She's the One [JJ x Reader]

Long chapter! ~1500 words

August 30, 2022
One week ago, Jackson turned one. Time has absolutely flown by, because if he's one then that means I've been with JJ for three years. Hotch's son, Jack, is 14 now and he started high school today, so Rossi invited us all over to celebrate. JJ and I were making casual conversation while we got dressed to leave.

As she flipped through her clothes in the closet she said to me, "Can you believe Jack is a high schooler now? Do you realize that means Henry will be in high school next year?"

I looked through my own clothes and responded, "Makes my head spin. Having him become a teenager was already too much."

Unbeknownst to us, Henry was standing in the doorway "I'm not that old, guys."

JJ and I both jumped and she snapped, "Henry! How many times do I have to tell you not to scare us like that?"

"Probably a few more times."

I sat there in my sports bra and sweatpants and said, "What are you doing in here? I don't even have a shirt on, ya know?"

"Jackson is standing up in his crib. Pretty sure he wants to get out... seems pretty bored."

JJ sighed, "All right, can you bring him in here?" Henry walked out to go get him and JJ added, "Carefully!" I took my clothes out and laid them on the bed, not striping from anything else until I was sure Henry wouldn't be entering the room again. He trudged back into our bedroom with Jack in his arms, carefully lifting him off to me.

When he let go he said, "He's so fat"

I whispered and covered Jack's ears, "Don't body shame your brother!" Henry laughed and went back to his room to get dressed and probably help Mikey get ready too. I placed Jackson in the middle of our bed, carefully watching him as I got dressed to make sure he didn't roll off. A few minutes later, JJ walked out of the closet and was fully dressed. With the final tie of both my shoelaces I was also ready to go. JJ picked Jackson up and held him in one arm, flinging her purse over her shoulder with the other.

I smoothed his hair back as he babbled and asked her, "When you do you think he'll start talking?"

"Any day now... we just have to keep talking to him so he'll be encouraged by our example"

I pulled my phone out and sighed, "Okay, but I'm running out of things to talk about," I held my phone up to him, "Hey, Jackie, look— the S&P fell 10 points today" JJ chuckled and walked out of the bedroom to go check on our other boys. I took out my keys to my bike and headed into the kitchen.

When JJ saw my keys she questioned, "Uhhh whatcha doin with those?"

I made my puppy dog eyes, "Can I take the bike?"

She scoffed, "And then what? I'm in the car with these three?" She motioned to the three boys surrounding her.

I offered a solution, "I'll take Hen."

Henry's eyes lit up, "Can I mom?! Can I?!"

JJ winced, "I don't know, babe, he's never been on the bike before."

Henry tugged on JJ's dress, "Come onnn! You were just talking about how old I am!" She gave in and agreed to let him ride with me as long as he wore a helmet and gloves.

I butted in, "Ah, hold that thought," I jogged into our bedroom and came back out a few seconds later, holding something behind my back. I held it out for Henry to see, who let out an excited gasp.