September 16th, 2012: 9 weeks.
"Hey, you ready to go for lunch?" JJ asked Emily, they'd been having another lull at work which was perfect for them as today was their first sonogram to see the baby.
"Gimme two minutes, just got to finish typing this up or I'll forget it." Emily beamed a bright smile at her wife, feeling better than she had been recently.
Before long, the two women were on their way to their OBGYN's office. JJ couldn't contain her excitement, squirming in her seat as Emily parked up.
"You need to calm down babe." Emily chuckled at her wife.
"I'm just excited to see the baby, or babies. You had two embryos transferred so we could have two babies Emily!" JJ gushed, getting out of the car and rushing round to open Emily's door for her.
"Ever the gentlewoman. Can you imagine if it's twins, I'll be massive!" Emily's eyes went wide at the thought.
"Come on, we're gonna be late!" JJ grabbed Emily's hand and dragged her towards the doctor's office. They didn't have to wait long before Dr Lopez called them in. She wrote down all of Emily's symptoms, and had most of the information from the IVF clinic already in front of her so she got straight to business.
"I have to use a transvaginal probe because baby is probably still too small. It'll be a bit uncomfortable, but it shouldn't take long." Dr Lopez had the probe in one hand and the bottle of lube in the other. Emily just looked over at JJ, her eyes wide, which made JJ burst out laughing. Once the device was where it needed to be, Emily looked over to the screen. "Okay, so you're about 9 weeks along now, and you can see baby right there." Dr Lopez pointed at the screen, moving the probe so that the fetus was centered on the monitor.
"Ohh..." Emily was in awe of the tiny blob. She grasped a hold of JJ's hand as she felt tears begin to sting her eyes.
"How amazing is that." JJ smiled brightly, thankful that there was actually a baby in there.
"Hmm, so you had two embryos transferred, correct?" Dr Lopez furrowed her brow as she looked at the screen.
"Yep."
"Okay. You guys have got one strong little one there, I can see their little heart flickering fast on the scan. I can only see one in there, sorry guys." She gave a sympathetic smile to the couple, "Why don't we switch to the external wand and see if we can hear the heartbeat." Emily just nodded, unsure as to how she felt about the news the doctor had just given them. She moved around, getting Emily cleared up and ready for the different ultrasound, squeezing the jelly on her stomach and running the wand across it, within a minute a fast, whooshing noise filled the room.
"That's your baby." Dr Lopez smiled.
"It's so fast." Emily looked interestingly at the screen, seeing the little flicker the doctor said about moments before.
"Your due date is the 21st of April. I've printed you guys a few pictures to take home. We can go ahead and schedule the anatomy scan at around 18-20 weeks. Congratulation's ladies." the doctor finished up, leaving Emily and JJ alone with the images and to clean up before they left. There was a strangely comforting silence as they walked to the car, settling in before making their way back to the office.
"Are you okay honey?" JJ spoke quietly.
"Yeah, we've still got one at least." Emily shrugged.
"I know, it still sucks though." she placed a warm hand on Emily's thigh in hopes to reassure the brunette.
"When do you want to tell the others?" Emily was keen to change the subject, knowing JJ was excited to start telling people now it was confirmed.
"Usually, people wait until their first trimester is up, but it's up to you baby, I don't mind." JJ smiled sweetly at Emily.
"We can tell the grandmothers this weekend if you want. I'm not sure I'm ready to be taken out of the field just yet, so maybe we can wait a little bit longer to tell the team." Emily reasoned, knowing JJ would most likely argue that decision.
"Hmm, okay. But you're the last in if we raid anywhere." JJ raised an eyebrow.
"Deal."
Emily's birthday was spent with her family; her pregnancy was still a secret to her team, so they had a movie night with plenty of pizza and ice cream and beer for the other adults. Emily made the excuse that she wasn't feeling like drinking that evening, and it seemed to work. At almost 13 weeks, her first trimester was coming to an end, and the chances of miscarriage were slimmer, which Emily was thrilled about. She had never worried so much about something completely out of her control before.
Henry's birthday was next. Their son was turning 5, so it was a perfect excuse to have a party. Inviting some of his friends from his pre-school and of course their family and friends, the backyard was completely taken over by a hoard of screaming kids.
At 18 weeks, Emily had only just begun to show. You would only notice it if she pointed it out and lifted her shirt, for which she was thankful for. Sandy and Elizabeth had been thrilled to hear about the new addition to the family, Emily and JJ had sworn them to secrecy, however. At their anatomy scan, the baby was being highly uncooperative, so they couldn't find out the gender. Emily was also thankful for this, she wanted it to be a surprise, but JJ wanted to know. They were both fairly certain it was a boy; Emily just had a feeling.
At 20 weeks, her bump had popped out a little more, still barely noticeable though. Emily's appetite was insane, having been lucky with only 4 weeks of morning sickness in her first trimester before it vanished. Now she was well into her second trimester she was getting the weirdest cravings ever, the best one being pickles and peanut butter. This is when one Derek Morgan had questioned the odd packed lunch she'd brought with her on the jet one day, pulling her to one side and asking what was going on.
"Princess, what's with the pickles and peanut butter?" Derek scrunched his face in disgust at the thought of the combination.
"It's really good." Emily shrugged, hoping he'd leave it alone.
"So, how far along are you?" he tilted his head and smirked.
"How the hell did you know?!" Emily spoke in a harsh whisper to her best friend.
"I'm your best friend, I know everything. Come on, tell me when I'm going to be an uncle again." he grinned.
"I'm 21 weeks on Sunday." Emily groaned, giving up her fight almost instantly.
"Damn, I didn't think you were that far along! You've got no bump!" His eyes went wide at the revelation, looking down Emily's body to try as to look.
"Yeah, well the clothing helps hide what is visible. But he's just a small baby." Emily put her hand over her belly.
"It's a boy?" Derek looked like he was about to cry.
"We don't know for sure, but I have a feeling. Can you just keep it to yourself for another couple of weeks?" Emily put on her best pout as she pleaded with her best friend.
"Sure princess, but promise me you'll tell Hotch soon? I don't want you in any dangerous situations." He looked at her seriously now.
"Me and JJ have a deal don't worry." Emily smiled.
"Prentiss, don't make me break my promise."
"Fine, I'll tell him this week." She huffed.
"Thank you. I love you Em, it's not just you in danger now, you got this little guy to look after too." His adoring smile came flooding back to his face, putting Emily at ease.
"I know, JJ tells me every day." Emily chuckled. They went back to their seats, Emily shooting JJ a knowing look, they'd talk later when they were alone.
