Just then they heard a familiar voice.

"Hey Hotch, someone wants to come see how her brother's doing…" They looked up towards the door and saw Morgan standing there with Meg.

"Sure, come on in Meg. He's doing great. Hey Will, can you see how Matt's getting on with child services?"

"Sure Aaron. Bye little man. See you soon okay? You doing okay Meg?"

"Yeah, thanks Will. How's Scott doing?"

"He's great. He woke up about 20 minutes ago. I changed his diaper and gave him his first bottle. The little guy was so tired he fell back to sleep after but he's doing great. Thanks Will. Can someone let me know when anyone gets here?"

"Sure Aaron, no problem."

"Thanks Derek. You know if any of you guys wanna go in and see Kate, it's okay with me. You all knew her too. You should all get to say goodbye to her too. I might go back in later for a while but I wanted to come see Scott."

"Sure, thanks Meg. We'll go tell the others."

Meg took Will's place at the other side of Scott's cot to Aaron and stared down at her brother.

"Did you call that lawyer friend of yours Aaron? And will he help us? Matt's called Child Services, their sending a social worker who should be here in about a half hour."

"Great. Get's here the same time as Adam Dave. Yeah I called Adam Meg, he's more than happy to represent and help both you and Scott. He's just gotta drop his son, Max, whose Jack's age, off with Sean and the boys on his way here. But he should be here probably about the same time as the social worker. I made a couple of other calls too. Got a really good nice judge, a lady, whose coming here today. Should be here within the hour. She'll sign and make anything legal and so at least for yours and Scott's short term custody arrangements, it will have been sorted by the time it's time to go home okay? The judge will want to talk to you. As your 13, you have a say in what happens to you and where you want to live. She'll talk to me as I've taken responsibility and guardianship for this little guy here until a court or judge says otherwise. The judge will make my guardianship of Scott for now legal. She'll of course have to talk to Chris. She'll talk to the social worker, Adam and talk to any of us she wants to. The social worker will talk to you, she'll talk to me in the case of Scott, and any others of us they want. The judge will listen to the social worker and you and will determine what she thinks is in your best interest and where you'll be happiest. Until anything's decided long term, I know it won't be much and it'll be a pull out on the floor of Jess's room but unless you want the couch pull out, until I get a house for us all, if you want, you can stay with me if the judge and social worker agree and as long as they consider it best for you to revoke Chris's guardianship rights. If they do and the judge does, if you don't want to stay with me and would rather have your own room, you can stay with Dave. He's got plenty of rooms. Garcia can stay there. Matt too. Stephen lives there. Dave of course lives there. And wherever you go stay, your brother will also stay. I'd happily take him in, Dave would too. When I and the are away, if you stayed with me, Jess and Sean would be at home and be around. Sean finishes his shift at work by 3 so he can pick the boys up from school and so he could also pick you up from school too. Jess starts at 9 so she can take Jack to school so she could easily drop you off too. She finishes at 5 and is home by half 5. Sean's home with Jack after school. Often Henry too. He helps them with homework, cooks them dinner, looks after them, does laundry, etc. If I'm home, I'm home by just after 6. If you stayed with Dave, Stephen does the same shift as Sean so he could easily pick you up from school and take you home to Dave's house. Will or Jess could easily pick you up on their way to drop the boys at school and drop you at Bull Run. Or Garcia could drop you off on her way to the BAU. Matt too. Both of them are only with us on the odd case. But Stephen's always home. If you stayed with me, I'd make Jess your legal guardian in my absence like she is for Jack. It means that when I'm out of town, she's still got guardianship and legal rights to Jack. And when I'm in town, I got all the legal rights and I'm Jack's dad. If you stayed with Dave, he'd be main legal guardian and he could make Stephen or Garcia or both legal guardians in his absence. It would be for both you and Scott. Or we could talk to the others. Until their new baby is born, J.J and Will would have room for you and your brother, after the baby's born it might be more difficult for them but one of us would always take you guys in instead. Matt's got spare rooms, he'd take you and your brother, Garcia could stay with him. But before anything is decided, I gotta first talk to Jess, Sean and Jack, you gotta decide and before even all that, we gotta get you free from Chris and get custody and guardianship and do the same for you brother. But Adam is the best and top family lawyer in the entire state of Virginia. He's never lost a case in over 30 years of practicing law. He and I went to law school together. He graduated top of our law class, which was a couple of thousand students. Says something doesn't it Meg? I graduated second but he graduated first. Got straight honours. He's a dad himself and is married to Max's mom, has been for over 30 years. They married just after he finished law school. They ended up having Max the same time me and Haley had Jack and the boys were born the same year. Max in September, Jack in October. They would go to the same school except Adam lives just outside the district lines and so Max goes to Petersen Elementary in the next district. But Jack and Max are good mates, always have been. Max is good mates with Henry too. Max is just like Jack and Henry. You'd like him. You'll like Adam, he's a good guy. Amazing family attorney. He's not only really wanting to help you and Scott out, but he's doing it for completely free and cos he owes me a favour. Last year he had to go on a conference for 2 weeks straight and Ann, Max's mom had already arranged to go visit her mom in the next county over. Max still had school so he stayed over with me, Jack, Sean and Jess. He said if I ever needed a favour that he'd be more than happy to repay the favour. And plus after I told him the basics of about you and Scott, he so wanted to help you guys out."

