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Prentiss

I was in my twentieth week of pregnancy and my maternity leave was supposed to start in six weeks, but I would probably go into the precinct anyway. I wouldn't fly, though; that seemed more risky to me. I had the baby bump, but it wasn't as big as I expected it would be with twins at this many weeks along. I had an anatomy scan booked for Friday evening, two days from now.

We were just wrapping a case up. Morgan had made the arrest and brought the guy in. The rest of us were cleaning up the room where were located in the station now.

"Feeling them kicking yet?" JJ asked me as I closed a few files and put them in a stack near my bag.

"Yeah, quite a bit, actually." I nodded.

"And did you tell Jack yet?" Rossi asked.

"I made Hotch do it." I smirked.

"And how'd he take it?" Morgan asked as he walked in.

I shrugged my shoulders, "He was alright with it I guess. He didn't really have that big of a reaction. Hotch was surprised that he didn't, actually. I've talked to him about it a few times since but he doesn't say anything negative about it. Nothing in his behaviour or posture changes when I bring it up."

"Maybe he really doesn't mind," JJ said, "He is old enough to understand."

"Yeah," I nodded with a smile. I checked my watch and groaned, "Urgh, we're going to be back too late to pick him up from Jessica's."

"Well you'll see him tomorrow then," She smiled, "But you miss him. It's adorable."

"Yeah, yeah, you've acknowledged it, let's move on." I rolled my eyes. I looked around to make sure the others were all ready before I put my bag on my shoulder and lifted the files in front of me.

I walked out with Reid at one side of me and Morgan at the other. JJ and Rossi walked behind us. We walked through the station and towards the front before we were stopped by a local policeman. He wanted to talk to Rossi about something so we stood in a small circle near the entrance and waited for Rossi. Eventually, he returned to us and we walked out. We stopped by the hotel to grab the things we left in our rooms and Morgan checked us out. Next, we drove to the airstrip and made out way onto our jet.

JJ sat beside Rossi and Morgan and Reid both sat across from them. I dropped myself onto the couch and sighed. I put my hand over my bump and rolled onto my side, facing the wall with my back to the rest of the plane.

I was only intending on resting for a few minutes before I'd sit up and read a file or do paperwork or read my book, but I ended up falling asleep quite quickly.

I woke to JJ shaking me softly, "Hey, we've landed." She said quietly after I moved and she realised I had woken up. I blinked a few times for my eyes to focus to the light and I nodded. She stood up and grabbed my bag from the overhead compartment, "I've got your bag and the files." She said.

I waited another second to let myself wake up properly before I pulled myself up and took Rossi's hand for assistance up. I followed JJ off the plane and he followed me. She threw my bag into the car and stepped into the back. Rossi opened the passenger door for me and I thanked him as I stepped in. Morgan was already behind the wheel and Rossi stepped into the back where JJ and Reid waited.

"What's on your mind?" Morgan asked me once he'd started driving towards the precinct.

"Nothing." I tried to keep it casual.

"Come on, tell me." He raised his eyebrows at me.

I sighed and turned my head against the headrest and looked at him properly, "I'm just tired…and today has been a long day."

"You've had a bad day," He nodded, "We already noticed."

I looked down at my hands, "I uh…I went to call my dad last night."

Silence fell over the car for a short while before Rossi spoke, "Well…I think this is the first time in history that no one on our team has had anything to say."

I laughed quietly, forcing it for the most part, "It's okay; I wasn't looking for comfort."

"Do you want to get drunk?" JJ asked. I turned slowly and looked at her with raised eyebrows. Rossi and Reid were looking at her too. "What?" She looked between the three of us.

"Still pregnant, Jayje." I looked forwards again and smiled to myself.

She clicked her tongue, "Right…sorry."

Morgan pulled into the precinct and we got out of the car. I contemplated just getting my things and leaving now, but I needed to drop these files off and get the ones with the paperwork with them on my desk. Morgan insisted on carrying my bag inside for me so I took the files and walked in behind the others and beside Rossi. We went through the security checks and made our way to the elevators.

I stood in silence as the other four talked together. JJ and Reid were laughing; Morgan and Rossi were talking about something else. I followed behind them out of the elevator and through the glass doors. Garcia met us at our desks and hugged the others before noticing me behind them.

"Hey pumpkin, you're looking glum today." She said as she approached me. I didn't reply to her, I just hugged her. She returned it and I knew she was smiling. I waited a few minutes before I let go of her. She kissed my cheek and looked at me, waiting for me to speak.

"Sorry, I just kind of needed that from someone who wouldn't profile my every move." I walked past her and put the files down on the side of my desk. I jumped up onto it and brushed my hair out of my dace.

"Garcia, are you pregnant?" JJ asked.

"God I hope not." She replied.

"Will you get drunk with me?"

