A/N: So I keep saying the revenge is going to start in the next chapter, but then I get caught up in the family moments and before I know it the chapter is super long. Sorry. There are glimpses that show something will be happening in the future chapters. But this chapter is mainly family related…again.
Oh and I am posting this now but don't expect an update again until at least the 20th of December, because I am going out of the country this weekend and won't be back until a week later. So enjoy this chapter!
CH 6
Emily and JJ had rented a beach house for ten days on Virginia Beach that was booked for the week after Declan's birthday. Between planning for their vacation and trying to plan a birthday party for their son they were both almost at their wits end.
"Emily are you sure this is a good idea? I mean don't you think he would want more people than this to come to his party?" JJ asked as she walked into their kitchen with a short list of names
Emily looked up from the magazine she was looking at to look at her wife, "Jayje he already said he didn't want a lot of people over. You know how he is."
"I know it's just, it's his sixteenth birthday Em and I want it to be special" the blonde said as she sat down next to Emily at their island.
Emily reached over and rubbed the younger woman's back, "I know babe, but this is what he wants"
JJ nodded as she set down the piece of paper and looked over at the magazine Emily was looking at.
"So this is the place we are going?" she asked as she slid the magazine towards herself as she looked at the rock structures and people climbing them
"Yep and it's the closest one to the area. It'll only take us half an hour to get there, which is good because I don't know if I can handle five teenage boys any longer than that in a car" Emily replied
"Em we deal with serial killers on a daily basis and you're afraid of a few teenage boys?" JJ said with a smile as she looked at the brunette
"Not afraid JJ. I just don't want to kill any of them before we make it there" she answered
"Emily Prentiss" JJ scolded as she slapped her wife on the arm
"What?" Emily laughed, "I can handle Declan and Mike, but when we add Chase, Tanner, and Ben to the mix, I just don't know what might happen"
"Well I guess it's a good thing I will be in the car with you guys then, isn't it" JJ replied
Before Emily could answer the doorbell rang. Just as the two women were getting up from the island they could hear footsteps running upstairs before pounding down the stairs.
"I got it" Declan yelled loudly causing both Emily and JJ to cringe
The two women still walked to the front door to see the delivery guys standing in the doorway. One of the men looked over at the two women and held out a clipboard.
"I need a signature"
JJ walked up and took the clipboard from the man who continued to stare at the blonde woman. Emily rolled her eyes as she continued to watch the man ogle JJ.
JJ handed the clipboard back to the man and smiled before she turned to step out of the way so that they could bring in the delivery. As JJ stepped out of the way the man continued to watch her, and Emily finally had enough. She walked up behind JJ and wrapped her arms around the younger woman's waist, resting her chin on the blonde's shoulder. JJ rubbed Emily's arms before turning to look at the brunette with a smile. Emily returned the smile before placing a light kiss on JJ's lips.
When Emily looked back over to the front door the man was standing there with his jaw hanging open and Emily couldn't help but smirk, which earned her a light elbow to the ribs from JJ. The man then turned to yell at the other guys to hurry up. He then stepped inside the house as the other two workers came inside carrying a mattress. As he stood next to Declan he leaned down and casually asked.
"Those are your moms?" the man asked
Declan smiled and nodded.
"Wow" the man replied
Declan rolled his eyes before he turned and ushered the men upstairs with the mattress. Once they got to his room they set up the bed before turning and nodded to the teenage boy.
"Thanks" Declan told them as they walked out of his room
After Emily and JJ had shown the delivery guys out they walked upstairs to check out Declan's new bed. When they got to his doorway they found their sixteen year old son rolling around on his new bed before propping himself up on his elbows and falling back down onto the bed and then bouncing up and down on it. Both women began to giggle before Emily spoke up.
"Declan you want us to close your door so that you can have some privacy with your new bed" she joked
Declan rolled to his back with a smile as he spread his arms out across his bed, "This. Bed. Is. Amazing."
Emily and JJ just laughed at their son as he rubbed his arms back and forth across the bed.
"And look" he said jumping further onto the bed so that he was centered on it and lying flat, "My feet don't hang off"
"And as long as you stop growing you should be fine" JJ said as she stepped inside the room
"Yeah kid, because if you outgrow this one, you are on your own for the next bed" Emily responded as she walked into the bedroom as well
Declan sat up in the middle of the bed a smile still plastered across his face. He then shimmied to the end of the bed and stood up before walking over to his mothers and wrapping an arm around both of them pulling them in for a group hug. He squeezed them both tightly.
"Thank you" he told them both sincerely before he let go of them
Emily nodded while JJ responded, "You're welcome"
Emily then turned and grabbed his new deep blue sheets off of his dresser tossing them at the teenage boy. He caught them before turning and walking back over to his new bed. Emily went to the other side of the bed and together they put his new sheets on before JJ handed them his new blue and brown striped comforter. Once it was made Declan smiled again.
"Sweet" he said before jumping back onto the bed face first and smothering his face into his pillows
Emily and JJ both rolled their eyes as they turned to walk out of the room.
That Saturday Emily was trying to pack an ice chest with food and drinks while JJ was helping get the younger children ready. Amidst all of that there was very loud noise emanating from the living room where there were five teenage boys all waiting to go rock climbing. Emily shook her head as she heard them laughing and rough housing with each other.
A few minutes later she heard yelling and she stood up to look into the living room and caught Chase with Ethan thrown over his shoulder, spinning him in a circle.
"Put me down" Ethan yelled as he slammed his fists into Chase's back
"Dude put him down before he barfs all over you" Declan said to his friend
Of course this just made Chase spin faster until Emily raised her voice from the kitchen.
"Chase Jackson please put my son down" she said in a serious tone as she stood with her hands on her hips
Chase immediately stopped when he heard her voice and lowered the eleven year old to the ground. As Ethan tried to walk away he lost his balance and luckily fell onto the couch.
