JJ walked into the house after spending the day with Will, she was starting to get tired but noticed Jason sitting in the living room alone, reading something. She walked in sitting the picnic basket in the hallway before sitting in the chair across from him, he looked up as soon as she sat down.
"Did you have fun today?" He asked as he closed the file he had been reading.
"Yes, it was nice to spend time with Will."
"Good he seems to always make you feel better."
"He does and I think that worries you."
"I would be lying if I said that it didn't."
"Why does it?"
"You are both young and I don't know him well."
"Will and Beth have been my best friends for as long as I can remember. He is my boyfriend but more importantly he is my best friend. I would like for you to get to know him."
"Can I speak honestly?"
"Yes."
"I do think that I need to get to know Will since he is such a big part of your life."
"But?"
"I would like to get to know you and Cassie better first."
"Do you really want to know both of us?"
"Yes, I love your mother and both of you. I want us to be a family."
"I would like to get to you better too, I felt like I was betraying him, Jake, by getting to know you."
"I understand that's also why I didn't want to push you, I know that you still need time to heal."
"I am getting better and the therapy is helping a lot."
"You can come ask me anything whenever you want."
"How did you meet mom?"
Jason started telling JJ the story, Sandy stood in the hall listening to them talk. She couldn't help but smile she felt like her family was starting to come together.
/
Two weeks later.
JJ, Beth, Emily, and Penelope were out together for a girl's day, they had just sat down for lunch.
"I want to know what is going on with all of you." JJ before taking a drink.
"Not a lot." Penelope replied.
"I guess I am going to have to ask questions to get anything out of you."
"What is going on with you and Kevin?"
"We are us, I am taking things slow. However, I think he would like for them to move a little faster."
"Take your time once you cross that line you won't be able to get it back." Emily
"What is going on with you?" Beth asked Emily.
Emily looked around making sure no one was around them.
"We had a scare." She whispered.
"What kind of scare?" Penelope asked.
They all looked at her.
"It was just a scare, you're not." Beth
"No, I took three test to make sure."
"Wow." Beth
"How did Morgan take it?" Penelope.
"Actually really well, he stayed with me while I took them and as we waited for the results he told me he would be right there with me."
"Do you believe him?" JJ asked.
"Yes, he was just as scared as I was."
"That scares me so much because I know Kevin and I are not ready for that responsibility."
"Beth what is going on with you and Aaron?" Emily asked.
"We are doing really well although I think things will change when he goes to college."
"Why do you think that?" JJ
"I don't know he is going to NYU it's a different world there."
"I think the two of you are going to be just fine." JJ told her.
"You may right in a year I maybe there too."
"Are you considering it?" Emily
"Yes, they have great programs."
"JJ what is going on with you and my brother?"
"We are us, he has been great through everything and honestly he has helped me a lot."
"Are the two of you?" Emily asked not finishing.
"No, I am not ready for that." As she looked at the table.
"He's not going anywhere?" Penelope.
"I know that sometimes I wonder though."
"Jay he will wait forever for you."
"I don't think it will be that long but you never know."
"Are we going to finish shopping?" Penelope asked.
"Yes." Emily.
/
Later that night.
JJ and Will were sitting on the swing in her back yard.
"Jason actually talked to me."
"We talked and he wants to get to know you."
"Really because I think he hates me."
"He doesn't hate you. He was worried about all time that we spend together and our relationship."
"What about our relationship?"
"He didn't understand that we are friends first and then a couple."
"You had a talk."
"Yes and it was nice. He told me how he met my mom and what he did in the service."
"I'm glad the two of you are getting a chance to know each other."
"Me too. It's still kind of weird but nice at the same time."
"I guess then I should get know him since he will be a part of my life."
JJ couldn't help but smile.
"Where do you see us in three years?" she asked.
"At the same college, finally deciding what we want to do with our lives."
"And then years from now?"
"Married with a kid or two. Why all the questions?"
"We were talking about the future at lunch today."
"And?"
"Beth seems to think that she and Aaron will have problems once he goes to college and it made me think of us because you will go to college before I do."
"And I will be waiting for you."
"Once again you are amazing."
"Because I have an amazing girlfriend."
/
Will left about ten minutes later, JJ went to her room climbing into her bed. She heard a knock on her door.
"Come in."
"I was wondering if I could stay in here." Cassie as she opened the door.
"Of course, you can." As Cassie climbed in the bed with her.
"I miss this sometimes."
"Me too. I feel like we haven't talked much lately."
"We both have boyfriends now and friends."
"I know but I want us to be able to talk."
"Jay, I am glad that mom and Jason are here because now you get to be a kid too."
"Do you like Jason?"
"Yes, he is really nice. I think he really wants to be a dad to both of us."
"He does but I want to make sure you are okay with that."
"I am. Jay you don't have to keep protecting me."
"Why do you think that?"
"Jason is not going to hurt either of us like dad did. Ben is sweet, nice, and not pushy. I don't think he is my Will but I think we will always be friends."
"I am glad you have someone in your life that you enjoy spending time with outside of our family."
"I'm glad you have Will."
"Me too." JJ smiling.
They spent the rest of the night talking and laughing.
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