Here's chapter 3... I know it's a short one, but more to come soon. God bless 3 day weekends :D

I don't own Criminal Minds. I'm not getting paid for writing either... aw shucks.

Happy reading and enjoy :D

"Hello?" Will answered his phone.

"Hey, it's JJ. I was just calling to see how you're doing." JJ said as she walked out onto the deck of her apartment and sat down on one of her deck chairs and leaned back in the chair, propping her bare feet up on the edge of the table with her ankles crossed.

"I'm okay, how about you?" Will asked, sensing that she needed to talk. "Did you ask your genius out yet?"

JJ shrugged even though it couldn't be seen over the phone. "It's been a long couple of weeks. We had this absolutely horrible case in Kansas City."

"Missouri or Kansas?" Will asked.

"Luckily both." JJ replied. "The fact that the killer sent a letter was the only thing that gave us jurisdiction since the local chief didn't want us to work the case." JJ said as she began to tell Will about the case.

"So," JJ said after getting the stress of the last couple weeks off her chest, "don't think I didn't notice how you changed the subject. Seriously, how are you?"

"Not so fast missy, you just tried to do the same thing with me. Did you ask out your genius?" Will asked again.

JJ sighed. "No… I just every time I get ready to something comes up… either a case or one of our team members interrupting us."

Will clicked his tongue. "I did not see you bein' one to let what you want slip through your fingers so easy cher. Here I was seein' you as more of a take the bull by the horns kind of girl."

JJ narrowed her eyes at the challenge Will was waving in front of her. "I am."

"Huh, then why don't you just ask him? You know you want him to be your beau." Will replied as took a swig out of the beer he was drinking while he relaxed in his living room.

JJ sighed. "Okay, you're right" she replied with after spending a moment thinking about how much fun it had been to flirt with Spence and throw popcorn at him while the team watch Charlie Chaplin in 'A Night in the Show' "You win; I'll ask him, but you are still avoiding my question. How are you?" she asked as she shifted in her seat and stretched her legs.

"I'm the same as I was when you left cher. I'm in limbo." Will replied. "I figure I'll figure things out eventually. So what're y'up to tonight?" he said diverting the conversation once again.

"Well I have this good friend who I wanted to call and check up on and see how he's doing. He's confused and going through a tough time right now. After that, I'm not sure." JJ joked. "How about you?"

"I was just fixin' to go to the gym when you called. I'm hopin' that a good workout will help clear my head." Will replied as they continued to chat about their days.

"Cher, it's gonna be alright. You can't help what he did. Y'all did the best you could." Will in a calm and soothing voice as he listened to JJ relay what happened when Frank Breitkopf showed up in Virginia and killed Gideon's old college friend Sarah. "You got time off, why don't you come down an' visit. Some time away'll do you good. There's nothin' a little time in the quarters won't cure. I'll get your room ready for you cher. I just have one question for you… should I just set out one set of towels an' things for you, or should I make it two?"

JJ chuckled at Will's persistence. "You're a dork Will LaMontagne." JJ said and stood up from behind her desk and looked out the window of her office down into the bullpen. She watched and Morgan and Emily stood up from their desks and head for the break room. She probably wouldn't get a better opportunity than this. "I'll call and let you know once the plans are made." JJ said into the phone.

"Well alright then." Will said hoping that meant that his friend was finally going to ask out her genius.

JJ hung up her cell phone and headed down into the bullpen. She only had a limited amount of time before Morgan and Emily reappeared from the break room. She chewed on her lip as she contemplated what to say and before she knew it, she was standing next to Spence's desk.

"Hey Spence?" JJ asked as she sat down on the edge of his desk, balancing herself with one foot still on the ground.

"JJ?" Spence replied looking up from the paperwork that he was working on in confusion.

"I… um…well, I'm planning on… er, going away while we're on leave and I was wondering… would you, well… um" JJ bit her lip, she'd never been so nervous in her life.

"Do you need me to water your plants or something?" Spence asked as he laid his pen down on top of his paperwork and concentrated his attention on her.

JJ shook her head. "No, actually I was wondering if you'd like to come with? If you don't have plans already?" JJ asked, biting her lip in anticipation of his answer.

"I uh.. well, I do actually; have plans that is...um…" Spence replied in confusion.

"Oh" JJ replied in disappointment. "Well, what are you doing?"

"I'm going to visit my Mom." Spence replied as his hand settled on the pen again and began to play with it nervously.

"For the whole two weeks?" JJ asked.

"N… n… no." Spence stuttered at JJ's interest in his plans. "For a few days."

A smile lit up JJ's face as she found her normal confidence. "Well then, how about I make you a deal. You come away with me for a week, and then I'll go with you to Vegas to visit your Mom for a week. You can show me the sites."

"I … uh…. yeah… um…. But JJ, won't your boyfriend have a problem with you spending two weeks with me?" he asked anxiously. He really wanted to spend the time with JJ, but not if it was going to cause problems for her.

JJ's eyebrows rose on her forehead. "I don't know what boyfriend you're talking about, but I certainly hope the person I want to be my boyfriend is okay with it."

"Okay" Spence said drawing the word out in confusion as he attempted to decipher what exactly that was supposed to mean just as Morgan and Emily walked up.

"Oh, hey JJ" Emily said as she handed Reid his cup of coffee. "If I would have known you were down here, I would have grabbed you some coffee too."

"That's okay," JJ replied with a smile and a glance at Spence as she stood up from the edge of his desk. "I have to go set up my plans for our time off anyway." she said, excusing herself from the group.

Morgan, Emily and Reid all watched as JJ walked back across the bullpen and then up the stairs to the catwalk. Then Emily and Morgan turned to look at Reid.

"What was that all about pretty boy?" Morgan asked.

"I have no idea." Reid replied shaking his head. Then he turned back to work on finishing his paperwork with the backing power of caffeine. While he worked on his paperwork, he wondered just what exactly the next two weeks held in store for him.