A/N: Hello again, everyone!

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

Élise was finished applying the last bit of her airbrush makeup. She gave the mini airbrush a quick cleaning in the hospital bathroom before safely putting it away back in the kit bag. After washing and drying off her hands, Élise pulled her hair back when she walked out and saw Aunt Ethel holding Isaac close to her.

"Whose great-nephew are you?" Ethel swaddled and cutely asked him. "Mmm. Whose great-nephew are you? That's right. Mine." Ethel humorously asked before pointing to herself. "You're my great-nephew, you adorable little guy."

Élise chuckled. "Okay. Give me my baby boy." She coaxed Isaac from Ethel's arms and began cuddling him since Ethel spent the last five minutes doing so. And ten minutes before that. "Give me my little Ziggy. He still needs his mama. Yes, he does. Yes, my little Zig-Zag does."

Reid walked back into the hospital room with a wheelchair and wondered, "So, how are we doing this morning?"

Élise sighed and patted her hair back. "I'm so ready to head home." She lovingly looked down at Isaac and tapped his nose, making him coo.

"And I can't wait to start spoiling this little movie star." Ethel placed her hands together and bounced when she squealed. "Ooh! I'm so excited to have another great-nephew." She unintentionally snatched baby Isaac from Élise's arms again and waddled him. "Yes, you are. Yes, you are!"

Élise took Isaac from Ethel again when Mr. Micha, William, Ms. Geneva, Diana, Arthur, and Brenda walked back in and gushed at Isaac.

"Oh, let me see my grandson," Diana prattled when she strolled up to Ethel and gently took Isaac from Ethel's arms. Her eyes beamed. "You have such pretty blue eyes!"

"He got them from me via you, mom," Reid encircled his arms around Élise's body and snuggled her. "Actually, did you know that…?"

Arthur politely interrupted Reid, held his hand out, and replied, "As much as I love to repeat high school science on genetics, we have to get going."

Brenda shrugged meekly. "Yeah, we have to get back to the Garden State; big meeting tomorrow." Brenda approached Reid and Élise and embraced the two.

The families said their goodbyes, and now, Élise was holding Isaac in her arms when Reid rolled her out of the hospital room. Ethel was behind them, carrying Élise's bags for her.

"Oh, I can't wait to go home and show you your new room, little guy," Élise waved her index finger around Isaac. "You get to see your big sister again. And you get to meet Opal."

Reid leaned forward and replied to his son, "She's going to love you the moment we step foot at home."

Élise tickled his cheek and giggled. Reid postured back up when Élise noticed someone. "Dr. Patterson!" She waved out to the doctor.

The couple caught Dr. Patterson's attention. "Hey, you two." Her mouth dropped, and she gasped when she looked down and saw a swaddled Isaac. "Hey, Isaac. How are you doing?"

Baby Isaac cooed, making everyone gaga over him.

"Aw." Dr. Patterson blushed. "I think he's trying to say 'hi' to me." She leaned in and whispered, "I know you're too young; you're just a few days old, but I'm your doctor."

Isaac cooed again; Dr. Patterson flushed. "You're welcome, little guy."

After Reid parked the car, Élise reached for little Isaac and lifted him out from his car seat in the back. Reid opened the door for her and Ethel, who then went for Élise's bags.

Walking to the house, the front door was already open. Reid always knew that an open door is never a good sign. Still, luckily for them, they called Rose earlier and told her they would be home at the exact time as he anticipated.

He gently pushed the door open.

"Taprise!"

Séraphine cheered; she and Rose tossed blue paper confetti in the air and jumped.

Reid laughed; Élise was behind him, following Ethel. Élise asked, "Ooh, are we having a party?"

"Baba!" Séraphine jumped up and down when Élise pushed forward with Isaac in her arms. "Baba! Baba!"

Élise placed her index finger to her lips and politely quieted her. "Shh! He's sleeping."

Opal walked over to the family and began purring Élise's legs. "Oh, I missed you, Opie." Élise scratched behind her ears.

"I made some oatmeal," Rose thumb-pointed to the kitchen. "In case you were hungry. I also did a little grocery shopping yesterday, cleaned up in here a bit..."

Ethel gave Reid the bags, approached Rose, and said, "Wonderful that you did that, but have no fear. Ethel Gloria Carney is here." Ethel placed her hands on her hips, struck an elegant pose, and smiled, showing off her perfectly straight and white teeth. "At least until I have to get back to Las Vegas for John and Melissa expecting my second grandchild." Ethel dashed into the kitchen, leaving Reid, Élise, Séraphine, and Rose in the foyer.

