The rest of Mick and Emily's dinner went remarkably well. Both of their respective teams stopped grilling them and all worked in concert to get dinner fixed and ready at a reasonable time. Emily smiled from her place in front of the sink, as she washed dishes, to sneak a peek at what Mick and Kehlani were doing. Mick was attempting to teach Kehlani how to play Jenga. Kehlani seemed more content to just destroy the tower whenever Mick got it set up. Being as stubborn as he was, Mick wouldn't concede defeat and kept rebuilding the tower just to try and teach her how to play the game. Mick originally offered to help clean up but Emily shooed him away. She felt bad enough for the father-daughter duo being separated while she was back in London. Emily pondered on her answers to the probing questions of Mick's team. She knew that she meant what she said about not being able to keep Kehlani away from all her family in D.C.; the hard part was figuring out how to move back without causing an uproar from both of her sets of friends…the BAU and the British version of the BAU. Emily felt so content being in Mick's home…like she belonged there. The trance was broken when her phone started vibrating in her pocket.

She looked at the caller id and saw that it was a call from London but not from a number she recognized. She vaguely heard Mick say that he was going to give Kehlani a bath and get her ready for bed. Her phone kept buzzing and she waited until Mick was out of her sight before answering. "Prentiss." "Emily?" The brunette couldn't stop the shock and discreetly moved to a quieter part of the house. "Jeanine? What's wrong? Are you okay?" Jeanine tried to discreetly cover up her tears but Emily heard them. "You were right about Simon. I was so stupid. He's scaring me Emily." "Tell me what happened. Tell me everything." "Simon has been distant, cold, and controlling since we got married after two years of dating. He's always taken care of me so I didn't really question it. He was adamant that we only have boys so that he can teach them to be like him. Simon never laid a finger on me until…" "Until what Jeanine?" "Until my third pregnancy. We got into an argument because he'd found out that I knew we were having a girl but decided not to tell him. I figured that once he saw her, he'd accept it. He told me that it was unacceptable. He didn't come home for weeks after that. I was leaving our loft one day to run errands and the elevator wasn't working so, I had to take the stairs. I was about halfway down when someone pushed me down the stairs. I never saw who it was but I lost my daughter because of it. I woke up at the hospital and Simon told me that it was all a blessing in disguise. He said that we weren't equipped to raise another child. We were; we have both always been successful so we had more than enough" Jeanine said as she broke down in tears. Emily had to force herself to calm down. She took deep breaths and let some of the anger leave her body. "What has he done to you recently?" "He hasn't done anything to me but I think he's hurting other people." "What are you talking about?" "He's been flying back to the States constantly this past couple of years. It was way more frequent before the ceremony but since then he's still been going. It has nothing to do with business. My work is in the States; his is in Japan and some of South America. He has no valid reason to keep going stateside."

"Does he have any family in the States? Frequent trips don't necessarily mean that something is going on?" "He came home three days ago with a cut under his eyebrow and scratches on his chest. I asked him about it and he said that he was foolishly in the bathroom while his plane was going through turbulence. I asked him about the scratches and he lost it. He pinned me to a wall with his forearm. He was so angry. Emily….Austin and Neil saw the whole thing. I don't know what to do." Emily let out a long breath. "My address is 31 Biddulph Road. Pack some things for you and the boys and go there as soon as possible. Tell NO ONE. I'll make sure my doorman lets you in. Stay there until I get there. Turn your phone off as soon as we end this call, leave it in your house and buy a burner cell. Everything needs to be done in cash. I'll get there as soon as I can." "Thank you Emily. Thank you so much. Please don't tell Mick." "Until I know everything, I never planned on it." Emily hung up the phone and immediately hated herself for what she was about to do next.

Emily heard her name being called and walked through the house to find Mick reading Kehlani a bedtime story. She watched from the doorway how her little girl's eyes lit up when Mick mimicked animal sounds. Those sweet and innocent giggles soothed Emily for a moment until she looked at Mick. His eyes were boring into her—with adoration rather than concern—and the contact made her stomach churn because she knew that she was about to lie to the man that she loved. It's for a good reason. Emily walked over to the bed and kissed Kehlani's forehead as her eyes started to droop. Mick ran his palm over the resting girl's belly before lifting his hand to caress Emily's face. "Ready to go to bed?" Mick asked as he looked at her. Emily smirked back at him, "Not quite" she said as she ran her hand slowly over his chest. She could feel his heartbeat pick up. "You coming or not?" Emily asked seductively as she started to walk out of the room. Mick jumped to his feet and followed Emily out the room.

By the time they got to the master bedroom, Emily had already yanked his shirt off and was well on her way to getting his pants off too. "Whoa. Slow down sweetheart. We've got all the time in the world." No we don't. If you only knew what I was about to do to you. She silenced him with a rough kiss. "Tonight, I want it hard. Don't hold back." Mick looked at her stunned for a minute before hoisting her up off the ground. She wrapped her legs around his waist and reached between them, still desperate to get his belt off. "What the lady wants, the lady gets." Mick carried Emily over to the dresser and put her down. She immediately took off in the direction of his massive closet. He smirked and then followed her. He reached the closet door just as she threw her panties off and they hit him in the face. He stares, mouth agape, at her naked body and the raw, carnal desire in her eyes. "Why do you have a chest in your closet Mr. Rawson?" "I don't have the best decorating skills. It's seemed convenient and has been useful so far." "Why don't we make good use of it now?" Mick shut the door and walked over to Emily, who had already perched herself on top of the waist-high chest. Mick stood in-between her legs and ran his fingers over her slick opening.

