"I didn't realise that I had bought quite this much stuff! You should have stopped me, Spencer!" Erin gave him a long, hard, look as she tried in vain to close her suitcase. She knew, in her heart of hearts, that it was a hopeless cause, but still, she tried.

"You need to buy another bag, or see if someone has an extra that you can borrow. Maybe start with Garcia?"

"All right, fine," she huffed as she let go of the sides of the bag and stomped over to her purse, slinging it over she shoulder before whirling around to look at him, letting out a huffy breath before going over to his side and giving him a hard kiss. "I love you, but I hate when you're right."

His low chuckled filled her ears as she stalked from the room, and she shook her head as she strode down the hall until she reached Derek and Penelope's room. Knocking heavily, she waited for the door to open, and gasped a little when it was flung open and she was pulled into a tight hug. "Dumpling! I thought that you were supposed to be packing?"

She nodded as she untangled herself from Penelope's embrace, looking around at the whirlwind that was their room. Derek looked up from his packing, giving her a wry grin as he jerked his head towards Penelope, and Erin giggled as she pursed her lips a little. "I am trying to finish up, but my bags are full to bursting, and I still have more to take care of. Spencer thought you might have an extra I might borrow?"

Derek let out a loud snort, and Penelope whirled around to glare at him, stopping just shy of sticking her tongue out at him. "I think that I'm going to be using all of my bags, plus part of Derek's. The things just accumulated over the two weeks we were here, and I had no idea!"

"You keep telling yourself that, Baby Girl."

"Well, you were also the one that wanted to shower me with the things I wanted, once I accepted your proposal!" Penelope turned back to her and gave her a small wink. "I suppose that we could go down to the gift shop and each pick up another bag for each of us. Would that be all right, Der?"

"As long as that's all you get. No more souvenirs. And don't try to talk Erin into sneaking some things into her own new bag. As you've heard, she has too much stuff, too."

Penelope rolled her eyes, and Erin had to again try and stifle a giggle as she nodded in agreement with Derek. "You both are incorrigible!"

"No, we're practical, Baby Girl. We know that there's only so much you can bring home, and you're damn lucky I'm allowing you to use my second checked bag since I am only going to need the one."

Penelope nodded as she took hold of Erin's arm and led her out into the hallway. On the way to the elevators, she listened to Penelope sigh gently, and she looked at her as she pressed the button. "What is it?"

"I just don't want to go home. I've been starting our search for John Curtis, since Emily has been able to utilise her skills. She said that by the time we land, I should have some good intel to work with. I just worry about how we're going to protect you and Alex. Especially after you've found such love here in Tangier. If something were to happen to you or her now, it would be so devastating. You have to promise me that you will be as careful as possible, because I want to dote on a baby Reid. And if you can, make it a baby girl Reid."

Erin laughed as they stepped onto the elevator. "I don't think that we can really do that, at least in our budget, though I will pray really hard that any baby we have is a girl. Given that I've had two girls already, there is a greater likelihood that that will happen."

Penelope grinned as she pressed the button for the lobby. "Exactly. Oh, I hope that you get pregnant quickly, because I need another baby to spoil in the BAU, and Jayje isn't having any luck in that department right now, and Blake is without her husband too often to end up in the family way. So you're my only hope, dumpling!"

"What about yourself?"

"Der and I are waiting until after we're married to try for a baby. There are a few things we're old fashioned about." Erin nodded as they stepped out of the elevator and made their way over to the gift shop. Thankfully, she managed to find the bags quickly, and she picked up one that she thought would be the right size for what she had left over, but she couldn't help but chuckle when she saw that Penelope picked up the largest bag available. "What? I have a LOT of stuff left up there. Derek didn't rein me in on my more impulsive buys. And there was so much more in the medina that I wanted to buy!"

"I know. There's so much art and clothes and oh. I wish that I could describe it, even though you were in the same place yourself." Erin nodded as they paid for their bags before heading back to their rooms. "I know, it's just so overwhelming at all the different things available. I just hope that my children like the things I picked out for them, and that it will help smooth the way any misgivings they might have over my relationship with Spencer. Because I selfishly want everything to go well when I introduce them."

"You deserve to have it go well. Now that I've gotten to know you better, to see you for who you really are, it's easy to want the best for you. But then, I have a big heart, and tend to easily find the best in people, once I can recognise it." She nodded as she stepped off the elevator and started down the hall to their rooms, just as Alex was leaving hers. "Are you getting another bag, too, Alex?"

"Maybe. Why?"

Erin and Penelope help up their own bags in tandem, and all three of them laughed. "I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who got too much stuff. Though I have the feeling that James is going to be none too pleased with all the new items that will soon be filling our home. This will be a carry on bag, so that I can keep the pottery that I purchased as safe as possible."

"There are a good number of them in the giftshop. Someone just had to buy the largest bag because she bought more than I did," Erin teased as she nudged Penelope with her elbow. "We'll see you tonight?"

"Yes, at seven. I just hope that we remember to not stay up too late talking, since we have to be to the airport at an ungodly hour. That's the one thing I hate about heading home from overseas, gaining so much time, because you can't sleep when you land at three in the afternoon, even though it feels like is should be eight."

Erin nodded as she reached out and ran her hand down Alex's arm. "This is very true. If Spencer and I aren't down in time, come get us. I have the feeling that I'm going to take a little longer to get ready tonight, because I want to look pretty."

"Ah, dumpling, you don't need to worry about that, you are pretty!" She gave Penelope a quick smile before the woman moved on to her room, quickly disappearing behind the door.

"She's right, Erin. You are beautiful, as you've always been." Alex gave her a tender smile, which Erin easily returned. "Now, we need to get back to work, so that our bags are ready to go first thing in the morning. And we'll talk more on the plane?"

"Of course, Lex." Erin felt a slight blush start to stain her cheeks as she started back towards her room, only to feel Alex's hand brush against her arm, and she grabbed hold of her hand, giving it a brief squeeze before heading continuing to her destination.