"Lettie?" asked JJ

"Yea JJ?"

"Did you suspect you were pregnant?"

"Yeah I did, but I didn't want to accept it because I was alone."

Jennifer was helping Lettie choose the right dress out of her small assortment of nice clothes she brought with her.

"I know how you feel. I was with Henry's father but then he turned abusive and he put me in the hospital. Reid was the one who was right there with me through the rest of the mess. Now we're getting married, and Henry will have a real family, including a brother or a sister."

"You're pregnant?"

"Shhh, no one else knows, I just did the test this morning."

"Oh my god JJ that's awesome. Does Spencer know?"

"Not yet. I want to wait until we're done this case. And like you, I'm going to be careful. If you need anything, just let me know, we'll get through this together." JJ hugged Lettie.

Lettie now understood that even if her baby's father wasn't there, that there were still people that would be here to help her through, and she was thanking god that one of them already knew about the baby thing, even though Hotch had gone through it, it had been some time. She smiled at JJ, and took out her last choice for 'going out wear'. It was a red dress, knee length in the front, but to the ankle in the back. It has a sweet-heart neckline, with elegant straps, then over the dress was a black-red tinged sheer with some glitter on it. JJ just gaped at it.

"Where did you get this?" She just looked at it in awe.

"My mom made it for me before I moved out here because she thought I'd need it for balls at the embassy."

"This has my vote. Go put it on." Prentiss and Garcia had gone to go find Pen's makeup kit since she decided to be makeup artist for the night.

Lettie quickly changed into the dress and exited to three dropped jaws. "What?"

"Peanut, you look drop dead gorgeous! I think a certain Italian profiler won't be able to keep his eyes off you." Penelope squealed.

"Rossi is gonna die." Emily laughed.

"I think you look amazing." JJ hugged her. "Let's get the makeup over and done with so we can get the guys reactions.

Penelope quickly set to work, tending to Lettie last. The women exited, Penelope, followed by Emily, then JJ and finally Nicolette. They wanted to ensure they could all see Rossi's expression when he saw Lettie. Lettie was sure that these women knew something that she didn't know, and she wanted to figure out what it was. It was true, SSA Rossi was a very handsome man, but he was old enough to be her father. The way he had acted when they were at the clinic as well struck her as odd. Maybe, just maybe, he had feelings for her.

The girls descended the stairs into the lobby, Lettie waiting until the others were all down, and Rossi asked "Where's Lettie?" With that, Lettie put her foot forward and descended down the stairs. She kept her eyes on her feet most of the way down, but as she was more than ¾ of the way down, she looked up and saw her friends and co-workers faces.

She could hear gasps resounding throughout the lobby and she looked directly at David Rossi. His jaw was dropped and she was sure he was gaping at her. She smiled at him as he extended his arm. "You look amazing Nicolette."

"Thank you." She blushed.

They quickly headed to the waiting SUVs and headed out to the restaurant where they had reservations. Rossi and Lettie rode in a separate one than the others, for two reasons. Lettie knew that the whole team couldn't fit into one SUV, but she didn't know what Rossi had planned for her.

"How are you feeling bella?"

"Fine. Just a little overwhelmed." She turned to him. He was smiling and he seemed at peace, and the little time she had known him, he rarely seemed at peace. "Dave?"

"What is it bella?"

"Is there something going on that I don't understand because the whole team is starting to act wonky when it comes to you and I spending time together?"

"Bella, I'm going to tell you some stuff, and you take it however you want, but know this. This afternoon, when you asked me to stay, and I heard your baby's heartbeat, I felt emotions I had never felt before." He turned into the parking lot and shut off the engine. "I've been married three times. None of the marriages worked. I've also never had children. I have numerous nieces and nephews, but my mother has always wanted a grandchild from me, and I haven't been able to give her one, then today when I heard your baby's heartbeat, I kind of had a thought."

"Dave what are you talking about?" Lettie had a feeling that the team knew more about David Rossi then they were letting on.

"Lettie, since you walked into the bullpen with JJ, you'd peaked my interest. You're beautiful, cara, and I really wanted to get to know you. Today, you asked me not to leave you. I would like to ask your permission to be a part of your life."

"Are you asking me to...?"

"I'm asking you to be, well to go out with me, and we'll see what happens."

"Sure. I would like that David. Just, um, know this, I may just fall in love with you."

"Don't worry cara, if that happens, it won't be just you."

She smiled, leaned over and kissed him.