The team has been called away on a case and it had already been a week. Only Garcia stayed behind in case any of the team's family members needed help while they were away. Not wanting to bother Will and Jessica to look after Emmi, Reid and Morgan requested Garcia to stay over at their place until they get home. Needless to say, Garcia was more than happy to spend time with her partner in crime.


Garcia had just finished preparing spaghetti meatballs for dinner and a chocolate lava cake for dessert. Not wanting to make unnecessary mess she just left the pot of noodles and sauce side by side on the stove, washed used cutleries/utensils, wiped the counters and left the kitchen to get Emmi. She softly knocked on the teenager's slightly ajar door before letting herself in.

"Dinner is ready. And don't tell your daddies that I've made your favorite cake for dessert. Yummers!"

Emmi looks up from the book she was reading on her bed and let out a soft laugh. She loves having Garcia around especially when there is a chance she can fill her tummy with her treats.

"I won't Aunt Pen. But I'm not hungry now. Maybe later."

"Are you sure?" Garcia moved closer to the bed and sat on the edge. "Come on sweetie, the last time you ate was at 2pm and it has already been 6 hours since. I'm sorry dinner was late sweetie please don't turn me down."

"But I'm not hungry. I just want to finish this book and call it a day." Emmi murmured.

"Hey sweetie, what's wrong?"

"Nothing. Why ?"

"Oh sweetie, you're just like your daddies. You think you can hide something from me? Come on talk to me. I'm here for you."

"Why do you say I'm just like dad and papa?"

"Well for one, the three of you always think you could hide something from me when in fact it has already been program in me to realize that something is bothering you guys. And two, although I am not a qualified profiler, I can tell that you're hiding something just from the way you are now."

Emmi sighed. As much as she did not want to start talking about it she knew she does not have a choice because the next thing that will definitely happen is Garcia calling up her daddies and letting them know about it. Also it would make her feel better to let the issue off her chest. She took a deep breath.

"Aunt Pen, do you know why daddy and papa choose to adopt me?"

"Well they told me that they were ready to have a family and having a child or children will make their life more complete. Plus, both your daddies love kids despite your dad insisting that all children hate him."

Emmi already knew that. She don't need to ask to know why her daddies decided to adopt a child. What she meant was why 'her'.

"What do you mean sweetie?"

"Out of all those kids, why me Aunt Pen?"

"Emmi, is everything alright?" Garcia's voice filled with concern.

"I'm… I'm scared that one day dad and papa realize that they have made a mistake by adopting me. They will find someone to replace me." Tears started filling up her eyes. Before Garcia said anything she leaned forward and hugged her precious niece and rubbed soothing circles on her back. For a while Emmi continued crying. Once Emmi calmed down, Garcia told her she will be right back and went to the guest room to get her phone. She knew Reid and Morgan should be here with their daughter and holding her tight but due to their job she can only afford to make them talk to each other.

"Sweetie I'm sorry that your daddies aren't here with you right now to explain everything and make the hurt go away but let's call them alright? You can talk to them. I'm sure the whole week has been terrible with you missing them."

"It's alright Aunt Pen. I don't want to disturb them. They need the rest so that they can catch the bad guys faster."

Garcia was touched by the concern shown by the 13 year old. She kissed Emmi's forehead before dialing Morgan's number.

"They miss you too you know. So much." Garcia handed her the phone before leaving the room and slightly closing the door to give her the privacy.


Morgan had just finished his bedtime routine and proceeded to join Reid who was reading on the bed. Just as he was done setting the alarm in his phone, "Baby Girl" popped up on his screen.

"Hey baby girl."

"Hi papa?"

"Hey sweetheart. Everything alright? Where is Aunt Pen?"