"Jerks" Ethan muttered as he waited for the dizziness to stop
"Sorry Agent Prentiss" Chase apologized as he turned around to smile at her
"You can't win me over that easily" she told the sixteen year old, her hands still on her hips
Ethan finally made it off the couch and into the kitchen. Emily looked at him and could see he was more pale than usual.
"E are you okay?" she asked as she felt his forehead
"Yeah I just don't feel so good after that" he said, motioning towards the group of teenagers in the living room
Emily nodded, "Ya sorry about that"
Ethan nodded as he looked from the ice chest to his mother, "Are we ready yet?"
"Almost. We are just waiting on your aunts and uncles. They should be here in a few minutes" she said as she ruffled her eleven year old son's straight dark hair
JJ walked into the kitchen at that time with Penny in her arms and Henry following behind her. JJ's eyes met Emily's and she could tell that the blonde was already overwhelmed.
"They almost tried to grab Henry when we walked by, God knows what they wanted to do to him" JJ said as she sat Penny on the island
"Probably spin him in a circle until he barfs" Ethan said as he looked at his blonde mother
JJ looked from Ethan to Emily, who just nodded.
"We are in the middle of a teenage wasteland" Emily said as she looked around JJ to the five teenage boys in the living room
"Okay then. You guys just stay close to us or your uncles, alright" JJ said looking from Henry to Ethan
"Not a problem" answered Ethan
Emily smiled before adding the last of the items to the ice chests. Then she looked into the living room at the boys horsing around.
"I need a few strong young men to help me load these ice chests into the car" Emily yelled into the living room
Chase, Tanner, and Ben all practically ran into the kitchen, stopping in front of the island, standing next to JJ, who had quickly grabbed Penny off of the counter and pulled Henry against her when she saw the three of them rushing into the kitchen.
"Which vehicle would you like these loaded into?" Ben asked with a smile, his brown shaggy hair held back by a blue backwards lacrosse hat
"The suburban" she replied as she watched the three boys walk around to where she was standing so that they could get to the coolers
A few seconds later Mike sauntered into the kitchen to help also. Emily and JJ watched as the four teenagers carried out the coolers to load them into the car. As they went out the back door JJ and Emily both shook their heads before they turned back around and found Declan standing in the kitchen with his arms crossed.
"Mom I thought we had a conversation about the attire you were supposed to wear around my friends" he stated as he stared at Emily
"Excuse me? I'm wearing jeans and a shirt, what's wrong with that? You should talk to that one" Emily replied pointing to JJ, who was in a spaghetti strap shirt and a pair of jeans
Declan turned from Emily to JJ as he stared at her as well.
"Hey now, I don't even know what you are talking about" JJ pointed out as she stared at her son
"You two are relentless" he said with a slight smile and a shake of his head
"You know we could have put on our yoga pants but we did actually have your feelings at bay when we got dressed this morning" Emily told him
"Really? Is that why you chose to wear a low cut tank top" he responded
"I think we are done with this conversation" Emily told the teenager
"Fine but I think you did it because you knew they would listen to you guys better today" he said looking from one mother to the other with a small smile on his face
Emily and JJ ignored their teenage son when they heard noise coming from the front door before they heard the unmistakable voice of Jack hollering through the house.
"ETHAN"
Emily and JJ both cringed as his voice pierced through the house. Not a moment later Ethan answered with a loud yell.
"KITCHEN"
"Really?" Emily questioned as she looked at her eleven year old son
He just shrugged his shoulders before Jack came bounding into the kitchen. He stopped and gave Emily and JJ both a smile.
"Hi Aunt Emily, Aunt JJ"
"Hi Jack" JJ replied with a smile of her own as she shifted Penny on her hip
"Okay, JT, does that mean the posse is here?" Emily asked, using the nickname she had given Jack when he was younger
"Yep, they sent me in to see if you guys were ready" he replied
"Okay then, lets load up" JJ shouted as she began to usher everyone out the back door
"I'm going to lock the front door and I will meet you at the car" Emily said, going in the opposite direction of everyone else
JJ nodded as she followed the last of the kids out the back door. A few minutes later Emily arrived in the driveway and saw everyone trying to pile into the vehicles. She saw that Declan and his friends were already in the suburban and had it running, music blaring out of the windows. Ethan, Jack, and Henry were climbing into Hotch's vehicle with Rossi in the passenger seat. That left Morgan, Garcia, Reid, and Penny in Morgan's truck. Once everyone was situated Emily and JJ finally strolled towards their SUV and climbed inside, JJ immediately reaching for the volume and turning it down.
"Mom" Declan practically whined
JJ and Emily both turned in their seats to look at the teenager.
"Sorry, we just want to listen to some good music. It is my birthday after all" he reminded them with a bright smile, his blue eyes shining.
Emily and JJ gave in, but insisted the volume stay at a decent level. They made it to the check in center in about forty five minutes. Everyone piled out of the vehicles, grabbing their backpacks, while the teenagers helped with the coolers. When they checked in they were told the climbing would go faster if they would split into two groups, instead of one big one. In the end they decided Hotch, Rossi, Garcia, and Reid would take the younger kids in one group, leaving Emily, JJ, and Morgan with the five teenagers. The instructors assured them that they would all finish at the same time and then they could meet up for lunch.
After filling out a bunch of paperwork the two groups finally separated, but not before Emily and JJ smothered Henry, Ethan, and Jack with several hugs and kisses, reminding them to be careful.
"Don't worry mom, this will be way easier than climbing down the side of the house with the sheets" Ethan told Emily and JJ with a smile
Emily and JJ both glared at their son before turning their glares towards Jack who was giggling. Then they both shook their heads, remembering a few months ago when Jack had spent the night and the two boys thought it would be fun to see if they could really climb out of their bedroom window with sheets. It didn't work out quite as well as they had planned. They had somehow made it down just fine, but when they were trying to come back up one of the sheets came loose and they both fell, somehow neither of them too hurt, except for some cuts and bruises, but luckily no broken bones. It was Henry who finally went and got their mother's when he heard them fall. JJ and Emily had rushed outside finding both boys standing up checking themselves out to make sure they were okay.