December 9th, 2012: 21 weeks.
Emily and JJ waited until the rest of the team had gone home to knock on Hotch's door, with the intention of telling him the news.
"Prentiss, JJ. Shouldn't you be at home with your son?" Hotch gave them a suspicious glare as they stood in front of him.
"Well yes. But we needed to tell you that Emily is pregnant first." JJ gave a nonchalant shrug when she finished which made Emily laugh.
"Congratulations, how far along are you?" Hotch grinned at the news.
"21 weeks." Emily smiled.
"21 weeks?!" Hotch recoiled slightly, shaking his head a little. "Prentiss, are you completely stupid?"
"Hey, I've already had it in the neck from JJ and Morgan for keeping it quiet for this long, I don't need you jumping on the bandwagon too dude." Emily groaned.
"Dude? Who are you and what have you done with Emily?" JJ looked over at her wife and started laughing.
"Oh, cut me some slack. This is your baby I'm carrying around!" She pointed to her belly as she glared back at the blonde.
"Okay, okay." JJ held her hands up in surrender.
"You know this means you're on restricted duties now Prentiss. You'll have Kate to keep you company though so it shouldn't be too bad." Hotch ordered, before giving them a cheeky smile. "I'm going to be an uncle again, have you found out the gender yet?"
"Well, that's not all bad, at least we won't be bonding over ecstasy spiked drinks this time." Emily joked. "We haven't, we want to be surprised."
"Yeah, even though Emily thinks it a boy anyway." JJ quipped.
"Morgan knows but we'll tell the others soon, I just want to enjoy the secrecy of it all for a little bit longer." Emily looked at Hotch.
"Of course, Emily. If you need anything, and I mean anything, you let me know." Hotch got up, circling the desk to give the brunette a hug and then JJ, who teared up at the gesture. "I'm so proud of you."
"Uncle Hotch is gonna make Mama cry." Emily joked as she rubbed her belly, earning a choked laugh from JJ and a light chuckle from Hotch.
December 13th ,2012: 21 weeks and 4 days.
They arrived in the bullpen early that morning, knowing they were going to be going wheels up for a case in Las Vegas that week. They watched as each of their teammates filtered in within minutes of each other and knew that that was the perfect time to tell everyone their news.
"Guys, conference room please." Emily spoke happily, a few groans were heard at the request, but they all moved their way into the room to give them a little privacy.
"I thought we already had a case waiting for us." Tara folded her arms, looking pissed.
"Yes, we do, but that's not why I asked you all in here." Emily spoke firmly.
"We're having a baby." JJ let slip before Emily had a chance.
"OH MY GOD!" Penelope practically sobbed at the news. She launched herself into Derek's arms, almost making him fall backwards as the group laughed.
"Aww, congratulations guys!" Tara piped up.
"I knew it!" Rossi pressed his hands together and raised them to his mouth.
"Wait, who is pregnant?" Kate's eyes flicked between the two of them. As she did, Emily pulled her jacket back to reveal the tight top and the small bump to her team.
"Emily, you look wonderful my dear girl. Congratulations." Rossi walked over to give a kiss to each of the brunette's cheeks before doing the same to JJ.
"Spencer?" JJ looked over to the young man who was just sat against the table taking it all in.
"I'm so happy for you guys." He smiled contently.
"You should be, this is your godchild we're talking about." Emily quipped.
"Really?" He stood up quickly, "Are you serious? I get another godchild?" the questions came rushed and excitedly.
"Yeah, Spence." Emily chuckled.
"This is the best Christmas present ever." he beamed at the two women.
Early hours of December 16th, 2012: 22 weeks.
Their pregnancy was going so smoothly, but Emily was just waiting for something bad to happen, nothing had ever been this easy for her. She tossed and turned in the hotel bed, whilst JJ slept seemingly peaceful beside her, until she felt something flutter in her stomach. Her mind instantly went to the worst possible scenario, freaking out silently that something was wrong with the baby. She shook JJ furiously until she woke, looking immensely pissed to have been roused from deep sleep.
"JJ, something's wrong." Emily whispered harshly, not wanting to be too loud.
"What? What's happened?" JJ sat bolt upright as she began to panic.
"I have a weird feeling in my belly, I think there's something wrong with the baby." Emily fought hard to control her tears as the cold fear flowed through her.
"It could just be your skin stretching now you're starting to show. Let me have a feel Em." JJ readjusted her position beside Emily as she watched the brunette lay back down. "Oh honey, it's not bad." JJ breathed out as began to calm herself and her hand rest against Emily's stomach.
"What do you mean, how do you know?" Emily looked at JJ with wide eyes. JJ lowered herself so her mouth was next to the exposed bump.
"Are you kicking your Mommy and scaring her?" she whispered.
"What?"
"Sweetie, the baby's kicking. This is probably the first time you've been awake to feel him." JJ smiled warmly, a look of complete love and adoration filling her bright blue eyes as she looked up to her wife.
"Ohh..." Emily breathed out, feeling the calm and relaxation fill her as she continued to feel the flutters in her stomach.
"It's weird isn't it. I freaked out when I first felt Henry moving." JJ chuckled quietly.
"It is. I've spent this whole pregnancy just waiting for something bad to happen, and now I can feel him moving about it's like all the negativity has just melted away." Emily revealed.
"Oh baby, this is such a good thing. I know you said you wanted to be surprised but are you sure you don't want to find out if he is really a he?" JJ asked sweetly.
"No, but I am fairly certain it's a boy, you know he's the size of a red bell pepper this week..."
"He's the wha- how do you know that?" JJ looked confused.
"I have this app on my phone, it can track everything. It shows you how big the baby is getting each week. My bumps tiny compared to yours when you were this far along with Henry, but I guess I have my mother to thank for that. Prentiss women have always carried small." Emily laughed lightly.
"It is teeny tiny, just look at Kate and she's only 5 weeks ahead of us baby." JJ sniggered, knowing their brunette colleague had been complaining about how much weight she'd gained through her own pregnancy.
"I certainly haven't got anything to complain about, this is turning out to be way easier than I thought. I can't believe our mothers have had the nursery decorated as our Christmas present." Emily took a deep breath in as she spoke. Sandy Jareau had made the big move to D.C a week before so she could be more involved with the growing family, her and Elizabeth were constantly in contact with each other planning various things for them to do with their grandson before the baby arrived.
"That reminds me, Elizabeth wanted to drop by when we get home. I got a text from her earlier saying she had something for us." JJ placed a light kiss against the skin of Emily's stomach again, still being able to feel the baby fluttering inside. "Amma Lizzie's going to come and say hello Baby." she whispered.
