AN: Hi, here's chapter 3. Not as big as the other 2 but its here and I really hope you enjoy it. Just a bit of a sweet chapter to make up for the little bits of drama in the others.

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The rest of the workday had gone pretty quickly. JJ had been left to her own devices in the office while Emily went for a meeting with Hotch and Strauss to discuss her taking some leave. She had so much she was going to have to do to prepare for having JJ full time and she wanted to spend time with the young girl hoping to make sure that in what would be a mother daughter relationship soon enough they both had each other's trust. She had been granted a month. A full 30 days of rest from work and a full 30 days to help JJ settle and adjust to her new body.

JJ at first was slightly annoyed to hear Emily had taken time off for her, but when Emily listed everything that needed doing in her new home, JJ relaxed. One of the things was JJ was going to get her own bedroom. She knew about Hotch's an Emily's relationship and knew the reason Emily had bought this home was because herself, Aaron and Jack were going to live here. It was going to happen over time, but they had already decorated Jacks bedroom, so the boy felt comfortable having sleepovers here. It was a lovely 4-bedroom home, because the two had discussed to maybe in a few years try for their own child. All this information Emily had shared with JJ one girl's night while Garcia was out with Kevin Lynch. Knowing this, it upset JJ slightly that their plans had now gone awry, but when Emily said that once JJ was through using the bedroom, if they had a girl, when the couple did try for a baby, that the room would have a touch of their godmother JJ to it, she was happy to agree. Excited to decorate herself a new bedroom and also a potential future child's room.

The blonde had always wanted her own kids and still did one day but she never picked the right guy. Always someone that wanted to try get straight into her pants. But after her experience at 16, she was now one to wait until at least the fifth or sixth date before letting anyone getting remotely close to her pants. Now that she was in a small body, she was accepting the fact, she most likely would not be having children, so being godmother was the most important thing to her and even though their future child was just a thought in the mind of the agents she took it very seriously and was looking online with Emily at things to add to the bedroom. Colors which would work whether they be a boy or a girl.

Emily loved sitting down at watching JJ talk so animatedly without a care in the world. Usually even excited JJ wouldn't allow herself to go this far unless she'd had quite a bit to drink. Emily could sense this was some of the change that was happening within JJ. But she went with it. She was going to enjoy the moment and worry later once JJ was asleep and she could worry by herself. They had just finished ordering things for the young girl's room when something caught JJ's eye.

"Look Em, 3D butterflies! They are 3D. Look and they're on the walls. They can go on my walls, right? I can have them in my bedroom, right?" The little blonde exclaimed happily bouncing up and own on her knees. All remains of adult JJ gone for the moment.

A loud chuckle left Emily's lips. JJ really was comical like this. "Of course." She said laughing, adding a few packs of the butterflies into the basket, before paying for the refurb of one of her guest rooms. She didn't even look at the price. After reading what she read before on her friend she was about ready to do anything to give JJ a childhood that she could love and remember. A killer bedroom was part of that. So far, she had ordered a new bed, a children's bed so JJ would actually be able to get on this one without assistance. She'd ordered new sheets, and pillows along with matching drapes, and light shade. A new dresser and nightstand to match the bed, but also ones which could be secure to the wall so there was no risk of the tiny agent being squashed under anything, just as she had done in Jack's room. A wardrobe to match too, one with a full-length mirror, because every girl needed a long mirror. She made sure to add a vanity unit for the little girl wanting her to be able to put make up on and do her own hair when she played, if she was going to play like a normal child. A few other things she'd bought were a toy box, a few toys just in case, a couple teddys and a small desk with a bench attached for any drawings or 'paperwork' she wanted to do. All this would be more her height, so she could still have some of her own independence. Emily couldn't lie, she was actually excited to see all this get pulled together.

Once the transaction was complete Emily put down her laptop, rubbing over the top of her eye lids, a sign she was getting tired from her early start and being drained from actually having shown some emotion today at work. She was so used to keeping them in until she got home that those few tears, she did shed almost exhausted her.