"That makes us feel so much better" JJ replied as she smiled at Ethan
"Whatever helps ease your worry" he replied
With that the two groups dispersed to get their climbing started. Emily, JJ, and Morgan tried to give the teenagers their space once they made it to their designated spot. They all knew it wasn't cool to have your parent's dragging along on your birthday, especially when you were sixteen. But Declan had said it was fine if everyone came along. Even in spite of that the adults felt they could try to give them as much space as they could. That was until the teenagers challenged the adults to a climbing contest.
"Oh come on, you guys are FBI Agents, are you afraid a few teenagers might beat you?" Chase teased the adults
Morgan and Emily looked at each other with an eyebrow each raised. JJ saw the looks on their faces and she knew she was doomed. Neither Morgan nor Emily were going to back down from a challenge. JJ didn't know if that was good or bad, because if the teenagers hadn't challenged them she had a feeling Emily and Morgan would be challenging each other, now they would just be egging each other on, and trash talking the teenagers, both of which they enjoyed doing.
"Uh, Chase, I don't know if you wanna do that" Declan replied
"Why not?" Ben asked as he joined in
"Well because for one thing, yes, they are FBI Agents" Declan told them
"So? Is that the only reason" Chase asked
"No. You just picked three of the most competitive people EVER. And you picked the three on their team who could seriously beat us, and then won't let us live it down" Declan informed his friends
"Yeah you guys obviously haven't been around long enough if you really think you are going to win" Morgan stated
"Yeah but you've got two girls on your team" Chase told him
Emily and JJ looked at one another before looking back at the teenage boy.
Declan slapped his face into the palm of his hand, knowing that was the exact wrong thing to say.
"That's what you think" Morgan replied with a smile
Chase and Ben looked at one another before looking back to Morgan with confusion written across their faces.
"Boys prepare to meet your worst nightmare" JJ stated, now thoroughly wanting a piece of the action
"Phssh I'm not scared" Chase said
"You should be" Emily told him with a sly smile, "We catch serial killers for a living. Do you really think we are afraid of a few teenage boys?"
"I didn't say you afraid of us, but more afraid of losing" Chase informed them
All three agents looked at each other before turning back to the teenagers with smiles on their faces.
"We'll see about that" Morgan replied before he, JJ, and Emily turned to gear up
The two groups met back up once they were finished with the rock climbing and as Emily, Morgan, and JJ led the teenagers back to the other group the adults were singing 'We are the Champions' as the teenagers followed, some with their heads hung while the others made faces behind the adults backs. Hotch and Rossi turned to see the commotion and looked at each other with smiles on their faces.
"What do you want to make a bet that those teenagers just got a run for their money?" Rossi said as he looked at Hotch
"Oh I completely agree" Hotch answered with a smile
Emily, Morgan, and JJ walked up to the others who were already unloading the coolers and spreading the food out on some picnic tables that were available.
"Did you guys have fun?" JJ asked as she looked at the adults from the other group
"Well the kids had fun. I recited statistics on how many people die from rock climbing every year and decided my feet belonged on the ground" Reid replied
JJ and Emily stared at him as Morgan broke the silence quickly, "It's better for everyone if your feet remain on the ground kid"
Everyone smiled before Hotch said, "Well the kids had fun. Jack and Ethan raced each other up the side of the cliff and Henry enjoyed himself also. We adults though decided to all keep our feet on the ground. But something tells me the three of you didn't"
Before anyone could respond Declan walked up to the adults, "Could you guys maybe give it a rest, at least on the drive home?"
"I don't know D, Uncle Derek was going to ride home with us so we could continue to rib you guys" Emily replied as she looked at her blonde son
"Mom" Declan replied in a serious tone
"I'm kidding Declan. We will not discuss on the way home about how you and your friends got beat by three adults at rock climbing, okay" she told him as she threw an arm around his neck
"Thank you" he told her
"She didn't, however, say that we would stop talking about it over lunch" Morgan jumped in with a smile as he threw his arm around Declan's neck from the other side
"You guys suck sometimes" he told them as he looked from Morgan back to Emily
"Yeah but you love us anyways" Emily said
"I know. And I am also smart enough to not eat anywhere near you guys" he replied with a smile as he ducked out from under both Emily and Morgan's embrace, turning on his heal and heading over to a picnic table far away from the adults and younger kids
Emily and Morgan both smiled and shook their heads as they turned back to the food, only to find the others watching them.
"What?" they said simultaneously
"You two are incorrigible" Rossi said with a smile
They both shrugged their shoulders as they began digging for sandwiches that looked appealing to them.
"Yeah you do realize it's your son's birthday" JJ pointed out
"Oh please you were just as bad back there" Emily said looking up at her wife
JJ was speechless when Garcia spoke up, "Maybe so my brunette beauty, but goldilocks here is right"
Emily looked at Garcia before saying, "It was just for fun Pen, Declan knows we love him, and he knows we won't say anything on the way home"
Garcia continued to look at her friend, causing Emily to speak up again, "Seriously Pen, I love that kid"
Garcia smiled as she winked, "I know that, I was just messing with you"
"Oh real funny" Emily said as she threw a sliced carrot at her bubbly friend
"It was kind of funny" Morgan said looking at Emily
Emily turned and gave him a look so he threw his hands up and stepped away, "Okay"
As they continued to fill their plates with food Henry walked over and leaned into Emily, "That was fun Mama Em, can we do it again?"
Emily wrapped her arm around the boys small shoulders as she looked down at him, "Maybe again sometime soon"
"Cool" he said with a smile before turning and walking over to JJ who was sitting down at the picnic table, "You shoulda seen me mommy, I climbed all the way to the top. I was super fast."
JJ smiled at her son, whose light brown eyes were shining, "I bet you were H, I'm glad you had fun. Have you finished eating?"