"Do you know how much it makes me want to cry when you talk to him?" Emily choked up a little at the sight.
"His auditory system is rapidly advancing; he should be able to hear us and even some music by now." JJ said matter of factly.
"Ohkay, you've been spending too much time with Spence. Just how many baby books have you been reading Mrs Prentiss." Emily quipped.
"He's read more than me and he's known for 48hrs... You'd think he was the father with the amount of knowledge he's got on pregnancy. He's just excited to be a godfather again." JJ effused, remembering how excited the young man was when they told him they were expecting.
"Penelope's reaction was the best; I don't think I've ever heard her scream like that before." Emily grinned.
"Even Hotch was excited to be an uncle again. You know, I don't think I've even seen him smile as much as when you moved back here Em, it really did him good to have us back together again." JJ spoke contentedly.
"Well, it's either that or him and Beth are doing really well." Emily joked.
"They're not together anymore Em..." JJ spoke in a hushed tone, spilling the secret she'd overheard when their unit chief was talking to Rossi.
"Wait, what? I thought they were moving in together?!" Emily sat up on her elbows at the news.
"Hmm, Beth didn't want to move, and he didn't want to leave the team or uproot Jack's life here." JJ shrugged, knowing she felt sad for their chief.
"Damn, that sucks. Do we know anyone we can hook him up with?" Emily looked genuinely serious as she spoke to JJ. JJ didn't know how other to respond than laughing.
"Come on, get some sleep or you're gonna be cranky as hell tomorrow." JJ finally moved back to her position next to the brunette, but not before leaving a sweet kiss on her baby bump.
"I love you, Jen." Emily nuzzled into the blonde's neck and before long they were both fast asleep.
December 25th , 2012: 23 weeks and 2 days.
Their first Christmas together was amazing, they had all their family and friends' round for the day. Henry was just totally overexcited at the prospect of having a little brother or sister to look after. He had started pre-K that September, meaning he was able to spend some more time at his moms', and got to witness more of the pregnancy that both JJ and Emily thought he would.
"Oh! He's kicking again!" Emily clutched the small bump. The baby had become far more active in the week since she first felt it kick, she was hyperaware of the movements coming from the small person inside her.
"Can I feel?!" Penelope cried out, shifting from one end of the couch to lean over JJ and place her hands on Emily's belly. "Oh my god, why does this make me want a baby so bad!" she looked straight over to Derek.
"Baby girl, give it time. I'll make sure you have a baby." Derek chuckled, smiling brightly at the thought of having a son or daughter with his bubbly blonde girlfriend.
"Spencer, do you want to feel?" Emily looked over to the young man sat in the corner, who had been far too quiet for her liking.
"Are you sure? You must be annoyed at everyone touching you every time the baby moves." he gave her an awkward smile.
"Not at all, everyone should get to have a feel..." Emily shrugged before waving him over. Spencer reluctantly rose from his seat and sat next to Emily. He just sat there awkwardly, not knowing what to do. Emily chuckled at this before grabbing his hand and putting it just below her belly button. She poked the side of her belly to try and make her child move, which seemed to work. His face was one of astonishment as he felt the small movements.
"JJ, can you get the doppler?" Emily spoke quietly to the blonde. She quickly went to retrieve the item her mother had gifted them for Christmas and some aloe gel. "Here Spence, help me find his heartbeat?" Emily tilted her head quizzically at the young man.
"Really? I've never heard a baby's heartbeat in person before." Spencer smiled brightly at Emily and all she could think of was how adorable it was.
"Yeah, go ahead. Let me get in better position and we can try it." Emily shifted on the couch, so her head was in JJ's lap and stretched her legs out beside where Spencer was sat before squeezing the gel on her bump. She grabbed the doppler wand and placed it where she felt the baby moving and flicked the device on. Various loud noises came out of the small speaker before she handed the wand to Spencer to move around. He took it apprehensively, not really knowing what to do but soon got the gist and moved it only slightly to the left until he heard a fast beat flow through the speaker.
"Wow..." Spencer looked down at Emily and smiled. Emily and JJ both couldn't help the tears that had begun to swell in their eyes as they watched Spencer's facial expressions change. "I- uh, I don't know what to say." he whispered just loud enough for Emily to hear.
"It's okay Spence." she took a hold of his wrist to try and comfort him as she saw him cry.
"Guys, do you want to see the baby's room?" JJ asked the people around her, knowing she needed to give Emily and Spencer some time alone. She saw them all nod, and they quickly left the room. Emily sat there watching Spencer continue to move the wand around to find where the heartbeat was loudest.
"Are you okay honey?" Emily spoke softly, not wanting to startle the young man.
"Yes, this is just a bit overwhelming for me." Spencer informed her, which made Emily just want to cry.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Emily asked.
"Hmm, maybe." he paused, then nodded. "Yes." looking into Emily's eyes so he knew when to continue. "I want what you and JJ have, and I can't help but feel like I've missed out on it because I was too focused on my career. I never thought I'd want to have kids, the way I am, and my family history has always put me off the idea. But now, I look at you two and what you have and it's all I want in life, I want to be happy with someone and be loved."
"Spence, you're 31. I mean, look at me, I'm 42 and me and Jayje are having a baby together. I'm a big believer that you are where you're supposed to be in life and that everything happens for a reason. Your time will come, and when it does it's going to knock you flat on your back and you'll think back to this conversation." Emily shifted up onto her elbows when Spencer finally turned the doppler off and tucked it to one side of the couch. "You are so loved Spencer Reid, by this whole family, by your mom and even this little guy in here." Emily pointed down to her bump, which made Spencer release a small breathy laugh.
"I just want it all now, and I know that's incredibly impatient and irrational, but I can't help the way I feel. I have no control over it, the feeling of wanting something so strongly overpowers everything else." Spencer tipped his head back to take in a big breath, some sort of attempt to stop his tears, but it failed.
"I know, I completely understand. And it was hard when everything I ever wanted was sat right next to me on the jet every trip, sat in that office a few meters away from my desk, and when she went home to her boyfriend and son... you will get what you deserve in life, I can promise you that. In fact, I'm going to make it my life's mission to find you an eligible bachelorette to court with." Emily joked through the tears that had fallen from her own eyes. She had an idea, but she needed some time to execute it. She hoped to God that it would work, because Spencer deserved all the happiness the world could give him.
"Thank you, Emily," he smiled at the brunette, "and thank you little person for making me feel slightly more human today." he dropped his head slightly so that the baby would be able to hear his voice. Just as he pulled away, Emily felt a rather strong movement in her belly.
