Hotch frowned, not fully understanding. "He just...left?"
JJ nodded, already tired of the conversation. "Yep."
"But why?"
She sighed, tossing the file down onto her desk. He wasn't going to let this go, and her head was pounding. "Because he's convinced that you and I are having an affair."
His eyes widened and his frown deepened. "Neither of us has ever given him any reason to think that."
She shrugged. "Yeah, well..."
"JJ, I'm sorry -"
She held up a hand to stop him. "Don't apologize, Hotch. You didn't do anything wrong."
"Neither did you," he said firmly.
JJ let out a bitter laugh. "I had a perfectly good man who loved me, and I just couldn't bring myself to love him back. I'd say there's something wrong with that."
His hand lifted as though he wanted to touch her, but then it fell to his side again. "Just because he's a good man doesn't make him the right one," he said quietly.
With that, he turned and walked out of the office, leaving JJ to stare after him.