In the limo, on the way back to Little Creek, Dave held JJ closely to him. They'd spent another hour at the museum, just sitting there in the atrium, holding each other close. JJ had held him so tight that he'd wondered if he'd ever be able to move. He had a feeling that she was close to bursting into tears time and again, but not from sadness. The woman was bubbling, and it was contagious. For an old bachelor like himself, her enthusiasm was a breath of fresh air. He wanted her to be his wife in the worst way, and they would celebrate their engagement thoroughly when they got home. But for now, he was content to hold her in his arms.
It wasn't long before the limo started up the driveway for his house, and next thing they knew, the ride was over. The driver held the door open for him, and Dave tipped the man handsomely. JJ grabbed Dave's hand and led him to the door of the cabin, entering the house quickly. Dave knew where this night was going, and he was a happy man to say the least.
When morning came, he awoke to find his bed empty. He missed having her at his side, having gotten used to having her there. He got up, looking for her, and found her outside on the deck, wearing his bathrobe. Without any makeup on, JJ was still the most beautiful woman to him. He came up behind her, and enveloped her in a hug. She leaned back into him, relaxing into his embrace.
"JJ, come back to bed. We don't have to get going for a bit yet. Garcia is taking Henry straight to the nursery, right?"
"Yeah, she is. I know I should be with him, I just wanted a little bit of us time. Things have been so weird, and I just wanted to be with you. You've made me a very happy woman, do you know that? I love you, Dave."
"I love you too, sweetheart. After work, we go find you a ring. I want the world to know that you are going to be Mrs. Jennifer Rossi. You deserve the best."
"We don't have to, Dave. I asked you to marry me, remember?"
"Only cause you beat me to it. It's been on my mind for ages now, and I should have asked you a hell of a lot sooner. But this way, we'll have a wonderful story to pass down to our children. Speaking of which, I was wondering if you would do me the honor of allowing me to adopt Henry? To legally become my son?"
JJ looked at Dave, wondering why she'd never seen how sweet the man was before her whole relationship with Will. But, in the haze of first love with Will, she'd seen Dave as only a coworker, and never anything more. Too bad her damn subconsciousness hadn't kicked in a whole lot sooner, and saving her the grief of all that transpired. The only thing good that had come out of it was Henry. And here, the love of her life wanted her son too.
"Dave, I would be very glad if you want to adopt Henry." She reached up and captured his lips with her. One thing lead to another, and they celebrated once again.
When they finally managed to get to work, they managed to keep their engagement a secret for about as long as it took one Penelope Garcia to track them down. One look at the two of them, and it was like she had a psychic connection to them.
"Oh my god, you're engaged, aren't you! Where's the ring? Where did he propose? When did he propose? Did you say yes? Of course you said yes, you're both smiling!"
She grabbed JJ's hand, frowning when she seen the lack of a ring. "Okay, Mr. Moneybags, why no ring? There should be a huge honking ring on this finger. You better rectify this, and soon, mister!"
"Calm down, Garcia! We're going out after work to pick out a ring! And I don't have a ring because Dave didn't propose to me, I proposed to him! And he said yes."
Garcia stopped and stared at the both of them. "Are you saying this man wouldn't ask you to marry him, so you had to take matters into your own hands? Is this why you've had a veil of secrecy over you the past few weeks? You were planning the big surprise?"
"Well,it's not that I didn't want to, Garcia! She beat me to it. And in a most magnificent way, if I do say so myself. JJ has quite a romantic streak in her. And yes, I agreed to marry the lovely Jennifer Jareau. And if it makes you feel better, you can help plan the wedding. We'd love to have your help in doing so."
This stopped Garcia once again. "You will not be sorry on this. I will help you two plan the perfect wedding. Now, am I allowed to tell anyone you're engaged, or is it a big secret?"
"Could we keep it between us for a little while? I mean, if you're wondering where an engagement ring is, the speculation will run rampant throughout if we don't have a ring. Can you keep a lid on it til we have a ring there?" Rossi asked her.
"For you two, anything. I mean, you're letting me help plan the wedding. I'll be glad to keep it quiet for you two. But I want first dibs when I can!"
With that, Penelope shooed them out of her office, and the two proceeded to their offices, wondering how long before the rest of the team would guess the news of their engagement.