Hey guys, I just had an idea for a new Criminal Minds story and thought I might share it with you.

Sorry for my English, as you may know(or read) I am German and English isn't my Native language. I am still looking for a Beta-reader. If you are interested, please message me! Or if you find some major mistakes, message me also. I will gladly take critics. :)

Enjoy reading.

(The story title came to my mind while listening to "Free to fall" from Elin Ruth Svensson. Totally check her out! :D)

"Hey guys, I'm home." JJ called as she walked into her house. She put her keys on the little table next to the door and placed her go-bag under it.
"Guys?" she called again, getting no responds.
JJ walked towards the living room, only to see that it was empty. "Anybody home?" she tried again. As the blonde walked upstairs, she heard her sons giggle coming out of his room. Leaning against the door frame, JJ found herself smiling while watching Henry playing with Charlotte, who was a senior in High School that lived across the street and occasionally watched Henry when both JJ and Will had to work.
"Hey you two."
"Mommy, you home!" Henry screamed and smiled widely. JJ kneeled down to hug her son tightly as he run towards her.
"Hey sweetie, how are you? You've been good while mommy was gone?"
"Yes!" The boy grinned widely. JJ looked a little skeptical over to Charlotte. "For the time I was here, yes, he was a good boy."
"I told you, mommy!" JJ smiled and sat down on her son's bed.
"How long have you been here?" She asked Charlotte.
"Will called me about two hours ago. He got a case. Hasn't he called you?"
"No, but thanks for staying."
"No problem. You know, I love spending time with Henry. He is such a cutie."
JJ smiled as a respond and got up from the bed. "Are you guys hungry? I am starving."
"Yeaaa. I want pizzaaa!" Henry jumped around his mother.
"Alright, Pizza it's then."
"I should go home, now that you are here." Charlotte, who was sitting on the floor, now got up and walked towards JJ.
"You can stay and eat with us. Charly, you know I don't mind." Placing a hand on the seventeen year olds shoulder, they walked out of Henrys bedroom down to the kitchen.
"Mommy, we watch a movie?"
"Sure. You two go and pick one, I will order the food."
Henry took Charlottes hand and almost dragged her into the living room.

A few minutes later, after JJ called the delivery service to order Pizza, she looked quickly into the living room to check on Henry and Charlotte, before heading upstairs to get changed into something more comfortable.
The blonde grabbed her sweatpants and took off her pants as she heard the doorbell ringing.
"I got it." Charlotte yelled from downstairs. "JJ? It's Emily."
"I'm coming." She yelled down, standing in her bedroom with on leg already in her sweatpants. The Agent hurried to get also her other leg into the pants but somehow managed to tangle up and she lost balance. As JJ was falling, she tried to get hold of something but it was too late. The blonde was lying on her bedroom floor, a broken vase next to her.
Down at the door, Emily and Charlotte heard the crush and exchanged questioning glances.
"Everything okay up there?" Emily asked laughing.
"Yeah. Everything is perfectly fine." JJ said, walking, now fully dressed, down the stairs to meet her co-worker and friend.
"You sure about that?" The black haired Agent pointed at JJ's hand. As she looked down to it, she could see a little cut under her thumb of the right hand.
"Yes, I just broke a vase."
"Do I want to know how?" Emily couldn't help but smile.
JJ looked warningly at her friend. "So Emily, what are you doing here?" Prentiss rolled her eyes and laughed.
"You are such a bad topic changer." Emily held something in her hand. "You accidently put your purse into my bag."
JJ smiled and taking it thankfully.
"Me? No, never! You probably tried to steal it but then got a bad conscience and decided to bring it back to me before you get nightmares or something." She pressed her lips together, trying not to laugh. Emily threw her arms up in the air.
"You got me Jareau! But you are wrong with one part of your story. I only stole your purse so I would have a reason to come here tonight and see you." She widely grinned at her friend's reaction.
"You are crazy!"
"Look who is talking!"
The two agents were silent for a minute and just looked into each other's eyes.
JJ knew, it was just a joke but she couldn't help but wonder if there was something true in it.
The blonde was torn from her thoughts as the delivery guy came up behind Emily.
"I totally forgot about the Pizza. Thanks for bringing by my purse, otherwise this would be a little awkward." JJ said to Emily, as she gave the guy the money and took the Pizza box.
"You want to eat with us? It's probably enough for everybody."
Before Emily could respond, a little blonde figure came running towards her.
"Why you still here?" Henry asked, looking up to Emily.
"Henry!" JJ said aghast.
„What? Close door. It's cold!" Henry looked to his mother, seeing the Pizza in her hand. "Piiizzaaaa." He yelled. "Emily you come eat with us? Movie already started." Emily looked over to JJ who just shook her head.
"Your son, Jareau. First he wants to get rid of me and now he can't wait to watch a movie with me."
"I don't think he tried to get rid of you. He just didn't understand why you still staying in FRONT of my house and not inside! Neither do I."
"Nobody invited me inside yet." Emily looked over to her friend, pouting. JJ shook her head and stepped a little aside, so that the other Agent could come inside.

