Well I had hoped to get a faster start to this, but I did my best! This chapter basically sets the tone for the whole story, which will be a LOT of fluff. Since it's my 10th story I want it to be a happy one (and to take a step away from all the angst of the last one) so I hope you guys are good with that.

Also a BIG THANK YOU to all of you AMAZING readers who have stuck with me for over a year and through 9 (soon to be 10) stories! You guys are the BEST!

Now enjoy! -J

Chapter 1

It was almost a week after the baby shower when the team got called away on a case, Emily leaving Alex and JJ early on a Thursday morning, giving them both extra hugs and kisses before she made her way to the airstrip to meet the team. Though the case didn't last long, it had been physically exhausting; the whole team falling asleep as soon as they got back on the jet Saturday night.

The brunette was groggy as she drove home, blasting the stereo and the air conditioning in order to keep herself awake, relieved when she finally pulled into the driveway. Since it was the middle of the night, the house was dark; the only light left on being the one above the front porch. Not wanting to wake anyone up, Emily crept inside quietly, leaving her things in the foyer before making her way upstairs.

Though she was tempted to peek in on Alex, the older brunette decided not to risk waking her, heading instead for the master bedroom, tiptoeing inside and freezing when she turned towards the bed. A sight, which made Emily's heart sore, she found Alex and JJ curled up together in bed, both fast asleep. Smiling Emily moved into the bathroom, quickly changing into her pajamas and brushing her teeth before returning to the bedroom.

Making her way over to her side of the bed, where Alex lay, Emily lay on the edge of the bed, brushing the teen's hair out of her face before leaning over and placing a kiss on her forehead.

"Mom?" Alex's sleepy voice asked as Emily pulled away.

"Hey you," Emily whispered with a smile. "I didn't mean to wake you, but I wasn't expecting to find you in here. Did you have a nightmare?"

"No," Alex shook her head, rubbing her eyes tiredly. "But apparently Mum can't sleep without you here, which I found out Thursday night when she showed up in my bed," she explained with a tired voice. "Apparently there isn't enough room in a double bed for a teenager and her pregnant mother because it was hot and stuffy," she said with a yawn, Emily stifling a laugh. "I figured it would be easier to just sleep in here until you got back."

"Well thank you for taking care of her," Emily smiled, leaning down to give the teen another kiss. "I missed you guys."

"We missed you too," Alex replied, lifting her arms and wrapping them around her mother's neck for a moment. "I'm not sure how Mum is going to last until the baby gets here," she said quietly, fighting to keep her eyes open. "I think she's going crazy without anyone here all day. She practically glued me to her side today. She even sat with me while I did my homework."

"Well she misses you when you're at school," Emily replied with a laugh, looking over to the blonde who was still fast asleep.

"She misses you," Alex said with a big yawn.

"Well that too," Emily said, brushing her fingers through her daughter's hair. "You should get back to sleep though. We can talk in the morning."

"Do you want me to go back to my room?" Alex asked even though she didn't look much like she wanted to move.

"I think there's enough room in this big old bed for all of us," Emily replied, with a smile, lying down next to her daughter and immediately wrapping her arms around her. "You stay right here," she said with a yawn, her own exhaustion suddenly hitting her. "I love you sweetie," she said as her eyes fell shut.

"Love…you," Alex replied, just as she drifted off herself.

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It was early when JJ was roused from her sleep by a growing baby kicking her bladder; the blonde groaning slightly as she got herself up and made her way as quickly as she could towards the bathroom. Since she was so focused on not having an accident, she was surprised when she came back out to find Emily asleep in the bed, still curled up with Alex. JJ hadn't even heard her girlfriend return during the night, and was rather surprised that the brunette hadn't woken her

Though she knew she should let Emily sleep in since she was probably exhausted, JJ just couldn't resist, making her way over to the other side of the bed, leaning over the brunette to place a kiss on her cheek. Even though Emily had only been gone a couple days, JJ had missed her terribly, hating the separation as much as she hated not being allowed to work.

"Jen?" Emily asked, her voice laced with sleep as she turned towards the blonde groggily. "Hey beautiful," she greeted with a smile, opening her eyes even though she was still tired.

"Hi there gorgeous," JJ smiled, keeping her voice low so as not to wake Alex. "When did you get here?"

"Late last night," Emily replied with a yawn. "Sorry I didn't wake you. I didn't plan on waking anyone but then I found Alex here. I talked to her a little before I went to sleep. Can't sleep alone huh?"

"It's too empty in here without you," JJ replied with a small pout. "I kept tossing and turning until I realized that I needed someone beside me so I crawled into Alex's bed," she explained. "Apparently I'm too large to cuddle with her in that double bed though because she moved in here with me."

