Well my readers this is the final chapter for this story! Just a quick one that was necessary. I've got plans for the next story (which I plan to call Meet the Parents), but there are quite a few things that I want to do in that story. I plan to start it right away so don't worry you won't have to wait long!
Now, while all of your reviews have been incredibly wonderful, I just want to give a special thanks, and shout out to O.T, a guest who has written me such incredibly kind reviews that never fail to make me smile! So thank you O.T, and thank you to everyone else who has been reading! You guys make me want to keep writing forever!
Hope you like this one! -J
Chapter 12
2 WEEKS LATER
"Nervous?" Emily asked JJ as they sat in the doctor's office, waiting for the doctor to arrive for their ultrasound.
"A little," JJ admitted, lying on the bed while Emily held her hand, drawing comforting circles on the back.
"Well I'm excited," Alex said, standing beside Emily with a big smile.
After a week of begging, Emily had finally agreed to let Alex miss her morning at school in order to accompany the pair to JJ's first ultrasound, the teen not wanting to miss anything in regards to the baby.
"We're not going to get to see much, but we'll be able to hear the heartbeat," Alex explained excitedly.
"How do you know that?" Emily asked with confusion.
"Google," was Alex's simple reply. "Were you this nervous when you were pregnant with me?" She asked, gesturing to JJ's leg, which was currently bouncing up and down.
"Yes, but those were entirely different circumstances," Emily replied. "Jen, honey are you okay?"
"Yes. Really I am," she said seeing Emily's disbelieving gaze. "I'm just nervous about what comes after this."
"Giving birth?" Alex asked.
"No," JJ laughed. "Well yes, but I meant telling the team."
"Jen the team is going to be ecstatic," Emily assured her.
"Yes, but they're also going to want to know how this happened," JJ argued. "I mean I don't think they're going to buy that you knocked me up."
"That would be interesting," Alex smirked.
"Jen it doesn't matter how this baby came about, it just matters that you're having it and we're going to be a family," Emily said. "You don't have to tell the team anything you don't want to."
Just then a blonde woman in her mid-forties came into the room, clipboard in hand and a smile on her face.
"You must be Jennifer," she greeted. "I'm Doctor Morrison."
"Please call me JJ," the media liaison replied. "This is my girlfriend Emily, and her daughter Alex."
"It's nice to meet you all," Dr. Morrison said with a smile. "Now it says here that you're about 11 weeks along. How have you been feeling? Any issues?"
"Not really," JJ replied. "The morning sickness hasn't been great but I know that's normal. Certain smells seem to make me pretty nauseous as well but I'm getting used to it."
"Yeah unfortunately that's all perfectly normal, but the morning sickness will eventually give you a break," the doctor explained. "So why don't we see if we can see your baby."
The doctor moved to get the machine set up before lifting JJ's shirt and applying the jelly-like substance, the coldness of which made JJ flinch. Emily continued to hold the blonde's hand, getting increasingly anxious, something which Alex immediately noticed, grabbing Emily's other hand and giving it a comforting squeeze. The three were silent as the doctor began to move the device over JJ's stomach, taking a moment before turning the screen towards the waiting women.
"Well that right there is your baby," Dr. Morrison said, pointing to an image on the screen that didn't look like a baby yet at all. "And I believe we should be able to hear the heartbeat," she said as she turned up the volume, the beating rhythm instantly filling the room.
"Wow," Alex whispered, squeezing Emily's hand again as she looked over to see both JJ and Emily with tears in their eyes.
"That's the baby Jen," Emily said, doing her best to keep the tears at bay. "I can't believe it."
"Me either," JJ agreed, wiping away the tears that she was unable to hold back. "That's our baby."
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"I think I should come with you to tell the team," Alex said when they were around the corner from her school, Emily at the wheel.
"Oh yeah? And why is that?" Emily asked.
"For support," Alex replied.
"Well as much as I'm sure JJ appreciates that, you need to go to school," Emily said as she pulled up in front of the large building.
"Missing one day isn't going to kill me."
"Alright what's going on?" Emily asked, putting the car in park and turning to face the teen in the back seat. "Why don't you want to go to school?"
"I just want to be there when you tell the team," Alex replied, not meeting Emily's eye, a sure sign she was lying.
"Yeah but you've been acting weird about school all week," JJ chimed in from the passenger's seat.
"Alex is there something going on that I should know about?" Emily asked.
"No of course not," Alex said, taking off her seatbelt and grabbing her backpack. "I've got rehearsal tonight, Zoey's mom will drive me home so I'll see you later," she said, wanting to avoid having to talk to the two women.
"Alright," Emily sighed, positive there was something going on that her daughter wasn't telling her. "Love you."
"Love you too," Alex replied, shutting the door before moving to stand beside JJ's open window. "Both of you."
"Love you too Lex," JJ said, watching as the teen made her way towards the school. "Any idea what's going on with her?"
"Not a clue," Emily replied with a sigh. "But she's my daughter so that's not surprising."
"We'll just have to keep an eye on her," JJ said, taking Emily's hand in her own. "I'm sure she's fine."
