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The blended family spent most of the weekend hanging out between Emily's townhouse and Aaron's apartment. Jack was thrilled to show JJ his room and his soccer trophy.

The adults had little alone time with Jack but now they had almost no time alone since JJ come into their lives. They stole kisses in Emily's laundry room, Aaron's closet, and now they were on the stoop of the townhouse, kissing against the front door.

"I've missed you at work." He told her as he trailed kisses down the column of her neck.

Her hands carded through his thick dark hair, "But we don't make out at work."

He pulled back from her, his hair standing on end, "Yes, but at least I can see you."

Aaron pointed at the steps and they sat down. He pulled her hand into his and kissed her lightly. "How would you feel about moving in together?"

Emily couldn't keep the shock off her face, knowing her stoic boyfriend would read into her emotions incorrectly; she smiled. "I am surprised Aaron, not that I don't want to and we have to figure out logistics and kids and all of that but I am surprised."

"It makes sense for us to get a house together."

Emily laughed, "Oh Aaron, I love you. I do think it's too soon. We have been dating for three months."

He leaned over and nipped at her shoulder, "We've been dating for years and years. We just finally acted on it a few months ago. I am not saying next week but it takes time to sell or rent our places and to find a house that will fit all of us."

"We've been dating for years? Funny, I don't recall this. All that time, I thought we were just friends." She kissed the tip of his nose, "Well, since we've been together for so long, I have to say yes."

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"Emily, you got a text alert," JJ called from the study. She was trying to get the last of her homework done. Jack was laying on the floor, coloring beside the desk.

Aaron and Emily were cooking dinner together. Emily set the knife down on the cutting board and asked Aaron to finish dicing the onions.

"Not going to happen!"

She returned to the kitchen a few minutes later, "I guess Dave called Morgan. He is demanding to meet JJ. And stop being a baby about onions."

"Dave texted?" he asked.

Emily resumed her post at the cutting board, "No, Morgan did. Want to have everyone over for dinner tomorrow night if we aren't out on a case? JJ doesn't have practice."

"Sounds good; will you have time to pull something together? You are back in the office tomorrow. Maybe we should do pizza."

Groaning, Emily leaned into Aaron, "If we have pizza, Morgan will make me work out with him on Tuesday morning."

"I love pizza!" Jack announced.

"You can't go wrong with pizza." JJ followed along behind four year old.

Emily texted Morgan and Reid an invite and while Aaron called Dave.

Jack was put in charge of setting the table while dinner finished cooking so JJ could concentrate on her "stupidly lame math assignment."

During dinner, Emily was amused by JJ. The teen was comfortable talking to her or Jack but she wouldn't engage directly with Aaron. She wondered how tomorrow night would go with the addition of three more men.

"But JJ said she would play Spiderman with me." Jack whined to his father.

"We'll come back tomorrow night and you can play then. I promise. But JJ has school tomorrow just like you and it's almost bedtime."

Pouting, Jack hugged JJ and Emily. Aaron waved to JJ and pecked Emily on the cheek on their way out of the door.

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JJ took her shower and packed up all her assignments so she wouldn't have to be up as early for school. Emily shook her head at her logic and offered her a cocoa before bed.

They sat on the couch together, sipping their drinks.

"You and Aaron are pretty serious?"

"Yes," Emily's smile told JJ everything she needed to know. "We are very serious."

"Wow, like marriage and stuff?"

Emily wondered how much information she should share with the teen, "Well, we are considering buying a house that would fit all of us but we just started talking about this today. We have to take quite a few things into consideration including how you would feel about this."

"Me?"

"Of course, JJ. You are family." Emily put her mug down on the coffee table. She turned and took JJ's mug out of her hands and put it down. "You are family. This is not a temporary situation. You will stay with me for as long as you wish."

JJ threw her arms around Emily and hugged her tight.

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A/N: This chapter is unbeta'd, all mistakes are mine.

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