Ch. 7
JJ spent the night curled up next to Reid on her couch. She was thankful Reid wasn't the kind of guy to take advantage of her vulnerability. Neither one of them had slept much the night before. JJ honestly didn't know how she had any tears left she had cried so much the past three days. She wished Reid would trust her enough to share his grief with her. JJ knew it wasn't healthy for Reid to keep his emotions bottled up. With everything he'd been through this year she was afraid for him. She'd heard him a few times moaning and whining in his sleep. She'd feel his body tense as he fought whatever demons haunted his dreams. JJ took the opportunity to smooth back his hair or talk soothingly in his ear. She knew he'd never allow her to comfort him while he was awake so she had to do it while he slept. JJ needed to stretch badly but she knew if she moved he would wake up instantly. She could tell he was sleeping by the steady rise and fall of his chest under her head. JJ looked at the clock eight am she'd let him sleep another hour. Then they'd better start getting ready.
Garcias apartment
Garcia woke up with something tickling her nose. Penelope opened her eyes to see Derek's socked foot in her face. The last thing she remembered she and Derek were laying on her couch talking.
"Eww your feet stink, Penelope said, pushing Derek's feet off the couch.
"Uhn," Derek moaned, as his feet feel off the couch.
"Good morning Sunshine," Derek said. "Did I dream it or did you just push my feet off the couch?"
"You know I love you handsome but your feet really stink," Penelope said, smiling.
" How are you doing ?" Derek asked.
"No I think the question is how are you doing?" Penelope asked, rubbing Derek's leg with her foot.
"I'm dealing," Derek said.
"Yeah but," Penelope started, but Derek cut her off.
"No buts Sweetness you deal with things your way and I'll deal with them my way," Derek said.
Emilys apartment
Emily woke up with a splitting headache for the third day in a row. There must have been a half a dozen empty beer bottles lying around Emily's couch. I've got to stop this is becoming to much like a habit Emily thought. It was taking more and more to make her forget the guilt. How could she ever think of betraying Hotch he had always given her the benefit of the doubt. She hated Strauss for making her spy on Hotch. She knew that if she told the others what she'd been doing that they would never forgive her, and her career in the BAU would over hell her career in the bureau would be over.
The Hotchner house
Gideon woke with a stared when something jumped on his stomach and started bouncing up and down.
"Wake up It morning wise and shine," Jack said, bouncing up and down on Jason's stomach.
"Sorry about that he got away from me," Hayley said, shaking her head.
"No problem," Jason said.
"Rae get to come over and pay today ," Jack said, grabbing Jason's face to make sure he was paying attention. "
"Rae's Jacks' sitter her real names Rachel. Rae's just what Jack's always called her. She's going to stay with Jack and his cousins during the funeral," Hayley said, in answer to Jason's quizzical look.
"Mommy I want fruity loops," Jack said.
" Rachel will love you having sugary cereal for breakfast," Hayley said.
"Please fruity loops Mommy," Jack begged.
"Oh well at least it want be me who has to put up with you being on a sugar high," Hayley said.
"Come on baby," Hayley said, starting for the kitchen.
"Come on," Jack said, pulling on Jason's hand.
"I'm coming buddy," Jason said, as Jack slid down off Jason's stomach and ran for the kitchen.
Hayley had called Jason last night and asked him to come over and spend the night on the couch she wanted him to ride in the limo with the family. Jason had tried to convince her it wasn't necessary that it might give people the wrong idea. Hayley's' answer to that had been the hell with other people and what they thought. All that was important was that Jason was family and she wanted him there. Jason still felt uncomfortable but he had come like she had asked.
JJ's apartment
Reid was fiddling with his tie and looking at his reflection in the blank TV screen, when JJ came up behind him.
"Turn around," JJ ordered.
She reached up and straightened his tie and put down the collar on his shirt, then she patted him on both shoulders.
"You look very handsome," JJ said.
JJ was in a black v-neck dress that came to the top of her knees. Her long blond hair hung loose around her face.
"You look you look," Reid sputtered.
"Thanks," JJ said, with a small smile. "We should go," JJ said, taking Reid's hand.
JJ smiled as she heard Reid swallow loudly.
Garcia's apartment
Penelope had on a black dress with a sliver sequined belt and rainbow earrings. Penelope was brushing her hair looking in the hallway mirror when Derek came out of her bedroom.
"You ready to go beautiful, " Derek asked.
Derek was wearing a black suit, with a navy blue tie and a white shirt.
"Nope. How about you?" Penelope asked.
"Me either," Derek said, taking Penelope by the arm, and leading her by out the door.
Emily apartment
Emily was dressed in a knee lengh black dress. Emily took one more drink of beer before putting
The Hotchner house
Jason was dressed in a brown suit and standing in Hotch's living room looking out the window waiting on the limo to pull up when Jack came into the living room.
"Jason," Jack called, climbing on the couch, and then standing up on the arm next to Jason.
"Be careful," Jason said, holding Jack's shoulders.
"Jason," Jack said, again.
"What's up buddy?" Jason asked.
"Are you going to get my daddy?" Jack asked.
"Jack Rae's outside in the backyard and she wants you to come play with her," Hayley said, standing in the kitchen doorway.
Jack jumped off the arm of the couch and went running to the kitchen.
"Thanks," Jason said.
"No problem I did want Jack to see us leave any way," Hayley said, walking across the room.
Okay do you guys want me to do a funeral scene? I will if that's what most people want if not I'm just going to skip ahead a few days. Just let me know. Thanks
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