Emily yanked him closer and removed his belt before unzipping his pants and pushing those and his boxers down to his knees. "Baby we can be gentle later. I need you now" Emily said as she kissed from his neck to his earlobe. Mick was already hard and throbbing and he knew just from touching her that Emily was more than ready for him. He pushed the tip of his cock inside of Emily's quaking body; she spread her legs further apart and he pushed in the rest of the way. Emily cried out but anchored her ankles around his back. Mick knew she didn't want him to stop so, he didn't. He started pounding into her body and felt her get even wetter. Emily lifted her left leg and rested her ankle on Mick's shoulder; she propped her right one up on the chest. The new angle made Mick go in even deeper and she felt tears prick her eyes as her climax approached quicker. She scraped her nails down Mick's back as he went faster and faster. Mick bent his head to suck and bite her nipples. Emily smacked a hand against the wall behind her while the other blindly reached for the rod, which held up a lot of clothes. Emily grabbed one of the shirts and held it against her mouth as her climax hit and she shook violently before resting her entire body weight on Mick. He kept going and after about 8 more thrusts he spilled inside of her buried to the hilt.

Emily caught her breath first and used the same shirt to wipe the sweat that had made an appearance on Mick's face. "That was intense." Mick laughed and shook his head, "Yes it was." Mick helped Emily off the chest but her knees buckled. He laughed and picked her up and carried her, bridal-style, to the bathroom. They showered slowly and Emily kept trying to tell herself that she'd be doing the right thing. They both got out the shower and climbed into bed, still naked. Mick spooned behind Emily, "Mick. You mind watching Lani for a few days?" Mick raised his head and urged Emily to turn and face him. "Of course I will. What's wrong?" "Nothing. I just want to get this stupid case over with and I just feel like the best way to do that is to work it hardcore." Mick felt relief and shook his head in understanding. That's lie number 1 Emily. Doing this to him is so wrong. If I do nothing then something bad could happen to his sister. Where would that leave the two of you if he finds out that she reached out to you and you did nothing? Deal with him being pissed later on. Mick let Emily turn back over as they both fell asleep.

Mick woke up to an empty spot next to him, but with a note on her pillow. I'll wrap this up as soon as I can. I love you and Lani-Em Mick smiled and got out of bed. After he finished doing his business, he went into the other room and saw Kehlani already wide awake and playing with her bear. "Good morning Lani" "Good Morning Daddy. Where's mommy?" "Mommy is catching bad guys. She's working extra hard so that she can spend lots of time with me and you." Mick didn't realize just how spot on he was. Emily anxiously tapped her foot the entire flight. When the plane landed, she rushed home—careful to keep a watchful eye of her surroundings. Jeanine had done everything exactly the way Emily said, but when the front door opened, she still jumped a mile in the air. "Are you okay Jeanine? Are the boys okay?" "I told them that we were having a sleepover here. They weren't too pleased when they realized that she wasn't here. Am I the reason why-" "I had a case in the States—not this case—but it was taking up a lot of time so I just went to D.C. Lani is with Mick." "Does he?" "I told you that until I know everything I'm not telling him." "If I'm remembering right, the majority of his trips were to Scottsdale." "Arizona? Well he's definitely racking up frequent flyer points. I have some contacts—other than my old and new teams—and I'll see if any of their crimes against women follow a pattern and go back two years. Are you sure that this hasn't been going on longer?" "He started becoming really distant around Neil's first birthday. Everything with him is a rollercoaster. Sometimes he comes back happy and sometimes he comes back pissed." "Neil is what, 8? Are you saying that Simon has been doing whatever has you shaken up for 7 years?" "I don't know. Maybe. It feels like it."

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"Diaper duty I'm assuming?" Cooper asked as he walked into the bullpen and saw Kehlani in Mick's lap while he did his paperwork. "Emily is putting extra hours to get this case over with." "Ah, the beauty of having a desk job. Everything is political. I have to thank my lucky stars that I'll never be in that spot." Prophet said as he leaned back in his seat. "That's because no one would ever let you run an office." Gina quipped as she gave Cooper a high-five. "Sorry to cut Daddy Day Care short but we have a case….in Scottsdale." Mick sighed as he picked up the phone to call Emily. It went to voicemail, so he assumed she was in a meeting. He called Elizabeth instead and she agreed to come pick up Kehlani. Mick came back into the bullpen after getting Kehlani situated, "So what are we looking at in Scottsdale?" "An unsub that local news stations are calling 'The Blackout Beast'" Gina said. "Well isn't that catchy?" Prophet said in a mocking tone. Cooper spoke up again, "The unsub only attacks at night and does a real number on the victims. One of the lead detectives speculates that this goes back 2-7 years but his superior doesn't buy in to that." "With a timeline that long, why are we just now being called in?" Mick asked in disbelief. "Because about 11 days ago this unsub popped his homicide cherry. Four bodies in an 11-day timeframe. We need to head out now." Cooper said while they all got up to leave.