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Emily was released from the hospital and currently sat in the car, while JJ drove them home. "Are my parents both with the kids?" Emily asked. Michael was originally watching the twins while they were at work. JJ called him to let him know about Emily's trip to the ER and that they would be home later.

JJ nodded, "Michael said that he was going to call her and that they would both be there when we got home."

"Good. I'm going to tell them when we get home," Emily informed. "Partly because I don't think I can keep this from them, but also, because my mom should know in case a reporter says something."

"Are you sure that you don't want to wait a while. Maybe take some time to process everything?" Emily shook her head. "Don't tell them just because of the press. I can control them."

Emily turned her body towards JJ, "I'm not telling them because of the press. I-I don't think I'll fully process everything for a while. Besides telling everyone now will be better than waiting and dealing with everyone being mad that I didn't tell them right away. Maybe we can connect with your parents on Skype, or call and have them put the phone on speaker."

"We can do that, if you are sure."

"I am. I want to forget all about Bill Meyers and focus on this miracle baby."

"Then that is exactly what we are going to do." JJ took Emily's hand in hers and they drove the rest of the way home in a comfortable silence. As they pulled into the driveway, JJ turned to her wife, "Are you ready?"

Emily nodded, "Of course. It's all going to be okay."

"Hey, aren't I supposed to be the one assuring you?" JJ laughed.

"You being here with me is all the assurance that I need," said Emily.

"Well that's good because I think you just might be stuck with me."

"I wouldn't have it any other way." They entered the house five minutes later to Lila and John running towards them screaming for a hug from their mothers. "Hey there my little angels, did you behave today?"

"We drew pictures and watched TV," said John. "We were very good."

Lila looked at her brother angry stare, very similar to Emily's "pissed off Agent Prentiss" face. "He hit me."

JJ and Emily had a hard time keeping a straight face with how cute their daughter looked with that glare on her face. JJ looked towards John, "You hit your sister?" John looked down at his feet. "What have we told you about hitting?"

"That it's wrong and I should always tell you, Mommy or another grown-up and tell them what is wrong," mumbled John.

"That's right," said Emily. "Now why did you hit her?"

"She wouldn't let me have the blue crayon," the boy sulked.

Emily turned to Lila, "And what have we told you about sharing?"

"That it is not right to not let others play with our toys. But a crayon isn't a toy Mama," said Lila.

"Lila, we've talked about this. Sharing is not just about toys, it's about everything," JJ corrected.

Lila nodded, "I know Mommy, I'm sorry."

JJ smiled at her daughter, "Thank you baby, but it is not me you should be apologizing to."

Lila looked at John, "I'm sorry for not sharing with you."

"It's okay," said John, "I'm sorry for hitting you." The twins both hugged each other and then ran back to their drawings to finish them.

"Crisis averted," joked Michael as Emily's parents finally made themselves known. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm better now," admitted Emily. "Let's go and sit in the living room." As the group walked to the couches, Emily whispered to JJ, "Want to get the computer, or just call them?"

"I'll see if they are home or not," JJ said as she stepped into the hallway to call her parents.

"What's going on?" her Elizabeth asked.

"We've got some news to tell you guys and we're going to tell Cindy and Jack at the same time so that we only have to tell it once," Emily answered.

"Sounds like bad news," Michael observed.

Emily shrugged, "To be honest, it's a bit of both. But the good news outweighs the bad."

JJ walked over with her phone, "Okay mom, I'm going to put you guys on speaker phone hear as well."

Cindy's voice could be heard coming from the phone, "What is going on Jenny? Are you guys okay?"

JJ placed the phone on the coffee table and sat down next to Emily, holding her hand. "Mom, Emily, Elizabeth and Michael are in the room with me."

"This sounds like it's going to be a serious talk," said Jack. Emily could hear the concern in his voice.

"It is, Dad," JJ agreed. "We just got back from the hospital."

"What's wrong? Who's sick?" Cindy asked.

JJ let out a sigh, "Mom, please just let us get this out without interrupting."

"I'm sorry dear," Cindy apologized.

"It's okay. So as I was saying we just got back from the hospital…" JJ and Emily continued telling their parents everything. Of course there were interruptions as the story went on – gasps came from the mothers and comments about how they would kill Meyers if he wasn't already dead came from the dads. Emily had her emotional moments as her time with Meyers was talked about. When it was all finished, JJ promised that they would visit her parents as soon as possible. Emily excused herself to check on Lila and John, while JJ stayed in the room with Michael and Elizabeth.

"She hasn't dealt with everything fully yet," observed Elizabeth.

JJ just shook her head. "She's just finally able to admit what happened. I think finding out she is pregnant is the best thing to come from that incident. It's forcing her to deal with what happened, instead of hiding it. It's also giving a sort of happy ending to everything that happened. Everything is going to be fine and our family is getting bigger."

Michael smiled at JJ, "I have to ask this, Jennifer and I hope you don't take any offense to it, but, are you okay with all of this?…Knowing who the father of the child is?"

