Chapter 4

The next afternoon, Caleigh rang the doorbell at the LaMontagne home. Brenda, the nanny, answered the door and looked at the couple holding the twins in the infant seats, bundled up for the cold. She smiled. "Get in here; I've been waiting for the chance." Lexie walked in and looked around.

"Sorry girl," Brenda smiled, petting Lexie. "Michael is napping after his busy day at pre-school."

Caleigh smiled. "He is a busy body."

"He keeps his teachers on their toes," Brenda smiled.

"You sure you don't mind?" Zach asked. "We just want to take a walk. They've been fed and are conked out."

Brenda smiled. "I don't mind at all." Zach and Caleigh pulled the covers off the infant seats. "They'll be fine just like that," Brenda said. "But I might spoil them both," she smiled.

"You're sure?" Caleigh asked.

"Go you two," Brenda said, pushing them towards the door. "Like I said, I've been waiting for this."

"We'll pay you for it," Zach said.

Brenda looked at him with fire in her eyes. "You two get out the door before I kick your asses out it." Zach and Caleigh smiled.

"Let's go Lex," Zach said. Lexie softly barked and followed the couple out the door.

Zach and Caleigh took a long walk with Lex. "We need this," Caleigh looked at Zach.

"I know I need it," Zach said.

"Hey, you're not the only one watching their weight. I've got mama keeping babies healthy fat to work off."

Zach kissed her. "I love you for that too."

They enjoyed a long walk together around the development with Lexie on her shoulder harness. She was a good dog; but did her usual to sniff out spots. Zach and Cal let her. Half way through, they saw Emily and Declan getting out of their cars in the driveway of a house. Caleigh and Zach walked up the drive-way with Zach pointing out the "Sold" sign in the front lawn to Caleigh. "Seriously?" Zach smiled, pulling Emily into a hug.

"Seriously kiddo," Emily smiled, hugging him. "I know the best neighborhood around."

"Welcome neighbor," Caleigh smiled, giving Emily a hug.

"Where are the kids?" Emily asked.

Caleigh and Zach smiled as they greeted Declan. "Brenda, JJ and Will's nanny has them," Caleigh smiled. "They're conked so it's easy for her."

"And so is monster pre-schooler Michael," Zach smiled.

"I don't even want to think about that energy," Emily smiled. Zach and Caleigh shook their heads.

"You guys need some help?" Zach asked.

Emily and Declan looked at each other and then Zach. "Maybe Saturday. My stuff in storage arrives. Plus the furniture and stuff we've bought to make this a home."

Zach smiled. "I know the best moving planner around," he winked at her. "And another muscle bound baseball player."

Caleigh smiled. "Lisa and I will hang out with the kids, a now seventeen month old Amelia and Michael LaMontagne. Beth and Savannah with Hank can help us with the welcome home dinner. Jack and Henry will want to pitch in."

Declan shook his head. "We appreciate that," he smiled.

"Kid," Zach smiled, rubbing his shoulder. "We all get it. I provide the muscle group. Bub will be home on his semester break. The muscle group will make short work of it. Garcia does the planning."

"Consider it done Declan," Caleigh smiled.

"Amelia is that old now?" Emily asked.

"And hell on wheels," Zach said. Caleigh just rolled her eyes.

"Thanks you two," Emily laughed, rubbing Zach's arm. "We really appreciate it."

Zach pulled Emily into a hug. "Welcome home you two. It's about damn time."

Emily smiled at him. "You hang around Uncle Dave too much."

"And that's a bad thing?" Zach challenged back with his big ass smile.

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The move-in party lasted longer than the actual getting things into the home with the entire team pitching in along with Pete and Caleb. Zach, Stan, Bub and Morgan made short work out of the heavy stuff. Zach winked at Emily. "Told ya," he smiled.

"Shit Senior SSA Rossi," Brian Anderson smiled, winking at Rossi. "I think I just spilled some beer on the carpet."

"You're good Agent Anderson," Rossi said, lifting his beer in a salute. "That's a welcome present. And it's not guacamole."

Zach looked at Emily with his Hotchner smile. "Welcome home Em," he smiled, pulling her into a hug.

JJ rubbed Declan's shoulder. "Welcome home," she smiled.

Declan hugged her. "You'll never know what this means to us," he whispered into her ear.

JJ smiled at him. "We all get it Declan. That's why we're here."

"And spilling beer on the carpet," Zach winked at him, his arm wrapped around Emily. "Welcome home kid," Zach smiled at Declan.

Garcia and Emily got changing dirty diapers as their twin's time. And then feeding them.

Zach looked at Bub. "I get it bro," he smiled. "I gotta share," Caleb smiled.

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A/N: Shortest chapter in Rockie history!

But I got across what I wanted to. Trust.

Rockie out. *drops mic*

For this chapter. Two more to go kids.