Disclamier: I do not own Criminal Minds, but I do have all the rights to Lena, Ethan, and Allie
Hi, so I was able to update again today, but I wouldn't get use to it because school is back on tomorrow. I'll try to do once a week with this story.
Once packed Emily called for her daughter
"Allie, come here please!" The 5 year old came running from around the corner and right into her mother
"Yes, Mama?" Emily picked her up and kissed her head
"What do you say about us, and Ethan going to see grandma for a bit?" The young girl's eyes went wide with excitement
"Yeah! When are we going, Mama?" Emily shook her head, at someone was excited to her mother.
"We leave in 2 hours, which mean you need to change out of your jammies, and be on extra good behavior while Mama finishes up. You think you can do that?" Emily asked, Allie made her best serious face and nodded "Thank you, my princess." Emily put Allie down after kissing her on the head. Allie took off ready to get dressed and do her best to help her Mama. Emily laughed at this, before going to load all their bags in the car.
The flight wasn't as bad as Emily expected. Ethan seemed to sleep though most of the ride, and Allie was captivated almost the whole flight at how small everything looked out the plane window. Emily now stood waiting for her mother at the gate. Slipping a glance at her phone, she heard a familiar voice
"Is that my little Emily, with her own babies?" Emily's head snapped up at the thick southern accent to find her nanny, Lena. Lean was a woman in her mid-60's with curly gray hair, and loving green eyes. She had basically raised Emily from the time she was 5, making sure the girl had everything she needed.
"Lena! I haven't seen you in so long," Emily let of Allies hand, and gave Lena a side hug "Yes, these are my own babies. This little guy is Ethan, and" Emily kneeled down to Allies height "this is my princess Allie, Allie, princess, this is was my nanny, Lena. She is like another mom, to Mama."
"Hi..." Allie whispered, Lena laughed at how Allie already had a British accent, almost as thick as her mother's was, when she returned from London for the first time.
"Oh, Emily, they are so beautiful." Lena smiled. "Hi, Allie" Lena leaned down and picked up the small girl, "How about we get you back to your Mothers, Emily?" Emily just smiled and let Lena lead them out.
"Emily." Ambassador Prentiss is a woman in her early 60's with medium cut brown hair, and the same brown eyes as her daughter. She was standing in front of her DC house; it was an old Victorian styled mansion with white doors and a brick outside. The gardens were being tended to, and the Ambassador had men standing by awaiting her command.
"Hello, Mother." Emily said as she stepped out of the car.
"How was your flight, dear?" Elizabeth asked
"Fine, Ethan and Allie, where angels the whole ride, you'd think it wasn't Ethan's first flight." Emily called out from over her shoulder as she got her children out from the back of the car.
"Emily, look at me when you speak. Yelling from over your shoulder is unbecoming." Emily rolled her eyes, she could just never make the woman happy it seemed. "Now that is good to hear. Do you have the children clothing picked out for the ball?" Elizabeth asked
"Yes, Mother. I will be picking up Allie's dress at some point this week before the Ball, and Ethan will be fine in a onesie." Emily informed her mother once she had her child out of the car.
"Emily, this is a ball. Formal dress, he will be in a suit." Elizabeth told her daughter "Carol, come get their bags." Elizabeth called out to one of the men on side.
"Mother, he is 6 months old, isn't a suit unnecessary." Emily looked outraged, to her, her son didn't need to be a suit. He was just a baby and a onesie would be just fine.
"Emily, we will not argue this. This is a formal event and I will not stand for being embarrassed because my grandson is in a onesie."
"Of course, Mother. I will get him one." Emily nodded
"I take it you will be staying by the nursery again?"
"Yes, Mother."
"Alright than, well I have plans I must deal with, and calls to make. I'm sure you can find something to do." Emily told her daughter. "Lena." Elizabeth greeted
"Ambassador, how are you today?" Lena asked out of respect
"I'm fine, please watch over Emily and her child, and keep them out of trouble. Maybe this time Emily can leave the same way she arrived. Not pregnant." Emily hurried to cover Allies ears. Lena gave the Ambassador a tight smile
"Of course, Ma'am." With that Elizabeth returned to her office within the house. Turning her attention to Emily, Lena rushed them into the house.
After everything was unpacked Lena suggested a trip to the park, especially after Allie was stuck on the jet for so long. At the park Emily and Lena laid out a blanket and put down some toys for Ethan to play with, while Allie ran to the park.
"Emily, what did your mother mean back there?" Lena asked, as they sat down and watched Allie and Ethan.
"The last two times I was here, in America, I came well, not pregnant, but each time I left…" Emily trailed off
"And what about the father, is it the same man?" Lena asked Emily knew Lena wasn't trying to be rude; she was just trying to learn about the children.
"Yes, it is the same man. He is the only man I'm ever with when I'm home…" Emily thinks back to his laugh, and his rare smile.
"And does he know?"
"No, he has so much going for him here, and he's never looked at me twice except for when we made love." Emily pushed some of the hair out of her eyes "Either way, I didn't want to force him into a relationship just because I was pregnant." Lena gave Emily a sad smile
"Does Allie ever ask about her father?" Lena inquired
"Only once, and that was when I was pregnant with Ethan. She asked if they had the same daddy and why daddy was there with us." Emily spoke as she watched Allie slide down one of the slides, giggling at all the fun she was having. "I just told her that yes, they did have the same daddy, and because he was busy over her in America. She never questioned it again." Emily shook her head at how lucky she was with that. That for Allie, she was enough.
"Tell me about him"
"His name is Aaron," Emily smiled "he has short brown hair, and the most amazing brown eyes I've ever seen. He is extremely fit, and works for the FBI. He is one of those men that takes care of the woman first, always himself second. He doesn't smile much, but, God, when he does, I swear I've never seen anything that made my heart fluster like his smile. And those dimples, don' even get me started on those dimples." To Lena, Emily looked like a love struck teenager who just meet their first love, and that brought the brightest smile to her mouth.
"Sounds like you really like this, Aaron, Emily."
"Lena, I cannot like this man. With all our time put together we have only spent a week together." Emily sighed, Lena took Emily's hand
"Emily, a wise woman once told me, love does not know time nor distances, love only knows when two people are meant to be." She smiled
"It is not always that easy."
"Love never is, Em. And if I recall correctly, you didn't exactly like me when we first meet" Emily laughed thinking back at that time; she just about drove Lena insane for the first year. "But look at us now. You are like my daughter." Emily hugged Lena
"You're right, but this isn't the same thing." Their conversation was interrupted by the cries of Ethan. Emily picked up her little boy, "What is it, my prince, are you hungry?" Emily removed a bottle from her dipper bag and started feeding him. Emily watched as he sucked hungrier at his bottle, his brown hair starting to grow wild and thick, just like his sisters did. Emily looked back to Lena who was watching Allie play, "Can you believe I have to buy him a suit?"
"At least he will look cute" Lena tried
"Maybe, but he'll outgrow it in no time!" To Emily it was the dumbest idea she had ever heard.
"Perhaps, Emily, but you only have to deal with this for a few more days. Then you can return to London."
"Yes, I can." Emily took a deep breath and let it wash through her; it was only a few more days til she could go home.
So, what do you guys think?