The first thing Hotch saw when he walked into the hotel suite was Lynn and JJ sitting on the couch examining the screen of a laptop computer they had open in front of them.
"You mean I can get any of these?" he heard Lynn ask in amazement.
"Any of them," JJ assured her. "And, since they are all in stock, you should be able to get them tomorrow."
"Aaron!" Jacob called from the far side of the room. "Look what Uncle Spencer brought me!" He charged across the room waving a book in the air.
"I hope you don't mind," Reid spoke up from where he was sitting on the floor surrounded by books and toys. "I finished up my lectures for the day and decided to drop by with some things for Jacob."
"That is no problem," Hotch assured him. "You're welcome here at any time."
"This looks like an interesting book, Buddy," he commented as he glanced at the cover of the book Jacob was presenting to him. "You'll have to show it to me later."
"What about if I read it to you?" Jacob offered. "I know all the words."
"That sounds great," Hotch agreed. "But, right now, I need to speak with your mommy. Okay?"
"Okay," the boy readily agreed. "Uncle Spencer and I can continue working on our farm."
"Farm?" Hotch questioned, looking over at Reid.
"I was trying for something he could relate to," Reid explained. "And he does know about farms, so that's what we are building."
"Okay, farm it is," Hotch agreed.
"Now," Hotch walked over to where Lynn was sitting with JJ. "I owe you an apology. What I did was inexcusable. It's just that I am used to you being the knowledgeable one. For the past few years, you have been the one who knows how everything works and what needs to be done. I never stopped to think that our roles may have been reversed when we left the island. Now I'm the one with all the knowledge and I need to learn to take the time to share it with you."
"Oh Aaron," Lynn sighed. "You've been so busy running around trying to handle everything and I think Jacob and I just got lost in the details. If you can just spend a little time with us, I am sure we can learn what we need to know." She looked up at him.
"However, right now, I need to know something," JJ interrupted. "Lynn and I are shopping for maternity clothes for her and unless I get this order placed quickly they won't be ready for pick-up tomorrow. You have reactivated one of your credit cards, haven't you?"
"Of course." Hotch brought out his new wallet and extracted a card which he handed to her.
"Pick up?" he questioned. "Where?"
"This store is close to Savannah's office," JJ told him as she entered the card number into the computer. "And, seeing as how Lynn has an appointment with her tomorrow morning, you can pick this order up afterwards."
"An appointment?" Hotch repeated.
"An appointment," Garcia told him firmly. "And, while the two of you are busy with that, Reid here is going to be taking Jacob to work with him at the university. He thinks Jacob should visit with some of the people in the Child Development Lab."
"I just want to verify my suspicions," Reid spoke up. "My impression is that you have a very intelligent boy here. And, if I am right, we'll need to set up a program for him."