Once they were back at her apartment, Emma wasted no time packing her new maternity clothes and her toiletries into the suitcases they had purchased that morning. Then, in the room that was left, she began packing some of her older clothes. "I won't be pregnant forever," she explained to Reid. "And, hopefully, these will still fit after the babies are born."
"We'll just buy you some new clothes," Reid protested as he noticed how worn her meager wardrobe of jeans and hoodies was. Guiltily, he thought of the closets in his apartment, packed full of his shirts, vests, and large variety (thanks in part to Garcia) of ties.
"No need for that," Emma told him cheerily as she zipped closed the last of her new suitcases. "I can make do. I have been doing that for years."
She then walked over to her bedroom closet and took out her pink suitcase and her backpack. "I brought them with me the first time I came to visit you," she explained to Reid. "And, I want to take them on my last trip to visit you."
"You're not a visitor," Reid told her emphatically. "Not any more!"
"Well, at any rate, there are some things I want to pack in these so I can keep an eye on them." Emma opened the top drawer of the beat-up chest of drawers, took out a small, wooden box, and opened it.
"My jewelry box," she explained as she took out a chain with two rings hanging on it.
"That's your ring from our proxy marriage," Reid recognized the chain she had worn for so many years. "And, that's my ring on there, too."
"Yes," Emma smiled at him as she fastened the chair around her neck. "It's probably time I went back to wearing them, at least for the time being."
"What else have you got in there?" Reid asked curiously.
"Some inexpensive items left from my childhood," Emma told him. "Plus, the rather exorbitant engagement ring Rossi so thoughtfully provided for us." She held up the velvet box. "I have never really worn it, but I definitely appreciate the thought that went into choosing it. Also – " She held up another jeweler's box.
"The wedding ring I gave you when we had our vow renewal ceremony," Reid recognized the box. "I noticed that you haven't been wearing it." Unconsciously he twisted the matching ring on his left hand.
"My fingers started swelling," Emma held up her left hand so he could see. "When I realized what was happening, I took it off before it had to be cut off. I don't want it ruined."
"And the pendent from last night," Reid completed the inventory. "I can see why you want to take all this on the plane with you." He watched as Emma closed the box and carefully packed it into her pink suitcase.
"And, I can't forget my laptop," Emma continued as she placed it in her backpack. "Now, let's see if all this will fit in the trunk of your rental car."
As the couple concentrated on packing Emma's suitcases into the car, they never noticed that the older, nondescript vehicle was again parked in the shadows at the far end of the lot with a woman and man sitting in it intently watching them.
"SH*%$!" Moira repeatedly slammed her hand into the steering wheel. "They are leaving – She's going away with him - They can't do this to me!"
"Where do you think they are going?" Elliot Williams asked.
"Probably back to Quantico," was Moira's guess.
"Maybe we can catch up to them?" Elliot Williams suggested hesitantly. "We might be able to grab them again – Like we did last time."
"Maybe, but first – " Moira looked thoughtful. "First – "