Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds

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Boys time!

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'Whose idea was this to send the wives away?'

'All of ours.' Morgan said as he wrestled William into the armchair. 'Come on buddy, just sit there, and then we are going to go out and play.'

'Play now!'

'Willa please!'

'Don't beg Morgan...don't show weakness.' Hotch said laughing at Derek, usually the hard man, now the vulnerable one as he tried for the sixth time to push his son down in the chair.

'Ha... fat chance... the little man kept me up all night screaming for Pen.'

'Dada!' Darren chucked in, and imitated his 'cousins' movements.

'Willa's certainly started a mutiny now hasn't he?'

'Daddy!' Yelled Isabelle.

'One up all up.... add to the brood Emma... the one half of the most talkative duo going.'

Hotch snorted. 'Those two can talk for the whole of America and England combined.' It was no lie, it was scary how similar the two little girls were, JJ and Penelope both oozed happiness that the pair were that close. Hotch and Derek were happy with the companionship between William and Darren. Aside all that was the camaraderie between the four year old Isabelle and eight year old Jack. Hotch looked at his watch. 'Hayley should be here in a minute.'

'Pen and JJ are a little down about not seeing Jackers this time.'

'Oh... well they will.'

'They will?'

'Yes...I have him for a week.'

'I think you've just made two very happy women.'

An hour later, the house was full, 4 of the kids were now running around and the men had begun to wonder just how their wives did it.

'I'm questioning if they get help in.' Derek joked.

'Our bank accounts would show it.'

'Not if they've got Pen in on it.'

'Good point... I think we need to have a discussion with our wives.' Hotch joked. 'Jack...' He asked, trying to get where everyone was.

'His outside with Isa.'

'Okay that's two with locations....'

'Grace and Emma are napping...'

'Okay Megan's asleep as well. So we are left with the terrible two...' Both men smiled and approached the little boys. Derek picking up Will and Hotch clutching onto Darren. 'Let's go into the garden you two.' En route, Derek picked up the baby monitors, handing one to Hotch, he clipped his to his jeans.

'What to do boys?' He asked as he watch Jack push Isa in the swings.

'Mud!' Will squealed.

'Oh no you don't....your mother would kill me.'

'Mud!'

'Mud!'

'Morgan... how you going to get us out of this?'

Derek swallowed hard, and smiled, they needed to find another way to occupy the two boys, that was far away from mud. After several laps of the garden, Hotch and Derek collapsed on the grass, with the two little boys.

'I think we need to rope in Rossi.' Just then Reid came out of the patio door. 'Hey kid... ring Rossi will you... we need back up.'

Reid laughed. 'You two worn out... I never thought I'd see the day.' He quickly got his phone out and snapped a picture. 'Sorry I may have to facebook this.'

'You dare...'

'And tag it...'

'Reid...'

'What its family fun at its best.'

'You wait until Emma's old enough and she has you running around.' Reid chuckled and headed back into the house, whilst dialling a number. 'Where have they gone?' Derek said as he shot up, the attention him and Hotch had paid Reid, slipped the attention needed to detain the two boys.

'Mud!' Came William's voice.

'Mud!' Copied Darren's declaration, then a squirt of water. This was followed by giggles, evidently off Isabelle and the Jack laughing.

'William Aaron Morgan you put that hose pipe down!' The little boy gripped the piping tighter, and applied an angelic look to his face. 'Now!' Derek said as he looked at the little boys now covered in watery mud. 'Shall I call mommy?' The little boy shook his head. 'Are you going to put it down?' He shook his head again, then pointed the hose pipe at Derek. Hotch began to laugh until water hit him in the face, Derek began to laugh then and rushed in and picked William up, he tickled the little boy, and William began to giggle loudly.

'Daddy! Stop!'

'No...' Derek replied childishly. 'If it's a mud fight you want...'

'Mud fight!' William squealed.

'Daddy...' chuckled Darren next as Hotch scooped the wet and dirty little boy in his arms.

The sight Reid came out with Rossi was not what he had left; there was the two fully grown agents, Hotch and Morgan, soaking wet and covered head to toe in dirt, wrestling with equally dirty and drenched William and Darren. Isabelle and Jack were now off playing on the patio, away from the mess.

'This... this was not what I left.' Reid said trying to stifle a laugh. 'Pictures?'

'Oh definitely.' Rossi replied as he ran in to get his camera and Derek's and Hotch's phones. 'Their wives need to know their parental techniques.' Both men laughed as they clicked pictures, the final one being all four muddy beings completely worn out on the floor.

'Hey Morgan?'

'Yeah kid?'

'You have a message from your wife.'

'Read it, I'm a bit dirty.' Derek said still lying on the ground, Hotch the other side, both little boys sprawled out in between.

'It's a picture of them three.'

'Oh show me!' He said coming to life all of a sudden. Reid showed him, and he smiled. 'What pictures did you take then?'

'I have the perfect one.' He showed Derek and then pushed send. 'Done.'

'Who's for a beer?' Rossi called out. They all agreed, moments later Derek held his drink up.

'To the good life.' All men joined in with the unanimous expression.