"Hey, he heard you." Emily grinned. "He just kicked hard."
"Really? Are you guys reading to him? I read that it improves the baby's language development and word recognition. It also helps bond with the child before they're even born, so when he does eventually make his way outta there, he will recognise your voices and it can relax him." Spencer smiled at the facts he reeled off as he moved his hand to cover the bump again to feel.
"I didn't know it had that much of an effect on babies, I'll have to get JJ to dig out the child friendly books again." Emily mused.
"I've got some at home, I'll bring them into work next week. Maybe I can read to him when we're on the jet, so he doesn't have to listen to all those gory details, like JJ did with Henry and the music." Spencer smiled brightly at the prospect.
"I think he'd love that Spence." Emily smiled back at the young man, sitting up to pull him in for a warm and welcoming embrace. Spencer was never one for any show of love or affection, but Emily felt him return the hug almost instantly.
Whilst all of this was happening, JJ was stood in the doorway to the family room, quietly crying at how sweet the exchange had been between her wife and her best friend.
February 10th, 2013: 30 weeks.
Emily had grown considerably since Christmas; her bump was still petite mind, and she was always surprised when people complimented her on how well pregnancy suited her. Her third and final trimester had been a breeze so far, she thought she would have succumbed to those damn pregnancy hormones, turning her into a witch, but she was probably the most chilled out and relaxed she'd been in her entire life.
Growing a human was tiring work, that was the only negative to this entire journey was that she constantly felt exhausted. She had 7 weeks left until she was advised not to fly anymore, and it made her a little sad. Every trip, someone took their turn at reading to the baby whilst they were going over the case. Spencer usually took the opportunity, he wanted to make sure the baby recognised his voice so that they would feel safe and relaxed with him.
"He's the size of a head of broccoli this week." JJ revealed proudly to her team as they flew to Denver.
"The baby's brain also starts to develop convolutions so that it can hold more brain cells." Spencer piped up, he'd read every baby book the library had to offer and had moved onto the more anatomical side of pregnancy literature now.
"He's also kicking like a motherfucker." Emily groaned as she felt the baby kick her in the ribs for the 5th time since they'd sat down 45 minutes ago.
"He's gonna be a football player like his Uncle Derek!" Morgan beamed proudly.
"What are we reading him today Spence?" Emily looked over to the young man.
"I thought we'd go with Harry Potter this week, as we all know it's a fan favourite around here." Spencer held up the first book of the series.
"Yes! He's going to be a Gryffindor like his Mommy and Uncle Derek!" Emily cheered; high fiving Derek next to her.
"Great, another brave and self-sacrificing menace to deal with." Hotch rolled his eyes, making the whole team burst out laughing.
The flight usually took 4 hours, and Emily was beginning to get uncomfortable in her seat, so she got up to walk around. It didn't take long for JJ to take her into the little kitchen area to talk to her.
"Hey, what's with the pacing?" JJ asked.
"My back hurts, just sat down for too long that's all." Emily offered a smile.
"Do you want a massage? We've still got a little over 2 hours left to go baby, I don't want you in pain." JJ spoke sweetly.
"God, yes please." Emily groaned at the thought of having her wife's hands on her. One thing she'd discovered in her third trimester was that she was horny, all the time. Just the feel of JJ's hand on her leg made her want to drag the blonde into the nearest bathroom or empty office and have her way with her.
"I'll just go tell Hotch that we're gonna sit back here for a bit." JJ ducked back through into the seating area, returning quickly and pulling the curtain across so they had a bit of privacy. Emily had her hands flat against the counter leaning at an angle, so her ass was pushed out and her back was arched slightly. It was the most comfortable position that helped with the niggling pain.
"You know what I can't wait for..." Emily breathed out when JJ's hands started working her lower back muscles.
"What?" JJ smirked at the thoughts that were running through her head.
"To be able to lay on my front again." Emily shot back.
"Seriously Em?" JJ let out a small laugh at the remark.
"Yeah, I mean the bump is in the way and don't even get me started on my boobs." Emily rolled her eyes, letting out a low groan as JJ dug her thumbs in on either side of her spine and moved them in circles.
"I love the boobs..." JJ kissed the back of Emily's neck.
"No, don't do that, not here unless you want to have sex in that bathroom." Emily sounded a little annoyed at the gesture.
"You still haven't fulfilled my fantasy of jet sex; you owe me Prentiss." JJ chirped back.
"It would've been a lot more fun when I wasn't 30 weeks pregnant, Prentiss." Emily turned slightly, just enough to catch the blonde's darkening blue eyes. "And I can't even get the harness on properly now, so you will have a lot of catching up to do once I'm recovered from this baby."
"Is that a fact?"
"It's a promise." Emily stood up straight, turning around and pulling JJ in for a heated kiss. It was deep and full of desire, and totally inappropriate for where they currently were, meters away from their colleagues. But neither cared and Emily pushed into JJ as far as she could, her bump didn't make that an easy task to complete but nevertheless, she walked the blonde as far back as she could before they encountered their first barrier.
"Bathroom, now." Emily ordered, JJ spinning in her arms and ducking into the small cubicle. There was just enough room to manoeuvre around without making too much noise, JJ taking full control and pulling Emily's skirt above her hips to get to her goal. Slipping the material of the brunette's panties to the side, she got her first feel of just how turned on Emily was, and she had to stop herself from moaning.
Wasting no time, but only because she didn't want to get caught fucking on the jet by their chief, JJ slipped two fingers into Emily's soaking heat, capturing her lips just in time to mute the strangled cry that left the brunette's mouth. Thumb coming up to circle a swollen clit, she kissed her wife deeply, swallowing every noise that left her throat, and every grunt of effort that came from JJ was taken by Emily.
"Fuck, I'm gonna come Jayje, don't stop baby please." Emily whimpered when she pulled away, her lungs burning from the intensity of the kissing. JJ hummed against the sensitive skin of Emily's neck, giving the brunette enough time to catch her breath before she gave in and covered her lips again, increasing the speed in which her fingers moved to finally give her wife the climax she'd begged for. Emily moaned lowly into JJ's mouth as she came around lithe fingers, hips jerking when the blonde's thumb pressed against her clit again. JJ let Emily's lips go again, placing feather light kisses along her exposed collarbones and stilled her fingers, slipping them out as she watched the brunette recover from her orgasm.
"That was hot." JJ chuckled breathlessly. "Why don't we do that more often?"
