Author's Note: I can't say much about this chapter except that it's pretty much Halloween in September. I believe it covers all the basics; trick-or-treating, costumes, candy and spooky stuff.
Disclaimer: I do not own the best show in the world, otherwise known as Criminal Minds. Prentiss is mine, however.
Emily gently picked the nineteen day old child up and out of her basinet. "Hey, sweetheart," she greeted, taking Prentiss out of her nursery, and walking into her and Hotch's bedroom. "Are you ready to put your costume on for your first Halloween?"
Prentiss, who was apparently not interested in giving her mom a smile for an answer, decided to look at her dad, who was seated at the foot of the bed, watching his two favorite women in his life.
Emily shook her head and grinned, before she pressed a kiss to her daughter's forehead. "You certainly are in love with Daddy; that's okay Mommy's in love with him too. And also he's very handsome, so is your brother Jack."
"Well I'm in love with both of you too. And you two are very gorgeous girls, that I just can't keep my eyes off both of you." Hotch said, as he stood up and walked over to his wife and daughter.
"Don't let your dad lie to you. He's in love with himself and he can't keep his eyes off himself." Emily teased, as she placed their daughter into her husband's arms.
Hotch chuckled as he look down at his daughter in his arms. "I think your mom has me confuse with your Uncle Derek."
"You might be right, Aaron." Emily said, as he went over to her and Hotch's closet and pulled out Prentiss' costume.
"Oh, I know, I'm right, Emily." Hotch said with a smile.
She laughed and handed him Prentiss' costume. "Whatever you say."
Hotch, put Prentiss into her costume and held her up. "Now that's one adorable panda bear."
Emily smiled. "She does make a very adorable panda bear." She kissed Prentiss on the nose. "Looks like our son did a great job at choosing our daughter's costume," she said as Hotch placed the child into her arms and kissed her.
"No sexy costume this year for me." Hotch murmured against her lips.
"Mmmm…sorry, handsome." Emily answered.
"Such a shame. I really liked last year's. You know, when you dressed up as a vampire and-"
"- and promised to make you mine to eternity?" She tossed him a wink.
"Oh yeah," he smirked. "Except I'm pretty sure, I made you mine instead, Em." He kissed her lightly on the lips. "And I'm pretty sure you didn't get one love bite on me."
"Well, I'm pretty sure you just like being in control when we are in bed. You do know that you can let me be in control once in a while, I promise you it won't kill you," she teased. "Now, go see if Jack needs help with his costume. So we can be ready before the team gets here."
"Fine," Hotch said, dropping another kiss to Emily's lips. "But…"
She grabbed Hotch's hand, before he walked out of their bedroom. "I know, Aaron…you and I will have some fun real soon."
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Emily took a seat on the couch beside her son, who was dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow. She felt her heart melt, as she looked at her husband cradling their daughter's small body with his two large hands.
Hotch smiled at his wife as he sat down in one of the chairs in the spacious living room. His gaze traveled back down to Prentiss laying in his arms with her beautiful brown eyes just staring up at him.
Emily pushed herself up from the couch, once the doorbell began to ring. She opened the door to see JJ, Will, and Henry standing there.
Once they stepped inside, Emily grinned as she looked at Henry in his gray elephant costume with the large ears sticking out of the side of the head.
"Is he Dumbo?" Emily asked.
Will nodded. "Yeah, he wanted to dress up as his favorite character from his favorite movie."
"Where's the rest of your family?" JJ asked, glancing around the large dining room.
"In the living room."
They made their way into the living room; Jack was still sitting on the couch, while Hotch was sitting in one of the chairs with Prentiss curled up against his chest.
"Are you Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean?" Will asked, as he went over to the young boy.
"Yes." Jack said happily.
JJ went over to Hotch and Prentiss. "She looks like she's comfortable laying there against your chest." She motioned to the baby against her boss' chest.
"Yeah, I think she is comfortable laying here." Hotch said, giving JJ a smile.
"She looks like she's ready to go to sleep right there." JJ said looking at Prentiss curled up against Hotch's chest.
Hotch smiled and pressed a kiss to his daughter's small head. "I doubt she will fall asleep right now because she's probably wants to look at everyone." He said as got up from the chair. He stood there facing JJ with Prentiss in his arms, with a smile on his face. "Do you want to take her for a bit?"
JJ smiled. "Yeah, I've been dying to hold her since the moment I've walked into your home."
Hotch laughed as he placed Prentiss into JJ's arms. "I kind of figured that."
"Well what can I say, Prentiss is the most beautiful baby girl, I've ever seen." JJ told him, her attention never leaving the beautiful baby looking up at her.
"She gets that from her mother." Hotch said with a smile.
