Chapter 7
Vanessa hugged her mothers in the departure lounge before she flew to Las Vegas to meet Spence Reid. He had invited her to comic con while they waited for Emily to wake up in the hospital. Kisses had been exchanged and a very shy profiler had invited her down to Las Vegas for Comic Con.
"Here you are sweetheart," Emily handed her daughter some extra spending money for her weekend
"I'll miss you sweetie, enjoy yourself." JJ handed her daughter a prepaid Visa card.
The two mothers waved their daughter off with tears falling down their cheeks.
"I'm a mess, she's not even took off yet." Sniffed JJ
Emily snuggled into her wife's side as they walked out the regional airport to their SUV
the two women remained silent for a while until Emily grabbed JJ's hand and kissed it.
"I don't think I can go back to work on the streets. I am having bad nightmares, I watch my blood poor all over your head. You always want more until there is none left, then you skin me and wear my skin as a cloak. The sight of my own blood from the laceration above my eye caused me to freeze. I can't risk freezing out on the streets, I could never live with myself if I ever caused you harm." Emily was physically shaking in her seat
JJ pulled the SUV over to the side of the road and turned to face her wife.
"We will do what ever you need Emily. What you went through in that blue bear complex was horrific. Take as much time as you need." Smiled JJ
"What if I'm never ready?" Emily asked
"Then you retire and find something that you want to do. It's as simple as that." JJ kissed her worried wife "and no I won't leave you." Smiled JJ
Emily wiped an errant tear away and smiled " I really looked out with you Jennifer Jareau Prentiss." Smirked Emily
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Emily and JJ sat around the breakfast table laughing at the text they had received with photos from Vanessa.
"They look happy, what ever has she got on her head?" Asked JJ
"Andorian antennae, I believe." Smiles Emily
JJ looks at her wife in surprise and smiles
"I love it when you go all nerdy on me." Smirked JJ pulling her wife in for a kiss
Emily sighed and looked across at her wife knowing she had to visit the sheriff this morning to ask if he could transfer her to the 911 call room at the station. Emily hated the idea but couldn't risk freezing up on the streets. They had spent hours talking about her problem last night. Deciding the call handling room was the best thing for her now.
'Knock! Knock!'
Emily opened the door to see two smirking people who barged past her into the warm cabin.
"Nice to see you both, don't mind me Garcia, Trina please come in." Laughed the brunette
Emily returned to her front room looking closely at the couple deciding they were definitely up to no good.
"What?" She asked Trina who was the less excited of the two
"We are all working together on the schools program. The sheriff smirked and told us you would love to help us. Come to think of it, he did have a smirk on his face as he told us." Trina laughed as she told Emily
Garcia handed Emily a large bag and stepped back well out of her reach.
"No way, I think I'll have a sick day tomorrow." Smirked Emily
"The sheriff told me to tell you if you pretended to be sick, you will be wearing your costume for months. It's your choice." Smirked Garcia "try it on, Emster." Laughed Trina
Ellie sat down rubbing her expanding belly ready for the reveal.
Emily walks out her bedroom dressed as a police polar Bear.
JJ is trying so hard not to laugh she is chewing on her bottom lip failing she burst out laughing at her wife dressed as an adorable polar bear.
"Can I rub your belly? Mama." Ellie smirked
Emily turns to see Sandy laughing with Robert. Eventually Emily gives in and joins her family in laughing.
"What am I doing dressed as a polar bear?" A curious Emily asked Garcia watching her pass 50 dollars across to her wife.
"You tell me exactly what is going on Blondie or I am putting you across my knee." Emily warned her wife
JJ is laughing too hard to speak holding her 50 dollar bill tightly. Eventually the laughing blonde brings herself under control.
"I am…sorry…..sweetheart, Garcia bet me 50 dollars you wouldn't wear the costume." Laughed JJ
Emily quickly throws her blonde trouble maker over her knee and slaps her ass.
Leaning down to her ear "To be continued Mrs Prentiss." Smirked Emily.
Fun had returned to the Prentiss cabin for the first time in weeks
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Emily warmed up to being a polar bear, teaching the kids about dangers of strangers. Emily had seen bruises on a small boy who seemed very withdrawn. Emily picked up a couple of sugar free lollypop's and sat down next to him, the child suddenly adopted a defensive posture.
"Hi, my name is Emily. What is yours little man?" Emily asked the withdrawn boy.
Emily handed him the red lollipop and watched him eagerly attack the cellophane wrapper. He popped his treat into his mouth and started sucking as if he had never had one before.
"T…..Tankyou. Pretty lady, you look funny in your polar bear suit." Answered the little boy
"What's your name?" Smiled Emily
"P…..Peter Gould." He answered barley loud enough for Emily to hear.
Emily noticed a nasty burn on his wrist as he lifted his hand up to suck on his lollypop.
"How did you burn you wrist Peter?" Emily gently asked pulling the obvious nervous boy into a hug.
"My M…Mom poured water over my arm with sugar mixed in. I…." Peter started crying
Emily lifted his chin up so he looked at her. "I won't let her hurt you again, do you believe me?" She told the emotional boy
Emily had text JJ about Peter so she could arrest his mother. The paramedics arrived to treat his burnt wrist, Peter refused to let go of his red lollypop. She had mixed the hot water with a large quantity of sugar to make it stick to his skin.
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Peter sat sound asleep in Emily's lap after the doctors and nurses had documented his injuries. JJ pops her head through the door and hands her wife a cup of coffee.
"His aunt lives in New York and is on her way, she won't be here until tomorrow morning. The sheriff asked if we could look after him as he already trusts you." JJ told her wife leaning in for a kiss.
Peter opens his eyes and gasps at the close proximity of JJ.
"Peter this is Jennifer my wife, she won't hurt you. Why don't you say hello?" Smiled Emily
Snuggled into Emily's chest "Hi, J…Jennifer." He smiled at her
Kneeling down so she was at the same height.
"Your Aunty Rose is coming to take you to New York. She won't arrive until tomorrow, how would you like to stay with us tonight. We can have some Mac and Cheese for tea how does that sound?" JJ asked
Peter smiled at JJ and just nodded his head vigorously
Walking out the hospital holding Emily's hand tightly his spare hand grabbed JJ's and he smiled as he held on tightly to the two police officers hands.
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Arriving home they took Peter into the living room and introduced him to Ellie sat in the lounge.
"Come here Peter." Ellie asked gently
Peter walked across to Ellie, she took his hand and placed it on her belly so he could feel the baby kick.
"Wow. That's cool." He looked at Ellie in amazement
"Would you like some juice and a cookie before we have dinner?" Ellie asked
Peter nodded and took Ellie's offered hand and walked off calmly to the kitchen.
"Look at her, and she is worried about being a mother." Smiled JJ
"Yeah, she is a natural already." Smirked Emily.
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Peter had eaten his Mac and Cheese like he hadn't eaten for months, he even asked for seconds. He now snuggled around Ellie on the settee stroking bear.
JJ's cell rang "Hi, sweetheart how's comic con? YOU DID WHAT?!" Yelled JJ
JJ was taking deep breaths trying to control her temper.
"You got married? Who to?, " shouted JJ
"Would you like to speak to your new son-in-law?" JJ asked handing Emily the phone.
"What have you done?" Emily asked her daughter
Emily listened to her daughter trying to keep calm
"Put your husband on the phone. please sweetheart!" A not very calm Emily asked her daughter
"Spencer Reid! You get your nerdy ass up her with your wife. Don't make me come and find you, because I will hurt you." Momma bear Emily yelled at her new son-in-law Spencer Reid.
Momma bear JJ was trying to think of some were to stash his dead body.