"Because I don't want to get caught by Hotch, he'd be so pissed." Emily had her head tilted back taking in as much air as she could to regain her breath.
"Continue this later?" JJ wiggled her eyebrows suggestively when Emily's gaze returned to her.
"You can sit on my face." Emily winked, which made JJ laugh.
"Deal." JJ smirked at her wife before they made an effort to untangle themselves from each other and return to their seats.
"Everything okay ladies?" Hotch looked suspiciously at the couple.
"Yeah, Em wasn't feeling too good but she's doing better now, right honey?" JJ looked over to the brunette.
"Yep, much better." She tried to keep her face as straight as possible as she shifted in her seat.
"Jet sex is crossed off the list now then." Derek whispered to the brunette beside him, Emily only punching him in the arm as her response.
April 6th , 2013: 37 weeks and 6 days.
At 37 weeks, Emily had finally given up on travelling with her team, or more like been ordered by her doctor. She instead spent the majority of her time with Penelope in the techno lair at Quantico, assisting any way she could from the comfort of a cushioned spinny chair.
"I still can't believe how small your bump is, did the doctor say how big she thinks he's going to be?" Penelope sipped on her tea as she sat next to the brunette awaiting their next instructions from the team, who were currently in New York working a case.
"She thinks he's about 6 and a half pounds now, the size of a canary melon. 2 weeks and one day to go, not that I'm counting..." Emily grinned.
"God it's gone so quick! Are you looking forward to maternity leave?"
"Yes and no, I'm going to be bored out of my mind. I've managed to convince them to let me stay till 39 weeks, I'd be more help here than sat at home." Emily scoffed, knowing how easily she got bored.
"You never stop woman. Have you got any names ready for our little melon?" Penelope chirped.
"We like Noah, it sounds strong." Emily revealed.
"That's super cute, little Noah Prentiss, it's certainly got a ring to it." Penelope beamed.
"It does, doesn't it! We're so ready for him, Jen has taken to unpacking and then repacking our hospital bag every night to double check we have everything... it's infuriating but also insanely sweet." Emily chuckled at the thought. JJ was ready to hold their baby, getting impatient with the wait of their new arrival.
"Have you spoken to Kate? Elijah is just the sweetest little guy." Penelope clapped her hands together; Kate had given birth to her son just a week before.
"God, I was practically sobbing at the pictures she sent. If I wasn't already pregnant, I'd be demanding a baby, and don't get me started on JJ, she wouldn't let go of Henry when it hit her how grown up he's gotten." Emily pouted at the memory. She readjusted herself in her chair, wincing slightly at the dull pain shooting through her spine. The baby had dropped down the week before and despite how petite her belly was, she still got the usual aches and pains that came with the third trimester.
"You're getting uncomfortable. Do you want to take a walk? I'm sure the guys won't miss us for a half hour." Penelope suggested, knowing that the exercise would do them both some good, and not wanting to leave Emily's side incase something did happen.
"Yeah, that'd be good actually. We can stop and get some more tea on the way back, that herbal stuff you got is delicious." Emily smiled, heaving herself out of the chair with a little help from her friend.
"Come on sweet stuff. I'm hoping the guys will have wrapped the case up by the end of the day, I need my chocolate thunder to come home and give me some attention." Penelope gushed.
"I can't wait for Jen to come home; I can never sleep when she's not there so Henry's been sleeping in the bed with me instead."
"Oh, that is adorable." Penelope cooed.
April 7th , 2013: 38 weeks.
The next day, at approximately 08.42am, Emily was situated in Garcia's lair, when she felt her stomach tightening again. It was uncomfortable, but it wasn't painful, so she kept it to herself. Every woman's pregnancy was unique, JJ was convinced she was having Braxton hicks when she was actually in active labour with Henry. Emily obviously had never experienced it before, so she didn't know what to expect.
When Penelope came tottering in with to steaming cups of herbal tea, she took in the brunette sat in her designated chair, hands moving around her bump as she looked at the screens in front of her.
"Hey, here's your tea." Pen placed the cup in front of the brunette, Emily flashing a thanking smile to her before she took her own seat and started tapping away at her keyboard.
"They're coming back tonight, right?" Emily kept her gaze on the screens as she took in the information scrolling across it.
"Should be back here for 6pm latest princess." the blonde spun her chair to look at the brunette again. "Are you still uncomfortable?" she tilted her head sympathetically.
"Yeah, he's lying right on my bladder, I've had to pee like 12 times since I woke up this morning." Emily rolled her eyes. "Speaking of, I'll be back in a minute. I reckon he'll have a career as an acrobat or some shit with all this bouncing." Penelope laughed at the remark, turning her attention back to her work. Emily wriggled out of the chair, straightening her loose-fitting skirt before she felt an odd sensation within her, and then the trickle of fluid down her legs.
"Pen..." Emily looked down to the floor in search of said fluid.
"Yeah princess?" she didn't turn around.
"Okay, so I've either just peed on the floor or-"
"Your waters broke..." Penelope spun quickly, launching herself out of the chair so she was stood in front of Emily.
"Uhh, oh god what do we do? JJ's in New York!" Emily started to panic a little, Penelope just shushing her to calm her down.
"Em honey, labour can take hours. JJ will be here, but we need to get you checked out okay. Have you been having any contractions?" Penelope asked.
"I don't think so, I haven't had any pain, but I don't know what it feels like! Pen, my due dates not for 2 weeks, he's not ready. I'm not ready." Emily whimpered; fear instilled within her at the thought of the baby coming too soon.
"Princess, baby decides when they're ready. And he's already decided, come on we need to get you to your doctor. We can ring JJ on the way." Penelope guided Emily over the puddle on the floor and quickly out of the door.
"Hotchner." the deep voice boomed over the phone.
"Hotch! We can't get a hold of JJ, is she with you?" Penelope spoke quickly over the car phone of Emily's range rover as she drove down the road.
"Her and Derek are in the field with SWAT, they've just arrested the unsub and are on their way, back to the precinct. Is everything okay?" Hotch sounded concerned.
"Emily's waters broke, I'm taking her to her doctor now to get checked out, but we might need you guys back here sooner than originally planned."
"I'll phone ahead, I don't want to risk getting delayed if we need to get back. We can be back in just under two hours. Emily, how are you feeling?" Hotch spoke firmly, concealing the slight panic in his voice well, but Emily knew it was there.
"I'm uncomfortable and wet, but otherwise fine! Please get back as soon as you can, I need Jayje here, Aaron." Emily winced as she felt the baby kick her.
"Of course, Emily. See you soon." Hotch hung up, and seconds later the phone rang again.
