"Sonja, right?" Reid asked as he extended a hand. "Greek word for wisdom," Reid was the last person on the BAU team she'd yet to introduce herself too. Derek warned her he might ramble off some facts when they met. Sonja was genuinely amused as she shook his hand.
"Pretty boy, I see you've met mini-me." Derek said with a smile, draping his arm around the younger man's shoulders. Sonja grinned before Derek told her to stop introducing herself and go get something to eat. She told Reid it was nice to meet him before she headed into JJ and Will's kitchen.
Penelope was the only one still in the kitchen and immediately served her before she could object. She thanked her as Penelope's happiness radiated off of her pink hair streaks. Sonja didn't think she would have ever met such a fantastic bunch of people in one place as she went out on the back deck to join the others.
Declan offered the space next to him and she gladly accepted before she bit into her hamburger, ketchup dribbling down her chin. Declan barely stifled a laugh before she wiped it off. Morgan and Reid come outside and joined everyone a few minutes later.
"Sonja" Henry asked, drawling out her name. "Can I sit with you?" Sonja smiled and reached her arms out to pull the boy into her lap. Declan was glancing around and Sonja noticed that Emily and Hotch were nowhere to be seen.
"They're probably just inside." Sonja said, and as if on cue, the couple emerged from the patio door. "See." Sonja noted before JJ stopped and got everyone's attention. Everyone turned their head and the patio went silent as Emily continued to brush her hair behind her ear. Hotch reached down to grab her hand before he announced that they had news. Declan was especially curious about this, furrowing his eyebrows as he leaned in to listen.
"I'm pregnant." Emily said finally, forcing back a smile as she waited for a reaction. There was not even a second of silence before everyone was hugging her and congratulating the two. Declan stay seated and Sonja nudged his shoulder. It was then that he ran and nearly tripped to hug his mother tightly, asking why he'd been left in the dark about this. Her and Hotch just exchanged a sly look before Sonja grabbed Henry's hand and went to congratulate Declan's parents. Emily hugged her so tight she nearly couldn't breathe but she didn't mind one bit because she knew that Emily loved her to pieces and that she was happy. Once she took a look around all she saw were smiling faces and she couldn't help but smile too. She'd always imagined having a family like this.
"Sonja," Declan asked as she hadn't noticed him come up to her. Once she clued back into reality she pulled him down for a long, searing kiss. She heard a few of the adults make some snide comments before she pulled away with a dazzling smile.
"Hey, hey, keep it PG." Morgan teased before Sonja began to laugh. It was infectious and happy and, for the moment, it washed away all the dark and haunting thoughts that filled each individual mind on that back patio. It had been years since Sonja had felt this genuinely happy, with nothing to worry her. No lingering thoughts to wear her smile down. And when she met Emily's eye she knew that she felt the same way.