I have no excuse guys! Just weeks and weeks of writer's block! But here it is. Thank for sticking around!
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Anah: 3 years old.
Henry: 3 years old.
I hate to do this, but I felt the need to bring him in.
Trigger Warning: Verbal and physical abuse.
Thursday, July 12th, 2012. JJ's 28th birthday. JJ's house. 4:30 p.m.
It's fourth thirty pm. JJ is brushing out her wet hair while her son, Henry chooses the color of the button up shirt he wants to wear out tonight. Although his choices are only a red checkered shirt, a baby blue, and brown, he's still having a hard time choosing.
JJ lays down the brush and walks out of her bathroom. She's going to check on Henry and then blow dry her hair.
"Henry, bud have you chosen a shirt yet?" The toddler stands in from of his red race car bed in khaki shorts and tennis shoes.
"I wanna wear the blue one, Momma. So I match you." He says.
"Okay, let's get it on. Then you need to sit on your until I get my hair dry. Okay?"
"Okay, Momma." After JJ helps him button the shirt up she turns Bunnle Guppies on. Then she heads back to the bathroom to dry her hair.
After she gets that done, she throws on the baby blue tank that is laying on her bed. She is in the middle of fixing her curls when Will walks in.
"Hey, baby. Happy Birthday." He says, handing her a bouquet of roses.
"Hey, Will. These roses are gorgeous. I'll go put them in some water." JJ goes to the kitchen with Will following her.
Downstairs in the kitchen. 4:45 p.m.
After she puts the roses in a vase she turns around, startling when she finds Will directly behind her.
"Will, what are you doing? I have to finish getting ready."
"What do you say we leave Henry with the babysitter and I take my lovely girlfriend out for a birthday dinner?" Will asks, smiling gently to hide the fact that he is drunk.
JJ frowns. That sounds great, but the team is already taking her. "I would love to Will, but…" She pauses.
Will sighs and stands up straight from his bent position by JJ's ear. "But what?" He asks, anger starting to seep into his words.
"But Emily and the team are already taking me out. Henry and I are meant to meet Emily at her apartment and then we are going to meet Spence, Morgan, and Pen at the restaurant."
Will sighs, the alcohol making his anger less controllable.
"You just got done spending the whole entire week with them. You're birthday only comes once a year, let me take you out. We can leave Henry with the babysitter, go to a fancy restaurant, then we can come back here and you can show me just how much you love me." He tries to kiss her but when he does she can taste the alcohol on his breathe. He must not have drank enough for her to be able to smell it.
She pushes him off of her and runs her fingers through her curls.
"Will," JJ sighs. "do you think it's a good idea to take me out when you've been drinking? Maybe we can go out tomorrow night. You can sleep the alcohol off, and tomorrow is Friday so Henry can go home with Penelope and then we can go out." JJ suggests, really hoping he will let her go.
She can see the anger blazing in his eyes. Will steps closer to JJ trapping her against the counter. "I don't think you understood. I wasn't asking, I was telling you. I'm your boyfriend. And you are going to spend the night with me." He steps even closer, pressing up against her.
"Now be a good girl and come upstairs and show me just how much you love me."
"Will, please. Just stop. Let me spend the night with me friends. Please" she begs. She goes to move away and gets as far as the doorway before Will grabs and slams her against the way beside the fridge causing her to let out a gasp.
"Ya know, you would think after what happened three years ago, you would understand that I am the boss and you listen to me." He growls as he brings her closer to his face.
"Let me go. Please. The others will start to worry and Henry will be down any second." JJ begs. As if on cue, JJ hears Henry call out from the stairs,
"Mommy? When we gonna go to Aun' Emmy's?" He walks into the kitchen. Will leans back but keeps a firm grip on her arm.
"Henry, buddy I need you to go back to your room. Daddy and I are talking." JJ tells her son hoping he doesn't see Will's death grip on her arm and him trapping her against the counter.
"Why are you hurting Momma, Daddy?" He asks anyway.
