When JJ and Dave arrived home, they immediately went to pick their son up from Garcia. They both desperately missed him, and with so much of their attention focused on the pregnancy, they both felt like they were maybe ignoring Henry a little bit. Dave had taken on more of Henry's care, as JJ felt tired and worn out a fair bit, and to be honest, it had helped him bond a lot more with the child he thought of as a son. He was excited about the new baby, never having experienced anything like this before. None of his wives had been pregnant, he'd never been around enough when his sisters had their children. The wonder of JJ carrying his child thrilled him, a fact that shocked him. He hadn't ever felt the need to have children, but this was a blessing to him, Henry and the one on the way. And not knowing if JJ would want more children, or whether they could, he intended to be as involved as he could in this pregnancy.
The flutterings he had barely felt had thrilled him. Caring for JJ as she was sick, well, he could handle that just find. JJ was tired? Not a problem, he'd take care of things. She had a craving for something in the middle of the night? He'd drive anywhere to find it for her. This love confused him, what he was willing to do to keep his wife happy and in comfort. And he had no idea when his love for her had grown this much. He knew that JJ loved him just as much, that she would do anything for him. He kept his worries in check, though, when they were on the job. He realized that a lot of the problem that she'd had with Will was his overprotectiveness, him wanting her to quit the job, and do something else. JJ went about her business, and thus far, there had been no complications.
They pulled up in front of Garcia's, ready to collect their son and head to Little Creek. JJ was more than a little tired, but she perked up when they went to Penelope's apartment. Knocking on her door, Garcia opened it up when she seen it was them, happy they were back home.
"Where's my little man?" JJ asked Garcia, who was busy hugging Dave.
"He's sleeping in my room, he went down for a nap soon after we got home. He should be getting up any time." Garcia replied.
"Penelope, me and you need to talk. It occurred to me on this trip that there is something up with two certain agents, and I want to know what you know." JJ full of curiosity said to her.
Her interest pq'd, Garcia looked at JJ, ready for some gossip, she was always ready for some good gossip.
"Oh, really. And which two agents may we be talking about?"
Dave sighed, not really wanting to be in on the gossip session, so excused himself to go see if Henry was awake yet. He entered Penelope's room, to see Henry chattering away to himself, laying on his back in the playpen. He seen Dave and immediately started to squeal excitedly, reaching his arms out to be picked up, which Dave gladly obliged. Dave gazed at the boy he thought of as his own, thanking God that the boy looked like JJ. Blue eyes, blond hair and a gorgeous smile, with which he granted a toothy grin at Dave. Dave kissed the top of his head, before getting Henry ready to head home to Little Creek.
Out in the living room, JJ was telling Garcia what she suspected was going on between their fellow agents.
"Do you really think that Reid and Emily have something going on?" Garcia said in disbelief. "If you'd have said that it was Emily and Hotch, I would have totally believed something was going on. But our boy, no way! I never thought Emily had any interest in him."
"Well, I don't know for sure, but she practically took my head off the other day, saying I was too "cutesy" with Dave and that she was having some problems. The two of them wouldn't talk to one another besides work related, and the tension was so thick, you could have cut it with a knife. It got my curiosity peaked. Of course, it might be my hormones talking here. I might be seeing romance where there is nothing."
"Well, you know us, we'll get to the bottom of it. Much like we did with you and Rossi." Garcia giggled.
"Yeah, and look at us now, married and expecting a baby." JJ smiled.
Dave came out then, Henry was dressed to go and had his bag ready. When he seen his mama, he reached his arms out, wanting to be held. JJ took him from Dave, holding him close to her. He gurgled happily, content to be in his mama's arms.
"What am I, chopped liver, my boy? Your mama comes home and you forget all about me?" Garcia laughed.
Henry let out a yell, waving his arms around, laughing along. With that, the three of them laughed along with him, and the Rossi family headed out the door. It had been a long trip, and the parents were tired, even though the son seemed to have plenty of energy to go. A half hour later, they pulled up in front of their cabin, happy to be home.
JJ and Dave grabbed a quick bite to eat, and then they settled down on the couch in front of the tv, watching a comedy movie that they both happened to agree upon. But she secretly thought that even if she'd wanted to watch a chick flick, that Dave would have gone with it. She didn't push it though, she knew she seemed to have him wrapped around her little finger. And she loved him to much to use that against hims, content that the man loved her enough to hold her hair back when she was sick in the mornings. She'd never felt more loved and protected and was glad every single day that this man had come into her life. Losing him now, she really did think it would kill her. They'd bonded in a way she'd never had with any other man, and she never wanted to lose that.
