Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds, but I totally own Allie, Ethan, and Lena.
Guess who is back! I know I'm a little late, but it has been a long week and longer weekend. Neither allowed much time for writing.
I don't think I have even thanked you guys, but thank you for taking the time and reading this. It means a lot.
"Emily" He smiled as he helped her up, once standing Emily hurried to straighten out her dress and started pushing some of her hair out of her face. Aaron catches Emily's hand and moves it down to her side, pushing a single strand of hair out of her face, he told her "You look beautiful Emily" in a soft voice. Emily immediately looked down as she felt a blush fill her pale cheeks.
"Thank you Aaron." She replied, Aaron placed a finger under her chin and brought her eyes up so that they would meet his.
"You always do" He smirked
"When did you arrive?" Emily said quickly changing the subject "I never saw you come in."
"You were greeting with your mother" Aaron said in shock "I came in a few minutes ago, you must have stopped."
"I must have." Emily took a step back. "How is work going?" Emily asked Aaron. The two feel into familiar polite conversation, it was a good 30 minutes before they were interrupted by a small voice.
"Dad, Dad!" A young boy with light brown hair came running towards them.
"Hey buddy, what's up?" Aaron caught the boy the pulled him up to his hip "Emily, this is my son, Jack. Jack, this is, Emily." Emily froze for a slight moment "He has a child? Oh my God, he has a child!" Emily freaked out internally, Prentiss she managed to keep all emotion from her face. Aaron watched the younger woman, he saw a slight falter in her smile, but she quickly recover.
"Hi, Jack." Emily smiled at the young boy.
"Hi, Ms. Emily. Are you friends with my dad?" Jack asked, Emily smirked slightly at Aaron, think of those few fond nights they share.
"Yes, I am friends with you dad." Emily smiled at the young boy, she thought for a second before asking, "How old are you, Jack?"
"I'm 8, how old are you, Ms. Emily?" Aaron's face turned red with embarrassment.
"Jack, you don't ask a lady that." Aarons scorned him
"Oh…" Jack said looking at his dad, he turns to Emily and apologize. "I'm sorry Ms. Emily."
"It's okay, Jack. It was just a misunderstanding." Emily said in the same sweet she uses with Allie. Aaron watched as Emily dealt with Jack, she had a certain way with him. Aaron had never seen Jack take to anyone like this, other than JJ. Jack and Emily talk for the longest time, the two just went on and on.
"Emily!" Lena yelled, once Emily heard her name her ears heard the screams of her son.
"I have to go, Jack. It was nice meeting you." Emily told the young boy
"Emily!" The cries of her son grew louder, and she started to worry.
"It was nice seeing you again, Aaron." Emily kissed him on the cheek. With that she rushed off to find her son and Lena. Aaron watched as the woman rushed off, the cries of what he believed was a small child grew louder with each passing second. However he quickly noticed that once she was gone the crying seemed to stop.
"Jack, why don't you go find your aunt Jessica. I have to go help Ms. Emily, okay?" He asked Jack
"Okay, dad." With that Jack ran off to find his aunt.
Emily ducks though the crowds quickly spotting Lena and her son whiling.
"Oh my baby boy," Emily said taking Ethan from Lena "why do you cry?" Emily cooed
"Your mother came looking for you," Lena started to explain. "And she tried to hold him, but he just started crying. I couldn't get him to calm down, I'm so sorry." Lena cried.
"Lena, it's okay. He hasn't been around my mother much. He may of just had some anxiety from it." Emily told the older woman, calming her down slightly. "Why was my mother looking for me?"
"She said she needed you for a minute, and that you should have been here." Emily shuffled slightly, Ethan was finally started to calm down.
"Right, I was trying to find you, but I ran into someone." Emily told Lena
"You ran into someone?" Lena said raising her eyebrows
"Yeah, it was Aaron" Emily blushed
"Oh! Their dad!" Lena ask, at the word dad Allie whipped her head up
"Daddy?!" Allie asked
"No, Allie." Emily told her, this wasn't the place for this conversation, especially with Aaron there. "Lena." Emily's voice let out a warning "Please don't use the D word around them."
"Daddy!?" Allie cried out
"Allie, stop this this instant. Your father isn't here." Emily told her. Allie stomped her foot and started screaming, Emily grabbed Allie and removed her from the ball.
Aaron looked for Emily all over the ball; he finally caught a glimpse of her carrying a baby and pulling a young girl out of the room. The young girl looked just like Emily, all except the nose which looked oddly familiar to him. He quickly followed them out of the hall.
"I want Daddy!" Allie screamed as Emily pulled her back into the nursery. Emily placed Ethan in his swing, then went back to deal with Allie who was throwing a temper tantrum.
"Allie, sweet, you know daddy isn't here." Emily told her daughter
"Yes, he is." She yelled "Daddy!" She wailed
"Your dad isn't here!" Emily pleaded with the young girl
"Why not! I want him!" She screamed
"He just isn't Allie, now drop this." Emily voice was stern, a voice she didn't need to use with Allie often.
"Why not!" Allie demand stomping her foot
"Allie stop this." Emily's patience was getting really short as the temper tantrum continued.
"Tell me, tell me now!" She demanded
"Because he doesn't know Allie!" Emily yelled the moment the words left her she slapped a hand over her mouth. Allie stopped screaming, she looked at her mom confused
"What do you mean mama?" Emily took a deep breath and sat down in the rocking chair in the room, Allie stood still.
"Allie, sweetie, you know no matter what I will always love you and nothing will change that, okay?" Allie nodded her head "Okay. Allie baby, your daddy," Emily paused trying to think of how to word this right. "I'm sure he would love you, but he just doesn't know. Mama chose to raise you and Ethan alone. I didn't tell your daddy." Allie stood there for some time taking in what her mother just said. Allie walked over to Emily and pulled herself into Emily's lap. Emily wrapped her arms around Allie.
"Mama, do I look like daddy?" Allie asked, Emily bit her lip.
"In ways, sweetie," She looked down at her daughter, "you have his nose, and his dimples." She ticked Allie in a successful attempt to see her daughters' dimples. "Both you and your brother have his nose and dimples." Emily told her daughter
Aaron watched the whole time, he stood in shock. He wasn't a dumb man, and it didn't take long for him to put the pieces together once her saw the dimples. He knew those child were his. Aaron stood there just outside the nursery just taking in what he learned.
"Aaron!" Aaron's head snapped up, he saw Emily holding Ethan and Allies hand in hers.
"Emily" HE breathed he couldn't but shake his head
"H-How much of that did you hear?" Emily asked pushing Allie back into the nursery.
"All of it." He said
I totally think Emily would be more Patient, but for the sake of the story she wasn't in this moment.
So, tell me what you think?