Hey Everyone!

Thanks everyone for all the amazing reviews! Everyone has been so great! I really appreciate it!

A lot of you are asking about JJ and Emily getting together, and I hope you're all willing to be patient! Though I was unsure at first I think I really want it to happen, it's just a matter of deciding on when and how they could get together (suggestions are welcome). For now I hope you enjoy all the bonding moments that I have planned!

Hope you all enjoy this chapter! -J

Chapter 2

Emily woke up with a stretch looking beside her to see Alex still fast asleep, one hand clutching the Yale t-shirt that Emily was wearing. Emily couldn't help but smile at the fact that the teen tended to cling to her in her sleep, happy that she could at least provide some form of comfort for the girl.

Emily had been awoken once throughout the night, confused at first as to what had torn her from her slumber, eventually hearing a soft whimpering coming from beside her. Alex had been crying in her sleep, clearly stuck in a terrible dream. Emily was able to wake the teen who continued to cry, slightly confused as to where she was. Emily offered the teen comforting words, holding Alex as she sobbed until she eventually exhausted herself and fell back to sleep.

Careful not to rouse Alex, Emily slowly moved to check the time on the clock beside her bed, the red numbers glowing 10:30. Emily normally didn't sleep this late, but wasn't surprised considering how little she had been sleeping for the last couple weeks. Not wanting to wake Alex, since the teen needed the sleep, Emily decided to stay put, carefully reaching for her phone so that she could text JJ about plans for the night.

Did you talk to the team about tonight? Emily text, knowing the blonde would be awake and had likely already been for a run this morning. This was confirmed a few minutes later when her phone screen lit up with a new message.

Yep. Everyone's in. Should all be there around 7pm. Rossi is bringing pizza. Was JJ's reply.

Sounds good. Feel free to come by earlier if you want, will probably be around most of the day Emily typed back.

I just might do that. Will call you later and let you know :) Emily received in reply, putting a smile on the brunettes face as she placed her phone back on the nightstand beside her bed.

"Hi," came Alex's quiet voice from beside her, surprising Emily who jumped slightly in the process of putting her phone down. "Sorry," the teen giggled, seeing Emily jump.

"Didn't realize you were awake there," Emily replied. "Sorry if I woke you."

"You didn't," Alex said, releasing Emily's shirt when she realized that she had such a tight grip on it. "Sorry, I didn't mean to trap you here."

"It's no big deal," Emily assured. "I haven't been up for very long anyways." She explained running a hand through Alex's long, dark hair. "The team will be here around 7 tonight, is there anything you wanted to do today?"

"Do you think we could go pick out some paint?" The young brunette asked sounding excited.

"Of course," Emily replied with a smile. "Maybe I can show you around a bit too while we're out."

"Sounds good," Alex replied as she and Emily both got themselves out of bed, ready to get a start to their day.

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"Oh what about this one?" Alex asked holding up a paint chip with a light shade of purple on it.

"I like that," Emily replied from where she was leaning against a shelf. The pair had been standing in front of all the paint chips for the last 20 minutes while Alex went through every shade of purple the store had, contemplating each one and trying to picture it covering the walls of her bedroom.

"But I really like this one too," Alex said picking up a brighter purple that she had picked up several times since they had arrived. "What do you think?"

"I think you should go with your gut," Emily said with a smile, amused by how difficult this choice seemed to be for the teen. "But I do like that one."

"Okay…I think this is the one," Alex decided handing the paint chip to Emily.

"Great choice," Emily said, turning to the woman who worked at the store. "Can I get two cans of this one?" Emily asked as her phone started to ring.

"Prentiss," Emily answered without checking the I.D.

"Hey Em, it's me," came JJ's voice through the speaker. "How's it going?"

"Hey Jayje," Emily greeted, watching as Alex continued to browse through the various paint colours while they waited for their cans to be mixed. "Alex and I are just at the hardware store picking out paint."

"Awesome, and let me guess, she picked purple?" JJ replied with a laugh.

"That she did," Emily laughed. "But trust me when I say there are many shades of purple."

"I bet," JJ replied. "So what are you guys up to when you're done there?"

"We were thinking of taking a walk through the park…enjoy the sunshine. Do you want to meet us?"

"That sounds great! Half an hour?" JJ asked.

"That's perfect, we'll see you in a bit." JJ replied, hanging up and turning to Alex who had several paint chips in her hand. "Please don't tell me you changed your mind."

