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PROMPT #19 - Henry
Simple Plan- "Perfect"
Henry sighed as he plopped down on his bed. He had just gotten back from a weekend at his dad's, another weekend filled with fighting over his college plans. He could remember the close relationship that he and his dad used to have when he was little, playing in the park, baseball games, reading books at bedtime, watching football on tv. When his parents split up, he felt his dad begin to pull away from him small bits at a time. When his mom began dating his stepfather, he felt his dad only saw him out of obligation. That seemed to change when his dad began to date his stepmother. They grew closer again, until his stepmother got pregnant and having a kid from her husband's other relationship didn't fit the perfect Christmas card picture. Visits were down to one weekend a month if that and it seemed the closer and got to graduating, the more they fought. Henry wanted to follow in his stepfather's footsteps, majoring in pre-law, just as his stepbrother did. His father thought he was turning his back on him and his lifestyle. Henry bit his tongue, wanting to tell him that his father had turned his back first.
Henry sighed again. Rehashing his weekend was only giving him a headache. He reached for his phone, fully intent on calling one of his friends to get into a little trouble when he heard the front door open. His stepfather called up to him, asking him if he wanted to grab some pizza, just the two of them. Henry smiled. His stepfather always seemed to know just what he needed after a visit with his dad. He supposed his parents being profilers came in handy every now and then.
Henry bounced down the stairs, his previous moodiness evaporating. His dad may never be the man he wanted him to be, but his stepfather more than made up for it.
In the end, he was a pretty lucky kid after all.
PROMPT #20 – JJ/Hotch
Pogues- "Fairytale of New York"
It was Christmas Eve in New York. The case had finished that morning and they should have been on the quick plane trip home that morning, but a storm had swept in grounding all planes. The disheartened BAU team had met at the hotel bar to celebrate Christmas or at least drink away the knowledge that the earliest they would make it home was tomorrow afternoon. One by one team members left the bar to stumble to their rooms until only Hotch and JJ remained. It was a toss-up over which one felt guiltier over not being with their children on Christmas morning. JJ let several tears slip down her cheeks as the alcohol crumbled the steel wall she had built and the stress of returning to the BAU, spending less time with Henry, and the deterioration of her relationship with Will came rushing in. Hotch took her face in his hands, wiping away her tears with his thumbs. He leaned down and gave her a kiss filled with compassion and understanding. She grabbed his hand and squeezed it, not letting go until the next morning.
A/N: If you haven't heard this song, I recommend you go listen to it on youtube. It's all kinds of awesome.
PROMPT #21 – JJ/Will
New Found Glory- "My Friends Over You"
He was a good guy, sweet and caring. He let her decide the course of their relationship, pressuring her only when she got pregnant. Even then, he backed off when she couldn't tell him yes. He gave up his home, his job, his life so that she didn't have to give up hers and still, she couldn't commit her life to him.
He was ecstatic when she was transferred out of the BAU, though he tried to understand her sadness and anger. He was sure it was only a matter of time before they would finally be man and wife and maybe even have that second child he had been hinting at. He hadn't counted on her still being as involved with her old team as she was.
He was angry when she told him of Rossi and Hotch's offer to bring her back to the BAU and for the first time, he let her know just how much. He threatened to leave if she went back and she never flinched. He accused her of loving her old team more than him and was stunned when she simply walked away.
He should have known she would choose them over him. She had done it all along.
