By the time daybreak came around, Erin found herself well rested, and she woke up with a smile on her lips as she stretched out her shoulders. JJ's arm was a heavy, comfortable, weight around her waist, and she snuggled back against the woman, loving the way she was cocooned by her. A few moments later, she felt a sloppy, sleepy, kiss pressed to her neck. "I didn't mean to wake you up, Jay."

"It's nice to be woken up like this. Do you mind turning around, though? I want to properly kiss you." Erin nodded as she flipped around, looking deeply in to JJ's eyes, seeing that her face was still heavy with sleep, and she smiled a little wider before leaning in to kiss JJ softly. Even though their breath was stale, Erin found that she didn't mind quite so much, since they were both in the same boat. "So, we're going to head in to work today as a couple."

"We are. I'll need to go have a discussion with the director, to clear our relationship, but since there wasn't an issue with my relationship with David, I don't foresee there being an issue with ours. Of course, that won't give us license to be overtly in a relationship, since there are still some guidelines that we'll need to follow. David and I were not allowed to display a lot of affection while at work, and we'll be the same. I know that Penelope and Kevin had a little more latitude in their relationship, but that was because their power dynamic was equal."

JJ leaned forward and stopped her words with another soft kiss. "I get it, you're our Section Chief, it might look a little odd if I just traipse into your office for a thirty minute make out session." She giggled as she shook her head. "What? Too short?"

"You're incorrigible, Jay."

"I try. And is that going to be your nickname for me?"

Erin bit her lip as she looked at JJ's chin. "I think so? Or do you not like it?"

"I do, it makes me feel like a bird."

She smiled as she looked back up into JJ's eyes. "You can be my sweet Jaybird, then?" JJ nodded and Erin let out a small sigh as she glanced over at the clock. "We should also have enough time to shower together before one of us has to get Henry up. No hanky panky, that will come soon enough, but it would be nice to get accustomed to our bodies in a safe space."

"I can live with that. And we'll be doing our part for the environment, too," she teased, giving Erin a small wink as she slipped out of bed and went over to the door. "Are you going to make me wait?"

"Perhaps," Erin said as she sat up, stretching her back so that her breasts strained against the fabric of her shirt, unable to keep a smirk off her face when she saw that JJ automatically stared at her chest, licking her lips with a hunger that stole Erin's breath away. "Though I suppose that we are working on borrowed time." Climbing out of bed, she sashayed over to JJ's side, pressing her lips against her cheek before opening the door and making her way down to the master bathroom.

The door closed behind her with a resounding thud, and Erin jumped a little before steeling her spine and pulling off her nightshirt before shimmying out of her pants and panties, picking everything up and tossing it into the hamper before stepping into the shower and turning it on, getting the temperature just right before beckoning for JJ to join her. The younger woman took a deep breath as she nodded, adding her clothes to the hamper as she slipped into the shower, closing the door as quickly as she could so as not to get water on the floor.

"You are so beautiful," she breathed out as she reached out to brush her hands along Erin's shoulders and down her arms before turning her so that she was under the water, allowing it to sluice down her body as JJ cupped her breasts, her thumbs rubbing against her nipples, spreading the water over them. The movements filled her with a hunger, and Erin leaned in to capture JJ's lips in a heated kiss, turning her so that she was now beneath the water before pulling herself away and grabbing her shampoo, lathering her hair up before grabbing a loofah and lathering it up before starting to wash her body. JJ followed suit, and then they were focusing on washing up, and Erin found herself growing more and more comfortable being nude with JJ in a nonsexual way. They were just partners, trying to get clean, and the normality filled her heart with a warmth that she knew was the first stirrings of love. She had felt that for Alex, for Alan, for David, and now, for JJ.

"What has put that dreamy smile on your face, Erin?"

She gently pushed JJ out of the way so that she could wash the shampoo out of her hair. As she ran her fingers through her wet hair, she steadily looked at JJ, her smile never wavering. "You, and realizing that we're in the first blushes of love. We've managed to survive our first argument, we've set boundaries for our relationship, and I feel like things are going to move towards our common goal of being together as a family."

JJ smiled as she nodded, joining Erin beneath the showerhead, washing the soap from her body before kissing Erin, pushing her against the wall as they continued to make out. There was something that felt so right about this moment, and she didn't mind when one of JJ's hands slipped down her side to squeeze her ass gently. "That is the most wonderful thing I've heard recently, Erin. Thank you for accepting me into your house and loving Henry so quickly. That was what made it so easy to care for you," she said breathlessly as they turned the water off and then stepped out onto the bathmat. Erin nodded a little as she reached out for towels to wrap around their bodies. "I'll meet you downstairs, since my clothes are still in my room."

"Of course," she murmured as she watched JJ leave the bathroom, clad only in the towel. Once the door was closed once more, she let out a deep sigh of contentment before wrapping another towel around her head and making her way into her bedroom, quickly picking out her clothes for the day before dressing and sitting at her vanity to apply her makeup. Once she felt ready for the day, she smiled at her reflection before heading downstairs to find that JJ and Henry were already there, and that JJ was making breakfast for them.

"Miss Erin! Did you sleep well with Mommy last night?"

She flushed a little, throwing JJ a panicked look as she fished around for the appropriate words to tell him. JJ's shoulders shook with silent laughter, and she knew that her partner would be no help. "Yes, I did sleep very well last night, having your mother by my side. We ended up talking very late, and it was easier for her to just stay then go to her own bed. Did you want to join us?"

"Yeah, but there wasn't room for me between the two of you, and Mommy doesn't like it when I wake her up early."

Erin reached out and ran her fingers through his hair as she took a seat next to him. "Well, if you can be quiet, and if you see that we're dressed for bed, you are always welcome to climb in next to me. I don't mind being woken up by a little one who needs snuggles."

"He'll never leave our bed if you allow that, Erin!"

"Is that really such a bad thing? We can have our chats before we go to sleep, and be perfectly proper for him to join us. And when you're gone on a case, it will be nice to have someone to cuddle with, to remind me that we're not alone." Once more, the look on JJ's face softened into a tenderness that stole Erin's breath, and she gave a small shrug as JJ served them, welcoming the kiss that JJ gave her before she took a seat across from them. "After all, we're going to be a family, and family, to me, has always been better when we're close."

"That is a good point, Rin," JJ said softly before she tucked into her food, and Erin followed suit, finding her heart filled to bursting with the happiness that was hers. Daybreak had truly come around for them, and she couldn't wait to see where their future would lead.