Chapter 7

Emily arrived to Aaron's apartment at seven on the dot. When she knocked on the door she heard a little voice call out. "Who is it?"

"It's Miss Emily!" Emily smiled.

"Daddy said you would come to dinner soon!" Jack was chuckling behind the door.

"He did? Can you get him so I can come in?" She replied.

"Oh yeah cuz I'm not supposed to open it for anybody." She heard his little feet toddling away from the door. The door swung open to Aaron smiling bright, he ushered her in and asked to take her jacket. Hotch wore his typical green polo and dad jeans.

"Miss Emmy!" Jack squealed as he threw himself in for a hug.

"Ugh Jack I've missed you!" Emily laughed and took him into a tight hug.

Emily wore a tight navy blue V-neck with a pair of loose low rise jeans. And she may be early in her pregnancy but her small frame seemed to show a small roundness to her stomach. Maybe the low-rise jeans helped, or maybe it was the tight fit of the shirt.

"Did you already eat?" Jack said as he poked her stomach, it seems jack could see it too.

"Jack it is not polite to poke peoples bellies. You should apologize." Aaron reprimanded.

"I'm sorry Miss Emmy are you mad?" Jack asked.

"No, Jack I'm not mad at you and no I didn't eat yet." She said as she caught Aaron's eye and smiled.

Jack went to the table to sit and wait for the food to be put down. Emily went to help Aaron bring the plates into the dining room. Aaron couldn't keep his eyes off of her while they ate and listened to Jack ramble about his school, friends, and cousins.

When dinner ended Emily got up to put her plate in the sink when Aaron seen that Emily stomach was bloated a bit more now that they'd eaten. Emily caught his line of sight and placed her hand on her belly and looked down. She didn't even realize she had bloated out more.

Jack looked like he was going to say something about her belly again and decided now would be a great time to start his bedtime movie.

"What are we watching tonight Jack?" Aaron asked.

"Can I watch Caillou daddy?" Jack asked.

"Of course." Aaron put his DVD in and started the first episode.

"I've never seen this show before. Who's your favorite Jack?" She asked.

"Rosie" He replied.

"Really? I thought you were going to say Caillou." Aaron stated.

"No I like Rosie she's a good little sister. I wish I had a sister like Caillou does." Jack responded.

Aaron paused the show and Jack whipped around thinking it was already time for bed.

"Already? But daddy I didn't even get to finish one." Jack stated upset.

"Jack we got to have a talk first okay buddy?" He asked, Jack nodded and stopped his eyes from tearing.

"Jack do you really wish you had a sister? Would a brother be okay or do you only want a sister?" Aaron asked as Jack climbed onto his lap.

"I just want someone like Caillou it doesn't have to be a girl." Jack said.

"You want a sibling?" Emily asked, Jack nodded yes.

"How would you feel if Miss Emily and I gave you a sibling?" Aaron asked.

"Yes! Yes! I love Miss Emily and want a sibling! I'll share all of my toys and it can sleep in my room." Jack was ecstatic.

"Slow down buddy the baby isn't big enough to play with your toys or sleep in your room yet." Aaron laughed.

"Where is the baby?" Jack was giggly.

"The baby is in Emily's tummy right now and it will grow and grow until it's ready to be born." Hotch answered.

"How did the baby get in your tummy?" Jack turned serious looking Emily in the eyes.

"We'll talk about the specifics later when you're older." Aaron said while looking at the blush that crept into Emily's cheeks.

"So the baby will be my sister?" Jack asked.

"Or brother." Emily responded.

"Can I feel the baby?" Jack asked.

"Well it probably just feel like a belly right now, but when your baby brother or sister gets bigger you'll feel them move and kick." Emily responded.

"Okay! Can we watch Caillou again?" Jack went and curled into Emily's side to watch his show.

They all watched until everyone had fallen asleep on the couch cuddled together. It was six AM when Emily woke up feeling a wave of nausea. It wasn't enough for t out of bed but she knew if she moved she would be praising he porcelain goddess of toilets. She laid there in silence hoping Jack wouldn't stir too much since he was buried under her arm tucked into her side. She looked to Aaron who looked like he was waking up. Aaron's eyes started to flutter and when he realized he had fallen asleep on the couch he went to get up when he felt Emily's head on his chest. He looked down and seen she was awake but wasn't moving or talking.

"Are you okay?" He asked in a hushed tone to not wake Jack yet.

"Your baby is making me so nauseous that if I move I might throw up everywhere. Do you have any crackers? Maybe if I can get them in they could soak up some of the acid in my stomach and throat." She responded weakly.

"My baby huh?" Hotch laughed as he went to get a roll of crackers for her. When Hotch walked back towards the couch he couldn't help but smile seeing his son cuddled up with his baby brother/sister.

"Yes, your baby when my stomach is being terrorized. Your baby when I'm exhausted too." She stated quietly as she went to nibble on some crackers.

"I'll keep that in mind." Aaron said with a chuckle.

After a few moments Emily was sure she wouldn't throw up and Aaron had to wake Jack up soon to get ready for school. When he woke up he was confused on why he was on the couch, but when he seen he was holding Miss Emmy he remembered the conversation from last night.

"I'm really going to have a little brother or sister? How come I can't see the baby now?" Jack asked.

"Well Jack the baby is super tiny and in my belly where babies grown. I have a picture I can show you, but it's a bit dark and you can't see much." Emily explained.

"Yes! Please Emmy!" Jack was excited.

"Emmy can show you the picture but then you need to start getting ready for school so you aren't late. I'm going to start breakfast. Pancakes okay?" Aaron said.

Emily showed him the picture and told him she could get him his own picture in a couple weeks and hopefully he'd be able to see a bit better. Jack went to get dressed as Aaron started breakfast he handed Emily a couple pancakes so she could eat first and still have time to get home and change before heading in to the office. Emily stopped home and found a pair of slacks and a black V-neck and had about ten minutes to put on some makeup and brush her hair. They arrived a few minutes apart but drove separately so nobody thought anything of it. As soon as they walked in JJ was pulling everyone into the conference room for a new case they had in Texas.

Wheels up in 30.