JJ chased after Emily as she stormed downstairs. Emily grabbed her mother's arm and dragged her away from the half witted soon to be sister in law, Alexandria.

"You need to tell me right now why dad sent me a letter."

"Emily, honey you need to calm down, this is the first time you've seen young JJ since you left darling."

"Cut the crap mother." Emily snapped, and JJ put a hand on her shoulder to try and ease her anger.

"Edwin is looking for a way to get back in with you kids. He started realizing how important family should've been to him. I wish both of us would've noticed before."

"Wait a minute, how does Andrew come out of Edwin?" JJ jumped in still very confused.

"Andrew's given name was Edwin Andrew Scott Prentiss IV, we always called him Andrew since father left." Emily explained.

"He was a horrible man your father." Emily looked at her mother and sighed.

"He's visiting soon, with 'the kids' Emma and Jason."

"Emma? As in a replacement you?" Elizabeth was shocked, Edwin loved Emily more than any other person in the world and to name another child so close to his beloved Emily's own name was unthinkable.

"He's an ass what can we say?" Emily said before sighing and pulling JJ to her, she found a lot of comfort in the younger woman. Elizabeth smiled and walked by the girls to rejoin Alex.

"Emily, just remember, you don't have to do anything you do not want to."

"I know mother." Emily said but Elizabeth was already out of the room.

"I love you JJ." Emily mumbled softly. JJ pulled Emily closer smiling against Emily's shoulder.

"I love you too." They stayed there just holding onto one another till Andrew's voice called them in for dinner. Emily gave one last squeeze to JJ before kissing the top of her head.

"Ready to join the real world?"

"You mean politics?" Emily nodded. "Sure, let me see if I remember, no religion, no president, no sex, and no décor talk right?"

"Right, though I think Religion and sex are going to be a hit topic tonight." Emily laughed arm around JJ's waist as they walked back into the dinning room. Alex had looked up at them then right back down at her plate, Emily could tell it was taking a lot for the older woman to hold back her harsh words.

"Gezz Alex if I didn't know better I'd say someone was beating you with a bat." Emily said pulling a chair out for JJ before sitting next to her.

"Emily, don't push it." Elizabeth warned and Emily nodded.

"Sorry." Emily smirked at Alex. She'd get along with the politician sooner or later, much later.

"Emily, be nice." Andrew said looking across the table at his sister, he knew what Emily was doing, they did it as kids. Team up on the poor person across the table from them ask questions and give each other looks that would only say things to them and confuse the poor person. Emily looked at Andrew and nodded, then a cell phone went off.

"I…" JJ said turning red.

"Get it dear, it's no worry." Elizabeth explained. JJ flipped the phone open.

Jen

1567 Main st. Scotty's brother needs back up.

Sean.

"I have to go." JJ said and Emily looked over at her, seeing JJ's flushed face she became worried.

"Jennifer? What's wrong?" Emily asked.

"Scotty's brother is in trouble."

"Scotty as in little Scott Starkey from…" JJ's phone went off again.

Jen

Stay away from the house, Scotty went in to get his bro next thing we know police are everywhere.

Sean

JJ quickly wrote a response.

"It's really rude to…" Alex started but was cut off by Emily.

"Finish that statement and you'll define rude completely different next time." Emily warned.

Sean

What happened?

Jen

Jen

Scotty's brother grew up and smashed his father. Everyone's ok, the kids are all out. Thanks though.

Sean

Sean

It's all ok? I have numbers to people if we need.

Jen

Jen

Child services?

Sean

JJ sent the phone number to child services that she had stored in her phone. Quickly shutting the phone and sliding it back into her pocket she grabbed Emily's hand under the table and smiled at Alex.

"You are a politician, not a real world, 'I have to run in there and point a gun at some ass hole's head' kind of person. I, I am that person. So when you feel like your ready to run into a situation head on guns blazing you tell me. I'll let you borrow my glock." Emily looked at JJ, two years was a really long time.

"You own a gun?" Alex stuttered.

"Yes I do, for one reason, because I wasn't going to hear about how another one of my friends was hurt by a loved one." The words sunk in for Emily and she ran back through her mind and couldn't come up with anyone besides JJ's half sister Sam who lived with Phil, that was ever abused. Emily looked up at her mother and Andrew and saw the answer written on their faces. Sam was the one who was hurt.

"Dad sent me a letter." Emily said to Andrew, he looked up from his plate and nodded.

"Nice, how is the old bastard?"

"He's got an Emma and Jason." She said, a hint of sadness in her voice and JJ squeezed her hand.

"Hmm, ass hole." Andrew didn't even look back up as he spoke, Emily and JJ knew how much pain he was in. For the rest of the dinner it was idle chat, with the not so subtle hits at one another, Andrew and Elizabeth stayed out of it mostly till Alex managed to insult Emily and JJ's intelligence. Then Elizabeth called an end to the evening and told JJ and Emily to head to JJ's house again.

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So I'm not really happy with this chapter, I'm not sure with it. On the plus side I'm not in too much trouble, I do however have to lay low around the house for a bit, so I'll be in trouble again soon. Just how I am. If anyone has any ideas on what I should throw in here, or anything, always feel free to give me a shout. About this story, others, or just to chat. Feel free.