"This is going to be an interesting week," said Élise as she gently bounced Isaac in her arms.

Reid nodded his head in agreeance. "You got that right."

After Rose left—Reid and Élise gave her time off while Ethel was here with them—they took turns looking after Séraphine and Isaac. At the same time, Ethel helped out and tended to their every need.

Now, it was nighttime, and Élise was getting Isaac to sleep.

"Go to sleep," Élise tried singing him an improv lullaby. "Go to sleep. You need your sleep, O, little Ziggy." She rose from the rocking chair and whispered as she walked over to his bassinet and softly placed him on his back. "Those littles Zs, they need some sleep. So, please, go to sleep."

Isaac stretched when he yawned and rubbed his eyes.

Reid walked into the room and stood next to Élise; melted when he saw Isaac trying to sleep. "Yeah, I bet he's getting used to his new nursery," joked Reid as he grabbed ahold of his tiny hand.

"The stars are looking down on him," Élise played with his hair.

Isaac stretched again before drifting off into glazing sleep, allowing Reid and Élise to kiss his face. Unfortunately, they left him be as they made their way to their bed. Reid got into bed just as Élise began fanning herself, already getting emotional.

Élise sniffed, "Oh. We're actually doing this again, huh?"

Reid pecked Élise's head, "Mmm-hmm."

3:43 A.M.

Reid and Élise groggily woke up and flicked their eyes to the sound of Isaac crying. Élise moaned when she tiredly turned her body and saw Isaac crying.

Again.

Gently put it back on the bedside table, Élise was seconds away from pulling the comforters aside when Reid stopped her. "You go back to sleep. You did the first shift at 12:23 this morning."

"Spen…" Élise groaned and placed her hand on her head.

"Lise," Reid stopped her from getting out of bed, walked over to her bedside, and kissed her forehead. "I got it." Reid slowly tempted her back into bed and made his way to Isaac's bassinet, still crying. "Hey-hey, little man," Reid whispered when he took out Isaac from the bassinet and started swaddling him. "I got you."

Reid needed to catch a few more minutes of sleep. "Mmm…" A few short minutes wouldn't hurt him. "Mmm…"

"SPENCER WALTER REID!" Someone banged against the breakfast table in the nook.

Reid nearly jumped out of his seat and snorted, "Huh…wha…?" He shook his head and noticed Aunt Ethel with a breakfast plate in one hand and the other on her hip holding a spatula and with her mouth pouted to the side.

"This is the breakfast table, not the great room," Ethel set his plate down in front of him and waved her spatula at him. His breakfast plate consisted of toasted whole-grain bread with nut butter and eggs and oatmeal. "Now, eat."

Reid obeyed her, "Yes, ma'am." He took a bite of his oatmeal and gulped. "Mmm. This is good, Aunt Ethel."

Ethel blushed as she began preparing Élise and Séraphine's breakfast plate. "Aww. Thank you, dear nephew."

Élise walked in with Séraphine by her side, still in their pajamas, and carried Isaac in her arms. With a tired smile on her face, "Hey, everyone." She kissed Reid's lips.

"Hello, my loves," Reid kissed Séraphine's head next as he placed her in her high chair and helped Élise sit down. "How are we feeling this morning?"

"Gad!" Séraphine babbled.

Élise yawned loudly. "I'm still feeling a bit tired from this little ninja last night." She nodded her head to Isaac.

Ethel placed the girls' breakfast in front of them and walked over to Élise's side; she looked at Isaac from behind her. "Ah, look at this little movie star."

Élise tickled his mouth, making him coo.

"Bah." Séraphine stuck her tongue out while eating her parfait, which went unnoticed by the adults.

"Come on, little guy," After his first nap, Élise tried to get Isaac to breastfeed but was still feeling sleepy. "Come on." She got a wet wipe from the coffee table and began daintily wiping his forehead, neck, and face to try and keep him awake long enough to latch.

"You can do it, little man," Élise encouraged Isaac just as she heard footsteps behind her. She turned to see who it was, and it was just Reid and Séraphine, holding each other's hand. "Hey, you two." It was a good thing Élise was wearing her nursery cover shawl; there were just some things Séraphine doesn't need to see.

