Epilogue

Emily was at home looking after her children and stepson five years later. She'd never returned to the FBI after that one last case. She'd decided she wanted to be a stay at home mum and see her daughter grow up. She'd wanted to be at home to help her daughter with everyday life. She also hadn't wanted to jeopardise her boyfriend's career any more than she already had.

Aaron though had made Garcia stop his transfer to a white collar crime unit and was still Unit Chief to this day. Strauss had grown respect for him having seen him out in the field and gotten a taste of what they really did and saw everyday. She'd promised his position was stable but there was no chance of promotion. He'd answered he didn't care why would he leave the BAU.

Phoebe was now eleven and they'd begun to look for high schools for her to start next year. They were obviously trying to look for the best one dealing with children with special needs. They all wanted the school that would deal with her blindness the best. She'd become quite an outgoing girl with quite a few friends.

Jack was now seven and enjoying school and his new friends. He still lived with his mum but Aaron and Emily had him over for weekends. Haley and Emily had become quite good friends for Jack and Aaron's sakes and Haley had even moved on with a new husband who was also a teacher at Jack's school. They'd been married for the last three years.

Aaron and Emily had now been married for four years and couldn't be happier. He'd moved straight in with Emily after the case at Rossi's and they'd found their own place a little later. They'd moved twice since to bigger homes to accomodate their two youngest children, Amber and Charlie. Amber was three years old and Charlie was one.

It was Friday night and Haley had dropped Jack off a couple of hours ago. Aaron was due to come home from his latest case soon but she'd already put all four of the children to bed with the promise she'd send dad up as soon as he got home.

She put the Aladdin DVD back into it's case and put it back on the shelf. The children had been watching it as it was one of their faves. She also did a little bit of tidying up hoping her husband would be home soon.

She soon heard the door go and went into the corridor to see her husband come through the door. She ran up to him and jumped on him so happy to see him home.

"Don't tell me we're having another one," he said.

"No, four's enough. I'm just so glad you're home," she answered kissing him then jumping back down. "I missed you."

"I missed you, too," he smiled back.

They then kissed until they heard a noise at the top of the stairs. They looked up to see Amber rubbing her eyes and holding the arm of her teddy bear.

"Mummy, is daddy home yet?" she asked sleepily.

Aaron ran up and picked up his sleepy daughter kissing her hair. When she looked up to see her father she smiled and rested her head on his shoulder.

"I think it's time to put you to bed," he said.

She nodded and answered, "I'm tired."

He put her to bed then went to see each one of his children kissing their heads and wishing them sweet dreams. He felt so lucky to see Jack and remember how close Emily and Haley had got. They even went on girls' nights out sometimes and swapped recipes. They'd become almost like sisters and he couldn't be happier about it.

He went downstairs and cuddled up with his wife while she put on North by Northwest. They both loved the classics. She sipped her hot chocolate while snuggled into her husband's arms. She couldn't be happier.