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Chapter 12

Saturday arrives and Emily is accompanied by Dani. They arrive at JJ's house where they can see the barbeque smoke coming out from the backyard. Emily parks her car in the driveway. The two ladies get out of the SUV and start walking to the door.

"Mmmm. I could smell the food from here," Dani said sniffing the air. "I am totally going to crush this food," she said, rubbing her hands.

Emily chuckles. She knocks on the door and they wait. Will opens the door and greets them with a smile.

"Why hello ladies. I'm glad you guys made it," he says. "Come in. The rest are at the back," he says while gesturing to the guest to come in. Emily and Dani greet Will with a hug and then go inside the house. They get out through the back door and see Spencer and Garcia standing at the porch next to JJ, who is at the grill making sure the food won't burn. Henry and Michael are in the back part of the yard playing.

The tech analyst notices Emily arriving with Dani. She waves at them and smiles. "Hey, guys! We were waiting for you!" she said, receiving them with a hug. Spencer greets them with a smile as well as JJ.

"Hey, guys. Sorry to keep you all waiting," Emily said.

"It's alright," replied JJ. "The food will be ready in a few minutes."

"And plus, we always save the best for last," Garcia states. "It wouldn't be fun without Daring Dani and our Badass Brunette," she says with a wink. Emily and Dani chuckle.

"How is school, Dani?" Spencer asked.

"It's been going pretty well so far. My classes are pretty enjoyable." Dani replies.

"Any favorite subject?"

"Most definitely Guitar," Dani says with a smile. "English comes in at a close second."

"How about math?" Spencer asks with a brow raised.

"It would be if I were good at it. It's not my cup of tea."

"Well, whenever you need help I'm up to it," he says with a smile. "And I might give you some answers." He says with a wink.

Dani's eyes open wide. "And I don't have to bribe you? That was easy," she said with a smirk.

"Bribing won't be necessary. I do it for fun."

"Spencer, don't give bad ideas to the kid," said Emily with her arms crossed.

"It's not a bad idea. It's a blessing," Dani replied.

"Auntie Emily! Dani! Dani!" They hear running heading towards their direction. Henry and Michael are running towards them. Henry gives a hug to Emily while Dani bends down on one knee, receiving Michael's embrace.

"When did you guys arrive?" asked Henry.

"Just a few minutes ago," Emily replied, ruffling his hair.

"But how come we not see you come in?" Michael asked, looking confused.

"That's because we are ninjas," Dani responded with a wink.

"Wow. that's vewy cool," Michael said, eyes wide open.

The team smiles at Michael's amusement.

"Can we go play soccer, Dani?" Henry asked.

"Yes! Yes! Can we, can we?" pleaded Michael.

"Most definitely," Said Dani, getting up. "Race y'all to the yard." She starts running, Henry and Michael behind her trying to catch up. Henry grabs the soccer ball and they start to play.

Emily and the team watch as the kids play. Emily enjoys watching Dani have fun with JJ's kids. Henry and Michael enjoyed hanging out and playing with Dani. They always looked at Dani as a cool kid who would teach them new soccer tricks. They are like little cousins Dani never had. Emily enjoys the thought of Dani finally having a normal life with a family who cares for her.

"How is everything going with Dani? Any more social worker visits?" JJ asked, putting off Emily's train of thought.

"Yeah, we actually had one yesterday," Emily replied with a sigh.

"I imagine it didn't go so well," JJ said looking at Emily.

"Well, it did go well in the aspect of the whole check-in. It just bummed out Dani."

"How come?" Garcia asked worriedly.

"The social worker started to ask Dani if she was involved in her father's gang. She kept on insisting even after Dani said no," Emily replied.

"Why would she ask that? As far as we know, Dani's biological father was never present in her life." Spencer said, frowning.

"That's the thing I want to know too," Emily stated. "She is afraid that her father's actions will always reflect on her. She doesn't want to be labeled because she is related to someone who commits crime for a living."

"We all know she isn't like that," said Garcia. "She is a sweet teen who has been through so much. Even after everything she has gone through, she has shown how kind and loving she can be," she said with a big smile looking at Emily.

"I just hope Dani can see that."

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An hour passed and the team was hanging around, relaxing on the porch. Dani and the kids were still playing soccer in the yard. The weather was nice with a warm breeze that was very pleasant. JJ and Will were telling the team about their plans for the holidays.

"Isn't it a bit too early to start planning on winter vacations?" asked Garcia. "Like, I barely have planned out what I'm doing this weekend. I most definitely have nothing in mind for the holidays."

"You are right about that," said Will. "But with the kids and our families in different states, it's better to plan now than to panic later."

"Well you guys have roughly one hundred and fifteen days to have everything ready before the break," Reid said. "One hundred and sixteen if you include today."

"Trust me. We need all those days when it comes to visiting family or else there might be a clash between Pennsylvania and Louisiana." JJ says with a chuckle.

"I see that big families can be pretty chaotic," Emily says.

"It can be quite a hustle," JJ replied with a nod. "How about you? Have you talked to your mother?"

Emily lets out a sarcastic laugh. "Ha. I think it is easier to get in contact with the president himself. No, I think the last time I talked with her was when I told her about Dani."

"Wow. Are you serious?" asked Garcia. Emily responded with a nod.

"So she has never met Dani?" asked Will. "Does Dani know about your ma?"

"They have never met before," Emily said. "Dani does know about my mother. Well, what I've told her. All she really knows is Ambassador Prentiss."

Garcia wanted to ask Emily more questions but her thoughts stopped when she heard running steps approaching them. It was Dani, Henry, and Michael coming back from playing soccer.

"Mommy! Mommy! I lewnd how to be goalie today!" exclaimed Michael with excitement.

"That's great, honey," JJ replied with a smile. "Did you stop any goals?"

Michael nodded. "I stop all of them. Dani taught me a twick to do that."

"Awesome. You should be a soccer coach, Dan." JJ said looking at Dani.

"I will consider that," Dani said with a smile. "And with these two in my team, we would be invincible."