A/N: Yes I know that it has been a very long time since I have updated this story and for that I am sorry... On the plus side I am updating it now... LOL... I also made it a little longer than I normally do... I hope you all like this chapter...

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Aaron swept Emily up into his arms when he felt her starting to go limp against him. He called her name and when she didn't respond he swore and looked around at Spencer, Derek, JJ, Dave, Brent, Gideon, and Elle. "We need some place I can lay Emily down at. She passed out."

Brent Roberts nodded and led the way out of the school office and down the hall to the staff room. He pushed the door opened and pointed to the couch. "Lay her down there, Aaron, and I'll go get the school Nurse to come and take a look at her. It is probably just the stress of everything but it is best to be safe rather than sorry."

Aaron nodded and laid Emily down gently on the couch and then kneeled down beside it. He gently moved the hair away from her face and sighed at how pale she was. "I promise you, Sweetheart, we will get your kids back no matter what it takes."

Derek, Spencer, JJ, Dave, Gideon, and Elle all nodded but it was Gideon who said "Erin sent Elle and I here but Charles is sending two of his men here also. They should be here soon and will stay here until Charles gets here. From now until we know who and what we are dealing with Emily does not go anywhere alone. I don't know about you all but I don't want to deal with two pissed off Director's if we let her out of our line of sight."

Everyone nodded again and JJ said "I'll go and talk to the student who let the teacher know that Adam and Arianna didn't come in from recess. Maybe she knows something but hasn't told it to anyone just yet. Derek, why don't you call Penelope and see if she has found anything yet on the footage from any of the cameras in the area. Spencer, you talk to the receptionist and then any of the police officers around and see if they have found anything out. Hotch and Elle, you two stay here with Emily. Dave and Gideon, you two go outside and sweep the play yard to see if you can pick up on anything anyone else has missed. It's hard to say how long exactly Adam and Arianna have been missing so we need to find them and fine them quickly."

Dave nodded and said "Come along, Gideon, lets go see what we can find out. Hopefully we will have some kind of news by the time Emily comes back around and is able to be up on her own two feet."

Gideon nodded and walked over and bent down and kissed Emily on the head before he walked back over to Dave and towards the staff room door. Right before he walked out he looked over his shoulder back at Aaron and Elle and said "Don't let her move for at least fifteen minutes. This has all been a shock to her system. And, Aaron, admit to her how you feel because I have a feeling it will be your love that gets through to her the most."

Aaron's eyes widened in shock at Gideon's words but he nodded. He knew that he had to admit to Emily how he felt. Now more than ever she needed to know that she was loved and cared about. He bent his head forward and pressed his lips to her head. "I got you, Sweetheart, and I'm not letting you go. We WILL find Arianna and Adam and then you three along with Jack and I will make a family of our own. I love you, Sweetheart, and I think I always have since the first time I met you. I'm just sorry that it took something like this to make me tell you. I was scared to tell you, Em, but I'm not scared any longer. Life is too short to live in fear of something that may never happen. So you listen to me, Emily, and you listen well. We will get through this and we will get OUR kids back. You will never be alone again if I have any say in the matter and believe me I have a lot of say in the matter. You just lay here and let your body absorb the shock and then once you come back to me we'll deal with it but we will deal with it TOGETHER."

Elle walked a little ways away from where Emily was laying because she didn't want to intrude on what she thought of as a private moment. She couldn't help but be touched by Aaron's words to Emily. She had no doubt what so ever that he meant every single one of them. She smiled as she thought about the fact that her friend was finally going to get everything she has wanted since she was seventeen years old. When she heard heavy boots coming down the hall she grinned because she knew who it was and walked over to the door and opened it up just as Ian stopped in front of it. "Come on in, Ian. Hotch is over with Emily who passed out about five minutes or so ago. Detective Brent Roberts went to get the school Nurse to have her take a look at Emily and make sure that she is okay. He should be back soon."

