A/N: Here you go!
She was still talking to the picture.
Penelope stood outside, in a sort of awkward squat, trying to listen to what JJ was saying. Was her friend mentally ill? Why was she talking to an inanimate object? It was as if the photograph was a person that JJ was conversing with. Heck, she was even cooing a little to it.
Penelope couldn't stand being quiet another second. She cleared her throat, immediately getting JJ's attention. "Are you okay?" she asked, crawling inside."Who are you talking to?"
JJ jumped. She hadn't known Penelope was nearby or that she was talking loudly enough to be heard. "No one," she said. "Just to myself."
"C'mon JJ," Penelope said. "I heard you. Who's the photograph of?"
She glanced at her friend, knowing Penelope wouldn't judge her for what she was about to confess. They had the kind of relationship where they could tell each other practically anything. Besides, she couldn't hide this much longer.
She held out the picture in answer. The tech took it from her and studied it. "This is an ultrasound sonogram," Penelope said slowly. Then: "Oh my god. Are you pregs?"
JJ nodded and shushed her. "Not so loud. No one knows about it yet. You're the only person I've told so far."
"Why?" Penelope whispered in shock. "This is wonderful news, JJ. You and Will are going to be parents again! I'm sure Henry will be excited too."
When Will's name left Penelope's mouth, JJ's entire body stiffened and her expression changed. "Penelope," she said. "That's the thing. This baby...isn't Will's."
Her eyes grew wide and her mouth dropped open. "Did you cheat?" she asked. "Not on my favorite southerner! You know I don't condone cheating in the slightest…
"No, no!" JJ said, interrupting her ramble. "We've been separated for months now. It just isn't something that we want to broadcast to the world quite yet. Henry wasn't too happy about us breaking up."
"Well, who's the father then?" Penelope whispered fiercely. "Is it someone I know?"
It was the way her eyes flickered to the tent opening that gave her away. Penelope gasped. "Oh my god," she said. "Is it Reid's?"
"Yes," JJ said. "Reid's the father."
She wasn't sure how she expected Penelope to react. After all, Penelope had loved Will from the start and welcomed him into their little BAU family. They were friends too. Good ones at that. How would she feel about JJ having a baby with someone else, even if it was Reid?
Suddenly the tech was squealing and flailing her hands every which way. "I'm so excited!" she cried. "I hope it's a girl! I need a niece to add in with all these nephews."
Before JJ could shush her again, someone crawled into the tent between them. They practically dove into between them, and the friends moved to make room for them.
"Alright," they said. "Who's pregnant?"
The only thing the two women could do was stare at each other. What were they going to do?
Kate pulled away from Hotch. "Aaron," she said. "Not here. Not in the lake. The team…" She stopped while he kissed her again. "The team is only at the top of the hill."
The mention of the team seemed to slow him down a little. Remembering Jack and his coworkers, he backed off. "Sorry," he said. "I didn't mean...I hope…"
His voice trailed off. Why was he apologizing? He wasn't sorry he had kissed Kate. He couldn't be happier about it.
"You're fine," Kate said. "I kissed you back. It wasn't all you."
"Where's your ring?" Hotch asked, nodding at her hand. "That's...that's why I kissed you. I don't normally go around kissing married women."
She smiled a little. "I'm no longer a married woman," she said. "Chris and I are divorcing. He signed the papers today and had them faxed to my lawyer."
"Well," Hotch said. "How do you feel about that?"
Kate thought a minute before answering. "I'm happy," she said. "I'm glad that we're moving on with our lives."
"Well," Hotch said, reaching for her hand. "Let's move on together."
Kate grinned up at him. "Right after you, bossman," she said flirtatiously.
Hotch stepped up out of the lake, reaching back for Kate's hand. Once she was up out of the water, they started up the hill at the campsite, trying to find motivation to go back.
"Tonight," Hotch said barely over a whisper. "We'll sneak off."
Kate laughed out loud. "Are you taking a page out of Derek's playbook?" she said. "Sounds like someone was pretty jealous."
"I want to have some fun too," he said. "Leave your tent open. Unless you want to change roommates."
Kate smacked his arm playfully and headed up the hill. "We'll figure that out later," she said. "Who knows? Maybe you'll like sleeping with Reid."
They joined the team back at the campsite then. The fish was cooked and being loaded onto paper plates. Jack, when Hotch was in sight, slammed himself into his father. "Daddy, you're back!" he cried happily. "Look at our dinner! We have fish and Aunt Penelope brought cookies!"
Kate could only smile at the two of them. She watched as Hotch pushed hair back out of Jack's face, asking what kind of cookies Penelope had packed. Apparently both peanut butter and macadamia nut.
She was so engrossed with watching Hotch that she didn't notice Rossi standing beside her at first. "Hello Kate," the older man greeted. "Having a fun time?"
"Yes," she said. "I love it out here. It's so peaceful, you know? We don't really see a lot of that back at the office."
"There's a lot we don't see back at the office," Rossi said. Then, looking more intently at her: "I saw you."
Kate's face instantly turned red. "What are you talking about?"
"I saw you and Hotch," Rossi said. "Down at the lake kissing."
Kate's mouth fell open. "Rossi, I can explain…"
He held his hands up in surrender. "It's completely your business," he said. "But what are you two thinking? He's your boss!"
All Kate could do was hang her head in shame.
A/N: It's a little short, but I wanted to update! Review me!