Return to Mt Horizon

21

JJ's pov
"Soph, not right now." I sighed. She sat on the bed and laid behind me. "I'm proud of you." She stated. I pulled the covers off my head and stared at her. "Why? Because I got yelled at and needed to be physically removed from my own mother house?" Sophie smiled. "Because you went. I'm proud that you went and tried."

"Emily told you what happened?" She nodded. "She says she heard what was said when you were inside." Great. That's just perfect. "Sophie, just leave. Please. I just really want to be alone." I begged.

I could feel myself starting to cry and she knew it. "But this bed is really comfortable." She started wiggling and almost pushed me off the bed. I barely chuckled before the tears started falling. Sophie pulled me into her side and laid with me.

I held onto her arm and pulled her closer. I sobbed into my pillow; it was the first time I had let myself cry like this with someone near me. Sophie wasn't just someone, she was one of the most important people in my life.

"I am so proud of you." She whispered. "I just didn't think it would be this bad." I whispered. Sophie brushed my hair and helped me calm down. When I finished crying, she took me to get dinner before I went to bed.

Spence was the only one in the dorm when I got there. "I want to apologize. I shouldn't have brought up my drug problem and I am sorry. Garcia told me about the case when Emily came back and I have been a bad friend. I'm sorry JJ." He said.

I sat on my bed and nodded. "Thank you. It means a lot." I walked over and gave him a hug before lying in bed. "Thank you for always being there for me." He added before we went to sleep.

It was our last day so Dave made a big breakfast for the school. I was sitting at the table with the team when we heard yelling out the door. Hotch went to go see what was going on as Emily grabbed my hand.

The yelling continued until a familiar blonde stormed into the room. "Shit." I whispered. I stood up and walked over to Jess when she swung at me. I was pulled away from her as I saw Hotch pull away Jess.

"You were alive? This whole time you were fucking alive? For the last 12 years you didn't contact?" She yelled. Emily was holding me back by the waist, she knew I would've hit back. I looked at her and she was staring at my sister.

"Em, look at me." Her eyes moved to me and examined the cut on my forehead. "I guess my family likes hitting me in the same spot." I laughed. Emily tilted her head and gave me a look. "I'm okay. Really." I told her, putting my hand on her cheek.

"Let's go check out that forehead." I laughed at her attempt to get us out of there. "And get you away from my sister before you kill her?" I asked her. She laughed and nodded. "Yeah, that too."

We went to the kitchen and I pulled a first aid kit from a cupboard. She sat me on the counter and brushed my hair away. Holding my hair away from the cut, I watched as Emily carefully cleaned the blood off my forehead and put a bandaid over it.

"Does it look sexy?" I asked, wanting to make sure I didn't look dumb. "You always do." Emily smiled. Without thinking, I leaned forward and kissed her, I needed her to know I loved her. She smiled and kissed me back. "I love you too."

Our moment was broken up by Sophie knocking on the door, not even looking into the kitchen. "Hotch is looking for you." Fuck. That meant he calmed Jess down, which meant I had to talk to her.

Emily helped me off the counter and we followed Sophie back to the main cabin. "He calmed her down so she shouldn't start hitting. But don't try to make it even." Sophie said, pointing at me. I rolled my eyes and nodded as I sat across from Jess.

No one said a word, we just looked at each other. "I think it would be productive to start with how you are feeling, Jess. Agent Hotchner explained how she got here so how are you feeling?" Peter asked, sitting in a chair between us.

"You didn't know?" She asked. I shook my head, I wasn't going to tell her the truth. "No. Not until we came here on the case and it all came back to me." She nodded and slowly stood up. "I'm happy you are alive. But I don't want to keep in contact going forward."

She turned to leave and Peter tried to stop her. "Peter don't. I agree with her." I said, Jess turning to look at me. "I have been thinking of this moment for a while now and I love my sister. But I don't think either of us can heal if we are in contact."

Jess nodded and gave me a hug before I walked her out. "I really am sorry for punching you." I laughed. "It's fine. I really do love you." She smiled and got in her car. I felt a hand wrap around my waist and pull me in.

"I'm okay Emily." She laughed and led me back inside. "I know. I just wanted you to know that I'm here for you." We broke apart and I nodded as the guys brought our bags to the car. I said goodbye to the cliffhangers and walked Daisy to their car.

"At least I'm saying goodbye this time." I joked. She rolled her eyes and hugged me. "Don't make it the last thing you ever say to me. Okay?" I nodded and waved as my old friends drove away. After they left, the only people I had left to say goodbye to were Peter and Sophie.

Hotch sent Derek, Rossi and Spence to get on the jet while the others would meet me in the van. "I'll miss you Shelby." Peter said. He hugged me and I thanked him and he left me with Sophie. "I am so proud of you." She smiled. She put her hand on my face and I held on to it.

"I need to say thank you." I whispered, trying not to cry. "Thank you for being my mom. Not like legally but you are like-" Sophie pulled me into a hug and held my head close to her like she always did. "Shelby, JJ, whoever, I love you so much. Even if it isn't on paper, you are my daughter and I won't let you forget it."

She pulled back and we said goodbye before she walked me to the car and closed the door behind me. As Hotch drove away, I turned and waved goodbye.