Ian nodded and walked past Elle and over to where he could see Aaron sitting on the floor by the couch. He shook his head and smiled slightly at the look on the other man's face. "Hotch, how is Emily holding up?"

Aaron looked up and sighed. "In all honesty, Ian, she isn't holding up well at all. She went off on the school principal which the woman deserved. In fact we have had the principal moved to Quantico so that we can question her later. She hasn't regained conciousness since she lost it about seven minutes ago."

Ian sighed and ran a hand down his face. "Her passing out is her body's way of dealing with all the stress she has been under lately. Don, Colby, and Charlie on flying in from L.A to help with the search and should be here in about three hours since the Director authorized them to use a Beauru jet. Charlie may come up with something if we don't have any leads by the time they land. For now we search and we keep Emily as together as we can. I ran into Operatives Nickels and Davidson on my way in here and they are helping Rossi and Gideon search for clues. If there is anything out there to find those four will find it. Charles will be here within the next twenty minutes or so with a couple more operatives."

Aaron nodded and kissed Emily on the head once more just as Brent came back in with the school Nurse. "Ian, could you sit with Emily for a minute please? I need to call Jessica and have her go pick up Jack and take him to Quantico."

Ian nodded and walked around the couch and sat down on the floor by the couch but left enough room for the school Nurse to take a look at Emily. He could hear Aaron talking on his cell phone but he kept his eyes on Emily and the Nurse. When he saw the Nurse nod he looked up at her with a raised eyebrow. "How is she doing, Ma'am?"

The school Nurse smiled slightly. "She'll be okay. Her blood pressure is up a little but it is from all the stress. I would advise getting something for her to eat and some soda for her to drink so that she can keep her energy up. She should come back around in the next ten minutes or so. If she doesn't then we will need to call for an ambulance because it could be something else."

Ian groaned. "Hopefully she will come around before then ten minutes is up because she will shoot us all if we have to call for an ambulance."

The school Nurse chuckled and then motioned to Emily who was moving her head around. "She's starting to come around now. Let her know my thoughts and prayers are with her and her children. If there is anything you need or anything I can do please let me know. I have already told Detective Roberts what I know about Miss Richards and the things she does here at school that she shouldn't."

Ian's eyes hardened at that as he said "Thank you, Ma'am." He watched the school Nurse walk out of the staff room before he turned back to Aaron who was back to sitting on the floor beside Emily. "Will Jessica be alright picking Jack up?"

Aaron sighed and nodded. "She was already on the way to get him. I guess JJ called and let her know what was going on. She is going to see if Strauss or Garcia needs any help doing anything."

Ian smiled at that. "That is Jessica for you, Hotch. She loves Emily dearly and I do know they get together once a week to hang out. Normally when they get together Charles and Erin have the kids. Emily is starting to come around finally."

Aaron looked down and smiled when he saw Emily's eyes flutter open. "Welcome back, Sweetheart. You stay laying down for another five minutes and then I'll let you sit up. Your body shut down because of the shock. Ian is here and he said some guys named Nickels and Davidson are out helping Gideon and Dave look for clues."

Emily nodded and then turned her head to look at Aaron. "Just so you know, Aaron, I love you too."

Aaron's eyes widened in shock but then he grinned. "Good to know, Sweetheart."

Emily chuckled slightly and then started crying. She put her head on Aaron's shoulder when he pulled her into his arms and grabbed a hold of the hand that Ian was holding out to her. She just wanted her kids back and she wanted them to be safe. "I want Arianna and Adam back. I need to know that they are safe."

Ian nodded and leaned over and kissed Emily on the head. "We'll get them back, Emily. You know that none of us will rest until we do."

Emily nodded again and closed her eyes and let her tears fall.

A/N 2: Awwww I just love cute scenes between Emily and Aaron so I couldn't resist writing one this chapter... LOL... Hope ya'll liked the chapter... Click the button and let me know what you think!