"What does Prentiss get from me?" Emily asked, as she walked over to her husband and her friend.
"Prentiss gets her beauty from you," he clarified. "She's beautiful just like you."
Emily shot him a smile. "You're too sweet."
"How many times have you told me that?" Hotch asked, kissing her.
"A lot," she murmured against his lips.
"That's what I thought." He said, as he broke the kiss to answer the door.
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Kevin and Garcia walked into the living room dressed as Raggedy Annie and Raggedy Andy. Followed by Reid dressed up as a mad scientist and Ashley dressed up as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz.
Rossi and Morgan came walking in after them dress as themselves.
JJ looked up from Prentiss lying in her arms, and asked, "Why are you four all dressed up?"
"For a costume party." Garcia told her.
"I see." JJ said.
"And where's you costumes?" Emily asked, looking at Morgan and Rossi.
"Don't look at me. I don't dress up anymore." Rossi said, as he walked off to Hotch and Will.
"And don't look at me either. I like being myself." Morgan said following Rossi.
Reid and Kevin followed them over to Hotch and Will, leaving the girls to gush over the baby.
"Prentiss is so adorable in her costume!" Garcia exclaimed.
"Oh, Emily, I just cannot get over how very adorable she looks in this panda bear costume!" Ashley gushed.
"Neither can I." JJ said, holding Prentiss snugly in her arms.
"Thanks guys, but Jack was the one who picked Prentiss' costume out." Emily said, looking over at her son sitting on the couch with a smile on her face.
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JJ felt someone tugging at her pant legs. She looked down to see her son looking up at her.
"Mommy can I hold girlfriend?" Henry asked, smiling up at her.
"I don't think that's a good idea, sweetie. And her name's Prentiss." JJ told him.
"No, it's Girlfriend!" Henry exclaimed, causing Emily to laugh.
"Hey, Henry if you go and sit on the couch next to Jack. I will let you hold Prentiss." Emily said smiling at him.
Henry ran over to the couch and sit next to Jack. He smiled as Emily placed Prentiss into his small arms.
After a few minutes Jack turned to look at Henry holding Prentiss. He was shock at what he seen. Henry was giving kisses to his sister.
"Daddy!" Jack frantically screaming over and over again.
"What is it, buddy?" Hotch asked.
"It's Henry! He's kissing Prentiss!" Jack said pointing at Henry with a disgusting look on his face.
Hotch being the overly protected father that he is, rushed over to his daughter and took her from Henry before he can give her another kiss.
"Man, I wish I had my camera out for that." Emily said sounding disappointed that she didn't get a picture of Henry kissing Prentiss.
"I didn't have my camera out either." JJ said also disappointed that she didn't get a picture either.
"I did. I couldn't pass up taking pictures of Henry kissing Prentiss." Garcia said, holding up her camera. "I will make copies for both of you."
"Thanks, Penelope." Both Emily and JJ said in unison.
Emily went over to her husband holding their daughter tightly against his chest.
"I don't like Henry being around Prentiss. I don't trust him." Hotch said, glaring at the two and half year old sitting on the couch with a smile on his face.
"Aaron, will you stop glaring at Henry, he's two and half years old almost three and he's been in love with Prentiss, since the first time he met her." Emily said trying to get Hotch to stop glaring at the little boy.
"It doesn't give him the right to put his lips all over my daughter." Hotch said, as he had stopped glaring at Henry and turned to look at Emily.
"Henry didn't have his lips all over Prentiss. He was kissing her on her lips," Emily said defending the two and half year old's actions to her husband, who was once again glaring at the little boy. She placed her hand on her daughter's small back gently patting her back. The baby girl was snug against her father's chest fussing. Then looking at Hotch, she said, "Prentiss is my daughter too. Not just yours."
"Em, I know Prentiss is your daughter too. And you're the best mom that our daughter could ever have." Hotch said looking his wife in the eyes. Turning to look at Henry for a second and then turning back to look at his wife, he said, "Remind me to Henry proof the whole house."
She rolled her eyes with a laugh. "Henry proof the house?"
"Yeah especially Prentiss' nursery." Hotch said, as he kissed his daughter's costume covered head.
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"So, Captain Jack and Dumbo, which house should we go to first?" Morgan asked the boys.
The boys glanced around the neighborhood, spookily lit by the occasional street lamp. "Hmmm…how about that one over there?" Jack suggested, motioning towards a large house with several jack-o'-lanterns grinning at them from the multiple windowsills and along the sidewalk. Fake spider webs were strung along the roof, along with the glow-in-the-dark skeletons hanging from the gutters and a witch hanging on the garage door.