"Thanks Aaron. How do you know a judge and is she nice?"

"I know plenty of good and great judges Meg. I used to be a prosecutor and now I'm an FBI agent and unit chief, I am well known. I got so many contacts and people who owe me favours in the law community. I know a lot of judges, attorneys, clerks, everyone. And Judge Lisa Thomas is really nice, she loves kids and always sides with kids when it comes to deciding what's best for them. She always listens to every kid in every case she's presided over. She makes friends with every kid she meets and she's really nice. She knows Adam as she's a family court judge. Knows child services too. And knows child and family law like the back of her hand. She'll always protect and help any kid and prefers to do what the child wants rather than any adults. She goes on what will make the child happiest and where they'll be happiest, what's best for them and what they want. You'll really like Judge Thomas. She'll get you to call her Lisa and would rather be friends than a judge when it come to the child in question, in your case, you, and in Scott's case his. She loves kids and babies and is real good with them. She's a mom too. Got a couple of kids of her own. I think one's about your age now. The other is I think Jack's age. She's married, has been for over 20 years. She's really nice. Knows me through both being a prosecutor and lawyer and also through being in the FBI and unit chief of the BAU. She knows Matt and Dave too. We've had a couple of child custody cases through our cases we've worked where we've had to get the kid someplace to live or take them away from their parent or guardian due to abuse or neglect. She knows Jess too. Me and Jess went to her to get her to sign the legal guardianship in my absence for Jack for Jess after Haley died and I went back to work, when Jess started helping me out in looking after Jack and staying with him. She's met Jack, though at the time he was about 5. He liked her too. She met him cos he was the child involved in the guardianship. You'll really like her Meg, promise."

"I trust you Aaron. Thank you though. So he's had his first feed?"

"Yeah and he was hungry too. Took the whole bottle. He only cried a little, when he woke up and when he realised his dinner was on the way, but he quickly stopped and is one happy little boy. He's already smiling so much, he clearly recognises people already, me, Dave and Will. He fell asleep in my arms after his bottle. I'm sure when he wakes up, he'll recognise you for definite."

"You think?"

"I know so Meg. He's so smart already and you are his sister. There's no doubt."

"I know he's sleeping but do you think it'll be okay to hold him and sit wih him?"

"Course Meg. Sit down in the chair and I'll give him to you. But of course you can more than hold him. And I'm sure when he sees you, he'll be really happy to see you, his big sister."

Meg sat down in the chair Aaron had sat in when he'd fed Scott and Aaron, being careful not to wake him, carefully lifted Scott out of the cot and placed him in Meg's arms. She sat staring down at her brother.

"He's so helpless Aaron and so tiny. But he's so cute." Aaron and Dave smiled as they watched Meg sit happily holding and cradling her brother, even kissing him on his head, clearly loving every second of being his big sister.

"Oh speaking of lawyers Aaron, I almost forgot, Kate called her lawyer yesterday afternoon and he came round to see her. Markayla and her mom came over and whilst me and Markayla hung out in my room talking, her mom acted like a witness or something. But I remember his name being Andy Thompson. Kate told me later that she'd been updating her will to exclude Chris. I'm not sure of the lawyer's number but if you know a lot of lawyers, you might know him. Not sure if any of this helps though."

"It really helps Meg. I know Andy Thompson. He's a good guy. Good lawyer. I'll give him a call, see if he can't bring the will here so it can be read with the judge."

"Thank you Aaron. I wasn't sure if it would help but I thought you ought to know. Chris doesn't know he came round and that she updated her will."

"It really does help Meg and we did need to know so thanks. Don't worry about Chris though. He'll find out soon enough. I'll just go make a call but I'll be right back okay? Dave stay with them?"

"My pleasure Aaron."

Aaron stepped outside and got on his cell phone.