The seven year old shook his head before turning and walking to the table next to theirs and climbed back onto his seat to finish his food. JJ looked at the three boys sitting there swinging their legs and eating their food before looking down at the ground beside the table where Penny was sitting on a blanket eating some cut up food Garcia had fixed for the two year old. Emily claimed a seat next to JJ and saw the blonde watching their daughter. She smiled as she placed her left hand on JJ's thigh and gave it a light squeeze. JJ turned and met Emily's eyes, noticing her smile.
"What?" JJ asked
"Nothing. I was just watching you. What were you thinking about?" Emily asked as she looked into blue eyes
"Just about how lucky we are and how happy I am" JJ told the brunette with a smile
"I'm pretty happy myself and most of that has to do with you Jennifer Jareau"
"Oh yeah?"
Emily nodded before leaning towards JJ and placing a light kiss to her lips before pulling away when Garcia squealed. Both women turned to look across the table at Garcia who had a smile plastered on her face.
"Really Garcia?" JJ asked
"I'm sorry, you two are just so damn cute" she told them
They both laughed before Emily pointed out, "Yeah but you do realize we have been together for four years now, right?"
"I know, but it just makes me so happy that you guys are so happy. I love you both so much" she told them honesty
"We know Pen" Emily said with a smile
Everyone finally finished their lunch so the adults began packing up the remaining food in the coolers while the kids ran around and played. Once everything was packed they started loading all of their gear and the coolers into the vehicles. Then they began piling into the vehicles to begin their trek back home.
They arrived back at the Prentiss-Jareau household about an hour later. Everyone began unloading the coolers and the stuff that needed to stay. Once that was complete Hotch and the others said their goodbyes saying they would see everyone the next day for Declan's birthday dinner. Soon it was just Emily and JJ left with eight kids, since Declan's friends were staying until after dinner.
All of the teenagers were currently outside shooting hoops, while Henry and Ethan were in the living room playing with Penny. Emily and JJ sat down at the island to take a moment to relax.
"I can't believe we are going to have to feed five teenage boys" JJ said
"I say we just order pizza. It's easier than cooking." Emily suggested
"I am completely okay with that. Even if we are going to have to pay a large sum of money for it" JJ said
Emily smiled as she got up and walked over to grab two wine glasses, before pulling out a bottle of red wine. She held up the bottle and the two glasses with a smile as she looked at the blonde.
"Have I told you how much I love you" JJ said with a smile
"Mmm, that's only because I know how to keep you satisfied" Emily replied as she sat the two glasses on the island and began to pour JJ a glass of wine
"You have no idea how true that is" JJ said as Emily looked at her just in time to see the blonde wink at her
"Behave yourself we have a house full of kids, specifically teenage boys" Emily told her wife with a smile
JJ gave Emily a pouty look and Emily couldn't help but laugh, "That's so mature Jayje, I'm pretty sure that is the exact same look Henry gave me a couple of days ago when I told him he couldn't play any video games"
"Like mother like son" JJ replied as she took a sip of wine
"So true" Emily replied as she raised her own glass to her lips
Once dinner was over and the boys had managed to eat every last bite of pizza, Emily ushered all five of them to the car so she could take them all home, while JJ stayed at home with the other kids. After dropping off Tanner, that left only Mike and Declan in the car.
"Mom can Mike stay over tonight?" Declan asked
Emily looked in the rear view mirror to look at her son and she couldn't help but smile.
"If it's okay with his parents"
"Sweet"
"Does that mean he's already asked them?" Emily questioned with a raised eyebrow
Declan smiled as he looked at his mother's reflection in the mirror, "Yeah"
Emily nodded, "That's what I thought. Okay, but Mike," she said moving her eyes to meet those of the thin curly haired teenager, "Are your parent's going to be around right after lunch? Because I'm going to have to drop you off, or have them pick you up around that time because I have to start getting stuff ready for our dinner that night"
"Yes ma'am. I can call my mom when we get back to your house and ask her to pick me up right after lunch" Mike answered
"I'd appreciate that" Emily told him before turning her attention back to the road as she headed back to their house
As they pulled into the driveway and Emily turned off the engine Declan spoke up again, "Mom"
This time Emily turned in her seat so that she could look into the back seat at both Declan and Mike, "Yes"
"Would it be possible for Mike to stay for my family party tomorrow night?" Declan asked timidly
Emily was slightly shocked, not that Mike hadn't spent several holidays with them, but she was at a loss for words.
When Emily didn't speak up Declan broke the silence as he reached for the door handle, "Never mind"
"No, Declan, wait" Emily said quickly as she reached her arm to the back seat and placed it on his thigh, "I'm sorry, you just caught me off guard. If you want Mike to stay for your dinner party tomorrow night that's fine."
"No it's okay, it's for family" Declan replied
"You're right Declan, it is for family" Emily said as she looked at her son before moving her eyes to look at Mike, "But Mike is part of this family. He has been since you brought him home from school when you were twelve"
Emily smiled at both boys and got returning smiles from both of them.
"Thanks Mom" Declan said with a smile as he leaned forward and planted a kiss on Emily's cheek
"Yeah thanks Agent Prentiss" Mike added as he leaned forward and placed a kiss on her cheek as well
Emily smiled widely at the teenage boys as they scooted across the back seat towards the door. But just as Declan was about to open the door Mike spoke up again.
"And by the way Agent Prentiss I always think you are like totally hot, but when you smile like that your more than hot, your beautiful" he said with a smile as Declan finally got the door open
"Dude" Declan said as he looked behind him at his friend who just shrugged his shoulders
"You two get inside before I change my mind" Emily said as she rolled her eyes and fought back a laugh
She opened her own door after the boys were walking up the sidewalk and she could hear Declan telling Mike not to talk about his mother's like that. Emily laughed to herself as she sat in the front seat of the suburban a few minutes longer before grabbing her purse and stepping out of the vehicle.
Once she made it inside she found JJ and the younger boys in front of the tv. She walked over and plopped unceremoniously down next to JJ on the couch. As she looked in front of her on the coffee table she noticed two glasses of wine. She leaned forward and picked up one glass turning to smile at JJ.
