How it all Began

Part 4

JJ was tired of awkwardly looking at the menu, pretending she didn't know what she wanted, when she got the same thing every time she went for Italian. She decided that she was gonna be the one that had to start the conversation, because Aaron didn't seem like he was gonna speak to her anytime soon. JJ looked up, and saw that he was still looking through his menu, but then a second later he put his menu down and looked at her, so she started talking.

"Aaron, I need you to explain exactly what you meant in your office earlier."

After she said that, he looked at her and just sighed, knowing that this next part was not gonna be easy to explain to her.

"JJ  I want to start off by saying that I should not have bombarded you with all of that right then and I am sorry."

"Thank you Aaron I appreciate that, but please continue."

Just as he was about to continue talking, they were interrupted by the waitress asking them what they wanted to order. JJ ordered the pastrami smoked salmon, because they didn't have what she usually ordered, and Aaron ordered the Portobello Mushroom. Then the waitress finally left the table so they could continue their conversation.

JJ looked over at Aaron, basically letting him know that she was paying attention to him so that he could continue.

"JJ what I meant in my office earlier, is that I am still in love with you. I thought that I could get over you by marrying someone else but it didn't help anything and now I am not happy at all. Yes I know I probably should not have even said anything, because we are both married now and it's putting you in an awkward position, but I thought you should know how I honestly feel."

JJ couldn't believe what she was hearing from Aaron, how could he marry someone that he wasn't actually in love with. She honestly didn't know how to respond to what he said, because JJ had loved Aaron for as long as she could remember, and only married Will because of Henry.

"Aaron what do you mean you still aren't over me? How could you marry someone when you don't love them, that isn't like you at all."

She just looked over at him waiting for his response, not really knowing what else she should say. He then finally responded to her and said.

" I know that doesn't sound like me, but I didn't know what else to do. I couldn't break up with her, because then I would be hurting her, and Jack because he has become attached to her. JJ I thought that if I married her, I would eventually be able to get over you, and be happy again but now I'm unhappy and married to someone I don't love."

JJ could tell that this had been on Aaron's mind for a while now, and she was thankful that he was finally being honest with her. She decided that she needed to be honest with him, since she knew it had been hard for him to open up about all of that.

JJ was starting to get emotional about what she was about to admit to Aaron. She looked over at him, and realized that she should probably start talking before he got worried.

"Aaron I was never going to admit this to you, but now that we are talking about this, I figured it wouldn't hurt you. I just wanted to tell you that I have loved you for the longest time now, but I didn't want to tell you because you were fresh off your divorce with Hayley and then I got pregnant with Henry. I only married Will so that Henry could have two parents at home."

Aaron just sat there and looked stunned at what she had just admitted to him. He was just about to say something to her when the waitress interrupted their conversation with the meals.

"And here we have the Pastrami Smoked Salmon for you ma'am, and the Portobello Mushroom for you sir. Let me know if you need anything."

By the time either of them registered that she was even at the table, she was already walking away. They decided to just sit there and eat in silence, and continue their conversation when they were done.

AN: There will be a second part to this, and it will probably be up by the end of the week.