Reid kissed her head before paying attention to Isaac, "Hey, Ziggy. How are you doing?" He tickled his mouth, making him open it.

"Ooh, look at him," Élise gushed, almost successful at getting him to latch onto her breast and began feeding him. "He's about to have a good feed; yes, he is. Yes, he is."

Reid chuckled before seeing Séraphine waddled to Opal. "Hey, Fee. Do you want to say hi to your little brother again?"

"Nah," Séraphine preferred playing with Opal.

Isaac just had his third nap when Élise carried him into the great room with a book in her hand. Taking a seat, she saw Séraphine playing with Opal.

Élise tried to get Séraphine's attention, "Hey, Fifi. You want to join me as I read Isaac a story?"

"Nah," babbled Séraphine, still more interested in playing with Opal.

Élise was about to say something when she noticed the open and closed front door.

And then a voice cried out, "We're home!"

Even Opal left the great room for the foyer, where they saw Reid and Ethel carrying bags of groceries either in their hands and/or by their elbows.

Opal immediately began cuddling Reid's leg. "Hey, Opie. How are you doing?"

"So, how was your time at the market?" asked Élise as she rocked Isaac.

"Great!" Ethel perkily answered. "I got everything I need to make my special low-carb lasagna with zucchini noodles."

Élise's mouth watered. "Oh, I've been craving for something meaty and cheesy."

"Well, today's your lucky day," Ethel snagged the rest of the other bags from Reid's hands before looking at her Anne Klein two-tone bracelet watch. "I'll have dinner ready and in completion by five-thirty. So relax, catch up on a little rest, and take such good care of this handsome little man," Ethel pressed her nose tip against his nose and rubbed it before heading to the kitchen.

Isaac began fussily and began crying. "Oh, baby." Élise smoothly rocked him. "I'll go take care of him." She kissed Reid's cheek and waved Séraphine before she left the foyer for his nursery.

Reid distinctly smiled before turning to face Séraphine, only to have a frowned mouth and squinted eyes. Trying to cheer her up, "Hey, Fifi. Do you want to help mommy with Ziggy?"

Séraphine blew a raspberry.

"Fifi, that's not polite." Reid sternly replied to her.

Séraphine folded her arms and blew a raspberry again.

Ethel called everyone to enjoy the dinner she had made.

Élise was in the bedroom, reading The Little Prince, when Reid was rocking Isaac to sleep.

"Rock-a-bye Ziggy," Reid began singing a classic lullaby to his son. "On the treetops. When the wind blows, the cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, and down will come baby, cradle and all."

Isaac yawned, making Élise flutter. She couldn't help but set her book down and record this special moment.

Reid softly shushed him as he got Isaac to sleep and gently laid him down in the bassinet. Reid sighed as he got into bed and cuddled next to Élise, who showed him the recent recording of him singing to Isaac.

"Aw, isn't that cute?" Élise gushed before placing her phone on the beside. "I can't wait for tomorrow."

"Yeah," Reid agreed before he curiously bit down on his inner bottom lip. "We need to talk about Séraphine."

Élise massaged her temples, "What about her?"

Reid feared, "Profiling her behavior around Isaac, she's jealous."

Élise opened her mouth but soon thought about her behavior lately. Especially when she tried to get Séraphine to join her as she wanted to read Isaac a story and when she tried to throw a handful of lasagna. "Now that you mentioned it, yeah." Sighing. "We assured her that she's not being replaced and that no matter what, she'll be as loved like him."

Reid shrugged. "Still…" He scratched his ear. "We have to get her to talk about it. We have to assure Fifi again that she doesn't need to be jealous of Ziggy. We need to give her more of our love and make her feel special more than ever before."

"Absolutely." Élise got out her phone and pulled up some articles about how to deal with a jealous sibling. "We also have to be supportive, see from her point of view, but at the same time, we have to put Séraphine first and get her involved with Isaac. We shouldn't rush it, but…"

"I get it," Reid understood.

After breakfast time, Reid decided to take Séraphine for a walk around the neighborhood while Isaac had his first nap. Holding her hand, "You were a good girl this morning, finishing your breakfast like that."

"Yah," babbled Séraphine.

"And you were good keeping Opal company," Reid replied.

Séraphine babbled again, "Yah."

"Things such have changed since the baby came," Reid knew it was now or never. Massing her palm with smoothing circles, "I know it's been hard on you; mommy and I spending so much time with little Ziggy lately."

