moonstruck 2 // criminal minds fanfic

ch. 10

Monday was the worst day of the week. Not because the weekend had ended, or their only time to relax had been cut short, but because being called into the BAU always meant someone else needed their help. Maggie walked through the bullpen to see Reid reading a book, Morgan, Rossi, and Prentiss discussing their weekend activities over coffee, Hotch sitting at his desk, and Camilla and Garica talking. Stopping at her desk, she took a look at the stick note on her computer monitor. It was another message from her mother. Taking it from the monitor, she balled it up and threw it into the bin without a second glance.

Maggie and her biological mother had a strain on their relationship that they could never get past. Maggie's twin sister passed away, her mother blamed her for her sister's death and always said she wished it was her. Her mother got mixed up with drugs and she couldn't take care of her anymore. Morgan's mother adopted her. Taking a glance around the room again, she saw JJ sitting at her desk, next to Hotch's office. Her head was buried in her hands. Worried about her friend, Maggie stood from her chair, made her way upstairs, and entered JJ's office with a knock. JJ lifted her head from her hands at the sound and looked to her friend.

"Hey," she sighed with a small smile as Maggie stepped into her office and took a seat opposite her desk. "You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," JJ replied before she closed one of the files on her desk. "There are just too many files; it's hard to choose which one to cover."

"But you did choose? That's why we are all here isn't it?" Maggie inquired, a fine brow raised into her hairline.

"Yeah, I picked one. I don't know how we are going to work on this new one though, it seems pretty random."

"We'll see. How was your weekend?" Maggie asked, trying to change the conversation into a more light-hearted one. "It was good. I took Henry to the park. And then he hung out with Jack and Juliette. It was nice, and to have some time off where there wasn't any work. Then I show up today and my desk is covered in new cases."

"Looks like it's going to be a busy week then," Maggie sighed.

"That it does, how was your weekend?" JJ asked.

"Fine," Maggie replied quickly, too quickly for JJ's liking.

"Just fine?" JJ's right eyebrow rose when she asked the question.

"Yeah. . . " Maggie sighed looking to the wooden tables.

"Mags, what's going on?"

"It's nothing," she tried to be reassuring, but it didn't work too well. "It's just. . . I didn't do anything with my time off. I sat at home, went for a run once or twice, read some books. But I didn't see anyone or go anywhere, I just stayed at home and watched movies."

"Is that so bad?" JJ asked with a smile. "I wish I could relax like that, but it's getting harder and harder to do that with Henry needing mum's attention all the time. Especially at night; he starts to cry. Have you tried to meet someone? I mean to, you know, fill the void."

"Men annoy me." JJ laughed.

"Are you sure they are annoying or do you profile them that way?" Maggie released.

"I can't help it, but mostly they are still annoying."

"Yeah, I guess you've got a point," JJ replied before standing to her feet and shuffling her folders together. "Well, I think it's time to debrief everyone on the new case." Magie got the picture and stood to her feet before walking towards the door. "And Mags. . . " JJ called. Maggie stopped and turned to JJ. "I'm sure you'll find someone."

"Thanks for the optimism JJ," Maggie replied before walking out of the office. JJ looked back to the files on her desk and before she knew it she found herself standing in front of the BAU team in the conference room. They all sat in their usual seats. JJ turned on the television screen with the use of her remote control, when Garcia entered and Camilla entered the room. "Sorry we're late," Garcia apologized.