"No," Alex laughed. "I was just putting these back. Is JJ meeting us at the park?"

"She is," Emily answered. "We'll hang out there and then go get ready to meet the team."

"Sounds good," Alex replied. "Could we paint tomorrow?" She asked excitedly.

"Of course. I'll ask Derek and maybe JJ if they want to help out…and I'm guessing Penelope will want to be involved too. We can make a day of it."

"Awesome," Alex smiled, going over to the counter where the woman was placing their cans of paint.

Emily paid the woman, taking one of the cans while Alex took the other, heading out of the store and towards her car, ready to go meet JJ.

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"It's nice here," Alex observed as she walked next to Emily, both brunettes enjoying the afternoon sun.

It was a warm August day, and the beautiful weather had brought many people to the park; families, couples, runners, bikers and the like all taking advantage of the perfect weekend in the city.

"I love it here," Emily shared, watching as a father tossed a baseball back and forth with his young son. "I usually run here every morning. Well when we're not on cases that is."

Alex paused watching as the young boy threw the ball to his father, a sad smile on her face as she picked her nails in thought.

"What's going to happen when you go back to work?" The teen asked nervously.

"I haven't quite figured that out yet," Emily admitted. "But we'll figure something out."

"I'm old enough to stay on my own," Alex pointed out.

"But that's not what you want is it?" Emily asked reaching out to stop the teen from ripping out her fingernails. Emily knew that Alex was wary about being alone right now, and she had no intention of leaving the young teen on her own for several days at a time while she worked, but she had yet to figure out her alternative.

Alex shook her head in answer to Emily's question, meeting the older brunette's eyes, looking worried. "You know during the day it's easy to forget everything," she began. "I mean I think about my parents all the time, but I can forget about what they went through….I can forget about him. But at night…it's like as soon as I close my eyes there he is," she admitted, her eyes glossed over with unshed tears.

"I know sweetie," Emily said running her hand through Alex's long, dark hair. "I know it's hard right now, and I promise you I'm not going to leave you on your own. We will figure something out, even if it means taking a desk job, we'll work it out."

"But the BAU is your dream job," Alex argued, receiving a confused look from Emily who was unsure how Alex knew this. "I heard you talking to JJ last week."

"The BAU may have been my dream job, but I have bigger dreams now," Emily said, squeezing Alex's hand. "I'll give it all up if I have to. I hope you know that."

Alex nodded, unable to speak as she tried to suppress the tears that were trying so desperately to escape.

"Hey Prentiss! Campbell! Over here!" Came a shout from across the park, pulling the two brunettes from the moment they were sharing. The pair looked up to see JJ jogging towards them, a soccer ball being kicked ahead of her.

"Oh no, no, no, no, no," Emily began laughing. "This was some kind of set-up wasn't it? Trying to trick me into playing with you?"

Alex laughed, subtly brushing a tear off her cheek. "Hey JJ," she greeted as the blonde passed the teen the ball.

"Sorry Prentiss but you're outnumbered now," JJ laughed. "You're just going to have to play."

"No. No way, I told you I don't do sports," Emily argued.

"Aw come on Emily. You and me against JJ! Please?" Alex begged looking at the profiler with big brown eyes that she hoped the older woman would be unable to resist.

"Alright fine," Emily relented, putting a smile on both Alex and JJ's faces, making her laugh. "But I wouldn't expect too much out of me kid."

"No worries, we've got this," Alex replied confidently.

"Oh you think so do you?" JJ laughed, taking the ball and taking off towards a large stretch of grass that was free of people. "Think again kiddo!"

Emily laughed as Alex took off after JJ, taking a moment to appreciate the sight of her daughter with a smile on her face.

"Emily! Come on!" Alex called out as she stole the ball from the blonde, who immediately followed the teen, keeping close and looking for her opportunity to take back possession.

Emily shook herself from her daze, jogging towards the pair. The brunette may not know much about soccer, but she was going to enjoy this day.

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"Where's Alex?" Emily asked when JJ came down into the living room wearing a pair of jean shorts and a blue shirt that brought out the colour of her eyes.

"I think she's still changing," JJ explained, taking the beer that Emily offered her and plopping herself down on the couch.

