Updated: January 3, 2016.

JJ: 28

Emily: 32

Anahbella: 3 1/2

Addiesan: 3 1/2

Henry: 4

A/N #1: JJ parents are going to be Anahbella grandparents. Elizabeth is not in her life very much.

I do not own Criminal Minds or the characters.

April 2013. General P.O.V. Emily's apt.

One night in April, after she gets done putting Anah down Emily sits down on the couch to watch DVR'ed recordings of Grey's Anatomy. She's about half-way through when she hears a knock on her door. Pausing the TV and going to the door, she checks the peephole. She surprised to see JJ.

The last she heard of, JJ was going to have dinner with Will and Henry. She didn't really want JJ to go, as she knew all about how Will treated JJ, but her little butterfly was no longer a little kid and as much as she wants to, she knows she can't protect her from all the bullies in life. Emily opens the door and pulls JJ inside, immediately wrapping her arms around the blonde.

"Hey." Emily says softly. "What's wrong Jen?"

JJ shakes her head not wanting to answer.

"Jenny, if don't tell me what's wrong, then I can't help you fix it, sweetheart." Emily whispers. She pulls JJ over to the couch and sits down.

JJ looks up at Emily with tears in her eyes and shakes her head again.

"Hey, Jen it's ok." Emily said "You just gotta talk to me." Emily pulled JJ into a hug pressing a kiss to her forehead.

JJ wrapped her arms around Emily's waist and buried her face in her neck.

They stayed like that for several minutes in silence before Emily broke it. "Jayje, sweetie, you're starting to scare me. You've got to talk to me." She said still hugging JJ.

"I'm sorry, I should've come over." JJ says, her words muffled by Emily's shoulder. She pulled out of hug and started to get up.

"Hey, not so fast Jennifer. Come on why won't you tell me what's wrong?" Emily asks, concern coating her voice.

"I'm scared." JJ whispered. "You're gonna be mad and I don't want that." She continues, looking up so tear-filled blue eyes met brown ones.

Well, we won't know that unless you tell me what happened. Is it Will? Did you and him get into a fight? He didn't hurt you again, did he?" She asks the dreaded question and breathes a sigh of relief when JJ shakes her head.

"Okay, good. Does it have something to do with Anahbella?" Emily asks, continuing to lists possible problems off.

"Did something happen with Bella today, JJ?" Emily asks when JJ not only avoids eye-contact but leans back into the couch away from Emily's touch.

"I'm sorry." She breathed tears in her eyes. She was terrified that Emily wouldn't forgive her. Of all the things she has done over the years; Emily has always forgiven her, but she's afraid this time may be her crossing the line between forgivable and unforgivable.

"Hey, Jen, sweetheart look here. Tell me what happened please." Emily said as she tilted her down trying to make eye contact with JJ again.

"You're gonna be so mad." JJ said. You're gonna hate me." She took a deep breath and continued not giving Emily a chance to speak. "I accidentally told Hotch and Rossi about Bella, Em I am so, so sorry." She said tears running down her face.

Emily sighs and looks away not knowing what to say. She doesn't want to be mad at JJ, especially since it took so long for her to tell Emily what the problem was.

JJ looks up at Emily and sees that she was looking at the ground. Taking that as a sign that Emily didn't want to continue talking, she started to get up,

"Em I really am sorry and I'll understand if you don't want Ana to see me or Henry anymore. I will try to explain to him that he can't see her from now on." She swallows. "I'll leave now and I guess I will see you at work tomorrow." She gets up and starts toward the door.

When Emily hears JJ say that she finally snaps out of it and looks to see JJ leaving. "JJ stop." She says a little harsher that she meant and backtracks when she sees JJ hang her head.

"I'm sorry; I didn't mean it like that. Come here." She pulled JJ into another hug. "It's okay, Jenny, I'm not mad I promise. I'm just a little confused. How did happen? I'm mean you were with me the whole day."

