Everything's Alright

By: Fiona55

Chapter Two

"Hotch…could you come back to the hospital?" JJ asked while pacing in the hallway of the hospital.

"Is everything ok?"

"Yes, but you need to come back here."

"Ok."

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"Hotch…I'm pregnant." Emily whispered.

"You're…pregnant?"

"Yeah."

"How far along are you?" Hotch asked, and sat down in the chair against the wall.

"Eighteen weeks."

"Ok. When are they releasing you?"

"Tomorrow morning."

"Well, Strauss caught wind of your…illness and she ordered everyone home. She's sending another team."

"Is everyone waiting until tomorrow to fly out?"

"I'm not calling the jet until you are released."

"Alright. I appreciate that."

"It's fine."

"Now, to tell the rest of the team…" Emily said.

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"Pregnant? Really?" Rossi said, shocked."

"Yes, really."

"How far along are you?" Reid asked.

"Eighteen weeks."

"At eighteen weeks, the fetus can hear us talking. It is also about the size of a pickle!" Reid said with a chuckle.

"Boy genius, you are weird." Morgan said.

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"Agent Prentiss, you will be put on desk duty immediately." Strauss informed her when they were all back in Quantico.

"Yes ma'am. How long is maternity leave?"

"You have six months, but take no less than three."

"Yes ma'am."

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"I spoke with Strauss." Emily informed Hotch.

"Good. Prentiss…you could have told me that you were pregnant."

"I didn't know until that day."

"You're eighteen weeks…how do you not know?"

"I didn't want to believe it, okay? I feel like you're criticizing me." Emily said, exasperated.

"I'm not, but this job is very dangerous. You live every day with this job, knowing that you could die tomorrow. You absolutely cannot put a child in that situation."

"Don't you think I thought about that?"

"Also, because of your denial, we've got less time to train someone to fill in during maternity leave. Because you are a field agent, we need one soon."

"Why don't they just use Agent Todd again?"

"Because she can't deal with it. I cannot believe you did this."

"Hotch, it's over and it's done with. You and Strauss and the team all know now, so just deal with it! I can't take the past back. I'm sorry. I'm not perfect!"

"I think you should probably go home for the day. I'll see you tomorrow."

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"J.J.?" Emily said when JJ picked up the phone.

"Yeah?"

"Did you hear what happened between Hotch and I today?"

"He didn't say anything, why? What happened?"

"He's angry because I was in denial and didn't tell anyone that I could possibly be pregnant."

"He has a point, but he shouldn't have sent you home for the day."

"No, I'm glad he did. I'm exhausted."

"That's normal."

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"Agent Prentiss? Can I speak with you for a moment?" Hotch called from his office.

"Sir?" Emily said when she entered.

"I wanted to apologize for yesterday. I was very unprofessional."

"It's fine."

"Um, they found someone for you to train…so you don't need to worry about that."

"That's good."

"Ok, that's all I needed. Thank you."

"Sir?"

"Yes?"

"Thanks for the apology."

"You're quite welcome."

A/N

Here is chapter two, my dears. I hope you enjoy it! This story will not always be Prentiss centric. Remember the thoughts at the beginning of the chapter one? Yeah, we're going to explore all that! This is just the first one I wanted to explore.

So anyway, I've got a total of TWO reviews. So…please review? Please? *pouty face*

L.O.V.E

Fiona