"I'm not buddy. Mommy and I were just talking. Go to your room like she said." Henry nods and walks off. He starts towards the stairs when he decides to get JJ's phone from the living room.
"You better hope that little brat listens. I already have trouble with you. I don't need a bother like him." Will growls.
JJ once again tries to yank her arm from his grip, her protective motherly instincts going into full swing. "You leave him alone, William. He's just a little boy. Whatever problems you have are on you not him. Now I won't tell you again. Let. Go. Of. My. Arm."
Will back hands her across the face and then forces her to upright herself. Unbeknownst to the two Henry is standing the doorway to kitchen watching the whole exchange. As soon as he sees Will hit JJ he runs up the stairs to his room.
JJ gasps and brings her hand to her face.
"Listen to me you little slut." Will growls. "You are going to come upstairs and you are going to show me how much you love me. If you try to escape or call out you will regret it. And after I am done with you, I will deal with Henry." He pushes JJ to the stairs and then jerks her back.
"And remember: if you tell anyone what I did, I'll have a talk with my good friend at the police station. And I'll tell him just how bad a mother you really are and I'll be sure you never see your little angel again."
Henry's room.
Henry runs to his race car bed and sits down. He grabs JJ's cell and clicks the button, sliding the page over. Then he goes to the keypad. Emily had taught Henry her number, JJ's cell number, and Derek, Penelope, and Spencer's home phone.
She had also taught the numbers to Anahbella as well. Henry stands on his bed to look at the piece of papers with the numbers on it on the bulletin board above his bed.
The numbers are written down just in case he forgets. He dials Emily's number.
"Hey bug. Are you almost ready?" Emily answers thinking it's JJ calling her.
"Aun' Emmy?"
"Henry? Buddy what's wrong?"
"Aun' Emmy, Daddy hurt Momma."
"What? What did he do, Henry?"
"I heared yellin' so I goed downstairs. I seed Daddy hit Momma's face." Henry tells her his voice breaking on the last word.
"Okay, Henry I need you to listen to me. Okay?"
"Okay."
"Where are you right now?"
"In my woom."
"Okay, I need you to go over to the door and lock it. Can you do that?"
Henry jumps off his bed and goes to the door. He pushes the lock inwards.
"I did Aun' Emmy."
"Okay, I'm coming over. I don't want you to open the door for any reason until Momma or I knock on it. Understand?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Okay good. I'll be there in a few minutes."
Emily's house. 5:00 p.m.
After Emily hangs up the phone she calls for Bella.
"Bella come over here for a sec."
"Coming Momma." The mini-brunette replies running into the kitchen.
"Baby, you are going to go visit Ms. Valerie next door. I need to go do something okay?"
"But what 'bout Aun' Jenny's bir'day?"
"We'll celebrate that after while. Right now I need to get you over there. Go get your sandles and stand by the door." After making sure Bella puts her shoes on the correct feet she whips her phone out and dials Derek's number simultaneously pushing the combo number for her safe. She grabs her badge and gun just as she hears Derek answer the phone.
"Hel-"
"Derek, listen to me. Don't say anything until I'm done talking, okay?" She's met with silence so he continues.
"I need you to meet me a JJ's house. I don't know what's going on but Henry just called and said he saw Will hit JJ. I'm going to drop Bella off with my next door neighbor and then I'm leaving." Emily tells. By now she's back downstairs and opens the door for Bella, shutting and locking it behind them.
"I'll meet you there, Prentiss." Derek says before hanging up.
Emily knocks on the door and waits for Valerie to answer.
The door opens to reveal a girl, about nine or ten years of age.
"Hey 'Vannah. Is your mom home?"
"Yes, ma'am. She's giving my sister a bath since it's supposta storm later."
"Okay, will you please tell her that I need to leave Bella here for a couple of hours? I had an emergency come up."
"Yes, I'll tell her. Come on, Bella. Let's go see Claire." The redhead takes the little girl's hand.
"Be good, Bella. I'll see you in a couple of hours."
