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Chapter 7

That morning JJ arrived at work with minutes to spare, something which all of her colleagues immediately noticed. She hated it when that happened, her coworkers were profilers and even though they promised not to profile each other out of respect for their privacy it was hard not to use the knowledge they possessed. Even JJ who wasn't a profiler had learned a thing or two over the years and found herself far more perceptive then she ever had been. JJ was never late, usually. That morning she had to drop Henry off at the FBI's daycare facility instead of leaving him at home with Will she was later then usual.

She felt horrible for what happened at home with Will but she knew that she had to give him some space. She knew that he needed time alone to process what happened before he would come to her to talk about it. That was the way it had always worked with Will, he would deal with his problems on his own and once he gathered his own thoughts about it he would be able to talk.

She closed the door to her office behind her, at that moment effectively halting all questions but knowing that it would only be a matter of time. She had avoided meeting any of the curious looks from her colleagues. Privacy was important to JJ, even though she saw her colleagues as family she still needed to have her privacy. Especially because she worked with some of the best profilers in the world, they would never intentionally profile her but being a profiler was part of them and she couldn't imagine how they could not use their knowledge even unintentionally. She knew that they could read her body language no matter how well she tried to hide her true feelings.

JJ sat down behind her desk which was still covered in file folders. She knew that she had enough work to keep herself hidden in her office for days on end. But JJ also knew that most likely one of her colleagues would enter the office soon enough, and if she had to place a bet she was sure that it would be Garcia. She breathed in and out deeply a couple of times trying to settle the nauseating feelings which had settled in her stomach the moment Will walked out the door. She never meant for it to happen this way. She wanted to talk to him face to face, no matter how hard it was to tell him that she no longer loved him the way he loved her she wanted to tell him that while it was just the two of them. So that she could tell him without interruption and not while she was half way out the door to work in the morning.

She decided that giving Will his space at this point was the best thing she could do. She sighed deeply and opened the first file folder on the top of one of the stacks, her eyes quickly flew over the pages while she decided that the police department didn't need their full team to visit. She would hand the folder to Morgan for a consult since it was his area of expertise. She had barely picked up the second file when there was a knock on her door before she had time to answer the door flew open. Immediately followed by the overly cheery voice of her best friend and confidant.

"Good morning Gumdrop, I hope you don't have a headache, like I have." Garcia's smile faltered when she took a first look at her friend; "Oh, you don't look so good, luckily I have brought you coffee, exactly the way you like it. A huge mug of strong coffee in the morning for my Gumdrop." She said while she put a large much in front of JJ with a grant gesture.

JJ smiled weakly, sure she did have a headache but it was more likely to be caused by stress then the alcohol she consumed. "He knows" JJ said barely audible.

"He knows, oh Jayje did you have the talk with him last night after you came home? When I said that you should tell him I didn't mean as soon as you got home. It was so late already." Garcia rambled on worried that she gave JJ the wrong advice. Garcia sat down in the chair in front of JJ's desk after she placed the stack of papers which had been occupying the seat previously on top of another stack of papers. She was glad that her 'babies' held all of her folders, she would go stir crazy if her lair of an office was anything like JJ's. How the woman who seemed so controlled and put together on the outside could work like this was something she could never get used to.

"No, he was asleep when I came home. This morning right before I had to leave he asked me if I found it necessary to go out with my team the day after we arrived home from a case. He claimed that I should spend more time with my son and 'husband', I should have let it go. But I decided to pick a fight with him because I hate it when he assumes that I will be his wife one day. I don't know..." JJ sighed; "It was just the wrong comment at the wrong time. It was the proverbial drop..."

"Oh Jayje, I am so sorry."

"That's not all. It gets worse." JJ sighed; "I told him that I did care for him and he got up and told me that was were the problem started that I just cared for him. And with that he just walked out the door, he didn't seem mad, he was calm as if he somehow suspected or knew. I don't know where he went, I couldn't stop him from going because Henry was still in his crib and I had to go to work. Oh Garcia, I made such a mess of it all." JJ said lamentably barely keeping the tears at bay, part of her sadness was because she knew that she was going to hurt the man who loved her so deeply that he stayed with her through the past couple of years. For the man who never got the love he gave in return. Part of her sadness was for her son who's father would mostlikely move out of his life, probably back to his Southern state of origin. And thirdly because her own conflicting feelings once again made a complete mess of everything which was good in her life.

"Well, I can't really disagree there but JJ it happened and whether he suspects something or not you still need to talk to him. He deserves your honesty."

"I know Garcia, but I also know that right now he needs his space it is his way of dealing with a situation which is out of his control. Garcia could you babysit Henry tonight? I need to talk to him without interruptions." JJ sighed; "If he wants to talk to me that is."

"Are you kidding me, I love to babysit him. Oh you should totally see Kevin with him, sometimes I wonder who is the kid when he is lying belly down on the floor with Henry playing with cars it is so cute." Garcia rambled, glad to see a faint smile appear on her friends face. "I'll tape it for you, it is uber-cute."

"Thanks Garcia, I appreciate it."

"That's what friends are for, sweetie." Garcia said while she got up and without another word she left the room. Knowing that JJ needed her space as well.