Author's Note: The rest will be up by tomorrow night. Thanks for reading. :)
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"Pen, are you sure about this?" JJ yawned into her cell phone the next morning, well afternoon. She had somehow miraculously managed a solid 7 hours of sleep before Henry woke her up. Probably because he had unfortunately woken up not even half an hour after she'd put him in bed and proceeded to keep her awake for the next hour and a half.
"Yes. Hotch has been waiting to spend some time with his nephew and you know Jack loves Henry. He wouldn't have offered if he didn't mean it. You know how Boss Man is."
"Alright." She yawned again. "Henry's still sleeping. Let me shower and get him ready and I'll head over."
"JJ, it's Mother's Day. You deserve this."
"Thanks, Pen." She smiled and disconnected the call before she headed towards the bathroom.
"JJ is on her way over here now, Derek. Get goin'!" Penelope exclaimed into the phone just over an hour and a half later. "Manicures, I can handle but I can only force JJ into shopping for so long."
"I'm on my way, baby girl. Make sure you give me a heads up before she heads here."
"You got it." She replied sharply and disconnected the call just as her front door opened.
"Are you sure you don't want some more color?" Penelope asked her blonde friend again. "French tips are just… boring."
"I'm sure, Pen. I do have to appear on TV occasionally." JJ laughed.
Penelope had managed to keep JJ shopping for two hours, a feat she was quite proud of, and they were now finishing up at their mani/pedi appointment.
"What time is it?" JJ asked, not looking up from her hands.
"Almost five-thirty. How long did Hotch say he was taking Henry for?"
"Overnight."
"Really?" Penelope faked her shock. Hotch was definitely in on this plan, as he was tired of them not realizing what was right in front of them, too.
"Yeah, he said Jack really wanted to have a sleepover with his cousin. You know I can't say no to that little boy." JJ replied, admiring her manicure, before glancing up to the young woman in front of her. "Thank you. Hotch said he'd drop Henry off at daycare with Jack in the morning so I don't even have to pick him up beforehand."
"Wow. Boss Man must happy with you."
"What?" JJ asked, confused.
"I'm just sayin', peaches. He wouldn't do that for any of us." Penelope shrugged, totally pleased with herself for throwing JJ off base.
"No way, Pen. He's our boss. He's just trying to make Jack happy." JJ argued, all the while praying to any and every God that Aaron Hotchner had not developed feelings for her. Not now, not when she finally realized her feelings towards a stupid Chicagoan co-worker.
"Whatever floats yours boats, sweetie." Penelope gathered her bags. "C'mon, let's head back to yours to watch those movies."