"You are not large," Emily said seriously. "You're pregnant. Big difference."

"Oh I'm not sure about that one," JJ disagreed, sitting on the edge of the bed. "I'm pretty sure every part of me is swollen. I'm beginning to feel like that girl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the one that turns into a giant blueberry. You guys may have to start rolling me around the house soon."

"You're a nut," Emily laughed quietly, taking the blonde's hand in hers. "You look absolutely amazing, but I will definitely roll you around the house if that's what you want."

"Gee thanks," JJ laughed, cutting herself off as Alex began to stir on Emily's other side.

"What time is it?" Alex groaned, turning over and squinting at her mothers.

"Early," JJ replied. "Sorry honey. I just couldn't resist waking up your mom."

"Because she misses me every second we're apart," Emily said in a teasing tone.

"Shut up," JJ replied, giving the brunette's shoulder a shove.

"You guys are nuts," Alex said, rolling over again so her back was now to the pair. "It's too early for this. Go back to sleep."

"That sounds like a very good idea," Emily quickly agreed. "I could definitely use another couple hours, and I think that little guy in there would appreciate it too," she said, placing her hand on JJ's stomach.

"I could probably use more sleep," JJ nodded with a yawn.

"And now that I'm here that shouldn't be a problem," Emily smiled, scooting closer to Alex until the teen moved herself onto JJ's side of the bed, so JJ could sleep on Emily's other side. "Get back in here crazy girl," she said, holding open the covers.

"Gladly," JJ replied, getting into the bed and allowing Emily to cuddle up behind her; their hands joining together over her stomach. "God I missed you," she sighed, letting her eyes shut, once again drifting off.

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"Alright where does this piece go?" Morgan asked, sitting on the floor in the Jareau-Prentiss nursery, holding up a piece of the crib that he was helping Emily put together.

"Ummm you're going to attach that to the piece near your knee there," Emily replied, pointing towards the floor, while reading through the instruction manual.

"Alright got it," Morgan nodded, grabbing the screwdriver and beginning to attach the two pieces. "It's finally starting to look like a crib here."

"Yeah finally," Emily laughed. "I think we're nearing the end. May have it finished by the time the baby gets here now," she joked, as Morgan laughed along with her. "Thanks again for helping me with this. I know this probably isn't how you imagined spending your day off, but I really appreciate it. Jen's been insisting that we need to get it done soon, even though the baby will be in the bassinet in our room at the beginning, but I really didn't want to come home to her trying to do it on her own."

"It's no problem Princess," Morgan laughed, shaking his head. "I told you I'd help with whatever you needed. I don't mind at all," he assured her. "You getting nervous yet? I mean that little guy could make an appearance any time now," he reminded her unnecessarily, as it was something the brunette had been thinking about pretty often.

"I'm mostly nervous that I won't be here when it happens," Emily admitted, hating the fact that the team was away so often. "But other than that I'm just plain excited. I can't wait to meet the little man."

"Me either," Morgan smiled, just as Alex came into the room looking annoyed.

"Mom, are you guys almost done? Mum apparently needs to be entertained and she expects me to do it," she huffed. "I still have homework since she wouldn't let me finish it yesterday and I can't do it when she keeps asking me questions."

"Well why don't you do your homework in your room?" Emily suggested.

"I tried that. She followed me," Alex replied, making Morgan laugh. "The only reason she isn't with me now is because she thinks I'm in the bathroom."

"Sorry honey," Emily said, unable to keep her laughter out of her voice. "We shouldn't be too much longer. But why don't you suggest that she call Garcia? That should keep her distracted for at least an hour. Should give you enough time to get your work done."

"Oh Garcia! I didn't think of that," Alex exclaimed happily. "Thanks Mom!" She said, practically running from the room and down the stairs.

"What a kid," Emily said, shaking her head as she laughed at her daughter's antics along with Morgan.

"She's great," Morgan smiled, as he continued working on the crib. "So Mom and Mum huh?"

"Yes because according to Alex she's too old to pull off calling someone Mama," Emily laughed. "And apparently Mum just felt right to her."

"And what does JJ think of her new title?" Morgan asked, having heard about the moment from Garcia who simply couldn't stop gushing about it at work on the Monday after the shower. "She must be pretty happy."

"Oh God she's ecstatic," Emily replied, her own happiness clear in her voice. "That night, after the shower when we were finally alone she sobbed for like 30 minutes straight," she told him. "Although if you tell her I told you that I'll have to kill you. But she was just so happy."