"Okay." Emily began. "We need to get some dinner. Any preferences?" She asked JJ. Looking to the little blonde girl, who was now leaning back against the arm of the sofa, her little legs lay across resting just on top of one of Emily's thighs. If someone was to ask Emily if she was excited to have a month off with JJ, she would lie and moan about how much she missed work. But really, sitting here she was loving it, and wouldn't mind taking extra time to just be instead of constantly on the go.

JJ pursed her lips and began to rub her chin as she thought. "Pepperoni Pizza, extra cheesy." She said with a grin. A super cheesy pepperoni pizza had always been her favourite food. Now was no different.

"Coming up." Emily laughed.

By the time 9pm rolled around Emily was settled on her sofa, a glass of red wine in one hand, and her phone in the other. JJ had been showered, with the help of Emily because she was too short to reach anything and was put in one of the fluffy pairs of pajamas that Garcia had bought her, before both JJ and Emily lay in bed. It took a matter of seconds for the young agent to succumb to the sleep her body craved. Once she was sure JJ was asleep and safe in the tall king size bed she exited to her living room where she was to take a few moments and wait for Hotch to arrive.

Because of the case and with Hotch being on long hours, Jack was still staying with his Aunt Jessica. Hotch still made sure to phone him and speak to him daily. But currently as much as he loved his son, he was glad he was able to go spend a couple hours with his girlfriend. To talk about their future with the new development. Their original plans for over the next few months were now in question. Both only wanted the best for everyone.

A knock on the door startled Emily from playing a hard level of Candy Crush on her phone. She placed both the wine she'd half drunk and phone on the coffee table, pulling up her sweats, which were slightly too big, as she walked to the door unlocking it and smiling at Hotch, who stood there with a bouquet of Emily's favourite flowers. It was a combination of pink roses and lilies, with lavender mixed in with white baby's breath. He held them out and she took them in with both arms taking a big sniff. She came across often as a tom boy, with her boots, always wearing pants and guns, and loving to go to the gym with Morgan and spar, but in the safety of her home she allowed herself to be greeted with beautiful flowers, and she allowed Aaron to pamper her like she was a lady. And he took that role happily.

Aaron leant down to Emily's height giving her a soft peck before making his way into the home. He closed and locked the door while Emily headed to put her flowers in water.

"Why didn't you use your key?" She asked Hotch who was taking off some of his layers, as he walked through to the kitchen.

He pocketed his tie in his jacket before hanging them over the back of one of the tall stools. "I didn't know if I should. With JJ, I don't want her to be startled at me just walking through the front door." He shrugged leaning to rest his elbows on the back of one of the stools, observing as Emily began to diagonally chop the ends of the stems.

"Yeah. I guess that's fair." She said quickly finishing off the task of cutting the stems and grabbing a vase. Since starting to date Hotch she'd managed to be able to sort flowers out in an efficient amount of time. He regularly spoiled her with flowers, chocolate and wine. He was definitely one of the better boyfriends, if not the best, she'd ever picked out in her 34 years of life. "Thank you for these they are beautiful." Emily said smiling again.

He rounded the kitchen island wrapping his arms around the brunette's waist as she started to place the flowers in the vase slowly so she could organize them. He kissed the top of her head. "Your welcome babe. I know things are a bit..." the unit chief paused thinking of an appropriate word "…off at the moment. I just wanted to see you smile."

"I'm smiling plenty now." Once finally finishing arranging the flowers in the vase she pushed it to the middle of the island before she turned round in Aaron's arms bringing hers up to wrap round his neck so she could softly kiss him in gratitude. Smiling into the kiss she pulled away. "Beer, coffee or tea?" She asked tilting her head up to meet the tall man's eyes.

"Sit down I can make myself a drink."