"Laud," Séraphine had her hands to her ears.

Reid snickered, "Yeah, Isaac can be loud. But all babies cry a lot, right?"

"Hmph," Séraphine scoffed and turned her head the other way.

Reid sadly smirked, "It's going to take us all some time to get used to this."

"Hmph," Séraphine still had her mouth pouted.

"It'll get better because we're all in this together," Reid assured Séraphine as he lovingly stroked her hair. "It won't be forever."

"Uh-huh," Séraphine nodded and crossed her arms.

"Hey," Reid squashed to Séraphine's size. "I meant what I said about no one is replacing any other in this family. Our love for you growing stronger every yoctosecond of the day every day since the moment you were born. And little Ziggy loves you, too." Reid profiled what he was saying was getting to Séraphine, and he continued. "You are his big sister, after all. He's lucky to have a big sister like you."

Séraphine let out a chuckle, Reid began laughing, "See what I mean? When he gets a little older, he's going to need you. Someone to make him laugh and smile and look after him."

Séraphine pulled Reid into a hug; Reid smiled. "Aww. Thank you, Fifi. Mommy and I are going to give you more love than ever before."

"Tanks, dada!"

Élise merrily bounced Isaac in her arms. "Z is for being a zestful baby. I is for inventive. The two Gs mean ga-ga. And Y is for the youngster baby you are." She found herself strolling into the great room where she saw Reid and Séraphine watching The Lion King. "Hey, am I missing the party?"

"Nope," Reid tapped an empty seat on the couch, gesturing Élise to sit down.

Séraphine giggled when she saw Isaac, "Ziggy." She wiggly waved at Isaac. "Hi, bah."

Isaac cooed; Élise gasped, "Hey-hey. He's saying 'hi' to his big sister. Hi, Fifi!" She wondered. "Where's Ethel?"

Reid answered, "She went for a walk around the neighborhood nine minutes ago."

Knock-knock-knock!

"Maybe she came back earlier," Élise figured as Reid got up from the couch.

Reid half-guessed, "Yeah, maybe." He walked out of the great room to answer the door. When he opened it, "Heeey."

The entire team, even Hotch's son Jack and JJ and Will's son, Henry; from Hotch to Rossi; from Morgan and Garcia; JJ and Will and even…

"Prentiss?" Reid blinked, and his mouth gaped. Prentiss moved to London to accept Clyde Easter's offer at Interpol the last time he checked. "What…?"

"I, uh…had some last-minute business to take care of in D.C. before I head back to London," Prentiss explained.

Reid accepted it and allowed the team to come in.

Henry immediately cuddled his godfather's legs, "Uncle Spencer!"

"Hey, Henry!" Reid snuggled his godson. "Whoa! Did you get taller?"

Garcia pushed her way through with her eyes flashing and a dimpled smile, springing up and down. "Ooh! Where's the little guy? Where's little Isaac?" Garcia went through her phone and pulled out the electric birth announcement.

ISAAC DYLAN REID

BORN JUNE 21ST 2012 AT MIDNIGHT

8 LBS AND 22 INCHES LONG

"Ever since I got the email, I couldn't help myself! I had to see him!" Garcia squealed. "Where is he! Where is he!?"

"Garcia!" Élise walked out of the great room, holding Séraphine's hand and carrying Isaac, pressing her finger to her mouth and motioning her hand down. Séraphine waved to everyone.

Garcia covered her mouth in embarrassment and whispered, "Sorry."

"Lisey!" Jack rushed to hug Élise.

Élise chuckled. "Hey, Apple Jacks!"

"Jack-Jack!" Séraphine opened her arms out.

Jack hugged Séraphine next. "Hey, Fifi."

After being sprayed down with Lysol and given hand wipes, sanitizers, and lotion by Reid, the team took a couple of steps to get a better look at Isaac.

"Aw, he's adorable," Prentiss grinned at days-old Isaac.

Rossi commented, "He kinda looks like you, Spencer."

"Thanks, Rossi," Reid expressed his gratitude.

Hotch smirked with his arm folded, "You find a head full of hair and chubby cheeks attractive?"

Reid raised his eyebrow, "Are you getting back at me for the 'You find baldness and wrinkles attractive' comment I made about Jack?"

"Well, one thing's for sure is that he has his pretty daddy's pale complexion and short pretty little brown hair," Morgan tickled Isaac's chin, making him coo.

