Anna Stays With JJ

"No, I'll stay up," Anna said with a quick shake of her head, "I'm not that tired anyway,"

"You sure? You seemed a little out of it over there," JJ replied in a semi-concerned tone, "Everything alright?"

"Yeah," Anna sighed while holding her head in her hand, "Just a lot on my mind, you know, Nikki and Eric,"

"Right, of course," JJ immediately replied, "Did...you know, something happen when you went upstairs?"

Anna let out a small scoff and looked back to JJ with a small smile, "You're a little too smart for your own good, you know that?" JJ rubbed the back of his neck and shrugged his shoulders in response, "Yes, something did happen. Nicole apologized to me, didn't try to explain anything like it wasn't her fault, accepted responsibility and that was that."

JJ scratched his head with uncertainty, "Oh, so that's a good thing right?"

"I honestly, don't know," Anna softly replied, "Everything is just so fucked in my head. Either I'm mad at her and I feel guilty now or I'm thinking of forgiving her and I just get this boiling rage in my chest." Anna let out a small sniffle and cupped her hands over her face once more,

JJ scooted a bit closer to Anna and gently placed a hand on her slumped shoulder, "Hey, it's alright," JJ whispered in a soothing tone, "It's a shitty situation, and it sucks when there isn't a clear right answer, I know but..." JJ softly sighed, "You're a good person Anna, and knowing you, anger will last awhile but it'll eventually go. Guilt, though, guilt will eat you up inside because you know, despite all her faults, Nicole is your friend. Don't hear me wrong, she did one of the most fucked up things but you can tell she regrets it and that's what's killing you,"

"I know that!" Anna exclaimed, looking over to JJ with wet eyes, "It would have been so much easier for me if she was just a bitch, but she couldn't give me that! No, she had to apologize, mean it and make me have to deal with...with this bullshit! Why am I put in this situation?! Why do I have to decide if I can forgive my best friend who fucked my boyfriend?! Why did he fuck her in the first place?! What's so wrong with me?!" What's wrong with me?!" Anna began to cry out, pushing herself into JJ's chest, weeping on his shoulder,

"Nothing Anna, nothing is wrong at all," JJ easily replied as he wrapped his arms around her, "Eric...I don't know why he did what he made a stupid fucking choice. There is nothing wrong with you and any guy would be fucking lucky to be with you," Anna pulled away from JJ, hanging her head while taking gasping breaths through her slowing tears, "Hey, look at me," JJ whispered, taking a hand and lifting Anna's head, "Nothing, and I mean nothing, is wrong with you. You're damn near perfect,"

Anna blinked a few quick times as she kept her green eyes locked on JJ's brown ones. Then without warning, Anna grabbed JJ's shirt collar, yanking him towards her. The blonde pressed her lips against his, and shut her eyes, letting out a soft sigh of relief. JJ let out a surprised hum and gently ran his hands down to Anna's waist, pushing her back ever so gently, "No..." Anna whispered out, "Please, I need this...please JJ," Anna softly pleaded causing JJ to swallow hard while looking back at her, thinking if this was the best call for her now.