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Happy Saturday, here's another update :D

So before it was February but now it's April... ah the magic of fanfiction. The only reason for the time jump is because I got a Jotch idea in my head and had to write it and this is what I came up with, to get to the idea!

I'm feeling more Jotch coming, with a tiny bit Will/Prentiss and a little something (pairing) extra on the way too... drama.

Any thoughts, let me know!

Enjoy.

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JJ rolled over in her new bed, staring at the freshly painted ceiling, tiredly.

It had been two months since the Boise case and two months since she phoned Will from her office, complaining of aching feet when him she'd be home within the hour.

It had been two months since she had parked her car in front of her house and noticed a familiar Prius, stationary on the opposite side of the road.

It had been two months since she opened her front door and noticed a trail of clothes snaking up the stairs. Following the trail she detoured and stood outside her son's room, opened the door quietly and packed some of his clothes and toys in his day bag whilst wiping a tear away.

It had been two months since she kissed her son's forehead as he slept before she went to hover outside her bedroom door. Then she opened the door and for the last two months she had felt numb.

The team had shifted into working as a five member team in the field and when they were in the office it was orchestrated so, JJ and Prentiss were never in the same room for more than ten minutes.

The brunette was beginning to show her baby bump and had been working, practically nine to five since she was placed on desk duty.

As requested, Will stayed away from JJ and Henry except from a few hours here and there, spent with the two year old which allowed the mother and son to get into a working routine, with the small boy staying with Garcia and Kevin or even sometimes Hotch's ex sister in law, when JJ was out of town with the team.

As JJ stared at the morning shadows, that slowly moved across her completely white bedroom, she smiled warmly. The blonde had woken hazily and for the first time, since walking in on her boyfriend and best friend.

She felt genuinely fine.

Maybe it was because it was the first time since that night that she wasn't going to have to see the female profiler for one whole week, something that hadn't happened since a case a few weeks ago.

Or maybe it was because she was going home, since November and for a happy event. Her favourite aunt and uncle were getting married and she was going to be a bridesmaid.

Or maybe it was because Hotch and Jack were going to join her and Henry on the little trip. But as their smiling faces flashed into the liaison's mind, she quickly sat up, trying to drag her mind into the present, instead of where it always went, when she thought of the unit chief.

The possibility of a happy future.

Reluctantly, JJ climbed out of bed, grimacing as her feet touched the cool white wooden floors. Stretching, her minds slowly drifted back, to how helpful Hotch had been since her world had been turned upside down.

JJ knew she had always had a respectful relationship with her supervisor. It hadn't always been that way between them, but over the years, their friendship grew and so did their value for one another.

However, it didn't help, JJ thought, that she had always had some kind of school girl crush on the older man. Not that she would ever act upon it, but he had always been a gentleman, and his kind heart only made him more endearing.

She had cried on him.

She had laughed with him.

She stayed at his place until he had helped her find her new home only twenty minutes from the profiler's apartment.

Then a few weeks ago, Hotch had volunteered to accompany them to JJ's hometown, taking up some of his accumulated vacation time, to make sure she wasn't walking into the lion's den alone.

As the blonde got herself ready, she squashed her thoughts of any man in her life, other than her young son, and instead she focused on preparations for the week to come.

An hour and half later, JJ was getting Henry dressed, when there was a gentle knock on the door. The agent looked at her wrist watch and smirked to Henry, who just giggled in response. "He can never be late, can he?"

JJ lifted Henry into her arms and they both grinned widely as they welcomed their guests. "Hey guys."

"Hi JJ, hey Henry, look what I'm bringing." Jack chirped, showing them his portable DVD player, Hotch had bought him for the journey. "We can watch Wall-E!"

"Wall-E!" Henry clapped excited as JJ placed him on the ground after she stepped aside to let the father and son inside.

Hotch tussled the two and a half year olds hair, as he ushered the boys into the living room. "You guys stay here while we take the bags to car, okay?"

The two boys nodded, both instantly distracted as their babbling conversation began. Hotch eyed JJ in disbelief, at how fast the boys could become immersed in their own little world and followed the petite woman back to the hall way.

Chuckling, Hotch ran his hand through his hair. "You realise we're only going to Pennsylvania for four days, right?"

JJ smirked as she opened the handle on her large suitcase and hinted towards the three other bags that surrounded it. "A girl needs her shoes, Hotch."

"I'm pretty sure no girl needs this many shoes." The profiler quipped as he lifted the heavy suitcase with a groan. "Jesus JJ, are your shoes made of cement."

"Lift with your legs, Aaron." JJ laughed as she watched the agent profiler struggle with the suitcase.

They chuckled and made small talk as they got the car packed up and were soon on their way to East Alleghany. With the boys completely drawn into the film in the back of the car, Hotch began to ask questions about JJ's family, much to the blonde's discomfort.

"Oh come on you'll have to show me." Hotch smirked seeing JJ shake her head in determination.

Sighing, JJ turned in her seat, watching his profiler as he drove. "No way, do you get to see them."

"Fine, if you won't show me baby photo's, I at least get embarrassing stories." Hotch teased at JJ's lips pursed, as she stifled another chuckle.

Seeing his determination, JJ huffed as she folded her arms. "My family is under strict orders not to embarrass me this week."

"Are you sure your family are okay with us coming with you?" Hotch asked warily.

JJ replied instantly. "Of course they are. Just don't be offended if they say something rude. They usually don't mean it."

The driver raised an eye. "Rude?"

"Most of them, mainly my mother, doesn't like the fact I'm in the bureau, so if she says something, it's probably best just to move the subject on as quickly as possible. Vodka also helps." JJ smirked in amusement as she watched him nod along as he listened intensely.

The couple fell into a comfortable cycle of easy silence and quiet small talk, opting only to turn the radio on 20 miles away from JJ's small hometown. As a profiler, Hotch could read the sudden tension in the passenger's body as she watched the cars go by her window, the closer they got to her past life.

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