A/N: Once again, thank you all for the wonderful reviews in the previous chapter. I absolutely love them all. I'm sorry, but this next chapter is kind of short. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.
Disclaimer: Emma is mine. Everyone else isn't.
When Prentiss finished putting the red ruffled dress and matching headband on her one week old daughter, Emma, there was a knock at the door. She carefully picked her up and placed her in the bassinet. "Mommy will be back in a few minutes, sweetheart." Prentiss smiled at her daughter. She then proceeded to leave the room to see who was at the door.
Prentiss opened the front door of her apartment and saw Hotch and his son Jack standing there. Jack was holding a medium sized gift bag.
"Aaron, Jack… Hi! What brings you two here?" A surprised, but delighted Prentiss asked.
"Good afternoon Emily. I hope this isn't a bad time for you, but. I have to run a few errands and Jack doesn't want to go with me. So I was wondering if it was okay with you if _"
"If Jack could stay here until you got back? I'd love that." Prentiss beamed at her friend and his young son.
"Thanks Emily. I really appreciate it." Hotch said.
"No problem at all. Jack can help me take care of Emma. Won't that be fun, Jack?" Prentiss asked.
"Mmhm. Where is she?" Jack asked.
"She's in her bassinet. You can go see her if you want. She's awake." Prentiss said.
"Thanks Emily." A smiling Jack said as he rushed toward the nursery.
"Don't pick her up, Jack. You're too small to be holding her." Hotch called after his son.
"Okay daddy."
"Thanks again, Emily. I'll be back in about a couple of hours to pick him up. Have a nice day."
"You too, Aaron." Prentiss smiled at her friend and received a smile back from him.
After Hotch had left, Prentiss found Jack in the nursery. He was standing beside the bassinet and talking to Emma. In his hands was a small stuffed baby elephant. It was the kind that played music.
"Do you like your new toy, Emma? It plays music. Here, listen." Jack wound the elephant up and a soft lullaby began to play.
Prentiss smiled as the young Hotchner boy interacted with her daughter.
"That was very sweet of you, Jack."
Startled, Jack quickly turned around to see Prentiss standing in the doorway.
"I'm sorry if I scared you, Jack. I didn't mean to." Prentiss apologized to the child.
"Oh that's okay Emily. I was just showing Emma her new toy I bought for her. I paid for it with my own money."
"You paid for it? Awe that's very sweet of you! Thank you!" Prentiss smiled.
"You're welcome."
A little while later, Emma, Jack and Prentiss were all in the living room. A bassinet was placed onto the coffee table and Emma was laying in it. Jack and Prentiss were sitting on the couch, sharing a plate of nachos and each drinking a soda.
"Aunt Emily, I think Emma's really cute." Jack scooped up a cheese covered nacho and placed it into his mouth, carefully chewing it.
"Awe! Thank you Jack!" A smile had crossed Prentiss' face. "I agree. I think she's cute too."
"You're welcome."
There were a few moments of silence, until Jack spoke again.
"Why doesn't Emma's daddy ever see her? Doesn't he love her?"
It had finally hit Prentiss like a ton bricks. She had been so focused on the fact that she had given birth to a surprise baby, but the identity of Emma's father, had never crossed her mind. Her mind was racing as she was trying to find a way to answer Jack's question.
"Oh I'm sure he loves her very much. It's just that he's been really busy with work lately." Prentiss lied.
"Oh." Jack placed another cheese covered nacho into his mouth.
Soon after Hotch had picked Jack up and left, Prentiss lifted Emma out of her bassinet and placed her into her infant seat; carefully buckling her in it.
"You want to go on a nice little car ride with mommy? Huh? Doesn't that sound like fun?" Prentiss smiled at her daughter.
JJ was folding the laundry, in the laundry room when she heard the doorbell ring. She placed a pair of Henry's pajamas back into the laundry basket and went to see who was at the door. When she opened the door, JJ was surprised to see Prentiss, standing there with Emma. There seemed to be a worried expression on Prentiss' face.
"Hi JJ. Is this a bad time?"
"No of course not. Is everything okay?" JJ stepped aside to allow her friend to enter her home.
"Everything's fine. I just really need to talk to you about something important."
End of chapter six. Sorry it's a little short. I'd love to know what you thought. Please leave a review. There will be more discussion on the possible identity of Emma's father in the next chapter. I'll have it up as soon as I can.