Morgan eyed the house. "Hey, kid how about you take Dumbo and Captain Jack up to the house," he said to Reid.
Reid let out a laugh. "You're afraid?"
"I'm not afraid." Morgan said lying to the younger profiler. "I just figured since Halloween is your favorite holiday that you would like to go the first house with the boys."
"Morgan just admit that this house is too scary for you." Reid said.
"I'm not admitting to you or anyone that this house is too scary for me." Morgan told him.
"Come on Captain Jack and Dumbo, let's go and get you some candy, since Derek doesn't want to admit that he's afraid of the house." Reid said as he took Jack and Henry's hands in his and walked them up to the house.
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With the help of Reid, Henry rings the doorbell. Right after he pressed it, the door slowly swung open.
"Trick or treat." Jack and Henry said bravely to the figure standing in the doorway.
A young woman dress up as a witch stepped into the dim light with two buckets of candy. One filled with large bars of Hershey's chocolate and the other filled with packets of candy corn.
"Do you want candy corn or a Hershey's chocolate bar?" The woman - the witch asked them.
"Which one should we pick?" Jack asked Henry.
"A Hershey's chocolate bar." Henry answered.
Jack nodded.
The woman dropped one large Hershey's chocolate bar each into Jack and Henry's buckets.
"What kind of candy did the witch give you guys?" Garcia asked the boys.
"A large Hershey's chocolate bar." A very excited Jack and Henry said in unison.
"Did the witch give you her phone number to you kid?" Morgan asked jokingly to Reid.
"Morgan, I'm not using Jack and Henry to get phone numbers from women." Reid said.
"You know if you had Prentiss with you, the witch probably would give you her phone number because woman love babies." Morgan explained. "See watch and learn. I will take Jack and Henry to the next house, along with Prentiss and I'm going to get a phone number." He grinned. Turning to Hotch, he said, "Hey, Hotch can I see Prentiss for a second."
"Morgan, I'm not going to let you use my daughter to pick up chicks." Hotch said, as he gripped his daughter's stroller.
Morgan looked to Emily to see if she will let him have Prentiss for a second.
"Sorry, Morgan. I'm not going to let you take Prentiss." Emily said shaking her head at him.
"Fine." He said, as he took Jack and Henry up to the next house.
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Jack rings the doorbell this time. This time an older man answered the door in a Frankenstein costume.
"Trick or treat!" Henry said smiling at the man.
The man dropped two packets of candy corn in the boys' buckets.
"Well, Morgan it looks like you didn't get a phone number after all." Reid said, as Morgan returned to the group with Jack and Henry.
"Did you see that was an older man?" Morgan said in disbelief.
"Yeah, I saw that it was a man." Reid told him.
"If it was a young woman, I would have gotten a phone number." Morgan said.
"Even without Prentiss?" Reid asked.
"Yeah, I could still get a phone number just using Jack and Henry." Morgan answered.
"Will you two stop?" Garcia asked them. "I will take Jack and Henry to the other houses from now on."
"Good." Emily and JJ said in unison.
A hundred houses and even more candy later, Jack and Henry gave up. Jack leaned against Rossi as they trudged up to the Hotchner home, while Will carried a very asleep two and half year old into the house. And Hotch took Prentiss up to her nursery.
"Kevin, Reid, Ashley and I are going to go." Garcia said to Emily.
"Bye." Emily told them.
"We should probably go home and put Henry to bed." JJ said a few seconds later.
"Okay." Emily said as Will and JJ walked out of the front door.
"Jack is fast asleep in his room." Rossi said, as he and Morgan left.
"Thanks." Emily said.
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"Emily?" Hotch's eyes narrowed as he called out for his wife.
"In the living room," she called back.
Hotch walked into the living room finding Emily sitting on the couch, he asked, "What are you doing in here?"
"I figured since I can't dress up for you this Halloween. We can watch a movie or something." She answered with a smile.
"You did just give birth about three weeks ago. So watching a movie with my wife sounds good to me." He said, as he sat down on the couch beside her. "What are we going to watch?"
"Hmm…I'm thinking a marathon of The Walking Dead." Emily said, as she leaned against her husband's chest.
"Good enough for me." Hotch said as he wrapped his arms around his wife.
They laid there on the couch together watching episodes after episodes. By the eighth episode, Emily was asleep against Hotch's side.
Hotch got up from the couch and effortlessly taking Emily into his arms, he carefully made his way up the stairs and up to their bedroom, placing her in the middle of the king-sized bed and covering her legs with the sheets. He watched over her for a few seconds, an expression of pure love etched in his features as he kissed her gently as possible. "Sweet dreams, my love," he whispered, before walking silently out of the room to check on his two sleeping children.
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