Aaron watched his wife dance with her friends, Jack and even the Director. His wife. He loved the sound of that. She was his now in every way that mattered and nothing was going to change that. He watched for signs that she was getting tired but he saw none. He took a sip of his drink and watched Derek take her for a spin. She laughed at what he told her and she couldn't have looked more beautiful.
"Can't take your eyes off of her?" Sean said.
"No. That's my life dancing on that floor."
"Everyone can tell how much you love her just by looking at you, when you are watching her. You don't take your eyes off of her."
"I couldn't begin to describe how much."
"Does she know where you are taking her for your honeymoon?"
"No. I've kept it a surprise." he said watching her and then turned to his brother. "When I was recovering, I had a lot of time to think. I thought about what would have happened if I didn't make it. What would become of her? I wouldn't have even known I was going to be a father again. Being with Penelope has been nothing short of amazing. You know I would give up being in the field for her and she knows that. But she knows how much this job means to me but she doesn't understand she means more. She doesn't know that when our son is born I won't be going out in the field anymore. I haven't told her."
"Is that what you really want to do?"
"Yes. For her, for them. Yes."
"Who will lead your team?"
"Derek."
"I thought you would have chosen Rossi."
"He doesn't want it." he said. "If you will excuse me, I need my wife."
Aaron stood and walked slowly toward his wife. She caught sight of him and murmured something to Derek and he left her with a kiss on the cheek. She went into his arms when he opened them for her. She smiled up at him.
"What has you looking so predatory?"
"You. Dancing with other man."
She laughed. "Really you are going to get jealous of our friends, at our wedding."
"Doesn't matter who they are. You are only supposed to dance with me."
"Ok." She giggled. "I'm tired of dancing at the moment. Can we cut the cake now? I really want some."
"If you want."
"I want."
They cut the cake, feeding eat to each other without making a mess. She told Aaron she wanted to sit down to eat. They went to their table and ate. The dance resumed and they sat and watched. He took her hand and kissed it, making her giggle.
"Was it everything you wanted?"
"It was and more. This is one of the best days of my life. I know you planned most of it and you did a wonderful job. This day was filled with love and I couldn't have asked for anything better but what really made it beautiful, we became a family."
The DJ said it was time for the bouquet toss. She wanted to keep hers so she had one made that was a bit smaller than hers but it was to look like the original. She counted to three and tossed it. It was tossed through the crowd of single women until Reid's date caught it. He blushed and his date smiled at him. Everyone laughed. Next it was time for the garter toss and a chair was brought to the middle of the floor and Aaron walked Penelope to it. When she sat down, he kneeled in front of her and gave her a wink. She raised an eyebrow. Instead of using his hands reach under her dress, he put his head under her dress. She gasped and the guest started caterwauling. No one thought the stoic Aaron Hotchner would do something like that, Penelope blushed when she felt him kiss her knee. He was using his teeth to bring her garter down her leg. When he finally lifted his head out from her dress, he winked and at her whispered he liked what he saw. He stood up and all the eligible men gathered onto the floor. He counted to three and threw the garter into the air. Sean caught it and Aaron laughed at the expression on his face. They stayed for another hour and got ready to go. They talked to Jack before they left.
"We are getting ready to leave and we wanted to talk to you before we left." Jack nodded. "Are you sure you want to stay with Uncle Sean?"
"Uh huh."
"Ok. We are just making sure." Aaron said. "Sean will make sure you go to school and we will be back the night before your last day. If you need to call us at any time."
"We'll be fine, Aaron." Sean said.
He signaled for Sean to move aside while Penelope said goodbye to Jack. "Remember, do not let Haley's family take Jack for any reason. They don't take him anywhere without my permission. If they give you any problems call me."
"Do you expect me to have any problems?"
"With Jessica, maybe." He said. "You've been added to the list of people that can check Jack out of school. They also know you will be picking him up while we are gone. If for some reason I don't answer, call Rossi."
"Got it." Sean said. "Go enjoy your honeymoon, Jack and I will be fine."
The limo drove them to the hotel Aaron had arranged for them to spend the night. Penelope gasped when she saw where they were, The Four Seasons.
"Are we going to honeymoon here?"
"No sweetheart. We are going to spend our wedding night here and then we will take a flight to where we will spend our honeymoon."
They checked in and their luggage was brought to their room. He had booked the honeymoon suite for the night. He had asked for a bottle of non-alcoholic champagne. He carried her over the threshold and she giggled.
"Aaron you are supposed to do this at home."