After the movie was over, Charlotte said goodbye to everybody and went home. Emily, who brought the dishes into the kitchen, could hear Henry screaming. Wondering what that was about, she made her way up to the living room again, seeing the little boy running in circles away from his mother.
"Noooo!" he screamed again, hiding behind Emily.
"What's going on?" she asked, noticing JJ's slightly annoyed expression.
"He doesn't want to go to bed, nor does he like the idea of getting all the pizza sauce off of his face."
Emily turned around to kneel down in front of Henry.
"Listen Henry, you need to do what you mommy says, okay?"
"But I don't want to sleep. Me not tired."
"Okay, what if we start cleaning you up first?" The little boy shook his head.
"I don't like soap in my eyes. It hurts" Emily looked a little confused at the little boy standing in front of her.
"Why would you get soap into your eyes?"
"Because of cleaning my face."
"He never stands still and opens his eyes while I clean him up. Last time, the soap accidently got into his eyes." JJ explained, still standing behind Emily, who now nodded in understanding.
"If you stand still and keep your eyes closed, I will promise you, that the soap doesn't hurt your eyes." The blonde boy nodded. "Let's give it a try, okay?" Emily got up and stroked Henry over his sandy colored hair.
"Okay, but you do it!"
"Alright. Let's go." She took his little hand in hers and they made their way up to the bathroom, facing JJ, who murmured a 'thank you'.

"See, it wasn't too bad, was it?" Emily asked Henry after cleaning his face.
"No."
"And remember, next time your mommy does it, just keep your eyes closed and nothing will happen."
"Okay. I will." The little boy replied shyly. "Can we play now?"
"I don' think we can. It's already late and you should go to sleep."
"Please?" Seeing the pouting boy, Emily couldn't help but think of how alike JJ and her son really are. She could see little JJ, full of stubbornness and the way of making somebody feel bad or regret their decision just in looking at that person with her big blue eyes.
Just in that moment, JJ walked into the room, seeing Henrys face, she started laughing.
"What's he trying to get from you?" She asked her friend.
"He wants to play but I told him that it's time for bed."
"That's right. But if you go to sleep now, we have the whole day tomorrow to play, go to the park, or whatever you like, okay?"
Looking at her smiling son, she picked him up, carrying him into his bedroom.
"Emily too?" he asked, while crawling under his blankets.
"It's been a while since I last played on a jungle gym, but how could I say no to you?"
"Exactly!" Henry grinned widely.
Both women looked shocked at Henry. "How old is your son again?"
JJ started laughing. "He just knows what he wants and how to get it, I guess."
"Just like his mother." Emily looked over to JJ, only to get slapped on her upper arm.
Watching the two women, Henry started giggling.
"Okay, now you have to sleep little man." JJ leant down to kiss her son.
"Night mommy, night Emily."
"Good night Henry. I see you tomorrow at the park."
The blonde boy nodded excited and pulled his teddy bear closer.
JJ turned off the lights and stepped outside of the room where Emily was already standing.
"Thanks for helping me getting Henry all cleaned up and you don't have to come with us to the park tomorrow if you don't want to."
"Hey, it's no problem and of course I am coming with you. I promised it Henry and how could I break his heart with not showing up?"
"Break his heart, huh? He probably forgot about you as soon as he sees the playground."
Emily looked at JJ with big eyes. "I'm wounded, Jennifer. How could you do this to me?"
The blonde started laughing. "Come on silly, let's open up a bottle of wine?"
"Well, of course! Why are we still standing here?"

What do you think so far? Any suggestions?

Should I continue with the story? I am really not sure.

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