"Well I'm always up for getting shitfaced drunk, but don't you want to get home to Henry and Will?"

"Henry is with my mum tonight and Will is…well…Will."

I groaned, "Please tell me that he isn't being a dick about this job again?"

She looked at me, "There are some things about this job that I really hate, one being the arguments it causes."

"Well, let's get drunk!" Garcia said enthusiastically.

I kind of zoned out and went to my thoughts as they all talked together, but I looked up after I noticed that silence had fallen for a few more seconds than normal. I looked at them and half expected them to be looking at me, maybe waiting for an answer to a question I didn't hear or just wondering what was wrong, but they weren't looking at me. They were looking towards where the glass doors were behind me. Garcia, JJ and Reid had large smiles; Rossi and Morgan were both smiling but not nearly as much as the others.

I turned and looked behind me, curiosity overcoming me. Every negative thought disappeared, every thought and memory replaying themselves in my mind about my parents and the case, every piece of sadness and loneliness, all gone. Everything was replaced with surprise and then pure happiness and excitement overcame that.

I jumped down from the desk and ran towards Hotch. He dropped two bags he was holding and I ran into his arms. Despite my weight at the moment of both myself and the two children inside of me, he lifted me up and spun me around when I reached him. When my feet met the ground again, he pressed his lips to mine.

"You're back?" I asked when we parted, "Like, permanently? You're not just teasing me?"

"We got that breakthrough we needed." He smiled. I had tears in my eyes that threatened to fall. I put my arms around him again and closed my eyes. He kissed my hair above my ear. "I love you." He whispered quietly.

I placed another kiss on his lips before returning the words. He looked down towards my stomach but I shook my head, "No, go see the team first. I'll feel awkward if they watch you…I don't know…greet my stomach."

He laughed, "Greet your stomach?"

I laughed too and he shook his head. He kicked one of his bags towards the other against the wall out of the way and walked over to the team. I walked beside him and leant against my desk. I watched as he smiled and hugged Garcia who was standing the closest to him.

"We're so glad you're back, sir." Garcia smiled.

He hugged JJ and shook Morgan and Rossi's hands. Knowing that Reid didn't like the idea of shaking hands, Hotch hugged him too. I smiled to myself and stood silently, listening as they all talked to him and he answered and asked questions.

My eyes started to become heavy after a while and Hotch noticed soon enough. He hugged the team again and said goodnight and that he'd see them on Friday. I said good bye to them and took the files that had the paperwork inside that I needed to complete and Hotch took my bag. He held his own two bags as well and I walked out with him beside me.

Hotch had insisted on driving home and he told me about his day with Jack. Once we got home, he decided to bring up what I knew he had wanted to since we left the precinct. "So Dave told me that you were having a really bad day today."

"I'm okay now, though." I smiled at him as we stepped out of my car. I took my bag before he could and walked up the path towards the door. He followed behind me and I unlocked the front door to his house. Sergio ran to the door to greet me and I lifted him up, "Hey buddy." I kissed between his ears and roughed his fur up before putting him back down. He meowed at me and ran towards the kitchen. I dropped my bag beside the door and put the files on the table and followed him. I filled his food dish and petted him a few more times as he began eating it.

I felt Hotch's arm wrap around my waist and he kissed my cheek. I turned around in his arms, "My god, I missed you."

He placed a few quick kisses on my lips before his hand went from the side of my face down to my stomach. I smiled at him as he lifted my shirt up over the bump. He dropped down to his knees softly and he kissed the bump. He spoke to them quietly and I tried to keep my adoring laugh back.

After a while, he let my shirt back down and stood up. He took my hand and led me to the dining table, checking his watch as he sat down across from me. "I know you're tired and you just had a rough case, but what else is bothering you?"

I shook my head but I knew he wasn't buying it before I even denied it. He raised his eyebrows. I let out my signature sigh and looked away, "I just went to call my dad last night is all. It's nothing; I'll get over it."

"I'm so sorry that I couldn't be here for you."

I shook my head, "It's fine, I'm fine."

"I know how stubborn you are and I understand the pride you like to uphold, but you can't just keep everything bottled up inside of you. You need to talk about it to stay healthy."

I was going to disagree, but he continued before I had a chance.

"Emily, I don't know anyone who has been through as much as you have in your life. You've gotten through it all but you're still damaged from it all because you never let it out. You never spoke about it; you buried it and kept it buried for years. You can't keep doing that anymore or it is going to destroy you."

"You've been through a lot and you never talk about it."

"I do," He nodded, "Do you ever wonder what Rossi and I talk about every Friday night in my office with scotch? We talk to each other because we know that the rest of you have so much more going on."

I dropped my eyes from his slowly after a few seconds of silence between us.

"Please, just let it out. Talk, cry, scream, just do something that tells me that you're not burying it inside of you."

I swallowed hard and bit my lip, "I don't even know where to start…"