Eight
Somewhere Only We Know
I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete
-Keane
Two weeks later the team had gone home and Emily and Derek were both getting ready to move back to DC. All the furniture in her apartment came with the place and all her things were in DC. They decided on getting a new crib and baby furniture. Unfortunately, a six hour flight with a four month old baby wasn't exactly easy.
Emily had to hold her whenever the seat belt sign was off, and when it was on she had to have a bottle in her mouth. For the two minutes she was up to use the bathroom and Derek held her Elizabeth screamed and screamed. As soon as she sat down and could hold her again she could feel Elizabeth's tiny body go limp and fall asleep.
"Poor baby is exhausted." Emily cooed.
"I'm not surprised, she screamed and kicked and she's been awake for almost five hours straight." Derek said. "JJ and Will are going to pick us up at the airport, and drive us to the house."
"House don't you live in an apartment?" She asked.
"Um, not really… You remember that house in DuPont Circle you were going to buy, well I bought it." He confessed.
"Why?" She asked.
"I don't really know, but the profiler in me is telling me that it's because I loved you and I couldn't lose a little piece of you." He sighed thoughtfully, staring at the twiddling thumbs in his lap as a distraction.
"You love me?" She smiled.
"Hell yeah I do, do you think I would've flown to England if I didn't?" Derek chuckled.
"Okay you make a pretty good point; you do know I love you too, right?" She asked.
"Of course, would you've raised our daughter if you didn't?" He asked.
"Yes, I would've because I don't want another baby paying for a mistake I made." She confessed. "But I do love you."
"Everyone loves me." He smirked.
"And if you love me you'll go change the baby before we land." She smiled. Derek chuckled and took the baby to the bathroom.
An hour and a half later Emily was buckling the car seat into Will and JJ's car, Henry who was in the seat next to Elizabeth was asking Emily endless questions about babies. Emily being her usual self, was muttering mindless answers to him.
"He sure talks a lot." Derek chuckled.
"Yeah he does, ever since we told him he would have a new brother or sister last week he's been talking nonstop about it." JJ smiled.
"I didn't know you were pregnant." He frowned.
"I just told you." JJ smiled.
"That's great, JJ! Congrats." He smiled.
"Okay the car seat is finally in, we can leave." Emily sighed, she slid into the car and Derek followed, Emily leaned against him and was asleep in seconds.
He let her sleep until they got home before he woke her, and brought the baby and suitcases in. Garcia was standing in their living room, Emily gave him the 'you-know-I-love-her-but-I-can't-handle-her-at-the -moment' look.
"Oh okay, I know that look-you're jet lagged. Look, I just made you two some dinner, and the whole team pitched in and set up a nursery for you guys, the furniture is all second hand from the thrift shop. Emily before you freak out about that, I know it will hold just fine Rossi laid on it because we all knew you'd freak out." Garcia explained.
"Thank you Garcia," Emily smiled. "I-I am sorry about the look but she's been screaming all day and I am so tired."
"I know, it's fine, my raven haired beauty! You're not fun when you're exhausted… so go get some sleep!" Garcia smiled hugging them both and leaving.
"I'm taking that advice; I'll change the baby and put her in the crib." Emily said, taking Elizabeth upstairs.
Before going upstairs Derek ate some of the casserole Garcia left and by the time he got upstairs Emily was asleep in the bed, wearing a tank top and shorts she'd owned for years. He smiled and got in bed next to her, kissing her neck before falling asleep himself.
Thank you the lovely RealMe07, who was kind enough to beta this chapter, and I know with me that can be a difficult thing to do for me... I am not the best at grammar.