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Chapter 10

It took a long time for JJ to calm down but finally the sobs subdued and JJ sat up next to Emily on the couch where Emily had guided them. "I am sorry, Emily."

"Don't be sorry, we all need a shoulder to cry on every now and then." Emily answered as lightly as she could due to the current events.

"How about that coffee?" JJ asked while she got up; "Or maybe something stronger? I know that I could use it if I am going to tell you what has been going on."

"Maybe some wine, I can't have anything stronger I'll have to drive home at some point." Emily answered with a smile; "But by all means if you need something stronger be my guest."

"Hmm ... no, wine would be fine by me, I guess." JJ said musing while she got up and retrieved a bottle and wine glasses from the cabinet, and put them on the table before she made her way to the kitchen to uncork the bottle. JJ poured the wine into the glasses and handed one to Emily before she sat back down next to her.

JJ breathed in deeply and hoped that she would be able to tell Emily what was going on, and most importantly what had her so upset. "Will left us." She started with the easy part, the part which Emily probably figured out by now on her own.

"We've been having some problems lately, Will thinks that I don't care enough. He still wants me to quite my job which I refuse to do, I told him that before things started to get serious between us. And I kept telling him that from the moment I found out that I was pregnant." She rubbed the side of her head, she could feel a headache starting to build.

"I worked too damn hard to get this job and I am not willing to give it up not yet. I love Henry but I can't see myself as a stay at home mom. If that was what I wanted I could have stayed in East Allegheny. It would feel like I was wasting my potential and I don't want that. I am aware that I work long hours and that I am away a lot, but that doesn't mean that I don't care, does it?" JJ asked not really expecting an answer from Emily. "I love Henry he is part of me, there is nothing I wouldn't do for him, but there is also a life besides him. Having kids doesn't mean that what I want doesn't count anymore; I'll go stir crazy if I stay at home all day." JJ spoke the words with fire behind them, clearly she was getting more and more worked up about the topic.

"Anyway that is besides the point, I went out with Garcia last night. I more or less needed ... uhm her advice on something." JJ said biting her lip, while she watched Emily to see if she got a reaction. When Emily didn't respond to her hesitation the younger woman quickly started talking again; "When I got home Will was asleep. So this morning really was the first time I saw him and he started to bring up the usual issues again. It's like a broken record, always repeating the same arguments and I was so sick of hearing them. We got into a fight and he left." JJ shrugged.

"Jayje, did he hurt you?" Emily asked worried about her friend, she had been worried for weeks. Ever since she had noticed that JJ often looked tired when she came to work and sometimes she would be staring in the distance completely unaware of her surroundings. What had worried her the most was the fact that JJ recently flipped out to Reid when he stated facts during an investigation on a case. Of all the people on the team JJ had always been the one who would deal with Reid in the sweetest way possible. She would listen to him ramble on about some random and sometimes unrelated facts without ever loosing her patience or temper. While others would have stepped in and basically told him to shut up, or plainly interrupt the young genius she would always treat him with respect and actually pay attention. She would step forward and make sure that other officers wouldn't make fun of him and protect him like a little brother. However, about a week ago it was JJ who completely lost control with him. They had all shrugged, assumed that it was bound to happen because in some ways Reid could be fairly annoying. Add to that the stress of the case they were working at the moment, and the general stress of JJ's job she was bound to have a breakdown sooner or later. It was something which had worried Emily, though she never said anything about it, it was something which she had filed away in her memories knowing that it would be a vital piece of information one day.

"No, what... no. He is not a violent man. Besides he knows that I am a more accurate shooter then he is. He would not dare to lay a finger on me or Henry." JJ tried to make a joke, but Emily didn't laugh nor did she smile she just watched her friend intently with those sad dark brown eyes. JJ sighed, knowing that her aversion hadn't worked she took a sip from her wine before she started talking again; "He left knowing that I had exactly five minutes left to grab something to eat and leave to go to work. That is what he does, he lays his arguments out on the table and then he leaves, he doesn't communicate he just leaves. He deals with his issues in his own way and he returns when he's wrapped his head around the situation. That is just the way he is."

"So he'll be back then?" Emily asked ashamed that she felt saddened by the fact that her best friends long term boyfriend would return to her and their child.

"No. I don't think he will." JJ stated simply without further explanation.

Emily's heart skipped a beat before she asked the next question; "Why is this time different?"

"I don't love him anymore and to be honest at this point I am not even sure if I ever loved him or if he was just convenient at the time."

"What do you mean you have been living together with him for at least two years and you were dating for a year before that!" Emily exclaimed wondering how you could stay together with someone for that long without loving them.

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