Jubal had fallen asleep not that long after Maggie the night before, they were both exhausted, he was surprised they hadn't just fallen asleep the minute they got in to bed. He was thankful that he had woken a few minutes before his alarm as it meant that he could turn it off and stop it from waking Maggie. When he turned off his alarm he smiled watching Maggie who had moved in her sleep and was curled up on the pillow beside him, he brushed her hair from her face to behind her ear being careful not to wake her. Waking up beside her was becoming his favourite view in the morning, she just looked so relaxed and peaceful laying there beside him which made her even more beautiful to him.

This was his least favourite part though, having to get out of bed and leave Maggie laying there, he didn't want to wake her, he wanted to be able to have the day off so that they could enjoy the day together but he was so thankful that she completely understood why he had to go in this morning. He carefully got out for the bed and wrapped the covers around Maggie as he went in to the bathroom to shower and get ready for the day. Once he had showered, gotten dressed and finished his cup of coffee he came in to the bedroom to get a jacket before leaving.

Maggie had woken reaching out her arm she found that the bed beside her was empty and a little cool which meant that Jubal had been up for a while, she opened her eyes when she heard noises in the room and she smiled when she seen Jubal standing at his closet

"Hey there…."

Jubal was lifting out his jacket when he heard Maggie speak and he turned around smiling seeing her, she looked even more beautiful now, she was laying on his pillow with the covers up around her, her hair sprawled out over his pillow

"Mmm Good morning" He walked over sitting on the edge of the bed as he leaned down and kissed her softly "Sorry I didn't mean to waken you"

"You didn't" She smiled as she ran her hand along his arm that was closest to her, she moved her hand to his chest and she tugged on his shirt bringing him down to her as she kissed him again "Good morning to you too" she smiled against his lips

"You know you really don't make leaving you an easy thing to do" Jubal smirked as he ran his fingers through her hair slowly

"I wasn't aware I was meant to be making it easy" She now had her own smirk as she lay admiring the man that was leaning over her, he was resting one arm behind her back so that he was laying over her a little

"Oh so you're intentionally making it hard for me to go to work?" Jubal raised his eyebrow playfully

"Just giving you a reason to get through the meetings as quick as you can" She chuckled softly as she cupped his cheek with her hand.

Jubal was about to reply when his phone pinged with a message, he slid it off his holder on his belt. Maggie thought that it was Isobel that had text him until she seen the smile on his face and the extra almost twinkle in his eye, which had her raising her eyebrow

"I'm really hoping that a message from Isobel isn't the reason you are smiling like that"

Jubal's attention was drawn away from the message that he was looking at when he heard Maggie's words "I can promise that it is definitely not a message from Isobel, it might be one of my favourite messages" Jubal turned the phone to show Maggie the picture that Sam had sent him, it was of Abigail before she went to school and the young girl had a large smile on her face with her hair still in the french plait and the message read 'Abigail wants you to thank Maggie for her, her hair stayed in so she gets to wear it like this to school'

Maggie wasn't sure what to expect when she heard Jubal but she totally understood the smile on his face when she seen the picture as it had drawn a large smile from her as well "I'm so glad that it stayed in for her.. She really is such a cute kid, look at that smile"

Jubal leaned down as he kissed Maggie slowly but with so much passion, trying to convey everything that he was feeling right now in the kiss as he really couldn't find the words to express it, so he was going to let his actions speak for him. The kiss was only broke when they both had to break desperately for air, both breathing a little heavier, but Jubal didn't pull back completely he brushed his nose against Maggie's placing small kisses to her lips trying to catch his breath

"Thank you for making my baby girl so happy"

"Thank you for letting me see that part that of your life honey" Maggie smiled caressing his cheek gently, Jubal was quiet for a minute, Maggie knew he was just processing everything that was happening, it was new for him, she was the first person he had introduced to Sam and the kids so he wasn't used to messages like this and he was taking it as a sign that Abby really did love her time with Maggie.