"Okay, Momma. Bye!"
JJ's house. 5:15 p.m.
Moments before Emily and Derek arrive JJ is struggling upstairs with Will. Despite what he threatens will happen if she fights, she does it anyways, kneeing him in the groin rendering him useless for a few seconds.
She uses those few seconds to run to Henry's room.
"Henry, baby, it's Momma. Open the door, sweetheart." She says as she knocks on the door. The door swings open to reveal Henry.
"Mommy!" He cries as he jumps into JJ's arms.
"Oh baby, come're." She scoops him up, closes and locks the door. "Everything is okay now."
"Mommy I called Aun' Emmy. She comin' here." Henry tells her.
"Good baby. That's good." As if on cue she hears the door open and Emily calling for her downstairs.
Downstairs
Downstairs Emily and Derek enter the house. They both have their guns drawn and Hotch is also with them. Derek called him for backup incase William out up a fight. He knew Emily would go straight to JJ and Henry and he would be left to deal with William alone.
"Emily, I want you to locate JJ and Henry. They are our first priority."
"Yes, sir." Emily replies. She makes her way up to the second floor while Hotch goes to the living room and Derek goes to the kitchen.
She hears the two shout out 'clear' simultaneously and then she hears groaning from the bedroom.
"Jen? JJ, call out so I know where you are! JJ? Henry?" The door to Henry's room swings open to reveal JJ and Henry. Both have been crying and Henry lounges himself into Emily's arms as soon as she put her gun away.
"Emmy! Don't let Daddy hurt Momma!"
"I'm not going to, buddy. Everything is okay. Uncle Aaron and Uncle Derek are here and I'm here." Emily tells him rubbing his back.
She looks at JJ who has tears in her eyes and a touch of fear on her face.
"Come here, baby." Emily wraps an arm around JJ the other holding Henry. A few feet down the hall Derek and Hotch approach Will who is coming out of the bedroom.
"There you are, you little slut! Get you ass over here!" Then he sees the three FBI agents, two of which have their guns trained on him.
"Take Henry, JJ and go into the room."
"You called for help. I warned you, you bitch! Get over here!" He lunges at JJ but doesn't get far before Emily steps in front of him with her own gun drawn.
"William Lamontagne, put your hands behind your head and get down on your knees." Emily orders. Will slowly does as told and Derek cuffs him and makes him stands up and leads him downstairs. Emily turns to Henry's closed bedroom and knocks.
"Jenny, sweetheart, open up. He's gone. It's okay now." The door opens and Emily suddenly has an arm full of blonde hair. It doesn't take long for her to realize JJ is crying.
"Hey, hey, hey. It's okay, baby. You're fine, Henry's fine. Everything is okay now."
"Can we just get out of here?"
"Yeah, yes of course. Come on, we can drop Henry off with Valerie, my next door neighbor and go deal with what needs to be done at the station and then we can go home."
JJ grabs an overnight bag and puts Henry's pjs and tooth brush in it. Then the three make their way to Emily's apartment. Emily runs Henry upstairs and then takes JJ to the station.
Emily's Apartment. 7:15 p.m.
After JJ gives her statement, only telling the police that Will came into the kitchen, they started arguing, and then he hit her, it's decided that since it's his first offense he will be on probation for three months while he goes to anger management class. His case will be reevaluated after those three months.
At Emily's apartment she fixes JJ a birthday dinner since she's not up to going out, and then they have cake, ice cream, and open presents.
After watching The Little Mermaid Emily puts Henry and Bella to bed before coming back downstairs to sit by JJ on the couch.
"I'm sorry you had such a crappy birthday, bug."
"It's okay. Yeah William ruined it, but it ended with me here with you. I missed spending my birthdays with you, Emmy. Thank you for coming and saving me."
"No problem, bug. And I definitely missed spending birthdays with you. Let's get to bed, bug. You've had a long hard day."
Here it is! The last chapter for this! Part 1 + 2 are now both done! I am going to work on part 3; Help Has Arrived.
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