As soon as Will fell asleep that night, I snuck to the kitchen to text Emily. I waited a few minutes but she never text back. I sat at the table in the dark for a few minutes thinking about what I knew I had to tell Will in the morning and dreading the conversation. Realizing that no matter how long I sat there it wasn't going to change anything, I went to bed.
The next morning I got up a little earlier than Will and made breakfast. It's always nice to wake up to the smell of coffee and bacon. I was almost finished when Will walked in. He wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my cheek. "Mornin'" he says with a smile and pours some juice. I fix our plates and we sit at the table. Will takes a few bites and then looks up, "You're awfully quiet this morning. Is everything okay?". "No." I didn't even hesitate. "This isn't working Will. We're not happy. I'm not happy. When I'm not working you're flying to Louisiana and when I am working you're wishing you were in Louisiana. You miss your job. That's never going to change. I love Henry and I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world but if I hadn't gotten pregnant you would've never left. We love each other but we're not in love. I don't think we ever were."
By the time I was finished my cheeks were drenched in tears. He just sat there with a look of relief on his face and teary-eyed, like he was glad he didn't have to say it. Then finally, "I know. I thought it was the right thing, moving here to be with you. It worked for a while but you're right J.J., we're not happy, not together." He walked over, gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek, "I'll move my things to the guest room while you're out getting Henry from Penelope's."
As I'm clearing the table I hear my phone going off in the other room. I look at the caller ID and see Emily's name and I can't help but smile. I opened the message and read, 'Hey, I didn't get your text until this morning, my phone was off last night. Is everything o.k.?' I wanted so badly to tell her what had just happened but I didn't. 'I just wanted to say goodnight.' As soon as the message was sent, I threw some clothes on and walked out the door.
I called Garcia to let her know I was on my way. They were just getting up so I stopped and grabbed coffee and doughnuts. After everything that happened I couldn't wait to see Henry. I get to her door and just as I'm about to knock, Kevin opens the door. "I tried to stop her." he says with a 'we're in trouble' look on his face. I walk in to see Henry in a new outfit playing with a new remote control car. "Garcia! My house is turning into a toy store." Trying to talk herself out of trouble, "I know, I know but he's so cute and it was on sale. I couldn't help myself." I reached down and picked up Henry, gave him a big hug and kiss and told him I loved him.
I took everyone to lunch at a local deli, letting time pass before heading home. I knew that I couldn't stall for long but I had to try. A few hours passed and it was time to go home. I pull in the driveway and Will is sitting on the steps. As he gets Henry out of the car I take the bags inside. I put Henry's things away and head to my bedroom. I thought that seeing Will's side of the closet empty, all of his things gone, would make me sad, but it didn't. I turn and walk out, closing the door to my room and my past with Will.