The next morning, Emily was awakening by a kiss on her left cheek. But it wasn't who she thought it would be.

"Good morning beautiful." She felt a hand stroking her hair. The voice was too dark to belong to Jaden. But Emily didn't want to open her eyes just yet. She was way too tired.

"You know I love your hair. It's like soft silk in my hands." Emily smiled, turning around facing the man.

"Aaron…" Emily looked him in the eyes. Her eyes were sparkling with happiness, almost like diamonds. Hotch couldn't help but smiling at look. She was so beautiful. Too beautiful. He just wanted to bow forward and kissed those red lips of hers.

Emily blushed at the closeness of him. She moved a bit forward, still keeping the eye contact. Hotch moved a bit closer to her. But he was too afraid to make the last space, and collide with her lips. Emily was just about to break the distance once again, when they were interrupted.

"Mommy! You're up!"

It was Jaden. He was standing in the doorway watching them in his PJs. His black hair was fluffy and strains were sticking out everywhere. He was holding a big baby-blue bunny ambassador Prentiss had given him as a birthday present.

"Daddy made pancakes!" he said. Hotch stepped aside from Emily, giving her the space to sit up.


The next couple of days were a bit awkward at work. Emily kept blushing a stumbling over her words, every time she was near Hotch, or as much as thought of him. JJ kept catching her daydreaming. Even though Emily never told anyone anything, everybody knew that Emily was head over heels for Hotch.

After a couple of weeks, it started to get better though. Very Saturday or Sunday he would come over and spend some time with her and Jaden. Sometimes even during the week. Jaden had never been happier. Nor had Emily. She finally had a little family on her own. Their job were hard and she knew that, but whenever they needed to go away, Emily's own mother would take over and have Jaden stay at her place in the time. Luckily, it seemed to be that all the serial killers had taken a break. That meant more time with her family. But it wasn't always that easy. She was still in love with Jaden's father. And it seemed like every time they were about to finally kiss, Jaden had caught them, breaking the magic again. But it was probably for the best. He already had a family and another son of his own. And he kept insisting in trying to make it work between him and Haley. Emily was a bit concerned for her son though. She couldn't imagine how hard and confusing it must be for him. Knowing that his parents weren't together, but kept catching them when about to kiss.


The BAU team was called for a case in New Jersey, so Jaden had been dropped off at Elizabeth Prentiss'.

Right now he was sitting in the library, making his homework's. He hadn't changed out of the school uniform yet. He was going in this expensive and extremely fine and a high standards private school. Emily just wanted him to go to a normal school like a normal kid, but nothing was too good for the ambassador's grandson. She had paid for the whole thing by herself.

Even though he missed his mommy, Jaden liked staying with his grandma. She was always so nice to him. She was like one of his best friends, and he told her everything about everything there were to tell about. Elizabeth didn't get any info from her daughter, no, she got them from her son! She spoiled him all the time, making sure he knew that he was her little angel. He couldn't lose him like she had lost Emily. But she was too high-nosed to apologize for never being there as a mother when she needed her.

As Jaden just turned the next page, Elizabeth walked in the door.

"Hello my darling, how do you do on your studies? Need any help?" She stood up rank and proud in front of him, trying to be a good as a role model as possible.

"I'm almost finished. It wasn't very hard today." He said, still concentrating on the papers on the desk in front of him.

"Sounds terrific." She said, and turned to walk away.

"Grandma, wait!" Jaden said when she started walking. She slowly turned around and raised an eyebrow in question.

"I have to ask you about something. Do you have time?" He didn't smile, just sat there looking cute, waiting for an answer.

"Yes, of course dear. But right now 'Grandma' has a very important meeting, so it will have to wait until later, Jaden." She said, very stiffly.

"That's okay. I also have to finish me homework, or my teachers will get mad." He slightly smiled to her.

"I'm glad we understand each other." She simply replied, before leaving the room.


It was a quiet dinner. Nobody said a word.

When it was about time to go to bed, ambassador Elizabeth Prentiss came to Jaden's room to say goodnight. He spent lots of time at her place, so she had the guestroom turn into his new bedroom.

"Are you ready to go to bed now, darling? Have you brushed you teeth and everything?" she asked, sitting down on the bed.

"Yes, grandmother." He answered. He was clearly very tired, lying under the blanket. He didn't want to object her anyway. She had a very sharp face, and her expression was the same. It kind of scared him a bit.

"Earlier, you said you wanted to ask me something?"

"Yes." Jaden blushed, and tried to hide under the big blanket. It was a bit embarrassing.

"Well, what is it?" The ambassador wasn't known to be very patient.

"Well, I was just thinking…" He was a bit scared of her reaction.

"And?" she pushed.

"And… When two people love each other, why aren't they together?" He tugged his head under the blue blanket and tightened the grip around his bunny.

"Why, what do you mean, Jaden?" She was a bit confused be his funny question.

"I know mommy and daddy love each other. I've seen it myself." Jaden popped his head up again, as he spoke.

The ambassador laughed a bit.

"I know you want your parents back together. But it's not your choice. It's theirs, sweetheart. It's out of your hands… I'm sorry… But I think it's time for you to get some sleep. Goodnight, sweetheart." She squeezed his hand once, before leaving the room.

"Goodnight to you too, grandma. Sleep well." Was his last words, before the lights went out.