Okay, so I kind of finished this story already... I'm working on the next installment of "Heroes and Thieves" now, its called "Fairweather Friend" and that will be much longer due to the way the chapters are formatted. Anyway enjoy this chapter.
Two
Get Good
Don't you worry, you'll soon be on the mend
That's no trick, that flicker of radiance
And you'll feel lucky, darling, I'm sure of it
You'll figure it out...and get good again
- Vanessa Carlton
The entire drive home Emily felt as though her entire family was under interrogation as soon as she sat down in the passenger seat.
"So Emily I heard you and Derek weren't having a wedding." Her mother criticized.
"No Am- Mother, we got married over Christmas a wedding is just too much right now." She sighed. "And no, we didn't get married just because I was pregnant."
"I wasn't going to ask that." Her mother protested.
"But it was implied." She snapped. Her mother didn't respond. She knew it was true her mother didn't like Derek very much Emily wasn't sure what was about it him that she didn't like, but Emily was all to aware that her mother didn't approve.
Emily also knew her mother in no way approved of her having had Elizabeth before she was married and then not telling Derek about it. What her mother really didn't approve of was Emily getting pregnant again.
Emily knew that her mother hadn't wanted to have any children and that Emily had just been a sad mistake that had been pawned off on various' nannies and housekeepers. So naturally the last thing her mother would've wanted would've been a grandchild much less two.
All she wanted was to get some sleep, around two hours into the flight Elizabeth had started crying and as a result both Derek and Emily were up most of the flight. Being six months pregnant she was getting tired much easier than she had before, Hotch had tried making her go home early or back to the hotel when they were on cases but she wouldn't have it.
She didn't want to be left out of everything but it was hard for her to stand for long periods at time and JJ was starting to take notice. Which is why she had been informed that upon returning to DC she would be put on mandatory maternity leave, something she wasn't happy about.
It was going on 3 am by the time they got to the house and as soon as they stepped out of the car it was as though she was thrown back in time. She felt fifteen again and looking up at this house for the first time, and being so exhausted that she didn't care about what she was looking at. Now the full impact of being back in this house hit her.
"M-mother you didn't say you still lived in this house." She breathed.
"Of course I do, what's the point of buying a house and only spending two years in it?" Her mother dismissed going into the house.
"Emi, are you okay?" Derek asked.
"I-I lived her when I was fifteen, and M-matthew lived two houses down." She whispered her eyes filling with tears.
"Emily, its okay, we don't have to stay here." He whispered hugging her.
"Yes we do, she'll a-ask why we didn't." She said, pulling away. "And I don't want to explain what Matthew did for me."
"She doesn't know you had an abortion?" He frowned.
"No and I intend to keep it that way." She sighed going inside.
To make matters worse the room they were staying in was her room as a child, she ran her hands over the lilac walls, the bedding was still its pure white as it had been all those years ago. She remembered the day after that party when Matthew had brought her home and spent the night on the floor.
She opened the drawer on the desk and found the picture still in it, she was sitting on a bench next to the Trieve fountain reading a book. Matthew had taken the picture without her knowing. He always said the pictures taken of people who didn't know they were being photographed were his favorite pictures.
"Are you going to be okay?" Derek asked as he came in with the suit cases.
"Y-yeah, where's Lizi?' She asked.
"Your mom set up a nursery for her down the hall, it's just a crib and changing table but Lizi doesn't care." He sat next to her on the bed. "Lets get some sleep, you need it."
"Okay." She whispered changing into an old t-shirt of Derek's and some sweat pants, in recent months she'd found her pajama's didn't fit. She watched Derek change in silence then got into bed next to him.
Derek was woken just a few hours later to Lizi calling for Emily. He glanced at Emily, good she was asleep. He got out of bed and glanced at the clock it was seven am. He walked down the hall to the room where Lizi was.
"Mama!" Lizi cried
"What's wrong baby?" Derek frowned as he pulled his crying daughter out of the crib.
"Dada, want Mama." Lizi whimpered, clinging to him.
"You were scared weren't you baby?" He whispered. "Well that's okay, you're safe now. Come on you can come stay with us."
He kissed Lizi's head of curls and carried her into the room he and Emily shared and lay down with her. Lizi stayed very close to him and soon fell asleep.
When he woke again at ten am he heard the shower in the next room running and the bed next to him was empty. Lizi was still asleep and sucking her little thumb, and clinging to her blanket. He smiled at his daughter and got out of bed and dressed before knocking on the bathroom door. "Emi?"
"Its unlocked." She called and he stepped in.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She said, he heard her turn off the shower and she stepped out.
"Okay, if you're sure." He frowned. Emily wrapped herself in a towel and kissed him.
"I was thinking we could go the Coliseum today" She smiled
"Sure, if you'd like. Have you told your mother we aabout the Embassy Ball?" He asked as he undressed and ran the shower.
"Not yet, and I don't really want to." Emily sighed and he heard her leave the bathroom.
