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It was now Saturday and I had been on bed rest for two days although Will wanted to cancel poker night, I had insisted on it. I was sitting on the couch with Will while Kenzie was coloring a picture.
"What did your mom say?" I asked him.
"She wanted to come here, like your mom, but I told her to wait to see what the doctor said in two weeks. She's worried about you."
"I know but Emily is due soon."
"Jennifer I am still worried about tonight."
"I am not moving off this couch until I go upstairs. You need a guy's night."
"I am fine."
"Will, I love you and I know that you love the three of us but you have to miss just being out with guys. Yes, I know that you are not leaving the house but it will still nice for you to be able to do whatever it is guys do whenever we are not around."
"I love being with my girls but you are right it would be nice to hang out with guys."
I laid my head in his lap.
"I know you loving being with us but if I stay on bed rest I have a feeling that you will be living with our moms and probably Pen."
"If our moms actually stay away for two weeks it'll surprise me."
"Me too."
"Close your eyes Cher."
"I am not tired, he's kicking up a storm." I explained as I moved his hand over my stomach, so he could feel.
"It amazes me that someone so tiny can move that much."
"He's actually calm compared to Kenz."
"She moved a lot."
"Yes, I swear she never slept."
"Can I ask you something?"
"You know you can."
"How did you pick her name?"
Although Kenzie was already calling the baby Henry; Will and I hadn't decided on a name and neither of us was sure where Kenzie heard the name from.
"I was going through a book of names and Kenzie kept standing out to me. At the time Mackenzie was popular but for some reason I didn't like Mackenzie but loved Kenzie. I also didn't have anyone to discuss names with so it was my choice."
"Do you know what Kenzie means?"
"Yes, fair one. Do you know what Henry means?"
"No I haven't looked it up."
"It means ruler of estate."
"Do you like the name Henry?"
"I do but I will also understand if you want to name him after you and your daddy."
"No, he should have his own name. I do like Thomas though."
We both notice Kenzie getting up.
"Mommy, I lay with you."
"It's not going to be easy but yes. Why don't we eat lunch and then me, you and daddy go lay in our bed and snuggle?" As Will helped her own the couch.
"And Henry too."
"Yes. Kenzie where did you hear the name Henry?"
"I don't know but I like it."
"Why do you like it?" Will asked.
"It sounds like a nice name and I think he is going to be nice. He looked like a Henry."
I looked at Will, he couldn't help but smile at her.
"Henry Thomas." He told me.
"I like it. Kenzie what do you think?"
"I like it too."
"Well we have a name." I told them with a laugh.
"We do."
/
After lunch we went and laid in our bed, Kenzie laid on Will's chest while we talked. Will and I had decided to talk to her more about the baby.
"Kenzie, daddy and I need to talk to you."
"Okay."
"You know we have to go to the hospital to get the baby."
"Yes."
"When we bring Henry home he is going to be little, just like you were. So, Daddy and I are going to have to take care of him."
"What does that mean?"
"Well mommy will feed him and we are going to have to change his diapers."
"And if he is like you he is going to cry a lot. We just want you to know that we are going to try to snuggle with you as much as possible but at first it might be a little hard."
"Or it's going to be just one of us but we love you very much and that's not going to change."
"Can I help with Henry?"
"You will be able to help sometimes but your brother is going to love you." I explained.
"I love him too."
"Daddy and I love you very much but when the baby comes home if you feel like we are not paying you enough attention I need you to promise to tell us."
"I don't know what attention is."
"It means that if we are not spending time with you or you need to talk to us." Will explained.
"Oh, I promise I'll tell you."
"Do you want to watch a movie?" I asked.
"No." she replied.
"Do you have questions?"
"Yes."
"Ask away." Will told her.
She sat there trying to figure out what to say or how to ask what she wanted to, she almost looked worried.
"Do you want to whisper it to me first?" I asked.
She moved closer to me before whispering in my ear.
"He is the Henry's real daddy, does it mean he can't be mine?"
"Where did you hear that from?"
Will looked over at me confused.
"Mary at pre-school." She whispered.
She looked like she wanted to cry, I knew something was going on yesterday with her after pre-school she wouldn't leave my side and was barely talking to Will but we both thought it was because I was on bed rest.
"Is that what was wrong yesterday?" I asked.
