*Okay as always I own nothing of Criminal Minds or Rizzoli & Isles just enjoying using the characters.
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JJ was in the hall of BPD upset by Pen's answer of "I can't look into anything without Emily or Hotch's permission concerning Hades."
"Are you saying you are not going to help?"
"No...what I am saying is all those files are marked super duper highly classified. One of the main files on the subject can only be opened by Emily."
"You can hack it."
"I can but I like my job and my friendship with Emily. JJ you are acting worse than Jane did when you were gone to Iran. She was always wanting to know things that should be left alone."
"Gee thanks."
"Truth hurts sometimes." The woman said giggling.
"I know..."
"JJ you know that Emily knows exactly what she is doing. You also know she would never put anyone in harms way if at all possible."
"I know... but this is really really bad Pen. I can't explain it and Maura is catching a lot of the flack from it."
"What do you mean?"
"Emily is being cold to her at times."
"Honey if Emily is being cold she is in protective mode. You know her."
"I do... that's what scars me."
"Look in her own way she has given you a time line."
"When?" JJ asked upset that she missed something.
"When she said that her and Maura were not leaving her mother's house until after the wedding."
"Oh my god...you are so right and a genius." She said as the puzzle pieces started fitting together in her brain.
"Well...dah. Tell me something I don't already know."
"And modest too." JJ said sarcastically rolling her eyes.
"Not so much," was the retort back.
"At least your honest." JJ said laughing at the woman. "Talk to later."
"Later gator." JJ looked at the phone, "She has already been around Charlotte too much." She thought as she headed back to Maura's office putting her phone back in her back pocket.
She walked in and Maura looked up, "Jennifer...I'm not so sure we should be going behind Emily's back." She said giving the woman a concerned look.
"It's for her own good. Now what did you find out?" Jane asked wanting information.
JJ smiled and realized Pen was totally right about her after hearing Jane. "I found out absolutely nothing about Hades."
"Then what did you find out?" Jane asked impatiently.
"That Maura is right... we need to trust Emily."
"What... you are making my head hurt JJ."
"Pen reminded me of something... Emily get's cold when she is in super protective mode and most of the time she can't tell anyone why because someone's life is on the line if she does. I'm assuming since she placed me on your detail Maura it's you. I got upset and was trying to push finding out because I felt I let her down by that card getting to you. I am sure Emily is well aware of it and has Raphy, Jaclyn, or someone else on the trail of where it came from.
I was also reminded that she entrusted Jane and me with the one person she adores most on this earth... you. So I am going to make it my personal mission to watch everything that comes near you until your wedding."
"Okay... why until then?" Jane asked thinking that was from left field.
"That is the time line Emily has given us."
"When did she give us that time line Jennifer?" Maura asked now not following the woman's train of thought.
"Pen reminded me that Emily said you two were going to stay at the Ambassador's house until after the wedding. That was her way of giving us a time line. People panic at change and without knowing when things will return to what they are use to and they grasp at answers like I was doing. Remember on the mission we knew once we got the Falcon we could come home and the mission was over and things could go back to normal. That kept us focused on an end."
"Yeah but nothing has returned to normal since you returned." Jane interjected.
"No they haven't gone back to normal for us but in many ways they have for Emily." Maura said thinking aloud.
"What do you mean Maur?"
"Being chased, tortured, and saving lives is what Emily does and that is what has happened over these past months for her."
"She also takes lives."
"Jane... she only does that to save other innocent ones." JJ said quickly defending Emily.
"I was wondering..." Maura said looking up at the two women not paying attention to them, "... who gave this man the name Hades?"
"I do not know... why?" JJ asked curious as to what she was thinking.
"Well Hades is the lord of the underworld. He kidnapped Persephone the daughter of Demeter to be his bride. Demeter was the goddess of the harvest, and was so upset about the situation that she forbade the world from producing food. Zeus finally made Hades give Persephone back to her mother Demeter before the world starved to death. But he tricked Persephone into eating some pomegranate seeds which ensured she would spend three months a year with him in the underworld."
"Okay thanks for the Greek mythology lesson of how crappy gods are but what does that have to do with right now?" Jane snapped frustrated because she didn't see Maura's train of thought and why everyone excused the fact that Emily killed for a living.
"Well if Emily named this guy then she is protecting me from being kidnapped."
"That makes sense because she doubled your detail but she also doubled the kids and her mother's too." JJ added as she thought, "But Emily is the master mind of all this and I truly have no clue about it. So I'm sticking with watching after you Maura because it's all way over my head without more pieces to the puzzle."
"I think that is a wonderful idea Jennifer." She said leaning over an pecking the woman on the cheek in gratitude.
"Well I guess I'm game to that then." Jane said smiling as Maura lent over and caught her lips in a chase kiss. "Now JJ..." she started after the kiss, "... there is something we can do for Maur now though." JJ looked at Jane like "what exactly do you have in mind?"
"We need to go for a run..."
"Jane..." Maura interrupted the woman in warning to be careful." Jane ignored it.
"You do run don't you?"
"Of course I do."
"Then I believe it's time to set Maur's endorphin thingy's to dancing with a twelve mile run."
"Jane!"
"What... we are supposed to take care of you and unless you and JJ are going to hop in the tub together then..." She tapered off and backed away from Maura who slapped her arm. "Ouch..."
"You deserved that Jane." JJ said smiling, "And why can't you hop in the tub with Maura? If I remember clearly you didn't seem to mind it the last time."
"I will not sit here and be peddled like a piece of fish." Maura said indignantly as she got up to leave but turned back towards them. "And who said I need either of you... there are other ways of handling the situation." She said messing with the women.
"Yeah but they are not as fun." Jane said looking down kind of disappointingly.
"No but at least you have better odds of a finished product with them." JJ said before she realized it slipped out.
"Damn... I guess we are all in need of those twelve miles then." Jane said as they all busted out laughing. "We will start this afternoon."
Some fun but some keys also in this chapter.