"Erin, it's Christmas Eve! Already!" Penelope sang out as she woke her fiancé up. Erin blinked rapidly, a small frown marring her face as she stretched awake.
"What time are you waking me up today, honey blossom?" she groaned out, snuggling close to her.
"Not too early, it's just a little past six. Did you really think I would let you sleep in when we have so much to do today?" She prodded Erin away from her to slip out of bed and then smiled down on her lover. "The kids will be here shortly to help us finish decorating the cookies for when Hotch and Jayje come over this evening."
Erin nodded and sat up, stretching widely as she yawned. "Why am I so exhausted this morning? This is the same time we normally get up."
"I tired you out last night. You were the one who wanted to figure out how to make love against the wall. And then, we christened the dining room table. And the stairs. I think I am going to have bruises on my back thanks to that one."
Her fiancé blushed brightly as she clambered out of bed and went over to the dresser. "I think I'm going to have similar bruises, honey. Especially on the back of my head." She delicately ran her hand over her hair, wincing slightly.
Penelope came up to her side, brushing her lips over the goose egg that was there. "You really did whack it good in the middle of your orgasm. I tried to catch you before that happened. I guess I was just a little too late."
Erin nodded and rested back against her, letting Penelope run her hands down her body. She smiled and rested her hands on her stomach, cocking her head a little as she felt the same bump there that she had noticed last night while they were making love. "What is it, Penny?" she asked as she covered her hands.
"I think you may need to take a pregnancy test, princess."
She laughed lightly, shaking her head before turning in Penelope's arms. "That's absurd, I haven't slept with a man in…well, you were there, and Derek used a condom."
"Condoms fail." Erin shook her head once more. "You can't ignore this, Erin. It won't magically go away because you don't want to believe it might be true."
"I've probably just gained some weight recently. Being so happy with you has made me lose focus on other things, like eating the most healthy option." Erin reached up and caressed her face. "Besides, Emily is pregnant, she's the one we need to be focusing on here. I'm sure it's nothing, really."
"Oh, then it would be nothing for you to take a few pregnancy tests for me. Just to confirm that I really am seeing things and you really aren't pregnant."
She stared into Erin's eyes, watching them fill with tears as she nodded. "What if I am pregnant, Penny? This will ruin the wedding, I won't fit into my dress, my feet will be swollen, and I'll look like a beached whale!"
The tears began in earnest, and Penelope pulled her close, rubbing her back gently. "You will look nothing short of beautiful, princess. I promise you that. And it won't ruin our wedding. I'm sure that we can get your dress tailored, if you are pregnant. Let's take things one step at a time, okay?"
Erin nodded against her shoulder, rubbing her cheek against Penelope's skin. "All right, one step at a time, honey blossom. What should I wear today?"
"Your green sweater and that long brown skirt that swishes so nicely." She nodded and pulled on panties and a bra before putting on her clothes. Taking a seat on the bed, she watched Penelope dress, and she decided to put on a show for her lover.
"You're being a tease, love," she murmured, resting her hands on her stomach. Penelope smiled and nodded, pulling on her sweater and shimmying into a contrasting skirt. "Would you call JJ and have her bring over two pregnancy tests? We might as well find out tonight if we're going to be expecting a little miracle."
Penelope nodded and made her way over to her lover's side. "Come here, I want to hug you once more, luv." Erin nodded and stood, letting Penelope enclose her in a tight embrace. "You know, the one thing I'll miss, if you are pregnant, is being able to hold you like this. I love when you're in my arms."
"And I love when you hold me so close." Erin kissed her softly, letting her arm come to settle around her hips. Penelope wriggled against her a little before leading her over to the door and down into the kitchen.
"Hey, you're finally up! Emily and I got everything out already, and have the first batch of cookie dough all made up. We went with sugar cookies, since I think the boys will love those the best." Tabitha smiled at them and then stepped forward to hug Erin. "You look really tired, Momma. Maybe you should go back to bed for a little bit."
"I'll be fine, honey." Erin kissed her cheek and then took a seat at the table, picking up the rolling pin. "Did you pull out the cookie cutters yet?"
"We were waiting on you. Come on, Penelope, this is the fun part!" She smiled at Tabitha and took a seat next to Erin, resting her head on her shoulder. Erin knocked her head against hers and she took a deep breath as she watched her lover roll out the dough.
The doorbell rang a few minutes later and Karen and Bruce were joining them. Sean trailed behind, a shy smile on his face as he waved at her and Erin. "Hi, thanks for having me again this holiday."
"Sean, you know you're welcome here any time," Erin replied, smiling up at him. "Now, do you want to cut, frost, or decorate?" she asked as she continued to roll the dough out into a thin circle.
"I'll help cut out," he replied, taking hold of Karen's hand. "Kare told me that it was always Tabitha's favorite job to decorate, and I wouldn't want to get on her bad side."
"You learn quickly," their youngest replied, and that thought gave Penelope pause. Tabitha wouldn't be the youngest, if Erin really was pregnant. They were about to start a family when all their family was grown up, and she sighed deeply, picking up her head so that she could look at her lover.
"I love you," she whispered.
"I love you, too. Go call JJ while we get to work. I'll save some of the work for you."
Penelope nodded and stood, kissing Erin's cheek before slipping into the living room. Their phones were on the charging station, and she picked hers up, quickly dialing her friend, hoping it would go to voicemail. "Hello?" JJ groggily said, dashing her hopes of leaving a message.
"Hey, hun. Sorry to call so early, but I need you to run a really important errand for Erin and myself before you come over tonight. Oh, and you can't tell Hotch, no matter what. He will flip out on you."
"What is this super-secret mission?" she interrupted, sounding a little peeved.
"I need you to pick us up two pregnancy tests."
"Whoa, wait, one of you is pregnant? How does that even happen? Did something bad happen to one of you? Did one of you cheat on the others?"
Penelope took a deep breath. "Jayje, no, we're not Will and we wouldn't do that to each other. Erin wanted to have a threesome, and we did with someone we both felt very comfortable with. The condom may have failed. So, will you do that for us?"
"Of course, but I want more details when I get there tonight."
"We'll see. It all depends on what the tests tell."
