A/N: I know, I know, ANOTHER new story? Well, this one is mostly just for fun. Probably going to be full of clichés but I don't care haha. Enjoy!

Throwing her long blonde hair back over her shoulder, Jennifer Jareau let out an exasperated sigh as she stepped through the front door of her home.

Dropping her bag by the hall table, she knocked the door closed with her foot, setting her key down beside her mom's car keys.

"I'm home!" she called out, straightening up and walking towards the kitchen. She could hear her mom in there, preparing dinner for the two of them. Beyond the kitchen, the television in the lounge room was on, the evening news playing clearly.

"Hey sweetheart, how was your day?" Sandy asked warmly as JJ entered the room. She was busy over the stove, stirring a pot of sauce while another pot filled with pasta boiled away on the back burner.

"Nothing new," JJ said with a grin, approaching her mother. Reaching out, she took over stirring, allowing her mom to step back and have a break. "Will got kicked out of class for being an idiot again. Emily's having boy drama, as usual. Pen is still hopelessly in love with Derek but refuses to tell him. Spencer read four massive books last night... honestly, nothing's changed"

Sandy laughed. "They should start a sitcom about your friends. It would be number one within the month"

JJ giggled, nodding as she leant against the counter, still gently stirring their dinner.

For almost the last five years, this had been her evening once arriving home from school. Together, they would finish preparing dinner, and then, they would sit down to eat together, all the while sharing what had happened during their day. It was a ritual that was so simple, but something they both loved all the same.

It had all started when JJ was just eleven years old. Her older sister, Rosaline, had taken her own life with a blade to her wrists, an event that had rocked their family to its core. Less than a year later, their father had passed away. While the doctors had said it was a long undiagnosed aggressive form of cancer that had taken him from them, JJ felt it was more the grief of losing his daughter than anything else.

And so since then, it had just been JJ and Sandy. For a long time, it had been hard. But eventually, they had just learned to adjust to their new life, and while they still held Rosaline and Michael in their hearts, they were happy and content as they were.

"So what did Will do to get thrown out of class?" Sandy asked as she crossed to the fridge to get out some Parmesan cheese.

"He was making pigeon noises every time Miss Gibson turned her back," JJ laughed.

"Are you guys six or sixteen?" Sandy asked, making JJ laugh harder. "Will is just a troublemaker"

"Mom, you know he's fine," JJ said with a grin, turning off the burner as her mom came around behind her to take the pot of pasta off the stove.

"He's a sweetheart, he is, but he has the mental maturity of a four year old," Sandy replied, laughing as she carried the pasta over to drain it in the sink.

It took only a few more minutes for them to have their dinner served up, and before too much longer, they were sitting down to eat.

"Dave was saying today that his parents have offered him their beach house for the summer. He wants us all to come with him and spend a few days out there over the break," JJ said as she twirled some pasta around her fork.

"Dave, who's Dave?" Sandy asked hurriedly.

"David Rossi? He's a senior, you met his parents at the soccer game a few weeks back. Giulia and Angelo?"

"Oh, yes, I remember," Sandy said with a nod. "They were really nice people, and now I remember you introducing me to David as well. He seems very nice"

"If he asks us to go with him, would you let me?" JJ asked.

Sandy shrugged, swallowing her mouthful of pasta before looking at her daughter. "I don't see why not. If Emily and Will go, I think it would be ok"

JJ smiled. "I'm sure they will. Dave said he'll let us know before the end of semester"

They ate in silence for a few more minutes before JJ spoke up again.

"What did you do today? Did you go get coffee from that cute guy at the corner shop near your work?"

"Uh, duh," Sandy said dryly, making JJ burst out laughing. "He looks like a Hemsworth brother, like I wouldn't get coffee from him"

"He's like half your age though," JJ giggled.

"What makes you think I'm not scouting him for you?" Sandy chuckled.

"Good, because I'm not having much luck on my own," JJ said with a laugh. "All the guys at school are like Neanderthals"

Sandy had to laugh.

"Ah, some things never change"

Emily: I don't even know what the fuck is going on with Mark, he's being such a dick

JJ: Em... what do you even see in him?

Pen: ^^

Emily: I don't know, he's kinda cute

Pen: YOU CAN DO BETTER

Emily: I know, but I can't be bothered

JJ: *laughing emoji* my life

Chuckling, JJ set her phone down on the bedside table before sliding beneath her covers. Just as she was about to reach over and switch off her lamp, her phone buzzed again. This time, however, it wasn't the girls.

Will: Coo... coo

Laughing, JJ picked up her phone again and opened the message.

JJ: You are such an idiot, I thought Gibson was going to KILL you

Will: can't spell cool without coo

Sniggering under her breath, JJ shook her head.

JJ: Did you message me at this time of night just to annoy me with pigeon jokes?

Will: ...

Will: yep *laughing emoji*

JJ: you're a goof

Will: I try my hardest

JJ: can I go to sleep now?

Will: sure. Goodnight.

Typing a quick reply, she set the phone back down on the bedside table. Just before she went to lie down, the screen lit up again.

Will: Hey JJ

Will: coo coo

Rolling her eyes, she bit back a grin, before lying down and closing her eyes. She hadn't realised until she'd gotten into bed how tired she'd been.

Less than ten minutes later, she was fast asleep.