A/N: Hello! This chapter is a lot shorter, but it's a nice ending. Thanks to all again!

October 9th, 2013

"we split just like a wishbone"

JJ walked into the BAU feeling refreshed. She and Will had both managed to get quite a bit of sleep the previous night, and they'd spent the entire afternoon playing with Henry, so he had been wiped out, too.

"Hey JJ!" Blake greeted her as she walked in.

"Hi Blake, how are you?" JJ smiled at her friend as she put her bag down next to her desk and peeled off her light jacket.

"JJ, do you know who's in Hotch's office?" Reid asked as he looked up from a book.

"No, why?" She asked, curious what he meant.

"Just thought you might know something, maybe Hotch mentioned something to you."

JJ shook her head,

"Did you ask Rossi or Morgan, maybe Garcia?"

"Garcia and I don't know anything." Morgan said as if on cue as he walked back over to his desk.

They all began to speculate, and JJ simply dove into a case report, half-focusing half-conversing. They all grew quiet, JJ not bothering to look up, when she heard a familiar voice that hadn't said her name in over ten years,

"JJ?" The soft, pure voice said.

JJ looked up in disbelief. Standing there, next to Hotch, was a beautiful, tall girl with long, thick brown hair, the fairest skin, and piercing blue eyes that matched JJ's.

"Riley…" JJ stood up,

"You…you're here, oh my god!" JJ made her way over to her childhood best friend, and Riley met her halfway, pulling her into a tight hug.

"Oh my god JJ, I've missed you so much! I'm so sorry for everything, I never thought I'd see you again!"

JJ felt tears sting her eyes, she'd gotten so caught up with everything in college that she'd drifted apart from Riley, and when she realized this once she got accepted into the FBI Academy, she was absolutely heartbroken, and blamed herself for their falling out.

"Riley, I…I'm sorry too. Both of us just got so caught up in everything."

They pulled apart, and for once, Riley was the one wiping tears from JJ's face,

"How are you? How have you been? H-" Her eyes went to JJ's wedding ring,

"You got married?" She asked playfully, a mischievous smile coming to her face.

"Yeah I did," JJ chuckled, "I uh, I have a son, too. He's almost five." JJ smiled and her cheeks flushed.

"Congrats! JJ that's wonderful."

They were interrupted by Hotch clearing his throat, and they both remembered they were in the BAU.

"So I see you two know each other."

JJ looked at her friend and boss, slightly embarrassed,

"Uh, yeah, we grew up together, we were like sisters." JJ laughed, and she turned to her team,

"Guys, this is my long-time best friend, Riley Neal."

Each of them introduced themselves and shook her hand, with the exception of Reid, who gave a simple wave.

"Agent Neal here is joining the team, she comes to us from six years in the Secret Service." Hotch said, causing each of them to raise their eyebrows and wear impressed expressions. JJ gave Riley a side-squeeze, pride of her friend overwhelming her.

The girls caught up, and soon enough it was if nothing changed. Riley made a full recovery in her freshman year of college, and she'd been dedicated to her work ever since. She'd hardly dated, stating that she was married to her work, which made JJ laugh.

As the months passed, Riley fit in with the team more and more, eventually being accepted as family by the whole team. JJ decided her life was officially perfect; she had a man she loved, a child, and now her best friend was by her side nearly every single day, just like the old times. She never asked for anything more, just that they would all remain safe and happy.

It truly was the fantasy she'd imagined.

"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus a day so I never have to live without you."

AA Milne, "Winnie the Pooh"