JJ smiled at her father-in-law and was comforted by the concern that he showed. "It's not like Emily had an affair, Michael. She was held captive and raped under the threat that he would harm our children. Meyers, like Will, is just a sperm donor. How we became pregnant are different, but I could never look towards Emily and the baby with anything other than love."

"I believe you," he said with a big smile. "Forgive me for looking out for my daughter."

"That you never have to apologize for," said JJ as she reached over and hugged him.


Emily walked into Lila and John's playroom and smiled at her children drawing and sharing crayons as if their fight earlier never happened. "Can I join you two?" Emily asked them.

Lila smiled at her mother, "Of course, Mama. Do you want a princess page or a fire truck page?"

Emily joined them at the table, "I don't know that's a tough choice."

"You should do the princess one 'cause Uncle Derek always calls you princess," offered John.

"Hmm," Emily pretended to think it over, "Okay, princess it is." Lila handed her a page from her Disney Princess coloring book and Emily started to color. "I came in here because I wanted to talk to you two about something."

"We haven't fought since you came home, Mama. We've been good," said Lila worried that they were still in trouble.

Emily leaned over and kissed the girl on the head, "Oh I know baby. I walked in here and you were sharing your crayons so nicely. I want to talk to you guys about something else. Before we came home tonight, we had to go to the hospital because I wasn't feeling good."

Lila let out an exaggerated gasp, "Are you sick Mama?"

Emily ran her fingers through her daughter's hair, "No, Baby, I'm not sick. I'm pregnant."

"Oh," Lila answered. After a few seconds she asked, "What's that?"

The innocent question made Emily chuckle as she placed a hand over her stomach. "Well that means that a baby is growing here in my tummy."

"In there?" asked John with awe. "How did a baby get in there?"

"It was a miracle," said Emily. She couldn't explain to them the real reason. How do you explain to two, three years olds that their mother was pregnant because an evil man raped her? Some truths they are better off not knowing. "That means that you two get to a big brother and a big sister to the new baby. You get to help me and your Mommy take care of the baby. What do you think about that?"

"Will we get to play the baby?" Lila asked.

Emily nodded, "Eventually you will once the baby grows bigger."

"When will the baby come out of there?"

"In about eight months," the mom answered.

Lila's eyes grew wide, "That's a long time!"

Emily laughed again, "Yes it is a long time, but it will go by fast. The baby needs to grow in the safety of my stomach before it can be born." Lila seemed to have all of her questions asked and went back to her coloring. John, on the other hand had been very quiet throughout the conversation. Emily looked over at the boy, "John, you okay?" He just shrugged his shoulders without looking up from his page. "John, please look up at me…What's wrong, baby?"

It took a few seconds before he looked up. "Will you still love us?"

Tears pooled in Emily's eyes at the question, "Oh, come here." She held out her arms for her son to join her. Lifting him up on her lap she held him in a tight hug. John rested his head on Emily's shoulder. "What makes you think that I could ever stop loving you?"

"We came from Mommy's tummy and if the new baby comes from your tummy, you might want to love it more than us," he answered.

"That wouldn't happen," said Lila. The girl then had a doubtful look on her face, "Right Mama?"

"Right honey," Emily said with a smile. She then turned her attention back to John. "I promise you that nothing in this world could ever make me love you and your sister any less then I do now. And there is nothing that will ever make me love the baby in my tummy any more or less than I love you too. The baby will probably get more attention then you, but that I only because he or she will be very small and your Mommy and I will have to always watch over and make sure that nothing bad happens. But, we would need your help to do that. Do you think that you could help us out?"

John nodded "I'll make sure that nothing bad happens."

"So, are you okay now?" Emily asked.

"Everything alright in here?" JJ's concerned voice came from the doorway.

"We're fine," said Emily.

"I'm going to be a big brother," John said happily from Emily's lap.

"Why don't you guys finish your pictures? I need to go and talk with Mommy." Sliding John off her lap, Emily walked out towards her wife, panicking as she walked thinking that JJ might have wanted to be there when they found out. Once they were alone, Emily started apologizing, "I'm sorry Jennifer. I should have waited for you."

JJ assured her, "It's alright, I don't mind."

"No, it's not alright. We should have both been there, but I went in to spend some time coloring with them, and then it just slipped out. I don't e-"

JJ did the only thing she could think of to stop Emily's ramblings – kissing her deeply on the lips. Breaking the kiss, JJ smiled at the silence coming from Emily, "Better?" Emily nodded and smiled at her wife. "Em, I don't care that you told them. Yes, I would have wanted to be there, but only to give you the silent support that you might have needed."

Emily smiled believing her wife. "It went well, I think. John asked me if I would love them less since they came from your tummy and the new baby would come from mine, but I think I squashed that fear. I told them that the baby will need some extra attention only because he or she will be very small."

"They will love being able to help. Let's go downstairs. Your parents are still here and I called for pizza to be delivered."

"Lead the way," said Emily as she held onto and squeezed JJ's hand.


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