She shook her head yes.
"I am going to tell Daddy."
She shook her head yes before she buried it in my hair.
"She was told that because you are Henry's real daddy that you can't be her daddy." I explained.
"Who told her that?" he was getting upset.
"A little girl at pre-school."
"Kenzie do you know the difference between a real dad and a daddy?" I asked.
"No."
"Okay let me explain but I need you to look at us."
She sat back between us, trying not to cry. I knew I had to explain this as simple as possible.
"A "real" dad shares some of his blood with you but a daddy is there for you when you are happy or sad. He makes you laugh and plays with you and when you are scared he comforts you. The most important thing a daddy does is love you. Anybody can have a "real" dad but it is really special when you get a daddy."
"But you are going to both to Henry and Mary said that when her sister came home from the hospital her new daddy loved the new baby more." She replied looking Will.
"How does she know that?" He asked.
"He told her that."
Will and I both looked at each other, in our jobs we had seen a lot of things but whenever it involved a child it worse, I also knew that one of us would have to say something so that Mary could be checked on.
"Kenzie you are right I will be both to Henry but that does not mean that I am going to love you less and it does not mean I will love him more then you. Henry is going to be special because he is my first son but you are special because you are my first child and my daughter and that will never change."
"Do you promise?"
"Yes, I promise."
She seemed to be okay with our explanations but I knew it would come up again.
/
Four hours later.
The guys were starting to set up in the dining room, Emily and I were in the living room talking while Kenzie and Jack was sitting on the floor playing. We were waiting for the pizza's to be delivered.
"Hey Jen, I have to ask you something, even though I feel like I am being set up." Will as he walked back in the room.
The guys were all behind me.
"Okay, but remember I cry at the drop of a hat."
"I'm supposed to ask you about a dinner after the last case."
"Morgan, I so don't like you."
"What happen?" Will asked.
"Nothing happen, they all think it's funny that I ate more than Morgan."
"You ate more than all of us." Morgan laughing.
"If you make her cry, JJ will be the least of your worries." Emily warned.
"I'm fine, the doctor said I have only gained ten pounds." I told her.
"And that you need to gain more." Will told them.
"JJ you know that we love you but it was funny to see." Morgan told me.
"I know. Are the cards set up?"
"Yes, we are just waiting for food." Will told me.
"After we eat Emily and I will take the kids upstairs."
"JJ are you sure?" Hotch.
"Yes, we can put the gate up and Kenzie wants to play with Jack in her room."
"I will keep an eye on them." Emily told him.
"I had Will put the baby monitor in there, so we can hear them."
"Okay." Hotch, more giving in then believing us.
"Princess is going to keep Jack busy." Will looking at Kenzie.
"We play in my room." She replied as the doorbell rang.
Will went to the door and came back with the pizzas.
/
Will made sure I went to the bed before the game started while Emily settled Kenzie and Jack in her room.
"So how are you liking bed rest?" Emily as she walked in the bedroom.
"So far it's not that bad. Will has been waiting on me." I replied as I patted Will's side of the bed.
"Garcia and I may have to go on bed rest." She replied as she sat down on the bed.
"Try it but you may put Morgan on bed rest."
"Why did you get out on bed rest? You didn't go into a lot of detail."
"The doctor is worried about my blood pressure and low weight gain; he also told me no more traveling."
"What happens next?"
"I go back in two weeks and he will decide then if I can go off bed rest. If I don't I think both of our moms will be here."
"I can't believe they aren't here already."
"I convinced my mom to wait and Will's sister-in-law is due soon so she is going to wait."
"Which sister-in-law?"
"Emily this makes number 5 and James isn't a year old yet."
"Wow that's a lot of kids."
"Tell me about."
"Are the two of you going to have more?"
"Honestly, I am not sure. I mean we didn't plan this little guy and now with Kenzie being worried."
"What's Kenzie worried about?"
I told Emily what Kenzie had told Will and I earlier.
"That's sad."
"I know and she was so worried but now I feel sorry for little girl."
Emily and I sat there talking until Kenzie and Jack came in asking to watch a movie, we put them in the bed with us before they both fell asleep. When Will came up a little later I told him to tell the other guys to find a place to sleep around the house once they were done because they had been drinking. Emily and I ended up falling asleep about an hour later.