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Hotch carried a sleeping Henry, while Jack hung onto JJ's hand as they entered the bustling church. Spotting, the team at the top of the aisle, JJ and Hotch exchanged knowing glances as they all smirked in their direction as they watched them walk towards the small group.
Meeting the male agents, JJ looked around for an absent Garcia through the ever growing crowd. "Where's Garcia?"
"Out back." Morgan answered with a smirk as he watched the team's unit chief and media liaison hover closely next to each other.
Nodding, JJ passed Jack's small hand towards his father and went looking for the analyst, leaving Hotch with the chuckling profiler's. "All of you stop it, nothing's going on."
"Wow, you're acting a little touchy, boss." Morgan laughed as the supervisor blushed slightly as he adjusted Henry on his shoulder.
Rossi smugly grinned as he lifted Jack into his arms. "Is that lipstick on your dad's collar?"
"Dave." Hotch rolled his eyes in annoyance and glanced behind him to see if JJ was anywhere near.
Passing Kevin, as he stood with a group of his friend's, JJ slowly entered a room at the back of the church and found Garcia applying her makeup. "Pen, what's going on?"
"I should ask the same of you." JJ stiffened defensively as the blonde stared at her in disbelief. "I had to hear it from Rossi that you and Hotch are hooking up."
JJ shook her head at her best friend's accusations, with wide eyes. "What? Hotch and I are just..."
Garcia scoffed and crossed her arms. "I want the truth sunshine."
"Hotch and I would have defined what we are if you hadn't called." JJ smirked as she stood opposite the eccentrically dressed analyst. The liaison's smile warmed as she saw the happiness swim in her best friend's eyes. "You're getting married?"
"I asked Kevin this evening when we were leaving work, he said yes. We didn't want to wait this time because of the awkward Reid situation that I would rather forget about due to embarrassment. So I called Rossi who got us the church and we sent out a mass email, phoned the guys and got you and the kids here and... this is really happening!" Garcia beamed as she played with the pink tool under her dark purple dress.
"Do you need some help?" JJ smiled, taking off her thin jacket to reveal an elegant but simple black dress, and took the blusher out of her friend's hand.
Outside of the small room, the BAU men had taken their seats on the front pew. Henry was snuggling further into Hotch's chest, content on being held by the unit chief while Jack was being distracted by Reid and one of Penelope's eccentric magician friends.
Kevin and Garcia's other friends were a delicate mixture of unconventional people, of all shapes, colour and genders and most had kept their distance from the small band of profilers as they quietly talked to each other.
"So you and JJ, huh?" Morgan stood with his back to the alter and grinned happily down at the sitting agent, who was cradling the small boy in his arms. "I can see it."
Hotch sighed tiredly. "Listen, whatever is going on between JJ and I, if anything is happening, is private and I'd appreciate it if you all just kept your thoughts to yourselves, until JJ and I are ready to, if we ever, talk to you guys, okay?"
Rossi raised his hands defensively as the profiler focused his gaze on the older man, who had obviously divulged the supervisor's personal feelings to their team. "You two can keep whatever you want private, but we all know what's going on and I for one think it's a good thing."
"Me too, man." Morgan agreed, nudging the young doctor with his elbow as they watched him interact with the young boy.
Looking up with wide eyes, Reid imitated Morgan's head nodding and spoke. "Yeah, it's a good thing. You both deserve to be happy."
"Well thanks for your blessings, not that we needed it." Hotch raised his eye sarcastically as he watched Morgan stiffen as he looked down the aisle.
Clearing his throat, Morgan indicated to the entrance and frowned. "I don't think Garcia checked the recipients of that mass email she sent out, inviting everyone to the wedding tonight."
"Why?" Rossi asked as he turned to follow the younger profiler's eye line to see Will and Prentiss walking into the church.
Hotch placed a hand on the older man to keep him in place as the brunette met his gaze. "Dave, we're all here for Penelope."