"Go…If you sit there any longer you aren't going to want to leave" Maggie spoke softly as she moved her hand to his neck

"I already don't want to leave" Jubal chuckled softly as he stole one more quick kiss from her lips "I will let you know when I am finished up and you can let me know where you are.. I'll see you later"

Jubal reluctantly stood up and he fixed his shirt and slid on his jacket keeping his eyes on Maggie "You should try and get some more sleep when you can"

"Even if I don't sleep I am very relaxed just laying here so I'm in no rush to move" Maggie wasn't one for laying in bed doing nothing she was usually a very active person, but she really meant it when she said about how comfortable she was

"I hopefully won't be too long, this meeting should be pretty straight forward..If Kristen get's home you can text to let me know"

"I will keep you posted on anything… Go or you are going to be late" Maggie laughed as Jubal finally made his way towards the door, he looked back at her once more before he left, grabbing his gun, Bluetooth ear piece and his keys and finally left his apartment. As much as he really didn't feel like spending the morning in a meeting he couldn't stop the smile on his face as he thought back to the picture of his daughter this morning and the smile that was on her face because of his girlfriend, he really was in a good mood.

Maggie lay on in bed for a while just thinking back to yesterday, her time with Jubal and his kids, falling asleep with him last night and getting to see him before he had to head in to work, she had no idea if Jubal had any idea how hard she was falling for him. After a while Maggie got up and showered washing her hair thankful she still had some clean clothes at Jubal's place, she got dressed and packed up her things taking them home so that she could clean them. She realised when she was home that it had been a while from she had actually spent time there, it had been better for them to stay at Jubal's place lately.

Maggie was about to phone and check in with Kristen when she got a message from the woman in question 'Got home from hospital, family driving me a little crazy, would love if you could visit even if only for a little bit, they won't leave unless they know that I have company' Maggie chuckled softly reading the message, she knew that Kristen's family would be fussing over her after everything but she also knew that they would be driving Kristen crazy, she decided to keep the message short 'Tell your family you will have company in less than fifteen minutes'

Maggie locked up at her place and headed over to Kristen's, while on the way she sent Jubal a message 'I hope your meetings aren't too painful, I am on my way to see Kristen she got home. You can let me know when you are finished up' She had just hit send on the message when she arrived at Kristen's apartment, Maggie knocked the door and smiled when Kristen opened it almost instantly

"Oh thank God, thank you so much for coming over. It was the only way they would agree to leave"

Before Maggie could say anything she was faced with Kristen's parents who were hugging her without warning, she spoke with them briefly before telling them that she was happy to spend time with Kristen and that she knew the team wanted to come visit her too so that their daughter wouldn't be on her own. Happy that their daughter would have help they finally left leaving Kristen and Maggie on their own

"I am so sorry about my parents they can be full on"

Maggie shook her head as she joined Kristen on her couch "You don't have to apologise for them, they just care about you, I get it. You have been through a lot and they just wanted to see for themselves that you have people here that really care about you and will be there for you"

"I am sure you had plans with your day off, you don't have to spend your day off here"

"I was planning on coming to see you today when you text to say that you were up to company so trust me it's not a bother being here.. How are you feeling?"

"I'm honestly feeling good, the doctor said that I am a fast healer so that would help me a lot with this"

"Just make sure to take your time though, you have been through a lot and the team will be there for you no matter what"

"Stuart was texting to check in he erm, he was saying about getting a new partner?"

Maggie was wondering if Stuart had told her yet, she knew that it was best to come from him since they were partners "She's not his new partner, she's just helping us out until you are back, but you are going to be Stuart's partner when you get back in the field"

Kristen looked down at her hands nervous before looking back at Maggie "And what if Stuart realises that she would be a better partner for him?"

"You know that Stuart loves having you as his partner that hasn't changed, he told Emily that their partnership would be temporary, that you would be back. Emily knows she's here on temporary assignment, she didn't get off on good terms"

Kristen raised her eyebrow hearing Maggie "Why what happened?"

"First let me make us a coffee, your parents told me to help myself so.." Maggie chuckled when she seen Kristen rolling her eyes about her parents, when she was in the kitchen she text Stuart to tell him that Kristen was home and that if he wanted to come visit she would be there for a while. Maggie came back over to the couch and handed Kristen her coffee as she sat back down beside her

"Thank you… So come on you have made me wait long enough" Kristen laughed softly "What happened with Emily?"

"Well we were sitting doing paperwork trying to keep busy while we waited on news about you, and we heard someone at your desk and we find her standing there, she had no idea that she was sent because you were in hospital, and Jubal hadn't given us a heads up as he didn't have time, so it wasn't exactly the best start for her"

Kristen couldn't help but chuckle softly listening to Maggie as she sipped her coffee "So who was the one that got to give Jubal the hard time over that?"

"That would have been me" Maggie laughed "Are we that predictable?"

"Like you said we have all become family so it's what family do"