"Hey, sorry I missed your call I was busy tackling the unsub." JJ joked over the phone.
"Jen, my waters broke." Emily breathed out quickly.
"What?! B-but we've still got two weeks, oh god, okay. Is Pen there with you?" she stuttered as she fought hard to compose a real sentence.
"Right here Jayje, we're on the way to Dr Lopez now. Hotch has got the jet ready to go for when you and Derek get back." Penelope spoke clearly.
"We're literally pulling up to the station, Em are you going to be okay? I'll get there as soon as I can baby, I promise." JJ's soothing voice helped calm the brunette in the front seat.
"Yeah Jen, just be safe. I love you." Emily choked up at the sound of her wife.
"I love you too Em. Pen, please look after her." JJ pleaded.
"Of course, Jayje, we'll see you soon." Penelope returned before hearing the call end.
"Okay Emily, you are 5cms dilated and 100% effaced. How is your pain?" Dr Lopez snapped the gloves of her hands.
"I haven't really got any, my stomach tightens and then it goes away." Emily shrugged.
"You're one of the lucky ones, how often?"
"Every 5 minutes or so I guess, I haven't really been timing them because I didn't think they were contractions." Emily let out a huff of air.
"Okay, we'll it's definitely baby time. You need to grab whatever you need and head over to the hospital." Dr Lopez patted Emily on the thigh before walking over to her phone. She phoned ahead to the maternity unit at their chosen hospital, letting them know to prepare a room for Emily. "Good luck." She shook Emily's hand as the two women made to leave. Back in the car, they were almost back at the house to retrieve the hospital bags.
"Okay, do you want anything to eat before you go, because you know they won't let you have anything once you're in." Penelope was rushing around the kitchen.
"You know what, I could really go for a burger." Emily winced as she sat up in the tall barstool.
"Sure princess. Okay, I've got your bags, we can grab something from in-n-out on the way. JJ text to say they're about to go wheels up, she'll be an hour or so." Penelope nodded, offering a hand to help Emily off her chair and quickly ushered the brunette back to the car.
The team landed on the airstrip an hour after Emily had left the house, currently Hotch was speeding down the freeway with JJ hanging on to the grab handle for dear life. Derek was settled in the back, clutching onto the seat in front of him as Hotch dodged in and out of traffic with lights flashing and sirens blaring. Spencer, Rossi and Tara were following behind.
"Hotch, we don't need to blues and twos, Emily's only just been given a room." JJ bared her teeth as he took a sharp change in direction.
"Sorry, I just don't want you to miss it." He offered an apologetic smile before switching the sirens off.
"It's okay, I'd rather get there in one piece." JJ joked, hearing Derek chuckle in the back. As they pulled up to the hospital, JJ launched herself out of the vehicle and ran into the building, leaving the others to park up and meet her inside.
"Hi, I'm here for Emily Prentiss, I'm her wife." JJ spoke politely to the woman at the front desk.
"Awesome, she's up on the maternity ward. I'll let them know your heading up so they can buzz you in. Congratulations, and good luck!" the chipper young redhead pointed JJ in the right direction with a great smile plastered on her face. JJ took off at a jog, head turning to each sign to read where she was going. She stopped to look around, seeing the sign for maternity and felt the relief flood through her as she approached the door and rung the bell. She was immediately let in, a woman in pink scrubs meeting her.
"Hello, you must be JJ! Emily said you'd be here soon, come on I'll take you to her." she was ushered into a room up a long hallway, her eyes settling instantly on the brunette in the bed.
"Emily." JJ breathed out, rushing to her side to pull her in for a hug.
"Jen, that was quick." Emily grinned.
"Yeah, the wind was just right. How are you feeling baby?" JJ tilted her head in question.
"I'm fine, I feel a bit uncomfortable, but that's it. Are you okay?" Emily smiled warmly at her obviously panicked wife.
"You're not in any pain? Are you wonder woman or something?" JJ shook her head slightly in disbelief.
"She's rocking labour like a warrior queen." Penelope appeared from the bathroom, walking over to JJ to give her a hug.
"No pain, although I expect that'll change soon." Emily laughed.
"How far have we gotten?" JJ turned to Penelope, knowing her best friend would've kept track of everything that had happened.
"6cms dilated now, 100% effaced and contractions are every 5 minutes or so. We also got burgers on the way, so she's happy." Penelope smiled.
"And milkshakes." Emily nodded happily.
"How is it that you've been able to eat so much through the last 9 months and you've put what, 18 pounds on? I was huge when I had Hen, so not fair." JJ groaned.
"I'm just that good baby." Emily winked. "You were gorgeous when you had Henry."
"You are glowing Em, you look so beautiful. When did you go into labour?" JJ got straight back to the questions.
"Uh I started feeling the tightening in my belly when I got home last night, I was in the bath. Henry slept in bed with me last night and said this little guy was kicking like mad, but I was exhausted so I slept through most of it." Emily rubbed her belly when she felt more discomfort start to creep up on her. "I think I'm having another contraction." JJ looked at the monitor, seeing the peak on the moving chart. Emily breathed through her nose, that was the first one that hurt a bit.
"Hmm, there we go." JJ rubbed Emily's back sympathetically. "Pen, Hotch and Derek drove me here, could you go find out where they are?"
"Of course, honey. I'll give you two some time to yourselves. Let me know if you need anything." Penelope offered.
"Pen, thank you for looking after her. I love you." JJ smiled warmly at her best friend; she'd have to find a way to show how grateful she really was.
"Love you both, you've got this Em." she blew a kiss to both women before leaving the room. JJ settled in the chair next to the bed, distracting the brunette with the details of the case they'd just wrapped up until there was a knock at the door.
"Hi Emily, I'm just gonna check how you're progressing." the young nurse came in.
"Hi Celia, this is my wife JJ." Emily smiled at the young blonde and then to her wife.
"JJ, it's nice to meet you. So, let's see how this little one is getting on." she pulled a pair of gloves on, Emily getting in position for the quick exam. "Ok, so you're still about 6cm. Your contractions are probably going to start getting stronger, and you may begin to feel some pain. We can give you an epidural if it gets too painful, just buzz the desk and we'll come and sort it out. I reckon you guys will have a baby in the next few hours if you carry on progressing the way you are." Celia informed them happily, saying her goodbyes as she left the room.
"Jayje..." Emily got the blonde's attention, wincing as another contraction began.
"You're okay, I'm right here." JJ took Emily's hand in her own and cooed to the brunette whilst she shifted uncomfortably in the bed.
