Jemily One Shots

Argument

JJ's POV

"I don't know why you don't want him around Henry. He deserves to have a father, a male role model in life." Emily doesn't want Will in Henry's life, but nothing is wrong with Will, what's wrong with just one weekend?

"Jennifer, he is a part time drunk and has a history of violence. I don't want him around my son!" Ok that's true, but Will has gotten better and treats Henry great, plus I would only send him with Will for the afternoon, nothing more.
"Em, why can't you just give him a chance? He's better now" I yell, Emily walks out of the room, putting her headphones in.
"Where are you going, were not done talking about this"
"I'm going on a run, I need to clear my head. If Henry goes to sleep before I get back, tell him I love him." And just like that, she's out the door.

Penelope took Henry out for a special dinner, no occasion, she's just the best godmother ever to Henry. They should be back later tonight so I clean the apartment some and work on the files I brought home. The door opens right as I finish my last file...2 hours later. I get up thinking it's Henry, nope it's Emily dripping in sweat.

"Can we talk after I shower JJ" Ouch, demoted to my nickname.
"Yeah sure" I put my finished files away and make some tea. It scares me knowing that Emily could just walk out on us at any moment, I know she would never, but it still worries me knowing that she has that power too.

Emily walks into the living room looking like a literal goddess, I know we're friends and all but I'm bi and I know when I see an attractive woman. We almost always get mistaken for a couple and at this point we don't correct people anymore, we just go along with it.

Emilys wearing some Nike shorts and a sports bra. Her wet hair is in a bun and I can smell the lavender on her skin as soon as she walks in the room. She sits down next to me, stealing a sip of my tea from me and then turning her attention to me.
"I think we should have a rational conversation and not scream at each other. This is a serious topic and we both should get a say in this"
"I agree, but Will has changed and he was always good with Henry." Speaking of Henry, he should be getting home any minute now. Pen probably went out to get ice cream with him after dinner, she's always spoiling our boy someway or another.
"Jen I don't like the thought of an easily tempered alcoholic with my son, whether he is his dad or not. He never treated you right so I can't think that he will treat Henry differently, it's too dangerous."
"Will has been keeping me up to date on his sobriety, he said he's 3 months sober and going to therapy, I want to at least give him a chance to prove himself" I fiddle with the blanket, we aren't yelling, we aren't cutting each other off or snapping at one another, were just talking.
"He can see Henry but I'm not taking my eye off either one of them, no way."

There's a knock at the door as Emily finishes her sentence, must be Henry. I open the door, Garcia is standing there with a sleeping Henry in her arms, Penelope is a godsend, feeding him AND putting him to sleep. Wow, that takes skill. Emily takes Henry from Pen and walks him to his room for the night.
"You never told me that Emily Prentiss has abs and very defined muscles, JJ. I find that very inconsiderate of you for not telling me" She says the last part in a sarcastic tone making me giggle. I forgot Emily was without a shirt when I answered the door, oh well.
"Thanks for hanging out with him Garcia, I sure he had lots of fun"
"Oh of course sugar, he was an angel the whole time"
I thank her again and we say goodbye.

I walk into Henry's room to see Emily tucking him in and whispering sweet nothings to him, she hears me in the doorway and gets up from beside Henry's bed.
"We should continue that conversation Jayje" Damn, still using my nickname. To be honest, I hate when people call me Jennifer but when Emily calls me Jennifer it just feels right, so I let her.
"Yeah I think we should"

We get settled into bed, both sitting against the headboards, but our legs are under the covers.
"I want Henry to see his father and have a relationship with him. If you don't trust Will then we can make an arrangement so you can still keep an eye on them, to be honest that's probably for the best"
"What if Henry doesn't want a relationship with Will, we can't make him spend time with him, I sure as hell won't make him." She speaks more sternly but with no intent to yell or argue with me.
"We will deal with that if it's brought up, no need to worry now. What about we all go to the park on Saturday and Will can play with Henry and we can watch them both, if things go south we just go home and never bring it up again, ok?"
"Ok but i'm not promising to not beat the shit out of him if he puts one bad finger on my boy" She speaks in a monotone voice, I know she's serious and I can't say I would stop her if he did.
"Ok, that's reasonable"

We get ready for bed and fall asleep next to each other with clear and settled minds.

