You Complete Me [Jemily]

Already Complete

June 13, 2019
— Emily's POV
The weight of my arm sliding off the edge of the bed jolted me awake this morning. I cracked my eyes open and became aware of the fact that I was barely on the bed— JJ was curled up at my side, inching closer and closer. I rubbed my eyes and swept the sleep out of them before looking down at the angel at rest next to me. Her hair was tumbled around over my chest, giving her an early morning appearance that I've always thought was so sexy. A smile started to curl over her lips, making me wonder what she was dreaming about.

I pulled her closer to me but cautiously let go when she started to wake up, hoping that she'd fall back asleep. Nevertheless, her breathing became uneven and her nose scrunched up. I whispered gently, "JJ?"

"Em? What time is it?"

"6:30. I have a shift today."

She rolled over and buried her face in my chest, "Mmm what time?"

"7:30."

She whined and clung to me with both arms, "Nooo stay with me."

"I wish, baby. Sick children need me. Don't you care about the sick children?"

"Damn it. Don't make me feel guilty about the sick children." Her eyes shut and she started to fall back asleep.

Before she could doze off I asked, "What were you dreaming about?"

She hazily replied, "Hmm? When?"

"Just now. Before you woke up."

"Oh uh... Nothing."

"Nuh uh, don't do that to me. I saw you smiling, what were you dreaming about?"

"I don't wanna say."

"You can tell me."

JJ sat up crisscrossed in front of me, "It was a good dream... About you and me."

"Yeah?"

She nodded, "We were uh, we were in a house. I guess it was ours but it didn't look like this house. Henry was there and he was a little older, maybe like 6, and there was um... There were two other kids. Small kids."

"Whose were they?"

"Ours."

"O-Ours?"

"Yeah. Henry was playing with them and they were all running around the house, and you and I were just talking. And Ches was there sitting at my feet and it was just... It was nice. You know?"

"Sounds nice."

"You think?"

"Yeah. I like this house, though."

JJ giggled, "Me too, Emmy... But the uh, the other stuff sounds nice to you?"

"What do you mean?"

"The two other kids? I mean... What do you think of that?"

I sat up against the headboard a little more and asked, "Are you saying what I think you're saying?"

"That depends on what you think about what you think I'm saying."

"Are you saying you want more kids?"

JJ shrugged, "Maybe."

I smiled and put my hands behind my head before leaning back, "Boy or a girl?"

She blushed, "I've always pictured a girl. Henry would be a good to a little sister. He'd like taking care of her."

"I have too. I've always pictured a little mini you."

"You have? Pictured it, I mean?" I nodded. JJ moved to sit next to me and then continued, "What else have you thought about?"

"Well I've thought about what it would be like with another boy, too. I think he'd wear Henry out but that would be good for you and me. Chester would like having more company, too. In general there's a lot of benefits to having multiple kids I mean... Henry wouldn't be alone as much, he'd be better at sharing, hand-me-downs will definitely be taken advantage of, we'd evolve as parents. Plus I think it'd be fun to go on like... family vacations. We could go to Disney and then maybe LA and then maybe out of the country somewhere. I've always wanted to take my kids to Italy and show them all the places I grew up with, you know? And uh... I-I wanna do all that with you." I looked down at JJ, who had tears welling up in her eyes. I wiped them away and chuckled, "Why are you crying, babe?"

She sniffled, "Because I love you so much. You're just... You're so easy to love." I leaned forward and kissed her before pulling away shortly after. JJ bit her lip and asked, "So uh, what do you think?"

"I think I'd like to help that dream you had become a reality."

"Really? So we're... We're trying?"

I nodded, "We're trying." JJ immediately enveloped me in a hug, squealing loudly in excitement.

Tiny feet shuffled into our room and we heard, "Was going on?" We perked our heads up and saw Henry climbing up into our bed. Never mind asking permission.

"C'mere, baby." JJ pulled him in between us and lifted his chin up, "Henry, how would you feel about having a little sibling? A little brother or a little sister?"

His face lit up, "You gon have a baby, Mommy?!"

JJ giggled, "Not yet, bud, but we're thinking about it. How would you feel about it?"

"Can they pway monster twucks wif me?!"

I chuckled, "That'll be up to them. So you feel okay about us having a baby?"

He exclaimed, "Yeah!" JJ and I looked at each other in relief before giving Henry a couple forehead kisses and sending him back to bed. JJ sat on our bed and we talked about our probably future child while I ran from the closet to the bathroom to get ready for work.

As I tied my shoes and was nearly ready, JJ sighed and said, "Do you think it would all work though?"

"How do you mean?"

"I just... I guess I'd just be worried about the same things I was worried about with Henry. How much will my job affect them, will they still grow up with a normal childhood, will—"

"Hey, hey..." I walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, "I can't tell you not to worry about all that because I know it's only natural for you to worry, but I can tell you that Henry is an amazing kid. He's incredibly smart, he's exceedingly kind, he's independent, he's brave, he's healthy... He has the life every parent wants their kid to have. And most importantly— he's loved. He's loved and he knows it, and our next kid will know it too. You're the best mother I know, JJ, and believe me I've met my fair share of them. We can do this."

JJ smiled at me, "Thank you. Jumping from one kid to two is just big, I guess."

"It absolutely is, but we can do anything. Especially because we're in this together. Focus on your excitement instead of your fear."

She giggled, "I'm definitely very excited. Imagine another little kid running around here!"

I blushed, "I'm excited, too. Maybe adding to the Prentiss household is our specialty."

"True. But maybe one or two more kids will be good. Then we'll be complete."

"We already are, JJ." I took her hand and kissed the top of it, "We already are."

THE END.

A/N- hey fam!! so that's it for "You Complete Me" 🥳 i will most likely add another bonus chapter (maybe 2, but no promises) just to give you a little "where are they now" type thing. but anyways i hope you all enjoyed this book! i thought 60 chapters was a nice solid number to end on 🥰 make sure to check out all the other books on my page & look out for a new book coming your way soon:

"Hope for the Hopeless [Jemily]"