"Shit, that hurt." Emily groaned, she knew that it was only going to get worse the further she progressed, putting on the fakest smile possible for her wife beside her.
3 hours passed them by, but Emily was no stranger to pain, and she rocked on through the contractions. She was stood leaning over the bed, JJ behind her rubbing her back as she breathed heavily through another wave. There was a knock at the door, there had been a few in the last couple of hours, just nurses coming in to check how both women were doing and see how far along she had gotten.
"Hey Celia." Emily looked up to see the young blonde again, thankful that it was the nice young nurse again and not the grumpy older lady like before.
"How're you getting on Emily?" she returned happily.
"It hurts, but nothing I can't handle." Emily readjusted her stance as she spoke, looking more uncomfortable than before.
"God you can be stubborn sometimes." JJ let out laugh. "I'd be begging for the drugs by now."
"She's one of the best I've seen, and the quietest. I'm sure you heard the lady down the hall screaming her head off an hour ago." Celia joked.
"If I do that, put a sock in my mouth or something..." Emily turned to look at JJ, a totally serious expression on her face that made the blonde laugh.
"Why don't you hop back onto the bed so I can have another look." Celia patted the bed, Emily complying quickly as she awkwardly lifted herself onto the bed and assumed the position. She watched the young nurse intently, only to see her eyes go wide.
"What was that face for?" Emily asked nervously.
"You're at 10cms Emily." Celia quickly changed her expression to one of joy.
"What?!" JJ looked equally as shocked as the nurse did seconds before.
"Yep. I'm going to go get Dr Luca, is there anyone else you want in the room with you before you start to push?" Celia asked sweetly.
"Jayje, is mom here yet?" Emily looked over to the blonde, seeing her shake her head.
"Her flight got delayed from Paris, last I heard she was an hour out." JJ shared the bad news.
"Shit, okay. You choose - Spence or Pen." Emily tried to steady her breathing.
"What?" JJ looked confused.
"Which godparent is going to see this baby be born?" Emily chuckled, surprising JJ with her sudden decision.
"Oh, wow. Um, God, I don't know Em. We're leaving one out either way." JJ rubbed her eyebrow as she tried to decide.
"Ohkay, Celia can you get Spencer and Pen in here please?" Emily asked politely.
"Sure Emily, I won't be long. If you feel like you need to push, buzz me." Celia turned and jogged out of the room to gather the two godparents from the waiting area down the hall. It wasn't long before the two extra people joined them.
"Spence, Pen. I need someone else in here. I can have both of you, if you want to stay, but I won't be offended if you decide not to." Emily breathed out through another contraction.
"Em, are you sure? I mean, we're honoured but we don't want to overwhelm you." Penelope chattered away nervously.
"Of course, it's not every day you get a new godchild." JJ smiled at the pair.
"Just don't look down there, that's all I'm asking you. You too JJ, I do not need you to be put off my vagina for the rest of our lives." Emily joked, shifting her position to try and get comfortable, but failing as the pain seared through her again.
"Spence?" Penelope looked over at the silent young man.
"I want to stay, just tell me what I can do to help." Spencer nodded enthusiastically.
"Sure." Emily nodded. Just as she was about to tell him, Dr Luca walked in, along with her midwifery student and Celia.
"Hey Emily! Time to get this baby out!" Dr Luca's voice was melodiously happy.
"God these contractions are fucking killing me. I feel like I need to push." Emily groaned.
"Okay guys, out of the way whilst we get dressed for the occasion and then we can welcome the little one into the world." Dr Luca nodded, watching Penelope and Spencer disappear to the side of the room whilst JJ took her place next to Emily at the head of the bed. In no time, Dr Luca was situated between Emily's legs as she felt another contraction begin to rip through her.
"Oh, fuck! Ow, JJ help." Emily whimpered.
"It's okay baby, I'm right here. You're doing so amazing, I'm so proud of you." JJ soothed the brunette, wiping the sweat off her forehead with a cold cloth.
"Dr Reid, do you think you could help pull Emily's leg up here, JJ you'll need to grab the other one." Dr Luca ordered.
"Pen, you better have that camera ready." JJ smiled over to her best friend who was almost in tears as she watched on.
"Like I'd miss this!" Penelope choked out.
"Does this feel okay Emily?" Spencer asked the brunette quietly.
"Thank you, Spence." Emily nodded as she looked up to the young man.
"Okay, next contraction you need to push Emily." Dr Luca informed her.
Emily took a deep breath and grit her teeth as she began to push, groaning at the sensation between her legs. By the time it was over, she was panting heavily as JJ continued to speak loving and comforting words to her.
"Come on Emily, you're doing so well." Spencer encouraged the brunette, knowing she needed to hear all the positive things in the world to get her through.
Emily was pushing again within a minute, crushing JJ's hand as she did. JJ was in complete awe of her wife, having gone through her entire labour with no pain meds. She almost burst into tears when she heard a heart wrenching cry fall from Emily's mouth, begging and pleading for JJ to help.
"Okay, baby's head is almost out!" Dr Luca declared, grabbing a towel from Celia as she began to prepare for the baby's exit.
"Fuck, this hurts so bad. I'm never doing this again." Emily cried out.
"Come on Emily, he's almost here baby, you're so close." JJ pressed her lips to her wife's forehead, readjusting her grip on the brunette's hand as Emily propped herself up for the next push. Emily gave it her best effort, feeling absolutely exhausted from the last few hours of labour and now the intense pushing. A loud sob left her lips as she felt the painful sensation, before a high-pitched cry broke the air.
"It's a girl!" Dr Luca announced, lifting the baby up for everyone to take in.
"It's a girl?! Oh my god, Emily, we have a little girl!" JJ started crying at the sight of her daughter, a full head of dark hair as she screamed her little lungs out. The baby was quickly passed to Emily, who cradled the newborn to her bare chest as she sobbed.
"She's beautiful Emily, congratulations." Spencer wiped a tear of his own away from his cheek as he looked down at his goddaughter.
"As much as I liked Noah, I don't think it's going to suit her." Penelope had made her way to Emily's side to look at the small child, racked with her own tears.
"Oh god, I was so convinced she was a boy! What are we going to tell Henry?" Emily let out a small laugh, hearing JJ chuckled beside her.
"He's going to love her; he'll be the best big brother you've ever seen." Penelope smiled.
"JJ, do you want to cut the cord?" Dr Luca broke the attention of the 3 people surrounding mother and baby.
"Yes please." JJ nodded, moving to a better position to carry out the task.