"Hey Andy, it's Aaron Hotchner here. Remember me? Yeah? I heard your representing a friend of mine who used to work on my BAU team, a Agent Kate Callahan? Yeah that's right. I heard you saw her yesterday. Yeah. The thing is she's not good. She had the baby, it's a boy and he's fine. Meg's fine too. Their both here with all us at Trinity General but Kate died after the birth. Haemorrhaged badly and crashed. Was pronounced dead at 4.27. We got someone from child services coming and I got Adam Sprite to represent and help both Meg and Scott and I got Judge Lisa Thomas coming, they should all be here pretty soon. We're all gonna look after Meg and Scott, Kate's son, and make sure their okay. We're gonna fight Chris for Meg, he still doesn't want Scott or anything to do with him. He'd probably easily give up custody. Right now as the god dad, yeah I am a god dad now to both Scott and Meg. Garcia is their god mom. Thanks. Anyway, as his god dad, I've taken responsibility for Scott at the moment and will be considered his guardian until anything's decided or he leaves here to come stay with one of us. He and Meg. But Chris is still Meg's legal guardian. Meg wants to live with her brother and doesn't want to live with Chris, which is why we're doing everything we can to get his guardianship revoked and do what Meg wants instead. I hear from Meg, Kate updated her will yesterday? Yeah? Judge stamped it already? Great. Listen, any chance, as Kate's lawyer, you could bring it here so Judge Thomas can read it and act on anything regarding Meg and Scott? And Chris can find out how much the will has been changed? Yeah? Brilliant. Thanks Andy. See you in half an hour but thanks mate. Owe you one. Sure, drop Tony at our place. Sean's there with Jack, Henry and Max. Adam's dropped him off on his way here. He should be here in a bit. But thanks." Aaron gave Sean a quick call "Hey bro, hope your cooking enough dinner cos you got one more coming. You remember Tony right, goes to Max's school but is a mate of Max, Henry and Jack? Yeah? Well Andy, his dad, has to come here to do with Kate, he's her lawyer. He's gonna be dropping Tony off with you on his way if that's okay? You okay with all 4 Sean? You sure? Thanks bro. Yeah? Brilliant. Listen I gotta go now but I promise I'll call Jack later. He doing okay? Yeah? Thanks Sean. Speak later bro." Aaron hung up and went back into the room.

"Meg that was so helpful. You were right. Kate was updating her will. Her lawyer, Andy Thompson is a mate of mine. He's gonna drop his son, Tony, whose another mate of Jack's and Henry's and a mate of Max's, goes to the same school as Max in fact, off with Sean and the boys on his way here. He'll bring Kate's will here. Dave we are so lucky. A judge stamped their official approval of it and had it filed last thing yesterday, just before they finished for the day. So it's all official and legal. Court has a copy, Andy has a copy and he'll bring the will here for the judge and everyone to read and for anything involving you and Scott to be acted on Meg. I don't know what's in it and I don't know what Kate said or put so we'll have to wait and see. He'll be here in about a half hour, probably about the time the judge gets here."

"You know her lawyer Aaron?"

"Like I said Meg, I know a lot of lawyers and yeah. What's more he's a dad to a mate of Jack's. You wanna know something else?"

"Sure."

"He went to the same law school and was in our year. Graduated the same year. Came third, just below me in our graduating class."

"No way."

"Yeah way. Coincidence or what? But he's a really good lawyer."

"Man you know everyone don't you Aaron?"

"I know enough people in the law system, FBI, police and law enforcement, yeah. I got contacts all over the country. As have all of us from our FBI work or work we did before joining the FBI."

"You guys all had different jobs before becoming FBI agents Aaron?"

"Yeah I was a prosecutor, before that a lawyer, Matt was in the US Army, Dave here was a US Marine and in the Corps, Morgan was a cop in the Chicago Police Department, so yeah most of us. Spencer was recruited straight to the FBI due to his abilities and high IQ, but J.J joined the FBI after going to one of Dave's book readings. She'd been in Georgetown for graduate studies before that. Garcia was a hacker who I recruited to join our BAU team. I gave Garcia a choice, be arrested for crimes involving her hacking or work for us and become our technical analyst. She chose the right option and has never regretted it once. Neither have we."

"Penelope used to be a criminal?"

"Almost criminal. She did break some laws hacking into secure systems but it was for animal rights but still illegal. But I gave her choice of being arrested and going to jail or staying free and working for us and earning a good salary."

"Our god mom was really an illegal hacker? Cool. Hear that bro? We got an awesome god mother! Awesome god dad too!"

"Thanks Meg. Appreciate it."