you baby boy. Be good for your mama." Will says as he kisses Henry's forehead
"Hey baby sis, what's up?" Will asks as he sits down next to Abby
"I need someone to talk to. And I really don't want to talk to my therapist about what that creep did to me. I already know I can trust you. So I came here." Abby tells him
"Tell me whatever you want. You know I'm not gonna tell anyone else."
"Did you know he got me pregnant? Three times?" Abby asks as she begins to cry
"No, you never said anything. Did any of them live? Do you have kids we need to find for you?" Will asks
"I had a miscarriage the first and third times, and a girl in between them. I don't know what happened to her though. He took her after a few hours and I never saw her again. I could swear I heard her laughing, or crying all the time. I don't know if I was hallucinating, or if he kept her and hurt her like he hurt me." Abby says
"What was her name? I'll do everything I can to find her." Will says
"Faith Renee. That's what I named her, and the only thing he ever let me decide." Answers Abby.
"That's a beautiful name. We were actually considering Renee for our little girl, you ok with that?" Will asks
"For mom? That's why I chose it. And Faith, because I had Faith that someday we'd be out of that place." Abby explains
"That's exactly why. Have you talked to her yet?" Will asks
"Just when she called at Christmas. She said she hadn't talked to you in years, and didn't even know you had a son. She also said that you weren't the one who told her they found me. Who told her?" Abby asks
"I haven't talked, or even seen her since she took off. She left shortly after you were kidnapped, and she never looked back. JJ's trying to get me to talk to her, if anything just for understanding. Jayje told her that you were found. She even tried to convince her to come up, but she said she couldn't." Will explains
"What about Daddy?" asks Abby
"He- He died. There was a serial killer down in New Orleans, and he was working the case. Hurricane Katrina happened, and Dad wouldn't leave. He wouldn't give up. I was on the phone with him, trying to get him to leave. The house was destroyed, and he died."
"Did they catch the guy?" Abby asks
"Not until a few years later. The killer returned, and it turns out that she had been killing in Galveston, Texas. I called the BAU, and that's how I met my beautiful wife. We caught the woman, and she was arrested. Case closed." Explains Will
"He'd be proud of you, you know that, right?" Abby tells him
"Yea, I know. I moved up here about two years later, when JJ got pregnant. And I've been stuck ever since. "
"Do you miss it? Being a cop in New Orleans?"
"Not when I wake up with a beautiful wife, and an amazing son."
"You'll find her, won't you? For me?" Abby asks
"I'll do everything I can to find her. I promise. Sounds like Henry is coming down, want to see him?" Will
asks
"Sure, it's been a few weeks since I saw him last." Abby answers
"Come on in buddy, do you remember Aunt Abby?"
"Yea. Hi." Henry says
"Hi Henry. How are you?" Abby asks
"Good. Where's mommy?" Henry asks
"She went to the store buddy, so you get to hang out with Aunt Abby and I." Will answers
"When is she coming home?" asks Henry
"In a little bit. She went to get food for dinner." Will explains
"Can we go outside?" Henry asks
"Sure buddy, go get your shoes and coat. I'll find your gloves, and we can build a snowman." Will says
"Can Aunt Abby help?" Henry asks
"Sure, if she wants to. Go asks nicely, and see what she says."
"Aunt Abby, do you want to help daddy and I build a snowman, please?" asks Henry
"I sure would, Henry. Go get your clothes, and I'll get mine and we can go out and build that snowman for you." answers Abby
"Yay, thank you!" Henry cheers
"Absolutely. It'll be fun to build a snowman, I haven't built one in a long time." Abby says
"Come on over here buddy, and let me help you get dressed. Then we can go outside, sound good?" Will says
"Yea!" Henry answers
"Alright then, let's go outside." Will says as he finishes zipping Henry's coat
"He's so sweet." Abby says
"That he is. Are you all right?" Will asks
"I'll be fine." Abby answers
"Are you sure."
"Will, stop. Please."
"Just call me, if you need anything. I don't care how late it is, call."
"Will. I know. Let's go build this snowman for Henry. We can talk about everything later."
"Alright. Let's go." Will says as he closes the door behind them.