"I bet," Morgan grinned. "And what about you Princess? You must be pretty happy yourself."

"God, happy doesn't even come close to describing how I feel," Emily admitted, knowing she could be honest with her friend, even if he teased her about it later. "I'm just….you know she…Jen…she keeps thanking me," she began to explain. "She keeps thanking me for letting her be in my daughter's life. For letting her love Alex…to be her mom. But God…I mean we're the lucky ones. Me and Alex. We're lucky we get her in our lives," she said, making Morgan smile. "She's just so amazing and with her I just…I see my whole future… all of us...together."

"You mean Emily Prentiss is finally ready to settle down?" Morgan mocked with a laugh.

"Well I'm pretty sure we've already settled down," Emily replied joining in her friend's laughter. "But I'm just so happy Morgan. I know I sound like I'm completely gushing here but I am. I'm just happier than I've ever been."

"I can tell," Morgan smiled. "I'm really happy for you guys. You both deserve all this, and I honestly can't think of two people better suited for each other than you and Jayje."

"Thanks buddy," Emily replied, a goofy grin on her face. "Now I think that's enough of this mushy talk. We better get this crib done or Alex is going to hurt us both."

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"I can't believe you made Morgan help you all afternoon and he wouldn't even let us give him dinner," JJ said later that night, not long after the trio had finished with dinner, and decided to spend a little time together in the family room.

"He promised Garcia that he'd have dinner with her," Emily explained. "Plus he said we should get to have a family dinner since I've been away."

"What a good guy," JJ smiled. "We definitely owe him some sort of present. Chocolates or something…maybe a case of beer."

"I'm sure he would appreciate that," Emily laughed.

"So the nursery's all done now?" Alex asked as she lay her head down on Emily's lap, the older brunette immediately running her fingers through dark hair.

"Just have to get all those clothes Garcia bought into the wardrobe," Emily nodded. "Well first we have to wash them all and then get them in there."

"Which we should really do soon," JJ added. "I mean we don't want the little guy to show up before we even have clean clothes for him to wear," she said. "I mean I know we're supposed to have almost 4 weeks but you never know when he could decide to make an appearance."

"We'll get it done this week," Emily replied.

"Do you really think he could come early?" Alex asked her voice slightly excited.

"It's possible," JJ nodded. "Although since it's my first pregnancy I'm apparently more likely to go later than my due date."

"And what's going to happen if you go into labour when no one's here?" Alex asked. "Or what if mom's out of town."

"I won't be out of town," Emily answered quickly even though she couldn't guarantee that, and she was admittedly worried about it. "I'll be here. I'm going to be here," she insisted, reassuring herself as much as Alex and JJ.

"But what if you're not?" Alex asked again, ever the realistic one.

"Then you'll call me and I'll get here," Emily replied. "But I really don't think we need to worry about that. I mean Hotch promised me that I wouldn't have to travel the week of Jen's due date, so we'll be just fine."

"As long as she doesn't go into labour early," Alex said.

"Yes as long as she doesn't do that," Emily laughed, knowing her daughter was likely worrying about being on her own when JJ went into labour. "So what do you have going on this week kiddo? Do you have things going on after school every day?"

"Pretty much," Alex nodded. "I have rehearsal Monday and Wednesday and soccer practice Tuesday and Thursday and we're having a scrimmage game on Friday."

"Oh I want to come to that," JJ said excitedly, loving the fact that the teen had made the soccer team the week before. "Can I come to that?"

"Sure," Alex laughed. "I mean it's just a practice game against the boys team but the girls were going to stay and watch since I won't be at the sleepover that night," she explained, really wishing her grounding would go by a little faster. "It starts right after school."

"Well I'll definitely be there," JJ smiled, glad to have something to look forward to. "I'm so excited to watch you play and I really can't wait until I have the baby and I can actually kick the ball around with you."

"I'm looking forward to that too," Alex grinned. "And it'll be nice to have you guys at my games, although I'm a little scared by the prospect of having Garcia there cheering me on," she said. "God only knows the cheers she will come up with."

"Or the outfits," Emily added.

"And signs," JJ laughed.

"Any way we could forget to tell her when I play?" Alex asked, picturing the bubbly blonde cheering her on and making a scene.

"Oh no not a chance," Emily shook her head. "She would be furious and I don't even want to think of the things that woman could do to punish us," she laughed. "Plus what is family for if not to completely embarrass you?"

"Exactly," JJ agreed. "You can't deny us that pleasure."

"Wow gee thanks," Alex replied sarcastically. "So glad to hear you guys have my back," she said, laughing as Emily poked her stomach.

"Always," Emily laughed. "Just because we love you."