The beginning of this chapter will be from Henry's POV. I'll let you know when it changes back to JJ's also there's no flashback in this chapter but there definitely will in the next
I waited till Mommy and Aunty Pen walked into the kitchen then sat up on the couch and turned to look at Aunty Emmy on the TV. It's pretty cool how it's set up, I like how Aunty P can do stuff like that.
"I miss you soooooo much Aunty Emmy" I said looking at her the way I usually look at Mommy when I want something
"I miss you too Henry, I'm sorry I couldn't have come and seen you when I was just there but I had to come straight back here after getting your Mother" she said and I could tell she was sad. Uncle Spence has been teaching me how to 'people watch' and he said it's easier to see things when you know the person.
"I want to say thank you for bringing my Mommy home" I said, I had wanted to from the first moment mommy said Aunty Emmy saved her,
"Aw, Henry that's so sweet but you don't have to thank me" she said and I could see a little tear trying to fall
"No I do, Mommy always says when someone does something for you, you should thank them and you bring my Mommy home to me. I will thank everyone else when I see them but I wanted to thank you first because you're really special to me" I said, looking down at my shoes, I want to get through the next part but I can't if I start crying
"Oh sweetie, you're really special to me too. I love you so much" she said and I wish she was here to give me a hug.
"Aunty Emmy can I ask you a question?"
"Sure buddy, ask away"
"Do you love my Mom?" I looked up at her, seeing her stop in.. Surprise?
"Um, yea of course, just like I love everyone else. Why's that?" she sounded different and kept clearing her throat. I'll ask Uncle Spence what that means later
"No I mean really love her, like the Prince and the Princesses love each other, like Mr Jackson and Mrs Jackson love each other."
"Who are Mr and Mrs Jackson?" I know she is avoiding the question, Uncle Derek taught me about how people answer a question with a question so they change topic, but I'm not letting it
"They are an old couple that live across the street, they have been married 66 years and still hold hands, and Mommy said that's what true love is. Now, do you love my Mommy?"
"Henry why are you asking me this?" she said in a voice that I know will probably be telling me off soon
"Because Mommy is telling me a story about a beautiful woman that she fell in love with and I know it's you. I'm almost 6 not silly and I spend a lot of time with Uncle Spence, I know that the only person she hasn't told me about in the story is you. So I just put a few things together and figured you're the one that made Mommy happy" I said, spitting it all out so fast I'm not sure if she even understood and when I looked at her I saw tears running down her cheeks "Oh sorry Aunty Emmy, I didn't want you to cry, if I was there I would give you a hug to make it all better"
"Oh I know you would sweetie" she laughed then her face went serious "I think you have to let Mommy finish the story. Then you will know why the beautiful woman isn't there right now, ok buddy?" she smiled but her eyes still looked sad
"Ok, my birthdays in 2 weeks, are you going to be here?" I changed the subject so hopefully she won't be so sad anymore
"I'll really try buddy, I might be in trouble from my boss for stealing a plane and coming to get your mom before I told anyone" she laughs
"Stealing's bad Aunty Emmy!" I yelled at her
"I know buddy anyway I'll defiantly try, not every day my favourite little man turns 6" she smiles and finally her eyes look happy too, just then I yawn and she gives me a serious look again "Alright buddy, go get your mommy and aunt pen, its way past your bedtime." She said and I jumped off the couch running into the kitchen.
"Mommy! It's your turn now"
JJ's POV
Henry came running into the kitchen and grabbed our hands and started pulling us into the lounge "Thanks buddy, why don't you say good night to Aunt Emmy and Aunty Pen then I'll go tuck you in, its way past your bedtime"
"Nah, I want Aunty Penny to tuck me in, she tells funny stories" he says, letting go of my hand and pulling on hers before she sits on the couch.
"Aren't my stories funny? Oh it hurts" I grabbed my chest and feigned being hurt
"No, I like your stories, especially the one you are telling me now, but I want Jack and Jill tonight. Night Aunty Emmy" he blows her a kiss
"Night night buddy, sleep tight, love you" she makes a show of catching his kiss and blowing him one back
"Love you too, night mommy, love you" he comes over and gives me a big sloppy kiss "lets go Aunt Pen" I manage to yell a "love you too" after them before they are up the stairs.
"Two peas in a pod those two" Emily laughs and I turn back around to her
"So, what did Henry want to talk to you so seriously about?" I laugh but half serious, curiosity was getting the better of me and I was so close to eavesdropping
"Secret squirrel business" she laughs
"I can be a secret squirrel, I do work for the FBI you know"
"Nope, doesn't work like that, you have to be brought in by another squirrel and I don't think neither me nor Henry will bring you in on this one, we'll not yet anyway" she laughs
"You know that makes me more curious" I pout and flop back down on the couch
"Yea but you're so cute when you're curious" she laughs then stops when she realised what she had said "anyway, how are you feeling? Is Will taking care of you" she asked trying to look around the room from what she could see of him
"Nah, but Henry is" I say hoping I can finally have this chat with her and I see her go instantly mad at what I said
"Why isn't he? You're his wife, he should be there helping you get better"
"Actually Em, I'm his Ex-wife" I see a brief moment of anger until what I said clicked
"Ex-wife? But he was at the bar with us, he was put in protective custody" she said more to herself than to me
"Well we are still friends and he was put in custody because he had Henry. It was an easy divorce, we both realised that we weren't in love with each other anymore, that we only stayed together this long for Henry and the fact that we got married straight after him almost dying probably wasn't the smartest. Getting married wasn't the right choice, especially when we were both in love with other people" there is was said, the whole truth and after 9 months she finally knows.
"Other people?" she's still shocked, which I'm hoping would go away soon because I actually want to have a decent chat about this
"Yea, he was fighting feelings for a paramedic, who is really nice and gets along with Henry great and well you know who I'm in love with"
"Why didn't you tell me? How long has it been? You're my best friend, I thought I was yours, you could've told me!" of course, the first emotion after shock is always anger with Emily Prentiss
"I tried, but you never answered my calls, only responded to texts that were about Henry or the others and you only Skype me when you want to talk to Henry and then you make up some excuse to go before I even have a chance to say two words. I'm actually surprised you've stayed on this long" I yelled trying not to get to loud, there was a silence after I finished but we kept looking into each other's eyes, well as much as you can over the computer
"You still lo-"before she could finish Garcia came running down the stairs
"Hey my badass beauties" Pen said, running across the living room and jumped on the couch "I was having a lovely chat with Master Henry and he mentioned you might be coming over for his birthday"
"Yea, I was thinking about it, but like I also told him, I might not be able to get away. Got in a bit of trouble for just leaving and "commandeering" an Interpol jet. But I'll do what I can to get there" she smiles
"Oh that's awesome, not about getting in trouble but about coming over" Garcia laughs
"How much trouble are you in Em?" I don't like knowing she's in trouble because of me
"Not sure yet, I managed to talk them around when I told them about how Askari was an international terrorist and that he's been on our watch list for a while and this was probably our only change to get him. I'm really only in trouble for leaving my post unmanned for 30 minutes and not taking a team with me. I'll probably just get a couple of weeks suspension or something" she shrugged then looked at her watch "Sorry ladies but I have to go, I have breakfast with the Ambassador then off to work, one nightmare after the next" she laughs then after saying our goodbyes Pen and I open up a bottle of wine and watch a movie.