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Emily and Penelope were dipping their feet in the dark water while the men and Lisa kept the kids entertained with camp fire stories.
'We want another.' Penelope said as she wiggled her toes in the loose sand beneath her feet, her pyjama bottoms rolled up.
Emily did the same. 'So do we.' They both laughed. 'I wonder if we can JJ in on this, I'm sure we could if we tried.' Emily joked.
'I know she wants another child.'
'Could you imagine how amazing that would be, if we all...'
'Got pregnant at the same time!' They said together loudly.
'Hey wifey's come back to us husbands.' Derek yelled the women out of the tranquil bliss.
'Oh what do the husbands want?' Penelope yelled back, still enjoying the relaxing effects of the water around her legs.
'It's more the kids want than the husbands.' Hotch added as he watched the two women walk out of the water and back to the fire that was being made.
'Mommy! Can we make night time sand castles? We haven't done that yet?' Grace asked with strong agreements from Emma and Megan.
'Come on then poppet, lead the way.'
'You too mommy!' Megan said grabbing Emily's hand and pulling her to a big patch of sand near the fire. When Penelope and Emily were done they stood up, dusted the sand off and looked at one another, nodding they smiled.
'Face painting!'
Hotch, Rossi and Derek all laughed at the over excited wife's who then were swarmed with children. Lisa just watched in admiration of how the children loved whatever the parents and family had to offer.
'Can I be a tiger mommy?'
'Aunt P can I be a monkey.'
'Mommy can I be flutterby?'
'A cat!'
'A fairy!'
'Okay, hang on a moment kids... let's keep this under control... you stay calm, and auntie P and auntie Em will make you into anything you like.' Derek said as he helped control the children.
'Well...' Emily said stepping forward. 'Me and aunt P were thinking more on the lines of two tribes and play some games!'
'But if you're good tomorrow you get to be whatever you want to be.'
The kids lined up and Emily and Penelope set to work decorating them all equal. 'Right Jack, Darren and Megan with your parents, Isa, Willa and Grace with me and you dad... Emma with Gracie and Adam go to uncle Aaron and auntie Em.'
'What about us two?' Rossi asked as he and Lisa stood up.
'Ahh well you pick a side.'
'Okay Lisa go with Em...'
'Hey kids we have grandpa Dave!' The kids on the Morgan's side cheered.
'And you little terrors have Lisa!' The children on the Hotchner's side cheered loudly.
The parents all stood near one another while the kids reeked havoc. 'This is your ploy as mothers to wear them out isn't it?' Derek asked.
'Just a little one.' Penelope said intrigued to how the husbands would respond.
'Well it has gone midnight.'
'Mommy! Daddy!' Grace's voice came from behind them. 'I'm tired.'
'Come on princess, let's get you cleaned up and tucked in.' Derek said scooping the little girl.
'Emma!' The little girl toddled over. 'Time for bed sugar plum.'
'Okay Aunt P.' Penelope then took the little girl to where the light was and cleaned her.
'Megan!' The little girl ran instinctively to where the others were. 'Bed time yeah sugar?'
'Okay mommy.'
When they finished off the 3 girls they tackled the rest and with Rossi, Hotch's and Lisa's help the kids were all in bed before the clock struck one.
'I thought last night was amazing but Penelope you've topped it.'
'What did you do last night?' Emily as she relaxed into Hotch's body.
'We made smores.'
'Oh really? And we missed out?'
'Well we would make more but JJ waded though the whole load of ingredients.'
'Really?'
'Yup...'
'Yup.'
'Ahh so no fair! So what's the plan for tomorrow?'
'Well we were thinking, wearing them and getting an early night...'
'You sound like parents through and through.'
'Well hang on a second, you guys can pack up tomorrow... me and Dave can stay at mine.'
'Are you sure?'
'Positive...that way you lot get your beds back before you have to leave.'
'Are your really sure?'
'Well yeah, I mean it's easier for me too because I need to get packed up any way seeing as its my friends place and my time runs out noon Friday.'
'Come here after... I mean if you don't have work or whatever, stay with us.' Penelope said as she loved having the fourth female around.
'I couldn't.'
'We would love it.' Derek affirmed, Emily and Hotch stuck out seeing as the place was Derek and Penelope's regardless of what the pair said.
'Well if Dave wants it, then ok.'
'Of course I want it!'
'Well it's sorted.'
'How much longer are you here for?'
'Until Sunday but there's enough room on the drive for your car so park up there and you're settled.'
'I don't know how to thank you.'
'Don't!' Penelope said happily. 'Just be prepared for the some surprises.'
'I'm going to guess Isa and Willa?'
'Hmm sometimes, mainly Willa and Darren.'
'Oh... the pair that tried to eat sand?'
'Yup that's them.' They said and laughed at the memories, it was hitting 2 in the morning before they all went to bed, stories were passed around, memories were shared and all in preparation to get Lisa ready for what surprises the BAU family held.