"Did I mention you're my hero?" she questioned
"Not lately" answered JJ as she reached forward and picked up her own glass, bringing it to her mouth
"Well you, sweetheart, are my hero" Emily stated
JJ nodded before looking towards the stairs and then back to Emily, "So I see you came home with two boys instead of just one"
Emily nodded as she swallowed a sip of the wine before saying, "Declan wanted Mike to spend the night and stay for his birthday dinner tomorrow"
"And you just couldn't say no to those two, could you" JJ said with a crooked smile and raised eyebrow
"Well you should have seen the looks they were giving me. And it is Declan's birthday after all"
"Of course. So this has nothing to do with the fact that Mike might have batted his baby blue eyes at you and given you that lopsided smile of his, huh?"
"I have no idea what you are talking about JJ" Emily said as she turned her attention to the television
"Right. Just like you have no idea that he is totally infatuated with you" JJ pointed out with a devious smile
"Oh come one JJ, it's just a little crush, he'll grow out of it" Emily stated
"Right, somehow I doubt that, especially since he's been infatuated with you from the moment he met you when he was barely thirteen"
"Will you quit using the word infatuated" Emily said as she looked at her wife
"Fine, I'm just saying" JJ replied with another devious smile before taking a sip of her wine
Emily shook her head before turning her attention back to the television.
A couple of hours later everyone was getting ready for bed because of the big day they were all going to have the next day. What the two women didn't know was that there was a car parked across the street housing a man who had been watching them almost the entire evening. And that he and his partners had been taking turns watching the entire FBI family for the past three weeks. The man smiled as he watched the lights go out one by one downstairs, before the same thing happened upstairs.
The next morning JJ was up making breakfast downstairs while Henry and Penny played in the living room and the rest of the household slept. JJ got both Henry and Penny some breakfast and sat down to eat with them. She smiled at her son as he told her a story about Batman and how he was going to be just like him someday. She reached over and ran her fingers through his soft, sandy blonde hair as she listened to him. Once they were finished JJ picked up Penny and headed upstairs, entering her bedroom quietly, seeing Emily sleeping on her stomach her head facing JJ's direction. JJ smiled at her wife before walking up to the bed.
"Mama" Penny said as she turned to look at Emily
"Yeah baby. Why don't you go give mama a kiss" JJ said as she placed the two year old on the king size bed and smiled as the blonde toddler stumbled across the bed before landing next to Emily
Penny bent down and patted Emily on the face, slightly harder than needed, before kissing her with a lips smacking kiss. JJ giggled at the toddler before noticing Emily shifting and slowly opening her eyes. As the brunette's eyes came into contact with the toddler she couldn't help but smile. She closed her eyes again, briefly before opening them back up and finally speaking up.
"Morning sunshine" Emily said to their daughter
"Mornin mama" the blonde toddler replied with a smile
Emily turned onto her right side before reaching out and pulling the little girl in for a tight hug before attacking the toddler's face and neck with loud noisy kisses and pretending to nibble on the child, causing Penny to laugh hysterically.
JJ climbed onto the bed to join her daughter and wife when Emily's eyes finally met JJ's, "Good morning beautiful"
"Morning yourself" JJ replied with a smile before leaning down to capture Emily's lips in tender, yet meaningful kiss
Emily let out a small moan at the loss of contact which earned JJ a smile.
"How long have you been up?" Emily asked as she slowly sat up halfway and leaned against the headboard, Penny sitting on her stomach
"Mmmm about an hour and a half or so" the blonde answered as she sat Indian style facing her wife
"You should have woken me" Emily told the blonde
"It's fine Em, you needed the sleep, besides I know you aren't much of a morning person until you've either slept in or gone for a run, but since we went to bed late I figured you weren't going to get up and go running"
"You know me so well" Emily told her with a smile
JJ nodded as she tilted her head to the side. A moment later Henry came bounding into the room and jumped up onto the bed.
"Morning mama Em" he said with a smile as he slid up to her on his stomach before kissing her on the cheek and then laying back on the bed
"Good morning my handsome H" Emily replied as she and JJ smiled at the seven year old
JJ then patted his bottom lovingly which caused him to squeal before rolling onto his back, his feet landing in JJ's lap. She widened her eyes at him before grabbing his ankles smiling widely. Henry's eyes grew wide, knowing what was about to happen.
"No mama" he said with a laugh as he tried to pull away.
He wasn't quick enough and JJ had pulled him by his ankles until his bottom landed almost in her lap, then she bent down, lifting his shirt and blowing popping noises onto his belly which just made him laugh harder. When he began gasping for air she finally relenting as she pulled him up by his arms so that she could hug him tightly to her.
"Sheesh mama" he replied as he returned the hug before falling out of her arms and back onto the bed and rolling away from her slightly
Later in the day everyone was helping get things set up for the birthday dinner that was taking place that evening. Declan and Mike got the barbecue pit out and rolled it across the back deck to a decent spot before going to play some basketball on the back part of the driveway. JJ looked out the back door at the two teenagers and couldn't help but smile. Declan was wearing khaki shorts that hung just past his knees, along with a light blue polo shirt with a white long sleeve shirt underneath it, and to top it all off his royal blue and white dc skateboarding shoes. Meanwhile Mike was wearing a grey polo shirt with khaki shorts and his black high top converse shoes.
As she turned around she saw Henry come around the corner wearing a pair of grey cargo shorts with a pale yellow polo shirt, with a grey long sleeve shirt underneath it, and his black and grey high top converse shoes, along with his black baseball cap which was turned backwards. Not two seconds later Ethan came around the corner also and JJ rolled her eyes at the eleven year old. He was wearing grey cargo shorts like Henry's, except Ethan was wearing a black long sleeve button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows, and he had on a grey tie that hung loosely around his neck, his top button of his shirt undone. He topped off his outfit with a black fedora hat on his head and his black converse high tops, with his shoelaces hanging on the ground.
