TW // mentions of child abuse
Grace awoke to her window being wiggled open- JJ's mop of blonde hair poking through it as he tried to climb in
" JJ I swear to god if you don't stop scaring the shit-" she stopped as the light illuminated his face
" oh J- "
" don't I'm okay " he whispered as he made his way in and sat next to her
She said nothing else as she stood up and made her way down the hall and into the bathroom where she kept her medical kit.
She'd kept one since the very first time JJ showed up at her house with a bloody and bruised face.
That was years ago
She quietly crept back into her room where JJ sat, patiently waiting for her to come back.
He looked up when he heard her soft footsteps and gave her a small smile. She sighed before kneeling on the ground in front of him.
" You know the drill " she mumbled sadly
He just nodded and closed his eyes preparing himself for the sting of the alcohol wipes.
Grace looked down at the wipes a sad look on her face
She hates doing this
She hates having to hurt him even more than he'd already been hurt and she hates even having to patch him up because no parent should ever hit their child.
JJ noticed it was taking longer than usual so he opened his eyes and let his gaze fall on her.
" Hey- there is nothing you could ever do to hurt me.... You're helping me right now Grace okay? " he reassured as he sat down in front of her on the floor
She was still focused on the alcohol wipe in her hand
JJ lightly cupped her jaw with his hand- forcing her to look up
" My dad did this to me Grace- You're the one fixing things and making me better okay? " he asked her
She sniffled before lightly nodding causing him to smile.
He slowly leaned forward and placed a quick kiss on her nose
" You're my hero Grace " he said sincerely causing her to smile
" Can I be Batman? " she asked which made him laugh
" you can be whoever you want "
She smiled at him again before opening the alcohol wipe
" This is gonna sting " she whispered
" I know " he said back before closing his eyes and taking a deep breath
Grace held her breath as she pressed the wipe to his face- trying to quickly clean up his wounds.
She almost stopped everything when she heard him wince but she had to remind herself she was doing more good than harm right now
After another minute of her carefully wiping his face and body she was done and finally felt like she could breathe again.
" you did good " she whispered as she began to clean things up
" so did you "
She looked up at him- a small smile on her face
" I'm glad you came here "
JJ just smiled at her before snuggling into her covers
" bed hog " she muttered as she threw the last of the garbage away
" at least move over if you're gonna sleep in my bed " she whined- feeling cold and tired
JJ said nothing as he rolled over allowing Grace to slide back into her spot.
She snuggled into the covers allowing the warmth of her blanket to consume her
" I don't know if I've ever said it but Thank you for taking care of me Grace " JJ whispered
" always " she whispered back before allowing herself to drift off to sleep
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