Author's Note:

So let me tell you about the importance of saving. You should do it. So when your sister comes and takes your charger away and your computer dies... you dont lose the next chapter of your story!

and seeing how I don't feel like writing it all again at the moment but its kind of key to the story I am going to throw a curveball here and give you guys an update that...is... at a different POV. I might take this down when the real chapter is up. Or.. maybe it'll start a new story or maybe I'll just be lazy. I don't know.

School starts Thursday. Work is killin' me. and... Family sucks. So I apologize for the lack of... inspiration.

| Criminal Minds || Viva Las Vegas |

JJ watched as Henry ran through the playground, laughing before turning back to Penelope.

"Will's moving back to New Orleans."

Penelope frowned. "When did this happen?"

"He's been talking about it since... Spencer came in that night, you know? He was going to stay for Henry, but with Spencer being back and... I don't know. He says he got a better job and he's still going to be in Henry's life...but..."

"You don't believe him?"

"I..." She paused, watching at Henry walked up to an older boy, asking to play. She always held her breath when he did so, knowing the horror stories from Spencer's past. She did not want them to repeat with her child. When the two started to run around together, she turned back to Penelope.

"I believe that he believes it, but he's a stubborn man. Jealous, too. I think he sees and hears from Henry about how great Spencer is and feels... inadequate."

"How great Spencer is?"

JJ gave Penelope a look. "You know he's great with Henry."

"He's always been great with Henry. Well... the first few months, he was kind of..." She trailed off, unsure on how to word how Spencer was with an infant.

"Awkward? Nervous? Scared me everything he held him?"

Penelope laughed. "Yes, those work."

JJ sighed. "Henry's on this kick where he wants a baby brother or sister. He won't stop talking about how Ryan will be a good mommy and-"

"Oh Jayje,"

"You don't think they'll...get that far, do you?"

"Well he did have a baby with you, Jayje."

"Accident."

"Accidents happen. Plus, he seems pretty smitten."

JJ looked at her, curiously. "What do you know?"

Penelope grinned. "Our certified genius might be planning a fairy tale love story for his last week in Vegas."

JJ looked at her, waiting for more. "And you helped?"

Penelope looked at her with a slight frown. "I'm still Team JJ, but he gave me that look, Jayje. How can I fight that look? and you're little munchkin does it too so it only makes it worse now."

JJ shook her head. "It's fine. Team JJ?"

Penelope grinned again. "Jason said that Ryan always mentioned Team JJ and Team Ryan so.. I don't know, I'm just going with it. It's cute."

"He's going to take her to visit his mother."

"I know."

JJ gave her an annoyed look. "Right. You know everything."

"Oh stop it, Jayje. If you got to know her, you'd like her too. She's feisty. She's good for him, I think. And even you said, she's good with Henry."

"She's great with him."

"So there's a lot worse that he could do. At least his girlfriend loves your son and...loves him."

"How are they in love? They've only known each other for like 3 or 4 months. During which he found out Henry was his, got a new job. He's just trying to have a life away from us and-"

"He came back, JJ."

JJ sighed. "Yeah, yea he did."

"Look sweetie, You and Spencer are two of my very best friends. My family and I'd love if you two got together and got hitched and had many of my wonderfully brilliant and beautiful neices and nephews, but it's not in the cards at the moment. He's happy with her and you gotta deal with that, gorgeous."

JJ rested her head on Garcia's shoulder and sighed. "I want to be happy too."

Criminal Minds || Viva Las Vegas

JJ scooped up the little boy out of the bath tub and wrapped the towel around him. He wiggled out and ran into his room. JJ laughed and followed him.

"Come here, you little nudist."

"I dress myself, Mommy!"

JJ stopped at the door to see him pulling on the superman pajama top and smiled. "Okay."

"I wear socks like Daddy's?"

"No, buddy. Your socks are going to match."

"But Daddy says its bad luck!"

JJ walked over to him to help him balance to get into the bottoms. "Daddy's just silly."

Henry pouted. "But I be like Daddy."

Once he was all dressed, JJ picked him up and walked over to the bed. "You are like Daddy, little man, but for this issue, you're going to be like Mommy. Mommy wears matching socks, so does Aunt Penny and Uncle Derek and they're cool right?"

He sighed. "I guess."

JJ looked at him. "You guess?" JJ tickled his sides. "You better think Mommy's cool."

Henry squealed and wiggled in her arms. "Mommy! No! Mommy! You're cool, you're cool!"

JJ stopped and set him into the bed. "That's what I thought. Now, what do you want to read tonight?"

"Can we call Ms. Ryan to have her read me the God book?"

"The god.. Oh, no, buddy. Ms. Ryan and Daddy are on some big date."

Henry nodded and curled up to his mother. "Mommy?"

"Mmhmm?" She asked, laying next to him. Her bed seeming way too big lately.

"I only have One mommy and one daddy right? But if Papa don't come home or if Ms. Ryan and Daddy don't like each other no more, will I have..."

"Will there be other people in mommy and daddy's lives?"

"Yeah."

"There could be, yeah. Mommy and Daddy are grown ups and when you're grown up, you... try and find someone to spend forever with and sometimes we don't always pick the right person."

"But you and daddy spend forever together, right? Because you got me?"

"Right... Sort of. Daddy and I are just friends, buddy."

"Because Daddy love Ms. Ryan and you love Papa, but if you don't like Papa anymore and Ms. Ryan goes away, then you and daddy love each other again?"

JJ looked at the little boy, wondering what he was getting at. "I... Maybe, I guess. It's hard to say, Henry. And anyways, Daddy and Ms. Ryan are happy right now, so we don't want to wish them any bad luck, okay?"

"I like Ms. Ryan, Mommy."

"I know you do."

"She be my brother's mommy someday, I think."

"Oh?" JJ sighed and pulled him closer.

"Or my sister! I want a sister, mommy. A sister named Jennifer, like you mommy!"

"Oh yeah? I don't think Ms. Ryan would want to name her daughter after me, Hen."

Henry looked up at her, confused. "Why not, Mommy, you're beautiful."

JJ looked down at the little boy and smiled, largely. "Yeah?"

"Uh huh. Daddy says so too. He told me that I got the most beautiful Mommy in the world! and that you fight bad guys and keep me safe and that there's no one else in the whole world who's got a better mommy than I do. Except for him, but that's just because she's his mommy."

JJ smiled. "When did he say this?"

"Before I was his son. He always tell me that you the best and Papa was a good man and that my uncles and aunts and he will keep me safe. Me and Jack safe."

JJ smiled. "Well he's right. We all want you and Jack to be safe." She paused for a minute. "You want to go play with Jack tomorrow, buddy? I bet Ms. Jessica nd Uncle Aaron would love to see you."

"Yeah, Mommy. We go play with Jack and Uncle Aaron tomorrow. I got sleep now, though, right Mommy?"

"Sure do, little man."

Henry closed his eyes and sighed, sleepily. "Daddy not calling me?"

"I..."

She was interrupted by the phone and Henry opened his eyes wide.