"She woke up about three times," the blond woman whispered to her boss as they got ready to head back home. The team had caught a break at around five in the morning, and their serial killers, a team of three, were found at a slaughterhouse not ten miles from the hotel, and were now being shipped off to jail.

The Unit Chief looked around the precinct to make sure no one could hear them, and he took the pregnant agent to the side. "Nightmares?"

JJ gave a shrug of the shoulders. "I heard her gasp the first time, but the other times I heard her singing some French song to herself to try and fall back to sleep."

"Thank you," Hotch almost smiled. He had been worried about the brunette mother after seeing her nails begin to grow shorter, the agent obviously back on her nervous habit, and he made it his job to make sure the mother of his children felt safe.

Shoving the crime scene pictures into his file, Hotch quickly walked out of the precinct with the rest of his team to get to their cars. He and his ex had spoken about having dinner that night, wanting to spend some quality time with their shared children to learn how to handle their co-parenting skills.

"I love you too."

Hotch turned to see the brunette woman hanging up her cellphone and making her way over to the SUV, hopping into the passenger seat of his car with Reid sitting in the back. "Kids?" he asked with a smile. His twins were now his pride and joy, and everyone could see it.

Emily sent back a nervous smile before looking out the car's windshield. "No actually, it was Richard."

The genius in the backseat widened his eyes at the confession, and he kept himself quiet as his eyes flickered back and forth between the two in the front seats.

"Oh, what was he calling about?"

Emily gave a shrug. "Nothing really. He finished his book early and wanted to come with Alexis to visit, but I told him he'd have to come around Saturday."

The older man felt himself freeze. Did she tell her boyfriend no because they already had a date set? "We could have rescheduled," the Unit Chief offered, shrugging when he knew the beautiful woman was looking his way. "We could have dinner with the twins any night."

"No, we set a date to learn how we can parent together. That's more important than a date with my boyfriend."

Reid watched as the Unit Chief shared a long stare with his ex before they parked on the tarmac, and he quickly got out of the car and made his way up the steps of the jet.

"Whoa Spence," the pregnant woman laughed. "What's the rush?"

The genius shook his head, avoiding eye contact with the brunette pair that made their way onto the plane.

Sending her mother a quick text, Emily sat herself down beside the blond on the team and sighed. "Alisanne isn't feeling well and won't stop crying for her daddy."

"Does Hotch know?"

Emily quickly nodded her head, glancing back to her ex sitting with Rossi at the back table to play a round of Texas Hold 'Em. "He talked to her this morning and asked if she still wanted tonight to happen, and she almost started crying at the idea that her daddy didn't want to see her."

JJ smiled, reaching for her friend's hand and rubbing her fingers over the older woman's. "You're a great mother," she smiled. She knew that's what the brunette woman needed to hear, and she was going to make her feel comfortable back at home, knowing how hard it must be to come back into a life that had tried its best to destroy her.

The brunette bit her lip, hearing her ex's laughter from behind her as she smiled. "Thank you."