"I'll do it when I want."
He carried her to the bedroom and saw the flower arrangements all over the room. It smelled heavenly. He set her down and he began to unbutton her dress. When he was finished, he pushed the dress off her shoulders. With his head bent, he kissed her shoulder and she leaned back against him. He turned her to face him.
Eyes roaming her body, she shivered. "God baby, you are so beautiful, even more now that you have my son growing in you." He ran his hands over her tummy and was rewarded with a kick. He stepped up to her and unhooked her bra and ran a finger across her breasts, making her nipples pucker and harden. He backed her up until her legs hit the bed and then picked her up, laid her down. "Those tiny panties look so sexy. When I saw you were wearing stockings, I just about died. I couldn't wait to take them off and I'm going to do it right now." He said and began to unhook the belt holding her stockings.
"I didn't think I was going to be able to wear them. I wanted to look sexy for you."
"Honey, you are sexy no matter what you wear."
Once he had the stockings off and she was complete naked. He took his clothes off and crawled on the bed. He was hovering over her and looked into her eyes.
"Are you ready to be mine?"
"I'm already yours Aaron."
"I love you Penelope Hotchner."
"I love you Aaron Hotchner." He began to kiss her and show her just how much he did love her.
Penelope woke up alone in the bed. She smiled when she thought about the night before. He made love to her several times throughout the night and only stopped when she said she was tired. She stretched and realized she was sore but a good kind of sore. The door opened and in walked her husband carrying a tray.
"I'm came just in time." he said. "Did you just wake up?"
"Yes." She said. "What do you have there?"
"Breakfast. I have blueberry waffles, since those are your favorite right now, bacon, fresh fruit, yogurt and orange juice."
"Do you have enough for both of us?"
"I do."
They fed each other breakfast, then took a shower where they made love again. They packed and Penelope left their clothes from the night before with the front desk since, JJ was coming to get them and take them to their house. The car that picked them up from the hotel took them to the airport where it drove toward the back. Penelope gasped when she saw the jet.
"Where using the BAU jet?"
"Yes the director said we could use it."
"Where are we going?"
"I can't tell you yet. It's a surprise you will like."
They boarded the jet, settled in and waited for thirty minutes before they were cleared to leave. After bugging Aaron for any kind of hint to where they were going, she fell asleep with her head in his lap. He stroked her hair and leaned back and closed his eyes. Aaron woke up first and gently woke up Pen. They were about to land and she needed in her seat belt. Once the plane landed and they were given the ok to depart they descended the stairs. She gasped when she saw the name of the airport.
"We are in New York."
"Yes. We'll be here for a few days and we will be leaving for the next part of the honeymoon."
"I love New York but the few time I've been here was for work."
"I remember."
He had a car waiting for them that took then to The Park Lane Hotel. They checked in and were taken to the honeymoon suite. The room was beyond gorgeous. It had a perfect view of Central Park and a view of Manhattan.
"Do you like it?"
"It's lovely Aaron. This view is amazing."
"What do you want to do first?"
She just smiled.
They spent the next four days touring New York. They took a carriage ride through Central Park, visited the Statue of Liberty and Radio City Music Hall. The dined at some of fanciest restaurants she had ever been too. He took her Rockefeller Center, they took in a show on Broadway. They window shopped on Fifth Avenue because she said everything was too expensive. She did buy a couple of things for Jack because she couldn't resist. On their last day there they visited the 9/11 Memorial where she got emotional. She loved being in New York and sharing the experience with Aaron but her part was at night when they would go bed and Aaron would spend a few hours showing her just how much he loved her.
They packed and a car took them to the airport where they were flying first class to their next destination. When they announced they could start boarding, she really wasn't paying attention. It wasn't until they were in their seats that she found out where they were going.
"Italy? We are going to Italy."
"We're actually going to Tuscany."
"The wine country." She whispered. "You remembered."
"I remember everything we talked about those dark days when we would sit in the dark and just talk. You told me that if you ever got married, you wanted to go to Tuscany for your honeymoon. You said you wanted to stay in a castle that was converted into a bed and breakfast."
"Is that what we are going to stay?'
"Yes. For the next five days we will be in ltaly and then I have one more surprise for you."
"Aaron this is too much." She said. "First New York, then Italy. You didn't have to do all this."
"I did and you deserve to have your dreams come true."
"You have made my dreams come true."
"Well I'm about to make some more come true so sit back and enjoy the ride, Mrs. Hotchner."
She bounced in her seat and giggled. "Italy here we come."