The trio had spent the entire afternoon running around the park, laughing and having a good time. Even Emily had gotten into the soccer game that the three had decided to play, and even though she wasn't the greatest, Alex had declared that Emily wasn't the worst player she had ever seen. JJ had followed the two brunettes back to their condo after leaving the park and all three had needed to clean up before the team arrived. Emily had showered quickly and gotten ready so she could get things ready while JJ and Alex both took their time to get ready.

"Alex the team's going to be here soon," Emily called up the stairs wondering what was taking the teen so long.

"I'll be there in a minute," Alex called back as Emily took a seat on the small sofa across from JJ, a beer of her own in her hand.

"I don't know what's taking her so long," Emily said shaking her head as she took a sip of her beer.

"You better get used to it Em," JJ laughed. "She's a teenager. You do remember what that's like don't you?"

"Ugh, don't remind me," Emily groaned, scrunching up her face in disgust causing the blonde to laugh.

"Ah here she is," JJ announced as she heard footsteps coming down the stairs and Alex came into view. The young brunette was wearing a pair of black capris pants and a flowery top, her long dark hair falling in waves down her back. JJ couldn't help but smile at how much the teen looked like Emily, "you look cute," she told the teen.

"Thanks," Alex smiled. "I couldn't decide on what to wear. Are you sure this is okay?" She asked nervously.

"It's perfect sweetie," Emily replied with a smile. "Now why don't you get yourself a soda and come sit down. Everyone should be here soon."

"Okay," Alex said going over to the fridge and pulling out a cola before taking a seat next to Emily.

"I'm surprised Garcia isn't here yet," JJ stated, knowing how anxious the technical analyst was to meet Emily's daughter since she was the last one to do so. "I expected her to show up like an hour ago."

"She must be coming with Morgan," Emily replied. "He probably won't let her come too early."

"Good point," JJ agreed with a laugh.

Just then there was a knock on the door and a voice called out, yelling "Emily Prentiss you get your butt to the door right now."

"Baby Girl calm down she's coming," came the voice of Derek Morgan from the other side of the door.

"Don't you Baby Girl me Agent Morgan," Garcia replied sternly. "I wanted to come half an hour ago!"

Emily laughed as she made her way towards the door, JJ and Alex following close behind, both also laughing at the interaction on the other side of the door.

"Brace yourself," JJ warned Alex, nudging the teen with her elbow.

Emily opened the door to find Penelope Garcia standing there looking both excited and anxious, Morgan and Reid standing behind her, both shaking their heads at the bubbly blondes antics.

"Prentiss!" Garcia greeted, throwing her arms around the brunette. "I've missed you!"

"I missed you too Garcia," Emily replied with a laugh, returning her crazy friend's hug. "Come on in guys," she told Reid and Morgan from over Garcia's shoulder.

As Garcia released Emily from her hug, she excitedly turned to where JJ was standing with Alex, looking like she was ready to pounce.

"Garcia this is Alex," Emily introduced as the analyst moved closer to the teen. "Alex this is Penelope."

"Oh my goodness you are just so adorable," Garcia practically squealed, pulling Alex into what looked like a bone-crushing hug.

"It's nice to meet you," Alex greeted, hugging the blonde back, and laughing, unsure of how long this hug was going to last.

"Baby Girl are you going to let the kid go?" Morgan asked when it seemed that Garcia wasn't letting go anytime soon, causing her to release the teen.

"Sorry," Garcia smiled. "I'm just so excited!"

"Couldn't tell," JJ said sarcastically, greeting her friend and leading her into the family room.

"Good to see you kid," Morgan greeted Alex, holding out his first for the teen to bump before joining the two blondes on the couch.

"I brought you something," Reid said as he stood in front of Alex, holding a book in his hand. "It's a book of short stories," he explained. "I thought you might enjoy it."

"Oh wow, thank you," Alex said smiling and taking the book from the youngest profiler. Reid then went to join his teammates, sitting on the floor in front of JJ, leaning against the couch.

"You want to help me get drinks?" Emily asked Alex, who looked unsure of where to go. Just as Emily opened up the fridge, there was another knock at the door. "Actually could you get that?" She asked Alex who nodded in reply while Emily called out to ask what everyone wanted to drink.

Alex walked to the door, opening it to find Aaron Hotchner, carrying a baby carrier, a blonde woman standing at his side. "Hi," Alex greeted, sounding shy.

"Hello Alexandra," Hotch said as the teen stepped aside to let the family in. "This is my wife Haley, and this is our son Jack," he explained gesturing to the wide-eyed baby in the seat.

