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5 Years Later

'I still can't believe you three had to get pregnant all at the same time.' Hotch mused at the three identically pregnant women sitting around.

'Aw boss man are you losing your sanity?' Penelope asked as she bounced hers and Morgan's 5 year old daughter Alexi on her lap. Morgan was off playing with their 4 year old son, Jake and 2 and ½ year old twin boys, Porter and Parker.

'I will soon.'

'Well Jack will keep you in line.'

'Me and him against you lot that will be a laugh.'

'So Emily here is a baby daughter machine, your third with her could be the jack pot boy.' It was true Emily had already gifted Hotch with too little girls, Amy and Rebecca.

He laughed. 'You recon?'

'From experience that is a boy bump or twins.' She smiled as she lightly tapped Emily's stomach. 'Whilst JJ's here is a little girl bump.'

'How can you tell?'

'I can't just a feeling I'm getting.'

'And what's yours?'

They watched her looked down. 'A little girl.'

'Would you be happy with that?'

'Me? I'm happy with either. Another little girl would be good, bump up the numbers for me and Alexi here hey gorgeous?' She looked at her little girl and kissed her before putting her on the floor to run to her daddy.

'You're a good mum Pen you know that?'

'I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do.'

'Yeah okay.' Hotch responded a little dubious, Penelope was a great mom; she had proven it on many occasions over the last 5 years. 'Right I'm going to go and play with the boys.'

'Too much feminine hormones hubby?' Emil quipped after him as he laughed.

When he was out of ear shot Penelope turned to look at Emily. 'It's a boy isn't it?'

'We weren't going to say but yeah.'

'Oh congratulations Em.'

'Yeah Emily I bet Hotch is happy.'

'Never happier.' She beamed back. 'How did you know? You didn't hack did you?'

'No I just know these things.'

'She's right, she guessed it with Chloe.'

'Talking of Chloe... where is she?'

'Oh Spence has her. His bringing her later.'

'Oh okay, father daughter relationship bonding?'

'Of course.' JJ said as she patted her stomach. 'I can't actually believe our due dates are consecutively in order.'

'It's mad.'

'It really is.'

'The men are going to have a hard time rushing around then.'

They all laughed. They had found it strange when they had announced they were all pregnant but then when they had revealed due dates things had got crazier. JJ was due in exactly 3 months, Penelope 3 months 1 day and Emily 3 months and 2 days. Since that day things were funnier, scary for the men but the all three women had laughed about it. They somehow shared strange cravings; all had the same way of relaxing, and all had their hormonal outburst together.

'Me and Derek know the sex by the way.'

'And you didn't say!'

'I know but you've told us so I feel like we should tell you.'

'Not if you want it to be a surprise.'

'Yeah if you want it to be a surprise keep it a surprise.'

Just then Morgan ran over and sat down. 'Have you told them yet then?'

'No handsome, we were just discussing it.'

'If you want to hold on to it then do that.'

'No go on baby girl tell them the name we've chosen.'

'Grace Rose Morgan.' Penelope said with a triumphant smile.

'Another girl!'

'Pen that's brilliant news.'

Penelope sat and smiled at her friend's happiness; Derek smiled at Penelope and sat back looking worn out. 'You girl's like the name then?'

'It's beautiful.' JJ nodded in agreement.

'What's beautiful?' Hotch said approaching with multiple children following.

'Pen and Derek's baby name.'

'You know?'

'Yes boss man we do.'

'Well... going to share?'

'Grace Rose.'

'Another daughter!'

'I take it you're happy for another niece?'

'Happy... I love being an uncle to either a niece or nephew.'

They all laughed. 'I definitely think we have a complete family you know.'

'Yeah I agree.' Said Reid, Rossi and Chloe as they crossed the large garden of Derek and Penelope's home. They came with drinks.

'Let's toast.'

'To...?'

'To family. For ours coming together at long last, for friendships, relationships, parenthoods and childhoods.'

They all toasted... whatever may have happened. Whatever ups and downs, it didn't matter, they were now complete with ever growing families, and whatever bumps had occurred, they were now ironed out. The events that occurred at the hands of the copycat were long forgotten, that one event had brought out the deep raw emotions that everyone held, the ones that made them realise how easily things can be taken.

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The End

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