Smoke In The Rain

It's All Too Fast

Henry's POV
The school bell rang and I quickly ran out the door and over to mom.
"Hey bud! How was your day?" She asked me.
"Awesome! We got to play trucks in the mud!" I tell her pointing to the mud stains on my shorts and T-Shirt.
"I can tell!" She beams.
"Can I play with tommy?" I ask.
She looks over at tommy's parents and frowns.
"What's wrong?" I ask looking up at her.
"N-Nothing," she responds.
"So can I?" I ask again.
"Not today bud," she frowns.
"Awe! Ok." I say sadly.
I start walking to the car, my following shortly behind me.
"Jennifer?" I hear someone say.
"Jennifer Jareau?" I hear the voice again.
I turn around and look at mom. I nod towards the man talking to her.
She turns to face the man,"Do I know you?" She asks.
"Uh yeah, Alex Bacher." He says.
"Oh uh Bacher hi," she says glumly.
"Mommy, who is he?" I ask.
"Oh this was my friend from high school."
"Ya! I was her boy-"
Mom cuts him off," He was my friend," she glares at the man.
I may only be seven but I can tell when something's not right with mom. She gets all anxious and cuts people off a lot. If I knew any better, I'd think this man hurt her in some way.
JJ's POV
"Henry go to the car, it's unlocked."
"Ok!" He says and skips to the car.
"Cheery kid! I like that," he said.
He's not yours, I think to myself.
"So how long has it been?" He asks and brushes his hand against mine.
"Don't touch me," I say sternly.
"But baby," he whispers.
"Don't call me that!"
"But your mine!" He says trying to seduce me.
"No I'm Spencer's!" I snap.
"So you've been cheating eh! I knew you were a lying bitch!" He retaliated.
"I was never yours! And I will never be yours!" I say backing up.
"Just wait." He smirks.
"Yea I'll wait, I'll be putting your ass in prison when I'm done waiting. Now go ahead, touch a federal agent!" I spit at him.
"Oh I'll get you some day," he spits back.
"Alex Bacher your under the arrest for harassing a Federal Agent!" I say and turn him around.
"Wh-what? Why!" He asks.
"One more time and your in jail, now get outta here." I say and push him away.
I walk back to the car and drive home.
*5 hours later*
"Because you'll always be my baby star," I finish Henry's bed time story and kiss his forehead before exiting his room.
"I love you mommy," he says.
"I love you too baby," I tell him before closing his door.
I walk down the stairs and into the kitchen. I pick up my phone and see 6 missed calls from Emily.
I call her back and on the third ring she still hasn't answered.
"What's wrong with her?" I ask myself.
Ring ring ring. It's Emily.
"Hello?" I answer.
"J-J," she answers, her breath shaky.
"Em? What's wrong?"
"H-He pre-proposed," she says sobbing.
"That's great!" I say enthusiastically.
"No!" She responds,"It's not!"
"Why?" I ask confused.
"B-because it's all too much! It's too f-fast!"
"Did you want to come over?" I ask sympathetically.
"N-no. I j-j-just want t-to be al-alone."
"Ok. Can I ask if you said yes or no?"
"I-I said n-no. But we're st-still d-d-dating."
"Oh wow. Ok. Listen I gotta go, Henry has school tomorrow and we might have work. I'm sorry Em."
"It's ok. I better go to bed too," she sniffles.
"Ok. Sleep well."
"Night JJ."
I walk up this stairs and crawl under the sheets. I pull my pillow over to where Spencer would usually sleep.
"Goodnight Spence," I whisper as water brims the bottoms of my eyes," I love you baby."
And with that I drift off to sleep.