"Trick or treat!" The group called in unison to the elderly woman who had moments before opened her door.
The woman perused the newcomers for a few seconds then her face split into a smile as she reached for her bowl of candy. "Well, aren't you just the cutest little thing?" She said in a babbling voice to Spencer while rooting through her collection of sugary treats. "I'm afraid I don't have anything for someone quite so tiny but I'm sure you'd all like some candy" She added while dropping a handful of candies into the bucket.
"Look at that, Spencer!" Garcia dramatically gasped and held up the bucket for the infant to see. "Your first Halloween candy!"
The team couldn't help but smile as Spencer reached out for the brightly colored candies before looking back to the woman and thanking her.
"It's nice to see you all with the baby" The woman stated kindly. "Before now I only occasionally saw you… Anyway, happy Halloween"
"You don't think we look strange, do you?" Emily asked once they'd gotten to the end of the driveway and were making their way to the next house. "Five adults that don't look even remotely related and a baby?"
"We probably pass for a family with most people… Especially now we've got Spencer" JJ answered after a herd of children scrambled past them in a rush for another sugar fix.
"Yeah, you three could be sisters and I'll be the adopted brother" Morgan teased with a smirk.
"And Hotch could be JJ's husband" Emily joined in with a playful smile which made JJ's cheeks turn a light shade of pink.
"What does that make me then?" Rossi asked with mild interest as he adjusted his hold on Spencer who was reaching for every colourful decoration they passed.
"The senile uncle we take on day trips" Hotch answered before anyone else could get a word in.
Rossi smiled wryly as bursts of laughter escaped the younger agents. "Very funny"
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A cold breeze flowed through the house as Rossi pushed open the front door and led the group inside. The youngest agents quickly dropped onto the nearest seats while the senior agent went to the kitchen to make warm drinks and Hotch lay down Spencer on his change mat and took of his warm outdoor clothes.
"We are never going trick or treating again" Emily stated in a tired voice while relaxing into the sofa. Soon the familiar noises of the kettle boiling drifted in from the kitchen mixed with the sound of Rossi softly humming.
"It wasn't that bad" Garcia murmured while pulling her legs onto the sofa and resisting the urge to close her eyes.
"We were out for hours" Morgan said in a groaning voice as he attempted to pull his coat and shoes off with as little movement as possible.
"It'll be a miracle if we don't all catch a cold" JJ added while forcing herself to stand, collect the coats and shoes that were left discarded and put them away.
"Hot drinks always keep away illness" Rossi stated as he strolled into the room with a tray carrying an assortment of mugs with an assortment of hot liquids inside. "Hot chocolate for Morgan and Garcia, tea for JJ and Emily and a hot coffee for Hotch" He added while passing out the drinks then placing the tray on the coffee table and picking up Spencer.
"He looks about ready to drop" Morgan said when he saw the infant yawn and sleepily rest his head on Rossi's shoulder.
The senior agent waited for everyone to finish their drinks before saying "I'm going to take Spencer to bed; I'll see you all in the morning"
This one is pretty short but I've been snowed under with homework and hospital appointments lately and I really wanted to put something up. Next chapter I'm thinking about tackling thanksgiving but I don't know a great deal about it so if anyone has any tips or general advice on what happens around that time of year I would be SO grateful if you could message me or add it into a review. Thanks for reading and sticking round despite my irregular posting! Hope you enjoyed the chapter, please review if you've got time!