A/N: Hello again, everyone!

Disclaimer: I don't own Criminal Minds. No copyright infringement is intended.

My apologies if I made any mistakes but enjoy the chapter!

The chapter starts on December 27th, 2011, Tuesday morning.

"Hey, family!" Élise waved to her parents, brother, and sister-in-law when she, Reid, and Séraphine grabbed their bags from the baggage claim area.

Brenda opened her arms out and cried, "Hey, E!" She chuckles as she gives her a sisterly hug. "How have you been?"

Reid answered as he hugged Arthur, "We're good, thank you, bro."

Arthur asked, "How was your Christmas in Las Vegas?"

"It was good," Élise replied as she hugged him. "Surprises happened."

"Want to talk about those surprises over dinner?" Ms. Geneva suggested after looking at her cell phone and seeing it was four o'clock. "You guys must be hungry."

Séraphine babbled, "Yea!"

"What she says," Élise giggled when Séraphine said that as she rubbed her stomach.

Everyone gathered around the rectangular dinner table at Mr. Micha and Ms. Geneva's house with a spread of pasta, garlic bread, and seasoned vegetables.

"This is delicious, Ms. G," Reid dabs his mouth after eating a forklod of vegetables.

Ms. Geneva smirked, "Well, thank you, Spencer."

Élise asked as she wiped the pasta sauce off Séraphine's mouth, "So, how was your Christmas? Anything good happened?"

"Same old-same old," said Arthur after he took a bite of garlic bread and swallowed after chewing thirty times. "We got together and hung out. What about your guys?"

"As I said, big surprises have been happening," Élise replied before eating a forklod of vegetables. "And are still happening."

Mr. Micha took a big gulp of his water and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Élise glanced to Reid, who gave her a confident smirk. Sighing, she announced, "I'm pregnant. Again." She ended that sentence with a nervous chuckle.

Suddenly, the only sounds in the dining room were Arthur almost choking on his drink and a couple of coughs, the clink of the fork hitting the ceramic plate and from the glassware.

"Say what now?" Ms. Geneva raised an eyebrow and blinked.

"Those were my exact words when I found out. Twelve-thirteen weeks ago." Élise whispered the last sentence while looking away and scratching the back of her neck.

Brenda's jaw dropped, "You're 12-13 pregnant?" She made a face and wondered, "You don't even look pregnant."

Élise explained, "When I went to the doctor's, she, uh...she said that what I'm going through is a denial pregnancy; where a woman denies that she's pregnant."

Ms. Geneva slightly raised her voice, "How could you have not known you were pregnant for 12-13 weeks?"

Élise replied and started picking her fingernails, "I haven't had the usual symptoms like weight gain, morning sickness, nausea. Plus, there are also irregular periods, health problems, weight changes, fear, stress." Élise begins playing with a piece of her hair and twists it, "I…rather not talk about it."

"Well, either way, I'm getting another grandchild." Mr. Micha grinned, "Congrats, you two."

"Aapp," Séraphine burped and laughed, making everyone at the table laugh as well.

Élise began massaging her temples as she, Reid, and Séraphine took a bath and got in their beds—or Séraphine's case, her travel crib, and she were already sound asleep. "I knew my mother would freak out about it."

Reid shrugged his shoulders and retorted, "She didn't seem that freaked out. I would say she's more surprised."

"I'm still surprised, alright." Élise looked down at her stomach. "Aren't you?"

Reid shook his shoulders again and answered, "I am, but at the same time, I wouldn't have it any other way."

Élise smirked to herself and said, "I know. But at least we're giving Séraphine a sibling."

"Whoa-whoa-whoa," Élise said to Séraphine as she wobbled to a safety-covered electrical outlet. "Don't touch that." She guided to her toys that were laid out in the middle of the great room. "Get away from that and go play with your toys, bunny."

Séraphine began playing with her stack and roll cups just as her mother walked in.

"Hey, Élise."

Élise greeted her mother back. "Hey, mom."

Ms. Geneva joined Élise on the couch and watched Séraphine play with her toys. "So, how have you've been?"

"I'm good," Élise replied as she merely shrugged her shoulders.

Ms. Geneva sighed and said, "I'm surprised you're having another baby so soon."

Élise laughed quietly, "I'm still surprised myself. This is about the fifth time I've said that since I found out. I know with Arthur and me, you waited…four-five years?"

"It was a surprise to us as well, but I wouldn't have it any other way." Ms. Geneva smirks. "Just promise me that Séraphine and her sibling won't fight."

Élise pointed out, "Arthur and I never fought. I mean, we have our disagreement, but…"

Ms. Geneva replied. "I know."

"Careful, Fifi," Élise rushed to Séraphine's side when she saw Séraphine biting on the soft gray silicone baby block. "Careful, Fifi."

"Thanks for agreeing to help me out with reorganizing the basement," Arthur said to Reid as they walked down to the basement of Arthur and Brenda's house.

"Of course." Reid went over to a shelf and placed a plastic container aside, and said to Arthur. "What do you want to do with anything you don't want?"

Arthur replied, exhaling exhaustingly, "Throw it away. Brenda and I are thinking about remodeling the basement sometime next year, so we're getting rid ready of anything unnecessary."

"Well, it's a good thing my colleague finished our basement when Élise and I moved into our house; we're thinking about moving into a new house next year," said Reid.

"Cool." Arthur struck up a conversation as he picked up another container. "So, you and Élise are having another kid. Ain't that something?"

"It is," Reid agreed as he sets another container aside. "Surprise?"

Arthur picked up a container, opened it, and observed the context, and answered Reid, "Actually, yeah. I thought you guys said you would probably wait a year or two."

"We did. But you know the old saying, everything happens for a reason." Reid chuckles.

Arthur shook his head and tightly pressed his lips together, "Mmm-hmm. Either way, congrats to you both."

Reid smirked, "Thanks." He wondered, "My apologies if this is none of my business, but how come you and Brenda don't have children?"

"Well, it's not everyone's dream to have children," Arthur answered and wents through another plastic box.

Reid understood and said, "I get it. My father wanted more children, but my mother was satisfied with just me because I'm perfection to her and didn't want to mess that up."

"Yeah, I can see why," Arthur replied, eyeing Reid up and down. "I mean people don't have children for various reasons: lifestyles, financial, ambitions, or maybe they just don't want them. And seeing how children can be these days, I'm just unsure. I mean, if it happens, it happens. If it doesn't happen, I guess it was meant to be."

Reid said, "Well, at least you get to be an uncle again, right?"

Arthur smirked, "Yeah."

Throughout most of the stay in New Jersey, Reid, Élise, and Séraphine has pretty much been hanging out at either Élise's parents or Arthur and Brenda's house, going to the park, the bookstores, shopping centers, and helping the family in whatever way they could.

"I would like to propose a toast to a brighter New Year in 2012. May we be blessed with good luck, good fortune, love. And look forward to a new journey. To 2012."

"2012!"

Sorry if this was a rather short chapter, but writer's block completely sucks.