Read "for the best" But just to fill you in if you son't want to. Emily got pregnant with Hotch's child and seeing he was with Beth she ran away and left for london. In this fanfic I have decided Hotch has broken up with beth which I know would alter the beginning of "Brothers Hotchner." But I kinda have my own criminal minds universe. Hoping to fill you in on all the deatails and little moments eventually. You found me would be a good one of mine to read however it is currently in the process of being written into a better story.
"So I'm unavailable for the next two weeks unless it's an extreme emergency." Hotch told the team, just before he and Jack had to head to the airport to catch a flight to London, where they would stay over the Christmas break. It was unusual for Hotch to take a break, but this year it was necessary, his son with former agent Emily Prentiss had recently been born and he wanted to meet him. That and see Emily again.
Arriving in England at 11am local time, and fighting their way through endless security checks, Jack ran over to Emily excitedly, who had come to pick them up from the airport. Emily was waiting for them in a less crowded area hugging her new baby. Harry.
"Emmy!" Jack exclaimed excitedly.
"Hey Jacky boy!" Emily replied really pleased to see both Jack and Aaron again.
"Hey Em." Hotch greeted, arriving over to where the were standing a little later. "So this is my baby boy then." Hotch said smiling.
"Yep. This would be Harry." Emily said, also smiling.
"May I?" Hotch asked, wanting to hold his son.
"Sure!" Emily replied willingly and passed their son over to Hotch.
"Hey Harry. It's your daddy." Hotch told him, looking into the baby's eyes smiling.
"So Jacky. Got 10/10 on your spellings recently?" Emily asked.
"Yes Emmy! Yes! And guess what! I won the spelling bee!" He told her of his successes excitedly.
"Well done! You clever boy!" Emily replied smiling, proud of Jack for doing so well. "So what do you want for Christmas?" She asked.
"I want a racing car set!" Jack said hopefully.
"Ah well we'll see what we can do then." Emily replied. "Hey maybe we can visit Hamleys while your here! It's this big toy shop, you'd love it!"
Jack's face filled with excitement. "A big toy shop sounds good!" He replied intently.
"Great!" Hotch said smiling. Big toy shops. Emily sure knew how to be nice to Jack in an annoying way to Aaron. It was no doubt in his mind that Emily had bought Jack the noisiest toy possible for Christmas. "Hey Jack. Meet your Brother." Hotch said with Harry in his arms, bending down to Jacks height.
"I have a brother!" Jack beamed. He had always wanted a sibling, and now he had one.
"Glad you approve." Hotch noted, pleased his son was happy about having a little brother. "His name's Harry."
"Hello Harry!" Jack greeted, full of excitement. This was going to be the best Christmas ever.
Heading out of the airport they went straight to Emily's apartment, located at the top of a skyscraper, with amazing views of London out the window. "So Jack, you can sleep in the spare room." Emily showed him into the spare room. Harry was still sleeping in her room with her so it was not needed.
"Cool!" Jack exclaimed excitedly as Hotch put Jacks case down in his room.
Hearing Harry cry Emily sighed, knowing he would need a feed. "I better go and feed him." She said, then left to go into her room, where she picked Harry up and sat on her bed to feed him. A few minutes later Hotch came over and knocked on Emily's door. "Can I come in?" He asked.
"Well it depends. I'm feeding him, so unless you have any objections then yes."
Hotch smiled and came in, sitting next to her. "I love you Emily." He told her softly.
"Well I love you too Aaron." She said back, smiling. After finishing to feed Harry she burped him then hugged him.. "What about Beth?" She asked.
"I don't love her like I love you Emily. I split up with her last week. I just don't love her anymore. Not like I thought I did, not like I love you." He told her honestly.
"Oh... Wow! Well I love you too... more than I have ever loved anyone before." She replied, not really sure what to say.
"Can I take him?" Hotch asked, wanting to hold her son.
"Sure! You don't have to ask." Emily said, passing Harry to Hotch. "Oh I'm just warning you, there is no alcohol, cause I'm breastfeeding, as you know and I can't drink."
"So were having a dry Christmas and new year." Hotch responded, almost shocked at how Emily could go so long without drinking at all. Not that she was ever a heavy drinker, but she always enjoyed a drink now and again, and sometimes one too many, especially when out with the BAU girls.
"We are indeed Aaron." She told him, leaning into his warm body. "Do you want to eat out or eat in tonight?" She asked.
"In." Hotch replied almost deffinatly, smiling when he noticed Harry had fallen asleep in his arms. "How about we go play with Jack, he's been saying he wanted to play Mario kart on the Wii with you for the whole journey. Shall we set it up?"
"You can set it up. More like." Emily replied and laughed a little, she knew nothing about how to set up a Nintendo Wii.
"Ok. I, will set it up." He said smiling and went to put Harry in his Moses basket before heading out to set up the Wii.
Playing on the Wii was enjoyable for everyone, it was just like the good days, when Emily was still in the unit. She often spent time with Hotch and Jack when they were not working, during weekends and holidays.
"YES! I WON!" Jack exclaimed jumping up and down, after being in the lead through the whole of the Mario Kart grand prix.
"Hi 5 jack!" Prentiss exclaimed, giving him a hi 5 then whispered. "You need to teach me some tricks so I can beat your father."
"You bet Emmy!" He agreed excitedly as Harry started crying.
"Great Jack. I will just go and change Harry's nappy and I shall be back." Emily said.
"I'll change it." Hotch offered, getting up to change Harry's nappy for her. "It's only fair."
"Thanks Hotch." Emily said gratefully. "Now then Jack, you can teach me some skills."
Jack smiled, then showed Emily some shortcuts on the game, these would be sure to move her up a bit in the placings. "Practice makes perfect." He told her.
"Thankyou Jacky boy!" She said laughing at his words. "Now let the student become the master." She said smiling. "Good thing I have two weeks." She said, before Hotch came back with Harry in his arms.
"I'll take him if you like?" Emily said, asking because she wasn't sure if Hotch wanted to hold him. "You can play with Jack."
"Ok Em." Hotch said smiling, passing over Harry to Emily. "Go see your mommy." He said.
Emily smiled and willingly took her baby, holding him close to her and jiggling him up and down. Holding him while Jack and Aaron played she watched them. Jack won once again. "Yes I am the champion!" He exclaimed excitedly.
"Well done buddy!" Hotch replied laughing at his antics.
"Emmy?" Jack asked. "Can I hold Harry?"
"Sure you can Jack. Just be very careful." She replied softly and carefully passed Harry over to Jack, making sure he had hold of him properly before letting go.
"I think we need to take a photo of this." Hotch said smiling and got out his phone taking a picture of the two, then proceeded to send it to the team.