"Anyone up for drinks?" Derek Morgan asked the tired looking group of profilers who just walked into the BAU. The team had been in San Fransisco for five days investigating a triple homcide.
"Of course Sweet Cheeks! I could use a pick me up." Penelope Garcia said.
"Oh no," David Rossi replied."I think I have seen enough of you people to last a little while. I love you all, but I need a break from this extended family. And I'm gonna do something that you don't seem to need, sleep."
"I was going to read this new book I got. It is about a whole new take on the law of how-" Spencer Reid started.
"-shut it pretty boy. I cannot take your endless talking. You are coming tonight." Derek said messing up Reid's hair. "Blake?"
"Uh yeah, why not?" Alex Blake said, looking up at Morgan. "Well Hotch already said he was working on reports tonight he is a definite no, JJ?"
"Not me either. Will texted, he's still up. I want to see him and Henry." JJ said.
As they got to the bullpen, they all went seperate ways. After gathering their stuff, they headed to the elevator.
"JJ? You coming?" Blake said, glancing over at the blonde. JJ had been walking towards the elevator, but as if to think better of it, turned back, looking towards the upper offices.
"I'll see you tomorrow. I have something to do first." JJ responded to Blake and the rest of the agents.
" Okay, goodnight Jayje," Garcia said.
As the elevator doors closed, JJ turned back towards the bullpen. Sitting down at her desk, she took out her phone. It showed a new text message from Will. Smiling she opened it. She replied saying she would be home soon. She put the phone away and walked up the catwalk to one of the offices. Like always, the door was shut, but the blinds were open. She could see that he was hunched over one the million reports he had.
She knocked sofly on the door.
"Yes, come in," the familiar voice said from inside the office.
"JJ? I thought you went home?" Aaron Hotchner said, confused.
"I am going." JJ replied.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" Hotch asked, obviously wondering why she was in his office.
"You should go home. See Jack. It's been five days. I'm sure the reports will still be there in the morning." JJ said. She knew how hard it was to be away from Henry, and that it was not any different for her boss.
"You know what, I think I will. I'll finish up in an hour," Hotch said, turning back to a file.
"Hotch, you can't keep going forever." JJ tried.
"An hour isn't forever, it is just 60 more minutes," Hotch replied calmy, almost jokingly.
"Aaron," JJ said seriously. "Go home. Seriously."
Hotch looked up at the former media liason.
Well, Hotch thought, I could finish it tomorrow.
"Okay," Hotch spoke as he gathered his things. "I'll go."
Satisfied, JJ exited the dark office, with Hotch following behind.
"I was thinking that the team should have tomorrow off, if the reports are all in." Hotch said, much to JJ's excitment.
"Really, that's great. I somehow managed to finished by reports from this case on the plane so I am done. Is Beth at your place, ?" JJ asked as they walked to the elevator.
"Yes. She is home with Jack." Hotch answered.
"How is Jack doing? Henry has been begging for a playdate with him. To him Jack is one of the big boys." JJ said smiling.
"He is doing great. He has started getting more homework and I think has developed a little crush on a girl in his class." Said Hotch. The talk about his son made even him smile a little. The elevator dinged and they walked in. JJ pressed the button as the doors closed.
"That's adorable. He is growing up so fast." JJ commented. "Even Henry, I keep on having to buy him new clothes because he outgrows all of his."
Hotch smiled. Actually smiled. The two agents exchanged goodbyes and left, heading towards tehre separate cars. JJ was just about to open her doors when she heard Hotch calling her. She looked back.
"Hey JJ," Hotch said. "Thanks."
JJ smiled opening her car door.
It wasn't to late bt the times at JJ got home. William LaMontange Jr. was up watching TV, and to her suprise, a little blue-eyed, blonde boy sat on his lap.
"Hey, your home," Will said as JJ walked over to the couch and sat down.
Leaning over, Will kissed her forehead and then wrapped his arms around her. She kissed back sofly and whispered her hellos. Then she reached down to Henry LaMontange.
"Mommy, I miss you!" He exclaimed, half asleep. JJ picked him off Will's lap.
"Mommy missed you so, so, so much. But mommy is here right now, and is here for all of tomorrow," at this Will looked up suprised; a day off in her line of work was pretty hard to come by. "So you can go to sleep, okay. You look so tired. If you sleep, we can go to the park tomorrow and play."
"Okay Mommy."
Holding JJ's hand, little Henry walked upstairs, into his room. Fifteen minutes later, JJ walked back downstairs to were will was.
"He crashed in two minutes, I layed with him for a while," JJ said, sitting down again next to Will."I really missed you."
Will started to kiss her, started on her forehead, down to her lips.
"Really?" Will said acting innocent.
It was moments like these that made JJ's life all the more meaningful.