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Hotch was the only one on the team who knew both JJ and Emily would be missing that morning, but it didn't take long for the rest of the team to notice their absence. When Emily didn't show up in the bullpen, and it was clear that JJ's office was still unoccupied, Morgan and Reid began to speculate, both worried that something had happened to prevent the pair from getting to work. Morgan eventually went up to ask Hotch, the unit chief explaining that JJ and Emily had needed the morning off for personal reasons. Not particularly liking the vague explanation, Morgan texted the all-knowing Penelope Garcia to come down to the bullpen.
"What can I do for you Agent Hotstuff?" Garcia called as she made her way towards Morgan's desk.
"What do you know about JJ and Emily needing the morning off Baby Girl?" Morgan asked.
"Morning off?" Garcia asked confusedly. "You mean they're not here? But JJ never misses work. She's always the first one here."
"You mean they didn't tell you?" Morgan asked in disbelief.
"They didn't say a word," Garcia replied, sounding worried. "Do you think something's wrong? Do you think they broke up?!"
"I'm sure they're fine," Reid intervened, not wanting Garcia to panic. "You know how those two are, if they had broken up they would still be here. Especially Emily."
"Pretty Boy's right," Morgan agreed. "They won't let their relationship interfere with work. It's got to be something else."
"Don't you people have work to do?" Rossi called on his way back to his office, coffee in hand.
"What do you know about my two lovebirds not being here this morning," Garcia replied, somewhat frantic.
"Not a thing," Rossi answered without stopping, heading straight back into his office.
"Well he is SO not helpful!" Garcia scoffed. "I'm going to do some digging," she said before heading back to her lair.
"I told you not to tell her," Reid said to Morgan, shaking his head.
Realizing he wasn't going to find anything out, Morgan got back to work, waiting for JJ and Emily to return, somewhat impatiently. It was an hour and a half later, while Morgan was immersed in a case file, that the couple got off the elevator, looking both happy and nervous.
"Morgan," Reid called nodding up towards the door as JJ and Emily entered.
Before Morgan could even stand up, the sound of heels clacking filled the office, as Garcia practically ran to meet her friends.
"Where have you two been?" The technical analyst shouted. "Are you okay?"
"We're fine Garcia," Emily assured her.
"We would like to talk to all of you though," JJ said. "Could you get everyone in the conference room?" She asked before heading towards her office, Emily close behind.
"Conference room? That sounds serious," Garcia said before going to get Hotch and Rossi from their offices.
"You ready to do this?" Emily asked JJ when they were alone in the blonde's office.
"Ready as I'll ever be," JJ replied with a small smile.
Knowing they couldn't hold hands at work, JJ settled for walking close to Emily, feeling the brunette's hand brushing against hers reassuringly. When they entered the conference room the team was waiting, Garcia bouncing in her seat impatiently.
"What's going on?" Garcia asked as soon as the pair stood in front of them.
"We have something we'd like to tell you guys," JJ began, sounding nervous.
"And we want you to know that we're really happy about it," Emily said, wanting to be clear that it was good news and not bad.
"Oh my God you guys are getting married!" Garcia interrupted excitedly.
"No Garcia, we're not engaged," Emily laughed. "We're actually…well JJ's…"
"I'm pregnant," JJ revealed.
In that moment Emily suddenly wished she had a camera as the entire team, with the exception of Hotch, stared at the pair with stunned looks on their faces, mouths gaping open in silence.
"We're having a baby," Emily clarified, feeling the need to fill the silence.
It was a beat before Garcia finally jumped up from her seat, running around the table towards JJ and Emily.
"Oh my goodness!" The bubbly blonde squealed. "That is just..and…oh my gosh…a baby! This is so…it's so fantastic!" She exclaimed, pulling the couple into a hug.
"Thanks Garcia," JJ laughed, relieved to finally be able to tell the team. "I had my first ultrasound this morning, which is why we were late," she explained, pulling out the sonogram to show to her team.
"Congratulations Bella," Rossi said, standing from his seat to embrace the media liaison.
"How did this…I mean was this planned?" Morgan asked, also standing.
"Not exactly," Emily replied.
"I'm 11 weeks," JJ explained. "I didn't know when Emily and I got together."
"But we're really happy about it," Emily interrupted. "And we're doing it together."
"That's great," Morgan smiled. "I'm really happy for you guys," he said before hugging them both.
"We all are," Reid said, allowing JJ to pull him into a hug.
The team took a moment to all look at the sonogram, JJ pointing out where the baby was, and telling them about hearing the heartbeat.
"Jayje," Garcia said, desperate to ask the question JJ was waiting for. "Who's the uh…who's the father?"
"Well there was this guy," JJ began as Emily placed a hand on the blonde's back. "It was before and after the case in Chicago. Before Emily came back with Lex."
"Detective LaMontagne," Reid interrupted.
JJ was stunned, her face turning red as she looked at Reid in disbelief. "How did you know?"
"I saw you out with him," Reid explained. "I was at a bookstore and I saw you two walk by."
"Oh," JJ replied.
"Does LaMontagne know?" Morgan then asked.
"Not yet," JJ replied. "I'm going to tell him, but I haven't been able to get a hold of him."
"Well I hope you both know that we're all here for you both," Hotch said. "Whatever you need don't hesitate to ask."
"Thank you Hotch," Emily smiled, pulling JJ closer, both relieved to have finally shared their news and grateful for the support of their family.
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Well that's that! Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter of my series and stay tuned for the next one very soon! Thanks for sticking with me! -J