"Ethan" JJ said trying to get the boy's attention
"Huh" Ethan replied looking up at JJ
"You think you could maybe tie your shoes?" she questioned as she looked down at his shoes
Ethan looked down at his feet before looking back up at his blonde mother with a smile on his face, "But it takes away the effect"
JJ cocked her head to the side with her lips in a straight line, "Well then you will be buying yourself a new pair of laces, I'm pretty sure we've already bought you two new sets this year, and now I know why"
Ethan sighed, "Okay fine" before kneeling down and tying the shoes loosely at the bottom so that the tongue still flapped around.
Around three in the afternoon everyone began arriving with different dishes of food. The kids all went outside to shoot some baskets, leaving the adults inside to finish putting everything together.
JJ laughed when Jack showed up with khaki shorts and a blue t-shirt with a soccer ball on the front. He and Ethan were quite different when it came to clothes and a few other things, but they were still best friends.
Morgan passed out beers to everyone before plopping down on one of the stools at the island and began digging in to some chips and dip. Emily turned to Morgan and rolled her eyes before she walked up next to him.
"Hey can I borrow you for a sec?" she asked him
"Anytime" he answered as he stuffed one last chip in his mouth before grabbing his beer and following her out of the kitchen, through the living room, and out the front door.
"Where are you taking me?" he asked as they stopped on the front porch
Emily looked around for anyone who might be eavesdropping and when she didn't see anyone she spoke up, "I need you to take me somewhere real quick"
"Why me?"
"Because it's a surprise for Declan that JJ doesn't know about and she is most likely going to kill me as soon as I bring it back here. But I would rather die then rather than before I make it back here"
"You do realize that by me helping you with your little secret that she is going to kill me too" stated Morgan
Emily shrugged her shoulders, "You always said you wanted to go out in style and believe me, this gift is pretty awesome"
Morgan smiled, "Well I'm sure everyone will assume I had something to do with it anyways then if it's that awesome. We are usually the ones who get into trouble the most. So okay."
Emily smiled her huge smile, "Thanks"
Morgan nodded as he took one last sip of his beer before setting it down on a table on the front porch and pulling out the keys to his car.
"Ready?" he asked as he dangled them in front of her
"You bet" she answered as she followed him down the steps and across the yard where his truck was waiting.
As she climbed inside she saw Ethan and Jack coming running towards them, she cursed to herself as they made it up to the truck.
"Hey where are you guys going?" Ethan asked as his hands gripped onto the door of the truck where Emily's window was rolled down
"We have to run an errand real quick but we'll be right back" she told her son with a smile
"Can we come" Jack asked as he stood next to Ethan
"Not this time kid. If anyone asks just tell them we will return shortly okay" she told them as she ruffled Jack's short light brown hair
Jack shook free with a smile as he and Ethan stepped back away from the truck.
"Okay" Ethan answered as he waved goodbye before watching his mom and uncle pull away from the curb
Nobody noticed the car parked in the driveway across the street with a man who was watching the interchange between the two agents, as well as the two boys who ran up to the truck.
Emily gave Morgan directions and when she finally pointed out where to turn in Morgan's jaw dropped. After he had parked the truck he turned and stared at his friend and partner.
"Seriously?" he asked
"I just rented one for the afternoon, I didn't buy one, okay" she told him as she undid her seatbelt and stepped out of the truck
Morgan hopped out of the truck after her and jogged around to catch up with her, "Wow JJ is seriously going to kill you"
Emily turned and glared at Morgan right before a salesman came up to greet them, "Hi my name is David how can I help you?"
Emily turned her attention to David, "I'm here to pick up a bike I rented"
"Okay right this way" the man said as he turned and began walking the opposite direction, "Did you already sign everything?"
"Yes a couple of days ago" she answered with a smile
"Alright then can I get your name and I'll go find the bike"
"Emily Prentiss and it should be a blue and white Yamaha R1" she told the guy
The man smiled, "It's always nice when a woman knows her bikes"
"Yeah, yeah, could you just get us the bike" Morgan said as he stepped up next to Emily
David nodded before turning and heading inside. Emily shook her head before turning to Morgan.
"Really, must you always do that?" she asked as she punched him in the arm
Morgan shrugged his shoulders as they began to walk around looking at some of the bikes chained up outside. As they made small talk David finally came from around back rolling a motorcycle towards them.
"Here you go. Looks like you have it rented for three hours. So it will be due back by seven tonight" he informed Emily
Emily nodded as the man handed her two helmets, "Have fun"
"I will" she smiled at David before he turned and walked away
Morgan was running his hand down the side of the bike, his jaw practically hanging open and Emily couldn't help but laugh.
"I think you're drooling"
"What, no I'm not" he said as he looked up at her, "Okay maybe a little, but this bike is a beauty"
"I know" Emily replied as ran her hand across the handlebars
Morgan turned to look back at Emily, "You know you are like the coolest mom ever"
Emily shrugged nonchalantly, "Yeah it was fun while it lasted"
Morgan looked at her before she added, "Well we both know that JJ is seriously going to kill me"
"Maybe not, maybe she will surprise you. Hell maybe she even knows how to drive one"
Emily just stared at him and they both smiled.
"Okay let's get back I'm wasting money here" Emily said as she handed Morgan the other helmet, "I'll meet you at home"
Morgan pulled up to the curb in front of Emily and JJ's house first and cursed under his breath when he saw JJ and Garcia sitting on the front porch swing. Moments later Emily drove up onto the sidewalk on the motorcycle and Morgan watched as JJ and Garcia stood up and came down the steps. He stepped out of the truck, grabbing the extra helmet before walking around the truck just as Emily took her helmet off.