Alex smiled, holding her hand out for Haley to shake. "It's nice to meet you."

"You too," Haley replied, following Hotch further into the condo, bringing a bottle of wine to Emily in the kitchen.

Alex walked quietly into the kitchen, moving to stand next to Emily who was opening a bottle of wine to pour into two glasses.

"Sweetie, can you bring this to Garcia?" Emily asked holding out one of the glasses of wine to Alex.

As Alex walked towards the family room, Haley turned to Emily. "She looks exactly like you Emily," the blonde stated.

"She really does," Emily smiled watching as the teen placed Garcia's wine down on the table since the tech analyst was currently sitting on the floor, unbuckling Jack Hotchner from his seat so she could play with the 6-month-old. "I still can't believe she's here," Emily confessed.

"Well if you ever need anything, you just let us know," Haley replied with a smile, taking the other glass of wine and heading into the other room to sit with her husband.

Emily watched from the kitchen as JJ grabbed Alex and pulled her down onto the couch beside her, the blonde keeping one arm around the teen who seemed to relax next to the media liaison. It made Emily happy to see her friend and her daughter bonding so strongly and she hoped the bond would continue to grow, since JJ was such an important part of her life. Emily was pulled out of her daze when there was another knock at the door, signifying Rossi's arrival with the food.

Emily let Rossi into the condo, taking the pizza boxes from his arms and placing them on the dining room table. She told the older man to help himself to a scotch while she pulled out plates and napkins.

"Alright everyone, help yourselves," she called to the group in the family room. Garcia reluctantly returned baby Jack to his mother, while Hotch went to grab plates for the both of them, the rest of the team following suit.

The team all sat together, eating and chatting, Alex sitting between Emily and JJ, spending most of her time watching and listening to the interactions around her, answering questions when they were asked of her.

"So Derek, how would you feel about spending your Sunday painting a room purple?" Emily asked after swallowing a bite of her pizza.

"I could do that," Morgan replied. "But you know it'll cost you."

"Ya, ya I'll owe you one buddy," Emily replied rolling her eyes.

"Oh, oh I want to help!" Garcia called out from her seat on the floor next to Reid.

"Baby Girl, you don't want to help, you just want to be here," Morgan said gesturing to the condo around him.

"So what! I'm coming!" Garcia replied sticking out her tongue.

"That's fine Garcia," Emily laughed, shaking her head at her friend's antics.

"Are you going to come?" Alex asked turning to JJ beside her.

"Of course!" JJ replied with a smile.

"So how are you liking the city so far Bella?" Rossi asked from where he was sitting across the room.

"It's nice here," Alex replied, picking at her pizza. "We went to the park today, I really liked it there."

"Yeah and we even got Emily to play soccer with us," JJ revealed, laughing at the glare that was being thrown her way from the brunette.

"No way, Princess played soccer?" Morgan asked earning him a slap in the arm from his partner beside him.

"Are you hoping to play soccer in high school?" Hotch asked from his place on the smaller sofa.

"I don't know," Alex replied. "Maybe."

"I think you should," JJ said. "You're really good!"

"Thanks," Alex smiled, busying herself with her food, looking slightly embarrassed.

As the night wore on the team continued to drink and laugh, enjoying the time together. The Hotchners excused themselves around 9:30pm, needing to get Jack home to bed, and Rossi made it until about 10 before he too left. Emily was currently playing chess with Reid, while Morgan and Garcia were playing some video game, Alex and JJ sitting together on the couch watching both games and talking about various things.

"You remind me of my mom," Alex said looking up at the blonde who currently had her arm around her, running her hand through the teen's hair.

"I'll take that as a compliment," JJ replied with a smile, feeling her heart melt at the love she already felt towards the young girl.

"It is," Alex said, letting her head rest on the blonde woman's shoulder.

Emily watched this interaction from across the room, her heart feeling like it might explode, tears prickling at her eyes.

"It's your turn," Reid said, looking up to find Emily staring at JJ and Alex, looking like she might cry. "Are you okay?"

"What?" Emily said, snapping out of her thoughts. "Oh ya, I'm fine," she said, moving one of her pieces quickly, allowing Reid to take his turn.

Emily looked back up across the room, once again watching JJ and Alex. As if sensing Emily's gaze JJ looked up, smiling and giving the brunette a wink. Emily smiled back, suddenly imagining many more family moments like this one, happy to have such amazing people in her life.