Emily's grip loosened on Reid's hand for a moment. Had he really just said that? Her mouth went dry and her tongue felt like it had been tied in a knot. Was this Morgan's idea of a practical joke? She looked down at Reid's sincere look and knew it couldn't be. He really meant this.
She took a deep breath and smiled slightly. "Yes" The word seemed to come out on its own accord. The next thing Emily knew, she was begin pulled into an unbelievably tight hug and the room was full of cheers and clapping. When she finally separated from Reid she noticed the two cameras trained on her and blushed slightly. "I'll get you back for this" She whispered to Reid who was squeezing her hand as his cheeks turned bright red.
"Come on, guys" Morgan cheered loudly. "Kiss, kiss, kiss" He began chanting, getting louder each time.
"Oh, leave them alone" JJ said and waved a hand at the muscular man. "I think we embarrassed them both enough for one day"
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Reid took a sip of champagne and half smiled as Morgan patted him on the back. Gathered around him were the men of the engagement party, all laughing and making jokes. I'm not kidding, Spencer" James said with a soft laugh. "That was one heck of a proposal. All I did was take Bethany to a fancy restaurant. You've definitely set the bar on this one"
"Our genius always has a few tricks up his sleeve" Rossi said with a proud smile, he'd never admit it but the profiler thought of Reid and Emily almost like his children and couldn't be happier at that moment.
"Just ask him" A hushed voice instructed from a distance a few moments before Andy stumbled forward.
"Hey dad, could I have some champagne?" Andy asked with a nervous but charming smile.
James rolled his eyes, his grip on the glass tightening slightly as he turned toward his son. "Andy, you're sixteen" He growled with a fiery look. "Go back to the other kids or you'll spend the rest of the day back in the hotel"
Andy sighed and traipsed back to the younger kids with his head hung, he didn't see why he had to hang out with the children when he was almost an adult himself. As James turned back to the group with a fixed smile Eli glanced at the others with an apologetic look. "Little tyke" James murmured. "Hopefully Emily won't want the little devils, for your sake" He added with his eyes locked on Reid.
The youngest profiler blushed slightly and shrugged. Morgan, sensing the other man's discomfort, took over. "I think any kid lucky enough to have Reid and Emily as parents will be too busy being incredible at everything to care about alcohol"
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Emily gently bounced the little girl that was resting in her arms. "You're so good with her" Bethany spoke softly with a touch of surprise in her voice.
"Will and I put her through basic training with our son" JJ said with a wink which made the girls giggle. "All I'm saying is if you can handle Henry having a tantrum you can deal with anything"
"Henry?" Mary questioned while watching the blonde boy play with Oliver and Jack. "He doesn't look so bad"
"Oh, those baby blues hold a lot more tears than you'd think possible" Garcia warned. "And his toy throwing ability would make javelin throwers jealous" She added with a grin.
"So, Emily… You thinking about it?" Bethany asked when the laughter died down.
"Thinking about what?" She asked after tearing her eyes from Ella.
"Come on, don't play dumb" Bethany teased.
"Bethany's got a point, Emily" Mary agreed. "It won't be long till we hear wedding bells… who's to say we can't hear some baby bells too?"
Emily blushed slightly then carefully handed Ella back to Bethany's awaiting arms. "I, uh, I'd have to talk to Reid about it" She mumbled embarrassedly.
"Talking Smalking" Garcia grinned and waved a hand. "You're both crazy about kids, Em! Just get to it, if you know what I mean" She added with a wink which made Emily blush even more.
"Alright, Pen" JJ said, interlocking her arm with the blonde. "You embarrass her anymore and her cheeks will set on fire"
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Scarlett stood in the hotel room lounge, in her blue monkey pajamas, with an impatient look. In front of her Eli, Mary, Reid and Emily stood discussing something she wasn't interested in. She waited a few more moments then noisily cleared her throat and raised an eyebrow at the group.
The adults turned to the little girl and stifled a laugh at her serious look. "Hey, sweetie. What are you doing out of bed?" Eli asked while kneeling down by his daughter.
"You didn't tuck me in" She said simply, her eyes fixed on her father's.
"Oh, ok. Come on then, I'll tuck you in now" He said and took her hand.
"No! I want Emily to tuck me in!" Scarlett called and ripped her hand free.
"Ok, Scarlett, it's ok" Eli quickly hushed the girl. "Emily will tuck you in, alright?" He said comfortingly with his hands on her shoulders.
Emily quickly strolled over to the girl, offered her hand and led her into the adjoining bedroom. There were two single beds in the small room; the furthest one was already occupied by the sleeping body of Oliver. Scarlett slowly climbed into bed and Emily pulled the blankets up to her chin. "Is that alright?" She asked while running a hand over the girl's cheek.