"Are you sure? I can…"

Firmly the older profiler said, "Go sit on the sofa I'll be in, in a moment." With a gentle tap on the behind from Hotch, the two separated as Hotch worked his way round the kitchen and Emily moved away over to the doorway.

She turned round watching him fiddle with the coffee machine. "I'll miss you." She chuckled when she saw Aaron smirk and roll his eyes.

"And I'll miss you too for the two minutes we'll be apart." He chuckled to himself when he watched Emily disappear back to the glass of wine, he knew was waiting on the table for her. He loved being able to see Emily at home, she was so similar yet so different than at work. While she could be predictable in some manners, she wasn't in others, and every day he would see something new, or learn something about his girlfriend.

"So how were things when you came home?" He made his way in with a big cup of coffee and the rest of the red wine for Emily he topped off her glass which was in her hands and sat on the sofa turning his body to face her as they spoke.

"They were okay, we've ordered everything for her bedroom, most of which will be here tomorrow. We ordered her a bunch of clothes that she will wear and not like the bright colors Penelope got her. We had pizza, shower then bed. It has been pretty easy because though she acted like an excited child, she was able to be independent and I could trust her to dress herself and to shampoo her hair once I got it down for her." The profiler rambled slightly as she told her boss and boyfriend what had been happening. She was never usually one to ramble but Hotch did all kinds of funny things to her.

As the brunette took a turn to the more serious stuff, her face started to almost grimace. "I'm worried about how much she's sleeping currently she had that 2-hour nap at work, then she slept the 30-minute drive back here, and she's been asleep since 8. Maybe that's normal for her body age?"

"Yeah, it could be the drug that she was given that makes her sleep more, but some kids require more sleep than others. One of my nieces was having naps after school until she was around 8 but Jack, he stopped napping around 2 and then started again when he went to pre-K for a few months. All kids are different." Honestly, he had no idea either when it came to JJ. She wasn't just a kid she was an adult. She used to be a fully grown adult until a few days ago. And now she was in this tiny body, part her brain still functioning as an adult, the other half already clearly having slowly been taken over by this drug that had caused the former agent to become what she was now. He knew mostly what to do when it came to kids but JJ he would never fully know. Until she went back to who she was supposed to be, it would be relearning and guessing the whole way.

Emily chugged down the rest of her wine. "Okay. I can't help but worry."

"I know. It's one of the things I love about you."

"That I worry?" She said frowning, tilting her head to the side slightly in confusion.

"No, that you care with you all you have." For a good half hour, the two talked, they spoke about their future mainly. What they wanted to happen with their new addition. Both still wanted to move forward with what they originally planned they were just going to have to do it a little slower than planned. They would have to do family nights, to make sure little JJ and Jack got along. They would have to have sleep overs at the new house so Jack could get used to the new building. They would have to specifically make time for Hayley, to make sure Jack knew his mother wasn't going to be replaced. But they were also going to have to see how JJ would react to now having an older sibling again, and the stuff from her past that seemed to slowly be manifesting itself in her.

They had a lot to figure out just for the kids, that was without dealing with themselves, sorting out date night, and work, and just time to relax. They'd also have to have Jessica over at some point. It was a lot. But with each other they knew that it would work out. They knew they could give each other everything they needed to support one another through the next few months, leading onto years of their lives.

"I love being part of your family." Emily whispered, her foot tenderly running up and down Hotch's leg.

He smiled. "Our family."

Emily shuffled forward meeting Hotch halfway in a kiss. That slowly got more passionate, within minutes she was straddling her boyfriend, top off and his shirt open, as she scratched her nails down his strong, defined abdomen. She could feel his pants tightening, against her middle. She pulled away her grin spreading across both cheeks.

"JJ's in my bed, but the guest bed is free." She whispered seductively.

"Hold on tight." Hotch, stood up, Emily's legs wrapped tightly around his waist. She giggled as he quickly rushed to take the both of them up to the guest bed so they could make love for this first time in five days.