"What the hell is this?" JJ asked as she walked up to Emily
"Look I didn't buy it JJ, I swear. I just rented it for a couple of hours" Emily answered as she stepped off of the bike and kicked the kickstand down before turning and setting her helmet on the seat
"For what?" JJ asked, her hands on her hips
"Declan's birthday. You know how much he wanted to learn how to ride, not that he can learn in less than two hours, but at least he will get to ride it" Emily rambled
"No he won't" JJ said shaking her head, "My son is not getting on that thing"
"JJ don't be unreasonable, it's his sixteenth birthday" Emily reminded her
"I know that. And I love him, and you, and I want both of you to live to see tomorrow" JJ told her
"Yeah Emily do you know how many people are killed or injured in motorcycle related crashes every year" Garcia piped up, obviously as angry as JJ
"Are you impersonating Reid?" Emily questioned with a smile
"This isn't funny Emily Prentiss" the bubbly blonde stated
"You should have consulted with me Emily. He's my son too" JJ said, the sadness evident in her voice
"I know, and JJ, I'm sorry, but I was just afraid that you would say no" Emily responded as she took a step closer to JJ
JJ however took a step backwards and held up one of her hands, "Emily I am really mad right now, but I am going to put it away for later because it is our son's birthday and I want it to be a happy day for him"
Emily frowned, "So I'm guessing I need to make this disappear before he sees it?"
JJ dropped her hand and shrugged but just then they heard the front door slam and kids yelling. Emily flinched when she saw Declan, Mike, Ethan, Jack, and Henry come running out of the house towards the bike.
"Oh my gosh this is totally wicked" Ethan shouted as he ran up next to Mike
"Yeah mom, when did you get a bike?" Declan asked as he looked from it to Emily
"I didn't. I just rented it for a couple of hours" she answered
"Cool" Jack said as he stood next to Declan
"Your mother rented it for your birthday. She knew you always wanted to ride one, so now you get the chance" JJ said with a forced smile as she looked at Declan
Emily froze as she looked at JJ.
"Really?" Declan questioned as he turned from JJ to Emily
"What? Yes" Emily fumbled for words as she looked at her teenage son
By this time all of the adults had filed outside and were standing around as well, as Rossi held Penny in his arms.
"Dude, your mom is so hot" Mike stated as he stared at Emily with a lopsided smile
"Dude" Declan said turning to glare at his friend
Emily rolled her eyes as she reached over and took the other helmet from Morgan, turning around and handing it to Declan, "So you want to go for a ride kid or what?"
He reached out and took the helmet, "Totally" he smiled as he pulled it down over his head while Emily did the same.
Then she swung her leg over the bike and sat down waiting for Declan to follow suit. He climbed on behind her as Emily started the bike. Everyone stepped aside as she started the bike before cranking the engine and taking off on the sidewalk before going down the neighbor's driveway into the street.
"I can't believe you let her take him for a ride" Garcia said as she looked at JJ flabbergasted
JJ turned to Garcia and sighed, "Garcia she's right it is his birthday and the bike was here. Besides, I trust her"
"Yeah well me too, I just don't trust other people" Garcia pointed out, "Five minutes ago you were thinking the same thing"
JJ shrugged her shoulders, "Yeah but I was also too angry to remember that we always said we would never treat our kids as potential victims. It's not fair for them to be punished for things just because we know what the world is really like out there. We can't put them in a box forever"
"Yeah but-"
"Don't worry Garcia my heart is still racing and will be until they pull back up in this driveway" JJ said as she turned to her friend
"I think you just gave in because Emily on a bike, and knowing how to ride a bike, is TOTALLY sexy" Garcia said as she turned to JJ
"Maybe" JJ smiled as she looked at her friend
"Can I go next mom?" Ethan asked as he walked over to JJ
"I wanna go too" Henry piped up
"Me too" added Jack
"Guys its Declan's birthday and we only have the bike for a little while" she said as she looked at the boys
They all made their best pouty faces and JJ rolled her eyes and shook her head, "It's up to Declan, okay"
"Fine" they mumbled before they turned and walked back into the front yard
JJ turned and saw the boys grab a football and start to toss it around with Reid and Hotch so she took that opportunity to walk up to Morgan before he could escape.
"Hold it right there stud" JJ said
Morgan halted as he turned to look at JJ, and Garcia who had come to stand next to her.
"Look JJ I swear I didn't know anything about the bike until we got there, okay" he said holding up his hands
JJ glared at him trying to figure out if he was telling the truth or not.
"Not that I wouldn't have helped her out if I did know" he confessed
"Oh fine, your just lucky that I do think it's totally hot that she knows how to ride" JJ said smiling
A little while later Emily came back down the street and pulled into the driveway. Declan hopped off and pulled his helmet off of his head, a smile plastered across his face.
"That was insanely awesome" he said excitedly
Everyone had walked back over to them by this time and Ethan spoke up quickly, "Can I go for a ride D?"
Declan looked at his little brother and smiled, "Sure E, if mom says it's okay"
Ethan turned to JJ and looked at her with sad puppy eyes and she couldn't bring herself to tell him no, "Fine, but only a short ride, okay"
Emily and Ethan both nodded as Ethan pulled the helmet on before climbing onto the bike, his feet dangling of the ground as he got situated.
"Ready little man" Emily hollered
Ethan gave a thumbs up before reattaching himself to his mother before she took off again to drive around the block. Once Emily made it back with Ethan JJ relented, as did Hotch, and let the rest of the kids go for a ride also. Eventually everyone, including all of the adults, minus Rossi and Reid went for a ride as well. Once that was finished Emily took Declan for another ride and showed him the different gears, letting him give it a try a few times. After a few tries he began to get the hang of it, but soon it was time to return the bike.
"Maybe we can do it again sometime kid" Emily said as Declan climbed off of the bike
"I'd like that" he replied as he handed her the helmet
JJ and Morgan both walked down the drive towards them and JJ patted Declan on the back as she stopped to stand next to him.
"Thanks again. You guys are totally awesome" Declan said looking form Emily to JJ with a wide smile
"We know" JJ replied with a smile of her own
"So when are we going to eat? I'm starving" he stated, and as if on cue his stomach growled loudly
All three adults laughed before JJ said, "Why don't you go ask Hotch to start the grill. We should be back shortly"
Declan nodded before turning and walking back up the drive, meeting Mike halfway. JJ turned back to face Emily who had a questioning look on her face.
"We?" Emily said
JJ crossed her arms and smiled slightly at her wife, "Yes we. You didn't think I was going to let you take this back without giving me a ride, did you?"