*Time Skip, it's now Saturday*

Emily's POV

Im putting Henry's jacket on since it's a little chilly outside, he looks up at my with worried eyes,
"Mama I'm scared, what if he doesn't like me?"
"Bubs, I promise that if you ever feel scared or uneasy then we will go home immediately, but you at least have to give him a chance ok, he's really excited to play with you at the park" I explain as we meet Jennifer in the car to go to the park. I don't know if I believe my words to Henry. I don't even want to give him a chance, and I sure as hell am not excited to meet him at the park.

When we get to the park, I spot Will on a bench in front of the playground. Henry darts straight for the slide, paying no attention to Will.
"Emily, JJ" He greets us, smiling. I don't smile, I just stare at him, still not trusting a thing he says or does. JJ calls Henry over to see Will. Henry is uneasy at first but he lightens up when Will said he would go down the slide with him.

We spent about 30 minutes at the park before Henry scraped his knee. I ran over to him picking him up. Henrys crying and his knee is bleeding but nothing too serious.
"Mama it hurts, *Cries* mama my knee hurts" He clutches his knee, JJ went to the car to grab the first aid kid. Will sits next to Henry, trying to comfort him. Henry doesn't take it and grips onto me harder, putting his head in the crook of my neck.
"Oh so he calls you mama now, why can't he just accept me! Im his real parent, not some lesbian second mom!" If Henry wasn't crying in my lap right now, I would knock the shit out of this psycho, If he was his 'real' parent' why didn't he fucking act like it. JJ walks back, hearing the whole encounter,
"Will, you need to leave, now!" She's stern and I'm not sure if I should be holding her back right now.
"How are you going to let this dyke parent our child, it's wrong and you know it!" Will Yells at her. Oh fuck no, I know he's not raising his voice at her. I put Henry on the bench. I stand and walk over right in front of this sicko.
"Listen here you little shit, 1) I have been more a part of Henry's life than you ever have, 2) you will not speak to JJ like that unless you have an actual death wish, and 3) This whole 'giving you a chance' thing is over, you signed your custody rights to Henry over, so frankly, you don't have to ever see him again and that's what I plan on making happen"
"Wha-" Will tries to protest but JJ steps in before he can.
"Leave Will! Now!" Will leaves, flipping me off on the way to his car. At least I get to see my son and he doesn't, his loss if you ask me.

We get Henry bandaged up and he's back to playing on the playground. We get home an hour later, JJ starts making us a simple dinner while I take Henry's coat and shoes off.
"Mama?"
"Yes monkey?" he giggles at his pet name.
"What's a dyke? Mr. Will said that you were a dyke" well this didn't go as expected. I can hear JJ trying to compress her laughter in the kitchen.
"Good luck with that one Prentiss" JJ says finally letting her laughter out. I give her the 'you're totally sleeping on the couch tonight' glare. She stops laughing immediately, going back to making our dinner, which is really just Mac N Cheese and grilled chicken strips. I turn back to Henry,
"Well sometimes people don't like that I kiss other girls, so they call me a dyke, it's not a nice name and you should never say it ok?"
"But what's wrong with a girl kissing a girl and a boy kissing a boy?" He looks at me, genuinely puzzled, I'm so glad we raised Henry with an open and respectful mindset.
"Well bubs, some people don't like change, and being gay is a big change. So they choose to make fun of them and call them names" Henry grabs my face and basically looks into my soul, kinda scary coming from a 4 year old.
"Mama, they are losers and shouldn't call you names. I love you so much and I think it's awesome that you like to kiss other girls". Jesus Christ, who turned on the water works.
"Thank you Henry, that makes me feel really nice. I want you to know that you should always be who you are and don't change for anyone ok?" I pull him into a hug. I truly have the best child ever.
"Ok mama, I won't"

We put Henry to bed and got in bed ourselves. JJ cuddles up next to me, our legs intertwined and her head on my chest.
"Ok fine, you were right to not want Will around Henry" I chuckled and JJ softly hit my chest in defeat.
"Well I'm glad he at least got a chance to prove how much of a jackass he is. At least now Henry knows he is too" I rub her back as I talk.
"Thanks for giving him a chance babe, I know you wanted to kill him but I'm glad you didn't because he's not worth it" JJ yawns and closes her eyes.
"Goodnight love"
"Goodnight Em"

I felt better knowing Will would never come near my son again. We fell asleep quickly, happy with our day.