It had been a long night, Jennifer Jareau thought to herself as she stepped into the shower at her home. Seeing the tiny lives growing inside her for the first time was absolutely incredible. She didn't think there had been a time in her life when she had felt happier. Luckily Sean had been out of town, allowing Hotch & JJ to feel safe that at least the stalker wouldn't find them there.
Turning the faucet to allow the hot water to pound on her tense upper back muscles, she felt completely relaxed--forgetting for just a moment that some person had been following her for months. She wasn't going to let him change the way she lived her life. No, she would go on as normal.
But, last night had been terrible, her belly growing just large enough to get in the way of her being comfortable in any position as she tried to sleep nestled in the crook of Hotch's arms. Fears and doubts about the gifts she had been recieving and concerns over the growing lives inside her had troubled her dreams.
Relaxing in the hot shower had never felt so good. The stress of the past couple of days seemed to wash away with the soap and hot water. Finally finishing she reached for the towel that she specifically remembered leaving on the hook closest to the open shower door. Feeling around for a moment, she poked her head out, only to find her towel placed neatly on the vanity. Shuddering oddly, she exited the shower and rushed to her towel, the feeling of self-control slipping through her fingers.
She quickly dressed and rushed from her brother-in-law's small bathroom to find Hotch reading the paper as he ate breakfast.
"Hotch, he was here."
"What do you mean?" Hotch asked discarding the now unimportant paper.
"Hotch. My towel. I know I didn't put it there." She stuttered almost hysterically. He noticed the way she was fighting not to tremble.
"JJ, What do you mean?" As he placed his arms protectively around the trembling woman.
"Hotch, he was here. I got out of the shower, and my towel was in a different place. He was in the bathroom!" She pleaded looking up at him, hoping he would understand.
"Let's go. Now!" Realization dawning, Hotch's main focus was to get them out of the apartment. They may be two seasoned FBI agents, but with JJ a little over four months pregnant, he wasn't about to take any chances. Especially with an unsub that had managed to sneak into the apartment unnoticed.
AN/I know, it's a super short chapter, but I was struggling a little bit with this story. So, send me a message or review if you've got any ideas or would like to see something, or not. Let me know what you think!