"But…you said" Emily began as she looked from the blonde to Morgan with a confused look on her face, "I'm so confused"
JJ turned to Morgan, "Could you please meet us at the bike shop to bring us back here?"
"Of course" he answered as he took his keys out of his pocket before turning and winking at Emily as he walked to his truck
Once he was out of earshot JJ walked up to Emily who was still straddling the bike. She then stepped over Emily's right leg so that she was straddling it before leaning in close to the brunette. Emily swallowed hard, not knowing if JJ was about to be incredibly angry with her or was about to make out with her.
"I can't resist going for a ride on this bike with you. You on a bike is just too incredibly sexy" JJ said to Emily
JJ took the helmet out of Emily's hands, but before she put it on her head she added, "The only thing that could make this scenario any hotter is if you were wearing leather…AND we had time to totally make out on the bike before it had to be returned"
Emily blushed not only at what JJ had said, but how she had said it, using her low bedroom voice. She couldn't take it so she hung her own helmet on the handlebars before grabbing JJ around the waist and pulling her in for a heated kiss. JJ returned the kiss with a smile as she wrapped her arms around Emily's neck as she held onto the helmet in her hands. Morgan was still sitting in his truck and rolled his eyes and smiled at his two friends before honking his horn, causing both women to jump before turning to him with a glare.
"Come one ladies, you do have neighbors and that bike is due in like fifteen minutes" he shouted out the window
"Yeah yeah we're coming" JJ shouted back as she pulled away from Emily and put her helmet on, Emily following suit
JJ then climbed onto the back of the bike, wrapping her arms around the brunettes waist and scooting up behind her as close as she could. She let her hands slide down to Emily's hips where she slid them up under her wife's shirt to trace circles on her hipbones. Emily immediately grabbed the blonde's hands to pull them out and place them higher up on her waist.
"If you don't want me to wreck this bike I highly recommend you not do that" Emily said as she turned to face the blonde
JJ smiled seductively before nodding. She wrapped her arms back around Emily's waist before clenching her thighs against Emily's, earning a slight moan and another glare from the brunette.
"What?" JJ asked innocently, "You don't want me to fall off do you?"
Emily slanted her eyes at the blonde before starting the bike and taking off out of the driveway. When they finally made it back Hotch was just pulling the burgers off of the grill. The three adults walked out back all grabbing a beer before heading to the long picnic table that was in the yard. They all sat down and began making small talk as they ate their dinner.
Once that was over Mike and Declan challenged Emily and Morgan to a game of basketball, while some of the others cleaned up the food. Once it started getting dark out they began to move inside a few at a time. As soon as everyone was inside Garcia made an announcement.
"Okay guys I have a little present for Declan" she said getting everyone's attention
"Garcia you didn't-" JJ began
"Don't even finish that Jayje. This is technically for all three of you" she stated watching as her friends looked at each other
Garcia pulled out what appeared to be a photo album, "I know you guys have always said that you wished you had pictures of Declan when he was young and I know Declan always secretly wished there pictures of him when he was younger hanging up around here. So I did some digging and finally found where Louise had stashed some pictures. Anyways I copied some of them and then I took some of his older pictures and used a program on my computer to change the image to what he would look like if he were little"
Emily and JJ both stared at their friend as Garcia held the photo album out to them. Once JJ accepted it Garcia then took out a disc and walked over to the dvd player, popping in the disc and turning on the tv.
"I also made a little slideshow" she said
Everyone turned towards the television as a picture of a baby suddenly appeared on the screen. The next picture that appeared was of a baby boy appearing to be about one year old, with unmistakable cerulean colored eyes and curly bleach blonde hair. Everyone stood and watched as the pictures changed, each picture showing Declan a year older, until finally it stopped with a picture of him in his lacrosse uniform from this year. As it shut off Garcia turned around and saw tears in both of her friend's eyes.
"I didn't mean to-" she began but was cut off by JJ flying towards her and wrapping her up in a hug, followed by Emily
"Thank you" they both said as they hugged their friend
As they pulled away Declan had moved to stand next to them and once his mothers stepped away he wrapped his arms around the eclectic blonde.
"Thanks Garcia" he said sincerely before pulling away
Garcia smiled widely as she looked from the teenage boy to his two mothers whom she loved so much.
Finally Emily broke the emotional moment in the room, "Okay so who's ready for some cake"
JJ clenched her jaw in a lopsided smile as she shook her head at her wife while listening to all of the kids speak up about wanting cake.
Once the cake was eaten the adults sat around to talk while the kids branched off in different directions. Before anyone knew it, it was nearly 10pm. Everyone started cleaning up stuff before the kids were gathered around for goodbyes. Hotch, Jack, and Rossi all left at the same time. A little while later Garcia, Morgan, and Reid said their goodbyes and Morgan offered to drop Mike off at his house on the way home. Emily and JJ agreed thankfully as they said their goodbyes.
About an hour later all of the younger kids were in bed, leaving only Declan still awake. Emily and JJ stopped at his room to tell him goodnight. He stood up off of his new bed and walked over to both of them hugging each of them separately and tightly, lifting them off of the ground slightly for effect.
"Thank you both so much. This weekend was awesome. All of it" he told them sincerely, "I don't know where I would be right now if you hadn't taken me in. I don't know who I'd be."
"Hey" JJ said as she looked into his crystal blue eyes, "You would still be the amazing young man that you are, with a kind heart and a good sense of humor"
Declan smiled at her and nodded lightly, "I guess"
"She's right D, you've always had a good head on your shoulders. We are so proud of the man that you are becoming and we couldn't ask for anything more" Emily added
He continued to smile as he looked from his blonde mother to his brunette mother, "I love you guys so much"
"We love you too Declan" JJ told him
"So much" Emily added with a smile
He nodded as he shuffled his feet nervously looking down at the floor. Emily and JJ then pulled him in for one more group hug before they said their goodnights.
A/N: So that was the last chapter of family fluff. The suspense and revenge will begin in the next chapter…hopefully!
