Your relationship with JJ was rocky. more like nonexistent, if we’re being honest. In the beginning, everything was great. Then the distance became too much and one thing lead to another. You both mutually agreed to go no contact and live out your lives separately. Did that mean you didn’t check up on her and see how she was doing from a distance? No, of course not. You saw that she was doing spectacular as an FBI Agent with the BAU. She was always an overachiever, good for her.

You would never consider breaking no contact because that would do irreparable damage to the walls you’ve put up to protect yourself. However, it’s not like you had much choice - a sober choice - in the matter as you’re sitting around a table playing a drinking game with your friends when you’re dared to either drink an unholy amount of shots or text ‘i miss you’ to your most memorable ex. You chose the text.

A few minutes passed, and you sipped on your drink, trying to focus on the game. But your mind wandered. What if she didn’t respond? What if she had moved on completely, just like you were supposed to? Then, as if the universe was teasing you, your phone lit up with a message notification. It was from her.

“Wow, this is unexpected…”