"Emily, we need you to just give us one last push in a minute to deliver the placenta, then we'll get you cleaned up so you can enjoy your little girl." Dr Luca smiled warmly at the brunette, Emily just nodding as she continued to look down at her daughter.
"We're gonna go tell the others the good news, Tara was bouncing in her seat when Celia came to get us." Spencer revealed.
"I'll get JJ to come and get you when we're ready, is that okay?" Emily asked.
"Of course, sweetie, you enjoy your little slice of heaven there. We'll see you soon." Penelope blew Emily a kiss, clutching onto JJ's arm to show her love to the blonde. They left the room and were shortly followed by the maternity team once Emily had delivered the placenta and both her and baby girl were cleaned up and checked over. JJ had wiggled her way onto the large bed, Emily nuzzled her head into JJ's neck as they both looked down at the now sleeping infant.
"How does she have dark hair?" Emily wondered out loud.
"I think you'll have to ask Spence that one." JJ let out a small laugh.
"She looks like you Jen." Emily smiled as she turned to look up at her wife.
"You think?" JJ tilted her head slightly, really taking in her daughters features.
"The two most beautiful girls in my life." Emily cooed as the baby began to fuss.
"We need a name for her..." JJ mused.
"Harlow Roslyn Prentiss." Emily reeled off, looking up at the blonde when she finished.
"How long have you had that one planned Mrs Prentiss?" JJ quipped.
"Only since the moment I met you, and when you told me about Roslyn." Emily pressed a kiss to JJ's cheek when she saw the blonde tear up again.
"I love it, little Harlow." JJ smiled down at her daughter.
After an hour of staring at the small dark haired newborn, JJ went to inform her little family that they were able to meet the new arrival. Sandy had taken the liberty to go and collect Elizabeth from the airport, giving the team enough time to see the newborn before they got their turn. They filtered into the room as Emily was feeding Harlow, quiet 'awes' filled the room at the sight.
"I can't believe you had a girl." Rossi cooed over the baby, thrilled to be a grandpa again and to a little girl at that.
"All our bets said it'd be a boy." Derek chimed in, earning hushed laughs from the group as they surrounded the bed.
"What have you named her?" Hotch spoke softly.
"Harlow Roslyn Prentiss." Emily revealed her daughter's name proudly, watching each of her friends smile.
"I thought you said the donor had blonde hair?" Tara whispered.
"The chances of having a baby with dark hair when both parents are blonde is slim, but not impossible. I won't bore you with the science of it all unless you want me to." Spencer informed them.
"Told you." JJ smirked at Emily.
"Told her what?" Spencer raised a questioning eyebrow at JJ.
"She asked how it was possible and I said you'd be able to answer that one." JJ stated. The group chuckled at how accurate that information had been, knowing the young doctor couldn't help himself sometimes. Harlow began to fuss once she'd had her fill from Emily's breast, quickly covering herself so her whole team didn't see and rocked the small child in her arms.
"Can I hold her?" Hotch asked quietly, Emily nodding as she moved to pass her daughter to the older man. She spent a lot of time in her Uncle Hotch's arms, before being passed around the entire group. Spencer sat in the corner seat of the room, rocking his goddaughter to sleep whilst the team chatted away, completely content with the small child in his arms. It wasn't long before the team excused themselves, leaving Spencer in the room after having nodded off as Harlow slept.
"Henry is going to be so jealous..." Emily smirked as she looked at the young man and her child.
"He did the same thing with him, Will had to practically pry him out of his arms." JJ laughed at the memory. "He's going to make an amazing father someday."
"When's Will dropping him off?" Emily looked back to the blonde.
"Mom went to get him; they should be here soon." JJ informed her wife, watching her nod at the information.
"I can't wait to take her home."
"Me neither baby."
The little family stayed a little while longer in the hospital, Harlow was a small baby and having been born a couple of weeks early they wanted to make sure everything was okay, but they were told they could go home that night. She was easily the smallest baby either Emily or JJ had ever held. Henry was absolutely delighted to find out that he in fact had a little sister, and both grandmothers were thrilled at the news.
Elizabeth and Sandy had taken Henry back to the house so he could settle in before his mother's made their way home with their new arrival. JJ was thankful that they'd be organised enough to make sure that Harlow's seat was already installed in their car, getting their daughter comfortable for the journey. Emily sat in the back, soothing the small child as she fussed, but soon fell asleep when JJ began to drive.
"Welcome home baby girl." Emily spoke softly as they carried her into the house, hearing the thumping of Henry's feet as he ran across the upstairs hallway and down the stairs to greet them.
"Can I hold her Mama?" Henry beamed up at JJ.
"Let's get Mommy in bed with Harlow first, then you can have a cuddle, okay?" JJ suggested, her son only nodding furiously before running back up the stairs and into their bedroom to wait. They couldn't help but laugh at the enthusiasm their son showed towards his little sister, it was adorable. They made their way up to their room, getting settled into the giant bed and Henry was passed his sister.
"Girls, do you need anything before we make a move?" Sandy poked her head round the doorway.
"I think we're okay, thank you mom, for everything." JJ smiled at her mother.
"You're more than welcome Jenny, we'll pop by in a day or two to see how you're getting on. Love you."
"Love you too Mom." JJ grinned before turning her attention back to her children.
"Henry, it's time for bed baby." Emily told her son, seeing him pout. "Hey, she's still going to be here tomorrow, we all need a good night's sleep." she tried to reason with the small child.
"Can I have 5 more minutes Mommy, please" he placed a kiss to his sister forehead, which just made Emily want to burst into tears.
"Sure baby." Emily kissed the blonde child upon his head and watched him wriggle further into the bed as JJ took her daughter from his arms. "Do you mind if I go grab a shower, hospitals make me feel gross." Emily grimaced at the thought, she didn't feel clean after the process of giving birth earlier that day.
"Go ahead honey, I'll be right here with little miss." JJ smiled as she pulled her daughter closer to her chest.
Emily spent a good while in the shower, letting the hot water trickle down her aching body. She was exhausted, but incredibly grateful for being allowed to leave the hospital earlier than most new mothers. She climbed out, grabbing the fresh fluffy towel and wrapping it around her before she re-entered the bedroom.
Before her, was her beautiful wife and their beautiful son and daughter, curled up asleep in the sheets. Emily smiled as the tears rolled down her face, she couldn't believe how lucky she was. The past year had been life changing, but this was everything she had ever wanted in the world.
It was laying right in front of her.
Harlow Roslyn Prentiss
Born on the 7th of April 2013 at 2.32pm
Weighing 6lbs and 4oz