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The sun had barely risen when Hotch opened his eyes gingerly, taking in the other resting figures in the room. The boys had decided that their double bed wasn't as comfortable as their parents and had jumped in between the two adults sometime around midnight. Jack was in the centre of the bed, flat on his stomach, the ten year olds arm had found its place on Hotch's chest and his legs were sprawled out taking up the majority of the bed. As the profiler carefully turned onto his side trying not to disturb his young son he could see Henry curled into JJ's side. His beautiful girlfriend somehow looked radiant in the soft glow coming from the slight crack in the curtains, her hair had a halo of light surrounding and not strand of her golden locks seemed out of place. The gentle hold around her son made him smile with the sweetness of the scene. It wasn't until he heard a soft giggle that he realised her eyes were wide open looking at him with amusement. Hotch raised his arm over the two sleeping boys to JJ's face, cupping her cheek and stroking his thumb along her dry lips as a morning greeting. JJ turned her head to kiss his palm and laughed as she heard Jack's mumbling from underneath the duvet.

"Dad, you're squishing me!" Hotch leant back to see his son's sleepy eyes looking up at him obviously annoyed that he'd been woken. "I'm squishing you?" Jack nodded to his dad's question who had a mischievous grin forming on his face, with no warning Hotch was tickling the defenceless young boy who was squirming around and lashing out in laughter.

JJ began laughing as she watched the father and son interact with each other, only for her attention to turn to a barely awake Henry who had no idea what was going on. "Mommy?"

JJ's tone was mockingly stern, "Hey guys cut it out, see what you've done, you woke up Henry" The Hotchner boys looked at the little boy apologetically, Hotch came around from his momentary child like activity about to tell Henry he was sorry for waking him when the six year old sat up to jump on them both and join in on the fun and games.

While her most prized possessions continued their little tickle scuffle in the middle of the double bed, JJ grabbed some clothes and made it to the privacy of the bathroom. As she undressed, her body and mind automatically froze as she looked down at the thin scar on her stomach. Placing her thin hand on her slimming stomach, JJ closed her eyes taking a deep breath. Life was going good. Aaron, Henry and Jack were all happy and safe but the fact that she should have been in labour with their son Noah any day now was plaguing her mind. She was a mom and that changes you. As a communications coordinator the experienced agent had told so many parents that their child would not be coming home, especially after the horrendous cases that the team had faced over the nearly nine years she worked in the BAU. Notifying relatives of a loved one's death actually came easy to her, it was JJ's way of helping someone receive closure but when Aaron looked at her with his sorrowful hazel eyes three months ago, the jaded agent realised that she rarely brought closure, she just made a parent's worst nightmare real.

The hot water soaked away her tortured thoughts. She had to put her grief to the back of her mind. Aaron wanted them to concentrate on happier times to come and that sounded like a good plan. Turning off the water, JJ reached out to grab the towel that was placed on the rail but it wasn't there anymore. Groaning as she moved the shower curtain slightly, JJ jumped seeing the figure of a smug Aaron Hotchner standing to the side of the closed bathroom door.

"God, babe you nearly gave me a heart attack, I didn't hear you come in" Hotch laughed at her statement while her hand was pressed up to her bare chest tightly as her breathing slowed. Hotch moved towards his girlfriend, unfolding the towel to envelope a soaked JJ in the soft cotton, as she stepped elegantly out of the bath. "The Boys are watching cartoons" She smirked as his arms stayed around her, and pulled her into a tight embrace.

JJ leant her chin on his chest looking up to his lustful eyes "You'll get wet"

Aaron's lips pressed a soft kiss to JJ's forehead, "I don't mind"

JJ's eyes closed her eyes as his lips remained on her forehead. After what felt like an eternity, JJ moved the towel down so her hands were finally freed but so she was still covered, "I should get dried. One of us should be out there with the boys"

Hotch moaned "Lets just stay here for a few more minutes"

She smiled as he leant in for a kiss. After tucking the edge of the towel inwards so it stayed in place, JJ swatted Hotch's arm, chuckling as he tried to deepen the kiss, "Jaje, can I ask you something?"

Freezing as the anxiety became present in his chocolate brown eyes, JJ could feel her head nodding. She became apprehensive, knowing that they would have to talk about their son sometime after all they'd practically avoided the topic since they reunited three weeks ago. He pulled back so they could face each other properly.

"So I know this isn't the easiest topic to talk to you about, it's been a difficult three months and god I know I've played out how I was going to talk to you about this in my mind thousands of times. Never once did I imagine a scenario of us in a bathroom of some random bed and breakfast in Maine. But it doesn't matter how I ask you because no matter what, I need you to know that I love you and I would do anything for you."

JJ's focus became concerned as soon as Hotch pulled her into another embrace lifting her face up so he could look into her ocean blue eyes. His voice was soft and his gaze became loving rather than nervous, "Jennifer Jareau, will you marry me?"

Pulling out if his hold, JJ's jaw dropped her mind racing a hundred miles an hour, "are you sure?"

Smirking at the confused expression. "Of course I am"

Hotch's breath got caught as he staggered back with JJ's hands wrapped around his neck and their lips fused, moving in sync with each other. Hotch was backed up against the door when JJ broke for some much needed air, and began to laugh.

"Is that a yes?" Hotch queried optimistically.

"Yes, it's a yes" JJ began to kiss him passionately again, her head fell back as she started giggling to herself. "I can't believe you asked me to marry you when I'm just out of the shower, soaking wet and dressed only in a towel"

"You look beautiful" Hotch wiped a tear that threatened to spill down her face. Blushing, JJ dragged his head down so his lips could meet hers once more, "I love you Aaron"

Hotch smiled, placing JJ's damp hair that had fallen on to her face behind her ear. "I love you too"

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