"Don't worry, I like weddings and we're in church. I'm not going to cause a scene." Rossi smirked.
Reluctantly, the two experienced profilers stood and hovered between Morgan and Reid as the couple slowly greeted them.
"This is very Garcia. The spontaneity of it all." Prentiss smiled awkwardly, kissing only Reid on his cheek as they joined the small group of men.
Will nodded to everyone but froze as Rossi scowled at him. "We should find a seat."
"Maybe she doesn't want to find a seat." Rossi countered childishly, hearing Hotch's low warning growl, the profiler smirked. "I mean she has a mind of her own."
Rossi and Will connected daring eye contact while the BAU men unconsciously stood supportively behind the older man while Prentiss stood between the two men. "Will, let's just go and get a seat." "You don't have to go Prentiss. You have other options." Rossi took a step forward, catching Prentiss's gaze warmly.
Shaking her head, Prentiss froze as the agent took another step forward. "Why do you do this? Can't you just keep your mouth shut?"
Scratching his beard momentarily, Dave shrugged. "I still care, Emily."
The group of agents and Will stilled, as Prentiss took a step closer to the waiting man and sighed. "Dave, you and I aren't going to happen. I'm sorry."
"Prentiss, you might not want us but if the baby..." Rossi stopped as Will stepped passed his girlfriend and grabbed the older man's coat, dragging the material into his clenched fists.
"We want nothing to do with you. Leave her alone." Will warned threatening. Handing Henry to Reid, Hotch and Morgan separated the two men.
Morgan dragged Rossi back to the pew they had been sitting at while Hotch dragged Will to the other side of the room. Prentiss quickly followed them silently, meeting the unit chief's eyes gratefully.
"Thanks Hotch." Prentiss smiled thinly down at her sitting boyfriend after nodding to the taller man.
Clenching his jaw, Hotch paused before returning to his friends. "Emotions are still raw, I get that, but this is Garcia and Kevin's night."
"We know. Nothing's going to happen, right Will?" Prentiss prodded as Will calmed himself down.
Jack ran up behind the unit chief and raised his hands demanding to be picked up. Hotch smiled kindly and lifted his son up, chuckling as the small boy whispered loudly in his ear. "Mr Reid woke Henry up and he's fussing!"
Seeing Will's eyes flash to the front of the church, where Henry was sprawling around in Reid's arms, Hotch placed a hyper Jack back onto the cold ground. "I'm coming sport."
"How are JJ and Henry?" Will asked slowly, as he exchanged a small look with Prentiss.
Hotch nodded slightly before feeling Jack tug his hand. "They're good."
"Good, I'm glad they're good." Will said guiltily before standing to allow Prentiss to sit down next to him.
Returning to the group, Hotch instantly picked up the cranky two year old boy and bobbed him up and down on hip until he transfixed his gaze on the alter tiredly. Jack sat on Morgan's knee babbling about his previous week at school while all of the grown men tried to distract Rossi from creating another scene.
JJ pressed a hand on Kevin's shoulder to get him into position before edging towards her colleagues. Sensing their unusual behaviour, JJ raised her eye quizzically to Hotch. "Is everything okay?"
"Henry woke up and now he's fussy." Jack replied matter-of-factly.
Nodding, JJ smirked at the six year olds chatty demeanour as she ran a hand over her own son's fair hair as he clung to Hotch. "Well then he'll have to go back to sleep then, won't he."
"Will and Prentiss are here." Morgan informed the liaison quietly, instantly JJ located the couple sitting in the middle of the pews and glanced down to Rossi's strained expression.
Meeting the blonde's curious gaze, the author chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm causing trouble."
Nodding, JJ smiled uncertainly before straightening and looking towards Morgan. "Hey can you come outback with me?"
"Sure thing girl, but I'm sure you'd prefer Hotch to come with you." Morgan winked and watched the blonde blush slightly before scoffing.
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