A/N: Before you all read this next chapter, there's something I have to tell you. Thank you all for the wonderful reviews! You know I love them all. The chapter you are about to read is pretty short and I'm sorry about that. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: Emma is mine, everyone else isn't.
Rossi, Hotch, Morgan, Reid, Anderson, Clyde, Garcia, JJ and Prentiss are all down at the DNA lab station. Prentiss is holding her daughter in her arms. A few moments later, Sean Hotchner walks into the building.
"Alright, I'm here. What's the big emergency?" Sean soon saw the infant in Prentiss' arms. "Hey you had a baby! Congratulations! So who's the lucky guy?"
"Well it's either one of us or it's you." Clyde said.
No one was prepared for what happened next. Sean's face went pale as he passed out and hit the floor. Luckily for him, the floor was covered in carpet. His brother and friends were quickly surrounding him. Aaron was kneeling beside him.
"Is he okay?" Anderson asked.
"I'm sure he's fine. He just passed out. He's not dead. Will someone hand me a cup of water, please?" Aaron asked as he was then handed a cup of water from Reid. "Thanks Reid."
He then threw the water on Sean's face. That woke the younger Hotchner brother up. Aaron helped his brother up to his feet.
"You okay, Sean?"
"Yeah I'm fine. This is just all of a sudden for me. I mean I can't believe that I may be a father."
"And you may not be either. It's whatever the test says." Rossi said.
A little while after the men and Emma had been tested, everyone decided to go get some lunch at a nearby restaurant. They all sat down at a table and talked while they ate their meal. Emma was quietly lying in her stroller next to Prentiss' chair. A pacifier was placed into her mouth.
"I'm really sorry I had to drag all you guys into this."
"Don't be sorry. You and Emma both deserve to know who her father is. And whoever the father is, then he deserves to know that he has a daughter." Rossi reassured his friend.
"Thanks Dave." Prentiss smiled.
"So why'd you keep the whole pregnancy a secret? You weren't ashamed of the baby, were you?" Sean asked.
"I'm not ashamed of Emma. She's the greatest thing that's ever happened to me. I just didn't know I was pregnant. She surprised me."
"You mean you didn't gain any weight or have any weird food cravings?" Sean took a sip of his drink.
"Nope, I never felt any different. I guess Emma just wanted to wait until she arrived for me and everyone else to know about her." Prentiss smiled sweetly at her daughter.
Later that day, Prentiss, Garcia and JJ were all sitting in the living room of Prentiss' apartment. They all had a glass of milk and a cookie in their hands. Emma was sleeping peacefully in the bassinet that was standing next to the couch.
"So Emily, is there a certain guy you hope is Emma's father?" Garcia curiously asked.
Prentiss took a bite of her cookie and carefully chewed it before answering. "I don't know Pen. I mean they all would make a really great father. At least we all know Hotch is a great father with Jack, but…"
"But what?" JJ gave her friend a look.
"What if whoever Emma's father is, he doesn't want anything to do with her?"
"Are you kidding me, Em? Have you seen how they all look at Emma? They all adore her. Even Will loves her and he's not even an option of being her father. I really don't think you have anything to worry about." JJ reassured her friend.
"I can say the same thing about Kevin. When we left the hospital the day you had her, Kevin would not stop talking about her. Emma was all he talked about the whole ride home." Garcia said with a smile.
"I never knew someone so small could bring so much love into the world." Prentiss said.
"Trust me Emily; you're going to learn so much about a baby." JJ then stood up and walked over to the bassinet. "She wears the most adorable clothes."
Garcia and Prentiss were now standing next to JJ and gazing at Emma.
"I know. Isn't this little blue dress the most adorable thing you've ever seen?" Garcia beamed.
"I'd have to say it is." Prentiss admitted.
End of chapter eight. I wanted to add more to this chapter, but I just couldn't think of anything else. And I'm sorry it's short. I'd love know what you all thought. So please leave a review! Guess what happens in the next chapter! I'm giving a billion dollars to each of you! No I'm just kidding. I don't have that kind of money, but would you all settle for knowing who Emma's father is? I hope so because that's what I'm revealing in the next chapter. And you all get to vote on who you want her father to be! Here are the options:
Aaron Hotchner
David Rossi
Sean Hotchner
Spencer Reid
Anderson
Clyde Easter
Derek Morgan