Garcia playfully hit Morgan's chest and dainty wiggled her finger around Isaac's face, "Look at that little witty-bitty nose.' Gasping. "And those pretty blue eyes with a little hint of gray."

"Congratulations," JJ nodded.

"Come on," Morgan stepped forward and held his arms out, "Let me hold the pretty little guy."

Élise shook her head in amusement and joked, "Let's hope Ziggy doesn't spit up a river."

"Ha-ha," Morgan deadpanned as he's given Isaac but is warned to watch his head gently. "Ooh…I got you." He bounced him a couple of times and smiled at Isaac. "Hey, little man." He chuckled to the team, "He likes me." Suddenly, he sensed something on his hand and sniffed it. "I think your boy pissed on me."

The Bastien-Reid family began snickering; the same with most of the team, Jack, and Henry, especially Hotch. Garcia rushed to his aid and dried his wet hand with wipes.

The team sat down for a short lunch and had a quick chat with Ethel.

It had just turned one in the afternoon, and Reid was in the kitchen with Ethel, helping her fix dinner after they finished with lunch. Wiping his hands with a clean napkin as he left the kitchen for the great room, Reid smiled when he saw Élise reading to Séraphine and Isaac; Opal napped in the corner.

"How are we doing?" Reid joined them on the couch.

Séraphine babbled, "Gah!"

Isaac yawned; Reid beamed, "I take it you're good, too."

Knock-knock-knock!

Élise pouted her mouth to the side, "Did you invite someone?"

"No," Reid warily answered as everyone got up and went to answer the door. "Did you?"

"Nope." Séraphine babbled.

They opened the door, and their mouths dropped.

"Maeve! Bobby! Little BJ!"

Bobby smiled, "Hey-hey!" He allowed Maeve to go first, whose belly was blooming. "After you, my Queen."

Reid and Élise helped Maeve inside the house; a squeal came out of Élise's mouth. "Oh my, Maeve! You are glowing like the morning sun."

Maeve blushed and stretched her back. "Thank you." She wiggled waved to Séraphine, "Hello, Fifi!"

"Hi!" Séraphine flapped her hand to everyone, especially BJ.

"What's going on here?" Ethel's voice thrilled when she was walking down the hall and into the foyer. She was wearing a red gingham printed dress with short sleeves, square neckline and was below the knee, a white apron, and black flats. She soon noticed Maeve, Bobby, and BJ. "Oh! We have guests."

Reid began introducing them, "Aunt Ethel, these are our friends, Dr. Maeve Donovan, her husband Robert Putman, and their son, BJ."

"Hi, thanks to meet you," Maeve politely shook Ethel's hand.

Bobby nodded. "Spencer has told us about you, ma'am."

Ethel cocked her head a bit and lowered her eyes a little. "Really?" She took a couple of steps towards him, scaring Bobby a tad. "What has he said about me?"

Reid noticed Bobby's calm body language as Bobby responded. "That's you're a wonderful and amazing woman."

Ethel blushed and giggled. "Well, that's very sweet. Thank you."

Once Ethel turned around, Bobby released a sigh of relief, making the adults giggle before Ethel offered them a quick snack.

Reid knocked on the door of the guest bedroom Ethel was staying.

Knock-knock-knock-knock!

"Come in!" said Ethel.

Reid opened the door to see Ethel organizing her suitcase. He figured, "Getting ready for tomorrow?"

"Yup." Ethel rolled her shoulders behind her back before she cupped her hands together. "I need my sleep for when I go back to Las Vegas. John called—he, Melissa, and Sabrina send their congratulations again; same with Anna and Nathan—and he's getting ready." She took one last look at the contents: clothes, shoes, accessories, toiletries. "Perfect."

She cautiously locked her suitcase, and Reid placed it away from the bed. Ethel sighed as she sat on the edge of the bed. "Whoo! Thank you again for letting me help you out with little Isaac."

"Anytime, Aunt Ethel,"

Ethel had her hands over her cheeks. "This brought back so many memories when John and Melissa had Sabrina. And with John and Anna in general. My babies are having babies." Ethel sniffed and wiped a tear from her eye. "This feeling is just….overwhelming and…" Ethel wiped more tears away and fanned herself. "Whoo! I can't wait. It feels as if I'm starting all over again. Thank you, nephew, for allowing me to do this for you."

Reid accepted her hug. "You're welcome."