Scarlett smiled sleepily and nodded. "Does this mean you're married now?" She questioned when Emily stood to leave the room.
The profiler thought for a moment then sat down at the chair close to the little girl's bed. "Not quite" She said in a soft voice. "But it means that me and Spencer are going to get married really soon, ok?" After Emily got a hesitant nod she smiled again and brushed the few strands of hair out of Scarlett's face. "Sleep well" She whispered "me and Spencer will see you tomorrow"
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"Alright kids" Morgan greeted while slapping his hands together. In the small hotel room lounge everyone, including the team of profilers, had gathered and were waiting with anticipation. "Where do you wanna go first?" He asked eagerly.
"David's house" Joe blurted out. "That place was huge" He added with a grin.
"Remember children: I have a mansion, not a house" Rossi corrected the boy while smiling which earned him a round of laughs.
"Alright, mansions aside" Emily said after the noise died down. "Is it alright if we head over to yours?" She asked Rossi.
"Of course it is!" The Italian man said with a soft smile at the couple. "The pool will be the perfect temperature by time we get there and the hot tub only takes a few minutes to fire up" He stated while leading the group out of the hotel room.
"Hot tub?" Joe and Andy repeated in unison with grins plastered on their faces. "Dibs!" Andy called.
"Boys" James warned with a stern look, their smiles faltering slightly. "The hot tub is for adults only"
Rossi's eyes narrowed on James for a moment then looked ahead again; the way that man treated his kids was starting to get on his nerves. "I'm sure they'll be enough room for Andy and Joe" Rossi spoke cheerfully as they piled into the elevator, squeezing in to make room for everyone. "Besides, I'm sure the boys now how to behave, Right, boys?"
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Oliver belly flopped into the large indoor pool, Tommy close behind as he cannon balled off the diving board and splashing the surrounding area. Morgan was next onto the diving board, flexing his muscles at the laughing boys before jumping into the warm water and creating an even larger splash.
A few feet away Bethany, JJ, Garcia and Emily were relaxing in a steaming hot tub. "I'm telling you" JJ said in an almost delirious voice, the two glasses of champagne she had had early catching up with her and mixing with her relaxed mood. "He had no idea about twilight… You would have thought he would have some clue when he fancied the girl who played vampire dress up"
Emily dropped her mouth in embarrassment and quickly threw a wave of water JJ's way which made the other women laugh even more. "He was so confused even after you trying to explain" Emily stated then took a sip out of her glass. "I had to watch every single one of those movies with him… Apparently he didn't understand something about that demon baby or whatever that thing was"
"You mean vampire baby" Garcia corrected with a grin. "I'm pretty sure you'd be hung by your toes if you told their fans you thought they were demons" She spluttered.
"That god awful movie has fans?" Emily choked out.
Back in the pool Andy was swimming under the water, the babble of laughter and talking muffled by the liquid. His eyes fixed on the wanted object and he expertly manoeuvred himself round so he was underneath it. He shot a hand up, locked onto his younger brother's foot and gave a tug downwards.
"Help!" A shrill voice screamed as its owner was dragged deep under the water. "Shark!"
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James leant against the kitchen counter as Rossi placed the last of the barbequed food onto a platter, a beer in the younger man's hand. As James drained his fourth beer bottle he let out a satisfied sigh and dropped the green glass container on the side. "Spencer must have had one hell of a night with Emily… if you know what I mean" He grinned stupidly and winked, his breathing stinking of alcohol.
Rossi rolled his eyes and glanced at Hotch to prove his early point that James was a creep. The team leader eyed the older agent then turned to James. "We both tend to think of Emily as family" He stated, a growl pulling at his voice.
James laughed drunkenly, slapped a hand on one knee and shook his head. "So you're into that kinda stuff"
Rossi ignored Hotch's held out hand that told him to leave it and dropped his spatula on the tray. "I don't know how you do things back home but when you're here with my family you behave yourself, understood?" He snarled and waved a finger menacingly at him.
"Wow, calm down bossman" James slurred as he helped himself to another beer. "I'm just having some fun, maybe you should try it sometime" He said while walking toward the pool area. "Grubs up!"
Looks like James might not be such a nice guy… I was having a lot of trouble writing this chapter and putting the general plan of what I wanted to happen into a full chapter but I'm pretty happy how it eventually turned out. Mary didn't appear too much in this one because there was just so much going on it was hard to squeeze her in, especially with the type of personality she's got. I wanted Emily to have some time with her cousins which she hasn't had much of and I'm pretty happy how Scarlett and Emily's relationship is going. Anyway, hopefully you enjoyed the chapter. Please review if you've got time, it means so much when you do!