"I let it slip when you and Morgan had gone to question the parents of the victim, Alexis, today. She just looked so much like Anahbella, and Hotch could tell I was distracted by that." JJ looks down at her hands and took a breath before continuing. "He asked me about it, and it just kind of slipped out. I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to. I wanted to take it back as soon as I said it. I just-I couldn't get over how much she fit the victimology and-" She was cut off by Emily.

"Hey, hey calm down, baby. I'm not mad alright? I understand and we'll figure something out. But Jen, you have to be careful. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I was waiting to see if Hotch would say something. But he didn't, and then I got home and forgot about it until Henry asked if he could see her tomorrow."

"Well, the important thing is that you told me. I'm not mad, I promise. Okay?"

JJ nods. She looks at the clock and saw that it was nearly 11:30. She sighs and decides it was time for her to go home even though she didn't want to. She didn't want Emily to have to time to think about what happened and then decide she should be upset. "I guess I should go home. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Wait Jen, why don't you just stay the night?"

"I don't Em; I don't want to be a bother."

"You won't be, Jen. You're always welcome; you know that."

"Okay, fine." JJ leans into Emily's side for a moment. "Will you sing our song?"

Of course I will. Come on; let's get something for you to change into, okay? You can do that while I check on Anah." Emily says, leading JJ into her bedroom. She found a shirt of hers and some pajama pants JJ had left over one time and handed them to her.

"You can change in there." She says pointing to the bathroom.

JJ walks over to the bathroom while Emily walks out of her room to upstairs and check on Anahbella. Anah is laying in her bed fast asleep, her princess-themed comforter pulled up around her, and her castle-shaped night leaving a soft glow around the room. Emily closes the door and makes her way back downstairs.

"Hey, are you ready for bed?"

"Yeah." JJ stood up and followed Emily back into her room.

The two adults climb into bed and after Emily sings a song that is literally decades old to them, the two fall asleep.

The next morning. 6:30 a.m.

The next morning, Emily wakes up before JJ. She goes to the bathroom to do what she needs to do before going upstairs to wake Anahbella up. She goes over to the three-year old's bed and sits down.

"Good morning, sweetheart."

"Morning, Mommy." Anahbella says rolling over and climbing into her mother's lap.

"Guess what, baby." Emily says, knowing it was going to make the little girl's day when she saw JJ waiting for downstairs.

"What Momma?"

"I have a big surprise for you downstairs and I think you're going to really like it."

Anah gasps, her eyes going wide. "Really, Momma? Is it the puppy I want for my birfday?

Emily laughs and says "No, but I bet this better. Let's get ready first ok?"

"Den we go see my prize?" Emily nods. "Otay Mommy." Anahbella jumps off Emily's lap and runs to the bathroom. 10 minutes later, Emily is helping Anah tie her shoes. "Okay, are you ready for some breakfast?"

"But Mommy, my hair." Bella started to whine. "You sayed you braid it."

"I think your surprise will help with that. Are you ready?" She asks. She takes Anah by the hand and lends her to the stairs. She let go of Anah's hand when they got close to the bottom. She seemed to slow down for a split second before taking off towards the kitchen yelling: "Aunt Jenny!"

JJ turned around and bent down just in time to catch her. "Hey Angel. How are you baby?"

"I good Aunt Jenny." She wraps her arms around for a second before letting go. "Aunt Jenny?"

"Yes baby?"

"Braid my hair pease?"

"Sure I can." JJ picks her up and carries her to the couch. "On braid or two?"

"Two pease."

"Yes ma'am."

Anahbella giggles. "Aunt Jenny can I come over after school?"

"I don't see why not. But you have to ask your Mommy first ok?"

"Ok. Mommy when is Addie gonna come home?" Bella asks seeming to forget her original question.

"Addie? Who is that Em?" JJ asks, cutting into whatever Emily was going to tell Anahbella.

"She's my sissy, Aunt Jenny. She even has the same birfday day as me." Anah tells her, her eyes lighting up at the mention of her sister.

Hey, guys. For those of you reading this story on or after the updated-date above, welcome! This was my first Criminal Minds story, and I would love to still get reviews and to know how I did.