Her words continued to echo in his head the whole drive back to their hotel. She was looking down at the picture that the doctor had printed out from her ultrasound. "Dave, please don't leave me."
He had never been asked that before. He didn't want to leave her. There was just something about her. She turned to him. "Dave? Are you ok?"
"Uh, yeah, just thinking."
"About?"
"Something you said."
She turned to him, "Did I say something to offend you?"
"No. No. You can tell you're Canadian, you know that?" he smiled at her.
"How so?"
"You're always worried about if you offended someone, or letting them down. That falls into the Canadian stereotype."
Lettie giggled. Then she looked down at the sonogram copy she held in her hands. "I can't believe how small he is."
"How can you be so sure it's a little boy? It could be a girl."
"It's a feeling that I have. But, you are right it could be a girl. Either way I'm going to have my hands full. Oh God!"
"What?! What's wrong?" Dave stopped the SUV.
"Oh no. Nothing physical. Just how do I tell the team? I've let everyone down." Lettie sobbed.
"You scared me there. The team will understand, and again. No you haven't let anyone down." He undid his seatbelt and leaned over. He lifted her chin and kissed her cheek, then gently kissed her quivering lips.
She looked up into his eyes, at first in shock, then some other emotion replaced the shock.
"I'm sorry Lettie. I shouldn't have done that." He quickly did his seatbelt up and was about to put the SUV back in gear, but her small hand stopped him.
"Dave, don't be sorry. I was just surprised. Can you do that again?"
He looked into her eyes, he saw that that fear that had claimed her mere hours ago was gone, and now in there he saw she was calm and even at peace. He leaned over and gently brushed her lips.
"Thank you Dave. Thank you."
"No, thank you bella, thank you for letting me in." He pulled off the shoulder and continued to the hotel, where a very anxious team was waiting for them.
Back at the Hotel
"Where are they Hotch? They've been gone for hours! You don't think something would've happened to them?" Emily was not her usual self; she was pacing the lobby of the hotel, where the rest of the team had gathered after collecting the details of Leila's murder and putting it together, and finishing talking with Officer Gohil. The team was genuinely concerned. Though, as much as Emily was worrying, Hotch knew that Lettie was safe as she could be with David Rossi.
"Emily, breath. She'll be fine. She's with one of the best." Aaron Hotcher got up, grabbed her and placed a soft kiss on her forehead.
"Hey, boss. You two wanna tell us something?" Morgan snickered.
"Morgan, watch it." Prentiss murmured as she quickly kissed Aaron on the lips.
"If we're divulging secrets, I think you should start." Hotch laughed.
"What heck no! Little mama would kill me!" Derek looked horrified at the idea.
"Ha! I knew it! Garcie would give it up but you did!!!" JJ laughed. She was sitting in Spencer's lap and she didn't care what anyone had to say about it.
"JJ, I have something for you." Reid put her gently on the couch and got down on one knee.
The whole room simultaneously gasped. Reid pulled out a turquoise velvet box out of his pocket. "Jennifer Jareau, you have made me the happiest man alive. You have given me joys I never thought possible, and ever since you and Henry became a part of my life, I never..." he stuttered a little, he then looked up into JJ's teary eyes and asked... "Jennifer, will you do me the honour of becoming my wife, and being Henry's father?"
The whole held their breath waiting to hear JJ's response. She looked into Reid eyes, pulled him close to her, kiss him and nodded. "Yes, Spencer, yes I'll marry you!" she whispered.
The team broke out in shouts of joy and laughter.
"Took you two long enough!" Dave shouted over the crowd.
Everyone turned to see David Rossi carrying Nicolette Labonté in his arms through the hotel entrance.
Everyone quickly rushed over.
"No don't worry about me. You guys should be celebrating their engagement not me being sick." Lettie said quietly.
"Nonsense Lettie. We're worried about you. We can celebrate later. What did the doctor say." JJ went and hugged Lettie as soon as Rossi put her on her feet.
"Um..." Lettie turned to Dave.
"Tell them. They'll understand." He whispered into her ear.
"I'm pregnant."
"What!?" Emily exclaimed, running over to the young woman.
"Yeah. It's Brennan's. I guess that one last night before he shipped out did it. I'm three months along. The baby looks fine, and he..."
"Or she" Rossi piped up.
"Or she." Lettie growled at Rossi. "is very healthy, and growing fine. He or she is also the reason I haven't been feeling very well lately."
"So technically we have two reasons to celebrate! Pen is going to be so pissed she wasn't here to hear all of this." Morgan laughed.
"No, she isn't, because she's right behind you." Penelope's voice made Derek Morgan jump.
"Good god woman!! Where did you come from?!" Morgan asked, slightly still in shock.
"I had her flown in for the case, because there's some info that's coming in that we'll need her technological skills." Hotch laughed.
"Man, you couldn't give me a little warning?"
"Hell no!" Prentiss laughed.
Penelope walked up to Derek and gave him a quick kiss. "You guys want to go out for supper, try and celebrate and tomorrow we can focus on the case?"
"I think that's acceptable, the State Troopers know to call if something else comes up, and I really don't think any of us can focus straight right now anyhow." Reid laughed.
The girls headed off to Lettie's room, since she was the only member of the team that didn't have a roommate, mainly because she wasn't matched up romantically with any one on the team.
Hotch had arranged that Morgan and Garcia were to room together freeing up Dave from having a roommate, so like the woman, the men got ready in the only single man's room.
The women fluttered around Lettie as they headed up the stairs to her suite. Dave just watched after her. Hotch turned back to him. "Dave? Are you alright?"
"Yeah, there's just something about her. Let's go get ready before Derek trashes my room."
The two men headed up to thwart disaster, and at the point Lettie turned to look back, and thought "If only you knew..."
