A/N: This chapter is for my Dutch Delight. I normally don't take "requests" with my stories. However, when I was struggling with some issues in the 3rd quarter months of 2012, I had a Tweet friend that was always there. I pay back my debts. With love. ;)

A/N2: Thank you for all of the reviews. As always, they are greatly appreciated!

Chapter 10

Matt and Mike played bartender for the team, and most of them stood around the lunch counter or the large entry to the kitchen. After sitting for three hours on the plane, it felt good. Dave, of course, was the exception.

Beans, after getting her I'm home rub down from Aaron, was her happy-go-lucky self, greeting all the guests with her smiling eyes and continually wagging tail. Derek gave her some playful rubs which earned him her happy bark and Spencer even smiled giving her a rub behind her ear. She then ambled over to Dave and sat down. Dave pretended to ignore her. Getting impatient, she rose and nosed his hand he had resting on his thigh. When that didn't work, she set her chin next to his hand on his leg, her tail still wagging. All of them watching quietly laughed at the sight.

Finally, her tail stopped wagging and Beans let out a sharp report of a bark that caused Garcia to jump in her chair, even though she was watching as well. Everyone laughed more as Dave reached over to give her some love as well.

Emily, pointing a finger at Rossi said, "That's why you got divorced three times. You ignore a lady you're going to get your butt chewed." Everyone roared at the joke and they all seemed to settle into the wonderful, warm atmosphere, enjoying a beer.

Just then, Mudg, the ever-vigilant elder statesman, let out a warning bark at hearing the front door open. JJ took one look and flew into Will's arms. Garcia and Kevin smiled as the couple took a little extra time with each other, before Will let her go and pulled off his coat. Mike moved to hang it up for him.

Will waved him off. "If I can make myself at home enough to just walk in the door," he drawled, "I can hang up my own coat." By the time the two of them joined the others, Matt had a beer waiting for him. Henry greeted his dad with a huge hug as well. After getting his hug, he pulled his parent's hands to look at the picture he had colored, still sitting on the nook table. Jack grabbed his, had Dave pull him up in his lap and handed the picture to Penelope.

"You can put it in your office to make you happy." Aaron, Cait and Dave smiled at her as she accepted the picture, giving Jack a hug. She gently rolled it, with Cait handing her a rubber band from a kitchen drawer to put around it, found her purse and stuck in there.

Cait got the boys to pick up the coloring markers and put them away, along with the coloring book. Jack showed them where they went in the laundry room cabinet. Seeing Jack walk in there, the two dogs quickly followed them in. Reid looked at Cait and Hotch with a question. "It's dinner time for them Reid," Hotch smiled.

As the younger boys fed the dogs, Cait heard Reid's stomach rumble with hunger. Emily's matched it before Cait could say something to the brilliant profiler. She looked around. "Why didn't all of you tell me you were getting hungry?" Cait had just assumed, the way the beers were going down, that they just wanted to unwind and relax.

Cait already had a stack of heavy duty paper plates, plastic glasses and silverware and napkins in a basket on the island. Emily looked at her. "Anything I can do?"

Cait smiled. "Sure. There's four baking sheets sitting on the washer and dryer in the laundry room, if you want to grab the first two of them. Matt, can you get the Jell-O out the fridge in the garage, please?" He nodded, setting out following Emily. Aaron grabbed the ever present industrial size pickle jar from the fridge and set it on the island, taking the top off. He reached into a drawer and grabbed a fork to spear the dilled delights.

Emily walked back in with the two baking sheets, covered with light weight towels. Cait took one and set in on the left side of the range top, motioning to Emily to put hers on the right side. Matt took off the plastic wrap on the Jell-O and put a spoon in it.

Aaron looked at Cait. "You ready?"

"Yes, I am," she smiled. Aaron got their attention. Jack and Henry each said the table prayers. Cait looked at them. "I said comfort food and I meant it. You have your choice of chili," she said looking around, "and you know my stomach; it's pretty tame. Or you can have chicken with wild rice soup." She didn't need to tell them all they were both homemade. Cait pulled the towel off one of the baking pans. "Served in bread bowls," she smiled.

Emily, still standing by her, said "I can help you."

Cait shook her head. "Matt can help me. You," she smiled at her friend, "get the first choice. You need to eat. Mike, please see if anyone wants milk or water." The one Matt uncovered, had smaller ones.

Emily smiled at Cait. "Leave it you so that we could have one each if we wanted," she smiled. "And I suppose those are homemade as well?"

"Nope, I cheated. Bread making is not my strong suit in here," she nodded around her kitchen. "And I've found the best bread dough in the frozen aisle at the grocery store," she smiled. "I just had to thaw them out, form the bowls and bake them."

Emily chose a small bowl of the soup, wanting to taste Cait's chili as well. Aaron opened the French doors of the dining room and flipped on the light, seeing the table with enough leafs in it to seat everyone. The chairs were in place. He smiled at his wife's pre-planning. Cait, Aaron, the boys and Dave let the rest of the team go first.

Derek smiled at Cait as Matt ladled out some chili in a big bowl for him. Derek wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "Ya know I love you right?" Cait just smiled at him, reached into a kitchen cabinet and pulled out the Tabasco sauce bottle, handing it to him. Taking it, Derek kissed her cheek. "Have I told you lately you're good Mother Goose?" Cait unloosed the cap for him so he could use it.

"Seems to me you might have mentioned it," Cait coyly smiled, as Derek spiced up his chili.

"I'm surprised you have this around here," the profiler noted, knowing that Cait, with her attack from Mark, had a touchy stomach as well.

Cait smiled. "Dave likes his Christmas morning after Mass Bloody Mary with some kick."

The team, eating heartily, sat in wonder as Jack plowed through a small bowl of the chili as Henry did with the soup, both of them eating the bread bowl down as they went, along with about six pickles each. When they finished they were allowed to have some of the strawberry Jell-O, their parents knowing both the boys would have ate that first. They each had two servings, got cleaned up by their mothers, and then sped off to Jack's room to play, both the dogs tagging along. They all knew how Matt and Mike would eat.

Once the rest were initially served, they were on their own for seconds, with all of them making themselves at home. They sat around the table, eating and enjoying their time together, including some laughter.

Aaron smiled his thanks to Cait. They need this.

She kissed his cheek. So do you.

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A/N: Tabasco sauce is a red hot, chili pepper based sauce.