Well, here's the final chapter! Hope you like it! Please read and review!

Chapter 3.

The BAU jet was just about to land in Quantico. Their last case was, while not as difficult as the one before it, still pretty hard on them. the main reason for this was that they were all still reeling from the recent death of Gideon. It had only been a few days since the funeral.

Reid was doing better about letting them in but he was still somewhat withdrawn. It was getting better though. He had just played a game of chess with Rossi, and won. After that game, Rossi went back to his seat to talk with Hotch. and Reid opened the book he was currently reading. Morgan was listening to his music, and JJ was talking with Kate.

Once they landed they headed to the BAU. When they got there, they were met with a big surprise. Penelope had drinks for them. That wasn't that big of a surprise since she had done that before. However, the voice they heard behind her was.

"Hey guys! Welcome back!", the voice said. At that sound, every one of the agents' mouths dropped open. JJ was the first to recover.

"Emily!", she said, giving the woman a big hug.

"Princess, why didn't you tell us you'd be here?" , asked Morgan at the same time Rossi asked,

"What are you doing here, Bella?"

Emily laughed at her family verbally tripping over one another. She tried to answer the questions and hug them all at once.

"I wanted to surprise you all. I'm here because I felt I needed to see you guys. With all that's happened, I wanted to spend time with you guys as a family." Reid finally found his voice and asked,

"Emily, when did you get here?"

"I got here around three today. I flew out of London around eight AM." ,Emily replied.

"And she's been hanging out with the Guru of all Knowledge ever since.", added Garcia. This made everyone laugh. When they had all settled down, Emily said,

"It's so good to see you guys. I've missed you."

"Aww. We've missed you too, Em.", said JJ.

"How long can you stay?", asked Hotch.

"I'm here for the week. Actually ten days. Clyde wants me back a week from Monday so I am taking a flight back the Sunday before that." Emily said, then she turned to Reid and added,

"You're looking good, Handsome. I guess that means you thought about what I said?"

"Yes. I actually did think about it. I'm trying to do better at that. Thankyou for your advice.", Reid answered.

"You bet.", said Emily with a smile, giving Reid another hug. Then she was introduced to Kate. The two women were awkward at first but warmed up to each other fairly quickly and were soon chatting like old friends.

"Hey. Is anybody as starving as I am?", Morgan asked, when there was a break in the conversation. The others chuckled and JJ said,

"I sure am. Spence?"

"I could deffinately eat right now.", Reid agreed. Rossi spoke up.

"I know a great restaurant. the food is wonderful and the atmosphere is great too. Let's go there. My treat."

"Sounds great, Dave. Is that ok with everyone else?",asked Hotch. Everyone agreed, so they all headed out.

Once they arrived at the restaurant , Rossi gave his name and the group waited to be seated. It wasn't long before a hostess came and directed them to their seats. She gave them menus and soon someone came to take their drink orders. When the waiter came back with the drinks, they ordered their food. The service was great so it wasn't long before the food arrived.

"Man, Rossi! You weren't kidding. This is the best steak I have ever eaten.", said Morgan.

"Yeah. And this salad? Oh. My. Gosh!", added Kate.

"What did I tell ya?", replied Rossi.

Everyone ate and talked for awhile, then Rossi stood up and tapped his glass. They all got quiet and turned to face Rossi.

"I'd like to make a toast. I don't need to tell you guys about the rotten side of this job. We all know how hard it can be. Every single one of us has lost some one we love or at least someone we know because of this job. Most recently, We lost someone dear to all of us. Jason Gideon will be greatly missed. But, with all the pain and darkness life, and especially this job, brings, it helps to have people around you that you enjoy being around and who can always make your days brighter. We know we can always count on each other for love and support, no matter what. I don't know what I'd do without you people. Thank God we have each other. I love you guys. To family."

"To family!", the others repeated,feeling a bit choked up. The girls all had to blink back tears. For about another hour, the eight friends sat at the table talking and laughing, and just enjoyed being together. They all knew what Rossi said was true. They were really blessed to have each other.

As each agent left the restaurant that night, they contemplated Rossi's words in their own minds. It's been said that each person has two families, the one they are born with and they one they chose. They all knew that none of them could have asked for a better extended family than this team.

Well, That's it, folks! Hope the ending was ok. I wanted it to be sweet but also close the story out. Thanks for reading! Reviews are much appreciated!